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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1931
Page
6
Miss Lucille Johnson and Miss Kath aleen Scott hosted a Halloween party at the Johnson cottage on Sabine Friday night from seven to ten. Twenty two children attended greeted by a rattling skeleton at the door and a ghost walk through outdoor paths.
Miss Barbara Tubbs hosted a Halloween masquerade for 16 friends at Grace Rectory on High Street. Candles lit rooms. orange and black decor, ghosts, black cats, and jack o lanterns. prizes awarded for greatest thrills and best costume. Mrs Leroy Lord of Upper Washington Street attended as a Friday guest in Portland.
Mrs Linnoll F Carr and fellow Pine Tree troop members prepare to attend the Southeastern Maine Girl Scout conference in Portland on November 6 7 and 8. Harold Crocker from Northeast Harbor visits Bath with his family while serving as a manual training instructor. Archibald M Main Jr and Richard McEimnen visit Portland. Merton Sprague Morse High School freshman and member of the Maine All State orchestra will debut Friday night in Portland with the group before the Maine Teachers Association.
Horace A. McKenney, an elderly ship carpenter, was struck by a car Friday afternoon. He sustained a fracture of the left leg below the knee, facial cuts, and bruises and was taken to City Hospital.
Miss Florence McDougal registered nurse from Augusta arrived Friday to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Larrabee on Brunswick Road.
Mrs Frank J Farrin entertained Pine Tree circle C F A and chief companion on Friday at 41 Green Street. Halloween decorations created festive mood as cards were played. Mrs Edward J Murphy won the bridge prize and Mrs Lewis J Avery won the other prize. Other attendees included Mrs George Dall Mrs George Milliken Mrs John Johnson Mrs George Parshkey Mrs Ernest R Avery Miss Doris Dall Miss Madelyn Milliken Mrs Albert Gallant and Mrs Clifton C Matthews. Refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs William Cullity returned to Bucksport Friday morning after spending a week at Cox's Head at the home of Mrs Cullity's brother Nathaniel Percy.
Mr and Mrs Robert Smythe return to Chicago after visiting Mrs Smythes father Cecil E F Paine of High Street Bath. Mrs Smythe was matron of honor at her sister Miss Mary Paines wedding on Oct 10. Also in Bath were Mrs Wallace A Price and daughter Elizabeth of Augusta visiting Mr Price division superintendent of Central Maine Fower Co.
Mr and Mrs A H Fowlie return to their Portland home after a two weeks vacation. They stayed part of the time in Rockland with Mr and Mrs A L Fowlie and in this city with Mrs Emma Wakefield at 748 Middle Street.
Mr and Mrs J Watson Downs arrived Friday from Portland to settle in Bath at 1 Andrews Road Russell Park the former residence of Mr and Mrs Caldwell S Phillips.
Miss Evelyn Cochran daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cochran of Crescent Street Court travels to Roslindale Massachusetts to visit her aunt Mrs Margaret Lowe and to see her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs Edward Fay of Medford. Mrs A J Conti hosted her contract club at her North Street home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles R Farnham and others from this city joined Nequasset Farm Bureau members at the Twin Counties Farm Bureaus annual meeting held at the Topsham Grange hall. Mrs. Smith Freeman displayed reed work at the Topsham fair winning first second and third prizes for vases hanging baskets sandwich plates and a reed floor lamp.
Mr and Mrs Bruce H M White entertained guests including Mr and Mrs Roger D Skillings Mr and Mrs Rodney E Ross Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall and Miss Ellen Newell at a Halloween party Saturday night at their Topsham home. Games and stunts were enjoyed by attendees.
Mrs George Merrill hosted a Halloween themed luncheon bridge at her Oak Street home on Friday for Ada Deering and her grandson Harry Deering who depart in mid November for St Petersburg Florida for the winter. Seven tables were in use with rose buds and chrysanthemums as decorations. Mrs Deering won the first prize a silk robe, with second prize to Mrs Sherman McQuaide and third to Mrs Horace Ward. Consolation went to Mrs Carrie Thompson. Mr and Mrs Caldwell S Phillips, formerly of Bath, leave for Melrose Highlands Mass. Mrs Phillips was Miss Adelaide Boynton a former Bath public school teacher. Mrs Jane Spinney died Thursday in Portland. Bath football fans drove to Waterville for the Colby Maine game. Mrs L J Sanborn visited Portland Friday.
Miss Elinor Coombs entertained her club and friends at 15 Cherry street on Thursday night with Halloween decor in orange and black. Guests in gypsy, clown, and pirate costumes enjoyed games and stunts, fortunes in napkins, and a late dance.
