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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
7
The town votes to start operations one hour earlier in the gray and close one hour earlier at noon starting Monday. The decision affects all places of business and schools in town and comes as part of a broader schedule change.
The column reports Charles Johnson of Dexter selling his farm to Gerald Chadbourne in exchange for a village home, marking the 33rd farm-to-home deal in Johnson’s 36 years of marriage. It notes James Sullivan born in Berwick on April 22, 1744 as a Maine native who became Massachusetts governor and author.
Local residents report visits and travel including Fred Gray Earle Hagan Annie Jones center cottage owners and Bath visitors. Highlights include Mrs E B Billings Dorothy Stuart Eleanor Cunningham and W C Todd at church events a brush fire at Bay Point and a wedding uniting George A York and Ida M Ward at Mr Oliver's home with Rev F O Hovey officiating.
Maine music promoter Ira C. Stockbridge, born April 22, remains in good health and active at 88. A pioneer of music stores and promoter of Portland entertainments, he helped bring the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Portland fifty years ago and supported the Maine Music Festival from its inception.
Fishermen at the Bangor salmon pool report an unusually long season with days elapsing before the first salmon was caught. Excluding 1893 when the first fish appeared on April 27, this season is among the longest in memory for delaying the season’s first catch.
Quincy Wales of Newton visits Malden Island cottage and many locals from Bath, Bathport and Augusta report weekend and weekday visits. Several families open summer homes, church events plan Mothers Day sermon, and a horse of Charles Hanna dies.
William Powell reprises Philo Vance in Paramount's Benson Murder Case to be shown at Bath Opera House Wednesday and Thursday. The film blends suspense with witty moments as Vance confronts a murder at Benson's summer home with guests present, supported by Eugene Pallette as Sergeant Heath and a cast including William Boyd Natalie Moorhead and Paul.
Prank Tuttle, who directed The Greene Murder Case and Sweetie, also directed The Benson Murder Case, with Lukas, May Beatty, E. H. Calvert and Richard Tucker named in the discussion.
A Bath church pastor Rev. Kenneth E. Morse delivered High School Blues at the First Baptist. He described blues as a normal challenge shaping character and outlined three types of responses from pessimists bluffers and convertibles. The May series continues with Education How to Avoid It and a ten piece band.
Judge Walter S Glidden presides as Bath's William I D Sewall will leads a busy probate day. Petitions filed include wills for Sewall Duncan Tarr and Smith with executors named. administrations granted for Kirkup Connolly Hathorne and Chaney among others. An embezzlement complaint in the Darius Keay estate was filed by Benjamin Keay for June hearing.
Bonds filed and approved estate actions listed for Bath Bowdoinham Richmond and Phippsburg include administrators executors and guardians. Inventories accounts and distributions across numerous estates with dates and trustees named.
Miss Alfreda Skillin head of Morse High School economics spoke to North Center PTA at Grace Church parish house. She proposed a boys home economics class and a program to repair cast off clothing for distribution to the poor through Red Cross, offering practical sewing experience for students and benefits for the needy.
The South End P T A held a busy meeting voting a $10 gift to Morse High School. It will cooperate with other associations for the annual High School Alumni banquet. A bait bean supper is set for the 14th with Mrs N Gratz Jackson chairing the school improvement committee assisted by teachers and pupils. Other events include a work session on the 13th an all day meeting on the 20th and a rummage sale on the 21st. Persons may notify President Mrs Arthur C Lemont to arrange pickup of donated items.
Dike School PTA plans its first dance in the new community house on Oliver Circle tonight. Ticket sales will be at the door in addition to being restricted to members.
Hon Oliver Moses of Washington Street visits New York City on business. Selden Hammons of New York guests of sister Mrs Addison Pendleton in Lincoln Street. Mrs Carroll Watson hosts her contract club for luncheon on Washington Street. Herold Grindle of Camden, formerly of this city, visits Mr and Mrs Edward A Garcelon at 488 Middle Street. Arthur C Hodgdon of Brockton overnight guest of his parents at 1060 High Street. Mrs Herbert White and infant Marie Elizabeth return to West Bath from Brunswick hospital. Mr and Mrs W H Pickett and Mrs Pickett’s brother Raymond Poor of Groveland open Pickett cottage at Foster’s Point. William Warren of Brookline arrives and will stay with Mr and Mrs William Dennison on Middle Street. Miss Annie Trufant hosts West Bath Branch of the Red Cross at her home in Trufant. Lester Campbell...
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