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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1937

Page

2

Wiscasset Town News Highlights Summer Guests and Events

Rev Dr Robert Good and daughter Betty arrive from Ottawa July 14 for a month at the Congregational parish. He preaches July end of July into August at First Congregational. Organ Society sale set for July 28 with 11 am start, fancy tables, home cooking, and luncheon at noon. Community notes include births, deaths, club plans, open house events, summer visitors from Bath Boston and New York, and local social visits across Wiscasset and neighboring towns.

Robert Good Betty Gene Philips Ottawa Canada Congregational Dr. Good Erskine Presbyterian Church First Congregational Church Wiscasset Good General Assembly The Presbyterian Church In Dominion Organ Society Congregational Church Western Clarence A. Peaslee Miss Rises Bath Eldred New Jersey Peaslee Mary Hobson Federal Street James McCarty Joseph McCarty Elaine Portland M. A. Plumstead Birch Point Martha Whitmore Medford Mass Flora George Plumstead Old Homestead Charles S. Sewall James A. Bimson Old Bristol Fred Boynton Brewer Wilbur Lowell House Street Frank H Smith Farmington On A. Desseault Elm Lodge Keanetl Armstrong Armstrong Lett Federal Streets Andrea Dorothy Mahauchusetts Charles Lennox Newman Creu Oz and Bailey Island Freed Russell Sarah Daw Lynn Maud Whitman Moufi Concord Hilbert Knowlton Ptsny Doug- Ine Se Kenneth and Floren Melvin Soule Quincey Werth Alton Beny Sls Paul Anna May Alier Soule Judson Alvali Olls Alice Flaherty Guidie Ma Crier Joe Whith My Acre Fred Soule S. E. Dow Mead Maryi Whittemore Malden Flora Phunstead Richard Hannews Marne Central Railroad Monte Wri Luton Crossing

Salvation Army Drive Reaches $668 In Fund Effort

The Salvation Army maintenance fund collected 668.02 dollars by Monday morning. Donations cover many local individuals and businesses, with Adjt. E. J. Tripp noting strong public interest. Mail contributions should go to Daniel Williams, treasurer at First National Bank, and the annual tag day will occur next Saturday rather than the 31st.

Salvation Army Daniel Williams First National Bank Adjt E. J. Tripp Frank Allegrin Gardiner R. Deering William S. Kenyon Sebasco Estates Justus H. Miller Grace Louise Morse James B. Perkins Boothbay Harbor W. T. Grant Co Rodney E. Ross Arthur Sewall Senter’'s Inc Lewis E. Wilson the Great A. & P. Co Charles M. Tubbs Fred R. E. Dean Henry C. Wright Mary D. Yule Harvey P. Hathorne Cecil E Jane S. Payne Harry B. Sawyer Emma Small Lillian N. Gratz Jackson May Morse John K. Jayne Canaan Conn Wm. Tudor Gardiner Abbie F. Minott Paul M. Olm Joseph C Footer Arthur J. Dunton C. L Farnham Co D. T. Shorey Acme Supply Co Trott Brothers Alice N Magoun Charles E. Cushing Wilbur G. Cahill John J. Mulcahy New England Supply Co Joseph O. Purdue George J. Hopkins Sarah Hitchcock James B. Drake Cloverdale Farm Burnham Auto Supply Co Arthur’s Lunch Dalrymple & Rowe Harry S. Hosmer Archibald Miller Columbia Hotel Paul G. Bagdikian William A. Fall Thomas R. Huston Harold L. Troop Cut Price Market Henry G. Hodgdon Duncan McIntosh M. J. Marco Harry E. Fitch C. W. Rogers, Inc Casper F. Hartleb Charles M. Webber Harold P. Small Walter W. Cummings Plant's Garage Walter Wiggin C. C. Whidden Fred E. Irish Arthur B. Stearns W. E. Tozier Alfred R. Pratt Jacob Verheus Eva Tatro Alvah Morse Georgia Blair H. A. Bates William L. Skelton A. I. Stuart Frostina E. Marston Lois J. Palmer Lucian R. Ames Robert C. Mitchell Joseph F. McCole Guy G. Crocker Mary S. Curtis First National Stores, Inc Ee H. Kennedy Thaddeus Hedrick

Maine Exhibit at Numerous Fairs Promotes Farm Products

The Maine Department of Agriculture plans bigger displays at East and Middle West fairs and shows this year. A standout exhibit features two eight foot revolving tables with colored glass and compartments for different products. Samples will be given at several shows as Commissioner Washburn leads a push for greater promotion. The full list of events is to be announced.

