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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1927

Page

5

West Bath Social Roundup Hits Sabine and Surroundings

In West Bath a stream of visits and comings and goings unfolds. Mr and Mrs J M Lemont return from wintering with their son in Bath. families from Bath Sabine and Phippsburg gather at cottages and homes, with painting and summer plans noted. Red Cross women and local clubs hold an all day session as residents share news of travel sales boats and hospital moves.

J. Mo Lemont J. J. Lemont Henry Cotreau Jamily Bath Cotreau Sabine Jones ‘Thorpe Robert Small Rufus Lombard Lombard Homestead Margaret Rieh Clifton Street Samuel PL Bates Bor. Brrown Crardiner Charles Baresard Ned Chiampane Seaehmont Mass God Lertag Saal George Poster Torthumd Jallian Brown Samuel F. Bates Frank Dunton Hears Brown Isaael Trufant Trardings West Bath Red Cross Annie Trufant Annie Peterson Currie Cary Hattie Oliver Nan Brown Portland Llewellyn Rogers Arthur Deehan Hardings Florida Karl Donnell Isaac Trufant New Meadows Marine Garage Co Alice McNamara Dosten

Graduation Week Changes At Morse High

Morse High alters graduation week schedule with Alumni night moved to Thursday after graduation or before the Senior Reception. Graduation on June 1, Alumni banquet on the 16th, Senior Reception on the 17th, reversing the old sequence.

Morse High

Visiting Priest Horan Receives Warm Bath Welcome

Rev Nicholas J Horan formerly of St Marys Bath now at St Dominics Porthand visited the city on Wednesday. He received hearty greetings from many friends and appears happily settled in Portland where his parish numbers about 5000. Dr and Mrs Ken J Marston returned Tuesday night from Sebago Lake where they spent Monday night with Mrs Marstons sister Mrs Sidney Noyes of New York nee Abbie Clark of Bath and Mr Noyes at their camp.

Nicholas J. Horan St. Mary’s Church Bath St. Dominic’s, Porthand Father Horan Portland Ken J. Marston Sebago Lake George TH. Hamlin Lewiston First Baptist Woolwich Center Maria Dureau von Puesdhay Llerbert Munsey Willa Sheldon Doc. Hathorne John Savage Augusta Artell Hayward Tibold Tecmian William Iliett Winchester Marss Mro G. Mo Stimson 2Lliot Ler Aont William Hubbard David G. Reed Path Oon Mandy Harold Miller Rumford Denes Miller Path Mere Youny Clara Dfatherne Montse J'linette Aiden Miro Russell Stoddard Herbert Miller Alice Preble Bowdoinhaim Hugene Roy Perkin Edgar Riley Willian Wright TL Herbert Fernald Frank Head Baptist Church Hamlin Wenneth Macintire Keneraigen Mary Soule Augustia Murphy's Corner Hilton Soule Winthrop Cornwell Rogers New York City Kwenneth Maelnotire

Lumber and Wool Goods Advertisements Amid Classic Listings

Classified notices show lumber buyers seeking dry or green timber with price quotes and a portable sawmill request. Concord Worsted Mills advertises worsted yarns and rug yarns with samples and COD options. Standard Furniture Co. in Bath Maine buys used furniture and antiques for cash and sells new and used furniture at cut prices, with contact details included.

Standard Furniture Co Center St Bath Maine Waslington Center Sts

Boys and Girls 4 H Club Work Urged to Expand Reach

Dr C J Smith chief of the Office of Cooperative Extension Work calls for broader 4 H club involvement across rural America. He outlines that members complete practical farm or home projects record results and report outcomes. The program links USDA land grant colleges and local agencies to reach 10 to 60 year old youths in clusters of 10 to 20.

United States C. J. Smith Office of Cooperative Extension Work Smith National Agricultural Extension System United States Department of Agriculture and Grant Colleges Opivales Rob Washington, D. Cc

Ramona Council Visits Wiscasset in Friendly Exchange

Fifteen members of Luomena council Ty. of P. visited Wiscasset council Friday night. They traveled by seven oelock ferry and were welcomed warmly. Wiscasset council, established 16 years ago by Ramona council, honored guests at an elaborate supper. The regular meeting was followed by dancing. Bath members returned on the last ferry.

Luomena Council Wiscasset Council Ramona Council

Thornton Injured In Auto Accident On Lincoln Street

William B Thoroton of 176 Washington Street was taken to City Hospital after his truck veered off the road into a ditch near Chestnut Street. He sustained a deep head cut and a fractured left knee. City Marshal Whitney and State Highway Patrolman Thompson investigated the crash.

