Local notices from Bath and surrounding towns
The item lists several social and business notices including a sale at the Merry Barn in South Surrey by the Wiscasset Lodge S O F observed its anniversary at Cooper's Mills Marriner's Round and trip to The Weirs New Hampshire. Residents plan residenes at 433 Middle Street Bath and inns such as Kimball House North East Harbor Black Point Inn Prouts Neck Newagen Inn. Harry S Lewis of Providence in town on vacation. Earl B Colby sold his Bath road store and cab to Mr Nichols who recently occupied Nash house on Main Street. Mr and Mrs J Kenneth Burnham of New York visiting, departing for Kennebunk and Quebec trip. Mr and Mrs Henry P Cowley occupying Anne Nelder cottage North Edgecomb briefly. Mr and Mrs Alfred Messier leaving for Worcester Mass. Messier has purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball House
Northeast Harbor
Black Point Inn
Prouts Neck
Newagen Inn
Harry S. Lewis
Providence
R. L
Earl B. Colby
Bath Road
Nichols
Nash House
Main Street
J. Kenneth Burnham
New York
Quebec
Henry P. Cowley
Anne Nelder
River Road
North Edgecomb
Alfred Messier
Beattie
Worcester
Mass
Messier
Huntoon Hill Grange Hosts Saturday Food Sale
Mrs. Fisher's lawn will host a food sale Saturday from 2 to 4 pm organized by Huntoon Hill Grange. Nearby updates note Bradford near Leak Howe, and a sale consummated by Donald M. Petrie. Also mentions Henry Butler and family at Montsweag eco home and Bible Baptist Vacation Bible School activities Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Harvey, R. Pease, Esq
Boston
Katherine Perkins
Portland
Kate Perkins
Fort Hill Street
Bella Frazier
Everett
Mass
Legion Drum Corps Heads to Rockland in Parade Plans
The Legion Drum Corps under director William Milliken will travel to Rockland for a parade featuring banner bearers and color guard. Fundraising will cover uniforms, aided by a Marine Band appearance in October. Bath show on Aug. 20 will decide who wins the 1953 bicycle prize for corps members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenue Rockland
Wiliam Milliken
United States Marine Band
Corps
Bath
Columbia
Contracts Awarded for Heating Upgrades in Bath
City manager Nathan C. White announced bids for boiler and oil burner work at Bath City Hall and Dike School, plus a 5000 gallon oil storage tank in City Hall basement. Low bid for boilers and burners was Harry E. Nason of Auburn at 6675 dollars. Shorey Welding Co. of North Edgecomb won the tank at 814 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hall
Dike School
City Hall
Maine
Nathan C. White
Harry E. Nason
Auburn
White
Gibbons Company
Bath
Shorey Welding Company
North Edgecomb
T. W. Dick
Gardiner
Peerless Welding Company
Portland
Circus to Visit Chandlerfield Next Week
The Bath Lions club circus will perform in Belfast Saturday, then come to Chandlerfield Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The show features aluminum big top poles, lighter to erect and stronger than traditional wooden ones, requiring only a half dozen men to set up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandlerfield
Bath Lions Club
Belfast
Congregational church at Day's Ferry set for August services
The Day's Ferry Congregational church, closed six years, will reopen in August for Sunday afternoon services led by Rev. Howard F. Cramer of Bath. The Aug 9 program will feature an announced speaker, with Rev. Charles R. Sims of Bath also on the lineup.
Social Visit Highlights From Arrowsic Area
Residents of Day's Ferry and Arrowsic welcome summer visitors and renewed church services. Notables include Mrs Hess, Mr and Mrs Ralph Sagadahoc Ferry, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Vail Arrowsic, and Karl Rosenwald Cambridge enjoying summer homes. Day's Ferry Congregational church resumes Sunday services after repairs with Rev. Howard F. Cramer preaching first.
