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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1927

Page

4

West Bath Red Cross Meeting Highlights May 6

West Bath Red Cross held a semi monthly gathering at Miss Annie Trufant's home with a cooking demonstration of a new health food. A noon meal featured home made rolls mashed potatoes carrots pickles puddings cake and coffee served by the committee. A flood relief collection was authorized to supplement Bath Red Cross quota. A two week follow up meeting is set with Annie Peterson as chair. Numerous Bath area members and guests attended.

West Bath Bath Red Cross Bath Annie White Joanna Hodgkins Charlotte Owen Charles Hf. Oliver Henry Adams John Cavanaugh Marie Marco Abbie Gage Eva Cahill Julia Johnson Lillian Brown Hope Ward Annie Williams Florence Rogers Mary Dean Laura Lemont Mabel Brown Fred W. Larrabee Lillian Mayo Belle Donnell Bertha Neiley Fred Cary Edwin W. Haggett Addie Purington Annie Wylie Stackpole Annie Peterson Marion Erswell Laura Bailey Dresden Mills Hattie Crown Brunswick L. E. Mann Augusta Pitts Union Court EB. R. Brown BK. C. Murphy Washington Street J.C. Larrabee Osenar Smiley Sam Delanger Smiley Sabine Wesley M. FE Annie Trufant Jennie Silsby Green Street J. FE. Mayo Charles Huff Sebasco Lemont Farm Larrabee Sabino George Foster Portland Foster's Point Women's Foreign Mission Society Cora Sotheard Pinestreet J.B. Lemont Paul Boston Bertha Dean Fred Williams Harry Williams Lincoln Williams Aosen O Edward Thompson Herbert White Bath City Hospital Aml Frank Carter Livermore Falls Bk. W. Hagelt

New discharging plan used in taking out pulpwood

The J C Mulligan Co. trials a locomotive crane system to unload pulpwood from barges at Bath Maine. Barges No 2 and No 4 reach Maine Central docks, loaded with pulpwood to be transferred to cage cars at Topsham storage yards. Two tracks capacity five cars each, with expected daily handling of 1000 to 125 logs and rising efficiency as workers adapt.

J. C. Mulligan Co Sagadahoe Towing Co Maine Central Pejepseot Bath Dpejepseot Paper Co Topsham Mulligan Yellow Pine Dock Maine Central Railroad Minchigan

Farms and factories to furnish thrills for New England visitors

Massachusetts Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Arthur W. Gilbert urged New England communities to showcase farms and factories as part of recreational programs. He cited Cape Cod cranberry bogs and duck farms, textile mills, foundries, shoe factories, and quarries as appealing tourist attractions. He said visitors seek more than swimming and golf and urged organized tours to highlight local industrial and agricultural resources.

New England New Sunghind Arthur W. Gilbert Massachusetts New Taghind Gilbert Cape Cod Italy Switzerland Soommen Ea V Greatbedn

Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Sagadahoc Registry

A list of recent realty transfers recorded in Sagadahoc County two weeks prior, detailing conveyances between numerous individuals and entities in towns including Bowdoinham Georgetown and Boothbay Harbor, with names such as Robey Webster Coombs Lemont Hart MeIntire Bernier Starbird Penney Proughiss Roberts Reynolds Silsbee Bowie Griggs Mo Bowden Wheeler Douglass Skillin Baumer Desjardins Leveille and others.

Sagadahoe Fath. J. Dred ‘Robey W. Carrell Webster Janes W. Coombs Et Als William P. Lemont George J. Hart Grace M. MeIntire Bowdoin Laura Vincent Alfred Bernier John BK Carrigan, Jr Alonzo G. Starbird John J. McCarthy Clarence Penney Bowdoinham Cleule Hattie B. Krennan John W. Skillin Tousham M.S. Hodgins Leo Baumer Henry Beauhea Joseph ©. Branigan Oerave Port Alfred J. Desjardins Joseph M. Leveie Alcide J. Leveie

Boy on Bike Falls Into Kennebec River

Norman Pierce, a North End boy, rode a bicycle off the Maine Central dock into the Kennebec Friday afternoon. Companions pulled him from the water with help from workers. Norman Roderick recovered the bike later. Also, Florine Gagne celebrated her fourteenth birthday with family Sunday night at North Street, with music, readings, ice cream, cake and gifts.

Norman Pierce North End Kennebec Maine Central Dock Norman Roderick Eva Gagne North Street Florine Lizzie Brewster Hazel Williams Christine Hanscom Eunice Hanscom Laura Tarvington Eugene Metcalf Edwin J. Emmeus Henry Gagne Uauttie Wallace

Dedicatory Service At Nequasset In Memory Of Rodney Bailey

A Sunday service at Nequasset Congregational church featured a bookcase of books presented by Mr and Mrs Sumner Bailey and Mr and Mrs Percy Bailey in memory of Rodney Bailey who died last winter as a Dowdein college student after graduating Morse high in 1924. Rev Edwin J Hardin led the service. community events and Red Cross flood relief collection followed.

Bocks Bookcase Nequasset Rodney Bailey Congregational Church Nequiasset Sumner Bailey Percy Bailey Edwin J. Hardin Winter Street Church Bath Morse High Dowdein College

Mrs Josephine Golder Returns Home After Stay

Mes Josephine Golder has returned to her house on Winship street after several months living with her daughter Mrs Pauline Curtis of Morving street in Porthind.

