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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
4
Sunday talks by Miss Ruth Jones and Miss Virginia Pease lead a church meeting with Miss Natalie Mayo slated to lead next. Friendly Indians show films last week and plan December movies with 7 pm meetings. many social visits, club programs, and church services follow across Bath and Wiscasset areas.
Miss Mary Hughes visits Miss Mary Taylor and Miss Florence Philbrick visits Edgecomb. Frank Blake and family travel to Lynn while Rev I H W Wharff and Rev Chas Ogden attend church events. Community members travel to Manchester NH and Boston on business. schools close for a week as a northeast storm hits the region.
November 16 1907 reports residents traveling for visits and funerals. Mrs A C Chaney returns to Medford Miss Annie L Sawyer from Portland Abbie C Southard adds a half story to her Hodge Ave home Herbert Snipe of Arrowsic in town. Delong station agent enjoys a comfortable time. First snow of season fell last Thursday. Richard Rines visits Nobleboro for a weekend. Downey attends funeral of Charles S Colby in Topsham. Goldwaith of Salem visiting The Albee with Jennie Lowell. Edith Ballas heads to Newton Mass for several weeks. Local men employed by M C A R Co at Woolwich. Cora Dodge returns to Hotel DeWitt Lewiston. Ethel McKay Mina Snipe from Arrowsic home over Sunday. Sidelinger and Metcalf attend Bates Bowdoin game in Lewiston. Capt William Taylor sails for Rio to round Cape Horn. Abel C Buckley schooner arrives Perth Amboy coal for Freeman D Southard. Will Bourdin discharges coal. Will Albee loads lumber aboard. Harvey Searles escorted to Thomas town prison for life murder sentence. Winter vestibule and street light installed at post office. Fowles to carry mail to rail next Monday. Hoadlett succeeds. Postman praised for two and a half years of faithful service. Town hosts merry go round fair at Woolwich Grange hall with mail quartet Rev E W Moore Dr Chase stereopticon lecture Wiscasset Orchestra provides music for Wednesday ball.
After the first week of Colonial Club bowling, Marius Page tops the league with a 314 total and a 104.7 average. George Hunt follows at 99.7, Allie Jewett at 96.3, and Horace Morse at 90. The column lists leading averages and names including Quinlan, Blaisdell, and others in tight grouping.
The Eurekas hold a perfect 8–0 after two weeks in the Park Alleys league. The Willows sit second at 11–1 after one more match played. Shamrocks also have one loss but only one game played.
A Bath road crew is repairing damage from the recent washout on Birch Point road caused by heavy rains last week. The item lists local residents visiting relatives and traveling between Bath and nearby towns during Armistice week and notes several residents’ winter placements and hospital stays.
The Brunswick and Topsham Water District switches to an ammonia-chlorine process to reduce chlorine taste. Early reports show varying improvement across sections, with full taste normalization expected after all storage reservoir water is treated. Brunswick claims a Maine first in this purification method.
Bath Rotary members heard Secretary Perkins explain the Y M C A history from England to international. He outlined aims to keep youths off streets and provide wholesome leisure. Bath’s first room opened May 30 1856 with later revival funds around 50 000 dollars. Dr Wilbur F Brown of Brunswick attended as Visitor.
Final plans were made for a Woolwich Union for Christian Service benefit supper at Sebenon hall on Thursday night November 17. The committee from Woolwich includes Rep-elect Frank R Bailey and Mrs Bailey Edward Reed Clarence Baker Herbert Munsey and Percy Bailey. The meal features baked beans and salads served by men with women assisting from 6 30 to 8 00. An entertainment follows and speakers Rev Rodney Roundy and Rev A I Oliver are expected to attend. The Lewiston library reported a record 956 book circulations on Saturday.
Local social notes list visits by Mr and Mrs Byron Shea and others to Sagadahoc Ferry and Boston. Red Cross drive and Montsweag church activities mark the week with speeches and holiday programs. A young peoples’ entertainment and a box supper precede Willing Workers Christmas gifts sale.
Residents record visitors and short trips in South Dresden. Dorchester guest William Malton stays with Siegars. Margaret Pushard travels to Bath for sister’s illness. Albert Tibbetts visits Richmond. Elmer Tozier and daughter visit. Perley Wedge visits Concord friend Sedgley who duck hunts nearby. Sedgleys move on to Augusta and New Gloucester. Eric Bronkete stays with Joseph Sam McDonald as Dresden Mills traps. James Wiese Gardiner hosts friends Friday.
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The Bath Thespians open their season with the screaming comedy Ladies of the Jury at the Columbia theatre on Tuesday November 22 presented for the Cosmopolitan club. The cast features Mrs Livingston Baldwin Crane Lily Pratt Mayme Mixter Cynthia Tate Priscilla Colby Dixie Dace Judge Fish etc. The production draws local interest with familiar Bath names and a large crowd expected.
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