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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1932

Page

5

Richmond Social Notes and Memorial Day Observances

Richmond community updates include visits by Mrs. Walter Douglass and relatives in Lewiston, Memorial Day services led by Governor Gardiner, Legion events, and local graduations. Locals attend church, Masonic and D A R activities, and plan Miss Parks Night and a June 7 Legion supper.

Walter Douglass Bowdoin C. H. Cobb Hattie McKenna Raynor Porter Lewiston Fred Hutchinson Melvin Wie Banks Ridley Harpswell Alice Varney Portsmouth N. H Miss Varney Roy Varney C. W. Gray E. O. Tarr Arthur Witham Pemaquid J. T. Witham Ernest Meserve Charles Joyce Lisbon Falls A. D. Page M. E. Waters Andover Mass Leighton Gardner Star Club Richmond Red Cross Margaret Herfel Portland Fannie F. Wilson Bath D. O. Cate Robert Charlotte Benton American Legion Legion Hall Father Biglin Daughters of Union Veterans of Daughters of the Revolution Miss Parks Opera House Lulu Baker Augusta Parks J. W. Ranchette Board of Selectmen Frank W. Alexander Richmond Alumni Association W. H. Haynes Otis Burke Dorchester General Assembly Postoffice Square William Tudor Gardiner Naval Service Farnham’s Cotton and Evergreen Dresden Mills Masonic Hall Graves Margaret Grover Fred Webber Gardiner Charles B. Sinden Methodist Church of Madison Jesse Dumas Clarence B. Morrill Betty Sinden John E. Hall West Dresden G. C. Mariner Charles Grondin Olive Stil Fort Richmond Palermo Amasa Soule Joseph Dostie Richmond High School Methodist Church P. J. Quigg Levant

Woolwich Church Programs and Memorial Day Observances

The Woolwich notes describe services and events including an essay on Light by Miss Isaphene Dolloff, choir selections, vocal duets, and organ accompaniment by Mrs. Sarah Bagley Wright. Pulpits were filled by Rev. H. H. Bishop and Rev. Allen with Memorial Day themed sermons and a Sea faring Life address. Mrs. Albert Hathorn led music. Merle Jameson performed a violin solo and Miss Mary Dana sang. Mrs. Raymond Trott and son Houghton of Providence visited Mrs. Trott.

Isaphene Dolloff Sarah Bagley Wright Wade Albert Hathorn Merle Jameson Mary Dana

Georgetown Seaside Notes on Weddings and Summer Church Services

Georgetown reports a busy schedule with summer church plans. Rev G W Wieting and wife arrive to lead Robinhood and Arrowsic churches, while services restart next Sunday at 10 30. Also noted are visitors, illnesses, and Memorial Day gatherings across Georgetown and neighboring towns.

F. W. Hovey Amy Grace Edgecomb Christian Endeavor H. G. Heald Annie M. Jones Melrose Highlands Mass Roscoe P. Todd Alvah Reynolds Abbbie Reynolds Henry Harpswell Waterville Ambrose McFadden S. W. Scott Bath Augusta Rowe George Willis Woolwich Owen Marr A. S. Cunningham Sumner Bryer Essay Nellie D. Thompson Frank Churchill Ralph Carlisle Winchester Kennebec Point Dorothy W. Oliver Kingston W. C. Todd William Marr Marrtown Dr. Smith Albert Marr Quincy Raymond Marr Alex Marr Charles MacMahan Walter Beane Everett Harry Horne Amy Hovey Gorham Normal School Grace Hovey Morse High Gilbert W. Wieting Boston University Methodist Robinhood Arrowsic Wieting Boston University School of Theology School of Religious Education B. U Texas Southern Conference Boston Norman Trafton Gardiner Charles Willams Becket Arthur Todd Lisbon Jennie Todd Sewall Webster Augusta Indian Point Orean Cote Manchester N. H Walter V. Cummings Agnes Powers Albert Diamant New Jersey Richard Morrison Lexington George E. Smith Sagadahoc Bay Elizabeth Hunt Center School Rapheal Higgins Providence R. L John Stacey Popham William A. Todd H. M. Trafton Doris Melrose Everett Trafton G. W. Wieting Georgetown

West Bath Social Notes Mention Local Visitors

West Bath residents report guests visiting from Sabine and Bath area. Wilbert and Dana visited friends in Sabine on Sunday while Mrs. James McNary remains home with a sprained foot. Herbert Mallard and family of Portland joined at the Dean cottage, and Henry G Hodgdon and family of Green street Bath were also at their cottage on Sunday.

Wilbert Dana Sabine James McNary Herbert Mallard Portland Dean Cottage Henry G. Hodgdon Green Street Bath

Memorial Day Visits and Newborn in South Gardiner

South Dresden reports Mr and Mrs L H Siegars with son Joseph and Joseph Burgess and brother George visiting South Gardiner. Albert Tibbetts, ill recently, shows improvement. Mrs Harold Wall leaves confinement after a cold. Mr and Mrs George Tibbetts of Richmond visit relatives for Memorial Day. Mr and Mrs Albert Pottle announce the birth of a daughter born in May.

L. H. Siegars Joseph Joseph Burgess George South Gardiner Albert Tibbetts Harold Wall George Tibbetts Richmond Town Albert Pottle

Birthday Greetings for Dural Howard Mark Ne 1871

Howard Dura L. Howard longtime city figure and former mayoral aspirant receives birthday congratulations on May 28 1871. A lifelong tobacco trader born in West Rockport son of Henry E Howard he moved to the city in 1899 and later served as Ward 2 alderman in 1918. He married Amanda Johnson in 1897.

