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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
7
Richmond evening notices detail lodge events and gestures from Mount chapter No 51 to Epworth League plays. Residents move houses on School Center Main Kimball and Center streets while visitors from Augusta Dresden and Auburn appear.
Richmord residents attended Methodist services in Gardinet and a Lane Field game. Visitors Mead Duren of Greenfield and Blair family were in town. Ladies aid and grange events drew crowds as Enterprise members hosted sales. Richmond lodge celebrated 111th anniversary with services led by Rev. Dunnack. Miss Helen Anderson visited from Bangor. Marion Hersey's and Joseph Heinemeyer's wedding plans were announced for May 12 at Sacred Heart, Roslindale, Massachusetts.
The Maine Central Railroad resets its spring timetable effective Sunday on the Rockland Branch from Rockland to Brunswick. Changes affect morning arrivals from Bath to Portland and Boston, with the Flying Yankee connection, plus earlier and later departures on select trains. A summer schedule follows June 23, with new round trip ticket bargains offered at 25 cents plus a fare.
A large Bath and Brunswick audience attended a Memorial Hall recital by the Portland Municipal Orchestra conducted by Charles Raymond Cranham with Adele Bramson as pianist. Bramson's Grieg A minor concerto drew recalls. Bath attendees included J A Bimson, Jane Murphy, Jack Shaw, F A Reed, B Lermond, Carl Albee, Beatrice Noyes, Bessie Brown, Dorothy Brown, Arthur Stearns, Percy Low, Woodbury Bailey, Emery Fregman, Clara Albee.
Walter E. Reid offers town contests for best garden of at least 300 sq ft, best flock of 12 hens, and best local potato, squash, and beer crops with cash prizes. Georgetown School pupils may win for greatest school year improvement in 1930. Also notes social visits and church delegates.
A blaze at Brunswick pumping station on Jordan Avenue caused several thousand dollars in damage. Sparks from a brush fire set the roof of a large storage shed ablaze, destroying the shed and its valuable equipment. A boat owned by John Detre stored inside the shed was also lost. Firefighters, aided by the station’s pumps and an engine, fought the fire, then were called to a brush fire at the McDonald farm on Middlesex Road in Topsham.
Miss Adeline Tarbox and friend Miss Bernadine visited her West Side home last week while Ordway Lewis returned from Stoughton for a short stay with his mother Mrs. E. V. Lewis. James and Joseph Buckley of Ashland are at their Summer West Side home for a few days. Mrs. Ella Collins Miss Carrie Collins Mrs. Littlefield and Miss Florence Williams of Lynn are at the Collins cottage East Side for a brief outing. Ruth J Cannon teaches in Stoneham public schools and is visiting her father James N. Cannon Road Commissioner Jed Greenleaf has crews repairing highways for Spring. Mrs. W Dayton Hill hosted a supper party on Midlle Street with four tables of contract. prizes went to Mrs. Milton Trott and Mrs. Robert Brownell.
Dr N E B Rob Niel Boynton of Boston plans several weeks at Parsons Paradise Malden Island. Walter E Reid of Portland enjoyed a few days at his Seguinland summer home. Various Bath area residents and visitors frequent cottages at Seguinland MacMahan Island and Robinhood with eulogies to friends. Selectmen J G Stevens and T N Williams met with chairman W E Reid for town business.
The annual missionary mite box opening was held Friday at Mrs. Arthur J. Dunton's Washington Street home. A church program directed by Mrs. Worrey Harrington Morse featured devotional, scripture, verses, music by Mrs. Bagley Wright, Mrs. Roberts, and soloists, a Japan country-pageant, and a social tea with decorations from Kennebec Greenhouses.
Brim Jewett launches a radio based Goof Club with WCSH Portland as HQ. Aimed to recruit new members by air this Thursday at 11.11, the weekly feature draws Bath residents and statewide letters from listeners eager to join. Brim, calling himself Grand Exhaustive Groat, plans an entertainment tomorrow at 11.11 and asks interested readers to write to the station for inclusion.
