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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1929

Page

4

Bowdoin Notes Include Sermon and Social News

Rev Percy Vernon of the Lewiston Baptist Church delivered an excellent sermon at East Bowdoin chapel on Sunday to a large audience. Upcoming services are announced for Aug 18 with speaker to be named. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at Mrs W D Rogers home. Community updates cover visits, family travels, a fire started by berry-pickers, haying in progress, a Bowdoin Center dance, and a Farm Bureau picnic with upcoming meeting on Aug 21 on vegetables.

Percy_Vernon Lewiston Baptist Church East Bowdoin Ladies Aid W. D. Rogers M. E. Smith Charlies Babb Brunswick Charlie Hunt Edward Beals Richmond Herbert Purinton Edward Lewiston James Purinton Beverly Mass A. E. Pur Frank Small Erland Rogers Albert Small W. J. Moody Mary Brooks Chelsea Bodies Farm Bureau Bowdoin Center Hortense Welch Given Co Elizabeth Sparks Brookline Ellen Sparks Ethel Hackett Lewis Little Newcastle Linden Little Greenfield Percy Little Medford Lena Hackett Bowdoinham Landry Century Farm Montreal Charles Fisher Ann Richmond Favor Mary Hall Rose Farm Charles Kantor Boston John Temple Litchfield Benjamin Beatty United Baptist Convention of Maine Beatty Brooks G. L. Adams Lynn Arthur Goodwin Fall River de Winfield Adams Center Point Road

Five Islands residents host and visit across cottages

A crowded notes column lists visitors and seasonal occupants at cottages and inns on Five Islands. Names include May, Mrs Lothrop of Norwood Mass. Miss Madelyn Newell Topsham. Hinckley House guests from Philadelphia and New York. various Belmont, Bath, Cambridge and Newark travelers. dances at Howard's hall and weekend gatherings. a Seguinland hotel crowd and local family stays and summering plans.

May Lothrop Norwood Mass Clifton Smith Madelyn Newell Topsham Fred Carr Hinckley House Mary and Gertrude Woodmansee Alice W. Newkirk Arline Newkirk Norristown George H. Roush Anna A. Levett Philadelphia Joseph A. Reagan Frank L. Reagan New York City Mae Began Waltham E. Driscoll East Lynn Marjorie Bartlett New Hampshire Vermont Bert Hall Elizabeth Hall Hall Cottage O. P. Williams Bert Williams Newark Edgar B. Shrope Dorothy Black Washington, D. C Ainlee Frank McMahan Cambridge William Davis Melba Thelma Medford Arthur Marr Proctor Hagan

New England Potato acreage falls in 1929 crop plan

New England crop report says low potato prices cut 1929 plantings to 234000 acres from 246000 last year. Maine down four percent. other states similar or larger cuts. Forecast 49594000 bushels vs 48092000 in 1928 with better yield anticipated despite drier June. City Messenger Harold L. Child improving after five weeks at home.

New England Aroostook Maine New Hampshire Vermont

Bowdoinham Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors

Bowdoinham columns record many residents and guests visiting Brunswick, Bath, and nearby towns. Capt. Turner and wife entertained, families traveled between Bowdoinham and Brunswick, and Health Conference plans emerged.

Local Residents Pass Away Beside Lake Marana

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Crocker Mrs. Merton Dearing and Miss Thelma Kitridge passed Sunday at Lake Marana in a brief obituary notice noting their deaths and proximity to the lake community.

Herman Crocker Merton Dearing Thelma Kittridge Lake Marana

Mrs Clinton Wilson and mother vacation at Ocean Park cottage

Mrs Clinton D. Wilson and her mother Mrs Elizabeth Beal are enjoying a seaside vacation at the Wilson cottage in Ocean Park, with leisure days by the shore. The note mentions their relaxed stay and sunny weather outlook.

