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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
5
Society gossip notes about graduates and their ambitions blend with a weekend of local engagements. The column lists moves, travels, health news, family trips, and obituaries, including the Hodgdon Nichols accident and ongoing community events in Bath Maine.
Naval Constructor I S Adams of Kittery Navy Yard directed the Navy Relief Society ball held Tuesday evening in the equipment building to benefit the society, with two bands alternating music and a net of 500 dollars. In Biddeford, the Trust Hospital Nurses Alumni Association elected officers at its Wednesday banquet in Dunston, naming Floy Hutchinson president Harriet Boynton vice president Amy Brooks secretary Leena Clark treasurer, Crosby a graduate of the class of Gui.
Rev. A. Evans of People's Baptist Church caught the first salmon of the East Sebago fishing season. W. D. Hinds Co. of Portland mounted the 7 lb 15 oz fish in glass, calling it the finest among forty mounted this spring. The lifelike display shows the hook in the mouth with line attached. Evans considers it a valuable souvenir.
Mr Dow and his wife camp on Popham Beach midway to Fox Island. He last worked as day clerk at the Rockledge two years ago during a stay tied to Landlord Priest and has not returned since leaving the hotel that autumn.
The Class of 1890 met at Mrs. J. T. Snipe’s home Friday to plan the 26th anniversary reunion. Mrs. H. S. Waterhouse attended the Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting with Wesley M. E. Church, formerly Miss Ethel Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Adams and grandson plan to arrive next Tuesday after a trip to California. They toured Colorado Springs on Friday during their travels. Dr. and Mrs. D. T. Percy of Arlington Massachusetts, Mrs. Almy, Percys mother, and a New York City friend arrived Wednesday to spend a week in the Percy cottage at Popham before the summer season.
Wed afternoon program ran three to five with ice cream for over 300 district children. Committees aided teachers, and the year closed with a healthy treasury, two Victrolas, records, and flags for Weeks St Grammar. Officers were re elected for the next year.
Miss Esther H. Jones of this city sang solo at Tuesday’s concert in Jordan Hall. Her performance featured Beethoven’s pianoforte concerto in C minor under the baton of Arthur Shepherd, formerly Salt Lake Symphony conductor and now leading the New England Conservatory orchestra.
Lieutenant Commander J K Rassey Wiscey arrived in town Saturday to oversee fitting out of torpedo boat destroyer Wadsworth and to command the ship upon its commissioning. He has served in the Bureau of Navigation and enters the Navy in 1895.
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Haggett arrive back from New Jersey for the summer vacation staying at their family residence.
Cadet Harry R. Pierce son of Mrs Sophia Pierce of Waterville completes his second year at the United States Military Academy West Point and will go on leave with part of the summer spent at Squirrel Island with his mother and several cadet guests.
Milton Kimball of Westminster School Simsbury CT won the Pinchot Cup as senior of the year for outstanding service to the school. He captained a top football team that was unscored upon by Taft and others and also played baseball. He will enter Yale this fall. Frank H. Percy left for the weekend with his brother. Dr Thomas Percy returned with Miss Carol Percy.
Mr and Mrs John H iude hosted a weekend at Elmhurst with Mr and Mrs Fenn and Miss Faxon. Two bush fires damaged adjacent Elmhurst property while residents were entertained. Mrs J H Raymond arrives from Rockland for summer at Mrs J Hi Hanscome s Washington Street home. Rev Maurice J Duncklee and wife depart for California. several ministers are engaged to serve at Winter Street Congregational during absence. Church to close the last two Sundays in July and the first two in August.
The column lists weekend visitors in North Woolwich Debates familys travel: Frank H. Percy and daughter Carol return from Arlington Massachusetts Rev T N Kewley attends Portland preachers meeting and Dunlap Hatch enjoys a vacation at Popham. The Sewalls return from Redlands California. Rev and Mrs Evans receive a May basket from former parishioner Marie Southard of Richmond. Major Ray Eaton resigns as Maine G A R department commander. Thomas S Benson to assume role, with encampment in Portland scheduled June 22 and 28.
Mrs Frank E Southard and her daughter Miss Frances leave Bath for a extended trip to the Pacific coast. They will first visit Mrs Southards brother in New York then travel to Niagara Falls Cleveland and Chicago before Spokane for the relatives visit and the San Francisco Exposition. On return Miss Frances will enter Wellesley College to continue her musical studies noted for a promising future in piano and cello.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McCarty were guests at Tacoma Inn Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell of West Gardiner and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Campbell of Waterville, formerly of this city, were also registered.
Carpenter James S. Jones of the U S N aboard the U S S Birmingham now at Charlestown Navy Yard spends a few days at home with his father, retired U S Army Sergeant James Jones. W L Bridgham of University of Maine class of 1916, who has been visiting his brother, County Attorney Bridgham, leaves for Farmington to head a summer boys school at Abbott Academy in its third season.
Chelsea Waldron of Portland spends the week in Bath and serves as cashier on a Portland Boston steamer. Miss Alice Rich, a New York studio veteran, is at Clifton Street home for a spell. John Larrabee Purington, head of J F Will in Brunswick, and Miss Claire Morrison, a Bath City Hospital graduate nurse, plan to wed at St Pauls church in Brunswick on June 1 and will reside in Brunswick.
