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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1933

Page

5

Lincoln County Union annual meeting at Wiscasset church

Lincoln County Union gathered Friday in the Congregational church Wiscasset with the Women’s club of Wiscasset as hostess about 125 attendees from Damariscotta Newcastle Damariscotta Mills Waldoboro Boothbay Harbor and invited Maine Progressive Union clubs from Bath Freeport Lisbon and Winnegance. Officers and members spoke on conservation and Home projects as luncheon and program followed with music a skit and reports from local clubs and dignitaries.

Lincoln County Union Congregational Church Wiscasset Women's Club Damariscotta-Newcastle Damariscotta Mills Waldoboro Boothbay Harbor Maine Progressive Union Bath Freeport Lisbon Winnegance Hostess Club Frank A Hodgdon Woolwich Women's Club of Ralph Griffin Damarmscott Henry W. Webb Union Hodgdon Division of Conservation and Gardens Department of Education Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Beesie Mikels Wiscaset Tnaihun Nash Dimariscotla Newcastle Nach Hlome Potter Bates College Maude Clark Gay Mane Federation Samuel Erskine Damariscott St. Philip's Parish Wormers Club Wiscusstl Anne Dodge Clubs The Mary Higgins Frances Sortwell Mary Hobson BE. G. Spinney George M. Haushalter Charles E. Titus Hobson Damariscotta-Newcastle Club Bond Lincoln County Ruth Ellingwood Rockland Lincoln County Union Wall Alice Fp, Johnson George A. Churchill Webb Alice Maney Bangor Willard L. Harwood Boston Dorothy A. Welch Charles R Farnham Harry G. Deering Roscoe P. McFadden Leland R Mitchell Minnie A. White Frank A. Jaqua Thomas W. Pease

Movers And Residents In Town On Week List

From old files Capt. Blake has moved into the Tucker house on High street. Henry Ingalls and daughter are in Boston this week. Miss Blanche Quinnam returned from Boston Saturday. Nathaniel Lincoln is in Boston this week. Miss Emeline Dickinson arrived from Boston, Thursday. Miss Gertie McKenzie is expected home next Wednesday. Isaac G. Williamson has moved into the James Gray house, corner Pleasant and Front streets. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hobart and Miss

May Hughes R. H. Taylor C. M. McCurda Portland Summmer Eva Smith Roy J. E. Kitchen Wiscasset Lynn Mass Lena Dickinson Acorn Club Ann Cowley Boston Hub R. W. Crawford Bangor Mrs. Bailey Echo Office George B. Sawyer Peters Sawyer Echo Peter Allen Will Birch Point Bion Mahar Manuel Caton Caton Mahar Farnham Porter Nathan Smith House L. Nute W. Fred P. Fogg R. F. Rundlett W.&qr.r Sch Niger Carrie S. Hart Fortress Monroe Wm. J. Lermond Demerrara S. A Collins. Hawes Lewis R. French Rienzi Capt. Blake Tucker High Street Henry Ingalls Blanche Quinnam Nathaniel Lincoln Emeline Dickinson Gertie McKenzie Isaac G. Williamson James Gray Corner Pleasant Front Streets Seth Hobart

Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Highlights Local Happenings

Wiscasset notes from June 13 1908 include residents repainting homes and building projects on Middle Street and Davis Island. Gardiner and Boston visitors mingle with town life as alumni gatherings and summer placements unfold. A local yacht Skada launches in South Boston, a dog bite injures L B Marston, and deaths include Mary J Marston and F D March.

Alex Blagdon Middle Street Luke Gorham Boston Kenneth Leathers George Donnell William Pottle al Groves Madam Beldanza Gardiner Road New York Fred Sewall Dresden Road Hatch Place Willie Rines Gardiner Lincoln Merry Old Orchard Josiah Marston Auburn L. B. Marston Wm. H. Clark D. H. Sidelinger Haggett Bros Wiscasset Ball Ernest Knight Dorchester Mass Ashmont Davis Island Methodist Church R. M. Pierce Wiscasset Academy M. E. Church Echo Office S. L. Blagdon Samuel Ray Providence R. J Jonas Knight Rock Hill Inn Westport Florence A Rockland Steamboat Wharf Mary J. Marston William Taylor William Ingraham Boston School of Technology Somerville Tech F. D. March Wiscasset Newcastle

Children's Day Programs At Wesley Church

A large audience attended an enjoyable Children’s Day program at Wesley M E church on Sunday evening. The church school arranged the event with a committee including Miss Alice M. O’Brien and several others. Students performed Recitations, Songs, and Exercises, ending with a plant presentation to 41 first grade pupils.

