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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
3
Readable fragment notes a price of six for 25 cents and mentions a toe item. Limited context makes the event unclear but indicates a small-sale listing or price mark. No additional names, organizations, dates, or locations are present in the readable text.
West Bath Grangers held an annual sale supper and entertainment attracting a large crowd. Tables featured fancy apron goods and candy with a substantial play titled Spriggins Quiet Afternoon followed by a patriotic drill American Flag and varied acts. The event showcased numerous local volunteers and a full menu including baked beans salads hot rolls and pie.
Last week brought illness and substitution at the Campbell's Pond school with Mrs Ernest I Williams of Campbells Pond substituting for the teaching. A social gathering at a local home featured games music and May baskets with many neighbors attending and prizes awarded.
The page lists numerous summer residents and visitors including Mir and Mrs Alton Waite of Providence visiting Solomon Higgins, Mrs Ann Elizabeth Osborne of Wellsley Hills with children, Miss Chalmers at West Side summer home, and Gove on the road with a grocery team after illness. It notes shingling at Powell residence, a prospective girls summer camp, Marchant Stewart and son arriving from Medford to prepare a cottage replacement, Horace Lewis starting runs to MacMahon, Eldred Lewis helping with the Wiwurna steamer at Boothbay Harbor, and a gunman accompanying registered mail from post office to train with assistant postmaster William J Perry on duty.
West Bath Grange drew a large audience Monday as Charles W. Clifford shared travelogue highlights from Egypt the Holy Land Pompeii and Jerusalem with photographs of tombs pyramids and relics The program opened with a flag salute and America song marion plumer led the grange as they served sandwiches cake and coffee after the talk Next week the first and second degrees will be conferred on several candidates.
Herman J. Woodside's funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon at his Cortee home with George J D Riley of the Nazarene church Bath officiating. Bearers included Fred Larrabee Walter Larrabee James Lemont and Everett Lemont. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Rev. Thomas J. Nelligan P R pastor of St John’s Ban gor marked his 80th anniversary of priestly ordination on Monday and was principal celebrant of a solemn high mass of requiem for the late Bishop Louis S Walsh Catholic Bishop of Ban gor.
The North Schoolhouse hosted an entertainment Friday led by the Senior School League with committees named. The program featured acts by students and guests, and the group planned a sale next month. Locals mentioned include Grace Lawrence Susie Snipe Kate Tigan Martha Hall Esther Drummond Mildred Howe and others with visits and travels noted.
At the annual meeting Monday night Wesley Epworth League elected officers Kenneth Sheldon president Linwood Wiley first vice president Faye Davis second vice president Muriel Hamilton eighth vice president Sarah Black fourth vice president Pansy Ward secretary Annie Stewart treasurer Elizabeth Loweill pianist The League plans a lawn party.
James T P Graham died Monday in Augusta. a Bath native and blacksmith, he lived away over 30 years. Rev John A Swennan conducted the committal at Oakgrove. He was the son of Robert and Ann McGreg or Graham and leaves two Bath daughters Mrs Alden P Denham and Mrs Clarence E Reed.
The Wreckers club held a Friday progressive supper from seven until after midnight spanning Granite Street to Weeks Street. Hosts included Silie Cahill, Mrs A G Oliver, Ena Bucknam, Mrs Robert Gordon, Miss Cahill and Andrew Butterfield with games, prizes, punch and ice cream at each stop. Special guests were Mr and Mrs Galen Watson.
Chancellor Commander William Mann Edward Melethnny Russe Kenney Walter L Mosher chosen as Acadia lodge SK of Py delegates to Grand Lodge convention in Lewiston and Auburn Wednesday. Convention held at Lewiston city hall starting at 10 00 standard time with credentials headquarters at the DeWitt. Mrs Richard Sprague of San Francisco guests of Mr and Mrs Harold M Sewall.
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