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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
2
George A. Cowan of Damariscotta sued Arlene Pushard for slander in Lincoln County Superior Court, verdict for $176. The case featured Pushard in a wheelchair, with other local matters noted including church events, meetings, an accident on the Wiscasset Edgecomb bridge, prize contests, and community notices from Wiscasset Larger Parish and St. Philip’s Church.
In Whitefield Mr. E C Dunning completed the contract for erecting the large iron bridge this Wednesday and trains crossed Thursday morning. A L Erskine becomes engineer with locomotive No 1 while L F Porter moves to No 3. The Wiscasset and Quebec railroad is sound and supporters and critics will witness proof by year’s end.
A snapshot of Wiscasset life dated November 21 1908 notes reshingling by W B Pottle in town visits by Mrs Small and Miss Small Rev E H Boynton from Hampden in town Ralph McKenney and Ray Hall from Damariscotta visiting Geo F Jones moved to North Whitefield for work Bert and Mrs DeLong left for Boston Wallace Stinson visiting Newcastle Miss Fessendea M Chase moved into Harrison Bailey house portable mills busy in Lowelltown Sabin and Gertrude visiting Mrs Parker Erskine J H Greenleaf shipped hay to Bath Stella Hatch of Dresden visiting Mrs L F Lowell LaForrest Small and wife moved to Richmond Snow at W W F terminus three inches Helen Whiting and Blanche Dick inson visiting Portland Loretta Riley of Bath in town Miss Marion Dodge guest Miss Ruby Lincoln surprised at home on Federal Street Mrs Albert Erskine and two sons left for Seattle Grace Gorham closed school in Nobleboro deer hunting yields two deer Willis Gould installing engine and saw mill in Richmond F H Gray moved into L W Gibbs house Minnie Kin caid death in Richmond.
The November 24 1894 issue notes two weeks vacation for village schools. Residents attend Sousa concert in Bath. Miss Nina Rines returns from Boston while E T Hodge and daughter Abbie visit there. Knights of Pythias attend Boothbay Harbor meeting. Miss Caddie Spinney returns from Wisccasset to Boothbay Center. Alice Budd gathers dandelions in November. Officer Pashard arrests Mrs Terry for disorderly house. two men jailed. The kindling wood mill closes for repairs. business remains good. Edgecomb City school ends term under Florence M Knight. prizes awarded. Jail fire alarm traced to a straw tick. water extinguishes it. Second Grammar school closes term under Miss Mary F Lincoln. conduct awards to Miss Sarah Wall and Master George Foye. Vernon Blagdon teaches Intermediate. students Edna Merrill, Howard Blake, Clarence Nute absent half day. Eva L Hubbard marries Harry W Lewis in First Congregational Church. couple to live in San Francisco area. gifts noted. Jane Tucker works in railroad office. J R Atkinson named civil engineer after Dec 1 as Gerald Manager. Rails laid rapidly across town.
Dromore Farm Bureau held its postponed October meeting on Thursday November 16 with an all day session at Dromore Grange Hall. Mrs Evelyn Young led the program on hair dressing. Forty members attended with guest Mrs Florence Morse of Winningeaye who later joined.
Forestry expert A. D. Nutting will demonstrate pruning pine trees and thinning stands Saturday at 1 30 p m on the woodlot of Hon James Edward Drake at Birch Point The event will show the proper tools and methods Miss Lina Sewall of Pearl street who left three weeks ago for Winter Park Fla is seriously ill at El Cortez apartments Bath friends report
The engagement of Miss Muriel Alberta Spinney and Joseph Eugene Haggett was announced at a Bath home party. Attendees included Spinney and Haggett families, local friends, and Bath residents. Spinney, a Morse High graduate and Woolworths clerk, Haggett, a plumber and Sasanoa IOR M sachem, expect to wed later with no date set.
Alvah O. Light of Phippsburg and Beulah M. French of Bath married in a Sunday night ceremony at Beacon Street Methodist parsonage performed by Rev. Weston P. Holman. The couple, after a reception at Popham Beach, left for an unknown honeymoon destination. Light serves at the Coast Guard station at Popham Beach. French trained at Bath City Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1932.
Cleveland P. Holbrook Jr and Marguerite E Cornish wed Saturday in the Church of the Nazarene parsonage with Rev Albert W Smith presiding. Attendants were Milton Cornish and wife. The couple will reside at 31 Getchell Street with the Cornish family.
