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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1924
Page
3
West Bath grange held a lively Monday gathering with strong attendance. A sewing circle multiplied work for the Master sale, a spelling contest featured by Lizzie Paggett drew crowd, and complimentary refreshments followed.
Bowdoinham man Dick Mun, said to be intoxicated, allegedly attacked Joseph Fulton and Rewe in a carriage shop. He is held on $1,000 bond and bound over to the May term of the supreme court.
Auxiliary of the Y M LCOA announces a benefit dance on Easter Monday April 21 to support the Y M C A. Proceeds will fund running costs as tickets are priced to boost attendance this season.
Morse High announces the class of graduation with two valedictorians for the second year in a row, David Crown and Rodney Bailey. Barbara Austin stands as salutatorian, with various students named for highest honors and class ranks across English and other subjects.
Officers attended a local meeting with Topsham Grange on Saturday night to confer the fifth degree of Documdi dates. The event included remarks on a fall paregaum, with presence from Bath and Weet Bath members and a tour of new chicken-raising methods at Seigars farm.
In Cumberland County probate court at Portland a filing on the will of Bath built schooner Wyoming captain Charles Glaesel indicates abandonment of hope for the ship’s safety after she disappeared off Nantucket ten days earlier. The petition seeks allowance of the will with Paral Entails LR named executor. Beneficiaries include Holger Gliese of Copenhagen and Waldemar Gliesel of Portland, with siblings Mrs. Eva Gibson of Bangor and Mrs. Idith To Andersen of Boston receiving portions.
The seventh grade pupils of Weeks Street Grammar School named to the highest honors include Pintlowell, Aiune Plant, Kenneth Orr, and Phyllis Wright. Additional honorees are James Cone, Donald Plenining, Frederick Galider, John Gaudet, Edith Gotte, Susie Merry, Silas Phint, Charlotte Pottle, Seth Snipe, John Stewart, and Adiee Williams.
Police suspect rope guarding a premise at Washington and Pine streets was cut and removed. Mrs Freel advertises in the Times offering reward for its return and warns trespassers will be prosecuted.
The funeral for George Bright occurred Saturday afternoon at two at William Chiadbourne Broad Street Undertaking Rooms. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot. Rotary news notes Waterville hosts District Governor Dan F Sullivan and Ehner B Hubbard of Pawtucket Rhode Island.
At the annual Wesley Sunday School Board meeting the vestry elected Fred W. Armes as superintendent and Walter I. Day as assistant. Other officers include Charles E. Shepard secretary and Mrs. Walter F. Abbott treasurer. Superintendent posts for departments were filled by Mrs. Charles E. Brooks, Mrs. Lloyd G. Daley, Mrs. George A. Cahill, and Mrs. Edgar A. Farrar.
During a busy executive council session in the State House on March, Councillor Baxter received a large bouquet of roses from fellow councillors. The gift honored his becoming a grandfather with the birth of ney Bailey White von St. Patrick's. a verse attached to the bouquet drew applause. The council then resumed its open session before moving back to executive matters.
Bath's oldest businesswoman Miss Margaret H Loach died Sunday night at her home 16 Center Street from acute yellow atrophy of the liver. She opened her own millinery parlors 44 years ago and built a long trusted staff. Survived by her sister Katherine M Loach. A requiem high mass was held at St Marys.
The council approves ward level voter lists and officer appointments. It lists assistant assessors for each ward and confirms several officials including harbor master and dog constable. The session also assigns joint standing committees for the year and notes street light petition.
A 1924 Maine city report outlines salary increases for the city clerk and cuts for assessors and engineers. It sets salaries for taxes officers, harbor functions, and public works while detailing board appointments and compensation limits.
Edwin L. Emmons, school attendance officer, marks his 21st consecutive year since September 1923 with an unblemished attendance record. He has never missed a day due to illness or other cause and is respected by teachers and loved by students.
Lawrence B. Greenwood evangelist, known in Bath, called on President Coolidge at the White House and presented a pocket testament. A note from RE. G. Chirk, his secretary, states the President sent thanks to Greenwood and the Baltimore Business Men's Council for the gift. The letter was written on White House stationery and addressed to Greenwood in Baltimore.
Mayor Irish and Aldermen Tobey Quimby oversee license approvals. The session covers state aid and pension matters with Irish and Hooper Coombs leading licensing discussions.
A recommendation to continue the joint office of City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes with the Treasurer acting as Disbursing Officer. It specifies a daily allowance of $3.25 for Night and Day officers and requires all fees to be taxed and paid into the City Treasury.
City Marshal Fred Hall assumed his new duties on Sunday morning and has been receiving congratulations from acquaintances in the business district. He filed a $200 bond with Ralph H. Dunton Edward Brown and Alderman J. Fred Tobey as sureties. No immediate changes in police personnel are anticipated. It is unclear whether Mayor Irish will appoint yearly patrolmen or use a day to day policy as Mayor Moses did.
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