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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
8
A Bath Daily Times from May 27 1896 notes Bath's Young Men's Christian Association to meet, a country club meeting failed, local accidents and sea traffic updates, Hartleb Chestra Hose plans for Augusta muster, Madockawanda Red Men gift eagle, and steamer Kennebec schedule adjusted for Memorial Day.
May 28 1896 reports on Swett's drug store frontage Old Couples Home supper in Central church vestry and new police coats for officers Merrill Carol Lundrigan and Jack. Memorial day events include Bath Juniors vs Iron Foundry at Moses field and a brush fire near Knox & Lincoln yard.
Hyde Light Guards members plan a morning shooting at their range. Fred A. Fuller will become purser aboard the Percy V next month. G. G. Deering’s schooner is moved and ceiled. Wheelmen drop Bath resort run due to poor roads after rain. School children must bring flowers to school this afternoon. Alvin Gilmore joins Bath Gas and Electric Co. taking monthly meter readings. Howard Johnson returns from fishing trip and regales with Spider Club tales.
Albion Johnson Jr a 14 year old eighth grade pupil at Central Grammar school has completed his second freehand drawing an exhibition in the Times window. The pencil sketch depicts the Patten Free Library following an earlier Winter study of Morse High School. His next target will be the north side of the Y M C A building from the Common and then Davenport Memorial City Hall. He uses only a lead pencil with no rules or compass. Recent arrivals at the Hotel Sedgwick include Paul Eaton Bangor S A Willis New Haven Conn Stanley Henderson Atlantic Mass Mr and Mrs Joyce Boston B J Dowling Rockland and Mr and Mrs John L Hooper Wollaston Mass.
The account describes a visit from Cawnoor to Agra on Tuesday September 14 with a stay at Hotel Metropole. It details the Taj Mahal’s architecture built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife, transit by rail from Agra to Bombay, and observations of Indian life including dress, markets, and social customs.
The Bath Country Club stockholders vote to move the annual meeting from June to March second Monday. Elected anew are W. Shorey, H. Webber. Alden G. Smith replaces L. Eugene Thebeau. Edward W. Bridgham remains clerk and declines another presidential term. Directors reorganize with A. Spear as president and W. Dayton Hill as VP. The club rejects a beer license for 1936 and reports strong groundskeeping and growing membership.
Mrs Mary J Taylor aged 93 widow of Charles W Taylor died Monday afternoon at 1068 Washington Street after an illness confined her to her room since August. Born January 24 1843 in New Bedford Massachusetts she lived in Boston and Montreal before moving to Bath in 1889 where her husband ran the E B Drummond Coal Co. They had two children who died in infancy. A longtime Winter Street Congregational church member she survives through a cousin Mrs Nancy Nichols of Fairhaven Massachusetts. A church delegation from Winter Street attended the Lincoln Association event in Camden Tuesday.
Commissioner Foyler closes Denny's River in Dennysville to weir and net fishing after a public hearing. The move aims to develop the river as a premier salmon sport stream, with local officials and the new Denny's River Salmon Club predicting substantial tourism and economic benefits for Dennysville and surrounding towns.
At the University of Maine commencement June 5 to 8 alumni from the 50-year and older classes will convene. The meeting aims to form a permanent group for all classes through 1886, elect officers, and choose a name for the organization.
Public notice lists expenditures of a minimum five dollars for primary candidates including Wallace White Jr and U S Lewis Barrows along with other named contenders. Sagadahoc probate notices record final accounts and appointment of administrators for Bath area estates with required public hearings in June.
Promoter Nick Mihalos presents an all-star boxing kaart featuring featherweights lightweights welters and a light heavyweight bout at the Arcade arena Friday evening. Notable fighters include Jack Hagerty of Ayer Eddie McLaughlin of Providence Joe Marciente of Montreal Rob Ritchie of Ayer and Bobby Allen of Nova Scotia.
A Gardiner municipal court hearing ruled a horse owned by Richard Munn of Litchfield could live with proper care after Dr. Myron Maddocks testified that tooth extraction led to rapid recovery. Judge Adkins suspended action for a month to confirm permanence of the improvement.
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