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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
7
Georgetown plans its annual Oak Cemetery clean up for Friday May 28 with volunteers to tidy the burying ground and a dinner in the vestry. If rain postpones, work shifts to the next pleasant day.
A record crowd filled Morse high assembly hall for the Sophomores’ performance of It Doesnt Pay to Advertise. Coached by Miss Nellie Sawyer, the play drew crowding at 7:50 and cleared about $100. Cast members included Granger Mills, George Koyler, James Whornton, Howard Wells, Murrau Winthrop, Nancy Martin, and Carolina Winthrop with notable stagecraft by Sidney Cullen and Clifford Kissell.
The Royal Gazette pays deep tribute to Mrs Alpheus Hervey of the Cocoon Warwick Bermuda who died May 4 after a long illness. She was an American born artist with works in exhibition in America England and Bermuda admired as a portrait painter writer and gardener. The funeral was at Mrs Hervey's home in Warwick with interment at Christ Church Warwick conducted by Rev A S A Bishop.
Mrs. Harry L. Horne, chairman, sent a check to the Maine Public Health Association and received a formal acknowledgment from W. J. Thurber. The letter thanks Bath Parent Teacher Associations for their cooperation in the May 10 Flower Day sale that raised funds and support.
A Danville Junction, Maine crash on the Portland Lewiston road injured a family from Pinverhill and killed 12 year old Dorothy Siegrist. The car left the road after a bad spot and rolled into a ditch. Dorothy was thrown from the vehicle and died from a fractured skull. Lorraine Siegrist sustained a facial cut and the parents escaped with only minor shocks.
Charles Trenderson of Upper High street owns a raccoon that escaped from its cage and wandered to Capt. Frank Chigan's farm next door. It attacked the hen pen, leaving seven hens missing and three partially eaten. The animal fought hard until muzzled by the Captain, Mr. Trenderson, and a dog.
A 35 dollar baked bean supper hosted by the Morse High class of 24 at Central Parish House on Saturday night supported the Morse High athletic association. Committee in charge included Joseph Doyte Kien Newell Byron Spinney with Paul Thompson handling advertising. Several waitresses listed among staff and local shopkeeper Mrs V J Mitchell of 14 Pine Street reopened her millinery shop after recovering from the grip.
American Legion members in Philadelphia plan a second pilgrimage to Arlington Cemetery on May 25 with a special train and local leaders speaking at a brief ceremony. Polish veteranslauded the Legion with a unanimous resolution and commendations for General Pall er. Other items note a Chesea Virginia post turning a tract of land to public use for a park and Legion clubhouse, a proposed 25,000 seat World War memorial stadium in St. Petersburg, and fundraising to endow Kan independence orphanage for veterans' children. Baltimore and Brockton events feature John J. Gallagher’s final public appearance for Brockton Post.
The Lamar Y. McLeod post of the American Legion presented definite air traffic controls to Mobile Mayor Taylor. The commission urged enactment, stating the rules were modeled on practices from other cities and endorsed by the National League of Aeronautics.
A civil service stenographer and typist examination will be held on June 7 in Bath to fill vacancies in Customs and Internal Revenue services Veterans' Bureau War and Navy departments U.S. immigration service and other branches. Pay ranges from 900 to 2000 a year with Congress bonuses of 240 a year and rapid advancement prospects. Open to U S citizens 18 to 45 who meet age requirements with information and forms available from the Board of Civil Service Examiners secretary or district secretary in Boston.
Fy J Gile and family of Saco travelling home from the South narrowly escaped injury as a cyclone struck Andersonville South Carolina last week. They report streets littered with wreckage from telegraph poles and destroyed buildings. Eighteen people died and many were injured, with the southern city section wiped out. The Gile family awaits return to Maine where such fierce storms are rare.
Weekend visitors and residents fill the Five Islands area with social calls and family visits. A funeral for Roderick Douglas from Boston is noted with interment at Five Towns cemetery and out-of-town relatives in attendance. Local church services and community gatherings are mentioned alongside a wedding of social interest and various family milestones.
The article notes Baltimore orioles and cherry blossoms appearing together this year. Birds, called the golden robin, return Thursday to nest high in tree limbs and start repairs after a long absence. Other feathered friends join them, delighting bird lovers nearby.
Dr Charles H Clark a Phillips-Myeter Academy faculty member died at Dinar Hall Exeter New Hampshire Tuesday morning. Born Bangor March 14 1844 he graduated Bowdoin 1876 and taught in Reckland Saborn Bath schools and was first principal of Sanborn Seminary Kingston. He earned a doctor’s degree from New Hampshire later an A M from Bowdoin. Survived by his widow son Horace I Clark of Piqua Ohio and daughters Miss Lara Clark of Haverhill and Mrs William Sullivan of Ohio.
Miss Margaret Baker of Wilmington Delaware arrives in Bath Saturday to visit Miss Elizabeth Coombs daughter of Capt and Mrs J J Coombs of 100 South Street. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederic W Baker formerly of Bath and will take part in Ivy week exercises at Bowdoin.
Morse’s team falls 8 4 to Brunswick after Oliver and Crimmins lead a late surge. A Brunswick double play and key hits seal the win while Morse pitcher Scribner allows seven hits in a tough defeat. Separately, a Bath man named Way dies by suicide, found after a distressing incident linked to rheumatism.
Three times as many trout fry were released in Lake Nequiasset Monday afternoon as expected, totaling 15 000 instead of 5 000. Fry shipped from the fish hatchery in Auburn to the city in seven large cans and poured slowly into the lake due to their tender age and size.
Pine Tree Circle celebrated its anniversary with a formal party at Webster House. Members attended in a festive atmosphere, with motorcade arrivals and a banquet featuring 650 delicacies and chicken dinners. The event concluded with cheers and a return trip home on the evening train.
Thomas Fairburn of Aines Massachusetts visits his sister Mrs J Wo Mark on Washington Street during a brief stay. The note places Fairburn in town for a family visit and cites his connection to his sister.
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