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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1952
Page
5
Local groups from Emeth Royal Arch to Beulah Rebekah Lodge schedule inspections, socials, and fundraisers in Richmond area. Activities include turkey supper, fall sale, card party, and youth troop work, with multiple officers and hosts named. Community members attend meetings and celebrate birthdays and milestones.
The Bath project to name the new South End school after veteran teacher Miss Lillian F. Fisher shows visible progress. Delayed roof lumber from the West Coast is now on site, with tar and gravel applications underway. Inside, electricians, plumbers, and carpenters install floors, partitions, and fittings for eight classrooms, offices, and facilities. The site includes grading and tree trimming, with completion forecast mid January and occupancy early February.
Benjamin Wyman of Phippsburg pleaded guilty in Bath Municipal court to two counts. Court Clerk John W. Quarrington fined him $10 with $4.70 costs for unregistered vehicle and $5 with $4.70 costs for operating without a Fall inspection sticker. State Trooper Frank W. Powers was the complainant. A Bath resident paid $10 and $5.15 costs after pleading guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace.
Community Center reports rising attendance with about 125 at noon and 75 other times, evenly split between boys and girls. Parents' Night was postponed to December 5 to avoid conflicting with a high school football party. Five ping pong tables dominate activities as Phi Kappa Delta plans Christmas sale articles. Youth Council meets Thursday at seven to advance Parents' Night and Christmas hop. Juke box dances are slated for Thanksgiving Eve and December 22. Morse High School seniors held a Friday paper party to fund their class trip.
Frank Allegrin Jr and Ruth Marion Swett announce plans to wed, both listing parental names and addresses. Arthur Raymond Pickard and Grace Gertrude York also filed marriage intentions, with their mothers named and street addresses provided, at the City Clerk’s office of Harry E Ring Jr.
Pastor John Reedy and his wife moved into the parsonage in June and lead a multi-month effort to modernize the Georgetown Center dwelling. Volunteers from Five Islands and Georgetown contributed labor while a bee prepared a cellar entrance and a hot air furnace area.
Deer were re assigned in raids by residents including Robert Frye of Point Road Omar Pea Bath Lynne MacMahan of Five Islands and Forrest Drake of Bay Point. Mr and Mrs Charles MacMahon spent a few days in Boston recently visiting. Gerald York and family stayed at their Summer home Robinhood this weekend coming from Amesham Mass. Edward C Clarey returned to Robinhood after visiting Five Islands at Vernon Gray’s home. Carl Kennedy of Bath hosted a luncheon for Mrs Roy Newman at Georgetown Center. Beatrice Bouton and Elizabeth Harris stayed at West Georgetown after driving from Farmington. Mrs Harold J Brown Sr and Mr and Mrs John Holt of Bath visited Monday. Mrs William A Todd and Mrs Harold Brown hosted Working League meeting Tuesday.
Stanwood C. Gilman announced the Sagadahoc county Christmas Seal Sale chairs for the Four County Tuberculosis Association. Appointments include Mrs. Pearl Reed Woolwich, Mrs. John M. Conley Jr Bath, Mrs. Lewis Young Bowdoin, Mrs. Cecia McEwen Bowdoinham, Mrs. Ralph W. Davis Georgetown, Mrs. Priscilla Rainey Phippsburg, Mrs. Philip H. Jacob Sebasco Estates, Mrs. Ellison Moody Popham Beach, Mrs. Sadie M. Wood Richmond, Mrs. Robert Miller Topsham, and Mrs. Loring Small West Bath.
The Morse High grid squad, headed by Bruce and Stover, drew Rotary Club praise and Bath pride for a season of knowledge and fun. Other squad members include Denbow, Pye, Marchetti, Witham, McElman, Callan, McCourt, Champagne, Munsey, Carmichael, Traf ton, Lemoine, Weybrant, Parker, Oliver, Cummings, Wing, Flint, McElman, Crost, Carter, Anderson, Musk. Managers Trafton, Hill, Burns. Visitors from Central Grammar included Haskell, Gills, Henderson. Rotarians Taylor, Turner, Spinney of Brunswick and Simmons, Goodall of Portland attended.
Absentee ballots counted by village in Phippsburg show Small Point 15, Center 8, Parker Head 7, Popham Beach 3, Winnegance 3, Sebasco al West Point 38 as part of get out the vote efforts.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for a stork shower given on November 12. Mrs. Howard Thomas and Mrs. Lydia Hutchins of Bowman Street resume teaching duties in the third grade at Huse Memorial School after an injury period. Mrs. Hutchins was bitten by a Boxer dog in the school yard and remains under medical watch as wounds heal.
