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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1929

Page

3

Personal Items Chronicle Bath and Visiting Guests

Bath notes detail travels of Mr. and Mrs. Irish and friends on voyages to England and back via Scythia and Scythia. visits to Boston Bath and Yarmouth. domestic moves and social events including birthdays, commencements, and hospital stays. various locals travel, host, and return from trips with multiple named households and institutions.

Missing Atkins relatives of Iowa mother under eye

Mrs. Walter Gasser and children Elea Nor and Russell, longtime Atkins residents, have not yet returned to their mother Mrs. Sarah Mosher of 34 Bath. A family contact remains uncertain as efforts continue.

Walter Gasser Eleanor Russell Atkins Iowa Sarah Mosher Bath Street

Mrs Edith Campbell Leaves Bath Visit Portland

Mrs Edith Campbell who spent the winter in Bath and stayed at Westport Junction with her Aunt Mrs Anna Jewett has gone to Portland to visit her daughter Mrs Everett Pollard for a stay.

Edith Campbell Bath Westport Junction Anna Jewett Portland Everett Pollard

Bath news notes and distant visitors in town

Roy E. Thistle of Southworth Machine Co. Portland visits Bath with family links to Bath city messenger George W. Thistle. Various locals and visitors spread across Gloucester, East Boothbay, Spencer's Island, Belfast, and Portland for work, schooling, and summer residences, with trips to Lynn and Presque Isle and a Federal Judge's Summer plans.

Roy E. Thistle Southworth Machine Co Portland George W. Thistle City Messenger Bath Mr. Thistle Gloucester Mass Charles Thistle

Mrs Muse Returns to City Hospital for Right Ear Mastoid Trouble

Mrs Frank Muse of 51 Chestnut Street has been readmitted to City hospital for treatment of a mastoid infection in the right ear after returning home a week ago.

Frank O. Smith Washington, D. C Harry Day Green Street Smith Detroit Aetna Insurance Co Frank Muse Chestnut Street City Hospital

Bath Hosts Visiters Tied to Colby College Drive

Mrs Walter S Glidden returns from Malden Mass with sister Mrs Edith Weeks Judge Glidden comes back from Camp Porcupine Sugar Island Lake Moosehead where he visited ex Mayor Samuel R Percy last week Hon H E Wadsworth of Winthrop and Portland attorney Charles E Gurney in Bath Monday for business linked to a half million dollar Colby College development drive

Cecil H. Tucker Bath Bermuda West Bath Tucker Harold P. Small H. P. Small Co Chicago Radio Manufacturers Association Small Silver Marshall Radio Distributors Co Mr. Small Maine Mr.Small Toledo Walter S. Glidden Malden Mass Edith Weeks Judge Glidden Camp Porcunine Sugar Island Lake Moosehead Samuel R. Percy H. E. Wadsworth Winthrow Charles E. Gurney Portland Colby College

Herbert Morse Returns to New York to Join Ship Sara More

Herbert Morse returns to New York City to rejoin the ship Sara More after a week at home in Bath and at Tsle Av Haut.

Herbert Morse New York City Saramore Bath Tsle Av Haut

Notable Visitors and Travel Plans Mentioned

Mr and Mrs Albert Rockefellow of Town Mass host at Mechanic street while Mr and Mrs Howard P Hill and twin sons David and Donald visit. Miss Margaret Cargill an interior decorator from New York returns Thursday then sails February 20 on the Ro Chambeau to Italy and Spain for a business trip.

Harold M. Sewall Loyall New York Sewall Bert Wad. Levall ‘Salle Tre de Prance Europe London France Russia Oversea Homes Inc Albert Rockefellow Town Mass Howard P Hill David and Donald Saco Reed Mechanic Street Margaret Cargill Ann Kimball Rochambeau Italy Spain

Wesley Observes Children's Sunday with Concert and Lessons

Wesley Church held a Children's Sunday with a full program including a morning service, a Sunday School concert, and various readings, songs, and dramatizations led by the junior and primary departments. The event featured a flower presentation, a welcome, and praise songs, followed by a benediction and committee acknowledgments.

Ptofor Robert

Aldermen empower landing committee for Bath State Ferry site

Aldermen Maxwell Powers and E Mason Wright were authorized to push the Bath landing project. They consult with Senator Carlton to adapt the Bath State Ferry site for tourist use and seek cost quotations. A longer floating stage is planned and a runway from wharf to the stage has been located.

Maxwell Powers E. Mason Wright Bath Powers F. W. Carlton City Landing

Fire destroys house of William Atwood in Phippsburg

Fire swept a home near the Kennebec river in Phippsburg belonging to William Atwood. Neighbors aided the family as most belongings were lost, with insurance covering part of the damage. Atwood works in Bath and a Morse high school student attends nearby.

Dorothy Dunton Furber William A. Furber Bath Franklin Stevens Epps Auburn Furber Dike School Morse High School Gorham Normal Dr. Epps C. B. Epps Winchendon Mass Murdock High School Wilbraham Academy Massachusetts College of Osteopathy Board of Education E. S. Crosby Co., Insurance William Atwood Kennebec River Phippsburg Pitch Pine Hill Mr. Atwood Atwood

Local residents visit in Cherryfield by Hastings family

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kittridge and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lemont motored to Cherryfield Saturday to visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hastings. Mrs. Kittridge remained to visit her daughter and the others returned Sunday evening.