West Bath Grange Hosts Evening of Music Reading and Dance
The West Bath grange program featured songs Mocking Bird Hill Keep It a Secret and Penny March readings Story Of Young Lady fiddle by Gramp Niles a quiz by Mary Goudreau and a closing thought by Ruth Doughty Janet Collins won Penny March Refreshments and dancing followed the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
West Bath Church Holds Afternoon Service With Theme Hidden Roots
Rev. Howard F. Cramer of Beacon Street church led the West Bath Methodist service Sunday at 2 30 pm on Hidden Roots. Visitors came from New Jersey and Bath. Guest preacher Rev. Robert Anderson of Watertown Mass will speak August 2 and 9. Mrs Earl Hutchinson and son Fred arrived to visit relatives Mrs Pearl Campbell and the Wilsons on High Street after a trip from Bangkok by plane and boat. Mr Hutchinson will join his family in August after stopping in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day’s Ferry
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Church
Bath
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Hubert Redding
Oakland
R. Deininger
Melrose
Mass
McIntosh
Woolthis
Duncan McIntosh
Evelyn Ater
Montsweag
Jones’ Eddy
Arrowsie
Mary Stinson
Berkeley
Calif
Maine
Costello P. Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Marcia Stinson
Lois Day
Anne
Mary Dodge
Frank Carter
Mechanic Falls
Miss Stinson
Woolwich
John Stinson
Holbrook
Nequasset
Fred Drew
Wakefield
Lawrence R. Vail
Drew
Vail
Carlton Day Reed
Bath Memorial Hospital
Emily Gainsley
James Thorpe
Day's Ferry
Caledonia
N. S
Lincolnville
Janet
Camp Tanglewood
Frank J. Walker
Russell Boyd
Boston
Walker
Capitol Island
Boyd
Forrest Baker
Beatrice March
Edwin March
Brooklyn
N. Y
Miss March
New York Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Perley Ater
Washington Street
Arrowsic
Hess
Ralph
Stanley Strout
New York City
Mr. Strout
Leah E. Strout
Karl Rosenwald
Cambridge
Rosenwald
Indian Rest
Robert Gan
Washington, D. C
Forrest Carlton
Damariscotta Lake
Norman Drummond
Birthday Club
Norma Drummond
Mt. Desert High School
Pine Tree
Rome
Warren Hawley, Jr
Arrowsie Town Hall
Mel Howe
Vic
Georgetown
Wiscasset
Blanche Littlefield
Watertown
Eisenhauer
Old Day's Ferry Congregational Church
John Anderson
Bowdoin
Beacon Street Methodist Church of
West Bath Methodist Church
New Jersey
Robert Anderson
Earl Hutchinson
Fred
Mayo and Arnold Guests of Merrills in Augusta and Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mayo of Augusta were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Merrill of Winship street. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Arnold of Portland were decent guests of the Merrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Mayo
Augusta
Reuben Merrill
Winship Street
M. P. Arnold
Portland
Merrills
West Bath Social Roundup Lined with Visits and Celebrations
Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Courtney Stover included Nella Stover of Bath Edward MacGuigan family and others. A July 15 birthday party for Victor Fuller featured games and a Weenie roast. The report lists multiple visits to Concord White Mountains Gardiner and Portland and stops at Mt Camden and China Lake with varied family gatherings and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Stover
Nella Stover
Bath
Edward MacGuiggan
Errol
Jennifer
Marjorie Stover
Arlington
Gloria Scott
Boston
Ruth Miller
Victor
Peter Francisco
Billy Wharff
Jerry Tover
Kermit Cargill
Barbara
Christine
Victor Fuller
Ruth Fuller
Herbert Carbon
Dorothy
Hartford
Laura Whitmore
Gardiner
Myles Willey
Waterville
Reginald Farnham
Whitefield
Jerry Stover
Kermt
William Wood
Danvers
Mass
Littledale
New Meadows
Massachusetts
Elmer Mank
Woolwich
William Fowden
Molly
Mark
Falls Church
Leonard
Jeand Gerry
Bath Garden Club Hosts Exchange Students Visit
Bath Garden club members welcomed exchange students from the American Field Service sharing notes of thanks. Conservation Chairwoman Mrs. John Parker urged care in woods during dry weather to prevent forest fires. The club announced flower donations for To Gus Veterans hospital on Aug 7 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Garden Club
American Field Service
America
John Parker
Seth Mullin
Hospital Service
Togus Veterans’ Hospital
Arthur Bowker
Kenneth Francisco
Anne Kimball
Garden Club
Mt. Desert
Hampden Highlands
Vinalhaven
Maine Division
Women’s National Farm and Garden Association
Falmouth Garden
Mary Donnell
University of Maine
Bath News Promotes Signs and Local Ventures
Merchants in Bath discuss erecting city entrance signs to guide travelers to the business district. New Meadows Yacht Club shifts sailboat races to Saturdays at Basin Point in Winneganee Bay with several boats anticipated. Tarbox Hill residents await August council action on a sewer installation and potential emergency funding. Senator Tobey’s death recalls his Bath visits. Local figures, oiling streets, a big circus parade route, and mosquitos remain concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
New Meadows
Tarbox Hill
Old Farmer's Almanac Notes Dog Days Return
The Almanac signals the arrival of Dog Days of heat in July marking the hot humid period. It notes lingering high temperatures and extended sunshine ahead as summer peaks with likely humidity-heavy days.
