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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1931

Page

4

Wiscasset Civic meeting hosts Judge Manser and town events

At the Legion Civic club special meeting in the Masonic Temple Judge Harry Manser of Auburn spoke on changes in Maine’s judiciary. About 50 attended with Lions club members. supper by the Allied Legion auxiliary followed. The issue list included local road progress, new business ventures, and community notices amid obituaries and school events in Wiscasset.

The Legion Civic Club Masonic Temple Harry Manser Auburn Lions Club American Legion of Bradford-Sortwell-Wright Post Bradford C. Redennett Charles S. Sewall Harvey R. Pease Lions Cuo Judge Manser H. C. Woolley Clarence A. Richards Fred S. Rand Augusta F. H. Theakston H. v. B. Nash Randall Cummings

Used Cars In Stock At Universal Credit Company

Low cost time payments apply for a lineup of 1930 to 1924 cars including Tudor sedans sport coupes trucks touring and roadsters. Prices and availability vary by model year and condition with emphasis on affordable financing and dealer-backed assurance.

Universal Credit Company

Academy ball team routs Sabattus high school 137 to 7

Thursday afternoon the academy ball team defeated Sabattus High School by 137 to 7. Saturday they played two games winning 4 to 3 against Richmond High School and Boothbay Harbor High School in the second game.

Wiscasset Academy Kathryn Perkins Bernice Webber Louise Adams Helen Bailey Dorothy Merry Esther Pray Ada Pushard Hulda Pushard Pauline Rines Hazel Mayo Anne Nelder Ruth Nichols Janet Patterson Etta Blair Mary Colby Dorothy Chase Alberta Boudin Dorothy Hilton Harriet MacPhee Lucille Quinnam Josephine Sutter Grace Nichols Academy Sabattus High School Academy Boys Richmond High School Boothbay Harbor High School

Local News and Movements From Sheepscot Echo

The Rev. Mr. Cook family arrived Thursday. Watts Gibbs improving in health. Capt. George Southard and family back in Bath. C. B. Seekins' family returned to Wiscasset for summer. Railroad platform extended north 160 feet. Rev. C. F. Burroughs and Frank Shea in Boston. Fred Thompson's hens laid 540 eggs in March and April. Miss Florence Knight to Wilton Mass. Charles E. Knight sells Cre denda bicycle. Miss Effie Poole ill. J. Manchester Haynes attended funeral of Capt. Samuel Haynes. Rev. I. H. W. Wharff left for General Conference in Omaha.

Sheepscot Echo Mr. Cook Watts Gibbs George Southard Bath C. B. Seekins Wiscasset C. F. Burroughs Frank Shea Boston Fred Thompson Florence Knight Wilton Mass Charles E. Knight Effie Poole J. Manchester Haynes Samuel Haynes I. H. W. Wharff Omaha

Local News Roundup from Sheepscot Area May 1906

Sheepscot Echo reports residents visiting relatives and towns nearby. Alex Lewis remains at home while R. A. Macurda returns to Lynn. Trips include Bath Damariscotta Lisbon Falls and Lewiston. Postmaster Hubbard begins duties. Rev J Nixon preaches at M E church to a good crowd. local figures and visitors named.

Sheepscot Echo Alex Lewis R. A. Macurda Lynn James Bimson Bath David Upham H. I. Holt Lewiston Ruby Pushard David Clifford A. F. Sortwell Daniel Cambridge R. W. Reed Alice Portland Charles West Lisbon Falls Herbert Southard Bridgeport Conn Webster Southard T. S. Call Hubbard Adelaid Helen Jackson L. W. Gibbs Alliance Ohio J. Nixon M. E Mr. Nixon J. W. Day C. H. Baker

Bath Fire Department Rolls Approved for Year

Rolls of the Bath Fire Department companies were approved by municipal officers led by Chief Engineer Parks. Listings include Hook and Ladder No. 1 with Melvin Savage as foreman and Engine No. 2 with Fimner Rogers as foreman among others. In Auburn, indignation grows over the dismissal of Pine Grove teacher Elizabeth Partridge, with residents urging reinstatement.

Bath Fire Department Parks Hook and Ladder Co Melvin Savage Frank J. Farvin Frank T. Fortier Herbert Anderson Manual Gallant John Gallagher John King Engine Co Joseph Jenkin Everett Stilphen Frank Higgin Herbert Shea King Frank Gallant Leon R. Eaton George J. Goodwin W. J. Curran J. Henry Cotteau Clarence C. Seavey Stephen R. Osbrone Butt Pine Grove Elizabeth Partridge Auburn Denison Street Falmouth Partridge

West Bath residents share visits and local events

Mrs. C C Chesley visits Bangor while Mr Chesley works elsewhere. Portland guests join Foster's Point hosts. Families from Bath Sabino Sabine and Campbell's Pond host and attend services. A 4 H club reorganizes led by Joseph Larrabee with officers elected. A daughter is born to Jerome Estes at Bath City Hospital. Ralph Derby narrowly escapes injury at Kings Point.

