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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
6
The Villlage Cemetery Association elected R. A. Dickinson as president and other officers for the year. Repairs and cleaning up the town and cemetery grounds are planned along with a general town cleanup day. Various local residents are noted for weddings moves, court duties, and community projects.
Ernest Smith family hosted by Mr and Mrs Albert Smith for a week. Mrs Frank Jenkins seriously ill and Mr Jenkins left work to care for her. Ruth Preble assists sister in law Mrs Jenkins. Albert Rines family moved to Richmond. Mrs James Millay hosted visitors from Oregon, including Miss May Adams of Portland, last week.
Miss Cynthia Adams hosts Ladies Aid in Montsweag. Bath shoppers and Boston trips recur as residents travel for goods and visits. Arthur Carlton moves to Sarah Hawthorne property. others host guests, shop in Bath, or return from work at Five Islands. A. B. Thwing buys a Buick and clean up week prompts church envelopes for pastor’s salary as the Moatsweag Church starts a new bi pocket system.
Capt and Mrs William Small with Mr and Mrs John Wright of Bath called on friends at Parker Head Tuesday evening Willard Daley launched his launch the Woodcock Wednesday She has been in winter quarters on Richard Manns shore A son arrived Monday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs James Stacy Mother and child are doing well Mrs Walter Small and Mrs Henry York shopped in Bath Wednesday
Mrs Rose Carpenter assists at Edgewood farm while Dromore Grange holds a pleasant hall session. Selectman H W Cutting and horse team improve local roads as residents remark on road conditions.
Mr and Mrs Hiram Cornish of Dorchester and Bath celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with 75 guests at 3 Hamlet Street. The couple, residents of Dorchester since last December, plan to return to their North Bath country home in July. Children Edward Bath Edwin L Bath Frank H Cornish Boston May Stoehr among attendees. Both in good health. Cornish active in shipbuilding in youth. The Temple couple from Portsmouth NH visiting.
Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden travels to Chelsea, Mass., to attend the funeral of her father Charles W. Hall who died after a sudden illness at 75. Hall served in the 43d Massachusetts Infantry and was admitted to the bar in 1866 after the Civil War. He practiced briefly, partnered with Guild publishers, wrote juvenile fiction, and served as Winthrop trial justice from 1877 to 1881. He leaves a son Arthur W., daughters Mrs. McFadden and Miss Carrie Hall, three brothers Herbert J., Isaac C., Arthur, and sister Mrs. P. S. McGowan.
George H. Gould died after a brief illness in Kennebunk. A Lisbon native who settled in Bath, he was a longtime teamster and shipyard foreman in the North End. He served on the Street and Sewer Commission for two terms and was a noted horseman and judge. Survived by his wife, daughter Mrs. Jesse W. Lambert, and three grandchildren. Remains moved to Bath for interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
George W Dickinson of Leominster Massachusetts died suddenly Thursday as the City of Rockland steamed toward Richmond from Boston. He was en route to Dresden and was with his aunt when he collapsed in his stateroom and expired instantly. He was about forty five and had been in poor health. The remains were placed in care of a Richmond undertaker.
At a regular meeting the Kennebec Yacht Club voted unanimously against much proposed federal motor boat legislation as bulky and unenforceable. Commodore James P. Ledyard presided for the first time in years. The club discussed a Coast Defenses of Portland inquiry for 15 knot speed boats for scouting or patrol duty and elected Gilbert Standish Harvey A. Hill and James S. Knight to resident membership.
The Boy Scout Council met at the YMCA and decided to hold the summer camp at Birch Point. An outfit of tents cots and kitchenware was prepared. Central troop will open camp late June with an experienced leader from Springfield YMCA Training School. Funds of 251.25 were raised and fees cover food costs at about twelve cents per meal. A camp committee was named and duties assigned. Conductor E L Risteen resumes duties after vacation. Mrs Carlisle and Min Carrier travel plans noted. Reed of Boothbay Harbor to San Francisco for six months vacation.
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