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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1931

Page

4

Wiscasset Community Notes and Upcoming Services

Wiscasset and nearby towns host various social visits and church activities. Indefinite visits from Mrs. Charles Vaughan of Oxnard and multiple local families share weekend gatherings, services planned for May 31, and a Memorial Day observance. Upcoming events include joint West Alna Westport church social, Family Nights at Sheepscot vestry and South Newcastle chapel, and a large graduation program at the Wis casset rammar school with a slate of speeches and prizes.

Morrill M. Smith Damariscotta Charles Vaughan Oxnard Cal John Dow Roy Dow Brunswick Earl Dow Woolwich Allan Week Weeks Idelbert Ogilvie Stuart Bailey May Hume Helmi Miete West Anna Huntoon Hill Grange M. C. Quinnam Portland Harry Quinnam Wiscasset Sheepscot South Newcastle West Alna Westport West Alna Grange Anne Miete Wiscasset Methodist Church Wis- Casset Rammar Eva Rines Shirley Cushman Ruth Jones Phyllis Quinnam Hilda Brandt Mildred Grover Virginia Pease Lee Merry Arlene Hill Elinor Sproul Shirley Reid Edith MacMahan Phyllis Lewis Helen Lewis Robert Bailey Arthur Bryant Sydney Beane George Beane Harold Dowling Lawrence Greenwood Llewellyn Ifis Ellsworth McPhee Western Nichols Ethel Reed Simon D. Crosby Rockland H. R. Pease Augustus P. Lewis Davis Island Long Bridge Lewis Spa Lewis American Legion Auxiliary Legion Rooms Lawrence Haggett George Coleman Boston Horace Day Wesley C. Day American Salesbook Co Springfield Mass Rochester N. Y Josephine Plumstead South Portland Birch Point Eugene Drake Fred B. Dunn Rock Island Quebec

Used Cars In Stock At Universal Credit Company

Low cost time payment plan offered for a selection of used cars including 1930 Tudor Sedan 1930 One half ton Pick up 1930 Sport Coupe 1929 Tudor Sedan 1928 11 ton Truck Closed cab 1926 Ford Touring 1924 Dodge Touring and more. Prices advertised as right with emphasis on dealer behind the sale.

Universal Credit Company

Shad Market Opens as Season Continues in May 1892

From the Old Files Shad are in the market as local trade stirs. F E Johnson and family are in Boston. Anna A Jackson traveled to Boston today. F A Creamer visited Lewiston Wednesday. David McRitchie U S N has been home for a week. Rev Mr Wyman and wife of Augusta have been in town this week. The Masons in Wiscasset plan celebrations for their hundredth anniversary with fitting exercises.

Sheepscot Echo F. E. Johnson Boston Anna A. Jackson F. A. Creamer Lewiston David McRitchie Mr. Wyman Augusta Masons Wiscasset

Wiscasset Echo May 86 1806 Cowls and Visitors at Town

Frank W. Jackson enjoyed a Sunday at home from Bates College. Miss Jennie Greenleaf and Marion Dodge visited Bath. Cold weather produced window glass like ice Sunday night. Dr Bernard Bailey and family arrived from New York for the summer stay. Amorys of Boston opened their summer home on Davis Island likely to remain till fall. R A Macurdy from Lynn Mass with wife and daughter Priscilla spent a few days here. Wm D Patterson attended a Lincoln County Fire Underwriters meeting at Damaticcotta last Wednesday.

South Portland Clarence Blagdon E. Fred Albee Maude Clark Gay Waidoboro Horace Day Olin Benson Springfield Mass Day Wesley C. Day Washington Street Misses Knight Portland Charles Legrow Island Clarence A. Richards Bangor Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias Ethel Barbour Wm. D. Patterson B. A. Bailey Donald Wilband Boston Dorcas Club May Committee of Ways and Means Woman’s Club Rose Baker Marguerite Hall Edith Day Sarah Sherman Elsie Blagdon Kate Perkins Katherine Ernest G. Spinney John H. Southard Lewiston Barbara Southard J. H. Southard Lincoln Association Congregational Churches Congregational Church Rockland Odbury M. West Boothbay Harbor Charles West Charles Reed Boothbay Forest Preble Bradford C. Redennett Kent's Hill Bradford, Jr Co. C. Blagdon Damariscotta Luther Hall Hall Capt. Hall Katherine Ames R. N A. FE. Ames Harry Luck Norway W. C. Day Carl A. Brandt Damariscotta Road Sheepscot Echo Frank W. Jackson Bates College Jennie Greenleaf Marion Dodge Bath Bernard Bailey New York Amorys Davis Island R. A. Macurdy Lynn Macurdy Priscilla Lincoln County Board of Fire Underwriters Damatiscotta