Virginia Chester Kingsley Cobbread Ellen Stevens Mary Sewall Marie Safford Marjorie Gilmore Charlotte Page Sylvia Katz Lucille Johnson Madeline Dunton Marjorie Trott Alicia Clinto Elizabeth Pinkham Frank M. Bowker Pine Street Arthur Bowker Portland Orono University of Maine Bowker Arthur P. Sampson Richard Alice Columbia Road Woodfords Carrie M. Sampson Belmont Mass Lafayette Lake Fred Kittridge Everett Lemont Cherryfield Richard Hastings

Colby College Freshman Dorothy Smith Returns Home

Miss Dorothy Smith completes her freshman year at Colby College Waterville and arrives home for the summer to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles H Smith at 826 Wash street.

Dorothy Smith Colby College Waterville Charles H. Smith Washington Street

Mrs B F Savage Dies in Lewiston

Mrs. B F Savage died Wednesday in Lewiston after a brief illness. She was a longtime resident and leaves a surviving family in the community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.

B. F. Savage Lewiston

Bath Notes Show City Life And Waterfront Upgrades

The Bath city column reports daylight schedules for several insurance firms, local vehicle theft recovery, a new seating plan for city government meetings, and a tribute to the Arctic expedition botanist. It notes tulip bed damage by youths, Boothbay Harbor road work, a new log cabin arcade by the By-Way, steamer Virginia resuming Bath Harbor service, license grants for gas and fireworks, and new city constables will be appointed.

Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Townsend Avenue Marbor Fuller-Cobb Dry Goods Rockland

Verona Yacht Launch Highlights Wiscasset Week

The Verona yacht was launched at Pendleton's with 81 feet four inches length and 19 feet 15 inches beam. Powered by a sixty horsepower Diesel and fitted with modern amenities, the vessel carries six crew and will inspire Pendleton shipyard activity with two more 55 foot boats contracted for John G. Alden of New York. The event drew Dr. J. R. Bishop and out of town guests, while local Alumni gathered for their twenty eighth annual meeting.

H. Snow Pine Point Frank W. Gould Augusta C. D. Howard J. X. Duval Concord N. H W. J. Warner Hartford Conn E. M. Bailey New Haven L. B. Brown Woolwich A. W. Clement Scarboro A. M. G. Soule Viola Rice Margaret Campbell John B. Burke Gardiner J. E. Curson, Jr Boston Mass Verona Pendleton Wiscasset Wiscasset Bay F. F. Pendleton John G. Alden New York Edith Hilton S. Sewall Edna Southard Mary Cowley Priscilla Lewis B. C. Redennett Charles S. Sewall Far North Labrador Association Masonic Hall C. A. Richards Carl M. P. Larrabee J. R. Clifford Maine Methodist Conference Sheepscot South Newcastle Frank B. Nichols Bath C. E. Emerson Federal Street Hattie Bearce Stella Waltz Nellie Bearce Edith Waltz Otis Witham Damariscotta Mills Ella Abbott Ira Redonnett Malden

Opera House Manager Halts Sunday Film Showings

Bath Opera House will stop Sunday motion pictures after municipal action and a legal opinion. Manager Powell welcomed the ruling and praised Mayor Cahill Aldermen and Rev Wolstenholme for courteous treatment as the move to discontinue Sunday screenings proceeds.

Bath Opera House Powell Bridgham Mel People’s Auditorium Cahill George B. Wolstenholme Opera House

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Thrasher Hallowell Betty Catherine McGuiggan Wesley Asseses Fay Jerome EE Oaslm Raymond Ramsey Grace Swain Margaret Sampson CIA James ‘Temple Dorothy Parshley Edna Besaw Barbara Hopkins Wesley Plummer Effie Pinkham Norman Reynolds Elaine Corliss Howard King Charlotte Olmstead Edward Butterfield Fields of Galilee William Phillips Shepherd Charlotte King Mary Holbrook Aon Margaret Gordon Mary Childs Mildred Chellis Helen Hosmer Maxine Wallace Merline Pinkham Shirley Tobey Elizabeth Butterfield Olive Ripley Chester Willett Frederick Ripley Jesus Dorothy Wing Song Mary Bates Norman Seekins Cora Murray Martha Stilphen Serio Evelyn Trott Elizabeth Trott Harry Chapman Moses Kathleen Lewis Arlene Littlefield John Coombs Lloyd Daley George Hopkins Willett Omah Trott William Besaw Caroline Whittier Aries James B.eer Sons D. M. Humphries Co Pod. Hinckley Pred. Thompson Owen J. Ledyard Roe D Quebec Louis Bis Massachusetts Arthur McDonald Central Maine Power Co McDonald North Street Hockomock Bay Scanlon Epicurés Davenport Memorial Gilmore City Treas Hall Child Council Pres. Quicksall Masonic Grand Lodge of Hall of Columbia Lodge Arthur W. Crafts Harold E. Cooke Harold L. Troop Cummings Motor Co Hardings Fred W. Barron Marshall Avenue Wiscisset Academy MacMillan Cosmopolitan Club Center Washington Streets Charles W. Walsh Bath Cleansing & Dyeing Works New England Association of Dyers & Cleaners Chamber of Commerce Roland Smith Post A. L Washington and Oak Streets Legion Bath and Harbor Oliver Mary Lindenberg Oak Front Streets Joseph R. Sanford Center Street John PF. King Alexander McDonald Scott, Principa Samuel Povich State Hospital Stanley M. Brown Charles T. Henderson
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