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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1928

Page

5

Richmond Social Notes and Local Weddings Near Curtis Hall

Richmond column summarizes attendance at the county fair in Curtis hall and lists local residents and visitors. It notes vital elements such as a June 14 Bridge Academy graduation in Dres den and a Richmond Church program with a pageant Crown Jewels and daily services. It mentions marriages, travel to Montreal, visitors from Somerville and Hartford, and summer house plans at Swan Island and Campground.

Personal Notes From Rockland and Bath Weekend Visits

William Dennison spent the weekend with his family at a cottage in Vinalhaven. Rockland visitors Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fitch of 35 Russell Street and Edward Phillips of 6 Crocker Street returned with their son Ralph Fitch, a grocer. Dr A B Hervey arrived Saturday to the Summer at 34 Water Street and vacationed in Bermuda as usual, but favors Bath where he once served as a Universalist pastor.

William Dennison Vinalhaven Walter Fitch Russell Street Edward Phillips Crocker Street Rockland

Georgetown Notes on Summer Visitors and Local Ongoing Events

Georgetown society recounts weekend visitors and seasonal arrivals at Robinhood Inn Kennebec Point and Five Islands. Residents and guests from Bath Augusta Reads Point West Falmouth and Boston share activities, church services, and preparations for Camp Overlook with Nazarene college staff and family visits.

Roy Newman Brunswick Bowdoin Harold F. Hunt Marion Boston Alfred J. Rowe Clayton Bath Thurlow Augusta Little Sheepscot Clarence Cotton Willard Oliver Ida Ward John E. Oliver Working League B. H. Woodside Eda Mereen Samuel Mereen Carrol Powers Robinhood Sydney Dalrymple Brookline Mass Kennebec Point Florence Dodge Methuen Ralph Edna Delano Arthur W. Farrar Springfield Hattie Edith Rowe Annie Rowe Augusta Rowe J. C. Bearse Sanford Percy West West Falmouth Peterson Grover Hill Farm Eugene Burns Frank Morrell Robinhood Cove Leon E. Oliver Newburyport Charles Oliver First Baptist Church Frank Heald E. B. Billings Five Islands Church Rena Campbell Orono University of Maine Herman Spinney Bay Point Donald West Douglass Owen Marr Gardiner Leon Williams Waltham T. N. Williams West Georgetown Williams Five Islands Charles Whitney State Aid Marjorie Whitney Eben Baker Franz Hutchins Richmond

Sagadahoc Grange Confers Degrees

Sagadahoc Grange held its regular meeting at Bowdoin Center. The first and second degrees were conferred on five candidates. A program featured songs, a story, readings, and a question discussion on mail order buying. Third and fourth degrees will be conferred June 30, with an entertainment and dance on June 28. Miss Ellen Newell returned home from Essex, Connecticut.

Sagadahoc Grange Bowdoin Center Young Mens’ Choir Norneau Curtis Eva Baker E. E. Baker S. W. Skelton Alonzo Freeman Donald Jasper Cora Roberts Young Mens Ralph Patten

Bath Salvation Army Corps Provides One Officer in the Field

The Bath Salvation Army welcomes Miss Robbins from Crescent Street as part of its work. Capt Warren leads daily efforts, with a Band of Love weekly for children and garments for the needy. Officers work on modest salaries, many from church backgrounds, and praise the Army’s mission across faiths while recounting global influence from India to England.

Alice May Douglas Bath Corps Miss Robbins Crescent Street Court Texas Yard Bath Warren Salvation Anny Toone Crescent Street Tie Winneganee North Bath Trufant Sweat Army Booth Tucker India England Booth Pringle Doston Bigland New York Smith College Mr. Wringle Disraelii

Bath man taking cruise of 10000 miles on Shaw

Edward Gauvin of Bath sails with about 70 Guard cadets on the annual Summer practice cruise aboard the training ship Alexander Hamilton and destroyer Shaw. The ships left New York June 2 and head toward Portugal with Gauvin near Ponta Delgada and London ahead for future mail. Captain H G Hamlett commands the cruise.

Edward Gauvin Bath Shaw New York Edward Vigne High Street Ponta del Gada Portugal London England United States Gauvin Alexander Hamilton H. G. Hamlet Academy

Sunday School Outing At Gar Diner Estate

The Murphys Corner Sunday school held its annual outing at Phipps Neck on the Gar diner estate, hosted by Col. William Tudor Gardiner, Republican governor nominee. Forty nine attended. games included crab race won by Sam Soule, antelope race won by Iona Dunton's side, police and prisoner race won by Helen Bailey, boys and girls ball throwing wins by Robert and Mary Bailey. A sandwich and ice cream lunch followed, then a Bath boat trip. Mr and Mrs Timothy Smith and daughter of Brooklyn arrived to visit Percy L Nickerson with Mrs Smith formerly Pauline Nickerson of Bath.