Willian B. Thoroton Washington Street Lincoln Street Chestnut Street Dle Whitney Thompson

Woolwich Farm Bureau discusses embroidery and meals

Woolwich Farm Bureau leaders Mrs Winie S Wright and Mrs Percy Bailey led a meeting in Nequisset Congregational vestry discussing Italian hemstitching and Swedish embroidery. A 60 minute 25 cent meal contest dinner was served by Wright, Bailey, and Mrs John Brown.

Farm Bureau Congregational Vestry Winfie S. Wright Percy Bailey Woolwich Farm Burea Ait Nequusset Winfield S. Wright John Brown

Marine Exhibit Attracts Many Visitors In Bath Area

An exhibition assembled under Shirey Till's direction showcases historic maritime artifacts from Bath and nearby ports. Loaned items include ship models, barometers, drawings, portraits of notable captains, and hull fragments. Miss Gilman compiled data to accompany the collection for library display and future reference.

Perley Carrier Kentucknot Ocean Home Alfred Merry Shireye Till

Sandhogs Complete Work On Piers At Bath Bridge

Sandhogs on the Nennebec bridge piers finished their caisson work Tuesday morning and cement pouring began. Foundation Co. expects overall completion within two weeks with equipment shipped after. Approach work to Bath end started Tuesday and girders will be set on large land piers before pouring a cement roadway. A Maine Central yard crane is used to lift materials. Mrs. Bowker of Pine street returns home after weeks with her son in West Somerville. Mrs. Simall and several others visited Thomaston for luncheon with Mrs. Walker.

Nennebec Foundation Co Ther Oywin Bath Maine Central Frank M. Bowker Pine Street Arthur Bowker West Somerville Miatss

Issue Bulletin on Highway Conditions Across State Roads

A dated bulletin from the State Highway Commission reports road conditions with many routes listed as Good or Passable and several impassable or rough. It notes rough spots, sections under construction, and areas where tar will be applied, covering routes from Bowdoinham to Belfast and beyond, including Farmington, Rockland, Hampden, and Machias.

State Highway Commission Bowdeinham Lisbon Richmond Dresden Mills Wiscasset Woolwich Five Islands Brunswick Harpswell Richmond Corner Litchfield Corner Sabattus Lewiston Auburn North Yarmouth Durham Pownal Rockland Hampden — Gord Belfast Augusta Norridgewock Mercer Oakland Smithfield Skowhegan Canaan Madison Mast Madison Cornville Belgrade Lakes New Sharon N. Anson New Portland Wittsfield Corinta St. Albans Cambridge Dexter Guilford Ellsworth Bar Harbor Red Rock Southwest Harbor Babson's Corner Northeast Harbor Milbridge Hancock Gouldsboro Franklin Pisworth Mastbrook Waltham Orrington Orlund Penobscot Old Town Mattawamkeag Orone Orneville Enfield

Three New Projects Underway at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College undertakes three campus projects with a 50 plus crew. The Curtis gifts fund a new swimming pool and organ as construction proceeds. Land donated by Frederick W. Pickard is being leveled and cleared for a baseball diamond and two soccer fields, with a possible varsity move to the new diamond.

Bowdoin College Cyrus TH. K. Curtis Philadelphia Frederick W. Dickard Liundsdale Pickard Bowdoin ISU The du Pont Co Whittier Field Atumni Banister Hall

Missionary Societies Hold All Day Meeting at Oliver Home

Far and Newer Missionary societies held an all day session at Mrs Wil lard Oliver's Goddard street home. Attendees included Mrs Lucian Ames Mrs Stearns Scott Mrs William Hill Mrs Frank Purington Mrs Ernest Tozier Mrs Robert Mitchell and Mrs Ambrose Mebnadden. A food sale is planned for Friday May 27.

Willard Oliver Goddard Street Nown Lucian Ames Stearns Scott William Hill Frank Purington Ernest Tozier Robert Mitchell Ambrose Mebnadden

Rum-Running Car Standoff Ends With Injuries In N H

Report of a speeding rum- running car near Hereford Quebec crossing where Jesse M Wadleigh of Portland and George Marsters of Northhampton Mass leaped from the vehicle as border patrol closed in. Beer was tossed onto the highway and the car overturned. Both men suffered injuries and were arrested. Wadleigh is known to local law officers.