Brunswick School Caravan Club on WCSH broadcasts

A St John school group from Brunswick known as the Caravan Club shared a program on station WCSH in Portland Tuesday evening. Members presented piano and vocal pieces including Wynette and Lachance performances, with Miss Yvette Carlsen opening and all praised for clear enunciation and refined delivery.

St. John School Brunswick WCSH Portland Caravan Club Yvette Carlsen Violetta Levesque Rita LaChanite Anita Lachance Waikiki Alpha Oc Gertrude Cloutier Jean Pouliot

Oil Tank Installed at City Landing

The Howard Coal Co property at Broad street foot is being converted into a fuel oil plant. A 25,000 gallon tank from Pittsburgh is installed after tearing down the old steamship quarters and coal shed. Yachts previously fueling here led to Portland for fuel oil, prompting the new plant. The Samoset Steamboat Co and the steamer Virginia affected seek alternate waterfront landing sites.

Howard Coal Co Broad Street City Landing Pittsburgh Penn Bath Down River Gardiner Augusta Portland Samoset Steamboat Co Virginia Howard

Mrs Sewall Donates Flowers To City Hospital

Mrs William D Sewall donated several dozen geraniums with ivy to 18 hospital window boxes in memory of Mr Sewall, former hospital president. The gesture aims to brighten wards and enhance the hospital’s look, reflecting the calming effect of flowers on patients.

City Hospital William D. Sewall Sewall

Funeral of Mrs Rebekah Stinson at Arthur F Mayo residence

The funeral of Mrs Rebekah Stinson was held at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence on High Street Wednesday afternoon. A profusion of flowers and large attendance marked the service officiated by Rev David L Wilson. Bearers were Charles Small Walter Perry David Heald and Morris Potter. Burtar was in Oak Grove. Charlotte Cahill, employed in New York, is expected to arrive Memorial Day to spend the summer with her mother Mrs Lucy Cahill on Robinson Street.

Wiscasset Academy Congregational Church Charles S. Sewall Las Pregram Freeman D. Southard Warren Dorr Mary Bailey Washington Charlotte Rittall Nansen Ae Grandma Keeler Grandpa Keeler Hazel Mayo Frances Fossett America Rebekah Stinson Arthur F. Mayo High Street David L. Wilson Charles Small Walter Perry David Heald Morris Potter Burtar Oak Grove Charlotte Cahill New York Lucy Cahill Robinson Street

West Bath Community Notes Across a Busy Day

West Bath residents attend services visit kin and travelers at cottages in Birch Point Sabine and Sabino while Red Cross members plan a Wednesday meeting at Miss Annie Trufant’s home. Local grads Hayden Rogers and Courtney Stover near year end exams as families camp at cottages and plan Memorial Day visits.

Annie Staples Bath Staples Birch Point West Bath Red Cross Annie Trufant Laura Lemont Belle Donnell Abner Johnson Chester Colby Cooper’s Mills Ida Colby J. Everett Mayo Hayden Rogers University of Maine Orono Courtney Stover Bates Stover Maine Hallowell Rogers Llewellyn Rogers Rogers Hartford Conn Eugene Curtis Portland William Bailey Bath City Hospital Julia Hilton Bailey B. H. Stackpole Carolyn Campbell's Pond Augusta Memorial Church Kent's Hill Philip Stackpole Woolwich Merton Wright Fred Daly Harry Wallace Granite Street Bath C. C. Chesley Edward Footer Edward Jr Mary Jane Hyde Park Mary McLellan Boston J. B. Lemont Linwood Chadbourne Herbert Hodgkins Spring Street Percy Holbrook J. Edward Drake Drake Cottage Ralph Dunton Charlie Small Harold Cutting Brigham's Cove Chester Stevens Auburn Stevens Cottage Chester Freeman Scn Donald George Bailey Eleanor Bates Samuel F. Bates Sapino Sarah MacLucas Adelaide Foster Rumford Emma Cox James B. Lemont Harry Rich Odie Rich Berry's Mills Samuel F. Kats Sabine Lowell School Dreamore Grange Hall C. S. Lemont Fred Brown I. B. Neiley And A. J. Snow Miles Purington Ada Larrabie J. B Everett Lemont Fred Kittridge Lemont Sabino K. G. Nelson Hilda Cameron Beachmont

