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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1915
Page
7
Roy Lord visits relative. Cottager moves to Stoneybrook. Miss Rachel Potter starts West Bath school. Irvine Perry brings overhauling launch to Donnel shipyard. Bowdoin scholar Mr Eaton wins $100 Merril Scholarship. birthday party for Miss Dorothy at Mrs Wyman’s. many locals attend social events and visits.
The Winnegance Ladies Aid held a Thursday session with Mrs Alfred Oliver as hostess. News covers residents including Harry F Oliver recovering from pleurisy in Portland, travels to Parker Head, local illness, school events, bridge and suppers, long island plans, and a trip by Raymond Erskine and George Haney to California for eight months.
The account describes Hutchinson and partners establishing settlements on Arrowsic island and near Chopps Point and Eastern River. It details land grants of 1000 acres to Temple, 540 acres to Richard Love, multiple saw mills, and immigrant colonization by Scotch Irish groups. By 1720 a handful of families formed Cork and surrounding parcels, with 537 buildings begun by 1772 and increasing settlement despite a looming northern storm.
Augustus Snow has accepted a position at Pine Spring Bottling Co in Brunswick to work the coming season. Alma Holbrook visits friends in East Harpswell. A masquerade at Dirigo Grange Hall featured Mrs Forest Jackson who won a prize as Miss Liberty. The Merry Club hosted a successful supper at Mrs John Randall's, netting nearly twenty five dollars. Samuel Holbrook bought a twelve horsepower Grey engine for his boat. Mrs F A Hall traveled to Portland to check on her mother Mrs Ann Butler found near Bayside baseball ground in distress. Portland police informed Bath city marshal of a possible family link, and arrangements were made to reunite the woman with her daughter and son in Bath when possible. The mother had been living in North Newton, Mass. and planned to come to Bath Monday. Authorities suspect confusion during a Portland transfer led to her wandering from the depot.
Sumner S. Bragdon of this city and Miss Daisy C. Riley of St. John New Brunswick were united in marriage Monday evening at People's Baptist parsonage by Rev. S. A. Evans. Attended by Miss Marella E. Chase and Ralph A. Rand. The groom works at Bath Iron Works and the bride will reside here with her aunt Mrs. Charles Coffin.
A quiet wedding occurred in Biddeford on Thursday March 11 as Agnes McDonnell and John Nelson wed. Agnes is from Biddeford, daughter of Mrs. J J McDonnell, while Nelson resides in New York and works as a civil engineer for the Boston and Maine Railroad. The couple plans to reside in Portland and receive many well wishes from friends. The Bath baseball season opened with a 12 to 3 victory by the Bull Dogs over the Teddy Bears on Ace's field. The Bathe lineup included Rusty Plummer, C B Ayers, F Plummer, B Plummer, Golder, Mac Donald, W Fraiser, J Bowie, E Merrill.
In Sagadahoc Maine the probate court in Bath orders notice by publication in the Bath Independent for three weeks. Interested persons must appear on the first Tuesday of April 1915 at nine o'clock in the forenoon to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
Ramona Council meets in Red Men’s Hall. In Sagadahoc County Maine probate court, Linden E Little and Helen M Little petition to adopt Bernice Coombs born in Bangor on April 28 1910. Father Frank Coombs alleged unknown abandoned and failed to support. Dated December 7 1914.
Lillia D Nason executrix petitions probate of Abbie P Deering estate died February 27 1915 at Bath Sagadahoc heirs listed Lillia D Nason Fred S Deering Abbie S Starkey Annie L Rogers request letters testamentary. Notice ordered three weeks in Bath Independent for appearance on April 6 1915.
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