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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1932

Page

7

Bath Daily Times 1892 Highlights Warm Weather And Local Happenings

In Bath today warm weather paused work at shipyards while many kept busy with lilies harvest and dockyard tasks. Town notices include excursions to Popham, a bicycle trip to the White Mountains, and a Fort Bath dance with Potter's orchestra.

Kelley & B Spear's Popham Fort Potter Bath Harry Gardiner Fred Potter F. J. Parks Dauphin George Jacobs Thomas Bowker Percy's White Mountains

Musical Society Hosts Fine Meeting With Overtures

Francis S. McPherson hosted Les Camarades Musicaux at his York Street home Sunday evening. Allan H. Ramsay spoke on Singing of Lanraves and Famous Overtures while Miss Kathaleen Scott and Miss Betty Rice, piano pupils of Carrie F. Luce, performed selections and vocal duets with Mrs. Carleton L. Rice, Mrs. Robert B. Hatch, and others.

Francis S. McPherson Les Camarades Musicaux York Street Mr. McPherson Allan H. Ramsay Lanraves Kathaleen Scott Betty Rice Carrie F. Luce Miss Luce

Marriage of Interest Unites Bourassa and Orne in Bath

Merle Eugene Orne of Bath married Ida Bourassa of Topsham at Central church parsonage with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Attendants were Miss Yvonne Bourassa and Frederick Robinson. The couple left by auto for an undisclosed destination after the ceremony.

Bath Topsham Central Church David L. Wilson Merle Eugene Orne Ida Bourassa Yvonne Bourassa Frederick Robinson Eugene H. Orne Woolwich Albert Bourassa

Mrs Lillian May Legard Dies in Bath at 23

Mrs Lillian May Legard died Saturday night at St Marys hospital Lewiston after six weeks as a patient. She lived at 108 Bedford Street Bath and was a graduate of the class of 1927. Survived by husband Forest C Legard and two daughters Barbara and Frieda May Legard. Funeral held private Tuesday at home with Rev Charles R Sims leading the service. Burial in Lincoln beside her parents Moody and Carrie Cutler.

Lillian May (Cutler) Légard Forest C.rd Bath St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston Bedford Street Lincoln Moody Carrie Cutler Legard Shaw Barbara Frieda May Legard Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church John Sylvester Géorge, Roland Lovell Staples

Bath Loses Loyal Son Kimball in Death

Phillips Kimball 46 former Liberty Paper Co and Mid-West Laundries executive died at his mother's Bath home after a sudden illness. Born Lewiston 1886, he long lived in New York, chairing building efforts for Bowdoin alumni, with roles at Irving Trust and Midwest Laundries. Survived by sisters Anne and William W. Kimball. Probate notices follow.

Phillips Kimball Irving Trust Co New York Liberty Paper Co Mid West Laundries, Inc Edward H. Kimball Lincoln Street Kimball Mr. Kimball Lewiston Anna D Bath High School Bowdoin College Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Maine Street Brunswick Alpha Delta Phi Kimball Brothers Co Bath Fred H. Kimball Colonial The University Alpha Delta Phi of Anne Kimball Wiliam W. Kimball

James Gore King dies in New York at 128 Sixty-fifth Street

James Gore King, great grandson of Rufus King and senior partner at King Barr & Robbins, died July 10 at his New York home. Born June 1868 in New York, he attended St Pauls Concord Berkeley Harvard and Harvard Law. Survived by wife Sarah Elizabeth, a son and three daughters, and six grandchildren. He was active in Grace Church and various charities.

James Gore Kifig Maine Wil New York Great Britain King Edward and Isaila Cochrane King The Union Trust Co Te. Roce St. Paul's School Concord N. H Perkeley Military Academy Harvard University Harvard Law School University Club Century Club Downtown Association St. Nicholas Society Harvard Club of New York Society For the Relief of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church Broadway Tenth Street Sarah Elizabeth King John Erving James Gore King, Jr Charles E. Ames Cornelia van Rensselaer King Isabela C. King Alpheus 8. Hardy Herman LeRoy Edgard Edward King Marcia Richardson Garden Street

Miss Ruth A Ham Dies At 84 In This City

Ruth Ann Ham 84 died Friday at her home 580 Middle Street after a long residence in this city. Born in East Brunswick she was a daughter of James and Catherine Ham and left nephews and nieces including Winfield L Ham William Ham Harold L Ham Wallace Ham Ray L Ham Inez McNeil Frank C Given and Nea A Armstrong. Funeral was Monday at 2 at Advent Christian church with Everett B Wright pastor officiating.

Ruth Ann Ham Middle Street Miss Ham East Brunswick James Catherine Ham Winfield L. Ham William Ham Harold L. Ham Wallace Ham Ray L. Ham Inez McNeil Boston Frank C. Given Nea A. Armstrong Th City Advent Christian Church Everett B. Wright

Annie P Staples Dies in Bath at 47

Annie P Staples wife of William A Staples died Saturday at City hospital aged 47. Born in Charlottetown P E I she was a daughter of Malcolm and Annie Adams and spent much of her life in Bath where she resided at 1098 Washington street. She is survived by her husband four sons Alfred William Hiram and James Staples all of Bath and a daughter Mrs Percy Ayer of Bath.

Annie P. Staples William A. Staples City Hospital Charlottetown Malcolm Annie Adams Bath Washington Street Alfred A William R Hiram K James A. Staples Percy Ayer

Probate notices from Sagadahoc County Maine 1932

The document records two probate actions in Bath Maine Sagadahoc County. Edward C Stiness seeks letters of trust for Mildred Barker under Byron Barker will and Mary E Dingley asks final account for Charles W Dingley. Notices urge interested parties to appear Aug 2 and Aug 1 respectively to show cause.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Bath Ocoa Mary E. Dingley Charles W. Dingley Sala

Funeral services for Fred L. Andrews

The Hyde Windlass Co. vice president and general officer Fred L. Andrews died suddenly last Wednesday at his Kennebec Point summer home. His funeral drew many social and business friends and Hyde Windlass employees. Burial was at Oak Grove.