Church School Wesley M. E Alice M. O'Brien Albert E. Whitney William Besaw Walter F. Day LGA Renee Forest L. Littlefield Epec Lillian Johanson Bible School Geraldine Nickerson Liebe Eee Glenn Littlefield Little Miss Muffett Marjorie Knight Marjorie Nichols Mae Welsh Albert E. Whitney, Jr Hilda Doherty Katrina Moffit Priscilla Parshley

Recital of Songs and Recitations by School Choir

A school choir performs a program featuring recitations by Ruth King Dorothy Wilson Elizabeth Cornish and others plus songs and instrumental pieces. The list includes names such as Silas Plant Pearl Taylor Beulah Pratt Madge Armstrong and Amanda Day with solos violin and choral numbers concluding with a benediction.

Eso Wiestalfens Beulah Pratt Geneva Chancy Silas E. Plant Ruth Arecas Pearl Taylor Ann Day Shirley James Lee Robert Gilchrist Alice Urbanowitz Ruth King Harriet Plantee Nnn Hazel Plant Phyllis Haggett June Stover Eileen Piper Moss PG Sors Tore Ei Cneatseerenrese Paul Daley Shirley James Clark Shirley Bracey Dorothy Hill Lawson Armstrong Junior McPherson Muece Madge Armstrong Seener Phyllis Crocker Doris Mains Eleanor Cornish Silas Plant Ruth Clark Mary McCabe Jennie Croteau Genevieve Emery Amanda Day Olive Seavey

Corliss Street Church Sunday School Program

The Corliss Street church Sunday school under Superintendent Lucian R Ames presents a Sunday evening program. It includes processional song Open the Door for the Children, prayers by Rev Charles H Berry, and recitations by Bruce Wright Irene Denhan Cole ric erne Earl Crocker Madelyn Oliver Roberta Crocker er erent, Harry Barrett. The program closes with the Primary Department song Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam.

Corliss Street Church Lucian R. Ames Childron Geneers Charles H. Berry Bruce Wright Irene Denhan Coleric Erne Earl Crocker RY Madelyn Oliver Roberta Crocker Harry Barrett Jesus Sunbeam

Children’s Day Observed at First Baptist Church

Children’s Day was celebrated at all services of the First Baptist Church with a morning sermon by Rev. Charles R. Sims on “Little Things” and an evening concert featuring a full pageant and many child performers. Decorations, readings, solos, and a pageant titled “Smiles and Sun beams” filled the program, with significant involvement from the church committee and Sunday school staff.

First Baptist Church Charles R. Sims William W. Dennison Jason A. Merrill Arthur J. Dunton Simon M. Moore Everett B. Wright Thomas K. Haley Herbert E. Worrey Lillius Larrabee Zetta St. Clair Cedric A. Martin Bible School Mary Furber Duraine Higgins Gloria Leavitt Mayland Niles John Wakefield Gloria Stover Hilda Staples Harriet Furber Dorothy Staples Goldie Harford Frank Martin Carolyn R. Freeman Anna McNinch Helen West Madelyn Dunton Virginia Youland Laura Hall Dorothy Kingsbury June Anderson Viola Rideout Clover Marion Sprague Sunbeam Mary Oliver Robin Bluejay Bobolink Meadowlark Mrs. Jack Leah Hazel Higgins

Children Day Program At Beacon Street Church

Beacon Street Methodist church hosted a Children's Day program drawing a capacity audience. The event featured an organ prelude, songs like Praise Creator's King, and performances by Betty Cummings Marylin Hart Marcia Hoffman and other names, along with a Mary Flaherty drill and a segment titled Four Girls My Work. The program closed with pastor solo and a note of continuation on Page Six.