Mrs. Richard L. Sprague and Mrs. Merton Davis of Woodfords were guests of friends in the city on Friday.
Miss Dorothy MacDonald hosted thirty friends at a Thursday night Halloween party at the South End P T A hall. Ice cream cider and cake were served and dancing followed to music from a radio.
Nelson Lowery hosted a Friday night Halloween party with games dancing and refreshments. Guests included Shirley Tobey Mary Kenney Jeannette Shackford Olive Rowe Hope Rowe Bertha Lord Kathalesa Lesnard Franklin Morse John Green Richard Haskell Charles Lee Paul Stinson Alfred Parks Lester Reynolds. Hon. and Mrs Rupert H Baxter left Friday morning for a short Boston trip.
The Knick Knack Klub enjoyed a Halloween surprise at Mrs. Wallace Trufant’s Topsham home with festive decorations a dainty repast games and sewing. Attending were Evelyn Mosher Hannah Miller Doris Lutz Marion Safford Elizabeth Holland Evelyn Burgess and Thelma Sylvester. The next meeting will be hosted by Evelyn Mosher on Washington street.
Miss Juanita Hodge daughter of Mrs Marcia Hodge of Middle Street has entered Shaw's Business College in Port City for professional studies.
Miss Dorothy Huggard R N of Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis Mass travels with Miss Elsie Johnson also of the same hospital and Miss Phyllis Chase of New Bedford Mass. They spent a few days with Miss Huggard’s parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Huggard on Mechanic Street.
Mrs Linwood F Carr of 34 Snow Park returned Thursday night from Portland where she attended the Maine Conference of the Women's Home Missionary Society as a delegate from Wesley Church.
Mrs John K. Jayne and her two children Kennon Jayne Jr and Pamela Sewall Jayne of New Canaan Conn spent weeks in Bath and at Small Point Beach with her mother Mrs William D Sewall and returned home Thursday night County Attorney Ralph O Dale is on a gunning trip in Northern Maine
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Eaton returned from a week at River Edge New Jersey with their daughter Mrs. Harold Oldis. Mr. Eaton is on his annual vacation from Bath Iron Works Corp where he serves as chief clerk and paymaster.
Mrs Lincolnr has returned from a visit in Mt Desert with her daughter Mrs Otto C Nutting.
Mrs Eva Lemont and E Mason Wright returned Thursday from Medford Massachusetts where they had taken their mother Mrs Amanda Wright recently a patient at the Brunswick hospital Mrs Wright will make her home with her daughter Mrs Zetta Higgins
Little Miss Carmen Huse hosted a Halloween party for her Sunday school class and friends at 21 Court Street on Saturday afternoon. Guests played games in a decorated barn, enjoyed refreshments, and received favors. Prizes went to Alden Thomas and Buddy Hamlin for peanut hunt and pinning the tail on the donkey. The Sterling Bible class of Corliss Street Church meets Monday evening in the Deering room for its monthly business session.
Mrs. Brian M. Jewett and Mrs. Allan Spear hosted the Young Ladies Bridge club meeting in Bath Savings institution rooms. Mrs. John H. Grindell won first prize, Mrs. Walter T. Ey second, Mrs. Harold P. Small third, and Miss Louise Johnson fourth. Miss Helen Larrabee and Miss Arline Feoter led this week’s committee.
Mrs Maxwell Powers and her daughter Ruth of Middle Street are guests in Brockton Massachusetts for a week visiting Mrs Powers’ mother Mrs Ruth John sor.
Miss Ruth Shellenbarger daughter of Mr and Mrs Bird A Shellenbarger hosted a birthday and Halloween party at 86 Floral Street with friends including Pearl Oliver Hazel Oliver Kathleen Lewis Janet Chapman Lillian Goodwin Mary Darrah Phyllis Darrah Eileen Piper Barbara Haley Kitty Ferry John Shellenbarger Anna Mae Shellenbarger and Catherine Shellenbarger. Ruth observed her 11th birthday on October 28 and received gifts. games and refreshments preceded the 9 pm close.
Stanley Henderson, a University of Maine freshman, died at his parents home in North Bath, where Mr and Mrs David Henderson were listed as his parents.
Miss Ruth Colby and Miss Dorothy McDonald hosted about 25 friends in the South End P T A rooms on Thursday evening. Attendees enjoyed games and dancing with refreshments served.
Mrs A J Conti entertained with bridge Friday afternoon at her home 143 North street. Guest Mrs Richard L Sprague of Portland, formerly Bath, joined them en route to Waterville for the weekend.
