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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1931

Page

8

Sheriff to Transport Aged Residents to Camden Reunion

Sheriff Albert Henderson chairs Sagadalive county transportation committee of the Three Quarter Century Club. He named assistants across the county to arrange transport for residents attending the annual reunion next Tuesday in Camden. The plan aims to bring as many as possible to Bath for county delegation pickup at 8:30, with escort from the bridge to Camden by a state police motorcycle officer.

Albert Henderson Sagadalive Three Quarter Century Club Camden Henderson Bath Stata

Community reunion drive organized for 75 years and over

Sheriff Henderson coordinates transport for elderly attendees to a Camden reunion. Bath volunteers informant list includes Bath Garage Co. and local officials. 8:30 departure. Communities assigned to assist: Bowdoin Nathan Doughty, Bowdoinham J H Ames, Georgetown Benjamin H Woodside, Phippsburg Charles V Minott, Richmond William F Dunham, Topsham Mary P Hill.

LU Anh Camden Limes Bath Bath Garage Co Furber Davis J. Edward Drake L. L. Hooker N. Gratz Jackson Lewiston Buick Co Frank B. Nichols Oliver's Garage Plant's Samuel R. Percy Albert H. Shaw Fred H. Thompson H. P. Small Henderson Bowdoin Nathan Doughty Bowdoinham J. H. Ames Georgetown Benjamin H. Woodside Phippsburg Charles V. Minott Richmond William F. Dunham Topsham Mary P. Hill

Modern Adam Seeks Identity At Sabine Nudist Colony

A mystery man nicknamed Modern Adam stirred Sabine residents by twice daily swims in the colony’s communal area. Authorities prepared to question him after complaints registered Wednesday seeking reasons behind his raiment free dips.

Adam Sabine

Postoffice Grounds Beautified By Grading and Sod Work

Isaac H Rideout and Son finish a 2100 contract regrading the eastern and southern sides of the Postoffice grounds. The project adds a fine lawn, sods slopes, seeds surfaces, fertilizers, and watering, with progress delayed by prior funding and street changes but completed with about 13000 total cost including a new mail vestibule and interior alterations.

Isaac H Rideout and Son Messrs Rideout Elwell S. Crosby Treasury Department Owen Treasury Harold M. Sewall Fernald Vine Street Andrew S. Merrill Front Street Supervising Architect Washington Messrs. Rideout

Miss Constance Grange heads to New York after Maine visit

Miss Constance Grange left for New York City Tuesday night after a weekend in Napanee Ontario with her sister Miss Helen A Grange who will spend weeks in Bath. Henry C Wright of Washington street spent the weekend at Small Point Beach as guest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d. A wants ad seeks a young work horse and two Maine properties near beaches offer ocean views including a nine room cottage with electric lights and running water and a small hotel.

Constance Grange New York City Harry F. Morin Miss Grange Napanee Ontario Helen A. Grange Bath Henry C. Wright Washington Street Small Point Beach Arthur Sewall W. F. Wickstrom Damariscotta Vncent D’huyvetter Harry L. Boyd Greensboro N. C Susan N. Ballou High Street Ralph C. Covel William A. McNeal Charles Lockery Walter S. Wiggin Somerville Mass Mr. Strout Albert Strout Wiscasset New York David Brown Palmer Cobb Ardmore Frederick E. Drake Birch Point John J. Carty American Tel & , Tel Co General Carty Pemaquid Harbor Bowdoin College Joseph Caton Lillian Caton Cambridge Caton Melvin Ferris Park Street Mr. Caton Albert Caton Edward Reed Quincy Camsden Reed Susan Reed Lincoln Street Josephine Moore City Hospital Davis Hatch, Jr Needham Earle Twitchell Nancy Betsey Haddonfield N. J George Percy Salem Popham Beach Clara Armstead Lynn Oscar Pinkham Arms

Bowdoinham Social Notes Highlight Visits and Gatherings

Bowdoinham residents share visits to Miss Emily Rideout Harpswell trip to Gun Point and multiple gatherings including bridge parties at the Wilsons Pennsylvania guests at the Graves home and a Purington reunion. Local officials and families host relatives from Rumford Bath Portland and Cambridge with farm trips to York Beach and the White Mountains noted.