Jesse L. Tarr Beatrice Skowhegan Solon R. A. L. Colby Gardiner Pauline Slom Charles Slom Richmond New Bedford High School Miss Slom Society of Colonial Daughters Otis Witham Bowdoinham Witham Harold Blanchard Livermore Falls Charles Lamoreau Gilman H. Clough Stanford, Conn Percy Chetley Lena Berry Amesbury Mass C. E. Berry Flora Macaulay Wallace Baker Fred Witham Henry Tarr Gwendolyn Tarr Charles Dain Bath C. E. Bryant Bangor Masons Eastern Star St. John’s Richmond United Baptist Church Miss Italy Hatch Murphys Corner Phipps Neck William Tudor Gardiner Sam Soule Iona Dunton Helen Bailey Robert Bailey Mary Bailey

Social visits noted in Keene and Brunswick

Miss Effie Mitchell of Keene New Hampshire is spending a month with her mother Mrs Harriet Mitchell on Upper Washington Street. Miss Celestine Thebeau of Brunswick spent the weekend with Miss Beatrice Burgess on Court Street.

Effie Mitchell Keene, N. H Harriet Mitchell Upper Washington Street Celestine Thebeau of Brunswick Beatrice Burgess Court Street

Five Islands Seaside Notes On Purchases and Guests

Local residents and summer visitors populate Five Islands with cottage openings sales and visits. Louise Bray and others donate books to the grange library while families from Bath York Harbor and Waltham arrive for the season. Contractors finish work at the grange hall as Edwin Higgins buys the Lewis house and various families plan Summer occupancy.

Louise Bray Cambridge Mass Grange Library Eugene Coleman Boone Island Light York Harbor Anna Katherine Preston Bob Ted Yeo Winchester FE. P. Allen Oakland Lewis Five Islands Edwin C. Higgins West Medford Ida H. Rowe Bath Rowe Albert Henderson A. D. Stevens Farwell Auburn Lloyd Daugherty Avalon C. W. Nowton H. B. Cranshaw West Newton Malden Island Cranshaw Angel Charles O'Brien Hallowell Inchigelan Norman Oliver Vernon Gray J. T. McMahan Earl MacMahan Earl Hagan Wiggin Warren Spencer William Renaud Path Grange Hall George A. Bishop Wheeling W. Va Fen Pierce E. Allan Pierce Waltham Helen A. Pierce Loren Neff Pierce Alown Rachael Gove Frances Reid Concord N. H Linwood Stevens Edwin Higgins Lemont Oscar Snowman W. F. Delano Edward George Gray Woodrow Gray E. C. Clarey Robinhood F. P. Carr Lester Davis Lermond Davis Percy McGilvery Russel Harford T. E. Cromwell E. A. Freeman C. W. Nocton Milton Pinkham Faroer Davis Weston, Mass J. F. Stacey Friends Leon Williams

Local residents spend Summer at beaches and visits

Mrs Lucy Cahill and family enjoy time at Bay Point cottage on Robinson Street while Pauline MacDonald, fresh from Gorham normal school, weekends in Wiscasset with friends. Ruth Johnson of Brockton and daughter visit Bath and Popham Beach. Ernest Wade of Somerville visits his Wade family in Bath. Marion Freeman returns from Scituate after teaching. base ball attendees include Emma Ouellette Anna Conley Lillian Lee. Busy Bee club hosts Edna Robinson in Portland. Orrs Island trip brings John McCole home. Donnells from Tien Tsin plan summer at their Popham Beach cottage.

Christian Endeavor Shibles Sherman Elane World Wide Guild Ladies Aid John Jordan Chestnut Street Baptist Church Hawaii Augusta The Mark R. Shibles Colby College Nettie Umberline Ora Yeaton Horace Millay Bowdoinham Lawrence Bond Ora Reid Portland Kermet Darrah Lynn Mass Richmond Herbert Edgecomb Waltham Lucile Davis Westbrook Edgecomb High Street Augusta Trust Co Lakewood Hattie Brackett Frank Brackett Frank Hammond Fairfield Viola Duren Newton Reed May Kilby F. C Richmond Lodge F. & A. M Holden Priest and Son Boston Swan Island M. E. Priest Nellie C. Thomas Livermore Falls Ora Reed Nettie Umberhind Stella King Courtney Hinckley Lee King Ernest Small Lewiston Mable Lancaster George Clouston Naples Annie Allard Eleanor Damariscotta Edwin Hildreth Topsham Warren Blair Somerville Richmond Camp Ground Roy Gilpatrick James D. Morse Cambridge Fred A. Baker Stoneham A. C. Reed Albion A. Raynes Ruel Proctor Melvin C. Wixon Vassalboro Alvah Kelley Whitehall N. Y Frank Connor George Kimball H. S. Dinsmore Vernon Blagdon Leslie Roberts George Wilson Frank Preble Charles Messenger Charles Watson Braves Field George Hawkes Capital Island Richmond Sargent West Dresden N. H. Wall Carrie Cornell Cedar Grove Fred Week W. W. Densmore Maggie E. White Haine’s Landing Mabel Blair Burns Mooselockmegantic Harold Wheeler Sabattus Fred Wheeler Eric Grant Paul Stilphen Carlton's Brook Lewis Looney, Jr S. S. Norfolk Annie Moody Georgia William Frick N. J Pass Vicinity Lucy Cahill Charlotte Cahill Elliot Bold Robinson Street Bay Point Pauline MacDonald Gorham Normal School Wiscasset Ruth Johnson Brockton Bath Popham Beach Maxwell Powers Ernest Wade Somervile Samuel H. Wade Upper Washington Sweet Ruth Emerson Spring Street John Soule Moatsweag James Brown Auburn Paul McCole James Miller Orrs Island John McCole Lincoln B. Farrar Arthur S. Andrey Ruth Page E. A

