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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
3
A pair of banded white swans or similar birds returned to their repaired nest near Eastland after a storm wrecked their first home. By May 1 the female sat on eggs, with gales predicted to test the weakened structure another day. The West Roxbury Branch Linho is noted for literary contributions.
Thursday brings a workman to paint the interior of the Riggs while Mrs Ralph Dunton returns from Bath after visiting her daughter Mrs Winter in West Buxton. Several locals and visitors frequent Seguinland, Bath, and Kenne Pev with guests from New York City, Brooklyn, Beverly and Bangor.
A color film show at the local church on May 23 unfolds with Rev. Jesse Starr plus music. Personal notes report births including twins Jack Edward and Joyce Marie born May 7, and Priscilla Ann born May 6, plus Kennith Smith and Mary Louise Pinkham offspring.
Mrs. Ralph D. Warren of Washington Street spent Monday visiting in Portland, meeting local residents and taking part in city activities.
Mrs. Rachel F Thomson Sewall 84 widow of Mark W Sewall died early Wednesday at 1127 Washington St after a year of ill health. Born December 6 1867 in Richmond she traveled seas with Capt Joseph A Thomson and his wife on his vessels. She married January 1 1890 in Bath and remained there. Surviving sons Don Joseph of Boothbay Harbor Edward of Bath four grandchildren and Joseph Thomson Sewall Jr in the Army. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Washington Street home. burial Oak Grove. Flowers requested to be omitted.
Mrs Beatrice Aline Abbott 79 died Thursday morning at Memorial hospital. She lived with sister Martha Fielding Bath and had resided in Bath 25 years. Born Georgetown April 21 1873 daughter of George C and Martha Oliver Higgins. Widow of Daniel W Abbott. Survived by sisters Martha Fielding Bath and Annie Ireland Freeport and several nieces and nephews. Curtis Funeral Home invites services Saturday 10 30 AM burial in Strong family lot.
Mrs Mary Frances Ingham widow of Fred Ingham died at her home 106 Court street Tuesday night at age 88. Born in Bath August 22 1863 she was a daughter of David I Warner and Emma Spinney sister. She was a life long Bath resident and member of the First Baptist church. Surviving are a sister a granddaughter a great granddaughter and a niece. Service will be Friday at two with Oak Grove burial.
Graduation day for Morse High School seniors is a month away with schedules set and rehearsals underway. Speeches and class parts are in progress while the yearbook proof stage nears completion. The class trip photos have been exchanged and final exams and report cards remain before the big day.
The golden plover migrates south in winter flying non stop across the Atlantic from Nova Scotia to Argentina, illustrating remarkable endurance and navigation abilities.
Francis S. McPherson, 51, of Bath, died Sunday at Memorial hospital after a six week illness. Born September 6, 1900, he was a longtime Bath resident and accomplished musician, organist, pianist and harpist. He studied at Morse High and with Felix Fox in Boston, played for numerous weddings, served 11 years as organist at Corliss Street Baptist church, and 10 years at Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. He later worked in Bath Iron Works blue print room and played summers on the steamer Santa Paula cruise. He was a devout member of St. Mary’s Catholic church and is survived by his father Sidney and nine cousins.
Eleanor Norton Bradway 64 wife of Homer W Bradway of Fryeburg died April 28 at Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Portland. Born Bath Sept 23 1887 daughter of Herbert and Fanny Norton taught school then lived in Monson Mass and Fryeburg active in Universalist and Church of the New Jerusalem communities survived by husband two sons one brother and nine grandchildren. Funeral held April 30 Fryeburg and May 1 Monson with interment in Monson hillside cemetery.
Arthur Cressey Norton, 64, a Bath Iron Works stock clerk and active Mason, died Monday at Memorial Hospital. Born May 20, 1887 in Phippsburg, he lived in Bath except for 1919 to 1928 in Arizona. He was married to the late Grace Gilbert Norton and resided at 89 Oliver Street. Norton was a musician and vocalist educated in Bath schools and a longtime Polar Star lodge member.
The notice notes a Vernon council member and recorder with surviving relatives including a daughter Mrs. Carl J. Wright of Bay City Michigan a daughter in law Mrs. Hibbert Norton of Massachusetts a son Elmer L. of Bath and seven grandchildren.
Eugene E Ingalls 73 died suddenly at his North Bath home. Born March 17 1879 he lived there all his life. Survived by wife Elma Jennings Ingalls three sons Eugene George Ingalls Berlin Penn Lieut Albert Ingalls U N California Raymond Theale Anson and daughters Mrs Virginia Foster Betty and Harry Smith Poxtrossd six grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 pm from Arthur F Mayo Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street.
Miss Sara Durgin of Bath born 1870 in Bath died after a brief illness in Malden Massachusetts. She worked as a news compositor in Bath during the 1890s. Services were held in Malden with burial back in Bath at Oak Grove. She leaves sister Elwina F. Durgin and several cousins.
Flora A Hathorne born November 11 1868 in Woolwich daughter of Waterman Tibbetts and Joan Glover Tibbetts dies or enters care at 31 Highland Street. Survived by niece W C McNary of Walnut Creek California and several nephews.
Funeral services for Mrs Flora A Hathorne were conducted at the Arthur Mayo to Sea Funeral Residence with Rev Daniel W Staffeld officiating. Bearers included Fred Hartley Hartley Jr and Elwood A Hathorne. Committal followed at Riverside cemetery Woolwich.
Arthur C. Norton funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 from Curtis Funeral Home. Rev Laforest E Kins of Central Congregational Church officiated. Bearers were Clyde Condon Hollis Garey Edward Partridge and Charles Bartlett. Burial followed in Woolwich. Gladys Armstrong, a University of Maine student from Woolwich, was named honorary lieutenant colonel of ROTC in a campus ceremony.
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