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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1951

Page

6

Richmond Town Caucus Nominates Officials for Annual Meeting

A Richmond citizens caucus nominated candidates for town offices to be decided at the annual town meeting. Positions include selectmen assessors and overseers of the poor with three to be elected, town clerk, school committee three-year terms, budget committees two and one year terms, and five wards with three in each ward to elect. Noms list Walter Knight Arthur Jackson Ferras Stuber Wilbur Emerson Joseph Randlette Maurice Sullivan Dewey Fisher Bertha Gibbs Mayford Morris Leon Shepard George Nelson Earle Farley Neal Powers Thomas Hinckley Maurice McKenna John Quarrington Charles Leon George Douglass Harris Hutchins Frank Preble Fred DeRoche Frank Bilodeau Leonard Bishop Harry Sykes.

Highykes Electre Sialeonah Alberta Randlette Walter Knight Arthur Jackson Ferras Stuber Wilbur Emerson Joseph W. Randlette Aortas Maurice Sullivan Dewey Fisher Bertha Gibbs Mayford Morris Leon Shepard George Nelson Earle Farley Neal Powers Thomas Hinckley Maurice McKenna John Quarrington Charles Leon George Douglass Harris Hutchins Frank Preble Fred DeRoche Frank Bilodeau Leonard Bishop Harry Sykes

Local Deputy Appointed as Veteran Officer and Town Notices

Leslie DeWitz Chestnut street was named deputy by Sheriff Charles W. Messenger to fill the vacancy from Earl Preble's resignation. DeWitz, a 54 year old retired naval man, is married with three children and a member of Emerson Lane Post American Legion. Engagement announced between Helen Patricia Hinckley and Albert Roscoe May of Lyme Center New Hampshire. A social at Mrs Esther Foss home featured a mystery donation winner Emma Graves. A minstrel show for the school band proceeds funded uniforms. Out of town guests attended Adventist outdoor gathering on River road with bonfires. Personal items cover visits and leaves including Helen Herbert on leave from Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

Leslie DeWitz Chestnut Street Charles W. Messenger Earl Preble Mr. Dewitt Emerson Lane Post American Legion Richmond Kittery Portsmouth Navy Yard Horace Hinckley Parks Road Helen Patricia Albert Roscoe May Ernest May Lyme Center N. H Esther Foss Church Street Emma Graves Richmond Boosters Club Richmond Theatre Gordon Howe Glen Lamoreau Boosters Club Albert Wing Adventist Church River Road L. R. Langworthy Marion Lancaster Gardiner Mary Muise Janet Moeller Miss Muise Malcolm MacDonald Malden Mass Dorothy Muise Worcester Boston Robert Howard Earl Lewis New Hampshire Clifford Gray Frank Gray Monmouth Lewis Baker Litchfield Erlon G. Umberhine Reed Road Maine General Hospital Portland Helen Herbert H.A U.S. N Great Lakes Naval Training Center Carlton Curtis Robert Shaughnessey Dorchester Georgetown Central Good Neighbor Club Orville Rowe Henry Moore Erland Moore Stanley Lewis Rudolph Pinkham Lloyd Pinkham Kathleen Rittall Albert Moore Franz Stevens Percy MacGillivary Harlan Pinkham Vernon Gray D. W. Staffeld Victor Pinkham Jeanette Pinkham Arthur Cochrane Paul Ramsdell American Sunday School Union of New England Beals of Topsham Library Hall Georgetown Library Isabel Carrie Stevens Branwell Harford Daniel Staffeld William Stewart Maynard Thibodeau Lincoln Campbell Stinson Davis Spin George Gray Mary Stevens Alice Shackford Bath P. B. Savage Bowdoinham C.P.O. Paul Thompson U.S.N Cleaves Henderson Augusta David Rutherford Jeanette

Georgetown News Sketches From Robinhood and Bath

Mrs. Walter V. Cummings recovers after a second illness turn and stays in Bath with husband visiting daily. community activities include P T A social at Central School with reels and polkas, and Dahly Spear being honored for work. Local residents attend, with updates on Maple sap collection, art shows, naval training shifts, and the Bentham family news.