Circus Tour Comes to Bath After Belfast Stop
The traveling circus heads from Belfast to Bath this weekend, performing Saturday night and Sunday morning. It travels overnight to reach the next venue.
From Trucks to Toppers and Town Happenings
A local column notes why circuses travel by truck rather than rail due to distant lots. It covers a Garden Club meeting on disposing waste, a woman discarding a paper on Front Street, and a shift from chewing tobacco to smoking cigarettes. It also reports the Maine Three Quarter Century Club August Lewiston session and a call for voluntary traffic rule obedience by the State Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Front Street
Maine Three Quarter Century Club
Lewiston
Oldsters
Bath
Lewiston Armory
Dromore Grange celebrates anniversary meeting and honors members
Dromore Grange members received pins and certificates as Master Campbell presided. Mrs Evelyn Beals presented certificates, with minutes read from Aug 6 1889 and performances by Mrs Clara Ellis and Mrs Lucy Cutting. The Aug 11 meeting will confer further degrees led by Master Melvin Pratt. A harvest supper followed, with ice cream and cake served. Pearl Barter is a surgical patient at Maine General Hospital in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Cutting
The
Grange
Charles Stevens
Melvin Pratt
Bodwell’ Grange
Lutey Cutting
Evelyn Beals
Pearl Barter
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Odd Fellows Stage Community Field Day Fundraiser
Lincoln and Queen Esther Rebekah Lodges led a community field day to raise funds for a local project. Lincol n Lodge committee members J Loring Brown and Daniel Burgess helped plan transport and program with several Bath residents in attendance plus visiting guests from Philadelphia and local families contributing donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowship
Lincoln
Queen Esther Rebekah
Lincoln Lodge
J. Loring Brown
Daniel E. Burgess
Bath
Mary Hall
Noble Grand
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Pearl Reed
Ethel Bailey
Lois Knight
Rose Wallace
Daniel Burgess
James Knight
Merton Cousins
Ellery Kidder
Henry T. B. Leeman
Ethel Krombach
Alfred
Walter Barger
Philadelphia
Fred Merchant
Omar Stevens
Polio Emergency Volunteers Sought in Maine
Harold J. Rubin announces a Polio Emergency Volunteers program by the Sagadahoc County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. A 22 hour training course will be offered at the Hyde Memorial Home with registrations to Mrs. McFadden in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Rubin
Sagadahoc County
National Foundation For
Maine
Hyde Memorial Home
Rubin
Clinton McFadden
Doris W. Hardy
R. N
National Foundation
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
McFadden
Bath
Hardy
Donna Youland Birthday Party at Reid Park
Donna Youland daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Youland of Woolwich celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a beach party Saturday at Reid Park. The party featured swimming outdoor games and stunts with a picnic lunch and birthday cake. Guests included Constance Howe Barbara Bartlett Joan Chandler Jenese Rice Charlene Soule Brenda Brewer and Tony Youland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Youland
Arthur Youland
Woolwich
Reid Park
Donna
Constance Howe
Barbara Bartlett
Joan Chandler
Jenese Rice
Charlene Soule
Brenda Brewer
Tony Youland
Youland
New England and New York visitors conclude Bay Point stay
Mrs. William Temple of Exeter NH and her daughter Mrs. C Edward Bold with Wendy and Bill of Syracuse NY arrive for a few days to visit sisters Mr. and Mrs Merle Niles in Middle street and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Butterfield on Washington street at their Bay Point cottage. Capt W Ralph Walen of Gloucester MA and his daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Daniel Phelan of Philadelphia PA spent the weekend with Walen's daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Andrus Coleman of Bath street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Temple
Exeter
N. H
C. Edward Bold
Wendy
Bill
Syracuse
N. Y
W. Ralph “Walen
Gloucester
Mass
Daniel B. Phelan
Philadelphia
Walen
Andrus Coleman
Bath Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merry Barn
South Surday
the Weirs
Middle Street
New England
Legion Drum Corps
Rockland
Will
Leo Radzwill
Natick
West Bath
Bath Club
United States
Tobey
New Hampshire
Samuel R. Percy
Percy
Sabine
John Freeman
Harris T. Rodick
Maine Central Railroad
Arthur Sewall
Portland and Kennebec
Leeman Highway
Linden Street
Washington
John G. Morse, Jr
Phippsburg
Republican County Committee
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
State Highway Department
Phippsburg Center
Frank S. Bowker & Son
Dromore Grange
Hyde Home
Reid State Park
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