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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
7
The Five Islands church presents a Sunday evening program featuring local performers and community members. The event aims to showcase musical acts, readings, and fellowship in a relaxed, faith-centered gathering.
A Sunday evening program at the church featured recitations, solos, duets, and a tableau by the Young People An Faster group. Coordinators praise the performers and note thanks to those in charge for a successful concert.
William A. LeMont 61 died at his Detroit home after a career in publishing in Cleveland and Buffalo and long residence in Detroit. He was born to Charles B. and Mary B. LeMont of Bath and early in life clerked with Edward Stinson in John O Shaw’s book store. He was active in Detroit Masonic bodies and past commander of the Knights Templar Detroit Commandery, the largest in the world with almost 5 000 members. He is survived by his widow and daughter Florence and three brothers Frank L. of Waltham, Fred B. of Lynn, and Lucius M. LeMont of Bath.
Assessors begin Friday with ten days to finish the job plus extra duties to gather names of all women for the Board of Registration. Pay remains unchanged despite the heavier workload. Weather notes show unusually high temperatures since New Year with January and February figures well above normal. The Bowker family returned from Somerville and Harriman party headed to Boston for business. Seed suppliers are visiting dealers with fresh garden and flower seed stock.
Community notices record a Bridge Hall dance hosted by George Rogers with prizes for whist players, visits by Mrs. Dennison and Miss Morse, and illness updates. Miss Abbie Burgess of Winneganee district died of a heart attack, with services held at Stinson home and burial at Maule Grove. A hens eggs scheme by Walter Marco is described.
South Street parent-teacher association met in Central chapel Tuesday afternoon. School nurse Miss Mary McDougall urged mothers to monitor children’s diets outside home and at meals. Tea, sandwiches, and fancy cookies were served. A permanent three member committee was to be formed to confer with boards and local groups. Next meeting set for April 12.
Mrs E Bolton and Miss Nettie Lewis spent Easter in Boston. Mrs Florence Watson visits her parents Mr and Mrs Seth Watson. James Ladner of Augusta visited Mr and Mrs Frank Call for the weekend. Edna Libby of Portland enjoys a two week vacation at her father George Libby's home. Clinton Gardner works in Vassalboro for the Wade brothers. Mr and Mrs G A Hawkes visit friends in Massachusetts. Mrs Louise Shepard of Bath recently visited town.
The Maine Central Railway reduced staff here by one switcher as part of trimming its help. The cut eliminates three yard men and two engineers though the engineers retain road rights and seniority for future employment.
Hyde Windlass Co ships six large capstans to Havana Coal Co in Havana Cuba. They depart Bath Maine on a Maine Central freight and will be delivered in the hold of a United Fruit Co steamer bound for Cuba.
Edward Irving Farrington surveys shade tree choices for home lawns, praising Linden, Basswood, Magnolias, Tulip Poplar, Horsechestnut, Catalpa, Kentucky Coffee, Maples, Norway Maple, and Japanese Pagoda tree for their growth, blooms, and suitability to various soils and climates.
Georgetown notes travelers visiting Bath and relatives in Marr town. Local social items include quilting, visiting families, church meetings, and a concert at Five Islands. The piece mentions tree varieties Yellow Wood and Acanthe panax vicinifolium, plus flowering cherries and crab apples.
Walter F. L. Abbott explains an unusual winter with few pipe breaks. Only one section closed for repairs this winter, while last winter eight hydrants and many mains froze and burst as frost depth reached five feet.
Hlon Aareld Mc Sewall believes efforts to curtail the naval program will fail as Bath Tron Works, with its fine reputation, should gain work with the new program. The text notes longer days and mentions Broven roids and antikemite plies.
Plans for a 6 50 dinner in Bath to honor Morse High basketball players are nearly complete. City government, Rotary, chamber, Colonial and American Legion back the event with tickets available from Miss Margaret Cummings or Edward True and at the chamber of commerce. About 100 attendees are expected with Morse cheerleaders and decorations in red, white and blue as Gratz Jackson acts as toastmaster.
The Lewiston Journal notes that dirtmers in the Lewiston section are receiving only 20 cents for a chosen lot of eggs.
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