Engagement announced for Miss Jeanette Pinkham and Donald Hopkins Jr

Miss Jeanette Pinkham of Five Islands and Donald B. Hopkins Jr. of Corliss Street are announced as engaged by her parents Mr and Mrs Victor H Pinkham. Miss Pinkham is a North Yarmouth Academy graduate 1950. Hopkins is a Morse High School 1947 graduate and served in the Army after three years with Hyde Windlass Co. No wedding date.

Jeanette Pinkham Five Islands Donald B. Hopkins, Jr Donald B. Hopkins Corliss Street Victor H. Pinkham Pinkham North Yarmouth Academy Yarmouth Hopkins Morse High School Hyde Windlass Co

Ha gan to Run for Tax Collector at Georgetown Town Meeting

Georgetown residents anticipate the annual Town meeting on Saturday. Mrs L Earl Hagan of Georgetown is rumored to seek the Tax Collector post as warrants went out Friday. School refreshers sell for fund events at the meeting and programs include religious lectures and library activities.

Local Visits Highlight Weekend Socials

Mr and Mrs Ernest Heal hosted Sunday visitors while Mr and Mrs Harry Horne spent the afternoon at their Summer home. E C Clarey of Robinhood called on the Stevens family at Georgetown Center Sunday morning.

Ernest Heal Harry Horne E. C. Clarey Robinhood Stevens Georgetown Center

Local Social Notes From Bath Area And Returns

Local residents report visits and guests including Carl Roy of Brunswick and Rev. and Mrs. W. Staffeld. Jeanette Pinkham hosts Donald Hopkins Jr. Bath. Victor Rutherford returns from Chicago. Russell Pinkham works in Kittery. Jeanette Pinkham and Donald Hopkins Jr. visit in Portsmouth. James McMahan of the Signal Corps arrives in Japan per his mother Mrs. Margaret McMahan. Etta Moore ill this winter in Bath. Charles Carr, USA, stationed overseas. Continued on Page Eight.

Uests William Art Carl Roy Brunswick Aniel W. Staffeld Lawrence Perow Bath Vernon E. Gray Charles Kenny Donald Hopkins, Jr Jeanette Pinkham Japan Margaret McMahan Etta Moore Charles Carr U.S.A Sta

Obituary of Rev. E Judson Hatch 1863 194? Masonry leader

Rev. E Judson Hatch died at his daughter’s home in Kents Hill on Tuesday at age 88. Born May 13 1863 in Montville he studied at Bates College class of 1894 and the Old Latin School of Lewiston. He preached in Maine and Vermont, later worked in insurance, and was a longtime Mason with 50 year certificate. Survived by wife Nellie E and four daughters including Mrs. Richardson of Bath and Mrs. Cates of Kents Hill.

Zylpha H. Richardson Washington Street E. Judson Hatch Agatha Cates Kents Hill Montville Hatch Bates College Old Latin School Lewiston Maine Vermont Arthur J. Dunton Rev. Hatch Liberty Lodge of Masons Arbutus Chapter Royal Arch Chapter Liberty Bath Richardson Nellie E Cates Marion Sinclair St. Albans Grace Hagley Danbury Conn

Mrs Ada M Dunbar Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs Ada M Dunbar wife of Perley Dunbar were held Tuesday afternoon at two o clock from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington street. Rev Arvid Anderson pastor of Corliss Street Baptist church officiated with bearers Milford Lewiss Carl Leavitt Fred Morton and Alvin Clifford. Burial was in the family lot in Oak Grove.

Adam. Dunbar Perley Dunbar Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Arvid Anderson Corliss Street Baptist Church Milford Lewiss Carl Leavitt Fred Morton Alvin Clifford Oak Grove

Funeral services for Frank O Sprague

Funeral services for Frank O Sprague were held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev Charles R Sims pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were Ralph Wright William Phillips David Wright Hollis Bailey Fab Clatworthy and Donald Leavitt. The body was entombed for burial in the Spring.

Frank O. Sprague Arthur F. Mayo

Ada Dunbar longtime Bath resident dies in Florida

Ada Y. Dunbar wife of Perley Dunbar of Bath and Oldsmar Florida died February 21 in Oldsmar while wintering there. Body returned to Bath for funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Arid Anderson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. She was born Ada Yeaton June 26, 1876 and lived in Bath 51 years, active in Corliss Street Baptist church and several church groups. Survived by husband two nieces and one nephew.

