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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1931

Page

4

Wiscasset Diocesan Delegates At Maine Convention

Delegates H. v. B. Nash Frederick H. Theaks ton and Mrs A W Keir stead to the 112th Annual Diocese of Maine Convention. The Cathedral Missionary Service in Portland featured Nash and Sewall among clergy and lay readers. The 12th rummage sale at St Philip's Parish House set for May 27 28 from 9 to 5 each day. Several local residents and visitors are noted at Elms season, The Old Stone Farm opening, and various gatherings around town.

St. Philip's Diocese of Maine H. v. B. Nash Frederick H. Theakston A. W. Keirstead Leland Bryant Portland Nash Charles 8. Sewall Philip A. Means Seaver ‘Warland Old Stone Farm Marson East Pittson E. M. Grindall West Somerville Mass Helen Bauld T. A. Johnson Boston Dan Nichols Elmer Moody Madison Maurice Flynt Hooper Street Lester Greenwood Wollaston Mass., Foundry Co Montsweag Florence Hawthorne Anna Soule Birch Point Montsweag Farm Bureau Plinnette Allen Rose Baker Dorcas Club First Congregational Church Ernest G. Spinney New York Spinney Virginia Pease Joanna Evans Phyllis Lewis Arlene Louise Hill Hazel Mayo Deeorothy Hilton Ruth Jones Dorothy Greenwood Harry H. Hill Bridgton Florence Grace Knight Charles Legrow Camden George E. Stenson Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Charles I. Barnes Gardiner Road Parker B. Stinson Stinson Ernest Stinson Bangor Simon D. Crosby Stanley Walsh Little Son Rockland Harvey R. Pease Isabel Jackson Clinton J. E. McKenney Wiscasset Academy Academy Mary Bailey Charlotte Rittal Janet Patterson Anne Nelder Frances Fossett Dorothy Hilton Warren Dorr William P. Fernald Dover N. H Lincoln Superior Court Carl Genthner Reuel Engley Waldsboro

Used Cars in Stock at Low Cost Plan

A list of vintage models is offered with time payment plans under a universal credit program. Cars include 1930 Tudors and 1929 sport roadsters among others. The dealer emphasizes prices and urges buyers that a used car’s value depends on the dealer.

Mr and Mrs A W Wilband Go On Summer Vacation

Mr. and Mrs. A W Wilband plan a summer vacation itinerary. The notice highlights their travel at season's peak with emphasis on leisure and family time during the warm months.

Local Happenings and Shipbuilding News from May 21 1892

Chas. E. Knight traveled to Portland last Thursday. C. B. Greenleaf of Portland was in town this week. Hevan Foye returns from Boston. Ed White home from Boston for a week. W. F. Merry and wife visited Boothbay. W. G. Cunningham renovates his house with new paint. Abbie Hodge and Minnie Young visited Boston. Thomas Jackson and family in Damariscotta Thursday. Maine Shipbuilding and Navigating Co. to begin third vessel immediately, possibly two vessels this season, on Hob son’s island. Europe. McKenney prefers an ordinary bicycle to the safety model. A dozen citizens attended Gilmore’s concert in Bath and called it great. Marriage: Walter Raiden of Edgecomb to Susan M. Lewis of Westport on May 15.

Sheepscot Maine Shipbuilding and Navigating Co Hobson’s Island Europe McKenney Bath Gilmore Wiscasset C E. Knight Walter Raiden Edgecomb Susan M. Lewis Westport

Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Sheepscot Edg May 19 1906

Miss Louise Lincoln visited Lewiston on Tuesday while Miss Annie Cowley paused in Damariscotta. Chester Greenleaf of Westport and Miss Jennie Harvey of Bath were in town. Herman Greenleaf from Bath visited his aunt Mrs Simon Wall. Ernest Stimson returned from Bangor for the weekend. Fred Lennox and friend Mr Hopkins of Augusta were in town. Mary Shannahan returned from New York. Mrs Susan Terry moved to Waterville. The Lennox residence on Main and Summer is being shingled. West Bros repaint Federal Street house for Mrs Mary Hilton. Boyd Hubbard house repairs recently rented by W K Clisby. Delegates C E Cowley J P Tucker H v B Nash and Capt William Taylor attended Episcopal convention in Portland. Emery B Carr arrived from Minneapolis. M C Boyd returned from Needham Mass after winter there.