Maine vital statistics show February births at 1,085 and deaths at 93, yielding a birth rate of 16.92 and a death rate of 13.32, down from January. Pneumonia caused 118 deaths, influenza 33, and tuberculosis 36, with Aroostook, Kennebec, and Somerset leading in birth rates and Washington, Sagadahoc, and Franklin posting the lowest death rates. Waldo had the lowest birth rate and Knox the highest death rate.
Frederick E. Drake's house at 1002 Washington street suffered a break in Friday after seven. Access was gained via a broken glass panel after forcing a garage bolt. caretaker Harry Watson found no evidence of theft. City Marshal Walter L. Whitney investigated as Mr. and Mrs. Drake were en route from Richmond to Philadelphia.
The Old Ladies Home association mourns the passing of its beloved president William D. Sewall. He was re elected president at the annual meeting Thursday and his loss is described as very great by the organization.
Judge Walter S. Glidden president of the Patten Free Library praises Mr. Sewall for honesty and high ideals in personal and business life. He notes Sewall’s loyalty to Bath, his public spirit, and calls him one of Bath’s best citizens.
William D. Sewell, closely tied to Bath Iron Works Corp. in Bath, is remembered for his loyalty and aid to the city. The obituary highlights his character, friendliness, and the loss felt by the company and the writer as a trusted counselor.
Hon J Edward Drake former mayor and trustee of the Davenport Estate plus member of J B Drake & Sons passed away. Sewall described as a man of integrity financier and courteous loyal friend, his death a severe loss to Bath.
Vice President Rodney E. Ross of Bath Trust Co. and president of Hyde Windlass Co. laments the sudden death of Mr. Sewall, praising him as a capable financier and valued Bath citizen. The loss is described as a severe blow to the city and its institutions.
Wellington A. Moore, treasurer and general manager of the Bath Box Co., Bath, is described as a prominent and valuable citizen who will be deeply missed as a businessman and counsellor in numerous institutions with which he was identified.
The report notes William D. Sewall’s death and honors his long tenure as president of the society. It mentions Mr. Wright and Mr. Jacobs coordinating arrangements at the Rockingham Hotel in Portsmouth for Mrs. Sewall and Mrs. Liscomb, and states there were no services Sunday morning at the New Church in his memory.
The article recalls Mr. Trainor as a careful driver with 20 years’ experience for John 8S Hyde and others note his cautious habits after news of the accident. John H Hyde of Elmhurst also attests to his prudent driving. Mrs. Pinson and Mrs. Soule are mentioned in a weekend visit, with a stray note on tire wear.
Morse defeats Gardiner 7 to 1 in the Kennebec Valley League Southern Division opener. Don Ring pitched effectively for Morse, holding Gardiner to five hits as Morse builds early season momentum. Marshall stood out with timely hitting and fielding. Gardiner’s White pitched well but his defense contributed eight errors.
A Sunday evening pageant at the First Baptist Church dramatized Japan’s rise from ancient culture to modern science and education. Nine Sunday school girls portrayed the story, noting factory slums, child labor and dormitory disease, plus gains in medical care, education, and women’s rights. Participants included Phyllis Eaton, Stover, Carolyn, Elsie and Harriet Moody, Roselyn and Laura Hall, Irma Groves, and Laura Harrington. A prelude song service was led by St. Clair Benner.
The Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street church held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Willard Oliver's home on Goddard Street with 13 members present. Mrs. Lucien Ames presided. papers included Problems and Policies read by Mrs. Lizzie B. C. Chaney. solos by Mrs. Harriet Oliver. and singing led by Miss Clarice Berry. Mite boxes were opened. next White Cross work meeting is May 16 at Mrs. Mildred Stackpole's home. transportation available.
Four intoxication cases were heard by Judge John J. Keegan Monday morning. Two defendants received suspended sentences, one on condition of leaving the city, another paid a 5 dollar fine plus 12.70 in costs. The fourth case was continued.
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