C. C. Chesley C. B. Proctor Bangor Mr. Chesley Fred Williams Portland Lincoln Williams Foster's Point Byron Steele Ernest Watertown New Meadows James B. Lemont Loring Small and Sons Wilbert and Dana Laura Lemont Everett Lemont Will Kittredge Bath E. W. Haggett Arthur Charles Doris Jordan Harold Haggett James E. Perry Meadowbrook Samuel F. Bates Sabino Thornton Bates Winnegance Malcolm Doble Pooler Wendall Williams Needham Mass Ernest E. Williams Campbell's Pond Harold Blair Campbell’s Pond Odd Fellows Beacon Street Methodist Church Fred Duren Patricia Richmond Lillian Brown Annie Williams Annie Peterson Everett Mayo Lewiston B. H. Stackpole Cosmopolitan Club Lillian Freeman Ida Colby J. Everett Mayo I. B. Neiley Trufant’s Crossing Raymond Curtis Mayo Farm Arthur Curtis Mayo Emer Craig Joseph Groves Brunswick Road Carrie Ward Ralph Wright Larrabee's Grove Jerome Estes Bath City Hospital Ralph Derby Bowdoin College King’s Point Brunswick John Kenney Rosedale Derby Robert Baker Pittsfield Taylor Davis Larrabee Grove Boton Lowell School Joseph W. Larrabee Stanley Brawn Fred Brown Marion Roe Joseph Haile Emily Larrabee

Car Crash Kills Clerk and Injures Fire Official Near Eastport

Four miles from Eastport a Studebaker roadster crashed through the Eastport Perry bridge toll house area around 11 PM Monday. Needham Chaffey 23 a Pike and Kilby Grocery clerk was killed. Chief Engineer Frank L Bradish of the fire department was critically injured and Miss Abbie Robinson shaken up when the car demolished an electric light pole and fell onto the beach below. Cause is under investigation.

Needham Chaffey Pike & Kilby Frank L. Bradish Fire Abbie Robinson Studebaker Eastport-Perry Bridge Toll House Eastport

West Bath Bungalow Destroyed by Fire in West Bath

A bungalow below New Meadows Inn in West Bath, owned by A. R. Frachette of Lewiston and built by the late Judge Frank L. Staples, burned down after midnight. The fire origin is unknown and engineers battled embers as rain eased danger. The structure and contents were destroyed except for one chair.

Walter E. Chase Bath West Bath

Mother's Day Observed With Program at West Bath Grange

West Bath grange observed Mother's Day with a Monday night program featuring readings by Theresa Dall and Marion Plummer, songs by Albert Hender son Robert Daisy Oliver and Rose Rich, a playlet A Mother's Devotion, talks by Bessie Snow Edna Higgins Annie Henderson and Pearl Lemont, plus piano by Wesley Lemont Bessie Galvin and performances by Eva Fulton Ethel MacDonald and Bertha Dunbar. Attendance prizes named several members and preparations for a May 14 grange ball were announced.

West Bath Grange Theresa Dall Thelma Hutchins Albert Henderson Robert Daisy Oliver Mother Lawyer Evans Bernard Henderson Mrs. Webster Annie Chase Miss Minty Miggs Dorothy Welch Grandma Barlow Margaret Henderson Bessie Snow Edna Higgins Annie Henderson Pearl Lemont Eva Fulton Ethel MacDonald Guardian Angel Anne Perry Bessie Galvin Mercie McFadden Massachusetts Bertha Dunbar Wesley Lemont The Grange Flora Reed Helen Safford Iola Worrey Annie Williams Marguerite Lemont Ida Perry Mary Sylvester Guy Wilson Ila Day Addie Purington David Henderson Bertha Leott Alice B. Ramsay

Lisbon Town Team Comes Thursday in Bath Showdown

Bath hosts an outside independent Lisbon Town semi pro squad Thursday at 5 30 with a strong gallery expected. St Marys church team faces Lisbon with manager John Hayes likely to use a near identical lineup plus Oliver the right hander for mound duty if needed.

Bath St. Mary's Church Lisbon John Hayes Hilltoppers Morse Patriots Cannonball Oliver Mark Hayes Freddy Gaudet Libon

Cobb announces birth of son Richard Hamlin Cobb

Cards from Mr and Mrs Alton Cobb of Gardiner announce the birth of a son weighing six and three quarter pounds at their home on Monday May 4 He is named Richard Hamlin Cobb.

Alton Cobb Gardiner Richard Hamlin Cobb

Woolwich Church Notes and Upcoming Community Events

The First Baptist church is supplied by Rev. T. H. Fernald with services shifting to 10.45 and 7.30 p.m. starting next Sunday. Various local residents visited Augusta and Bath, dances and concerts are planned, and Montsweag and Woolwich grange halls host programs, talks, and a Day’s Ferry juvenile party. Religious education events and Union services are scheduled for May 17 across Woolwich and nearby communities.

