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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1935

Page

4

Richmond Summers Busy with Visitors and News

Richmond columns detail a summer season of visitors from Detroit Ann Arbor and Boston. The town notes engagements births travels retirements and deaths plus local movements including cottage stays at Camp Ground Tacoma Lake and Pleasant View Farm.

Frederick 8. Howard Detroit Mich Mary Booth Claude V. Ware Ann Arbor Cleveland Ohio Detroit Boat Club Miss Howard Jane I. Howard Raymond Northey Lewiston Robert Liggett Braintree Mass Ray Verrill Buffalo N. Y Gladys Bennett Worcester Richmond Dogs Witham Ridge Road Owen McGarty Roland Grant Boothbay Harbor L. A. Rideout New Jersey Eugene Edgecomb Bar Mills Charles Thompson Brunswick Road Herbert Lamoreau Presque Isle A. B. Kelley Lloyd Kelley Kelley Fairfield Merte Merrill North Front Street Lawrence Merle Merrill Alton Cooper Bridge Street Pitts Road Frank Reynolds Edgewood R. I Genevieve Lynch Pleasant View Farm Boston Enoch Tomlinson Waltham Perley Wedge Center Street Tomlinson Silas Lamont Portland Charles Swat Auburn Gertrude Baker E. C. Andrews Paul Corbin Newark N. J Corbin Camp Ground Andrew Mr. Corbin R. A. L. Colby Walter Wakefield Gardiner Richmond Camp Ground Marilla B. Tarr Dorothy Stuart Ethel Robinson Tacoma Lake Theresa McCarthy Edith Taunton Ruth Swanson Edith Orde Virginia Orde Weston Pleasant Pond Emma Young Somerville Clyde McFee Margaret Peabody New Meadows Inn Thelma Doyon Thelma Ranger Augusta

Early Breakfast By Witch Spring Enjoyed By Miss Sims Party

Miss M Helen Sims and classmates rose before dawn to hike to Witch Spring. They built a camp fire and cooked breakfast at sunrise while Indian campers slept. The girls held a school session after breakfast as the sun climbed the eastern hill.

M. Helen Sims Witch Spring

Moultons Visit Bath and Gloucester Then Lowell

Rogers I Moulton of Portland Conn traveled with his family to Bath and surrounding towns visiting Hamilton and Gloucester before staying with Harry Parker in Lowell and Ralph Maling in Dorchester. He noted rain from Boston as Saizo streets turned to rivers during the trip.

Rogers I. Moulton Mechanic Street Parker N. Moulton Moulton Nash Portland

Georgetown town notes and summer visitors

Local residents and visitors populate Georgetown for the season with cottage openings at Kennebec Point Sagadahoc Bay and Five Islands. A funeral for Captain William Farnsworth and a Togus guard anecdote highlight community life alongside roadwork and broadcasts from WEEI.

Mrs Warren Celebrates Ninety Years At Day's Ferry

Mrs. Ellen R. Warren marked her ninety fifth birthday with friends and relatives at Day's Ferry. She was born in the family home and, after marriage to Captain Ed Warren, lived in Baltimore before returning to Day's Ferry where she has served as organist and church clerk for nearly 50 years.

Ground Pearl Mabel Moore Orange N. J Lena Polly New York City Polly Swan Island Ralph Hinkley Boston Charles Morang Minnie Cromwell Gardiner Roger Gibbs Robert Stewart Haines Landing Joseph Nelson Alfred Tarr Gloucester Mass Edward Lewis Henry Ciccarelli Everett Pleasant View Farm Susie Howard George Howard Homer Howard Annabel Howard Attleboro Church Street Thomas Allen Waltham Allen Ocean Point Mary Searles Charles J. Fletcher T. Albert Coyle Beatrice Greenwood R. I Carroll Clark Lewiston Louise Tamelline Providence Charles O. Howard Shirley Lang Clarence Lang Central Maine General Hospital Verne Beckwith Shirley Earle West Gardiner Clyde McFee Alvin A. Totman Rockland South Lancaster Sanford and Bangor Walter Haskins Olive King Elmer King Main Street Elizabeth Alexander Capt Charles Blair Samuel Chapman Malden Ann George Theobald Pleasant Street Henry Tarr Joys Warren B. Joy Albion Elmer E. Joy Arthur Weeks Linwood Augusta Charles Frost Alonzo Curtis Sadie Beals Plummer Road Mr. Curtis Richmond John A Mary Metcalf Curtis Beals Robert R. W. Hovey Plummer Cemetery Effie White Elizabeth Watson Lake Charles Seth Watson Donald Brann Bath Henry A. Groves Esther C. Groves Woolwich Frank Brown Riverside Hillcrest Hollis Webster Lexington Sagadahoc Bay James MacFadden Staten Island N. Y Walter B. Hill Emma Hill Pottsville Kennebec Point Jane McGregor New Cannan Walter Schoepfer Oak Cemetery Elizabeth Stone Andover Helen Albers West Georgetown L. Earle Hagan First Baptist Vestry Dorothy W.oliver Mere Point Brunswick Marion Clark WEEI Ellen R. Warren Day’s Ferry Warren Carolyn Sheldon Baltimore Reginald Leonard Sailors Snug Harbor

Five Islands debuts Liberty Theatre with weekly talkies

Howard hall at Five Islands has become Liberty theatre offering live talk ing pictures three nights weekly Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays followed by dancing The site is electrified by a six cylinder automobile engine with strong lights A movable stage screen and footlights accommodate plays and radio music provides dancing The first film shown was Car 99 operated by Eliot Bold and Perley Day of Bath with seats from a Freeport cinema

Howard Hall Five Islands Liberty Theatre Liberty Freeport Eliot Bold Perley Day Bath

Northern New England Championship Tennis at Squirrel Island

The Squirrel Island Athletic Association hosts the Northern New England Championship Tennis Aug 12–17 with men and women singles and doubles. Entry fees: 2 dollars for singles 3 dollars per doubles team. Junior singles added Aug 15 for boys under 18. Entries due by Aug 10 for regular events and Aug 14 for juniors. The island lies three miles from Boothbay Harbor with hourly boat service.