Hereford Quebec Colebrook N. H Jesse M. Wadleigh Congress Street Portland Wadleigh George Marsters Northhampton Mass Border Patrol Marsters

Delightful Open House at Cosmopolitan Club

A grand open house at the Cosmopolitan Club drew many visitors with cordial hospitality, floral decor from I. M. Olm, and a varied program. Mikelsky's Music Store loaned gear for a musical afternoon and Stevens orchestra performed in the evening alongside readings and songs by club members and guests.

Cosmopolitan Club I. M. Olm Kennebec Mikelsky Victorothophonic Ernest Wood Joseph Day Sanford Nickerson Fred Carey John Shaw Lena King J. RR. Andrews Liana Andrews Ross Andrews William 1 Sesvall Frederick H. Kimball Mel. Hazel Hartley Helen Hartwell Irma Burns Lillian Miller Bessie Brown Elizabeth BE. Webber Harriet Cook Grace Bishop Mabel Southard Dorothy— Jewett Lombard Coss Rachel Hodgdon Ruth Parnham Emma Crosby Catherine Dougherty Alice Johnson Bessie Mikels Martha DB. Bridge Charles Miller Harriet Stevens Beatrice Noyes

Front Street grade raised near Kennebec bridge approach

Plans to raise Front Street grade five to six feet to meet the Kennebec bridge approach are under consideration. A federal inspector reviewed the federal lot and two options, a retaining wall or a terraced bank, with a decision pending between federal officials and the Kennebec bridge directors.

Kennebec Bridge Rouse Building King "Tavern Post Office Front Vine Streets Front Street Bath National Bank Vine Street

Memorial Services at Myrtle Lodge Observed Friday Night

The annual Myrtle Lodge memorial service featured a vocal solo The Home Land by Mrs Stearns Scott Scripture reading by the chaplain and a roll call by noble lady Lucy Dike. Seventeen lodge deaths since inception with eight pink ribbons placed on the altar. Duet Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break by Mrs Stearns Scott and Mrs Elizabeth Haggett followed by a poem read by Mrs Mary Curtis and benediction.

Home Land Stearns Scott Lucy Dike Elizabeth Haggett Mary Curtis

Congress Member May to Move Offices If Chair Is Won

Rumor says Maine Congressman White could chair the House merchant marine and fisheries committee next Congress and relocate from a small office to a two room suite. If chosen, he may also have to surrender his seat on the rules committee.

Congressman White Maine House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

Mrs Lemont Returns Home From Hyde Park Visit

Mrs James DB Lemont and her son Paul have come back to West Bath after visiting Mrs Lemont's sister Mrs Edward Footer in Hyde Park Massachusetts for several weeks.

James DB. Lemont Paul Bath Hyde Park Mass Lemont Edward Footer

Storytelling course at leaders meeting unfolds usefully

A storytelling course led by Warren H. Wardle, Y M C A Boys' Secretary at Auburn, will be part of this year's Y M C A Leaders Conference. Wardle, a Boston University graduate, has a long background in boys' work and story telling, including a seven year tenure in Cambridge and work with diverse youth groups. He plans practical sessions on valuing storytelling, story types, sourcing wholesome tales, and developing teller skills. Mrs. Herbert Rice and her sons have traveled to Dover, New Hampshire, after visiting Washington Street relatives, as Mr. Rice moves to manage an A and TP store transfer from Danger.

Y. M Warren H. Wardle Boys Y. M. Co A Auburn Wardle Boston University Association Boys’ Work Cambridge Mass New York State Boston New Hampshire Yonkers N. Y Neounger Tie Cambridge Y.M. Clal Woodcraft League Joe Lorraine Herbert Rice Herbert, Jr Richard

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New Meadows Clart Kennebunk A. Z. Co Bath Independent C. O. D. Diatawe Pe Ee Concord Worsted Mills West Concord, N. H D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadabock Block Bath, Me Ramona Thornton Charles J. Champhreys Humphreys Orrs Island Frank A. Simall Emma Small Carrie Moses Lucy Green Thomaston J. J. Walker Brown Norway Smediging CO Myrtle Lodge Sbngdikians Uncle Ben Dater Paul G. Bagdikkian J. C L. Dickerson Chiropractic Research Bureau Frieda E. Bagdikian Bagdikian Chiropractors Bath, Maine Leaders’ Meeting W. H. Wardle New York Maine Central Railroad
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