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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
8
A long column of social notes and town news from Bath includes club gatherings, school events, visits, and Memorial Day activities. Details mention the Sans Souci Club at New Meadows Inn, missing persons Jennie Hall and Mabel Hill Smith returning home, and numerous residents traveling, hosting, or attending recitals, teas, and church events across Bath and nearby towns.
George E. Willis and John E. Fitzgerald visit on business while Elizabeth Hayes, Leora Thurlow, and Walter Barker return from recent trips. Bath shipbuilding notes mention Bowker delaying timber shipments as crews head to Cumberland Mills. Local families host relatives, attend funerals, and plan summer stays at Breakwater Court with Norton family ties.
A large gathering at Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church bade farewell to Mr and Mrs A A Morse. Rev C W Harrison praised Morse as a trusted church and community leader with 51 years at the church and 40 years on the official board. Mrs Morse departs for Boston with plans to visit relatives before joining Mr Morse in Minneapolis for summer with their son Dr John H Morse.
Supt. of Streets O F Williams welcomes his first grandchild a daughter born Sunday in Parker Head at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wyman. The infant is Oscar Williams’ grandchild.
Ray Oliver of Quincy and his sister Leila enjoy a week at Bay Point. Miss Ethel Trask of Auburn visits home for Memorial Day with her mother Mrs. Mary Trask. Mrs. Woodbury Potter of Bath visits brother Charles H. Stinson. Mrs. Winship Reed visits town on Sunday. Ellison Houdlette tills and prepares several gardens this week. A surprise party honors Mrs. Charles Perkins for her birthday with games ices cake and many gifts and best wishes from friends.
Dorchester couple Mr and Mrs Robert Van Amringe visited West Bath for Memorial Day weekend at Rufus Lombards home. Alice Bates from Peedhamont spent part of the week on the Mitchell farm. Civil War veteran Timothy Morrison of Togus Home stayed two weeks in town with niece Mrs Charles Lee. Mrs S R Brown and W F Mitchell attended the Morse farewell at Wesley Church as the Morses prepare to move to Minneapolis to join their son Dr John Morse.
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange joined Woolwich Grange for a Wednesday meeting drawing a large attendance. Harvey T. Bailey arrived in Portland earlier in the week and returned with a new Ford car he is learning to drive. Charles Sheldon from Gardiner spent Sunday with his mother Nancy Munsey who has been ill for a month.
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