Roy Cunningham Jefferson Bne Wiscasset Cnurch School Sheepscot South Newcastle Charles E. Titus Anne Miete Westport West Alna Methodist Church Carl Main Paul Miete Ed Butler Bridgeport Kexana Dow J. H. Dow Charles Hamlin Evelyn Rines Vincent Spear Will Rines B. F. Blagdon J. C. Budd Bailey Homestead Woolwich de Forest Munsey Cottage Hospital Whitefield Nancy Hildegard Thornburg Florince Douglass Alex Malley Thomas Tucker Boston Maurice Flynt Mareta Madison Lawrence Simmons Phyllis Etta Applin Belfast Sidney G. Evans Simmons-Hooper Portland Barbara Bailey Titus Main Street Maine Wm. G. Hubbard E. A. Butler Butler Roxanna Dow John H. Dow Neal Creamer George Hobson Florida Southern Pines N. C Mary Hobson Squirrel Island Melba Trussell Doris Roberts Dresden Mills Lions’ Club Lions and the Legion Civic Clubs Charles &. Sewall Roy W. Dickinson Bhoths Benj. Adams Naval Buius Chaurles S. Sewall Ball Pumes Lawrence B. Haepett Dinnner Frank GB. Adams Mu Ie Norris A. Miller Joeph Po Tucker Woman's Gi. H. Gleason Winchester Mas Wee Castle George Coleman Mars New York Farm Bureau Lincoln County Jessie Lawrence Congregational Vestry Sheepscot Edg Louise Lincoln Lewiston Annie Cowley Damariscotta Chester Greenleaf Jennie Harvey Bath Herman Greenleaf Simon Wall Ernest Stimson Bangor Fred Lennox Mr. Hopkins Augusta Mary Shannahan Susan Terry Waterville Charles Lennox Main Summer Streets Mary Hilton Federal Street West Bros Boyd Hubbard W. K. Clisby C. E. Cowley J. P. Tucker H. v. B. Nash Capt William Taylor Episcopalian Convention Emery B. Carr Minneapolis M. C. Boyd Needham Mass West Bath Topsham Grange Topsham Grangers William Harding West Palm Beach Fla Hardings Joseph W. Larrabee Emily Brunswick Fred W. Larrabee Elizabeth McGrath Bates College Dain Sabino Arthur Larrabee P. T. Nelson Beachmont Hilda Cameron Nelson James Thorpe Robert Small Carolyn Theresa Walter Hill Aitken Bernard Pratt Annie Stackpole Hattie Nowell Mildred Strout Woman’s Farm Joseph Thurlow Lemont Cottage Deimar Bates Samuel F. Bates Dorman Perkins C. C. Chesley Emma Cox J. B. Lemont Malcolm Doble Miriam Beatrice Doble Sabine Walter Abbott Isla Abbott Cotage Elbridge Malcolm Reuben Purington Winnegance H. A. Owen Owen Cottage B. H. Stackpole Carolyn Stackpole Campbell’s Pond Wendall Williams Needham Mass Inest E. Williams Annie Peterson Lillian Brown Annie Williams Harold Haggett New Meadows Lowell School Fred Brown Henry Alarie Pauline Larrabee Tarrabee Grove Weymouth Alarie Bath Iron Works Frank Curtis Kenneth Patterson Ernest B. Purington

Congressmen Beedy to speak on American Samoa in Bath

Congressman Beedy will present an educational talk on American Samoa at Morse High School in Bath Thursday at eight. The event, under Rotary Club auspices, features Pathe motion pictures of Samoa and is expected to draw many from surrounding towns. Beedy, named by Hoover to a mission with two senators and two representatives, is considered a leading orator for the occasion.

American Samoa Pathe Beedy Archipelago of The Pacific Bath Morse High School Rcetary Club Pres Briggs William A. Furber Rotary Club Maine Congressman Reedy Hoover

Public Welfare Office to Move Into City Hall

Grube Cornish head of the State Department of Public Welfare met Bath mayor Harold P. Small to seek use of Davenport Memorial city hall’s vacant office. Pending building committee approval, the state will relocate a local worker and expand duty coverage for Sagadahoc and parts of Cumberland counties from Bath.

Davenport Memorial City Hall State Department of Public Welfare Grube Cornish Bath Cornish Harold P. Small The Times Sagadahoc County Miss Fiske Lincoln County Knox County Cumberland County

West Bath Grangers Host Topsham Grangers Saturday

West Bath grangers will entertain Topsham grangers Saturday evening with the West Bath group providing the entertainment and refreshments. A series of visits around the area features many Bath residents and guests staying at Sabino cottages and Brown, Larrabee, and other estates as summer plans unfold.

Woolwich Union for Christian Service Schedule

The Woolwich Union for Christian Service will meet on Sunday May 24 with services at Union Church School at 10 a.m Nequasset Congregational Church at 11 a.m North Woolwich Church at 3 p.m and Sagadahoc Schoolhouse at 7 30 p.m.