Fred L. Andrews Hyde Windlass Co Kennebec Point Washington Street Fne Andrews David L. Wilson Central Church Rodney E. Ross Hyde Windlacs Co George W. Merrill Cecil E. Paine Frank B. Nichols Bath Daily Times Oliver Moses Worumbo Mfg. Co Owen J. Ledyard Edmund P. Briggs Andréw M. Butterfield Fritz N. Kuppel James T. Bonney N F. Ramsay Harold L. Safford Propeller W. Clyde _Lake Iron Foundry Oak Grove

Mrs Burnett Adams Dies At Boothbay Home At 68

Mrs. Burnett Adams 68 a native of Boothbay died Saturday evening at the home of her daughter Irving C Varney 31 Trufant street where she had lived the last two years She had been in failing health and had worked as a practical nurse of marked ability for many years Born in Boothbay she lived there and Boothbay Harbor most of her life The obituary notes her nursing career and family connections

Petition to Sell Real Estate for Debts in Sagadahoc

W Thornton Bates as administrator petitions to sell part of real estate in West Bath to pay debts and expenses of administration. The estate of Wilton G Bates shows debts and insufficiency of assets. sale to private sale proposed. Notice ordered to interested parties for a probate hearing at Bath on August 2, 1932. Martha B Bridge seeks administration of Harry P Bridge estate, requests appointment without bond, with heirs listed and sworn. A probate judge presides.

Ruth A. Moore Withon Wellington A. Moore Bath Sagadahoc State OF Maine W. Thornton Bates Wilton G.bates Wilton G. Bates West Bath Maine Charles H. Bates Susan Bates Sagance Registry of Deeds Alice J. Williams Charles Bates N. Thornton Bates Adahoc Mains Martha B. Bridge Harry P. Bridge Linden St Bathin

Bath County legal notice in 1932 court proceeding

The document records a Bath County court notice dated July 11 1932 with officials including Walter S Glidden and William F Dunham. It asks show cause why the prayer of a petitioner should not be granted and mentions exere John J Keegan and R H Baxter.

Bath Walter S. Glidden Walti Walter S Glidden Adahoc Said Shahor John J. Keegan R. H. Baxter

Short obituary fragment from a Methodist church member

An obituary fragment notes a woman long associated with the Methodist church and mentions individuals including Mrs. Mary Toole and Mrs. Deas, reflecting a community notice without full context.

Methodist Church Three Boston Mary Toole Deas Des

George C Preble Funeral Held At Home

The funeral of George C Preble who died Wednesday of last week was held Thursday afternoon at his late residence.

George C. Preble

Bradden of Essex Visited Relatives in City

Dr. Frederick Bradden of Essex Connecticut passes the week with relatives in the city, staying at a local residence and sharing time with family friends.

Frederick Bradden Essex Conn

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Universalists Wiscassétrade Burgess Alameda Farnham St. Mary's Church Samuel West Hyde Guards North Street Benjamin Stimpson Willow Street Biggins Hodgkins Mesers, Hart and Robinson King’s Daughters Mr. Duncan Smal Point Minott Massachusetts Capt. Kittridge Tcontine Hotel Brunsch Farnsworth M. G. Shaw & Sons Frank H. Stevens Edith E. Grows John R. Houghton, Esq Harnswell Peaks Island Frank Jones Portland Webber Small Point Mining Company Toby Sedgwick Hillside Waterville Augusta Uniform Bank Gardiner Islander Boothbay Harbor Métawarnet House Front Street George E. Macomber Robinson Macomber Foljtagneau Raptr H. B. Johnson Wiscasset Lodge K. of P Carshot Acadia Lodge No. 13 Knight Ragon Beacon Street Pottsoint J. W. Balton Annie Huse Kennebec Popham Lodge Good Templars Foster's Point Boothbay Islands Hyde Light Guards Roanoke James Mulligan John Sullivan John Moore Houghton’s Yard Lily Pond Bath Iron Works Bath Division Uniform Bank K. P Owen Corliss & Coombs Lizzie Snow Harpswell Houghton’s New England Garnet House Simpson‘’s Charles Buckley Elmwood Tontine Col. Brewster Buckley Back River John Hobbison Renal Yrnce 2 Levi Andrews Maine Central Eastern Steamboat Co Bark Olympic Nive O Chandler Irwin Bros Gowell’s Grove Reuben Bradford Diver Sullivan John More Isaac Dyer Gen. Dyer Times Musical Society Debussy Herman Carleton L. Rice Ramsay Carl Albee Whitney Coombs Northland Clay Smith Hibbert L. Norton Mayerbeer Robert B. Hatch Fred K. Sturtevant Rosa B. Matinata Ste Tostic Fred H. Cary McPherson Cashes Messrs Ramsay and Norton Mrs. Albee Act Ponchielli Hatch Cary Bourassa Orne Forest C. ‘Legard Morse High Lillian M. Legard William F. Dunham Merle H. Court Abu Ine Pate Leland Ames Ee H. Siance I F. Dunham Ruth A. Ham Edward C. Stin Providence Rhode Island Byron F. Barker Mildred T. Barker Edward C. Stiness Walter Glidden Raiph O Dale Clara Giv Tate Bn Mrs. Burnett Adams Irving C. Varney Atwood Alice M. Hyde Annie H. Hyde Daniel Saahoc William F. Register of George C. Presle
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