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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
2
The town’s Organ Society and Civic groups hosted a large May breakfast with over 100 attendees in the vestry. Local clubs, a prize speak contest, court session, and community projects filled the week with social and civic activity across Wiscasset and nearby towns.
Rev J T Croby and wife toured former parishioners in Wiscasset this week. Rev E Freeman appointed pastor of the Methodist church in Bath. The Bath Enterprise runs a Wiscasset department with Mr Webber in charge. Rev E H Boynton and wife of Machias visited friends in Wiscasset.
Among the attendees were H. Fogier of Hockland L. M. stacke doe and Hiram Bliss Jr of Washington W. H. Hilton of Damariscotta Ozro D. Castner and William H. Miller of Waldoboro C. H. Fistier and George B. Kenniston of Boothbay Harbor as the term convened.
May 6 1905 notices include F T Dana adding to his Main Street house ell and Capt Ballard enlarging his Washington street residence ell. F D Southard named highway surveyor. Rev A G Winslow and wife leave for Belfast. Miss Vera Almee visits Boston. K B Haggett repairs and cements cellar on Middle Street. John M Jackson handles the work. Susan Grant and Harold Emerson Smith wedding planned in Chicago. Rev H J Holty preaches first Sunday as M E pastor.
Mrs Henry Brown of West Bath is recovering at home in Saco. Bath visitors include Mr and Mrs H A Owen at their Sabino cottage and many local residents visiting relatives in Bath and Woolwich. Bates College student Philip Stackpole and Carolyn Stackpole spent a weekend in Boston with family. others traveled to Sabino for summer visits. Local 4-H club notes cover potato judging prizes won by Joseph Haile and Anstress Larrabee with plans for a sewing contest at the May 16 meeting led by Joseph Larrabee.
The sermon referenced John chapter fifteen and taught on the vine and the branches. Mr. and Mrs. E. Knight and Mrs. Jesse White visited Portland for part of the week.
The Colonial club fixed the date for its annual smoker at a monthly meeting. Edward Sewall was named vice chair and will handle the arrangements for the dinner at New Iii, the night before the season opens. The May ball is set for Grace church parish house tonight. Past President Daniel Williams and George B. Wolstenholme received appreciation notes, and Freeman A. Trott was admitted to active club membership.
Thomas Harrow recalls a near encounter with a bull moose blocking the road near Cole's Hill on the Atlantic highway. He stopped his car as the animal stood center road and stared before moving aside. A cow moose of similar size then crossed and vanished into the woods.
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