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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1902
Page
6
Arthur Bucknam formerly with Steinert piano rooms now in Portland has visited in town this week. Numerous Portland, Hyannis, Watertown and Boston visitors, dances at Popham, and a Bath social are noted. Rev and Mrs Jones celebrated their golden wedding in Woodforde, Maine, with eight children, two clergymen, and multiple relatives and friends attending.
A busy Bath social column notes Miss Alice Varney hosting a ping pong party for Salem guests Miss Mae Achors Eunice Goddard and Lillian Clark of Planteville Conn. Many locals host relatives and friends at homes and cottages in Sabino Farmington and Sabine while a delegation of twenty bookkeepers from John P. Squire Co. visits Bath for two days with tours of Bath Iron Works shipyards and a ball game with Wiscasset. Ex Mayor Sortwell hosts them at a farewell banquet at New Meadows Inn.
Wilbur G Cahill led eight aboard Captain L Oliver’s sloop last Saturday on a highly successful fishing trip from Popham. The party cached more than 400 pounds of cod and hake led by Carl Percy of Boston with a fifteen pound cod. Mr Cartwright of New York placed second.
Irwin Daley of Parker Head was in Bath on Wednesday. He is eighteen years old.
Daly and Purinton join the new 10,000 ton steamer Tremont for a Seattle to Orient line linked with Northern Pacific rail. Tremont leaves New York July 28 for San Francisco to enter service for the company recently built at Spamow Point. Samuel Welch becomes motorman on the Sanford & Uapa Porpoise Electric road. Fred Richardson also serves as motorman. John Martin of Gloversville attends a banquet before returning to Boston with Miss Martin. Vice Commodore Kibber plans an illuminated water carnival for Old Home Week on Aug 2, inviting floats from Sunday schools and secret societies. participants must notify Dr. Bibber by July 30.
Dr. M Powers D M D who ran the Hoffman dental office in Gates block left Tuesday for Bath Maine. He took his trotter Easter with him. Dr J Walter Higgins of Bath will succeed him as the two exchange places. Dr Powers earned many friends in social and business circles during his stay.
Commodore John R. Houghton entertained guests Thursday aboard the yacht June. They cruised the Sasanor River to Boothbay and circled to the Ken Nebec, returning to Bath at six o clock. Attendees included Ex-Mayor Shaw O W Larrabee Capt D M Humphreys Capt James F Murphy George Fisher and Sidney J Mester.
George E Hughes and others attended the Nantasket Beach celebration under the New England Democratic League. The three stars were W J Bryan Hon BE M Shepard and Benator Carmack. Hughes reelected league president as Bryan and Carmack traveled to Rockland Bath and Portland for related stops. A Universalist church group left for Lewiston and the launch Juanita drew public interest at the City Landing with the steam yacht Juanita at Boothbay Harbor awaiting Maine coast cruise.
Members plan an excursion to Harpewell if agreeable with Merryconeag House managers. This will be the season’s first such trip in that direction. Chas Cahill received a fine bulldog from Gloverville New York, valued over 100 dollars, named after the outlaw. Deering family Sidney Nason and daughter Irma Miss Ania Lemont of New York and Miss Carolyn Sprague of Brockton Mass. depart Friday for Bay Point to stay at Stingon cottage for several weeks.
Mrs. Charles A. Coomb and daughter Clara depart for North Conway to spend several weeks. The steamer Nellie G. brought a party from Bowdoinham to Bath for the Merrymeeting Park performance. The yacht Annie M. visits Malden Island. Rear Admiral Enwrightie, U S N, travels to Montreal and Quebec. The Jacobs and Robinson families stay at Rockweed cottage with Rebekahs to be entertained next week.
Mr and Mrs Charles A Harriman are passing a few days in Boston and Vicinity Mr and Mrs H H Donnell Mr and Mrs William Palmer and Miss Addie Donnell are passing a few weeks at Bay Point John McInnes has returned from a business trip to Newport News John ODonnell of the New York secret service is passing two weeks vacation in this city with his uncle J D McDonald Miss Jennie Lemont has returned home from visiting in Providence and New Bedford Her sister Carrie Lemont of South Framingham is also at her home here for a brief visit Dr and Mrs Poole of New York have been at the Columbia Hotel for a few days Dr Poole returned to New York this week but Mrs Poole has gone to Friendship for the summer Dr L L Daggett of the Springfield training school is to be guest of M K Murray next week Last evening a large number of young people from here attended a dance managed by Charles McGregor at Days Ferry.
