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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1935

Page

2

Wiscasset Card Party Aided Lincoln Home Success

The July committee of Worean's club staged a seven-table card party at Mrs. F. W. Burleigh's Summer home on Davis Island to benefit Lincoln Home. High scores went to Mrs. J. Robert McLernon, Mrs. Lawrence B. Haggett, Mrs. Harvey R. Pease, Mrs. Charles A. Day, Mrs. Leon J. Flood, Miss Mildred Hyland, and Miss Mary Hobson. Food sale on Pleasant Street for the American Legion auxiliary drew strong funds. Numerous local residents and visitors were noted at various homes, cottages, and events around Wis casset and neighboring towns.

Wiscasset Lincoln F. W. Burleigh Davis Island J. Robert McLernon Lawrence B. Haggett Harvey R. Pease Charles A. Day Leon J Fred Moody Elizabeth William Olive Exeter N. H Charles Plumstead Birch Point M. A. Plumstead Moody Nettie Knight Charles M. Legrow Grace L. Knight Ernest C. Knight Camden Miss Knight Carroll T. Berry Pleasant Street American Legion Auxiliary L. Frank Metcalf Parker B. Stinson Mo- Dock A Wan Do Trail North Edgecomb Francena White Main Street Dc. C. Blagdon Helen Piper Lynn Mass Lucinda S. Allen Arthur C. Wing Fayette Wing Webster Dow Alna Road H. Oberton-Jones Edward Portland Wilbur Lowell Hodge Street Helen Marchant N. J Georgianna W. Lilly Hooper Street Edith Marchant Joseph E. Hubbard Frances Somerville Thomas Campbell Summit Alice D. Taylor Gertrude Hubbard Hurlbert Bath Memorial Hospital L. D. Rogers Carolyn West Bath James A. Bimson Camp Alamoosook East Orland Irving Stinson Stratford, Conn Stinson Emma J. Stinson High Street Lincoln Home Gregoire Zina Davis Winona Leavitt Frances Plumstead Josephine Merry North School Leona Weeks Lowelltown Pauline Hilton Elizabeth Sewall South School Virginia Elizabeth Trott Bath C. C. Blagdon Federal Street Organ Society First Congregational Church Charles S. Sowder Winter Street Church Joseph O. Purdue Community Daily Vacation Bible School Doris McElwain State Office Leon Robinson Attleboro Robinson Charles S. Lowder Dora Jackson Lowell Crosby Inn Brunswick Bath Road Lowell Frances Hobson Peaslee Nancy Arthur Nason Minnie Young Bemis Mary Hobson Varney Nancy Nason Carolyn Varney Charles T. Smalley Rockland Ginn's Point Owls Head Harry Manser Auburn Clarence A. Richards Damariscotta Willard Whitman Willard, Jr Belmont Sewall Strout Malden Australia Creamer Detroit

Founders' Day plans mark August 7 pageant

Town residents map Founders Day to August 7 with a planned pageant and luncheon at Lincoln Home. A long list of teachers for next year includes Gregoire and Zina Davis along with several area educators. Many local society events, visits, and vacations fill a busy July schedule.

Phippsburg Notes from Page Three

Rev Robert Whitehead attended the Blair Congregational conference in New Jersey where he serves as chaplain. Maria S Poulson, house mother for six years, notes the annual homesickness and explains her cottage name Rocmanuel reflecting ministerial roots and family links. Various Bath area clergy and guests attended services and Sunday dinners followed at the church with eleven guests.

Robert Whitehead Blair Congregational New Jersey Whitehead Maria S. Poulson Poulsons Brightwater Phippsburg Congregational Church Purdue Vroom C. L. Stevens Norwood Cozy Rock Gardens Inn Charles L. Stevens Wellesley Hills Mass

West Bath Grangers Stage Novel Program After Cruise

West Bath grange hall hosted 117 people including 22 visitors for a aboard the Gypsy Queen themed program by crew and passengers returning from a world cruise. The evening featured songs, solos, duets, and sketches with members of the grange, a question on liquor sales, and a forthcoming North Woolwich church benefit play.