Beacon Street Methodist Church Mildred Morse Betty Cummings Jackie Hopkins Ewan Marylin Hart Oreo Son Pastor Marcia Hoffman Mary Flaherty Mari Eee Eanes Leland Plummer

West Bath community notices and arrivals

West Bath residents share travel visits and home moves amid social visits. Robert D Metcalf returns from Massachusetts Memorial hospital with ongoing care. Families from Bath Bowdoinham and Portland attend funerals, cottage gatherings, and summer plans. Local teachers students and officials visit relatives and attend church events while houses change hands and retirees plan vacations.

First Lesson Costs Him a Week's Wages

A couple banters about love and learning to love, then the man laments that dating cost him his entire weekly wages after a night out. The exchange hints at financial strain and humorous romance in a light conversational tone.

Woolwich Farm Bureau Hosts Nutrition Talk and Meetings

Nequesset Farm Bureau met at Mrs. Maurice Hathorne’s Woolwich home with Miss Hortense Welch Auburn home demonstration agent leading “Good Nutrition for the Family.” About 20 attended, eight visitors. July 5 picnic planned with multiple members on the committees. Several local residents mentioned: Warren Robbins returned home. Edgar Blanche a patient at Bath City hospital. Raymond Hathorne at University of Maine. Roberta Hathorne a Gorham Normal school graduate. various social visits noted. Children’s Day observed at Union Sunday School with a long program led by local families and singing.

Nequesset Farm Bureau Maurice T. Hathorne Woolwich Hortense Welch Auburn Jordan C. Wright John W. Brown John C. Gilmore Henry T. Dubar Percy D. Marston Loring K. Soule Percy Bailey James A. Colby Warren Robbins Day's Ferry Masachusetts Edgar Blanche Bath City Hospital Plinette Allen Everett Rice Jean Windham Minnie Rice Woolwich Farm Bureau Florence Hathorne Raymond Hathorne University of Maine Maurice Hathorne Vinal Hunnewell Bath H. P. Hathorne McFarland A. M. G. Soule Augusta Murphy's Corner Roberta Hathorne Gorham Normal School Alice Irish Winthrop Percy Marston Sagadahoc Ferry Mary Dodge Brunswick David G. Reed Boothbay Harbor Nequasset Farm Bureau Alton Berry Arthur Williams Edward B. Shaw Flora Storey Anna Soule Elsie Blagdon Elva Bailey Asa Hathorne Daisy Wilson Edwin Holbrook Frank R. Bailey John C Union Sunday School R. Dubar Gertrude Gilmore Ethel Stinson Grace Skillins Dorothy Skillins John Gilmore Sonrs Beth Trott Patricia Strout Alice Colby Cora Stephens Mary Bailey Arlene Leeman Edna Stephens Virginia Hanson Elizabeth Wright Laucille Stinson God’s Garden Ruth Presley Glender Wright Evelyn Leeman Millicent Hecht Erwin Skillins Lillies Fair Joseph C. Hecht Lunnelle Stinson

Winter Street Church Extends Call to Rev John Purdue

The Winter Street parish unanimously voted to extend a pastorate to Rev John O Purdue of Shelburne Falls Mass. at a special meeting Tuesday. The call to Mr Purdue would take effect October 1 after the church had been pastorless since March 1 following Rev E D Hardin resignation.

Winter Street John O. Purdue Shelburne Falls Mass Langdon T. Snipe Snipe E. D. Hardin Purdue

Fayetteville permits dog left as security for fine

Fayetteville city officials allowed a transient to depart with his hunting dog as partial security for payment of a portion of a fine, a move noted in local records. The case centers on enforcement of municipal code and the status of the animal as collateral in lieu of cash. The incident highlights city policy on non monetary penalties and animal welfare considerations.