Ward's store at the head of Bedford was broken into Sunday night or Monday morning and several cured hams and canned goods were taken. A ham was dropped in the getaway and found outside the store Monday morning. This marks the second break in three weeks with prior entry via a rear window. Reverend Weston P. Holman attended a funeral in Leeds Friday.
Mrs Grover C Smith of Witch Spring road attended entertainment after Ramona council No 27 D of P in Red Men's hall last Thursday. Many townsfolk visited or hosted kin from Portland Needham Heights Campbell's Pond and Bath as winter plans and dances were noted. A grange meeting planned first and second degrees for about 25, while parties honored Mrs Joseph M Lemont on her 75th birthday.
The Bath Rotary Club heard Theodore Urbanowitz of the Navy office at Bath Iron Works recount his 1915 16 impressions of Russia, detailing wartime travel, the czarist society, stark contrasts between culture and mass ignorance, and pre revolutionary conditions.
A Bath man was hired for a civil works job at Woolwich but was fired within an hour after officials learned his three ton truck exceeded the needed ten and a half ton capacity for the project. The dispute suggests officials aimed to maximize worker numbers by using smaller trucks.
West Bath grange prepared to confer first and second degrees on a large class next Monday evening in the grange hall. Sagadahoc Pomona and West Bath grange announced committees for the annual meeting and a Thursday night dance. Officers and program details were listed, including a World War honor roll and a 120 attendance with 18 visitors.
A buck deer wandered from woods near Maple Grove cemetery to a yard on High street attracting a small crowd Saturday morning before fleeing back toward the Hagan farm area. Gunners tracked it toward the mill pond then into woods by the state road. In the afternoon a red fox was seen on the hill by the Hagan farm before vanishing.
SOUTH DRESDEN Tracy Sedgley of Concord and Clifton Clarke of Intervale returned home Friday after a few days duck shooting at Lower Bridge. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Siegars. J. L. Jones, formerly with South Freeport, came home Sunday from the summer job. Mrs. Elizabeth Nute, now in Tops ham, called on friends here last week. Sam McDonald of Dresden Mills stayed with the Siegars during trapping season. George Carleton, ill in Wiscasset, is improving. Joseph Siegars attended a Boys Conference in Lewiston and Auburn. Louis Pushard, a Richmond boy, was a week end guest with his aunt.
Frank A. Leighton proprietor of a garage and vulcanizing station on Pepperell square Saco faced a near fatal carbon monoxide gas incident when his son started a running engine in the shop. A blanket was used to cover the hood and Leighton was dragged outside just in time. He recovered after fresh air and returned home late that evening.
Woolwich residents mourn the death of Mrs J Sumner Bailey last week loved by all in the community. The town reports many deer hunted this fall including Wallace Savage. Frank Walker with a 300 pound six point buck. Social events include card club at the Dexter home and a Sebonen hall supper proceeds for the Woolwich Union of Christian Service. Reverend speakers and a Chicago Century of Progress tale highlighted a recent entertainments.
Bath's State League bowling team lost 3-1 at Biddeford. Biddeford totaled 1533 led by Manning with 337, while Bath’s Oliver posted 314 and the team struggled aside from a late 550 string. Final scores show Manning 337 and Oliver 314 amid a 1533 Biddeford win.
An All Star boxing show at Arcade arena Friday night features Bath scrappers El Kid Barrilito Cyclone Jimmy Sawyer Johnny Wilson and Farmer Brown in six round bouts. Open with Farmer Brown versus Young Stackpole of New York and Portland. Johnny Wilson vs K O Miller of Boston in bout two Cyclone Sawyer vs Jimmy Knights of Portland in bout three Barrilito vs Billy Shaw of the Fifth Infantry in the finale. Promoter Mihalos touts the lineup as a strong card likely to top the usual show audiences. Knights defeated Sawyer previously while Sawyer and Knights due for rematch after Cyclone fought Knights twice and beat Sawyer once.
Theodore Roosevelt argues that ships should serve their own country and railroads their terminals, warning that the United States should not rely on competing nations' ships to distribute its goods. He stresses national self sufficiency in critical transportation.
Mrs Ada Small of Corinna arrives to spend the winter with her sister Mrs John W Gilmore on Milan Street. She came to Bath from Bar Harbor where she spent the summer and fall.
Special for the week includes Ladies' Black wuene Thess and Virginia Lee Shoes in Black on sale at $3.95, down from $5.00. Men's Herman Police Shoes feature a long counter and rubber heels. Also a large assortment of Ball Band Rubber items available.
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