Dura L. Howard Mr. Howard West Rockport Henry E. Howard Rockford, Ill Amanda Johnson Samuel Johnson Rockford Kennebec

Sheriff Henderson Birthday Highlighted in Sagadahoc County

Sunday greetings marked the birthday of Sheriff Albert Henderson who has led Sagadahoc County for six years. A Bowdoinham native, he moved to this city after 1927 appointment by Governor Ralph O. Brewster, and he and Margaret Read celebrated 30 years of marriage. The couple has four sons, with ties to Gardiner and local institutions, and Henderson holds multiple Masonic and fraternal memberships. Their home is at 885 Middle Street.

Albert Henderson Bowdeinham Ralph O. Brewster J. Horace McClure Fred H. Thompson Sagadahoc Margaret E. Read James Rosa Bishop Read Hendersons James R Gardiner Bernard Albert Donald University of Maine Herbert A. Henderson Morse High School Merry Meeting Grange Bowdoinham Sagadahse Pomona Village Lodge of Masons St. Vernon Royal Arch Henderson Middle Street

Nine Year Old Pupil Publishes Poems in Georgia Paper

The Columbus News in Georgia published verses by Mary Frances Kelley nine years old, daughter of Lieut Harod S Kelley and Mrs Kelley, and granddaughter of Mrs Seddice F Kelley of Bath. The poems praise spring and caution against mischief, reflecting a Fort Benning school pupil’s voice.

Columbus News Columbus Harod S. Kelley Kelley Seddice F. Kelley Russell Street Lieut. Kelley West Point Forts Benning Mary Frances Kelley Fort Benning

Five Islands Social Links and Weekend Visitors

The article lists numerous visitors and residents at Five Islands and nearby cottages. Names include Bradford C. Redennett, Marrs, Berry, Snowman, Haskell, Rasmesson, Pinkham, Stevens, Carr, Farwell, Hodgdon, MacMahan, Gray, Aingley, Stevens, Harley, Hinckley, Yeo, Stinson, Howard, Alien, McNeil, Campbell, Minchen, Thibodeau, Cranshaw, Wales, Walker, Boynton, Cubbage, Wikam, Williams, and Hilton. It notes weekend stays, cottage visits, and corrections to officers.

Lincolln Campbell, Jr Bradford C. Redennett Wiscasset Alexander Marr Everett, Mass Bath Five Islands E. C. Higgins C. A. Rasmesson Pauline Medford Mass Pollyanna Lodge George Floyd Groton Harmon's Harbor S. G. Haskell Addie Stevens Ladies’ Aid Izetta Pinkham Willa Stevens F. P. Carr Portland Eugene Farwell Auburn Robert Hodgdon Mhilden C. A. MacMahan Cambridge W. E. Gray Leslie Aingley Virginia Dorothy Stevens Southport Charles Davis H. J. Beisenhauer Percy MacGilvreynd Herbert Moore and Charles and Herbert Belmont Thelma Davis Hartley Harley T. E. Cromwell Alice Cromwell E. A. Freeman Quincy Wales Newton A. W. Walker Malden N. E. Boynton Neil Malden Island S. M. Cubbage New York Teon Wikam Waltham Williams

Myrtle Lodge No 8 Marks 32nd Anniversary in Odd Fellows Hall

Myrtle Lodge No 8 U O U L observed its 32nd anniversary with supper and entertainment. Officers and charter members attended as Antoinette L Teeling led the program featuring Dorothea Nash on violin, Mrs Howard Nash on piano, readings by Annie Henderson and Lizzie French, and a plantation act with blackfaced performers.

Myrtle Lodge Odd Fellows’ Hall Lodge Antoinette L. Teeling Dorothea Nash Howard O. Nash Annie Henderson Chester Verrey Lizzie French Zeuleika Kingsbury Lucelia Blake Lizzie Hatey Eleanor MacDonald Marion King Fannie Clark Teeling Joe

Relics of past years fade as covered bridge disappears

The Boston Transcript notes disappearing covered bridges in New England. Strickland's Ferry at Livermore Falls on the Androscoggin river has functioned for nearly a century linking Bretton's Mills. The ferry, still summoned by bell, faces obsolescence as travelers recall bygone travel. Meanwhile Mrs. Charles Connor and her sister sail June 15 from New York aboard the Europa for an eight week tour of Europe.

Boston Transcript New England Strickland's Ferry Livermore Falls Androscoggin Bretton’s Mills Livermore Charles Connor High Street H. E. Davis Portland New York City England France Switzerland Germany

Lincoln Association Meeting Set for June 7 Bath

The 22nd annual meeting of the Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers will be held on Tuesday June 7 at Winter Street church Bath with two sessions afternoon and evening. The program includes worship led by Rev Winfield Witham and talks by Rev Orville J Guptill and Rev Joseph L Moulton with reports, elections, and communion concluding at 515 PM.

Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers Winter Street Bath Winfield E. K. Bassett Boothbay Harbor Joseph L. Moulton Rahuri Bombay Presidency India Moulton Fred K. Sturtevant Carl Albee Edwin D. Hardin Winter Street Church Henry W. Webb Wiscasset R. R. Marston

Bath boy arraigned on malicious mischief charge

A 16 year old Bath youth was arraigned in municipal court on malicious mischief after officers found a cloth bag containing tools he claimed were his lunch. He said he planned to fish with a friend and found most of the tools at the city dump.

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