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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
2
A church meeting at Small Point and a benefit dinner at Dromore n ge hall highlight a busy week. Raymond Brown's group presents a variety show while school fluorine talks draw attendees. Personal items note moves, births, and weekend travels among local families and visitors.
Mr and Mrs Harry H Young of Freedom visited Mrs D N Heald at 510 Washington Street. Mr Young has purchased property in East Madison and the couple plan to reside there.
Two days last week the government worked removing and sand from the channel at the mouth of the Edwin ateadto of Robinhood. An overnight guest of Bus sey Furbish last week. Chappy Delano and two sisters called at the Navajo Saturday. Attie Moffatt overnighted with his grandparents. McIntyre and brother Carl went north on a hunting trip. Dr J Smith of Bath was called to Bay Point for Mrs Sumner Mains who has been ill. Frank Miller of Bay Point weekend guest of Arthur Ashton. Arthur Ashton and Mrs Jean Reed and daughter visited near Portland. Joseph Perow returned home for a few days. Donald Crafts shot a ten point deer near Georgetown Central school. Ballevance and grandmother Mrs White of Auburn visited Miss Lillian White’s cottage. Wilmer Bowen’s motorboat brought in for the winter. Mr and Mrs Bowen moved to Gardiner. H Martin Powers and son Henry of Bath were Sunday callers. Mrs Adams and sister visited William Adams at Bath Memorial hospital.
Miss Marguerite Rines, night supervisor at Mercy hospital in Portland, resumed duties Monday after a six week vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Chester Rines of 2 Granite Street.
Children placed tickets around town for a Bath Memorial hospital benefit at Dromore grange hall. Mrs. Totman leads kitchen duties with Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Hamel in the dining room. Vestry gathering at 5 p.m. transportation provided. Parker Head PTA netted about $25 at a Thursday vestry sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Look and Mr. and Mrs. David MacDonald with son David, all from Philadelphia, are guests of Mrs. Bernice Burns of Washington street, visiting the MacDonald family.
Mrs. Frank Scott and Mrs. Ernest Oliver attend Christian Service at Phippsburg Center. Rev. Macy Whitehead leads Sunday services at the schoolhouse. Popham Circle meets with Mrs. Napoleon Fickett. Artist Stephen Etnier’s painting exhibit is announced in New York galleries. Road work on Fort Baldwin road near Towne cottage, dredging at Hospital Point and river mouth, and night dredging near the Perry cottage continue. Bath visits and social gatherings feature Mr. and Mrs. Irving Varney and others at Atkins Bay Terrace. Numerous local residents are noted for hunting, hosting, and travel, with post office staffing changes and several weekend visits across towns.
Road crews scraped rough Parker Head road to McIntyre corner after weeks of washouts from heavy rain. Bath residents Captain and Mrs. George Stacey and Mr and Mrs Ernest Wood visited cottages Sunday while Edith Perkins moved to Cranberry Point after summer. Farm Bureau attendees included Mrs Dozois and Mrs Hilton. Visitors from Wollaston and Port Clyde dined with local hosts. Armistice Day travels and Bath visits tied to holiday weekend activities as Ward family from Canton, Conn toured and hunted near East Sullivan.
Dromore Farm Bureau held an all day session at the Grange hall with a forenoon on Christmas Wrappings and Cookies for Every Taste. Officers were elected for the coming year with Aletha Campbell as chairwoman and Willard Blair as secretary treasurer, plus leaders for food sewing and home management.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Claude S. Gillette entertained a small group at luncheon Saturday ahead of the Bowdoin Maine clash. Their guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wadleigh Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cram of Portland Mr. and Mrs. Ashmead White of Bangor and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Alonzo Holmes of Brunswick.
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies held its annual installation of officers Friday evening with a large attendance. Mrs Bendix of Waterville and Miss Ethel Sim assisted, installing officers including Sarah Potter, Harriet Carter, Anna Burnham, Louise Rogers, Mary Gillespie, Theresa Hill, Lillius Larrabee, Lancelia Blake, Annie Oliver, Alice Lewis, Jennie Oliver and Pearl Campbell. Trustees named Lizzie B. C. Chaney, Gertrude Stewart, Pearl Campbell. The supreme Lady Chaney to install two absent officers later.
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