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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1939

Page

3

Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company financials 1938

Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Woolwich Maine reports assets as of December 31 1938 including cash in office and bank 177.57. premiums unpaid 103.31. gross cash assets 880.88. Liabilities show net cash assets 880.88 and premium notes subject to assessment 15490.91 with Wilson L Bailey serving as secretary at 289-16.

Wilson L. Bailey

Haggetts and Jeanette Haggett Visit Boston Weekend

Mr and Mrs Lawrence B Haggett and Miss Jeanette Haggett were guests in Boston for a weekend. Harry accompanied them as part of the visit.

West Bath Red Cross Holds All Day Meeting

West Bath Red Cross met in the grange hall where two comforters were tied and sewing completed. A covered dish dinner followed. Committee for the March 15 meeting includes Mrs. Walter Marco, Mrs. Lula P. Herbert and Mrs. David S. Henderson. Attendees from Bath and surrounding towns listed with several relatives noted.

West Bath Red Cross Grange Hall Walter Marco Lula P. Herbert David S. Henderson West Bath Lincoln Williams John Wharff Fred W. Larrabee Edwin W. Haggett Carlton W. Andrews Courtney North Bath Morton S. Baker Woolwich

Sewall Leads in City Elections Amid Local Balloting

City voters cast ballots for mayor aldermen ward officials and education board. Sewall won the mayoral contest by a 230 vote plurality while aldermen wards show mixed results with several Republicans leading in multiple wards and contested council seats. Local officials and ward clerks wires indicate a busy election day with party splits across wards.

West Bath Grange to Present Our Church Fair Play

The Ladies Aid of Winter Street Church will stage Our Church Fair on March 13 at West Bath Grange hall with a public supper beforehand and a small admission. Dancing will follow the program, with Carver's orchestra set for March 10 and other grange events including a later reading by Miss Normena MacKinnon. Seventy-five attendees noted plus visitors. Helen Keller plans Lewiston and Augusta talks on March 9 and 9.

Winter Street Our Church Grange Hall Ladies Aid Our Church Fair West Bath Grange Hall The Grange Bessie Snow Mercie MacFadden Eva Atwood Harry Peterson Arthur C. Lemont Fletcher Waterman Annie Williams Percy Waterman Fred Rose Grace Waterman Edward Jenks Leon Genthner Carver Bazin Lemont, Jr Woolwich Grange West Bath Charles Genthner John Howe Normena MacKinnon Topsham Amy Lowell Edna St. Vincent Millay Lowell Millay Jesus Edgar D. Leavitt MacKinnon Kenneth Haskell Albert Friedman Augusta Evelyn H. Young Wylie- Stackpole Pine Tree Society For Fred K. Sturtevant Bowdoinsham

West Bath Town Meeting Highlights and Local Arrivals

Rufus W. Lombard attended the West Bath town meeting as usual with a warm reception. Food sales by local volunteers supported school funds at Lowell and Littlefield. Highway safety talks were given by Patrolman Harry L. Thompson. The body of Charles Soule was buried at Lombard Cemetery. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in weekly updates, including travels, visits, and funeral attendance.

Rufus W. Lombard Humphrey A. Owen Elbridge Malcolm Bath Harry L. Thompson Maine State Police Charles Soule Lombard Cemetery Soule Zephalinda Mitchell Freeport Frank A. French Lucretia Haley Alice Coffie Ida Coffie William H Mitchell Brunswick Ernest E. Williams Dwinal E. Cornish Marguerite Donnell C. F. Whitlam Wollaston Mass Trafton Swain York Fred W. Larrabee Isabelle Lewis Wiscasset Edward Mank Claire Wiseman Rega Park Long Island N. Y Fred J. Rose Chester G. King Alfred G. Cornish Carleton W. Andrews L. D. Small

Sagadahoc Probate Court Hands March Session Decisions

Sagadahoc probate court in Topsham Bowdoin Bath and West Bath issued numerous orders at the March term first session. Wills and administrations granted executors named guardians appointed bonds filed inventories filed and accounts allowed. Notices include licenses to sell real estate and guardianship actions with multiple Bath and Richmond estates represented by local attorneys.

