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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1925

Page

2

West Bath Red Cross meeting at Trufants Crossing

A West Bath Red Cross group met Miss Annie Trufant at Trufant's Crossing for an all day session in June with large attendance. Quilting was done and plans laid for July 1. Dinner was served by a committee including Mrs. Lillian Mayo and others. Many Bath residents and neighboring town folks attended or were noted in the day’s social and visiting events.

West Bath Red Cross Annie Trufant The Trufant’s Crossing Lillian Mayo Laura Lemont Annie Williams Miss Trufant Ada Larrabee Lizzie Haggett Margaret Quinlan Grace Kinney Bath Abbie Gage Carrie Conley Eva Cahill Julia Johnson Lillian Hosmer Marie Marco Joanna Hodgkins Clara Smith Carrie Hodgkins Florence Irish Esther Perry William H. White Lillian Rogers Rose Rich Marjorie Cavanaugh Annie Peterson Hope Ward W. F. Dunton L. L. Hooker Lloyd Hooker Sabino Charles Dain Arthur Oliver Wilbur Dain Cottage Edward Cook Walter Day William A. Brown Jack Pinnell Phyllis Jean Quincy Mass Kent’s Hill J. Everett Mayo the Nazarene Church E. R. Brown Arthur Chalmers Bertha Goodwin East Benton John Wharff E. Lemont Schoolstreet Emma Cox New Meadows Priscilla Bodreau Poland Henry Cotreau Charles Owen Florence Auburn Owen Harold Bates Clinton New Jersey Charles Bates 3d Heachmont Merton Wright Mildred Preble John Lurrelee Woolwich Keith Coomb Suburn Rosedale L. A. Park Lisbon Falls H. ©. Owen Barth Sabina Louise Smiley Suaily Sabigy Frank Trafsat Charles Wakley Harrison and Lawreton Ben Foils Roxedale Clarence Johneeon Sabine Rose Murph J. C. Larrabee Nazarene Church Birch Point William Davis Amly Srumswick W. Ff Brown

West Bath home destroyed by fire at Stackpole residence

A fire destroyed the Stackpole home at Sanford's crossing West Bath on Wednesday morning last week. Neighbors battled two hours to save belongings. low water and lack of local equipment hindered suppression. Two tons of coal burned. most lower floor contents saved. Insurance may not cover losses. residents stay with J M Lemont home.

Everett Stackpole Sanford's Crossing West Bath Bath Fire Department J. M. Lemont Mrs. Stackpele

Proper Foundations Keep Out White Ants

The United States Department of Agriculture warns that untreated wood in contact with the ground invites termites. Proper insulation through concrete foundations or ground-free framing prevents infestation, as subterranean termites cannot survive without ground moisture. The Bureau urges building code changes to avoid earth-contact wood and to isolate any brick or timber work from soil.

United States United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology Department of Agriculture Wonky Save Ariel

Geese and Family Ties Highlight Summer Visit

Sherman Smith recounts family ties as Geese Tt Sherisin and Verne Smith visit from East Freetown. A chauffeur, Rev David Bh. Wisen, accompanies Mrs Sherman and two daughters of Norman Smith before the group enjoys a Portland summer stay with Mr and Mrs Charlies E Madden and cousin Mr Mille from Advocate.

Sherisin East Freetown David Bh Wisen Mer B. Sherman Suerien Norman Smith Bath Kiliges Hies Elward Mill Porthim Charlies E. Madden Mechanic Street Mille Markien Advocate. Canis Portland

Grange activity broadens across states and Canada

Notes describe revival in West Virginia and Wisconsin with new subordinates and reined in laggards, old members driving youth engagement, and Grange support for 4H Club work. Reports from Maine, Washington, Connecticut, Michigan, Amesbury MA, Ontario Canada, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, and California highlight anniversaries, treasurer’s service, national leadership trips, hall construction, and community projects including a mammoth flagpole and moving picture initiatives.

West Virginia Wisconsin Grange Amesbury Grange Massachusetts

Youngest Couple Married in Bath

Walter Roberts 15 and Essie A Webber 15 of Brooks wed in Bath June 15 by Edward W Treitham JP. They attended with parents S J Roberts and Rh EB Webber. The report notes nearby moves and social visits including Ludebaker delivery, house moves, and a bridge party hosted by Miss Ellen Newell for Miss Margaret Draker with Marcia Moulton winning first prize.

Beth Walter Roberts Essie A. Webber Brooks Edward W. Treitham Julie of the Peace S.J. Robert Rh. EB. Webber Ellen Newell Mixx Margaret Draker Marcia Moulton

Woolwich Grammar School Graduation and Local Notices

The tenth annual Woolwich Grammar School graduation was held at Nequasset church with a roses and ferns decor. The program featured songs recitations and a class history then diplomas were presented by the superintendent and a sermon by Rev. Chester Duncan. Local society notes mention visitors, summer camps, cemetery association meeting, and church sermons reflected in the parish news.

