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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1916
Page
5
Rural carriers face hard routes after a severe snowstorm as Bowdoinham reporters note a busy week. Local events include a Fidelity Temple gathering, a W. B. Kendall residence project, school term closings, plays by Coombs High School, and plans for re election of W. L. Bonney to the Legislature.
Five Islands patrons held a Grange social moved from Friday to Saturday with games dancing ice cream and cake. Proceeds 12.24 expenses 7.04 leaving 5.20 added to the piano fund.
Mrs Ansel Sheffield of Cape Porpoise visits her parents Mr and Mrs Bert Brigham in Cundy's Harbor. Friday the weekly sewing circle gathered with Mrs Will Hastman. Miss Angelia Watson of Brunswick, visiting brother Robert Watson, returned home Saturday.
On Saturday Feb 28 a girl was welcomed at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Small. Fred Anderson returning north from Pensacola for the Maine climate improvement. Mrs W A Eastman and children staying with Capt J D Eastman at Sebasco. Mrs Frank Lane and children visiting friends in Portland. Mrs Stephen Catlin of East Harpswell spent Tuesday with Mrs Jeroy Catlin. Capt S O Holbrook ill recently but now more comfortable with daughter Marcia, a nurse from Dr Cousens Hospital, caring for him.
Alvin Wallace took 90 bushels of clams to Portland earlier in the week. Doris Bartlett returned from Cundy's Harbor where she visited her aunt Ada York. Will Eastman and two children visited Capt. and Mrs. John Eastman at Sebasco. Bernece Helen Small, born Feb 27, named at Candy’s Harbor. Ada York visited Sebasco relatives. T H Bartlett spent a day in Cundy’s Harbor. Charles Kodeling moved to East Harpswell and back to Sebasco. Bertie Alexander visiting Lyman Alexander’s sister in Cundy’s Harbor.
Walter Leavitt's mill will finish its current run in about a week and then be relocated to Asahel Gove's lot on the island. Several residents are noted visiting relatives and shopping in nearby Wis casset, including Mr. and Mrs. Irven Lewis, Raymond Gove, Chester Greenleaf, and Edith Cromwell.
Local residents spent weekends visiting family and attending gatherings. The list mentions Helena Higgins, Joseph Hodgdon, Horace Lewis, Roscoe Beaton, Charles Berry at Morse’s mill, Carolyn Falcon, Horace Jones, Grant Whitten, Alice Knight, Eldred Lewis, Clara Cromwell, Morse’s mill shutdown for lack of logs, church attendance, Arthur Stilwell, Maynard Gove shopping in Wiscasset, and a social at Charles I Cromwell with games ice cream and cake. Frank Alexander of Prentiss visits his uncle and aunt the Judkins.
George B. Preble of Oakland visits Eugene Browns Berry Mills Mrs Lillian Brown earns associate member Cosmo Club Bath Miss Mattie Cuting Bath visits Campbell Pond guest of Mrs Ernest Williams and Mrs James Perry Christine Frye Meadow Brook attends Campbell Pond school three Phippsburg pupils this year Annie Trufant Annie Wylie and Mrs S R Brown attend Wesley Ladies Aid in Bath Monday Farm at Learns near Bath hosts 52 cattle school board meets at superintendent Mrs J Everett Mayo Foster Point visitors Alonzo Fisher and son Philip Frank Arthur Groves Brunswick work in Larrabee Grove on brown tail moths Fremans return to East Brunswick engagement Carrie Plant Bath Fred Carey Meadow Brook news Meadowbrook Hall entertainment Grangers session County Pomona next Topsham Fred Rich chicken pox Mrs Alexander Neally Somerville Mass guest Owen Rogers surprise party at Fred Cary home East Brunswick guests at party include Miss Dickinson prize nuts candies Victrola records ices and bouquet for Caroline Belle Plant and Fred Cary wedding plans teased
The newly formed Board of Education met in the Aldermen's Room at 4:30 pm. Members present included Harry B. Sawyer Ernest F. Kelley Edward W. Hyde Mayor John A. Small Leland R. Mitchell and Supt Clarence N Flood secretary ex officio. Kelley won 3 ballots to Hyde's 2 and was declared chairman. Flood was elected secretary. James P. King elected Morse High School principal to fill the remaining year of Charles L. Smith.
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