Department of Agriculture East Middle West Frank P. Washburn

Fire at West Bath threatens Walter G Marco home

Friday noon fire razed a combined hen house and garage on the Sabine road near West Bath. Firemen from Engine 3 confined the blaze with chemicals shortly before 1 p.m. Chief Morse ordered Engine 4 to prepare for spread with its booster tank. The incident ended with the shed saved.

Walter G. Marco West Bath Winnegance Sabine Road George D. Parshley Engine 3 Scott Morse Engine 4

West Bath social notes of interfamily visits and guests

West Bath residents host and visit relatives across Maine and beyond. A string of guests includes stackspole relatives in Melrose and Bath, travelers from Portland and Providence, and visitors from Ontario and New York, all gathering at cottages and farms along Campbell's Pond and nearby towns. A local Red Cross meeting is planned. a cycling prize is awarded to a West Bath girl. Edwin Haggett returns from Boston after arm treatment and aims to resume Bath Iron Works duties.

Wiscasset Weber's Tweedy Elena Sidney G Evans Evans Moder Thor Oie Eli Ken Duane Oh Lester Gremmond Fonton Witty E Hoirvey R. Pease Alvenon Doda Sin Bilat Tives Portland Dodge Maine Central Railroad Edgecomb Eric Rafter Bath Iron Works H. Stackpole Melrose Mass Miss Hackett Auburn Annie Wylie Stackpole J. Bear New York Chester King Addie R. Gilman Brunswick Charlotte Colby Coopers Mills Courtney Stover Ernest Small Lincoln Ella True Pauline Nickerson Providence R. I J. E. Mayo Fred Rose Chester Lorentsen Bath Julia Coombs Robert D. Metcalf Coombs Campbell's Pond Ernest Hey West Bath The Red Cross Old Hagan Farm Upper High Street Old Place Clifford Jones Boston Joseph W. Larrabee Hattie Mabel Sabine Adeline Dyer Jean Gall Hamilton, Ont Byron Steele Watertown Cox Ernest Steele Doris Crocker Beacon Street Barbara Trott High Street Marion Rose Rosedale Arthur Keene Riverside Drive New York, Are Guests of Mrs. Keene's Niece, Mrs. Roy Burnham and Mr. Burnham Birch Point Charles Robinson Ralph Robinson Austin Farm Berry's Mill Road Allen Robinson Arnold Robinson David and Robert Albert Chaput Hope Albert Woman Beverly Hadley Tremaine Richard Helen Cora Robinson Vernal Chase Hiram Robinson Guy Crocker Florence A. Neiley Trufant’s Crossing Farmington Farmington Normal School Patricia E George R. Booker Edwin W. Haggett Dr. Henry Marble Faulkner Hospital Haggett

Sabino Cottage Guests From Massachusetts Reach Sabino

Mr and Mrs William Gilpin of Everett Mass open Camp Illawarra at Sabino for a month. Rexford Clark arrives from Everett to spend the weekend with his mother Luella Noyes at her cottage. Several Bath and South Portland families occupy Sabine and nearby cottages for visits and vacations.

H. Gertrude Bird South Acton Buttrick Keyes Concord Mass Miss Bird Sheepscot Lawrence Averill Worcester Lawrence B. Haggett River Road Edgecomb William Gilpin Everett Camp Illawarra Sabino Rexford Clark Luella Noyes Charles Haggett Dummer Street Bath Samuel Jordan Emily Jordan James Jenkins Everett Lemont Sabine Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Charles 3Rd Charles Bates Scarsdale N. Y Henry Henderson Beachmont Bates Community Hall Charles Owen South Portland George Badger Hewitt Cottage Waltham C. O. Blaisdell Delwin Small Albert Larrabee Joan Theresa Small Samuel Bates Eleanor Bates George Bailey Henry Cotteau Eleanor Oscar Adams Thornton Bates Osborne Oliver Virginia Malden Leonard Oliver Rence J. Ryan Lawrence J. Ryan Massachusetts Samuel J. Frink Barbara Jean Richmond Frink Fred A. Bowie Drummond Street Nelson Rice Sagadahoc Ferry Lincoln Houdlette Beltran Crocker Richard Paul Patricia Anna E. A. Dolloff Woolwich Center Betty Wardwell Montreal Ralph Reynolds Charles Brown Portage Woolwich Union For Christian Service Charles H. Hunnewell

Sunday council outing ends with plan for summer return

About twenty officials and guests met at Casco Inn for a shore dinner after a morning of horseshow and ring toss. Henry I Gediman led guitar tunes as the party voted to hold a similar event later in the summer. Attendees included Ralph W Bragg William O Robson Robert H Haskell Frank H Turner Merritt A Mitchell Forrest C Legard Horace B Woodman Donald D Young Edward M Robbins Earl P Cahoon Daniel Brierley Ralph O Dale Oscar F Williams Arthur R Avery Henry I Gediman Louis M Catlin.

