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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1927

Page

9

Morse High Reaches Third in State Typewriting Contest

Morse High placed third in the statewide typewriting and shorthand meet at Dinanger Saturday afternoon. Mavelyn Lord finished third and Miss Michel Hseph fifth in the main competition. Morse also earned Class B and Class AO placements amid a large turnout of over 25 schools, with Bath delegation members among the entrants.

Mavelyn Lord Michel Hseph Dinanger Morse High Miss Herd Miss Huse Cony High School of Augusta Danger

Miss Agnes Fates Chaperoned by Duprey and Conley

Miss Agnes Fates competes under the supervision of chaperones Miss Stella Duprey and Mrs. Anna Conley. The trio oversees the young lady contestants in a formal event likely tied to a local pageant or school activity.

Agnes Fates Stella Duprey Anna Conley

Real Estate Transfers Recorded Across Sagadahoc Counties

Real estate transfers recorded at the Sagadahoc registry list numerous transactions in Bath Georgetown Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. Names include Wealthy A Colby Dorothy Banks Ada Mae DuMas and Herbert Huggard among others with transfers between individuals and local firms. A family note says Mr and Mrs Isaiah Hunt and children returned from North Weymouth Mass to High Street and will stay over the summer while Mr Hunt plans to return to Quincy Mass for employment.

Sagadahoe Registry of Bath A. Colby Dorothy Banks Mary A. Sawyer Ada Mae DuMas Joseph Tarto Frederick W. Freeman Herbert Hl. Huggard Bessie V. Rowe Mary KK. Warner Lewdein Clarence B. Smith Dob Hl. Bennett Bewdeinham Mabel A. McPee Amandus S. Borjesson Georgetown The Sheepseet Island Co Theodore S. Lazell Richmeond James W. Chase Ellen BE. Packard Tressa A. Leydecker Edward EL. Belgard Topsham James (. Purinton Fooa Rackley Arthur 2 Barrett Mary A. McCarthy Carrell W. ‘True May M. True West Bath William KE Sprague William I. Pleaskell Woolwich Clara KE Head Edward L. Reed Isaiah Hunt William Philip Evelyn High Street North Weymouth Mass Hunt Mr. Hunt Quincy

Memorial services at Methodist Church Bowdoinham

Bowdoinham town notes list annual Memorial Day events with services at the Methodist church Sunday forenoon led by Rev. Lee Goggins. Grand Army, Sons of Veterans and auxiliary to attend. Memorial Day exercises at the Grange hall. Local social and church notices cover visits, deliveries, and community life including volunteers, meetings, and welcome guests across town.

Methodist Church Lee Goggins Grand Army Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary Grange Hall Emily Rideout Turner Farm Bureau Nona Fogg Helen Hackett Cumberland Miss Hackett Nash Gardiner Baptist Parsonage Walter Reed Massachusetts Warington Bridge Street AL AL Walsh Free Baptist Church Florida South Holding Street Houston Bowdernham Baptist Church

Typewriting Students Awarded Prizes at Morse High

At a Friday noon assembly Morse High honored three typewriting students. Lillian Acheson earned a bronze pin from Underwood for 44 words per minute for 15 minutes. Lillian Stover received a pin for 41 words per minute as the first junior awardee this year. Carolyn Rogers was given a Royal Typewriting Co card for 64 words a minute with under five mistakes.

Morse High Lillian Acheson Underwood Company Lillian Stover Royal Typewriting Co Carolyn Rogers

Great Chiefs Visit Sasanea Tribe for Banquet in Maine

The great chiefs of the Great Council of Maine of Red Men paid an official visit to Sasanea tribe Tuesday evening. The party included Great Sachem Roy Winslow, Great Ben Spofford, Great Junior I.G. Davis, and Great Chief of Records Herbert Seal. A splendid banquet followed under Deputy Verey Marston's direction.

Great Council of Maine of Red Men Sasanea Tribe Sachem Roy Winslow Ben Spofford Davis Herbert Seal Verey Marston

Memorial Service for John McKenney in Woolwich Center

Word reached of John McKenney serious accident while carpentry last week. He fell from a staging breaking both arms and injuring his head, leaving him unconscious. Memorial service planned at Center Baptist Hall next Monday evening with Rev G J Wolstenholme delivering the address and a male quartet providing music.