Bath Man Helped Build the Old Frigate Constitution in 1794

A Bath man named Nathaniel Brown commanded joiner work on the Constitution during its Portsmouth building (1794 97), and may have overseen other Bath joiners. The piece notes Bath’s historical stake in the ship and mentions a 1815 letter from Brown to Commodore Hull about joiners for the seventy four gun ship New Hampshire. The context links Bath’s past to ongoing restoration led by Lieut. John A. Lord with fifteen Bath workers.

BATH Constitution Hartt’s Boston Nathaniel Brown Commodore Hull Portsmouth Isaac Hull Guerriere Gen'l King P.S Nath. Brown General King Maine New Hampshire John A. Lord Newburyport Mass

Old Ferry Governor King In Fine Condition

The ferry Governor King now runs between 25th Street New York and Port Lee, Nob, near Jersey City, renamed The Ridgefield and part of The Riverside and Fort Lee Ferry Co. Sold in spring, it was towed from Bath to New York and placed in drydock. Changes include end fittings for slips and steel sides, improving service on the Fort Lee route.

Governor King T25th Street New York Port Lee Nob Jersey City Riverside and Fort Lee Perry Co King Above Bath Cape Cod Canal Willian Dick EF Briggs Ridgefield Jersey Fort Lee Steh Upper New York 42Nd Street Hudson Tube Pennnsylvania

Topsham Grangers Host Ladies Night at Regular Meeting

Topsham Grange held its regular meeting Saturday evening with 110 present. Ladies Night officers were escorted to stations by Ruth Hildreth and Edith Clifford. The program featured instrumental music, readings, duets, songs in old fashioned costumes, and a comedy titled Frank Glynn's Wife.

Topsham Grange Ruth Hildreth Edith Clifford Milward Patten Eleanor Ripley Marietta Wilson Nellie Hamlin A. Steward Gertrude Carver Grace Sprague Irene Graves Hazel Smith Gertrude Tarr Ceres Christine Rackley Pomona Nellie Tate Flora Mabelle Stevens Jessie Morrill Myrtie Cutler Marguerite Clifford Thelma Cutler Reading Marjorie Dorothy Edgecomb Vera Small Chrystal Naugler Nan Smith Winnifred Frank Glynn

Melrose Woman Visiting Mother in Boston Area

Mrs Burton Fuller of Melrose Massachusetts visits her mother Mrs Lewis Pepper at 841 Middle Street to stay until after the Fourth. Mrs Samuel Levine of the Bath Department Store is spending a few days in Boston on a business trip.

Burton Fuller Melrose Mass Lewis Pepper Middle Street Samuel Levine Bath Department Store Boston

Grange farms peas and expands local units nationwide

A Madison county New York Grange raises two acres of peas at no cost to members, with proceeds going to the Grange treasury. The piece notes new local units forming in New Hampshire and Connecticut, a push for standard container laws, and broad Grange activities from livestock trains to school prizes for tent caterpillar egg destruction, all underscoring community leadership and farm protection.

Madison County New York Grange New Hampreehire Mnt Contreetrent New Phampshire Master James Andrew JL. Felker New Jersey Grange Treasuries Cordinry

Also Mentioned on This Page

Curtis Hall Emerson School Edna Burnell Stanley Griffin Franklin McKenney Catherine Wedge Bridge Academy Assembly Hall Masonic Building Dresden Bernard Pierce Warren C. Blair Camp Ground Seraph Booth Mabel Baird Hartford Russell King Lawrence A. Bond Roger Pierce Robert Leggett C. M. White E. L. White Ray Verrill Buffalo Montreal Quebec St. Agathe Gilbert Main Street Webster’s NEW International Merriam Webster Supreme Court Government Printing Office Washington Merriam Co Georgetown Sagadahoc Ellen Newell Essex Conn D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadahock Block Bath, Me Salvation Army Corps Citizens of Tudor Gardiner Timothy Smith Brooklyn Smith Percy L. Nickerson Old Ferry GOV. King Fort Lee, N. J Topsham Grangers Athletic Union Max Kutz Elm Street National Grange Congress Ohio Oregon Massachusetts L. F.” Atwood L. F. Medicine Co Portland, Me
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