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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
2
The second Lincoln home fundraiser features a bridge tea at Mrs A J Myer’s Federal street residence on July 23. Guests are asked to bring cards and table covers and to support the event with parish-house contributions.
Edna Merrill travels to Bath for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Webster Southard return from Bridgeport Conn. T. S. Call and Frank Metcalf go to Damariscotta. Prof. J. C. Grant and family reside at Parker street summer home. Jesse W. Lambert and kin visit Philip Lambert at the old homestead.
Richard Coffin visits relatives in town. Miss Jennie Clark spends Sunday with Capt Chaney and wife visit Boston. Miss Lillian Nute returns to Portland. Mrs Stapleton of Denver plans a summer visit. A yacht Zulette excursion down river proves delightful. About 30 locals join a hay rack ride and picnic at Clark's Point with a hornet nest mishap and a moonlight return.
A Wis casset municipal court session led Judge Harold R. Smith to rule on four cases. Elhour was found guilty and fined 100 dollars plus costs after conflicting testimony. Max Payments faces potential sentence if payments fail. Deputy Sheriff Houston of Bristol filed action. Artelle Hall of Newcastle, arrested at a Sheepscot dance hall by Deputy Harvey O. Sprague, was fined 1 dollar plus 18 dollars costs.
In loving memory of Mrs. Daniel M. Colby who died July 13, 1927. Her husband and children recall her with enduring sorrow, and cherish the sweetest thoughts of her in the lonely grave.
Arline Lakin of Portland visits the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Coombs. Cherry Cuthbert Wilson of Makewell Kaui T H and formerly of Bath plans a August stay with her parents Rev and Mrs David L Wilson on Middle street. Mr Wilson is in the sugar business at Makewell and has been there seven years. This is his first U S visit since leaving Bath. Mr and Mrs Merrill A Foss of West Haven Conn returned after accompanying Mrs William Schaubel to her home in Bath from Atlantic City and Pess's on her return then with Schaubels to Bath for the weekend and they drove with them to Poland Spring.
Emma Cox attends lawn party hosted by the Co-Workers of the First church on the lawn of Mrs. C are improving. Miss Julia V. Coombs of Portland spends weekend with her mother Mrs. Amy Coombs in Campbell's Pond. The Metcalfs celebrate an anniversary with a Waterville trip via Greene visiting Rev. E Moore farm. Numerous families from East Boston, Revere, Marblehead, Bath, and Bruns wick vacation at Sabino and Bruns wick area cottages. A D A R field day at Bruns wick includes unveiling a tablet for Benjamin Larrabee at old Fort George site.
The Woolwich Union for Christian Service will hold Sunday services at Day's Ferry starting 9.45 am with Sunday school and a 7.30 pm preaching. The Daily Vacation Bible School opened at Sagadahoc Monday showing strong promise with 39 pupils enrolled.
Miss Emily Thibodeau of Boston visits her sister Mrs Rosanna Mc Fadden on Cobb road. Dan McDougall returns to Quincy after two weeks with his mother Mrs John McDougall of 14 Plum Kane. The Stevens family resettle at 871 Middle Street after a few days at Popham Beach.
The article covers a seventh birthday celebration for Alton with gifts and a lawn party, plus a balsam gathering for club pillows. Attendees include Woodrow Miller, Ruth Henderson, Evelyn Nickerson, and many Bath Sagadahoc Ferry residents, with notices of visitors and summer movements, committee planning for plays and dances, and church services at Montsweag.
Cedar Grove residents visit Gardiner Saturday evening while Mrs. Albert Tibbetts grows ill and friends wish her a speedy recovery. Irving Lilly and son Harold spent Sunday in Damarscott with Tibbetts relatives. George Tibbetts of Richmond joined Tibbetts family for the weekend. Mrs. Hodgdon of Gardiner visited her father Isaac McCobb.
Placards announce a carnival with midget and strongman acts drawing crowds. Youths relive marvels, then uncover tricks behind the illusion, while Maine’s Isle of Enchantment at Mount Desert hosts Lafayette Park as the first oceanfront national park east of the Mississippi.
A Rockland educational group held a discussion last week on the question Which do you consider the worst sin and which the most prevalent The outcome of the debate is not recorded in available text.
The New England Council with Eastern Advertising Company will place car cards in trolley subway and elevated cars across New England to promote New England Quality Label farm products packed to state grades. Cards also highlight New England as a vacation area commerce and economic factors. Messages urge cooperation with chambers of commerce and note New England's share of area population wealth factories and wages.
Judge Rousseau heard several automobile law cases in Brunswick police court on Monday. Penalties included fines of $10 and costs for speeding for Helen Farnham of Bath S Jaggerson of Portland Benjamin Moody of South Harpswell Caesar Trussiana of Topsham and $3 costs for a Stop sign violation. Albert Coady of Topsham was fined $10 and costs for reckless driving. Albert D Gallant of Rumford did not appear and said he would come later in the week.
The Steamer Virginia missed its Monday trip to Boothbay Harbor and nearby islands due to a boiler room pipe leak. Blaisdell & Leeman repaired the slight damage in about an hour, delaying the schedule. three disappointed passengers stayed for the noon trip and shopped. Sunday excursion drew 85 passengers despite cloudy conditions.
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