West Bath Grange Hall The Grange John M. Howe Grange Hall North Woolwich Walter Ben Hare Ceres Flora Ernest Snow Charles T. Henderson David S. Henderson George R. Booker Mr. Booker Harland Booker Charles L. Burgess Catherine H. Emmons Marcella Lozier Alfred Minard Harry E. Peterson Minnie Smith Walter Snipe Jerry Haile Frank Kendrick Brunswick Charles Henderson Clayton Holden Isle of Capri Raymond M. Clark Capt. Howe Grace Waterman Muriel H. Howe Mr. Holden Mr. Cogan Mr. McCrater

Sunrise Wedding Involves Waterville Couple At West Point

Ivan Dow and Alicia Mae Rouse of Waterville wed at sunrise Sunday in an outdoor ceremony at West Point officiated by Rev. George B. Wolstenholme. The couple, Coburn classmates, celebrated with an open air breakfast at Phippsburg Pond Center before beginning a Moosehead region honeymoon. Dow runs three estates near Waterville. Rouse is active in Waterville society. They plan to reside in Waterville after the trip.

Ivan Dow Alicia Mae Rouse Waterville West Point George B. Wolstenholme People's Church Coburn Classical Institute Dow Wolstenholme Mr. Wolstenholme Moosehead Mrs. Dow

Women Republicans Plan Picnic at Aldrich Estate Topsham

The Sagadahoc County Women’s Republican club accepted Hon. Ellis L. Aldrich’s invitation to hold a picnic on his Topsham estate in a grove. A 12.30 lunch precedes a 2 pm business meeting. Members of the Governing board and many friends are hoped to attend.

Women's Republican Club Sagadahoc County Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham

West Bath social round includes mail extension gossip

Mrs Everett Stackpole of Sanford's Crossing hosted neighbors for a mostly indoor children's party with games punch and cake. The rural mail route was extended to Sanford's Crossing delivering to homes for the first time, with carrier William Ketchum undertaking the first trip. Residents and visiting families from Bath and nearby towns were noted at Sabine and Campbell's Pond cottages, church services, and social gatherings as summer activities continue.

Everett Stackpole Sanford’s Crossing William H. Holland George R. Booker Patricia Marilyn Booker Evelyn Vivian Marie White Mary Jane Footer Bath James B Ruth Johnson Mass Stevens Camp Birch Point Chester Stevens Henry Churchill Lewiston Edward Pollay Arlington D. H. Philbrook Norwood Blair C. Wilson University of Maine Wesley M. E. Church West Bath Ernest E. Williams Horace W. Aiken Charles H. Bates Beachmont Sabine David Y. Alkazin Robinhood David L. Wilson Ernest, Heywood A. A. Callaghan Augusta_ district Loring D. Small Edwin Hutchinson Lexington Grace Waterman Foster's Point Joseph M. Lemont Edwin W. Haggett Haggett Lily S. Pray Belle C. Donnell Samuel Cole Fred W. Larrabee Larrabee’s Grove Agnes Woodworth Newton Highlands Lincoln Williams Barbara Woodworth Helen Hoffman Williams Edward Jenks Boonville N. Y Alfred Gray Somerville Fletcher A. Waterman Percy R. Waterman Foster’s Point Robert Waterman Clarence White Herbert C. White Lake Cobbesseecontee Walter Gilpin Sabine Cottage James H. Thorpe High Street Sabino Robert Small Albert Larrabee Frank Carter Julia Lisbon Falls Delmar Bates Samuel Bates Margaret H. Rich R. Altice Rica Columbus Bates Farm Henry Henderson Winthrop Henderson Marjorie Donald Charles H Bates Bates Cottage Leslie Mayo Winterport Moosehead Mayo Nell Malcolm Charles Bates Place Ira Abbott Marjorie Quinn Jeannette Webster Owen Cottage Quaker Point Berry's Mill Harold J. Haggett Charles L. Haggett

Bath Savings Institution reports prosperous year at annual meeting

Bath Savings Institution president William S. Newell announced a strong year and solid condition. The corporators re-elected Trustees Furber Low Morse Newell Sawyer Shorey Snipe Wetherbee, with Newell as president and Farther as vice president. Frank P. Bennett Jr. delivered an abstract on corporators’ history, praising mutual savings banks for stability and earnings returned to depositors.

