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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1931

Page

8

Wiscasset Teams Prep For Alumni Clash In November

Hazel Dyer and Frances Perkin expected to lead Wiscasset girls and boys guard and center roles as they pursue an upset against the Alumni. Louise Adams may share center duties, while key Alumni stars H. Winn Carl Mains Bob Smith Fred Blagdon Lindy Ames edge toward revenge for last year. Seniors rehearse a class play under Mrs. Elray as the Eighteen Carat Book aims for a January performance.

Page Four Hazel Dyer Louise Adams Frances Perkin W. A Wiscasset Academy Bdoys Red Men's Hall H. Winn Carl Mains Bob Smith Fred Blagdon Lindy Ames Stant Sherman Brad Redonnet Kent’s Hill Mrs. Elray

Snowy Thursday Strikes Sheepscot Area

From the Old Files reports about four inches of snow falling last Thursday. Capt. A. C. Chaney's family arrived home. Capt. Benj. B. Jackson was in Boston on business. Miss Annie Jackson returned from a Boston visit Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Brown of Nahant are guests of John Smith.

Sheepscot Echo A. C. Chaney Benj. B. Jackson Boston Annie Jackson Sylvester Brown Nahant John Smith

Deer, lumber, and local notes from Sheepscot Echo

Joseph Erskine secured a deer last Monday and Charles S. Sewall returned to East Port. E. T. Hodge of Concord in town over Sunday. The schooner John Douglas loading long lumber for New Bedford at the lower end. Silas Y. Jackson ill but mending at home. Schooner George H. Mills finished discharging coal last Saturday and left for Rockland to load lime.

Sheepscot Echo Joseph Erskine Charles S. Sewall Eastport E. T. Hodge Concord N. H John Douglas New Bedford Silas Y. Jackson George H. Mills Rockland

Local Notices and Social Tidings from Nobleboro and Nearby Towns

Mee Maggie Sidelinger visits Nobleboro with Henry Sidelinger. Mrs J H Peardon and son Francis return from Greenville. James Lewis and family move into Hall’s Hill home. David Upham buys McClintock house on Lincoln street likely moving in soon. Warren Munsey and Ed Munsey visit from Bath and Brunswick for Dennis Munsey’s illness. Abner Blair from Waterville visits. Ingraham Taylor and Joe Erskine hunt and bring deer. Richard H Taylor hosts in Portland. Edward W Lewis resumes winter work in Bangor. William Mason cutting Christmas trees at South Newcastle. Scott Bailey Bath Clinton Bailey Wiscasset John Soule Woolwich shoot two deer. Silas L Merry and Nellie M Bailey wed in Wiscasset on Nov. 7 1906.

Maggie Sidelinger Nobleboro Henry Sidelinger J. H. Peardon Francis Bath Brother Ed Brunswick Dennis Munsey Abner Blair Waterville Edward Blair Ingraham Taylor Joe Erskine Richard H. Taylor Portland Leon A. Gray Edward W. Lewis Bar Harbor Bangor American Express Co William Mason South Newcastle Scott Bailey Clinton Bailey Wiscasset John Soule Woolwich E. W. Moore Silas L. Merry Nellie M. Bailey

Fourteen Receive Degrees At Grange

Topsham grange conferred the third and fourth degrees on 14 candidates at West Bath grange's weekly meeting. 257 attended, including 123 from Topsham. Harvest supper served. Red Cross drive program planned for next meeting with West Bath Red Cross members as guests.

Topsham Grange West Bath Grange Topsham E. C. Patten Royal Wentworth Hinckley Grange Christine Hanscom Grange James Lemont Charlies Chesley Addie Purington West Bath The Red Cross

Farringtons Visit Hallowell Parents in City

Mr and Mrs Harry Farrington of Hallowell called on Mrs D H Warner on Middle Street during a city visit.