Center Baptist Hall John McKenney Ralph Rice Sarah Bagley Eben Dana McKenney Susan Preble Connecticut Welden Preble Duncan Mcinteoh Auburn Roy Vine Tree Academy Evelyn Donnell Wilbur FE. Howe Esmond BR. L Lowe Union 48 Hollix Leeman Swift & Co Bath F. S. Perkins Wiscasset Asbury Bailey A. M. G. Soule Augusta Murphy's Corner Jesse Mains Brunswick Day's Ferry L. G. Marsh Lisbon Falls Artell Hayward Gardner Greenough Edgecomb Earl Dow Etta Dpotthle Cherry Street Tiath Beatrice Hanson Donald Thwing Millard Hansen G. J

Morse adds staff. several new teachers listed

Gilbert A. Powers of Portland announces candidacy for Cumberland County sheriff in the June primaries. He was defeated by 275 votes two years ago by incumbent King F. Graham. The Bath Daily Times mail copy notes continued Sage One coverage and lists the newly approved faculty for the ensuing school year across High School and various elementary and middle schools.

Hester Rose Hortense Bryant Agnes Fahey Stella Duprey Anna Conley Ella Carey Helen Hamlin J. Edward W Pomerey David Y. Alkazin Mabel Ayer Bernice Steples Mary Brown Grace Baker Edith Horne Ella Jaquith Mabel Libby Dorothy Furber North Grammar Gertrude Silsby Louise Robbins Ella Wall Doris Dyer North Martha Hooper Margaret Mulligan Beatrice Black Carrie (. Smith Central Grammar Margaret Adams Bessie Hunt Helene Stearns Sherenice Quimby Nannie Trask Catherine Burgess Marion Jaques Center Street Ethel Higgins Dorothy Davis Hope Hersom Adelaide Boynton South Street Laura Mitchell Emma Magoun Adelaide Hatch Elizabeth White Mitchell School Effie Wright Florence Watson Mark Oliver Sarah Coombs Lillian Fisher Weeks Street Anna Averill Nancy Creamer Genevieve Duprey Winneyance Eleanor Ferguson Gilbert A. Powers Portland United States Gath Cumberland County King F. Graham

Otter Cliff House Opens Next Sunday at Five Islands

The Otter Cliff Hotel at Five Islands will open to the public Sunday for the summer season. Irving Ross and William S. Boucher, experienced in hotel work, oversee renovations and new furniture, with a restored interior, modern dining room seating forty, and 30 newly decorated sleeping rooms. The property features sea views, a large screened porch, and offerings of fishing, boating, and bathing. The water system is upgraded, the attached garage expanded, and shore dinners will be a specialty alongside regular meals.

Five Islands Irving Ross William S. Boucher Pfotel Ishlands Maine

Ross and Boucher Tied to Statewide Hotels Network

The firm has been connected with several hotels across the state and will ensure served and clean surroundings for summer guests, transient tourists, and visitors from nearby towns.

Ross & Boucher

Bath couple marks sixtieth wedding anniversary at daughter's home

Mr. and Mrs. William Hl. White celebrated their 60th anniversary at the Bedford street home of their daughter Mrs. Olney Derry. The surprise party featured pink and white decorations, a red carnation centerpiece, and gifts including a floor lamp. They were married May 23, 1880, in Lisbon Falls and have lived in Bath since settling in 1800. he later joined and now leads the L. Farnham Co. as general manager and treasurer.

William Hl. White Olney Derry Bedford Street Carlton Rice Harry Huse Bath Fey White James I. Haley The L. Farnham, Co

Ten former parishioners attend Wesley church service

A group of ten former parishioners traveled from Cape Porpoise to attend Sunday morning service at Wesley church. The party included Mr and Mrs Arthur Nunan, Miss Florence Nunan, Mr and Mrs William Stinson, Miss Grace Eaton, Mr and Mrs Frank Hutchins, Mrs George Langsford, and Mr Alex Greenwood.

Wesley Church Cape Porpoise Wesley Arthur Nunan Florence Nunan William Stinson Grace Eaton Frank Hutchins George Langsford Alex Greenwood

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