Mrs. Angus Burden of High Street twisted her foot on a chair and fell severely. She continued working despite pain. A Thursday medical visit revealed muscle separation from the ribs, indicating a serious internal injury.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Keith and their two daughters Edith and Pauline of Bar Harbor passed Friday in Bath as guests of Miss Sarah Pratt of Chestnut Street. Mr Keith lived in Bath several months during the Lincoln Street housing project construction.
Alonzo G. Fisher of Park street joined Gilbert M. Wheeler of Brunswick on a Friday gunning trip hosted at Wheeler’s residence.
Mrs. John S. Boyd travels from Bath to Haddonfield New Jersey after attending her father Henry A. Magoun's death. She is accompanied by her son John Scudder Boyd Jr who had spent several months in Bath.
Mrs. Ella Sprague of School Street, who left Sunday for Belmont Massachusetts to spend the winter with her brother Charles Melcher, was given a farewell dinner at the home of Mrs. Wilbur C. Oliver on Union Street. Guests included Mrs. Sara Oliver and Mrs. G A Cahill among others.
Miss Dorothy Ham, Miss Theo Mc Neil, and Miss Marion Whittier, Gorham Normal School students, are spending a few days at their homes in the city. Miss Ham is a practice teacher in Westbrook. Miss McNeil is hosting Miss Ethel Jacobs of Portland, another Gorham Normal student.
Mrs Roswell Moore and her daughter Carolyn of New Britain Connecticut have spent a few days in Topsham Allan. Mrs Moore was once Miss Elizabeth Tarbox daughter of Dr Harry Tarbox formerly of Bath.
Melvin Constantine of Laconia New Hampshire a landscape gardener returned Friday after two weeks in Bath where he closed contracts to beautify the landscape of several well known Bath residences next spring.
Miss Amy Irish and Miss Lucienne Blanchard, both Bates 33, performed a duet at the Bates college girls Halloween dinner and costume party held at Randhall Lewiston. The event was organized by the student government board. Mrs Philip Gildart and her son Philip of Bangor arrived Saturday to visit Mrs Gildart's parents, Mr and Mrs John Hunt.
Masters George and Donald McKellar hosted a Halloween gathering Friday night at 348 Washington Street for friends and family. The house featured dimmed lighting, black and orange decor, and carved pumpkins. Prizes and treats were awarded to winners including Robert Besaw. games included bobbing for apples and nut guessing. a witch centerpiece hid a prize under a cloth.
Mrs Louise Staples, matron of the Children's Home, arrived back Friday night after spending several days away in Boston and Portsmouth.
Miss Margaret K. Sampson hosted a Halloween party Friday afternoon at her parents 1059 High street home. Guests included Margaret Strack Barbara Vigne Alma Swanton Camilla Pratt Rowena London John Perry Harold Perry and Frank Danforth Jr. Prizes went to John Perry for the peanut hunt and to Frank Danforth Jr for pin the tail on the donkey. Favors and refreshments completed the event.
Rescoe G. Bailey secretary of the Board of Assessors sustained a wound to the middle toe of his right foot after stepping on a nail while at work near a garage on his North street storage property. The injury was treated promptly to prevent infection from setting in.
Miss Carolyn S Varney and Miss Josephine Tucker of Wiscasset visited the city on Friday.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Munsey of High Street and guest Mrs Clara Callamore of Bremen and Mr and Mrs Henry Leeman of Somerset visited Somerville Massachusetts to spend the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Munsey. Elmer E Dinsmore and family moved to 13 Bath Street, the M A Haggett residence.
Joseph Kervin of St. John New Brunswick has spent five weeks in the city with Mr and Mrs Edward Vigue at 1187 High Street. He will accompany his daughter Mrs William H McVicar and Mr McVicar to Roxbury Massachusetts. Kervin has visited the area for 20 years and has long served as chairman of Stanley Ward in St John reflecting his political interest.
Mrs. Jennie Harvey Percival led a dancing class at the American Legion building on Thursday night drawing a large turnout of high school students. Miss Myrna Avery played piano and Herbert Henderson drum accompaniment for the event.
About 25 Camp Fire Girls and guardian Mrs Charles R Sims gathered in the vestry of the First Baptist church Friday for a Halloween party. Girls in costume decorated the vestry in Halloween colors. Patricia Hall directed games and an entertainment followed with a program by Janet Bridgham.
On Saturday at Sanford Morse high school game sidelines were Earl Burns Arthur Sarkis Henry Mank Russell Kenney George Littlefield Mary Ken ney Richard Haskell Franklin Morse Lester Reynolds Helen Moses Arthur Colby Alfred Staples Elizabeth Colby and Mrs Russell Colby among those seen watching.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Reed of Woolwich recently returned from a several days’ motor trip totaling 1700 miles. They left for Peekskill New York and Bear Mountain bridge then proceeded to Pennsylvania visiting the Scranton coal region before touring the Blue Ridge valley Mt Vernon and Washington. They also spent time in Atlantic City New Jersey and Philadelphia visiting former Woolwich residents.