Robert Howland returns from Quincy to his home. Miss Cornia Cover of Lowell visits Miss Nellie Loring in Raymond's court. Harold Goddard of Auburn visits friends in town. Miss Blanche Nobie visits Birch Point. Miss Ethel Trigga stays at Happy Nook. Hyde family rus ticate at Hyde cottage Sabine. Miss Alice Savage week at Birch Point. Lawrence Smith of Chicago visits Roland Hill. Edna Pillsbury of Charlestown visits Miss Goldie Lord. Mina Lucy and Annie Hartwell guests of Mrs. Alice Greenleaf Foss in Portland. Ruth Whitney visits Winthrop. Miss Dot Neuschaffer and Mrs Frank Phieffer of Natick Mass visit Miss Emma Chelstra at Popham.
Mrs. Howard Weston and two children of Somerville Mass visited Miss May Dunton. Capt Houghton's yacht Juno carried a fishing party. Capt James F Murphy Mark W Sewall John A Morse Harold M Sewall and Rev Mr Wright fished Wednesday. 17 cod landed, largest 72 pounds by Mr Morse. Lieut Rust, inspector at Bath Iron Works, is ordered to sea duty by Navy Secretary Moody, prompting regret from Bath friends. O W Lake visited town for first time in 21 years, formerly from Bowdoinham and North Dakota.
The George A. Tuttle Co. store will close at 5 30 PM Monday night with a clerk given a satrow ride to Happy Nook. At the Tuttle cottage a big clam bake will be held and Rufus Lombard will oversee the event.
Captain Delehanty visited Portland on Thursday to view the newly built sloop by Wilbur H. Sanford. Several parties expressed desire to inspect the craft.
Mayor Hyde plans a new floating stage ten by twenty feet on the New Meadowa River to be placed at Williams Island, recently purchased by him. A Moosehead camping outfit occupies the island where three tents are pitched. Hyde spends much of his spare time at this retreat as the yacht Palinurus remains on duty nearby.
Mies Vernie Blagden, a popular clerk at D. T. Percy & Sona, leaves illness confinement for the first time in nearly two weeks. Mrs. Robert Goodman visits Sabine this week with Mrs. Samuel R. Percy. The steam yacht Sentinel, captained by W. A. Pressey of Boston, anchors off the Kennebec Yacht Club. Owner E. D. Thayer of Worcester travels with Mrs. Thayer, their son Schofield, and Mrs. Schofield. The Sentinel, a 74 ton craft with nine crew, departs after coaling at Larrabee's as Capt. Pressey hails from Rockland.
Gardiner resident Mias Mabel Cobb visits friends for a fort night. Rev. Omar W. Folsom plans a ten day stay in Hanover and August with family at North Conway. Charles B. Harrington visits daughter Mrs. Clark at Farmington. Wm. L. Cloke of New York represents Freischmann Yeast Co and will manage local routes during E. W. Vaughn's extended vacation. Oloke has been with the company thirteen years.
George Bretson of Woburn Mass died Friday in town. Miss Florine Marsh of Boston, visiting Miss Annie Robie, returns home next week. Miss Lou Savage visits friends at Five Talands this week. Miss Helen Nichols of D J Percy Sons enjoys a two week vacation. Rev. David L Yale of Central Congregational Church leaves Tuesday for annual vacation spending a fortnight at Frenchmans Bay and two weeks in Connecticut. Fred W Blanchard leaves Monday for extended trip to Washington.
Miss Helen Moody hosted a refined lawn party Thursday night for Miss Mary Weston of Bangor with about forty or fifty guests. Lanterns and lighting created a dreamy scene while Miss Moody and Miss Weston performed violin and piano selections. Guests enjoyed fruit punch ice cream and cake as dancing unfolded under moonlight with visitors Miss Fannie Hayden of Seaton and Mr Smith of Chicago among the out of town attendees.
Mrs Edward Stevens and aon How ard of Falkner Mass are the prests of all and Mr Frank Parington. The fragmentary text references individuals and places with no clear event or outcome.
Hon. W. J. Bryan and Senator Carmack of Tennessee were greeted by about 1000 Bath residents during a brief stop en route from Rockland to Augusta. Bryan spoke fondly of the late Arthur Sewall, while Carmack praised Maine patriotism and growth. The reception continued with small crowds in Brunswick and Anoneta, as Hughes and Torrey accompanied the party.
Thomas Stevens aged 73 died at his son W F Stevens home on High Street Bath after a long illness. Survived by wife Lydia A Stevens son W Fred and daughters Lizzie Lermond and Ella Groves with families. A respected Bath carpenter and mason, active temperance member, Wesley M E church. Funeral Sunday at two from son’s residence. Also notes Bath Iron Works baseball schedule against Richmond and Brunswick matches, shipyard work, and local social mentions.
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