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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1930

Page

2

Will contests and record divorces head Maine term headlines

A Bath service sermon highlights church life while a Whitefield will appeal ends with a verdict of undue influence. The term grants numerous divorces including desertion and cruel treatment cases across Waldoboro Damariscotta Boothbay Harbor and South Bristol, with custody awards and support payments set.

James B. Perkins Augusta John E. Leonard Whitefield Gertrude Hall Winthrop Burleigh Martin Weston M. Hilton Arthur Chapman Asa A. Alley Boothbay Harbor Lillian G. Alley Portland South Portland Gertrude A. Jenkins Waldoboro William H. Jenkins Jenkins Harry F. House South Bristol Charlotte E. House Gladys L. Alley Ernest Alley Leon L. Benner Bessie Benner George B. Atkinson Nobleboro Rose E. Atkinson Annie B. Olmstead Albert H. Olmstead Milo Hazel M. Hutchins Wiscasset Bertram E. Hutchins Edgecomb James A. Waltz Annie C. Waltz Nellie Francis Heath Charles Edward Heath Ira E. Achorn Monhegan Mary H. Achorn Joseph A. Kelley Blanche A. Kelley Lynn Mass Katherine A. Baker Stinson Baker Katherine A. Simmons Edith M. Westley Arthur A. Westley Edith M. Hanford Teresa T. Orff Harold F. Orff Wilder K. Erskine Elzira A. Erskine

Local notices mix court case and town doings in Sheepscot

Thread of town chatter covers a libel suit with Edith McLel Grace Whittier named as maid en brought against Wilbert Whittier daily life notes from Jefferson and Sheepscot include visits from Boston to Waldoboro, plumbing yacht work, school staff moves, and a Bath road accident with injuries. A May wedding in Brunswick pairs Hattie Lincoln and Carl Brandt.

Edith M. McLel Grace A. Whittier Jefferson Wilbert Whittier

Wiscasset News and Local Visits May 1905

Wiscasset notes list Roy Reed visiting Bath on Tuesday. S H Rogers of Bath came to town last Saturday. Capt W D Blake spent a few days at home this week. Mrs Sophronia McFadden returned from Bath. Dr and Mrs C A Peaslee were in town from Bath last Saturday. W F Merrill travels to eastern Maine on business. L F Lowell bought the Kincade place west of his Richmond road property. Miss Mary Wright has been ill with measles at home for two weeks. Continued on Page Eight.

Federal Street Sheepscot Arthur E. Gregg St. Johnsbury Congregational Church Maude Clark Gay Waldoboro Massachusetts Boston Lucie Bond Thomas Boggs W. E. Gorham James Bimson Bath Middle Street Adams Bros F. F. Pendleton Gannett Portland Raymond Farmer Lambert E. Fred Albee Lee S. Gorham Rectory Pomfret Dunham Gardiner William E. Lewis Pemaquid Messenger Malden Mass F. H. MckEown Lewis Pemaqui Brookline Mary Marston Grace York Elwell Stimpson Skowhegan John Down Nina Fowles Labbie Fannie Chase Judith Charles Annabel Louise Marsh H. B. Marsh John Atwood Lisbon Falls A. W. Keirstead Main Street Helen Keirstead Carl Brandt Bingham Central Maine Power Co Luther Hall Carl More New York George Lincoln, Jr Lincoln's Express H. W. Hawes Augusta F. D. Southard Water Street E. H. Crossman Frank Haggett Charles E. Emerson St. Philip's St. Philip's Parish St. Andrews Newcastle J. P. Tucker A. H. Lennox Manchester Nashua N. H John F. Wright Rock Island Quebec F. B. Dunn Harve R. Pease Virginia Etta Stimson Charles E. Titus Freeman D. Southard Harry E. Bailey Bath Road George Bradford John Sutter Vinton Dickinson Bradford Ira Bedennett Castine Raymond Page Harold R. Smith Lincoln Municipal Court Smith Page John Jackson Wiscasset Grain Company Donald Wilband Conrad Parker Cloverdale H. E. Wade Mrs. Wade Donald Petrie Mr. Wade Maurice Caton Birch Point Newark N. Y Horace Marsh Brunswick Henry Johnson Hattie Louise Lincoln Carl Augustus Brandt Wiscasset Helen Johnson Hilda Brandt Lincoln Robert Johnson Thomas Ashby White Mountains Alfred H. Lennox Roy R. Marston Ira Redonnett Maden Mr. Redonnett Bradford C. Redonnett Hodge Street Etta Stimpson Frank Metcalf Lawrence Soule Wiscasset Academy Lester Knight Donald Knight Ed White Roy Reed S. H. Rogers W. D. Blake Sophronia McFadden C. A. Peaslee W. F. Merrill L. F. Lowell Kincade Place Richmond Road Mary Wright Tendent Auburn Justus Miller Charles Jr. Wright Bailey Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice F. W. Carlton Moosehead Lake Chester Dana Flushing L. L

West Bath Community Notes From Local Gatherings

Red Cross group met for an all day session at Miss Ahmet T s home with hostesses Mrs Henry Adams and Mrs Charles Cleveland. Several residents welcomed visitors and noted weekend gaps in church and school activities including Nazarene church basement work and 4-H Keep It Up Club events.