Bath Savings Institution William S. Newell William A. Furber Charles C. Low John G. Morse Harry B. Sawyer William S. Shorey Langdon T. Snipe Charles P Lewiston Boston Mutual Savings Bank

Maine Public Health Club to Hold Aug 15 Meeting in Farmington

The Maine Public Health association announces the 1935 Three Quarter Century Club annual gathering at Franklin Park Farmington on August 15. Rev Gideon Mayo 86 will preside. Essays due by Aug 8 on Youth Memories and Modern Health Measures. Contests include horse shoes knitting and a quaint costume event with prizes for oldest attendees and longest-married couple. Master David Hill visits grandmother in Mechanic Street.

Maine Public Health Association Maine Three Clyde Smith Frank H. Holley Gideon Mayo Brewer Farmington

Woolwich Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Church Plans

Woolwich hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Chester Dana and daughter Barbara from Waterville visiting Eben and Ruth Dana, with Mrs. Dana remaining a week. Outings and church services fill July with Daily Vacation School to Crescent Beach and Sunday worship at Woolwich Center. Numerous calls and visits at Montsweag, Bath, Portland, Boothbay Harbor, and nearby towns documented with extensive guest lists and local activity.

Chester Dana Barbara Waterville Dana Eben Dana Woolwich Bath Wilbur Crooker Doris Crooker Park Street Leonard Lord and Son Lawrence Dorothy Milliken Portland Ethel Blake Boothbay Harbor Church School Melville Rice Everett Burke Woodfords Ralph Rice Ethel Stinson Ernest Stilphen Farnham Rice Milton Hathorne Kelley Field Edward Thorne Patten Robert Frye John Savage Augusta Vernon Ayer, Jr Mary Wright Herbert Burgess Elizabeth William Boston Burgess William Cresey George Hathorn Richard Stinson A. R. Grimmy C. P. Hall Millard Hansen, Jr Velma B. Strout L. E.waltz West Somerville Mass E. V. Reed Axford Buck New York City F. P. Buck Day’s Ferry Charles Magoun Peter Hamilton Mabel Thwing Priscilla Magoun Marcia Stinson John Reed J. K. True Charles Chase Brookline Samuel P. Buck Good Will Club Arthur Orr Maude Paquet Newcastle Fred Carlton Hildreth Hume Richard Medford Mason Carter Martin Avis Priscilla Richmond James Carter Winship Reed Carlton Reed Mary Lou Flushing L. I

Nearly 1000 Swimmers At Whiskeag Lake Weekly

Duncan H. Farrell reports nearly one thousand bathers at Whiskeag lake during the week of July 8. Twenty five passed the swimmers test and six the beginners test. Rain halted swimming last Monday while daily attendance ranged from 90 to 300. Four were aided from the water, none needing emergency care. Names of those passing tests include Barbara Vigue and Alice Hogan among others. a flotilla of 70 received swimming and diving instructions.

Whiskeag Lake Duncan H. Farrell

Webb Homestead in Woolwich Sold to Bowdoin Professor

Prof. Robert P. Tristram Coffin of Bowdoin College purchased the North Woolwich farm from Mrs. Clarence E. Johnson. The 150 acre pre Revolutionary house with 14 rooms and seven fireplaces sits on Merrymeeting Bay beside the Benedict Arnold trail. Coffin, Brunswick native and author of Lost Paradise, adds this historic property to his summer and Brunswick residences. The deed was recorded Saturday by Register Hiram T. Stevens.