Josephine Golder Porthind Pauline Curtis Morving Street Winship Street

Annual appropriation bill shows slight cut from last year

City budget details include memorial day allocations and numerous department line items. Key figures list school and municipal expenses with totals by department, ending in a net appropriation of 830 083 20 and a total requested of 374 103 29. Names of officials sign the document.

Peres Pastets Bamod Park Soldiers Monument Estes Ieadts MDAC STE Cie Uanliens Maine Lejos ROMEO Saatyaist Delon Taen Saas Health Department Sacre UC Atp Neipcis Benim Gerard Et Ascca Mtr Iy Sons of Veterans SHELA Sonitirs Betti Tif SSUES Kent Tee Giriceuc WRC Uc Ck Rt Ee Ag Crekes Curia Lehsige Iselles Eerie Ee Manuel Ouleti SR Lear Tsa Ieee Eit Bailey Bailey Evening School Boaria A. S RCSA TMF Sean Weet Gibbs Board OF Highways and Seweis City Stables Creartatati Municipal Board of Nig and Etre Municipal Board of Children’s Guardians Phee Bates Orca

City Council Passes Appropriation Bill

City council approves a year budget amid debate on street light grants and tax timing. Finance chair Troop reports tax formulas with July discounts and Sept. interest. Public lighting committee backs nine new or moved lights, Chestnut Street light contested. Several minor orders and licenses approved. two absentees noted.

Tee Laharies Shelley Penses Foy Winter Street Dermen Chestnut Street Lotta S. Eaton Bet Poards Fla Rumery Porthid Seomtrector Vehitive City Hall Board of Aldermen Finance Committee Laveld L. Troop Common Council Pres. Brown Alderman Covel Lotta Washington and Vine Streets Nschool Aldermanic Board Alderfien Covel O'Pharlow Cutting Bailey McPherson

Obituary Charles W. Robinson 67 Ship Carpenter of Portland

Charles W. Robinson 67 a well known ship carpenter of the South end died suddenly Saturday afternoon at City hospital where he was taken Friday night after a two day illness. He is survived by his wife three sons Hiram Ralph and Charles W. Robinson of Portland two daughters Mrs Eugene Osterburg of Iasi Deering and Mrs Vernal Chase of Bath one brother Councilman Harry D. Robinson of Bath.

Charles W. Robinson South End City Hospital Hiram Ralph All Portland Eugene Osterburg Iasi Deering Vernal Chase Bath Harry D. Robinson

Downey Child Dies at Home on Park Street

Raymond Oliver Downey aged two died Friday night at his parents home 25 Park street after a brief illness He is survived by sisters Helen and Mary Downey Mrs George Pooler of Lisbon Falls returned after a few days in Bath with relatives.

Raymond Oliver Downey John B Laura Lowell Downey Park Street Helen Mary Downey George Pooler Lisbon Falls Bath

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The Red Cross Howard Rice Harriet Rice Mr. Burke Wortland William Gilman Stanwood Miss Irma Irma Gilman Ipswich Mass Burley School Loring Gilman Castile Bridge-Merrill, Inc Woolwich A.M. G. Soule Division of Pure Food Inspection State Department of Agriculture Elado O Nequasset Congregational Church Womans Auxiliary Woolwich Red Cross George TL. Hamlin Lewiston TFR Fernald South Waldehboro First Baptist Elemen Wooelwich Center Clayton Dolloff Sath City Hospital Charles Soule Boothbay Harbor Ernest Stilphen Tre Dailey Elmer Mank Montswe Maude Cunningham Somerville Miass Milton Trott Sath Fred Carlton Vernon Ayer Winthrop Delia Card Sagadahoc Ferry TL Herbert Fernald Waldeboro Baptist Church Ralph Rice Misson Hatherine Montana Milton Douglas Oscar Douglas Tbowdeinham Alice Preble Perkins Guilford Duncan Mclintosh Ferry School Frank Gould Augusta Senator Fox Carlton Lawrence Putnam Fred Soule New York Judson Soule Walter Doyle Edwin Hiltenbrand Nashua Nob James Rogers Montsweag Farm Virginia Rogers Raymond Pathorne John Soule Harland Higgin Milford Harold Vincent Higgins Montsweag Frank Rines Nova Scotia Aly Norway Tyree Proop Sehairemm Charles H. Calill Harry M. Hush Stanley M. Brown Common Couneil Arthur Sswall Harold Ld. Cutting James D. Crane Deint Bugdikians Uncle Ben Book Kollekters Paul G. Bagdikkian Elizabeth Burroughs Chiropractic Research Bureau Frieda Bagdikian Chiropractors Front Street Bath, Maine Committee On Fire Department Alderman Sampson Board of Highways and Sewers Blind Crossing Troop Sampson Grace M. Watson Washington and Corliss Streets John Shaw Oak Street Gibbons Coal Co Ifuse Parks Cahill George T. Melman Ernest Pinkham Bath Opera Charles W. Weeks George Darrah James Carr Ant Gonn J. Lynch Harry J. Robinson Thomas 2. Neagle Raymond O. Downey
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