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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
4
The Independent prints a Bath 1806 taxpayers list with personal and real estate assessments. After some names a polls figure appears indicating assessed polls. others show one poll. Many names are ancestors of present Bath residents and the list will interest readers nationwide.
A Rickenbacker driven by Horatio Mikels collided with a Buick on Center street sending the sedan into a traffic beacon. Mikels required X rays for a left hip injury and both rear wheels were damaged. A Ford sedan on Winter street hill was hit by a Chevrolet. the Ford suffered a broken mudguard while the Chevrolet had minor damage. Jack Evans visited Bath for the weekend.
C K Allen of Kansas City spoke to Bath Rotarians at King Tavern about the Kennebec River bridge project. He described borings and site selection near Vine Street, stresses on the substructure, and a 200 foot high central lift span. He traced bridge history from logs to arch and iron, noting steel replaces wood and stressing engineering progress. Guests included A V Goodloe of Belfast and Miles B Mank of Portland.
The Bath iron works boiler shop wharf crane collapsed years ago with its massive crane partly in the river and on shore. A local contractor hauled iron from the wreck a year ago, and under new plant ownership the rest of the crane is being recovered. The salvage aims to remove the remaining machinery before the week ends.
August Lavoie was held in $2000 bonds in Brunswick municipal court on a driving while intoxicated charge. The arraignment and hearing were continued to November 30. Dr. Eben J. Marston and his wife, visiting New York friends, will attend the Army Navy game next Saturday.
A valuable oil portrait of Capt Alonzo Parker was presented to Solar Lodge of Masons during a special communication at the Temple for conferring the M M degree on two candidates. Rev David L Wilson of Maine donated the portrait on behalf of Mrs George F Jelly of Brookline Mass, Parker’s daughter.
Farmers are urged to avoid shipments to unknown dealers offering high quotations before Thanksgiving and Christmas. Verify the firm’s financial standing with a local banker, and ship only to reliably rated city firms to prevent nonpayment and loss.
A prominent resident and federal official recounts a hunting tale in which a partridge, after being flushed, flew toward him and he fired only as a gesture of respect. The bird dropped dead into his right hand without him moving, prompting the question if any community has more considerate game birds than Wiscasset.
Herbert V Margerum of Trenton New Jersey and associates reportedly acquired control of 70 percent of the nations feldspar supply through a deal exceeding 2 500 000. The Erwin Feldspar Co holdings were transferred to the Golding Co with Erwin Tennessee and North Carolina mines included. Robert W Lawson of Erwin becomes general manager as the old firm remains a subsidiary supplying pottery manufactures.
The annual sale by the Ladies of the Winter Street church at the chapel drew large support. Plum puddings sold out with 45 more orders placed for Monday. Mrs Edward C Smith presided, with committees and numerous helpers across tables for fancy articles toys clothes aprons greens fruit candy books and more.
Mrs. F. W. Ramsay and family and Mrs. Annie Kiley were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Chapman in Lewiston.
Miss M B Furbish superintendent of Bath City hospital spoke to Central Church Club about her WWI service. She described nurses at Camp Devens departing New York sea voyage submarine attack off Scotland reception in Magland dangerous Channel crossing Paris and Tours Base hospital. She recalled front arrivals heroism of doctors and nurses, hospital tasks, humorous moments and battlefield visits.
Miss Gwynne Dresser daughter of Kiev Paul Dresser of Brookline Massachusetts and a sophomore at Datex college read an original short story at the Spof ford club meeting. She helped contribute drawings and sketches that are a feature of the college publication, which is only its second issue.
The Probate court and law court rulings confirm Clara Goodwin Kendall as the sole heir to the Gilbert F. E. R. Patten estate. Trustees Joseph M. Trott and William D. Sewall argued for the residuary legatees, but precedents Buck v Paine and Morse v Ballou led to Kendall receiving the trust balance.
The Ro land H. Smith post American Legion installed officers and inducted one candidate. The meeting covered a Waterville conference on a new child welfare program with state and county roles, led by Col. Edward S. Anthoine and Eugene M. Desmond. The post pledged $10 to YMCA AL alive, discussed a member drive, and announced a Dec 2 church sale hosted by Mrs. Amy Verry and Mrs. Edna Whitehouse, plus a Legion game trip to Winnegance on Monday Nov 30.
Hon. Edward C. Plummer of Bath voices a critique at the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Convention in Miami noting half a century of congressional inquiries yield little new on the American merchant marine. He cites Lynch Commission history, praises Britain’s subsidies, and warns that without decisive action the U S shipping fleet may vanish from foreign trade.
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