New England Squirrel Island Squirrel Island Athletic Association United States Lawn Tennis Association John D. Seymour Boothbay Harbor

Five Islands Grange to Hold August Sale and Supper

Grange Circle votes to stage annual sale at the grange hall on Aug. 8 with sale start at 3 p.m. D. S. T. and supper at 5 30. Donations to the Grange Library include several noted titles by Annie Read and others. Nearby residents and visitors are listed with cottage visits and weekend stays at local points. The remodeled Liberty Theatre opened with the film Car 99 and regular showings scheduled.

Grange Circle Grange Hall Grange Library Annie Read Kennebec Point Henry A. Shute Frederic Pennington Basil King Wyke Bond W. K. Maxwell Paul Darnell Marjorie Jean Ocean Point Ruth Oliver Bath Ruth Pratt Briggs’ Cottage Frank Blake Philip Blake Somerville Mass Blake Cottage South Orange N. J John B. Horton Sedgemere Road Darnell E. C. Boynton Scarsdale N. Y Malden Island Burt Hall Elizabeth Hall West Acton Miss Hall St. Petersburg Fla Leonard Gould Mina Wilson Proctor Hagan Claire Linton Quincy Alan Chadwick Lundquist Eugenia LaBlanc Helen Regina LeBlanc Mary Robitaille Lowell Percy Savage Hillman Belmont Farbher Davis Danforth Libby Gardiner Mary Norton Joselyn Cambridge Cove Ella MacMahan Oakland Albert Marr Fred Southard Clearwater George Southard Portland Eldridge Southard Beatrice Cuming New York Hazel Gage Fred Eldregde Dixon Medford Hillside William Farr Rockcrest Cottage Charles Clifford Gladys Clifford Damariscotta Clifford Joseph Rowe Roger Thompson Roger, Jr Danvers Thompson Lincoln Campbell Everett Cromwell Gene Stevens Forest Hanna Norman John West Roxbury Lundquist Cottage Ralph Kenney Lester Lewis Arthur Dowling Dorothy Candy’s Harbor Horace Rittall Marie Betty Beverley Lloyd Pinkham Reginald Franz Stevens David Charles Kenney Donald Warren Sandy Cove Sedgemere Orrin White Winthrop White Cottage Everett Stevens Clayton Robinhood Stevens D. R. Stevens J. E. Blaisdell Five Islands Improvement Association Percy Allen Charles Jones Frank MacMahan Carl O. Pearson Pearson Doris MacMahan Herbert R. Whitelock Chelsea Son Junior Everett Marr Christine Carey Hallowell Madge O'Brien Burton Lewis Auburndale B. F. Fellows D. L. Howard Liberty Theatre

Stamps News From Abroad and Local Collectors

European stamps face benzine watermark issues as cheaper inks affect several nations including Britain and Germany. The National Plate Block Society forms to unite U S collectors of plate numbers led by Clyde Suttle. A Pakistan piano ad aside reveals a pre paid postage meter with a baby grand image. A 14 year old collects junk two and three cent U S stamps before discovering real collections. New foreign issues listed include Austria India Colombia Costa Rica Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua and El Salvador with overprints for the Third Central American Olympic Games. Canada’s Eastern Arctic mail noted with July 13 marker.

New York Edison Club Bulletin Great Britain Graf Zeppelin Saar Germany Nuremburg Holberg Norway National United States Austria Colombia Costa Rica India Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Salvador Canada Arctic

Remembrance of the early collectors and outposts

The speaker recalls sending a gem to the Receiver General of Canada and praises the old timers collection as a romance of history. They fear few such outposts will remain to stir lifelong interest in the past.

Romania stamps tied to fruit campaign in Bucharest exhibit

Two stamps 1 leu dark green and 2 leu brown violet issued by Roumania support the fruit farmer during the eat more fruit campaign linked to a special fruit exhibition in Bucharest.

Junior Roumania Bucharest

Wilson Campbell Wedding Planned at Home of Parents

Miss Doris Margaret Campbell married Donald Burns Wilson Wednesday at 3 30 pm in the Campbell home at 894 High Street. Rev Doctor David L Wilson officiated. No attendants. The couple, Morse High School graduates, will reside at 894 High Street after a wedding trip.

Doris Margaret Campbell Donald Burns Wilson Elmer F. Campbell High Street David L. Wilson Wilson Morse High School Colby College University of Maine Sinc Colby Cherryfield Academy Carlton Bridge Campbell Bertram F. Packard Augusta Tri-Delta Sorority Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Colonial Club The Masons

Clancy Tops Pye in Boothbay Preliminary Bout

Eddie Clancy of Bath defeated Clarence Pye of Bath in four rounds in a preliminary at Boothbay Center with two knockdowns. Kisto Deschaines of Brunswick stopped K O Bernier in the third round. Farmer Wheeler and Fred Davis drew in four. Percy Kingsbury and Young Pierce drew in four as curtain raiser.

Eddie Clancy Clarence Pye Bath Boothbay Center Clancy Pye Kisto Deschaines Brunswick K. O. Bernier Lisbon Falls Farmer Wheeler Richmond Fred Davis Boothbay Percy Kingsbury Young Pierce

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