Dunton Sagadahoc Probate Court Tuesanay Allison P. Furbish Topsham Mary J. Furbish Florence Gillespie Bowdoin Leonore Coskery Susan E. Lambert Bath Nellie M. Campbell Belle C. Donnell West Bath Earle C. Donnell John R. MacDonald Viola M. Childs Martha McAuliffe Andrew J. Kauffman Mary B. Kauffman Reginald W. Kauffman Guardian Arthur E. Brown Wellesley Mass Waldo M. Brown Jessie P. Bailey Marcia M. Stinson Charlotte E. O’brien Mary C. O'Hara C. Ellen Dailey Richmond Hannah Roach Mary Helen Bent Coan Eugene W. Freeman Georgetown Joseph G. Stevens Emma G. Snell Bowdeinham Mallard C. Lilly Rose Lilly Winnifred S. Merry Randell E. Merry John Daniel Mary Katy Margaret Guthrie Edward W. Bridgham Walter B. James Walter B. James, Jr Walter E. Reid Merton Watts Carl Watts Winnifred B. Wardwell Ashton E. Wardwell Harold W. Castner Meambri 5S Castner Lester E. Umberhind Charles A. Howes Freeman A. Trott Novella J. Trott Woolwich Alfred E. Trott Mary M. Adams Marcia E. Adams Roy W. Putney Charlotte I. Putney Wilbur H Wyman George M. Wyman Phippsburg Jesse P. Bailey William M. Bailey Carlton B. Bailey Herbert W. Norton Charles T. Small, Jr Ida May Stewart Thomas Long Grace G. Preble Clarence A. Preble Horace Dwich

Woolwich Church Services and Town Activities Report

Woolwich Union outlines Sunday services at Day's Ferry Nequasset North Woolwich and Sagadahoc with pre Easter weeknight meetings led by Bowdoin and local pastors. Montsweag and Nequasset Farm Bureaus share plans, town meeting logistics shift, and social and church events fill March and April with community notes on schools auctions and local clubs.

Woolwich Union Day's Ferry Nequasset North Woolwich Sagadahoc Wilmot B. Mitchell Bowdoin College Arthur Callaghan Methodist Church Montsweag Marion Berry Tuessic Sebenon Hall Frank R. Bailey Kennebec River Loring Mayberry Daisy Bailey Raymond Prescott Bangor No. 6 School Henry Weston Moatsweag George Gainsley Clifton Gainsley

Woolwich Grange Advances Degrees for Five Candidates

At a Woolwich grange meeting last Wednesday first and second degrees were conferred on Marion Groves Bruce Dickson Ber tran Roland and Burton Bailey. This week these candidates received the third and fourth degrees. The program opened with America and featured four tableaux under Mrs Nellie Dowling. Participants included Gertrude Gilmore Louise Smith Etta Robson Grace Smith and Sadie Bradford. The group sang River of Time One by One Golden Harvest and Smile Smile Smile. Stunts and dancing followed. 42 attended with four visitors from Huntoon Hill and one from Boothbay.

Rodolfo Branca High Street Radio Club Red Men's Hall Bath Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Edna M. Currier Bion Mahar Garden Street Huntoon Hill Grange Hall The Grange Charles J. DiPerri Wiscasset Academy Clifton Munsey Gardiner Road Bradford C. Redennett Hodge Street Woman's Club William Ellingwood Rockland Pemaquid Elizabeth Reed Mary Weeks Mary Marston Grace Sewall Alice Greenleaf George Rosie Bangor Bradford C. Redonnett, Jr Redonnett Federal Street Harry Emerson Fosdick New York Mouse Island Levi Steward Frank H. Gray Fred Soule Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Portland Parker M. Stinson Augusta Emma Stinson John F. Jackson Wiscasset Grain Co Starling Burgess Richard Wells Damariscotta Clara Esta Winslow Alfred Winslow Edward Winslow Casco Edward Millie Smith Scribner Old Gardiner Wiscasset Station William Snyder Main Street Wylie Munsey St. Andrew's Hospital Lee S. Gorham W. E. Gorham Gertrude Pollock Wrentham Mass Washington Street Lawrence Marston Roy R. Marston Lester Brown Cape Elizabeth Elden P. Munsey Kathryn Perkins Walter Leavitt Skowhegan Alfred Groves Munsey & Groves American Legion Auxiliary Bradford-Sorwell-Wright Post Vestry Irene Metcalf Nellie Munsey Lois Cowley Inez Sherman Mary Aines Violetta Reed Nellie Dowling Lincoln County Ministerial Association Congregational Vestry Hilda L. Ives New England Town and Country Church Woolwich Grange Marion Groves Bruce Dickson Bertran Roland Burton Bailey America Sowers Faith Hope Flowers Gertrude Gilmore Louise Smith Etta Robson Grace Smith Sadie Bradford Huntoon Hill Boothbay