Bowdoin Ladies' Aid plans August picnic at Thomas Point

Bowdoin Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Erland Rogers home with 12 members, one guest, and four children. A noon picnic lunch, tea, and croquet followed a two o’clock business session that set a August 6 meeting at Mrs. Lester Nelson’s home. Dr William R Wood of Penny Memorial Church will speak at East Bowdoin chapel Sunday at three. Clyde Starbird helps harvest hay. Lillian and Irean Wheelock with their grandmother Mrs G Wilson and Elmer Wheelock of Boston were also noted.

Ladies’ Aid Erland Rogers Thomas’ Point Lester Nelson William R. Wood Penny Memorial Church Augusta East Bowdoin Clyde Starbird Herbert Adams Lillian Irean Wheelock G. Wilson Elmer Wheelock Boston

Weekend visitors and local gatherings noted

Week in Wheelock cot with Mr and Mrs Harold Adams and Emily from Springfield Massachusetts. Mrs Phillip Rideout of Bowdoinham attended the Ladies aid meeting. Sibley Gilbert and family of Richmond visited L C Starbird. Carroll Williams of Livermore Falls spent Saturday with his mother Addie Williams. Arthur Carr and family of Beverly Massachusetts are visiting Erland Rogers family. F S Meacham and son of North Bowdoin spent Sunday with Mrs A E Purinton.

Wheelock Harold Adams Emily Springfield Adams Ella Adams Phillip Rideout Bowdoinham Ladies Aid Sibley Gilbert Richmond L. C. Starbird Carrol Williams Livermore

Rudy Vallee Prize Boosts Old Time Fiddlers Contest

Rudy Vallee donated a box of cigars for the winner of the Old Time Fiddlers contest at the Three-Quarter Century Club meeting in Camden on Aug 4. Maine Public Health and local figures highlight a day of costumes, quilts, and civic addresses from Camden officials and state leaders.

Rudy Vallee Maine Camden Maine Public Health Association Rudy Lucky Frank I’. Webster New York Stockton Springs Fort Kent Friendship Calais Kittery Bon Wit Teller Sak America Father Hayden Episcopal Church of Zelma Dwinal First Selectman E. A. Robbins Board of Trade Cyrus H. K. Curtis Samuel F. Emerson T. Q. CC E. D. Merrill Dover-Foxcroft State Health Organization William Tudor Gardiner B. E. Packard Frank H. Holley A. L. T. Cummings State Chamber of Commerce Mellie Gram Camden By the John Taylor Montgomery

Caroline's Trials on Thursday Near Atlantic Run

The 279 foot yacht Caroline, built for Eldridge R. Johnson of Moorestown New Jersey, will depart the Iron Works at seven on Thursday for a trial trip to the Atlantic. Delivery is expected within a week or two and a large contingent from Bath Iron Works plus designers Gielow Inc will be aboard. Senator Jesse Metcalf of Rhode Island, whose yacht Felicia launches Saturday, will also join.

Iron Works Corp Caroline Eldridge R. Johnson Moorestown N. J Rockland William S. Newell Archibald M. Main Henry O. Trowbridge Roland F. Hill Bath Iron Works Corp Alexander Chapin Henry J. Gielow, Inc W. Merton Rice Gielow William Corfield Bath Jesse Metcalf Rhode Island Felicia

Social notes from Bath and surrounding towns

Many visitors and residents are mentioned in a Bath diary style roundup. Names include Mrs W F Wickstrom of Damariscotta, Mrs Vincent D Huyvetter and Mrs Harry L Boyd of Greensboro NC, and Miss Susan N Ballou of Bath hosting August guests. The piece tracks vacations and short trips to Bar Harbor Pemaquid Harbor and Popham Beach with families from New York Massachusetts and Pennsylvania visiting Bath and nearby towns.

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