Harry Farrington Hallowell D. H. Warner Middle Street

For Sale Apples 50c to 75c a Bushel

Offers for sale thousands of bushels of Starks and Baldwins at 50 to 75 cents per bushel. Buyers to supply sacks. From R. A. Douglas, Bowdenham, Maine, dated October 22. Ambitious women urged to apply for at home work with Portland Maine firm The Erie Company, advertising full or part time positions as of November 12.

Starks Baldwins R. A. Douglaes Bowdenham The Earie Co Portland

Maine's Popham Bay Point Inspire Yosian Nature Movement

J Otis Swift, Maine born editor and founder of the Yosian Brotherhood of Nature Philosophers, led nature walks from Rocky Lonesome Forest to Popham Bay Point. The movement grew to thousands, linking Bay Point and Georgetown Road to a global following through Swift's New York World coverage and yearly Bay Point rest retreats.

Popham Beach Popham Woods Maine J. Otis Swift Vezian Brotherhood of Nature Philosophers New York New York City Mr. Swift Bay Point Kennibec River Popham Farmington Josian S. Swift Harpswell Bath Lewiston Journal Sagadahoc Rocky Lonesome Forest Nature Club Yosian Brotherhood Josiah Loonesome Wall Street Cay Georgetown California Kennebec Seguin Pond Island Sugar Leaves Georgetown Road Paradise Hudson Westchester County Long Island Europe Sumset Holy Land Cof Wilderness Place Metropolis America New York World-Telegram Swift Brooklyn Chicago Boston Georgetown Center Nestle Will Olivers

Dedicate Flagpole At Morse High School

The Morse High School dedicated a 75 foot all steel flagpole donated by Bunker and Savage of Augusta. The ceremony featured the Morse band under John Grindell, a student council address by Paul Hayes, and remarks by Superintendent Clinton D. Wilson. Merritt Trott played colors, and Harold McElman and Newell Wilson raised the flag. The pledge and Star Spangled Banner followed.

Morse High School Bunker & Savage Augusta Morse High Band John Grindell Paul Hayes Clinton D. Wilson Merritt Trott Harold McElman Newell Wilson

Bates College selects Grumpy for Varsity Play season

Margaret Hines, class of 1932, president of the 4A Players, announced Bates College will stage Grumpy as the annual Varsity Play. Tryouts, open to all students, were held Saturday afternoon in the Little Theater with performances slated for December 9 and 10.

Bates Margaret Hines

Bowdoin Notes and Obituary In Town Events

Bowdoin residents reported the death of Willard Darton aged 57 at his duck camps near Center Point. He was a Portland resident who owned land and gunning camps at Merrymeeting Bay. Services were held in Portland. The week also saw various local happenings from road accidents to school and library updates, plant shipments, and club meetings.

George Hamilton Frances Adams Fred Leavitt Rockland Durell Viola Coombs Bowdoin Willard Darton Bay Shore Center Point Darton Portland Merrymeeting Bay al Raymond Gladys Dorris Brunswick Cayhill Otis Gray Dr .Juck Clifton Melvin Canada Falls Clara Fogg Fred Morgan Sacco D. A. R. Humphrey Randall C. B. Randall St. Petersburg Fla Ethel N. Menard Sagadahoc Fertilizer Ga George MacPherson Lottie Cobb Cora Wilkinson Fifth Avenue B. B. Douglas Miller Elbridge and Nathaniel Curtis Henry Cornish Massachusetts American Legion Post Richmond Grange Hall Jones Bridge Club C. E Hackett A. S. MacDougal George R. Cutler Florence Shegars Winters Waterville J. N. Palmer Big Woods H. S. Dodge Bang R Alice Palmer Central Telephone Office Kate Smith I. M. Fowle Richmond Corner E. O. Tarr Clifton Mulvin George Pratt Porland George Cutler Pleasant Street Club Grace Maxwell Harvards Road Evelyn Hackett Gardiner C. E. Hackett W. S. Voodee Bath Edward Gile Ernest Curtis Dr. Irish Turner Norman Rowe Pythian Sisterhood Aid

Bath Chapter Red Cross Holds Regular Meeting

The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross met Monday afternoon in Sagadahoc block. President Mrs. Mullln presided. Ruth Henry, a Red Cross nurse, reported 775 nursing visits and 407 welfare visits since January, totaling 1,182. She assisted 100 sick patients and 179 welfare patients and took nine children to the hospital.

