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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
4
Do not take our word for it. Come in and see for yourselves and admit that this is the greatest Summer Dress Sale you have ever known. Pieris shows high grade prints and Latin Canton crepes at low prices. Also featuring sheets, blankets, bath items, dinner sets and cottage vacation wares.
Editor notes Lemont prominence among George town settlers. The long record lists Mary Lemont who died 1745 and John Lemont who emigrated in 1722 to George town and later West Bath. Descendants include numerous named children and marriages to Woodside Hunter Gillan and others. No family reunion planned at Dromore burying ground on Saturday with a 10:30 daylight meet and picnic at the grange hall.
Improvements underway at Bath area schools center on Center Street as it reopens in September. Replastering three rooms, new flooring, patched walls, and painting. electric lights, 10 toilets, a drinking fountain. fencing to separate pupils from traffic. a subprimary and first grade planned with August board decisions. North Street Primary and the High School receive painting for six rooms.
W Scott Tibbetts, submarine diver, and a Central Maine Power Co. crew split time between Gardiner and Skowhegan. At Gardiner they clear intake pipes at the pumping station. at Skowhegan they clean racks. Crew members include Frank Hanson, William Tibbetts, Winfield Cressey, and Clarence Getehell. Miss Louie Wooley Wallace visits her uncle George Wallace at 22 Somerset Place and returns to Stenington.
A bronze bas relief of the Freeman Clark ship will be set over Hon. Tlareld Maria Sewall’s grave in Oak Grove cemetery. The slate slab stands five and a half feet high, with a concrete foundation, copper tablet two by sixteen inches, depicting the ship built in Bath by BE A Sewall. The relief, by Mrs AL Chyve Edward of Salem, will be placed with inscription notes including Sewall’s full name and dates.
George M. Reed a former Tathite who traveled across the nation including Alaska spoke to the Bath Rotary Club at King Tavern. Capt R.K. Miller described life saving methods from drowning to electrocution, noting the prone method taught in medical schools and by police and fire departments. Visiting Rotarians included Nat White Willard Clark J R Cowell William Nichols Orville French H Hyde and A L B Scott.
The Allsten Mass Recorder prints a two column obituary for Edward A. Quiney amid praise from the community. It calls him an American noble man with a kind heart, a Mason and Odd Fellow, who gave freely of his energy to lighten others burdens. He is described as a good citizen and model husband and neighbor, whose public and home life were exemplary.
Personal notes mention Mrs Louise M Faulkner of Augusta formerly Bath passing Tuesday in the city Capt and Mrs Clevelandge Swell are on an automobile trip Saleen River New Jersey Miss Blesner Ausert and Miss Lillian Stover went to Lowell Massachusetts to visit their aunt Mrs Frank Pratt Mrs Leonard Norseworthy daughter Elizabeth and son Folsom of Washington 1 CL Miss Elsie Folsom and Mr god Mere Merritt AL Ferguson of Diath motored Sunday to Crystal bowl to visit Mr and Mrs Stone at the summer home Quest Over W Lannigan of the state highway commission with Che Kiginver Taul DD Sargent visited Bath noon then crossed the state ferry for Woolwich and continued eastward in the state
A flurry of visitors from Eeihisane Kurrhine Pa to Searsport and Five Isliras is noted. Mary and Mrs. Perc y Lord plus Mr and Mrs. Sherman and Fred Vsts hosted guests. William Tuteckeus and John M Wurleigh hosted others. Arthur Leeman and family returned from Somerset after ten days with Mrs. John Horton. Herbert MacKenney and family visited Orchard and Medion before heading home.
Charles Roose of Brunswick read subled from New York June 25 on the Wall steauses pytline steamer Western Glen. He is bound for the south and east coasts of Africa and will be three to three and a half months at sea on the voyage.
Robert Browne died at his son Wilbur F Browne’s home in Brunswick on Sunday afternoon. Born in Bowdoinham he lived most of his life there and would have turned 88 in October. Surviving are his wife Elizabeth Millay. son Dr. Wilbur F Browne. daughter Geraldine Browne. brothers Wilbur Browne and Dr. Charles L Browne. sisters America Purinton and Georgie Robinson. Services were held in Brunswick with Masonic honors, burial in Village cemetery.
Mrs Blaine S Wiles of Augusta regent of Maine IALR announces the state conference will convene October 6 at 10 am in the Hall of Representatives. The advisory board will run the meeting with state officers and chapter representatives. A luncheon at Augusta House is set for 12 30 with reservations. Addresses at 2 pm by Mrs Cook and Governor Brawster at the State House. A reception for Mrs Cook follows at Blaine House.
The family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in bereavement and for beautiful flowers. Names listed: Mrs. Lucinda I Jack Chester A Jack Mr and Mrs George A Jack Mr and Mrs Robert H Jack Mr and Mrs Elmer J Wade Mr and Mrs Lester W Longfellow Mr and Mrs Harold C Jack. Bowdoinham July 22 1925.
Ownership notice from Bowdoinham Maine states the person who took knobs from the East Bowdoinham Church doors should return them to avoid trouble. Signed by owner George A. Hackett dated July 20 1925.
Governor Roland Hartley of Washington publicly commended Dr. J. W. Doughty head of the Northern State hospital in Sedro Woolley and said he will appoint Doughty to continue as superintendent. The banquet at Wixson hotel featured praise for the hospital, its leadership, and the governor's admission that politics plays no role in his administration.
Mrs Valerie Miller returned to New York Monday night after spending a month with her mother Mrs DeBlois at Squirrel Island, where they enjoyed the seaside stay and family time together.
Mrs Howard J McMann came home Monday after a two weeks visit with friends in Old Orchard and Kennebunkport.
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