Ada Y. Dunbar Perley Dunbar Middle Street Oldsmar Fla Mr. Dunbar Bath Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Arid Anderson Corliss Street Baptist Church Oak Grove Cemetery Ada Yeaton Dresden Charles Yeaton South Gardiner Free Will Workers of the Church Florida Clearwater South End P. T. A Eleanor Soule New Jersey Dorothy Marr Wollaston Mass Milford Lewis High Street Dunbar Lewis

Samuel M Jordan dies after hospital stay in Bath

Samuel M Jordan 60 of 49 Dummer street Bath died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a 30 day admission. He was born in Bath November 10 1890 son of Charles and Ada Merrill Jordan. Survived by wife Dorothy Morgan Jordan two sons Samuel Jr and Dean S four daughters and 13 grandchildren. He worked at Bath livery stable Texas Steamship Co World War I Bath shipyard Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Navy Yard. He was a member of the Bath Avenue of Eagles and charter member of the North End Community Club.

Samuel M. Jordan Dummer Street Memorial Hospital Portsmouth Navy Yard Bath Charles and Ada Merrill Jordan Bath Aenue of Eagles North End Community Club Jordan Charles Jordan Front Street City Park Texas Steamship Co Bath Iron Works, Inc Dorothy Morgan Jordan Samuel, Jr Kittery Dean S Charles Haggett James Jenkins Howard Barter Brunswick Clarence Wallace Rockwell, Conn Paul Palmer West Roxbury Mass Ruth Jordan Brookline

Funeral service for Mrs Poole

Funeral service for Mrs. Margaret E Poole was held Monday at two o clock from Curtis street. Rev Laforest E Hodgkins of the Central Congregational church officiated. Bearers were Harry Watson Galen Watson Nathan Watson and Haviland Chaney. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery in the Spring.

Margaret E. Poole Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Laforest E. Hodgkins Central Congregational Church Harry Watson Galen Watson Nathan Watson Haviland Chaney Oak Grove

Mrs Cummings and Daughter Visit Friends at Five Islands

Mrs. Charles F. Cummings and her daughter Sally of 838 Washington Street were Monday guests of friends at Five Islands, enjoying a brief seaside visit.

Charles F. Cummings Sally Washington Street Five Islands

Woolwich Man Fatally Electrocuted on Bridge Span

Frank Sprague of State Highway No 1 Woolwich was instantly killed Friday when a crane hook touched high tension wires while placing a span for the Arrowsic bridge at the Dyer river site. Fay Clatworthy of Woolwich rescued the body. Sprague, 24, left a wife Amy and children, born August 2 1916 in Newcastle, survived by parents and a large family.

Frank Sprague Woolwich Dyer River Sheepscot Sprague Arrowsic Bridge Fay Clatworthy Don Leavitt, Inc Leavitt Neil Parsons Damariscotta Newcastle Otis Mildred Weeks) Sprague Amy Sprague Waldoboro Franklin Caroline Sally Arthur Wiscasset Chester Presque Isle Earl of Roy Merton Clifton Chelsea Edward Boothbay

Samuel M. Crocker dies at 57 in Woolwich

Samuel M. Crocker, 57, died at his Woolwich home on Sunday. Born April 7, 1894, he was the son of William L. and Elizabeth Wright Crocker. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 PM from A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery in the family lot in spring. He leaves his father William Crocker of Woolwich, two brothers Richard L. of Auburn and George R. of Bath, two sisters Mrs. Durward Bowie of Largo Florida and Mrs. Carl French of Auburn, plus several nieces and nephews.

Samuel M. Crocker Woolwich William L Elizabeth Wright Crocker A. F. Mayo & Son High Street Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Laurel Cemetery William Crocker Richard L Auburn George R Bath Durward Bowie Largo Fla Carl French

Funeral for Cederic Beal Held at Arthur Mayo & Son

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at two oclock for Cederic Beal at Arthur Mayo and Son Funeral Home with Rev Laforest Hodgkins officiating. Pallbearers included Alvin Smiley Donald Smiley Charles Adams and George Conway. Entombment followed in the Riverside cemetery family lot in Augusta.

Funeral services held for Mrs. Georgiana Thibodeau

Mrs. Georgiana L. Thibodeau a Bath resident for over two years died Monday at her daughter Mrs R Clinton McFadden's home 21 North Street Waterville. Funeral services were Thursday at St Frances De Sales Waterville the body entombed until spring in St Frances cemetery Waterville.