Adoption Petitions and Name Change Actions In Maine Estates

Petitions granted for adoption of Rosalie May Sanford by Veneranda Diaz Sanford and George A. Sanford with related name changes for George Diaz Sanford. Distribution petition filed for Lucretia S. Little of Salem. Commitment petition granted for Robert Mains of Bath and Albert E. Mains of Bath. Change of name petition filed for Lucie Marie Jones of Bath by her mother Alice May Lewis.

Pownal State School Robert Mains Bath Albert E. Mains Lucie Marie Jones Alice May Lewis

Bath to Florida aboard frail craft thrills owner

Aboard the Duchess, the traveler sails from Elizabeth City through the Albemarle Sound to Belhaven, narrating hazy passages, oyster industries, and crabbing, with encounters with Showboat delays, local characters, and neighboring yachts, while outlining ongoing repairs and social scenes in Belhaven before continuing south toward Charleston.

Bath Florida Charleston Elizabeth City N. C Cincinnati Pasquotank Albemarle Sound Albemarle Kitty Hawk Wrights Barrier Reef Roanoke Island New World Virginia Dare America Pasquotank River Alligator River York Alligator Mattamuskeet Lake Pungo River Belhaven Southland Jean II Sherwood Grant Theo Edna Ferber Orienta New Jersey Wilbur Montreal Lake Champlain Hudson New York Miami Lorelei Boston Nova Scotia

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Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company Woolwich, Maine Sewall Haskell Small Temple Turner Emery Burgess Mitchell Miller Legard McDougal Howe Powers Daley Edward M. Robbins J. Frank Hunt Charles A. Shepard Harold F. Dowling Alden P. Denham, Jr Harold W. Summerton Walter C. Rogers Stanley E. Wallace Walter F. Day James F. Jones John H. Wilson William L. Green Gardiner D. Rogers Alfred A. Parks, Jr Arthur J. Sarkis Ward Charles E. Parks, Jr Carl E. Stinson Harold W. Child E. Raymond Parks Norman A. Adams Herbert L. Anderson Jr Harold J. Carter Joseph A. McLaughlin Harold H. Harrington Carleton W. Perry William J. Allard David D. Tabor Waldo R. Weston Wilbur H. Crocker Edward A. Footer David P. Mullin James T. Gardenier Frank O. Dunton Alexander A. Burden Charles L. Haggett John J. Mulcahy John M. Conley, Jr Harry E. Cooke, Jr Hunt Hosmer Dickinson Ansett Stinson Oliver Rothwell Dunbar Tempie Renaud Deering Abbot Lord Hart Kingsbury Leocnard Clark Teeline Brown Burniuim Alley Wakefield Danforth Spinney Board of Education le Pee Wee Wardlaw Wiscasse Edith Berry Kennebec New York City West Bath Grangers Helen Keller Lewiston Armory Androscoggin County Anne Sullivan Macy Miss Keller Frank Ramsdell East Hebron Meg Randall E. Merry Winnifred Merry Josiah H. Gifford Lucretia S. Little Salem Bridget T. Wagner Edward E. Hanson Carleton W. Lowell M. Elizabeth Burden Dora O. Lowell May I. Bailey Edmund A. Lenfest Mary Jane Blake Los Angeles California William R Sarah Bailey Gardiner Dora Bailey Bailey Ladies’ Auxiliary Auxiliary Bernette Bailey New Portland Frank Bailey David Dash Boothbay Camp By David Dash Philadelphia Baltimore Pamlico Sound Pamlico
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