Thew's Hallowell Grace Church Bath Wiscasset St. Philip’s Gardiner Christ Church Brewster Herbert Pressey Augusta Jesus Church School Service League Kennebec Valley St. Philip's Portland Fuiday Grant Ratter Col. Hall D. R. Sortwell Henry Butler Susan Smith Lloyd Lowndes Philip A. Means New York Pleasant Street Church Sheepscot South Newcastle Westport Tunis West Anna Harmeonica Methodist Church Titus Ernest Spinney Harold LeMay South Bristol Ellsworth Congregational Conference and Missionary Society First Congregational Church First Baptist Church T. H. Fernald Isaphene Dolloff Merle Jameson Jameson Fernald E. R. Dolloff Fred Hathorne John Savage Frank Bailey Eben Dana Lena Trott Auburn Ethlyn Marston Joseph True Frank Purington Eben Danz Mary Leland Savage Cyrus Gilmore George Tibbetts Richmond Eugenie Hunnewell Tuessic Montsweag Grange Hall Chopps School Mountain School Sagadahoc Ferry Roger de Coverly Murphy's Corner Union Bridge Nequasset School Grange cInniz Woolwich Farm Bureau Eldie Wright Ida Nettie Stevens Cora Stevens United Baptist Convention of Maine Montsweag D. S.T Christian Endeavor Richard Hunnewell Clara A. Hawthorne Fred Soule Woolwich

Resolutions of Respect for Fred C Bailey

Woolwich Grange No 68 mourns Brother Fred C Bailey a loyal member who aided the order. The resolutions note his faithful treasury service and his passing to the Great Grange above. Copy to his widow Marcia Bailey and son Harold, and publication in Bath Independent.

Fred C. Bailey Woolwich Grange Hare Marcia Bailey Harold Bailey Bath Independent Anna M. Soule Gertrude A. Holbrook Samuel B. Ward Woolwich

Resolutions of Respect for Frank W Gould Woolwich Grange

Woolwich Grange No 68 mourns the death of Frank W Gould a former Worthy Master and loyal member. The charter is draped in memory and a resolution sent to his nephew A Merton G Soule and family with records and Bath Independent publication. Mrs Kenneth Percival of lower Washington street is visiting Portland.

Frank W. Gould Woolwich A. Merton G. Soule Bath Independent Anna M. Soule Gertrude A. Holbrook Samuel B.-Ward Kenneth Percival Lower Washington Street Portland

No Appropriation Bill Presented And City Debates Garb age Costs

City council debates tax rate limits amid no appropriation bill. Garbage collection feared costly after a $4000 past experiment. petitions on dump sites and street lights referred to committees. Licenses granted for pools, gas stations, and a bowling alley. Traverse jurors listed for Sagadahoc Superior Court.

Public Welfare Wright Whittemore Haley Dyer Tobey Pres. Quicksall McFadden R. A. Russell Alderman Deering North Street Annie Knights Russell Street Board of Highways and Sewers Harold Safford Spring Street Pleasant Avenue Middle Street Committee On New Streets John H. Hyde Alderman Youland Western Avenue Standish Barn Beacon Marcia Streets Dike School P. T. A Dummer Street Bath Veteran Fireman’s Association, No. 1 Water Street Natalie Daley Lincoln Street Whitney Youland Greenware Reginald Stacy Pine Streets Parks Fred S&s. Coombs High Street Praxirealis N. Vamvakias Center Street Keegan Traverse Sagadahoc Superior Court Henry G. Shaw Frank Pepper Otto F. Bullman Charles T. Jackson Walter F. Day Harrison E. Bowie

Mrs Reginald Lombard Visits South Portland Relatives

Mrs Reginald Lombard of South Portland is spending a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs J Edward Drake.

Reginald Lombard South Portland Hon J. Edward Drake

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Buckingham Eliza W. Buckingham Harriet Elizabeth Charles S. Sewail Bath Road E. Murray Senter Parker B. Stinson Leon Flood Wilder Clapp Albee Springfield Mas Mr. Albee Boston and Albany Albee Louise Racicot Stoneham Looby Arlington Woodlawn Herman S. Fowles South Windham Mr. Fowles J. W. Fowles F. D. Southard C. S. Sewall Roy R. Marston S. J. Sewall Mary Weeks Diocese of Maine Episcopal Christ’ Church St. Andrews Newcastle St. Peter's Rockland St. Mark’s Waterville St. Mark's St. Barnabas St. Mat America Joanna Evans God Waiter Sherman R. W. Wentworth Hayden Ernest G. Spinney Philadelphia Suntoon Hill Grange T Heart Beathbay Harbor Clinton Bailey Bertha G. Boie Cora Groves Florida Elm Lodge B. A. Bailey A. W. Wilband South America Fred Ting Ring Frank Stone Mabelle Reed Thadius Reed Haggett’s Garage Company of City Council L. F.” Atwood Atwood’s Medicine New Meadows River A. R. Franchette St. Mary’s Kelley Field Bath Water District Floral Street Central Maine Power Co Commercial Street Oak Street C. A Hyde Light Guards Deering Finance Committee Merritt A. Mitchell
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