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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1932

Page

4

Man Immersed Beneath Wharf Narrowly Survives

Bert Davis of Boothbay Harbor a 35 year old married father of several children was trapped between two pilings at the Blais dell Leeman wharf in the Kennebec River for hours. Bath youths Walter Lyden Percy and Ernest Kingsbury heard cries and rescued him aided by patrolmen and Dr. Joseph I Smith. Despite initial amputation pleas the two hour effort freed his leg and he was taken to Brunswick hospital after first aid for exposure. The motor boat nearby wasn’t tied and drifted in the current until the rescue.

Bert Davis Boothbay Harbor Kennebec Blaisdell & Leeman Walter G. Lyden Percy Kingsbury Ernest Kingsbury Bath Summer Street Eastern Steamship Wharf Eastern Steamship Landing Boston Rice Wilson Joseph I. Smith Everett Ramsey Lyden Kingsbury Brunswick

Reward Offered for Finding George C. Wotton Body

George C. Wotton, 77, a driller at Hyde Windlass Co., has been missing from 721 Washington St since 9 45 a m Sunday. Sagadahoc County commissioners offer 25 reward if the body is recovered before Saturday night. Three grapplers searched the Kennebec river near the Maine Central wharf as Mrs Wotton seeks answers to her husband disappearance.

George C. Wotton Hyde Windlass Co Washington Street Sagadahoc Kennebec Maine Central Wotton

Boy Scouts Aid Search for Missing George Wotton

A 2 15 pm call mobilized 20 to 25 Bath scouts under Scoutmaster Calvin Kimball to search for George C. Wotton who vanished Sunday morning. The river shore party extended to lighthouses, the Bath side group toward Winnegance, but no trace was found. Miss Alice Sturtevant, Eastern State Normal School student, visited her parents on Washington street.

Boy Scouts George C. Wotton Bath Scouts Calvin Kimball Woolwich Bath Winnegance Alice Sturtevant Eastern State Normal School Castine William E. Sturtevant Washington Street

Wiscasset News Briefs and Local Notices

Wiscasset Academy baccalaureate set for Sunday at St Philip s church. Many residents and visitors are noted at summer homes and on weekend trips. A jail break involving eight liquor cases is reported with sheriff and state police assistance. Capt Enoch L Rowe dies in Providence aged 71. Masonic burial at East Machias. Community visits, house rentals, travel to Portland Augusta and Bangor noted. Fire threat near Ross B Nichols residence checked by bucket brigade. Alumni meeting for Wiscasset Academy planned June 6 with banquet to follow.

Wiscasset Academy St. Philip's Church Nelson Borland New York Smith Egbert Sewall Damarin Parker Moreau Sortwell Clarence Allen and Harold Chism Arthur Greenleaf Boothbay Harbor Greenleaf Giles and Baker Sargeant Shepard State Police Department George Desmond Milton Mass South Newcastle S. W. Nason Kenneth Nason Bath Unn Hutchins York Village William Borland Beverley Farms Snell House Lee Street Herbert W. Hawes Belgrade Lakes Enoch L. Rowe George Sawtelle Providence R. I Capt. Rowe Wiscasset Middle Street East Machias Lucia Eames West Roxbury Neal Creamer Gardiner John H. Southard Ernest G. Spinney Augusta Helen McLaughlin Portland Ernest Noble M. A. Griffin Effie J. Poole Wesley C Bingham The Forks Luther Hall Morton T. Holton Cambridge North Edgecomb Ross B. Nichols Joseph P. Tucker Walter G. Chase Joseph L. Neal Liberty Belfast A. H. Dodge Main Street Ellsworth Dodge Somerville Erastus Lewis Virginia Heath Seamon Pearce Turner Somes Legion and Auxiliary First Congregational Church Josie Blagdon Fred W. Blagdon Clarence A. Richards Stewartstown N. H Steve Richards E. Fred Albee Dorothy Fischer Lion's Club Richmond Lions’ Club Benjamin Webber Alberta Potter Orono Bernice Webber Esther Pray Cyril Grant East Boston Alex Grover Fred Moody Exeter Josephine Plumstead

Strawberries, bridges, and local signs of spring in 1893

Thrifty strawberry beds thrive as I A Macurda nears postmaster duties in Wiscasset. Rail work continues on the nearby bridge with payroll exceeding three thousand dollars monthly. A raft of logs heads to Westport mill while Birch Point mill rumors spark cautious optimism. Local notables travel to Massachusetts and Maine events unfold in Edgecomb and surrounding towns.

Sheepscot Echo I. A. Macurda M. E. Sewall Edgecomb Charles Weeks Massachusetts David McRitchie New York Washington Steadman Sheepscot Westport S. G. McFarland Nellie Coffin Poland Spring House Benjamin F. Blagdon Wiscasset Mr. Burroughs Birch Point Hilton Portland Otis W. B. Jackson Dana Winslow Freeman Hobson Hobson U.S Johnson

Commander and Mrs Webb Guests of Local Officers

Commander and Mrs Randall Webb of Boston spent the weekend and holiday as guests of Lieut Com and Mrs Robert W Ferrell of High Street. Commander Webb is attached to the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Randall Webb Boston Robert W. Ferrell High Street

Memorial Day Parade Honors Nation's Dead and Veterans

A Monday Memorial Day parade honors Civil War, Spanish American, World War, and Veterans of Foreign Wars veterans with Grand Marshal L. Hooker and Morse high school band. Services at Oak Grove cemetery, flower tribute for naval veterans, Sedgwick square dedication, and lunch at Grand Army memorial hall conclude the day.