Robert P. Tristram Coffin Bowdoin College Clarence E. Johnson Summer Street North Woolwich Abagadasset Point Coffin Bowdoin Brunswick Oxford University Bath Webb Merrymeeting Bay Johnson Pennellville Cape Cod Harpswell Street Hiram T. Stevens

Bath Merchants Unite To Stimulate Trade

Nearly 100 Bath merchants create a red ticket incentive plan to lure shoppers from suburban towns and resorts while keeping spending local. For every 50 cents paid, customers receive a ticket with their name. fall drawings offer a 1936 automobile and other gifts, with proceeds aiding the American Legion debt.

Bath Brunswick American Legion Legion

Westport Residents Among Island Visitors and Ills

Westport list notes Mrs John Cromwell on the sick list and Dr Day from Wiscasset. Many visitors and residents are listed at cottages and islands including Bruce, Rice, Colby, Cromwell, Doggett, and Hodgdon families. Owen Boothby sails to Portland for army enlistment, with multiple Boston and Bath guests visiting local cottages.

John Cromwell Day Wiscasset Donald Bruce Frank Rice Kenneth Bruce Friend Bruce Cottage Eleanor Colby Royden Colby Parsons Damariscotta Wesley Cromwell Harriet Simpson Alma Johnson Bath Edwin Cromwell Samuel Doggett Dayton Doggett Brewster Doggett Doggett Castle Owen Boothby Portland Belle Cromwell Melvin A. Cromwell Ethel Wass Ethel Higgins Beatrice Colby Norris Colby Wass Lester Hodgdon Frances Phyllis Small Brookline Mass Herbert Cromwell A. A. Pierce James Gibson Los Angles Calif Ernest Carter Elizabeth W. Hayes Boston Warren Bobbie Pierce

Record pea crop yields and factory packing surge

Fine weather boosts pea crops and Hartland factory packs 360000 cans in a single day, a company record. Rains provide needed moisture and expectations soar. Mr and Mrs Edward Sewall and son Edward Jr spend Sunday at Southport with Mrs Mark Sewall at her camp.

Rupert H. Baxter H. C. Baxter & Bro Hartland Edward Sewall Edward, Jr Southport Mark W. Sewall

Also Mentioned on This Page

A. W. Keirstead Helen Keirstead Nancy Richards Helen Davis Ruth Karnaghan Grace A. York Waldoboro Lincoln County C. Tyler Hodgdon East Boothy Frances Fossett Maine Ceneral Hospital Angus E. Grover Fort Hill Street Catherine T. Bullens George Porter Porter Peabody Stanley W. Dodge Frank Haggett Barbara Galloup Hallowell Fred Greenleaf Melrose S. G. Ing-Held Phippsburg Louise S. Fuller Miriam Lowery Northampton Miss Fuller Fred A. Fuller Dr. E. Motley Fuller Joseph O'Brien Quincy Harry Lemont Mr. Lemont West Bath Grangers World Ralph Gay Granite Street L. F Atwood Jordan Mr. Haggett Charles E. Hewitt Hewitt Cottage Bernard Pratt Bernard, Jr Pratt Cottage Pratt Savings Institution Maine David Hill Howard P. Hill Saco Frank G. Reed Mechanic Street Barbara Vigue Gabriel Vigue Robert Mitchell George Reynolds Frank Nedeau Viola Rideout Alice Hogan Frank Gallagher Norman Reynolds Harold Peaslee Stanley Brown Edward Hogan Beverly Shorey Ernest King Wesley Plummer Cynthia Lemoine Margaret Strack Constance Gilmore Georgetta Middleton Lorraine Nadeau Emily Furber Richard Madden Ralph Hueston Norman Alkazin Irvine Mank Joseph Lee Waldo Weston Clarence Gowen Henry Middleton Westport
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