Woolwich

Pictures in Woolwich at Nequasset Congregational Church

On May 21 a showing of Chevrolet car pictures will be held at the Nequasset Congregational Church in Woolwich. Sponsored by the Men's Forum and Ladies auxiliary, the event will feature ice cream and cake sales before and after the presentation.

Ning Nequasset Men's Forum Ladies Auxiliary

May Ball at West Bath Grange Hall

West Bath Grange Hall hosted a May Ball with lanterns and blue and pink decor. Prizes included a carton of cigarettes and a Maybasket of candy, with Christine Hanscom and the Larrabees among winners. The event featured an orchestra, patronesses, and a planning committee led by Miss Alice Johnson.

West Bath Grange Hall The Grange Joseph Larrabee Brunswick Christine Hanscom Edwin Haggett Harold Safford Melvin Robbins Bradford Belanger Vincent Henderson E. Mason Wright D. Wylie Lemont Robert Oliver Ernest Snow Carlton Perry Wallace MacDonald Alice Johnson Bernard Henderson Marshall Boudreau Dorothy Welch Bessie Galvin Katherine Galvin James Thurston

Attendance Contest at West Bath Grange Ends in Victory

The West Bath grange attendance contest ends with the women defeating the men 849 to 643. A later entertainment will honor the winners. Programs featured piano and vocal solos, a reading, and discussions on the Declaration of Purposes and urging use of milk and eggs. The next program is Memorial day themed with a speaker to be announced. A Topsham grange rehearsal is planned for Thursday evening.

West Bath Grange Grange Eva J. Lemont Wesley Lemont Bertha Scott Ira Day Jean Danforth Ernest Snow Dorothy Welch Herbert Simpson Alice B. Ramsay Cosmopolitan Club Addie Purington David Henderson E. Mason Wright Topsham Grange Topsham West Bath Grange Hall

New England Council Publishes All-New England Directory

The council promotes recreation by distributing over 100 000 copies of Come Again To New England a 16 page booklet with a John Held Jr cover. It lists 400 titles from 28 sources across six states and highlights how to obtain regional recreational publications.

New England Council all-New England New England Council all-New England Development Organization John Held, Jr Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut

Old Age Pension League Meets in Bath

A Bath branch meeting held at Bath aerue of Eagles hall Sunday afternoon drew good attendance. J W Brown presided as officers elected Rep Wilbur C Olive as president who spoke on the honor. Rep N Grata Jackson presented the bill for a recess committee to study the issue and report next session. A letter to Governor Gardiner urged Jackson be named chairman of the committee.

Bath Old Age Pension League Hall of Bath Aerue of Eagles J. W. Brown Wilbur C. Olive N. Grata Jackson Jackson Gardiner

Woolwich Notices and Social Snippets From Town Meetings

Woolwich diary items report Mrs. Wilson Wright and Rev. J B Shaw at Ellsworth conference. Everett Rice of Windham dies. Merton Wright buys Fred Daley place in Bath and will move. John Carter recovers from illness. Stinson plows at Sagadahoc Ferry. Senator Carlton improving. Eugenie Bartlett of Topsham visits Delian Card. Josephine Cunningham of Bath visiting sister. W W Wright of Portland visits son Wesley. Mildred Dyer visits Bath. Roger Savage in Augusta visiting brother Leland. Mr and Mrs Cressey visit Richmond. Mr and Mrs Joseph True of Portland visit town. Charles Pinkham injures eye running with stick. treated at Bath City Hospital. Merton Wright sells farm and camps to Lulu Deering. Captain Frank J Walker and daughter Maxine visit in Bath. Maxine returns from Washington and South. Edgar Bailey drives purchased horse from Richmond. Woolwich Grange dance Friday 8 to 12 with Higgins Orchestra. Harvey Bailey floor manager.

Wilson Wright J. B. Shaw Ellsworth Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice Merton Wright Fred Daley Lower High Street Bath John Carter David Stinson Arrowsic Sagadahoc Ferry F. W. Carlton Eugenie Bartlett Topsham Delian Card Josephine Cunningham Fred Carlton W. W. Wright Portland Wesley Wright Mildred Dyer Ralph Wright Roger Savage Augusta Leland Savage William Cressey Richmond Joseph True Charles Pinkham Bath City Hospital Lulu Deering

Field Day of D A R in June at Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham members of Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter Bath D A R will host the Chapter Field Day on Tuesday June 9 luncheon at The Sign of the Ship 1 Pleasant street home of Miss Clara Fogg. Luncheon at one. Visits to historic sites nearby include an Indian burying ground arrow heads and flint pieces and the Kendall Sheep Ranch the largest in New England. The event grows to a state meeting with toasts by national speakers including Maine natives. The Sign of the Ship is an old Bowdoinham built model ship tied to local history.

