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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
3
Wiscasset will observe National Air Mail Week May 15 to 21 with a special cachet funded by local citizens. Artist Carroll T. Berry designed a cadet image portraying Fort Edgecomb and Wiscasset harbor, while Superintendent Randall F. Cummings led poster creation by grammar pupils and entries were sent to the State Poster Contest in Portland.
Maine Central Railroad Co retired from service April 30 after twenty years. Mr. Southard will receive a fair pension under the Railroad Retirement Act governing all railroad employees. Co workers presented him a gift. Walter S. Simonton to cover spare crossing tender role starting May 1. Forest Preble buys Earle Dow property on Hooper Street and plans to move in during summer. Miss Hilda Brandt graduates from St Barnabas Hospital Nursing School in Portland with 21 others. Sidney G. Evans and son Edward visit Belfast. Lee Street relatives host. Pugh visit to Malvern, Pennsylvania for ten days. Frank Shea, once local boy, in town visiting. George Prichard guests of Miss Jane Murphy in Bath. Cheerio Circle to meet at Bernice Soule’s Murray’s Corner home Thursday. Grace Cowley, Clara Elliot, Carolyn Varney, and Grace Knight attend D A R card party in Boothbay Harbor.
Mrs Luella G Haggett died Friday at her Middle Street home in Wiscasset born Walpole Massachusetts April 9 1875 She was survived by husband F Burton Haggett two sons Lawrence and Fred two grandchildren Jeanette and Harry and sister Mrs Daniel MacMillan of South Boston Mass Funeral services were Sunday at two o clock officiated by Rev Charles Berry Bath Interment Green Lawn Cemetery
At the Corliss Street Baptist church annual parish meeting Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt was invited to stay another year with a $100 salary increase. Five new baptisms marked the year, debts cleared, and a healthy treasury balance. Mrs. Eugene Watson steps down as treasurer after 12 years for health reasons, as Eula Fielding becomes treasurer.
Central Bath church named among four Maine Congregational churches honored for strong member accessions on confession of faith. The list cites State Street Portland Westbrook York and mentions a congratulatory letter to Dr David L Wilson for his work with youth. Senator Sewall and Mrs Sewall plan a three week auto trip visiting Boston New York Chevy Chase Richmond before returning home.
A dawn vandalism spree in Bath during a power outage saw hoodlums smash windows at seven homes a Masonic Temple and a Dum mer street store. The attacks began at the Masonic temple and spread along Washington and Dummer streets, with police seeking fingerprints and investigating a group of North End youths seen on Washington Street after 2 a.m. Central Maine Power Co cut service from 2 to 5 a.m. to inspect lines. The act could warrant a maximum three months in jail under Maine malicious mischief statute.
Mrs Langdon T Snipe entertained the Women's Missionary society of Winter Street church at 46 Green Street. Annual reports were read and officers elected including Miss Abigail F Carter as president and Mrs Clarence W Morse as first vice president. A devotional was led by Miss Frostina E Marston and program updates covered China and religious education efforts in Phippsburg.
Construction on the continued improvement of the Fosters Point road in West Bath started Monday with Mr. Coffin of Brunswick overseeing for the State. Town residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of weekend and weekday social movements across Bath and surrounding areas. The Farm Bureau meeting date adjusted to May 24 to accommodate Hortense Welch before her marriage as an agent demonstration mentor.
County candidates for Maine primaries present Republican and Democrat nominees by town groupings. Names include Bowdoinham Bowdoin Bath Topsham Richmond and Phippsburg with offices such as Judge of Probate Register of Probate Clerk of Courts County Treasurer Sheriff County Attorney County Commissioner and County Commissioner seats.
An annual Woolwich Union for Christian Service meeting at Nequasset Congregational Church drew strong attendance. Pastor Charles T. Brown urged cooperation, received a rising vote of confidence, and officers for the year were elected including Farnham president Baker vice president Wing secretary Reed treasurer Carter auditor and Dodge chairwoman of the benevolent committee.
The Cosmopolitan Junior Garden club met Friday at the club house with Mrs. Emily Moulton in charge. Miss Martha Morse presided at the business session as the secretary reported and dues were collected. Leonard Wetherbee returned to duties at Bath Tron Works after visiting Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Plans for a summer round-up for preschool to enter school age children are under way under the Bath PTA and School Department. Supt John Parker and Mrs Ada Crockett have sent notices urging parental cooperation. The week of May 9 will feature free examinations by local doctors and dentists to detect and correct any conditions before the fall opening. Parents may also use their own physicians with regular fees applying.
Miss Dorothy Lindsay Robbins daughter of Mr and Mrs William L Robbins of Deer Isle and Brunswick married Lewis Earl Pudney son of Mrs Cora Pudney of Atlanta in a noon ceremony on April 21 at the Little Church Around the Corner Rev Harold F Lamoin officiated Bride’s brother Paul Robbins of Boston gave her away Best man was Moritz von Bomhard of New York and attendant Genevieve Haverty of New York The couple will reside in New York.
Mr and Mrs George W Harnish announce the marriage of their daughter Catherine Marie Harnish to Roland Robinson grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles E Robinson of Worcester Easter Sunday in Worcester Mass The bride graduated Morse High School class of 1932 and Bath Memorial Hospital in 1936 and works as assistant district nurse in Worcester The groom is a hat shop maker in Worcester They will reside in Worcester
Announcements report the April 26 marriage at Boothbay Harbor of Frances R Hyde daughter of Mr and Mrs Wesley H Hyde of McKown street to Robert L Royall of East Boothbay son of Mr and Mrs John A Royall of Washington D C The ceremony was by Rev Kenneth V Gray at the Congregational church The couple reside at Little River East Boothbay where Royall is a wholesale lobster dealer
Miss Alice M. Warner daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Warner 819 Middle Street and George L Rice son of Mr and Mrs Willard Rice 744 Middle Street were married Sunday by Rev Charles R Sims at the First Baptist parsonage 138 North street Attendants were Mr and Mrs Russil C Dalrymple 722 Middle street Miss Glenda Howard hosted a birthday party for her 12th year guests included Betty Small Alice Young Mary Morse and Betty Anderson Supper followed The guest list included Frances Flaherty Judith Dennison Mary Morse Betty Anderson Nancy Sewall Betty Small Alice Young Barbara Stodder Audrey Hill Linna Marie Purdue Rhoda Katz Martha Torrey and Sally Hyde.
A large group of Woolwich ladies gathered at Miss Mary Pelham Hill’s Topsham home for a Sagadahoc County Republican Women’s Club meeting. Sherwood Aldrich spoke about county attorney nomination as Miss Maxine Walker browsed travels from Swampscott to Tallahassee and Virginia.
Woolwich P T A gathered at Sagadahoc school house with guests A E Barnard of the Maine Automobile Association and Lila Abbott Portland school supervisor. Barnard reviewed safety campaigns and interagency cooperation to curb highway hazards while Abbott shared stories from Portland classrooms. Officers elected: Noftall president Crocker vice president St Pierre secretary Houdlette publicity chair. Ice cream and cake followed the social hour.
John J. Mulcahy of Bath organized the first Brann Boosters club in Saga dahoc county. Sixteen members formed at the Day's Ferry school house in Woolwich. Richard McElman of Murphy's Corner elected chairman and Mrs. Clarence Preble secretary treasurer.
The Reaper claimed a young member of Laurel Grove Cemetery Association Ralph C Wright. Resolutions extend sympathy to the widow and relatives, note his service to the association and seek publication in The Bath Independent. Committee: Flora Hathorn Edna Rice Albert Hathorn.
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