Georgiana L. Thibodeau Bath R. Clinton McFadden North Street St. Frances de Sales Waterville St. Frances Cemetery

Funeral for Oliver Moses Held at Home Service

Funeral services for Oliver Moses were held Thursday forenoon at 11 o'clock from the home at 1034 Washington Street with Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. The body was entombed until Spring at Oak Grove.

Oliver Moses Washington Street David L. Wilson Central Congregational Church Oak Grove

Mrs. Margaret P. Poole, Bath Widow, 93, Died After Illness

Mrs. Margaret P. Poole 93 widow of Eben Poole died at Bath Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since December 19 after a fall. Born July 2 1858 in South Maitland Nova Scotia she lived in Bath 70 years. Survived by daughter Ada Pratt two sons Galen D. Watson Harry H. Watson four grandchildren five great grandchildren two nephews and several pledged civic ties. She served with Red Cross in World War II and was active in Beacon Street Methodist church and former Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters member.

Margaret P. Poole Eben Poole Bath Memorial Hospital Washington Street South Maitland N. S David and Margaret Gaceah Barbrick Ee Bath Henry Watson Boothbay Ada Pratt Galen D. Watson Waterville Harry H. Watson Bath Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Red Cross

Katherine L Reed former Bath teacher laid to rest at Brunswick

Katherine L Reed of Brunswick, former Bath teaching staff member and widow of Fred B Reed, was laid to rest Thursday at St Charles church Brunswick with Fr Bernard Daugherty officiating. Her pupils recall her kindness at Center Street Primary. bearers included Henry Biggins Eugene Hart Jr John Cormisch and John McKenna. Out of town relatives attended from Massachusetts and Brooklyn. The body was entombed pending spring burial in Oak Grove cemetery family lot.

Katherine L. Reed Brunswick Bath Fred B. Reed St. Charles Church Bernard Daugherty Henry Biggins Eugene Hart Eugene Hart, Jr This City John Cormisch John McKenna Howard Mildram Brooklyn Mass James F. McIinerry Margaret Leydon Harold Leydon Newton Center Loring A. Brown Millis Oak Grove Cemetery

Gilliam Infant Michael H dies in Bath

Michael H Gilliam infant son of Marvin and Florence Gilliam died suddenly at Memorial hospital. Born in Bath August 17 1950. Committal services held at Holland cemetery West Point Saturday at 2 PM with Rev Dr David L Wilson of Bath officiating.

Michael Howard Gilliam Marvin Florence (Wyman) Gilliam Memorial Hospital Bath Holland Cemetery West Point David L. Wilson

Funeral for Miss Elizabeth Lemont Held at Mayo Residence

Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Lemont were conducted Friday at two o clock from the Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence on High Street. Mrs Zephie B Lowell former first reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist participated in reading the service. Bearers included Charles Brown Loring Brown Elbridge Wright and Alfred Bruce.

Elizabeth Lemont Arthur F. Mayo & Son High Street Zephie B. Lowell First Church of Christ Charles Brown Loring Brown Elbridge Wright Alfred Bruce Oak Grove

Also Mentioned on This Page

Walter V. Cummings Joseph Higgins Cummings Flossie Woodside Working League The Library Association Peterson Second Central School Capt Walker Carl Williams F. Walker Norman Drummond Norma Howard Rice Melvin Howe Dale Miles Hagan Percy Pratt Pinson Edgecomb Arrow Russell Pinkham Dahloy Spear Junior Literary Guild One Horse Farm Spear Doubleday and Company Jason Schoener Welton's New York City Allen San Francisco Art Museum George Harvey Powers Naval Training Station Newport R.I Sydney Dalrymple Richard Hasenfus Hasenfus Seguinland Mrs. Shervington Salem Seguinland Road Henry N. Reynolds Arrowsic Clement MacMahan Edwin Hatstat Earle Hagan Kingston High School Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Thomas Shaw Moulton New York Roy Moulton Elmer Palmer Everett A. P. Denham, Jr Seneral Contractor Masonry Mrs. Dunbar Mrs Johnson Barre Marius H. Page North St Bath, Maine Kennebec Greenhouses Dyer River Bridge Cederic Beal Arthur F Poole Michael H. Gilliam Miss Lemont Fred S. Curtis
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