Mrs D M Humphreys visited her daughter Mrs Robert Ballard of Westbrook last Tuesday Mr and Mrs Joseph Torrey and Miss Martha Foote attended graduation at Wellesley College where Miss Margaret Torrey graduates Frank D Cushing returns from Northampton where he spent the winter Miss Janet Cutler comes home next week from the Whittier school Merrimac Mass for vacation She is an instructress there Commodore Robert Toothaker of the New Meadows Boat Club sold his speed boat and bought a cabin cruiser
Mile Toutain of Lewiston has concluded her French classes in this city and expects to resume instruction here in September. Miss Annie Torrey of Cony High School will spend her vacation in Boston and visit Bath briefly. Miss Leonice Morse has returned home from St. Margaret's School in Waterbury Connecticut.
At a Fortnightly Club meeting last Monday directors voted to combine with the Cosmopolitan for a November 15 concert at Winter Street Church. Mme Scotney, world famous soprano, assisted by tenor Howard White, will perform, arranged through the White Entertainment Bureau of Boston. The event is billed as one of Bath’s finest musical times.
Misses Dorothy Sewall Ethel Cochran Priscilla Kimball Louise Hill Miriam Kimball Pauline Hatch Frances Cummings Dorothy Nichols Isabelle Olin Doris Stetson and Louise Haggett attended Bowdoin College's junior dance last Friday evening as part of the social event.
Scores of strangers admire the grounds around Hon. John S. Hyde's new mansion as Bath residents note the Brunswick celebration and some wish Bath would host a summer carnival.
Miss Leonice B. Morse entertained Monday afternoon at her Summer Street home. Mr and Mrs Isaac Coombs reside in the Hodgdon house on Green Street, formerly of Mr and Mrs Rodney Ross. The Rose Garden Husband joins the Cosmopolitan Club library.
Miss Elizabeth Dean was a weekend guest of Mrs. Henry W. Cobb of Augusta. Mr and Mrs Frank Totman George and Miss Louise Sonia were Sunday cottagers at Happy Nook. George W Dean enjoyed an automobile trip to Augusta last Sunday. Miss Dolly Sewall has returned home from boarding school in Washington. Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson entertained Wednesday evening with four tables of auction, lunch of lobster salad and ices.
Dunlap Hatch moved his cottage at Popham Beach and added a piazza. Mr and Mrs Leonard Norsworthy and daughter Elizabeth arrived from New York with Mrs Norsworthy and daughter staying all summer while Mr Norsworthy remains two weeks. Mrs Charles Saunders of Waltham Mass who has been at Popham Beach visited Bath last Thursday and will join family at Popham on June 25 for the season.
Miss Jane Stewart visits Bath as guest of Mrs. Ernest Johnson. Miss Bess Webber recovers from an appendectomy at Bath City Hospital and expects to go home soon. William D. Sewall and family depart today for an automobile trip through the Berkshires.
Miss Agnes Humphreys spent last Wednesday in Portland as the guest of her sister Mrs. Robert Ballard. Miss Louise S Fuller has arrived home from New York where she studied at Columbia University. She will stay two weeks with Fred A Fuller before heading to California, leaving New York June 26 for five weeks.
George Jewett enjoys a Berkshires journey. Mrs FE W Hyde returns from New York visit. Mrs M J Hennessy and family plan a July cottage stay at Popham Beach for two weeks. Hon and Mrs Frank A Small and sons Joseph and Donald depart July 1 for a long summer at Popham Beach, a recurring family tradition.
Arthur C. Shorey visits with his uncle Editor H A Shorey of the Bridgton News. Mrs M F Taylor goes to Winthrop for a few days to visit her son Frank. Martin Hector of Fargo N D visits the town this week with Mr and Mrs William D Sewall. Mrs C F Magoun Mrs E J Marston Mrs H W Tucker and Mrs J P Ledyard visit in Portland Tuesday.
Ernest O Sugden of Orland Maine and W W Taybor of Haverhill representing Philips Academy Andover Mass visited the Public Library for Indian relic research. They depart Thursday to Castine where they will join Prof W K Moorehead from the Indian Commission of the United States.
Elm Street builds a new north side sidewalk while Bath hosts crowds and events. C H Crocker ships lighter hay to Bath from Pittston. Bath lawyers close summers. parish lawn blooms. mackerel arrive on Nova Scotia coast. High Street fishing and gun club activity noted along with a lost cat, police beat resumption, and native strawberries. A riverine Merry-go-round moves to Gardiner. Morse High School class of 1914 reunion date shifted. dances at K Y C with local managers. old vessel in Woolwich recalled. hake fillets abound with gulls feeding on spawn offshore.
Miss Georgetta M Baryles and James E Marr wed Wednesday evening in a Bayles Street ceremony witnessed by relatives and eight departments from People's Baptist Church. Rev S A Evans officiated under evergreen arches as best man Andros Coleman and bridesmaid Florence Stevens attended. The couple to honeymoon in Boston and New York before settling at 505 Middle Street after July 1.
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