Red Cross Ahmet Hern Henry Adams Charles J. Cleveland Smith Cleveland Bath City Hospital Chester Lorentsen E. W. Haggett Morgan Littlefield John Larrabee J. Everett Mayo Nazarene Church Courtney Stover University of Maine Bates Stover Brunswick Road West Bath Jennie Silsby Greenstreet Woman's Farm Bureau Grange Hall Hortense Welsh Auburn 4-H Bates Samuel F. Bates Sabine Philip Stackpole Bates College B. H. Stackpole Campbell's Pond H. A. Owen Bath Sabine Cottage Elmer Craig Poland Spring Mechanic Falls C. C. Chesley Farmington Rangeley Anstress Larrabee Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston W. J. Burke William J., Jr Edward C. B. Gallant John Cassavola Portland

Newell Receives Photo of Aphrodite Yacht Converted Ship

William S. Newell president of Bath Iron Works gets a photo of the Aphrodite the 1898 Bath built yacht later repurposed as a passenger vessel between Piraeus Greece and Alexandria Egypt Captain Charles W Scott who supervised its construction and commanded it until sale provided the image The Aphrodite was second only to the Corsair as Baths largest yacht and now looks like a passenger ship.

William S. Newell Bath Iron Works Corp Bath Iron Works Charles W. Scott Bath Piraeus Greece Alexandria Egypt Newell Scott

Launching of Yacht Placida Completes With Yacht Club Linkage

The Placida yacht featuring five cabins with baths and wardrobes, a 27 by 18 ft living room, teak smoking room, 23 by 16 ft dining room, and two Bessemer Diesel engines will be commissioned by June 1. It carries two launches, a dinghy, two lifeboats, and a Sperry stabilizer. Commanded by Capt Thomas J Hogan. A private Pullman car luncheon followed the owner’s arrival.

Bessemer Sperry J. J. Hogan Connell Craven Raphael Studions New York Yacht Club Corinthian Yacht Club Philadelphia Thomas J. Hogan Haskell

Bath Man in Maine Seeks Wallace White in Primary

Oliver V. Webster of Bath writes from Brisbane Australia to the Independent praising Wallace H. White Jr. for the Republican senatorial nomination and urging Bath voters to back White over Ex-Gov Brewster, while expressing hope to vote for White in the fall.

Maine Australia Oliver V. Webster Bath the Independent New Zealand Brisbane Newcastle Sidney Melbourne Vic Adelaide Auckland Wellington Dunedin Byrd Oceanica Brewster White Congress Republic Wallace H. White, Jr

Personal notes on local residents and visitors

Mrs. Milton S. Kimball returned to Augusta from an overnight visit with Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball of High street. Mrs. Carl French and daughter Juanita of Rockland visit Mrs. French's father Edward Rice on Highland street after the death of her mother. Miss Irene A. Jenkins of Bath Laundry takes her annual vacation, spending part of it in Stamford, Connecticut.

Milton S. Kimball Augusta Frederick H. Kimball High Street Carl French Juanita Rockland French Edward Rice Highland Street Irene A. Jenkins Bath Laundry Stamford Conn

Woolwich and Auburn Community Notes and Local Travel

The column records church services in Woolwich and Auburn with Rev. T Herbert Fernald supplying for the Center congregation and a memorial service planned. It notes numerous local visits by residents, exams at Day's Ferry school, and extended visits by families to friends in Waldoboro Union and Augusta.

Day's Ferry School Loretta Carlton Georgetown Woolwich Arrowsie Wre Ethel Stinson Bath Carolyn Stilphen Union Bridge Frank J. Walker Boston Walker Capitol Island Jane Feero Evelyn Nickerson First Baptist Church T. Herbert Fernald William Wright Fernald Waldoboro Mr. Fernald

Social Evening in Gardiner Nets Nine Dollar Proceeds

South Dresden residents attended an ice cream social hosted by the Church Guild at the vestry last Wednesday evening. Proceeds totaled about nine dollars. Citizens visiting relatives in West Dresden, South Windham, and Richmond areas were noted, including the Siegars and Burgess families.

L. H. Siegars Joe Joseph Burgess Heather Marquis Gardiner Church Guild Vestry Lewis Lowell Clair Mary Chee Ruth South Windham West Dresden South Dresden Richmond Sargent Harry Hatch G. L. Siegars Richmond Arthur. Siegars Arline South End

Real estate transfers in Bath and nearby towns

Transfers recorded in Sagadahoc deeds include Esther G. Oliver et al to John H. Green in Bath, Fred B. Reed to Henry C. Rowé, City of Bath to Daniel L. Moody, Edmund Russell Davis to Merrill B. Rolfe in Bowdoin, Joseph E. Blaisdell to Azelda L. Rowe in Georgetown, Foster B. Reserve to Ray G. Hanson in Topsham, and Arthur B. Duncan to Malcolm L. Doble in West Bath.

Bath Sagadahoc Registry of Esther G. Oliver Als John H. Green Fred B. Reed Henry C. Rowé City of Bath Daniel L. Moody Bowdoin Edmund Russell Davis Merrill B. Rolfe Georgetown Joseph E. Blaisdell Azelda L. Rowe Topsham

Striking Picture for Farmers and Maine’s Growth

A speaker emphasizes home opportunities for farmers and national growth. He notes Maine will lose a congressman in 1932 and argues the state has not grown population or wealth proportionally, urging united effort to develop resources and provide profitable employment for residents.

Maine Development Commission Boston New England Vermont Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin Iowa Indiana Kansas South Dakota Illinois Congress Nalewin

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. E. Titus Titus Methodist Church Minnie Bem Ford Watford U.C.C Haggett’s Garage Ford Dealers Richard Palmer Waterville Mr. Palmer Maine Central Rebecca Nash A. Williams Lineau Ray Wy Norway Mepicing Co Norway Aphrodite Placida L. F Atwood Atwood’s Medicine Eugene Stover, Jr Popham Beach S. S. Mullin Master Stover Eugene Stover Joseph Stover Catherine Mullaney Park Street Walter Hill Beachmont Dresden D. M. Humphreys & Co Sagadahock Block Bath, Me Room
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