Mrs Elizabeth Brewster and Mrs Harold Holmes hosted a Halloween gathering at Granite street on Saturday evening. The home glowed orange and black as guests played games and enjoyed bridge. Ralph Philbrick won first prize with a consolation to Mrs Francis Holmes. A seasonal buffet followed with additional attendees listed.
Edwin Spaulding of the American Powder Co laboratory in Maynard Massachusetts returned Sunday afternoon after spending the weekend at his home on Washington street.
Friends of Dr William R Chapman of Bethel report he accepts honorary chairmanship of the Eastern Maine Music Camp advisory board at Messalonksee and will host a Chapman Music Day next August bringing famed musicians to the program. Dr Chapman, long a state music benefactor, has regained health after years of neuritis and resumes festival work.
Spectators included C. D. Wilson Dr. Paul Gregware John Grindell Frank Colburn Parke Grindell Jack Conley Stanley Whitehouse and James Miller seen on the sidelines during the Bowdoin Bates clash in Brunswick Saturday afternoon.
Manley Breck of Garden City left Saturday night for his home in Garden City New York after spending the summer and fall at Small Point Beach. He stayed several days in Bath at the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall, 2nd on the coast.
Archibald M. Main Jr and Harold McElman returned Monday from Groton Conn where they spent the weekend at the Main residence. They were accompanied by Mrs Main and her mother in law Mrs Flora Main who have been in Groton for the summer and by Archibald Main who joined them after a few days in Washington on business.
John B. Crosby of Needham Massachusetts returns home after weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles A Harriman of North street Mrs Crosby and daughter Marilouise who accompanied him to Bath remain there for a few weeks
Henry O. Trowbridge, chief engineer at the Bath Iron Works Corp., has returned from a several day business trip to Boston.
Mr and Mrs George E Duley of Watertown Massachusetts were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Alston E Oliver at 108 High Street The guest is identified as chief engineer at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
Mrs William Mann and her daughter Frances E Mann of Washington street traveled to Portland on Friday to visit Mrs Manns sister Mrs James Pratt.
G A Harrison of the Grand Trunk Railway Portland is in Bath as a guest for lectures he is delivering to women’s clubs across the state. Mrs. Mary Minott and her son Winston arrive in Bath to spend a week with Mrs. Minott’s sister Mrs. Woodbury Potter in Bedford.
Mr and Mrs Dennis J Brennan of 696 Washington Street earned a large deer after a three day hunting trip in the Aroostook woods near Benedicta They returned home from Millinocket Thursday evening.
Mr and Mrs William F Plummer Jr and their son William of Washington Street travel to New York City for a week with Mrs Plummer's sister.
Mrs Andrew Holmes long time resident of Bath and Phippsburg returns to Watertown Massachusetts. Bath City hospital nurses held a Halloween party in the nurses home with Miss Helen Merrill in charge. Several guests and faculty attended as decorations and games filled the evening.
Wilbur Hagan of the University of Maine aged 32 returned after a brief visit with his mother Mrs Frank W Hagan on Upper High Street. Mrs David L Wilson was a Portland visitor Friday.
The week of November 18 to 25 is named National Moving Picture Week with a plan for one charity show in every town where cinemas exist. Films are donated, theatre staff volunteer, and all proceeds go to local unemployment relief funds. Bath Opera House will host a show for this cause with proceeds benefiting Bath’s relief fund.
Nathan Smith house fire occurred about 8 o'clock last Wednesday evening at the so called residence of Llewellyn Note. The J. C. Budd Co mill burned about 11:30 with around 500 bushels of corn lost. There was no insurance on the mill and a builders' risk had just expired.
In Bath on Tuesday Mrs G W Fowles and editor Singer of the Damariscotta Herald visited town. Lee Merry returned from the West and work began on John Albee's stable. The George H Mills schooner delivered 391 tons of coal for F D Southard. Irvin Fowles went to Boston to study barbering.
A Bath childhood memory poem marks the seventieth birthday of F S Mills known as Nellie Marston. Written from Hayward California, it recalls Bath roots and a life of love, family, and memories across years and oceans. The speaker reflects on aging, family, and faith as the mirror shows the same person at different life stages.
Bowdoin College sophomore Eugene Ingalls died Wednesday in the city. The illness or cause of death was not stated in available text. He was a member of the university community and is mourned by classmates and faculty.
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