A large delegation from Five Islands and Georgetown attended a Fellowship meeting at Montsweag Baptist church. A Grange hall supper preceded the service, with a fine musical program and remarks by Rev. Benjamin Boobar of the Christian Civic League of Maine.
A Thanksgiving dance for city children in specified grades will be held Friday evening at Huse Memorial School. Sponsored by Huse P T A the event features an orchestra and dancing starting at seven with refreshments. Melvin Comeau serves as chairman.
Mrs. Maurice Libby was re elected secretary and Mrs. William Niss became registrar at the Bath council annual meeting held at the South End PTA hall. Officers elected for a two year term include Edward True as president and W Linwood Haynes as vice president.
Mrs. Rachel Richardson of Denny Road received a kitchen shower Tuesday evening at 41 Beacon Street hosted by Mrs. Maxine Farber to help replace kitchenware lost in an oil burner explosion. Guests from Bath and Augusta sent gifts including money for curtains. refreshments were served.
Funeral services for Mrs Edith P Nash wife of Howard O Nash were held Wednesday afternoon at the Curtis Funeral Home with Rev Howard F Cramer officiating. The Odd Ladies burial service was conducted. Mrs Nash was a past Noble Lady of Myrtle Lodge a member of the Government of Maine LL O S O L and Past Lady's Club. Lodge members attended in a body. Bearers were Richard Wing Wilfred W Chaney Arthur King and Louis Kindos. Burial was in the Oak Grove family lot.
Mr and Mrs John T Young of Alexandria Virginia announce the birth of a son on November 16 weighing eight pounds five ounces. The baby has been named Andrew. Mrs Young formerly Ann Quinlan is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Quinlan of 11 Bowman Street.
Mrs Sara Ridley Collins 67 died Friday night at her Sebasco home where she lived 52 years. Born at Candy's Harbor March 22 1885 she was daughter of Frank and Addie Trufant ley. A Harpswell and Gorham Normal School graduate she taught in Bethel Point Harpswell and Phippsburg. She married Lewis Collins Jr in 1907 and is survived by daughter Sara Chillon Collins Albertson two sisters Lida Wallace Alber tina Palmer and brother Walter E Ridley plus three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs Edith Pearl Nash 58 of 38 Edward Street Lewiston died Sunday night at Central Maine General Hospital after a long illness. Born February 14 1894 in Bangor she was daughter of Alonzo and Add Henry Perington. She moved to Bath 35 years ago from West Bowdoin and attended Lisbon Falls High School and Children’s Hospital Portland. She was a member of Central Congregational Church and the Independent Order of Odd Ladies. Survivors include her husband Howard O Nash a daughter Dorothea Goodwin Bath a sister Ida Wilbur Concord N H two grandchildren Margo and Thomas Goodwin Jr Bath and several nieces and nephews.
Harold R. Blair of Bath New Hampshire died Saturday at his home in Brentwood aged 68. Born April 24 1884 in Bath he worked 40 years for Hyde Windlass Co before retiring two years ago. Survived by widow Alice Cotton Blair son Byron O Blair four daughters Eona Kelley Ella Frederick Hazel Lee Louise Hamlin one brother Frank Blair 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs Fabian Rossignol of Fort Kent died Monday night after a brief illness. Funeral will be Thursday at the Catholic church with burial in the family lot. She is survived by her husband five daughters seven sons one sister Lottie Dumont of Lewiston 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral service for Fred W. Larrabee of West Bath was held Friday at 1 30 p m at Mayo funeral residence with Reverend Charles R. Sims of First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were John Larrabee Merton Snipe Courtney Stover and Carl Graves. Burial followed in the family lot at Harding Cemetery East Brunswick.
Funeral service for Miss Jane D Cushing was held Thursday at 11 o clock from Grace Episcopal Church with Rev. James L. Grant officiating. Bearers were Alex Burden Warren Higgins Edward Newell and Benjamin Fitzgerald. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Funeral service held for Mrs. Sara R. Collins conducted by Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins of Central Congregational Church. Bearers included Everett Wallace, Victor Wallace, Lou ton Wallace, and Allen Horne. Burial in Cranberry Horn Cemetery at Cundy's Harbor.
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