Clinton D. Wilson Elizabeth Beal Wilson Cottage Ocean Park

For Sale and Rent Notices Mixed Listings

FOR SALE Herd of 10 grade Guernses trade cattle 5 milking cows Tel 22 Pr Woolwich. If FOR SALE Garage full Mick ervon's Tire Store 298 Marded In quire Mrs Lulu D Atkins 656 Washington bureet Vet 9 FOR SALE Deeriff Street 8 room cot tage house All modernements Inquire Mrs Lulu D Atkins Washing ton street Phone 309 TO LET Seven and six room furnished cottages near New Meadows Inn running Water flush closets boat screened Pleasant spot 110 for season or POR SALE Two cottage lots on Long Is land containing 5 000 fest each 10 H Stacey Pop Me T-ll-tf

Woolwich Mickervon's Lulu D. Atkins Washington Bureet Deeriff Street Washington Street New Meadows Inn Long Island H. Stacey

Local residents undertake northern Maine travels

Mr and Mrs Charles Morse and Mr and Mrs Alvah Morse returned from a trip to Rockland Bangor and Northern Maine. Mrs Arthur Sampson and children of Portland visited friends at West Southport and Bath. Mr and Mrs Fred D Hill came home on High street after a week at the Hatch cottage Popham Beach. Albert B Noyes of Morse high school faculty, who also works in the States banking department, was a Bath visitor Saturday.

Turner Brunswick L. Brown Horatio Hall William Hall Sancee A. Co Caleb Sedgley Mary Purinton Ralph Currier Freemont N. H P. ©. Nealey Portland Jacksen Mt Beverly Mass Carr George Brown Erland Rogers Lauris Wilson Bridge W. GC Sparks Philadelphia Rose Flanders Auburn Ruth McEwen Charles Fogg Nona R. A. Dicingon Dorothy Pemaquid Edward Wilson Edward Bell Umberhind Alice King Lola Lang Augusta Sandy Cove Charles McEwen Ralph Ruth Fort Popham Margaret Johnson Nova Scotia Fred Mulligan P. C. Nealey Julia Annie Logan East Boston Carrie Kendall Henry McCullum Maxwell Kendall Louise LaRochelle Vassalboro Edward LaRochelle Baby Grant Dorchester Hamilton House Florence Cornish Bertha Welch Cambridge W. J. Graves Alice Palmer Brunswick Hospital Ellen Sparks William Donnell E. P. Kendall H. E. Cornish C. B. Randall Lewiston G. R. Cutler Peaks Island Gardiner Charles Randall Elisha Webbers Charles Perry Catherine Boston Thelma Trufant Maine General Hospital Farm Bureau Eva Purington Merrymeeting Grange Mae Heenie Ethel Hackett Mary Webber Pomona Frank Webber Evelyn Clifford Heenie Wendall Philip Rideout Eva Rideout Willard Cromwell Lewis Bath Cromwell Jessie Cromwell William Purington James Purington Benjamin Beatty C. E. Brooks Georgia Helen Darton Mary T. Purinton Thomas Ward Clinton Oakland Purington Kenneth MacDougal Aroostook County George Hamilton Mr. Hamilton J. E. Gibson Bangor Ella Purington Eula Sedgley J. N. Palmer Charles Morse Alvah Morse Rockland Maine Arthur Sampson West Southport Fred D. Hill High Street Hatch Cottage Popham Beach Albert Noyes Morse High School State House

Bath Visitors From Massachusetts Families

Mrs Afton Bowker of East Gloucester Mass arrives with Miss Maude Bowker of Quincy to spend vacation in Bath. Mr and Mrs Charles H Stinson arrive from Gloucester to stay at 17 High Street. Oman Fullerton family and Elihu Ruth head to Canada for relatives visit. Francis Lee of Quincy visits Bath two weeks with parents recuperating from illness and operation.

Maude Bowker Quincy Mass Afton Bowker East Charles H. Stinson Bath Gloucester High Street Oman Fullerton Elihu Ruth Canada Francis Lee Edward J. Lee Pearl Street

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Western Electric Adolphe Menjou Davey Lee Rinty Geo. Bancroft Richard Arlen Fay Wray Thunderbolt Jack Holt Dorothy Revier Donovan Paramount Pictures Opera House Bowdoin Edith Small Emery Purington Adoniram Lloyd Pinkham John Hines Pejepscot Seguinland Edward Lewis Bide-a-Wee John Grindell Herbert Moore Belmont Howard's Hall Ralph Worrell Harriet Worrell A. E. Wyman Sabattus Sawyer la Prohon Roy Moulton W. H. Lessee Canton M. F. Biggins Bessie Shaw Ernest Shaw Shaw Harford Cottage William Plummer Dorothy Folsom Folsom Cottage Phil Blaisdell T. W. Blaisdell J. E. Blaisdell Elisha Fields Central Railroad City Harold L. Child Brunswick Sy Spencer Pencer Beatrice E. Rand Dummer St Spencer Corsetiere Kennebec Vicinity Kennebec Rose Gardens Bath Department Store
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