Retiring Massachusetts Maine Daughters Leader Feted at Boston Meeting

Mrs. Samuel Blackwood former Charlotte Lombard of Bath presided at the annual Massachusetts Maine Daughters meeting in Boston at the Hotel Vendome and hosted a bridge gathering at Brookline’s Hotel Beaconsfield. A gift of gold pieces in a flowers basket honored her for her service, while Mrs. Walter E. Coburn was elected president at the luncheon preceding the meeting.

Samuel Blackwood Charlotte Lombard Bath Massachusetts Maine Daughters Hotel Vendome Boston Hotel Beaconfield Brookline Bridge Massachusetts Maine Charles Jennings Blackwood Bethel Bethel Inn Beaconsfield

Hundreds of Poppies Sold at Poppy Day Sale

Auxiliary to Roland Smith post No. 21 American Legion disposed of 2300 poppies on Poppy Day, matching 1930. Rain reduced remaining 700 from 3000. Volunteers, including Mikelsky’s Music Store and Senter’s Inc., sold poppies made by disabled veterans. Names of girl and boy volunteers listed. two prizes awarded for best showings.

Roland Smith American Legion Mikelsky’s Standard of the Legion Mikelsky’s Music Store Senter's Inc Frances Desmond Helen Shaughnessy Charlotte Anderson Venus Crosby Florence McClure Bessie Mikels Evelyn Snow Anne Stevens Jane Stevens Lucille Johnson Kathleen Scott Connie Morin Catherine Shellenbarger Mary Goodwin Marjorie Trott Lydia Atwood Elizabeth Pinkham Ruth Shellenbarger Isabel Mackinnon Betty Lee Mary Hodgkins Dorothy Saff

Flora Hagopian Wins Barnard Scholarship for 1929

Flora Hagopian, Madison high school graduate class of 1928 and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hagopian, has been awarded the Barnard New York City scholarship. The prize includes 700 dollars in cash and free tuition for next year.

Madison High School Flora Hagopian Miss Hagopian Barnard New York City Harry Hagopian

Woolwich Calendar of Local News and Events

Woolwich notes tell of Mrs. Sarah Bagley Wright in Bath hospital, family visits, gatherings, and illnesses. Community members travel to Augusta and Portland, with church services featured by solos and a sermon on Jesus as Good Shepherd. Upcoming talks by Rev. Rodney Roundy in Nequasset and a Farm Bureau meeting on meat selection and cookery.

Judge and Mrs Dunton return from Kentucky

Judge Arthur J. Dunton and his wife of 823 Washington street have come back from a two week trip to Kentucky. They stayed with Dunton’s niece in Taylorsville and the judge bought two American five gaited saddle horses to be shipped home. He missed attending the Kentucky Derby but followed it by radio. Weather varied from 90 degrees to frost in three days, and a snow storm challenged their New York return drive. In Auburn two women lingered on a railroad track as a passing train approached, prompting startled onlookers and a dramatic scare.

Arthur J. Dunton Washington Street Kentucky Judge Dunton Herbert Howerton Taylorsville Bath Louisville Judge Dunton New York Auburn

Wage Cut In Rumford Paper Mill Affects 8000 Workers

Notices posted in the Oxford paper mill in Rumford state a ten percent wage reduction to take effect June 1. The order affects about 8,000 men and women employed at the plant, one of the world's largest book paper makers, operating around the clock to produce 21 carloads daily.

Oxford Rumford

Docket set for Sagadahoc Superior Court June term

Sagadahoc Superior Court will convene Tuesday June 2 with Judge Arthur Chapman presiding. Ten criminal cases include three bound for grand jury and seven appealed, plus one civil case Wallace Quint versus Charles Kennedy over a note.