Woolwich Grammar School Nequasset Church Woolwich Grammar Schools Nequasset Ruth Hodgdon Chester Duncan Frederick David Gilmore Paeis Sies Harriett Olive Larrabee Maine Vines Milton Walter Baker Teeny Kenneth Ardenne Loue Mother Land Minnie Bertha Pitcher

Personal Notes From West Point Area Social Roundup

Personal notes record social visits and travels including Mr and Mrs W A Keyes of West Point passing Thursday in Bath. Mrs Charles E Cahill and children left for Castine to spend the summer. Harold Howard of Withersfield Mass returned from a guest visit with Roger Melunes. Mrs Mary EB Harris Curtis returned to Washington street after weeks in Boston and New York. Several residents are noted visiting or hosting gatherings with Bridge night entertaining guests and prizes won by John Walter Skillings and Win Gle Pfet among others.

Thelma Christine Bailey Hollis Leeman Bath Bath City Hospital Fred Hathorne Boothbay Francis Webster Vermont Merrymeeting Camp Partridge Cemetery Association G. M. Stinson Mildred Baker Lewiston William Crocker Charles Crocker Marshall Everett Muss City Walter Baker Wiscasset Union Bridge School Charette Buck Addie Baker Cambridge Mass Sasanoa Bluffs William Williams Camden William Gould Robinhood John Wright Alfred Ames Elizabeth Curtis New York Laura Farnham Harold Hussey U. of M Josiah Walker Boston Earl Dow Gardner Greenough Edgecomb Ladies Aid Marion Hanson Sagadahoc Ferry Jesus and Nicodemus Days Ferry Dera Prior Loud’s Island Fernald Vernon Ayer Moutsweag Willow Street Charles Wilksins Mis. Arline Wollaston Dewiston Chester Varney Jeanette June Carlton Gerald Lisbon Falls Bturh FL Skillings High Street Hiss Reginald T. Lombard Portland

Reading Habits and the Value of Books in Life

The author urges cultivating reading across poetry, fiction, nature works, and biographies. He warns against overreliance on daily papers and periodicals, favors books as lasting nourishment, and urges using small daily time slots for substantial reading to enrich mind and soul.

Rev C. W. Folsom Charles Darwin Dalgrave Mark Twain Littell Living Age Great Britain The Atlantic Harper's Century Poole Daily Press Fenelon Viatu Dante Milton I Edwin E. Slosson Betrand Russell Marco Volo William Beebe Galapagos Islands John Milton Jowett Plato Robert Browning Boswell Johnson

Old English Life Revealed By Bacon Family Papers

New light on social and economic life in England over five centuries emerges from a Bacon family document collection bought for the University of Chicago by Martin A Ryerson. The 1050 deeds include vellum items, 741 court rolls, 148 Bacon letters, and letters from Sir Edward Coke and Sir Francis Walsingham.

England Bacon University of Chicago Martin A. Ryerson Chicago Nicholas Bacon Queen Elizabeth Bury St. Edmunds Nicholas Francis Bacon Thomas Nolt Holt Norfolk Suffolk Edward Coke Frances Russell Thomas Sackville Francis Walsingham Privy Council Windsor Lennox Northumberland Cranborne Balmerino Stan- Lope William Knolles New York World

Colonel Dummer Sewall ladies host charity event at Willes home

About 25 members of Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter IT AL Ro visited Mrs. William T Willes at Cat hanee on Tuesday as guests of the Activities committee. They enjoyed a picnic dinner and an afternoon of games with prizes awarded to Mrs. Harry Webber, Mrs. Ernest A. Allan, and Miss Margaret R. Foote. Willes will host a public card party for the chapter on July 16. Miss Lilie M. Cahill of Bath Trust Co. is on vacation.

King Farm W. H. Brown William Davis Brunswick Elsa Ringletau Hewett Long Island New York Lillian Brown Foster's Point Wisconsin Lisbon Falls Orr’s Island Lillian B Dennis Clark New Meadows W. Dayton Hill Billy Ferguson Bath Ed Buck Greenville Phyllis Buck Georgia Dummer Sewall AL Ro Cathanee William T. Willes Harry ©. Webber Ernest A. Allan Margaret R. Foote

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Myra Coombs Attle Dore Amy Coombs Campbell's Pond Dinsmore Richmond Mrs Everett S. Stackpole Sherman-Smith York County Pomona Maine State of Washington Connecticut Upper Peninsula Michigan Granges Canada Ontario State Grange Oregon Louis J. Taber National Grange Northwest Pacific Coast Master Tabor Pennsylvania Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company Grange Organization Ben California Wlingis Tomena Granges New Hampshire Portsmouth Chamber of Emmerce Fogene Mergrath Quiner Mas Ludebaker Burkhardt Mrs. Durkhardt James Taylor James Hunter Andrew Wie jJaries Howard Varney West Teeth Elm Street Widiner Thelma ‘Wivern Burleigh Edward Raymond Moison Sri Rebecca Hazel Ferro Music Nequasset School Thomas Woodrow Leask Victor Hugo Thackeray Hawthorne Darwin Henri Fabre W. H. Hudson Argentina South America Fabre John Burroughs Muir Enos A. Mills Rocky Sierra Mountains Sammel A. Derieux Lilie M. Cahill Bath Trust Co Iliac Ctt Ee Lee Fred S. Curtis St. Tore
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