Casco Inn New Meadows Henry I. Gediman Ralph W. Bragg Board of Aldermen William O. Robson Robert H. Haskell Frank H. Turner Merritt A. Mitchell Forrest C. Legard Horace B. Woodman City Treas Donald D. Young Edward M. Robbins Earl P. Cahoon Daniel Brierley Ralph O. Dale Oscar F. Williams Arthur R. Avery Tax Collector's Office Louis M. Catlin

Variety Shops to Occupy Bath Drug Store

Variety Shops Inc of Augusta has acquired Ivison’s drug store Chase’s Corner at 80 Center Street Bath, expanding from Waterville Augusta Gardiner Bath and other Maine locations. President LaVerdiere, a former popcorn stand operator, says stores offer broad assortments with fair profits and low prices, hiring locally yet unsure on Bath’s registered pharmacist.

Variety Shops, Inc Augusta Ivison Chase's Center Street Waterville Gardiner Bath Maine LaVerdiere

Community Mourns Sewall A Small in Winnegance

Sadness grips Winnegance as Sewall Augustus Small known as Gus Small dies in Bath. He was a longtime resident, charter member and first vice president of the Winneganee Community Club, beloved for his friendliness and service.

Sewall Augustus Small Gus” Small Bath Harry F. Oliver Small Winneganee High Street Sanford Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Charles I Capitol Island Harry Nason Cottage Park Sherman Ross Detroit, Mich Helen Stoll Washington, D. C Arthur Robertson Auburn

Mrs. Oliver Moses Hosts Tea for Daughter in Country Club Honor

Mrs. Oliver Moses of Washington Street entertained with a tea Tuesday afternoon at the Country club in honor of her daughter Mrs. Chester M. Schubert of Brooklyn.

John McInnes Washington Street Oliver Moses Country Club Chester M. Schubert Brooklyn

Woolwich Social Roundup Highlights Summer Visitors

Edgar Schnick drives a new car. summer guests include Mrs. John Reed and the Augusts at Pine Cliff. Residents entertain at dinners and bridge. Red Cross tea planned for Montsweag Bay. church services announced. a lively schedule of visits, trips, and local club activities noted across Woolwich, Sagadahoc Ferry, and Bath.

Edgar Schnick John Reed Joseph August Duke August Pine Cliff Southport Eric Robertson Manchester-By-the-Sea Bridge England Scotland Frank Tabor Belmont Mass Sussette Howard Day’s Ferry Edward Moulton Starling Burgess Maxine Walker Medomak Camps Dannie Mansur Swampscott Day's Ferry Riverview Restaurant Damariscotta Frank J. Walker John G. Reed Burton Hodgkins Daisey Bailey Dolly Grover Bangor Raymond Prescott Walhride Bar Harbor Cora Pearson Bath Gertrude Gilmore Harry Cooper Edgar Hunnewell Olive Trott Boston Harlan Trott James Ryan Lynn Henry E. Weston Moatsweag Woolwich Center Montsweag

Woolwich Grangers Sponsor Community Fair and Minstrel Show

Woolwich Grange young people's committee sets August 19 for a community fair featuring an original minstrel show and a dance. Secretary Mrs Leverett C Welch chairs the welfare committee with members from Woolwich Wiscasset Edgecomb Bath and Bath. Dr and Mrs Ralph D Warren of Bath aided a capsized Boston sloop off Bragdon's Rock guiding the sole occupant to Sabino.

Woolwich Boston Bragdon’s Rock New Meadows Foster's Point Sabine Ralph D. Warren Bath

Ladies Remembered In Bay Point Gathering

Mrs. William H. Small Mrs. Wellington A Moore Mrs. Chester Plant Mrs. William P Hatch and Mrs. John Hunt passed Tuesday at Bay Point as guests of Mrs. Elbridge R Wright at the Crosman cottage.

William H. Small Wellington A. Moore Chester Plant William P. Hatch John Hunt Bay Point Elbridge R. Wright Crosman Cottage

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