Sagadahoc Richmond Ira Smith John H. Rucker Lawrence Kingsbury Fred Lacey Pascal Harper Joseph and Paul Karkos Lisbon Falls Wallace G. Quint Topsham Charles B. Kennedy Quint Kennedy John J. Keegan Superior Court Charles P. Biglin Emmett Bryson Fr. Biglin Bryson Joseph Karkos Bath

John Houghton Wins Colonial Tourney at Sebasco

John Houghton won the Colonial Club golf tournament at Sebasco with rounds of 38 44 39 totaling 121. William Oliver nearly matched him, finishing within a stroke for second with a 42 41 39 plus six golf balls. Class B winner Benny Stover posted 130 for 27 holes, with Wally Marshall and George Hunt tied second at 142. Class C leader Arthur B Scott shot 48 46 48 for 142, with Paul B Davis second at 151. Thirty golfers competed. prize included a copy of Golf in Maine.

John Houghton Colonial Club Sebasco William Oliver Houghton Benny Stover Wally Marshall George Hunt Arthur B. Scott Paul B. Davis Harry C. Webber Maine

Memorial Service at West Bath Grange

Rev. T. W. Horsfield of the Universalist church spoke at West Bath grange Monday night during a Memorial day program. A tableau In Memoriam opened, with other numbers including a vocal duet by Ann Perry and Daisy Oliver, and readings by Margaret Rich and Virginia Wright. The program closed with a social hour and plans for a Topsham grange three act comedy drama Here Comes Patricia at West Bath grange hall next month.

T. W. Horsfield The Universalist Church West Bath Grange Horsfield Grange Ann Perry Daisy Oliver Margaret Rich Marion Plummer Alice Mulligan

Memorial Day Plans By Sons Of Veterans

Plans for the Memorial day observances are in the hands of T W Hyde camp 8 of A V and call for the usual parade. Lines form on Washington street near Elm street and proceed south through Center Front Linden Washington Oak Middle and North streets to Oak Grove cemetery for a patriotic service at the Soldiers monument. Returning the parade passes Lincoln Green High streets to Soldier s monument for the usual salute then to G A R memorial hall Middle street and disbands.

T. W. Hyde Camp A. V Washington Street Elm Street Center Front Linden Washington Oak Middle North Streets Oak Grove Cemetery Soldiers’ Monument Lincoln, Green, High Streets Soldier's Monument

Portland Firemen to Receive First Aid Certificates

Elever Portland firemen who completed First Aid courses led by Dr Grant Hartzell of Washington DC will receive certificates at a Lafayette hotel dinner next week. Fifty certificates will be presented.

Elever Portland Grant Hartzell Washington, D. C Lafayette Hotel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Parker Marean Gertrude Harwood Ellis Charles Sewall Sol Holbrook Julia Lewis M. A. Giffin St. Lukes’ Cathedral Frances Sortwell Joseph E. Hubbard Somerville A. W. Keirstead Leland Bryant Herbert Payson Falmouth Woman's Auxiliary Philip A. Means Elms Sortwell Cambridge H. v. B. Nash Episcopal Diocese of President Sills Harry Manser Lincoln Superior Court Harold L. Kennison Thomaston Kennison Adelbert Miles Manser Haggett’s Garage Company Brunswick School Stinson L. F Atwood L. F.” Atwood’s Medicine S. L. Blackwood Sarah Bagley Wright Milton Hathorne Leon H. T. Fernald Emma Head Henry Carlton Vernon Ayer Winthrop Christine Hathorne Wilmot Dodge Clarence Baker John Savage Emma Barnes Ralph Rice E. W. DeWick Hockomock Farm Phipps Point Road Rachael Gilmore Cyrus Gilmore Edwold Carter Green Street Wendell Nelson North Woolwich Bowdoinham Cornwell Rogers Murphy’s Corner Fred Carlton Edgecomb Sagadahoc Ferry G. M. Stinson Marcia F. W. Carlton C. P. Hall Edward V. Reed Millicent Joseph Hecht A. R. Grimme New Hartford Ashland First Baptist Church Mary Dana Merle Jameson Jameson Albert Hathorne Fernald Jesus Isaphene Dolloff Rodney W. Roundy Congregational-Christian Conference of Maine Nequasset Church Men's Forum Roundy Federated Churches of Maine Nequasset Farm Bureau Grace Norton Hortense Welch Mrs. Dunton Arthur Chapman William Oliver Memorial Day Plans OF Sons OF Veterans
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