Sons of Veterans Battery H 240Th C. A. C L. L. Hooker Morse High School John H. Grindell Edwin L. Emmons American Legion Oak Grove Cemetery F. L. Littlefield Soldiers’ and Sailors Center Street Hill Sedgwick Square Sedgwick Sedgewick No. 4 Grand Army Memorial Hall

Summer visitors and town notices fill Phippsburg report

Local society notes list guests and extended visits in Bath Sebasco Small Point and nearby towns. Families from Bath Swarthmore Providence New York and Marblehead spend weekends and summers with relatives and at cottages. Utilities expand with Central Maine Power Co extending service to Small Point.

Horace Norton Bath N. W Paul Gilmore Omar Perry Ernest Rogers James Perry Pauline Rogers Bowdoin Alice Benner Billy Oram South Portland N. W. Eaton Swarthmore Roland Eaton W. W. Farr Alvena Oliver Annie Cutting Dromore Harold Cushman Marblehead Mass Nathan Cushman Sebasco Raymond Trott Providence R. I Sumner Sewall Alexandra David New York Small Point Fred Percy Sidney Breck Chase Millen George Dearborn Frank Cushing Charles Cushing Green Street Central Maine Power Co Abner Wilson Ashdale Maurice Turk Williston

Last of Old Clippers Coming to Bath for Review

Pres Newell sent an ocean going vessel to Cumberland to fetch the Coriolanus and bring her to Bath. The plan is to dock around noon on the last flood tide at Kennebec and have the craft examined for reconditioning costs. No definite timing or extent of work is set as yet.

Newell Cumberland Boston Bath Kennebec Mr. Newell

West Bath social notes and Memorial day gatherings

West Bath residents hosted and visited relatives during Memorial Day weekend with guests from Buffalo Boston Portland Bath and Maine towns. Families attended fêtes at cottages in Brigham's Cove Parker Head Winnegance and Birch Point while others joined dances and supper events organized by local groups.

Clarence DeTuy Buffalo N. Y Ann E. Rich Berry's Mills Road Arthur Everbeck Winthrop Mass Harold H. Pendleton Boston Everbeck Robert Metcalf Campbell's Pond Frank Daniels Malden Birch Point Ernest E. Williams Ann. E. Rich Brighants Cove Ralph H. Dunton Portland Charles T. Small, Jr Harold E. Cutting Annette Martha Mildred Bath Edwin F. Ramsay Percy E. Holbrook Meadowbrook Road Samuel Lancaster Bangor Winnegance Lancasters Charles Stinson Gayton Eddy Helen Robert Quincy Mr. Eddy Allan Cates Berry’s Mills Road Dwinal E. Cornish Washington Street Ernest’ EB. Williams Tibbetts Brigham’s Cove Silas Bates Reading J. E. Marks Augusta Ernest A. Ward Lawrence Martin June Auburn William E. Eastman John A. L. MacLellan James B. Lemont Sanford's Crossing Mary MacDougall Boston City Hospital Mildred MacDougal Winchendon Fred A. Bubier Foster’s Point Samuel Coe Samuel, Jr Stanley Lewiston Fred W. Perreres Larrabee’s Grove Marie Wright Larrabee's Grove William L. Mitchell Fred Williams James Ann Williams Lincoln Williams Foster's Point Harry Williams Marion H. Dorman Perkins Parker Head Arthur C. Lemont Lemont Street Charles C. Chesley Harrys. Wallace Granite Street West J. Everett Mays Trufant’s Crossing Irving Snow Alfred B. Snow Trufant’s Hayden S University of Maine Orono Helen H Clementine K. Burns Saco van Kingsbury Glastonbury John G. Auban Mallet Road Auban Ruth Bryant John H. Bryant Witch Spring Road William Barrell Barbara Dwight Emma Stevens Turker E. C. Donnell Foster's Point Road Lillie ‘Donnell Emm. Larrabee Marguerite Lemont West Bath Grange Hall Eva L. Fulton Alice F. Johnson James R. Wing James Thurston Kenneth Smith Chester Stevens Harry Richardson Oscar Williams Ina Williams George Hunt Fred E. Drake Fred Jr Harry Hall Walter W. Larrabee Mastress Emily Larrabee James B. Lenont Bazm and Peul

Woolwich Weekend Guests and Community Notices

Woolwich in Houston for a fishing trip with Mr and Mrs Leigh Reed. Walter Gould of Boston and Everett Rice of Windham spent the weekend visiting relatives. Several locals and visitors hosted over the holiday as church events and cemetery meetings were announced. The First Baptist church at the Center reopened with a sermon by Rev T H Fernald and an electric lights dedication.

Merced Mice Houston Leigh Reed Walter Gould Boston William Gould Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice Alton Munsey Lay's Ferry Ernest Rice Richon Friends Eliza Hathorne Augusta Christine Hathorne Frank Preble Pittston James Cameron Cedar Grove Riverside Cemetery Association Ferry Woodfords George M. Stinson William Oldrieve James Dunton Howard Whittum Flushing N. Y Arthur J. McCann Dedham Mass John Reed Frank J. Walker Maxine John Wilson Wright Woolwich Union For Christian Service Julia Bishop North Reading Hartley Hathorne Nellie Bailey Bath City Hospital A. M. G. Soule Murphy's Corner Burnette L. Bailey Roberta B. Hathorne Gorham Normal School Marjorie Cutts Boothbay Harbor Montsweag Church Everette Brookings Wiscasset 7 Alton Berry Raymond Hathorne University of Maine Orono Sebago Lake Frank DeWick Robert Brunswick Boothby New York DeWick First Baptist Church Center T. H. Fernald Albert Hathorn Mary Dana Gladys Wright Hathorne Fernald Isaac Howard Clara Hawthorne

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