Bowdoinham Dummer Sewall Bath D.A.R Pleasant Street Clara Fogg Maine North Pleasant Street Kendall New England

Pine Tree Circle Celebrates 26th Anniversary Banquet

Pine Tree circle of C F A observed its 26th anniversary with a banquet at the Colonial cafe attended by 24 members. Afterward, attendees joined a card party or theatre event. Officers for 1931 were listed, with committee chairs named for the anniversary event. The article then notes Monhegan Island off Maine offering a summer charm and harbor access via Manana, describing its rugged, forested landscape.

Pine Tree Circle C.F.A Colonial Cafe Red Men's Hall Etta Gallant Mildred Avery Minnie Dall Jennie Farrin Mary Murphy Nellie Johnson Ethel Parshley Mary Jane Murphy Alice Taft Monhegan Maine Nana Manana

MacMahan Colonists Prepare for Summer Improvements

Workmen repair the MacMahan land and wharf, add a water tank, and hire Margaret Conklin as general manager to maintain the lodge’s high standard. Arrival lists include Rev Arthur Taft and others from New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Daily steamship service between Bath, MacMahan, Boothbay Harbor resumes June 15 with Capt. Walter Palmer and Capt. A. P. Greenleaf in command.

MacMahan Island Sheepscot Island Co Margaret Conklin Alice Foote MacDougall New York MacMahan J. Stuart Corey North East Howard Giles New York City L. C. Masters Europe Little Sheepscot Philip Little Salem W. Clinton Allen Rye Country Day School Allen Nook Bath Norman II Boothbay Harbor Bath City Landing Portland Boston A. P. Greenleaf Samoset Steamboat Co Virginia Walter Palmer Greenleaf Boothbay New England Gilman Low

Man drinks poison and is hospitalized in Bath

Albert Bennett, 48, from Portland, came to Bath a week ago seeking work. He was removed to City hospital at 4 30 Monday morning after drinking a poisonous liquid believed to be turpentine. Dr A A Stott said he will recover. Bennett had roomed at 9 Summer street court since arriving, and disappeared during the night. Police think he may have mistaken the turpentine bottle or consumed it intentionally. he is believed married and a Portland resident.

Albert Bennett Portland City Hospital A. A. Stott Bennett Summer Street Court Bath

Probation Given for Auto Theft by Two Boys

Francis Rice age 18 and Charles Radley Jr. age 16 pleaded guilty to stealing an automobile owned by Fire Chief Charles E. Parks. Judge John J. Keegan placed them on one year probation after the car was taken two weeks earlier and found abandoned in West Scarboro. Police investigation led to warrants and guilty pleas.

Charles E. Parks Francis Rice Charles Radley Jr John J. Keegan West Scarboro Bath

Colonial Club Golf Tournament Opens Season at Sebasco

The Colonial Club of Bath sponsors its first golf tournament of the season at Sebasco next Sunday. Horace Morse heads the organizing committee as 50 plus members are expected to compete. The best 18 hole score wins a pair of $10 spiked golf shoes donated by Churchill's shore store. First foursome tees off at 10 AM.

Colonial Club of Bath Sebasco Horace Morse Churchill Shore

Smith Dyer Nuptials Tie Brunswick Pair in N H

Mr and Mrs Wilbert R Dyer of Brunswick announce the marriage of their daughter Eva Marie to F Everett Smith son of Mr and Mrs Talbot Smith of East Harpswell. The wedding occurred at Center Ossipee New Hampshire on Sept 7 1930. The groom works at Bath Iron Works the bride a 1929 Brunswick High School graduate is employed at Senter's. Charles Renaud of Farvin Street has regained activity after months in bed and may be outdoors when warm.

Wilbert R. Dyer Brunswick Eva Marie F. Everett Smith Talbot Smith East Harpswell Center Ossipee N. H Bath Iron Works Brunswick High School Senter’s Charles Renaud Farvin - Street

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John F. McKenney Mothe Ne Jackson Mazes St. Philip's Episcopal Church Woodlawn Donald Wilband McGill Medical School Montreal Haggett’s Garage Company Mrs A. W. Wilband Samoa County Avent G. C. Dunn Somerset County East Livermore Woolwich Services Atwood Atwood’s Medicine West Bath Grangers Wilbur C. Oliver Bowdoinham Built M’mahan Sheepscot River Man Colonial Club
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