Bath American Red Cross Sagadahoc 8. S. Mullin Ruth ‘Henry

Bath Red Cross Junior activities cited for Christmas boxes

The Bath chapter reports high clinic activity with 147 babies examined and 43 present last Wednesday. Mrs. Rosanna McFadden submitted a report on Junior Red Cross work, as the group plans Christmas boxes and reads replies from Czechoslovakia Belgium and Rumania. Miss Laura Knowlton praised the Bath chapter’s efforts.

Rosanna McFadden Red Cross Czechoslovakia Belgium Rumania Laura Knowlton Maine Bath

Mrs Drake Hosts Gift Committee Supper Talk

Mrs Frederick E Drake entertained the Special Gifts committee of the Red Cross Roll Call with Miss Laura Knowlton speaking for the Maine American Red Cross. Knowlton urged giving to established welfare groups to avoid duplication and better use trained workers.

Frederick E. Drake Red Cross Laura Knowlton American Red Cross Maine Miss Knowlton Bath Drake Arthur Sewall Harry F. Morin Rodney E. Ross Roger D. Skilling Helen Shaughnessy Samuel D. Hooper Thomas S. Gibbons Miss Ōnositsu Arthur Crockett Ruth Henry Edward W. Hyde Anne Kimball

Neighborhood Quarrel Heard in Municipal Court

Mrs. Gertrude Flaherty of 19 Cummings Street faced municipal court Tuesday on a charge tied to a Monday morning altercation with neighbor Mrs. Verna Pierce of Somerset Place. Pierce alleged assault, glass breaking, a push down, and facial scratches over a boundary fence dispute. Judge John J. Keegan deferred fines.

Gertrude Flaherty Cummings Street Municipal Court Verna Pierce Somerset Place

Two South End Boys Face Court on Malicious Mischief

City Marshal Walter L. Whitiig planned to bring two South End boys before Judge Keegan on Tuesday for malicious mischief connected to windows broken at Weeks Street schoolhouse. A separate intoxication case was continued to Monday for sentence.

Walter L. Whitiig South End Keegan Weeks Street

Peculiar Accidental Shooting In Woods

John F. Hamilton 21 of 87 Western Avenue was wounded in a peculiar accidental shooting at West Bath while gunning with Lawrence Burnham. Burnham’s shotgun slipped, struck a rock, the cocked trigger snapped, pellets glanced off the rock and entered Hamilton’s right arm. He was treated at City Hospital and expected to return home Wednesday.

John F. Hamilton Western Avenue West Bath Lawrence Burnham Burnham Hamilton City Robert A. Hamilton

Mechanics Defeat Shamrock Bowlers At Park Alleys

The Mechanics beat the Shamrocks 3-1 in a league match at Park Alleys Monday evening, finishing 21 pins ahead. First string gave Mechanics a 463 to 420 edge, then Shamrocks faded as the remaining three points went to Mechanics. Top scores included Small 273 and Smith 272 with Fraser, while Burns and Coffin each posted 271.

Mechanics Shamrocks Park Alleys Smith Fraser Burns Coffin Shamrocks Freeman Combs Oe Ee Fraser Pee Eenes Revnes Burns Reces Oe Smith Pee Eee

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Senter’s, Inc Indies China Paramount Publix Theatre James Dunn Linda Watkins Richard DIX Secret Service Bebe Daniels Waterloo Bridge Mae Clark Kent Douglas Constance Bennett Edward G. Robinson Srankcase Servic John Crane and Charles Eegecomb Front Street Bowdoin Ham Bath Department Store Center Street Mrs. Drake Hatch’s Shoe Store
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