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Woman's Club Varney W. C. Day Grace L. Knight Ernest G. Spinney Masonic Building Freeman D. Southard Samuel J. Sewall Eva Wise Youth N. Gratz Jackson Minnie Getchell Stevens Helen White Helen Hodgdon Farmington Farmington Normal School Perry Fowles Garland Bar Harbor Harvey R. Pease Maine Hairdressers Association Angellmere Saco Earl Carleton Ruth Hetherington Hetherington Simeon D. Crosby Stephen Coombs P. B. Stinson Chadbourne Julia Lewis Federal Street Col. Hall North Edgecomb Cc Cc Ralph Preble Mr. Potter Frank M. Haggett Preble Brookline B. Fred Albee Gay Albee Bowdoinham Stanley W. Dodge Ray Sherman Bear Pond Red Men's Hall Floyd Parker Manchester N. H Harry Mosher Warren Street George P. Hobson Bernice Webber U. of M All Maine Women Society Orono Miss Webber Benjamin F. Webber J. Kenneth Burnham Burnham Lambert Walter Serle Frank Creamer Washington Street Sophia W. Preble Jean Bailey Margaret Beane Gloria R. Chadbourne Irene L. Comeau Parker P. Foye Raymond D. Hamlin Dorothy M. Ho R. B. Fuller Joe Smith Parker E Marean, Jr Gertrude Murray Bath City Frances Patience Sortwell Robert Williamson Donald F. Preble Optician Center St Sheepscot Echo Charles Johanson Betty Jones Dorothy Johanson Pee Trent Alta Chellis Norma Jean Smith Selma Cummings Daniel Wing Arthur Johanson Janet Staples Norma Jean Nickerson Littlefield Linwood Temple Daniel Hatch Robert Besaw Albert Whitney Edward Butterfield Plavot Robert Niles Betty Robson Mary Snider Edna Besaw Effie Pinkham Madeline Hart Ethel Dupont Marilyn Cummings the Hiker John Shellenbarger June Norma Cummings Leola Dupont Anna Mae Shellenbarger Mary Tourtillotte Phyllis Darrah Margaret Tourtillotte Nate Margaret Aines Grandma Orin James Farnham Diana Pierce Paine Mary Shirley Miller Martha Renaud Ernestine King Catherine Ruth Shellenbarger Mary Boardman Selma Doherty Rae Robert Besaw Pene Een Te Daniel Hatch Allen Whitney Beneaeuat Mr. Littlefield Bealiners Everett Quimby Maybelle Smith Valerie Nickerson Dorothy Johansen James Bonney Virginia Nowell Katrina Moffitt Harold Armes Arthur Johansen Betty Mae Hopkins Charles Lermond Norma Jean Hill Mac Welsh Lillian Johansen Mary Stilphen Dorothy Davis Mary Lermond Charles Johansen Margaret Rines Elizabeth Linder Louise Hart Donald Hopkins Margaret Staples Majella Miller Grace Whittemore Paul Tourtillotte Germaine Bonney Beacon Street Church West Bath Robert D. Metcalf Campbell's Pond Massachusetts Memorial Hospital Mr. Metcalf Arthur Everbeck Everbeck Lewis M. Larrabee Topsham Ernest E. Williams Edward Putnam Gile Fisher Road Gile Small Helen H. Rogers Clementine K. Burns William A. Kittridge Raymond A. Smith Frank Hendricks Robert Small Theresa Walter M. Hill North Street Horace W. Aiken Luke Marston Bosthbay Louise A. Smiley Samuel Belanger Humphrey A. Owen Madison Moore James H. Thorpe J. Randall Upham Thorpe Cottage Fred F. Butler Sabine Paul Stinson Morse High School Pratt Cottage Samuel F. Bates M. Eleanor Bates Bates Foster Cathance George Bailey South Portland Arthur G. Oliver Wilbur C. Oliver Richard Oliver Cottage John Pooler Jennie M. Larrabee Maine Loan and Building Association 88 Exchange Street Walter H. Larrabee Annie H. Trufant Women's Home Missionary Society Llewellyn D. Rogers Rogers Beacon Street Charles L. Haggett Meadowbrook Charles C. Chesley Dirigo Grange Dyer'’s Corner Winter Street Church Piccadilly 45Th Street Bradway William Madlung
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