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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1925

Page

6

Richmond High School Education Week Program Highlighted

A Saturday afternoon program at Richmond High School showcased student works and performances. Highlights included orchestra pieces, papers on education, a vocal solo, and remarks by Ruth Curran and Mildred Beedle while families and friends attended.

Mungwester Ruth Curran Prin Frank E. Chamberlain Olive King F. Preble M. Blair M. Beedle VY. James M. O'Neil Taper Mildred Beedle Dwight L. Moody Beale

Bowdoin Baseball Plans Fifteen-Game Spring Schedule

Bowdoin athletic officials announced a tentative fifteen game schedule for the upcoming season. The slate features early meetings with the Big Three including Princeton, Columbia, and Fordham, plus aHarvard trip in late April and a Yale opener in May. Commensurate Bates and Colby dates are on the docket with possible commencement games at both colleges. Also on tap may be Maine and Tufts clashes along with a June open date. Mr and Mrs George Pembroke of New York visit Bath relatives, a noted former tire polo rusher.

Bowdoin Princeton Harvard New England Yale Dbates Bowdoin and Bates Bowdoin-Bates Columbia Fordham West Point Amherst Amherst Aggies Maine Brunswick Colby George Pembroke New York Bath Pembroke

Community supper and village notes from Georgetown

The Georgetown community supper at First Baptist vestry raised nearly 60 dollars. Attendants enjoyed vegetable stew and assorted desserts while a program of songs readings and solos followed. Various residents attended events, visits, and travels in Robinhood and Bath areas, with local gatherings including whist, school closure, and plans for a Christmas sale.

First Baptist Vestry Bonnie Joe Alfred Rowe Clinton McFadden Bath Morse Robinhood F. H. Reyher Ethel Bean B. N. Toothaker Portland Nancy Russell Herman Spinney Eleanor Campbell Bay Point Ralph Spinney William Harford Benton John Hunt West Georgetown Arthur Todd Lisbon Jennie Todd Samuel Mereen Eda Marrtown Harold Brown Walter Newdick William Todd Joseph Higgins Georgia Walker B. H. Woodside George Morse Col. Morse Charlestown Mass Ferdinand Reyher L. Hinckley Ruth Marjorie George Smith Wiscasset Alton Berry Boston Leonard Flint Marguerite Edith Madge Peterson John Cummings Henry Albers Andover A. E. Buzzo J. EB. Oliver W. C. Todd Andrew Rowe Waterville Working League H. J. Brown Frank Oliver Wpopham George Howard Heald Brookline Belle Heald Fred Files Fred Andrews Kennebec Point Frank Heald Charles Campbell Everett Campbell Henry G. Milliken Frank Hollis Alice Johnson J. H. Woodside Center Maxine Wool- Wich George BF. Oliver John Thibodeau Maynard Gaston Lachaise Mr. Lachaise New York

Appointment of pulpit committee at First Baptist church

At a special parish meeting three members were elected to cooperate with three church members to form a pulpit committee to fill the vacancy left by Rev John Swetnam. The parish group includes Deacon Alfred R Pratt as chair and others. the church group lists Ada Larrabee Henry O McCabe and Leonard Eaton. A music committee was also formed chaired by Herbert K Worrey with members Freeman Crosby and others.

First Baptist Church John A. Swetnam Alfred R. Pratt al Po Stuart W. B. Blanchard Ada Larrabee Henry O. McCabe Leonard Eaton

Thanksgiving Day Guests Visit in Brunswick and Miami

West Bath notes Thanksgiving guests from Fos ters Point and Stackpole visiting Mildred Strout in Brunswick. Cards from Walter and Mildred Larrabee show their southward trip to Jackson ville Miami to visit Mrs Adams and Missy Adams in Florida.

Lincoln Williams Fosters Point Elos Stackpole Neice Mildred Strout Brunswick Walter Larrabee Florida Jacksonile Lynach Miami

New England Crops End Season Strong Across States

New England corn yields exceed last year by about 12 percent with acreage up 3 to 10 percent and sweet corn for canning doing well. Oats rise nearly 20 percent, hay ample though US hay slightly short. potatoes, apples and cranberries show varied results across Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut with prices and plantings influenced by frost and weather.

New England Connecticut Vermont Massachusetts United States Illinois Maine Connecticut Valley New Hampshire Rhode Island New York Pennsylvania Virginia Northwest

Shipping Ballots for Next Election Under Way

Ballots for the special election on daylight saving and milk grading are being shipped from the Secretary of State Frank W. Ball's office. 11 of 16 counties have received ballots, with more than three-quarters packed and shipment to finish by Nov. 28. 650,280 regular ballots and 0 absent voter ballots are planned. Polls open between six and ten in the morning and close at six in the evening.

Frank W. Ball

Class of 25 Assemble for Meeting at Assembly Hall

The class of 1925 holds an important business meeting in Aloise high assembly hall Friday evening November 27. Many from out of town will attend during Thanksgiving break. The social echoes last year’s senior party with faculty as guests. A short program and refreshments follow. Committee members listed include George Upson Scudder Edwin Spaulding Lloyd Hooker Harry Pinson Philip Stackpole Pauline MacDonald. All class of 1925 members urged to attend.

Stuart B. Purves St. Mark's Augusta St. Mathews Church Spruce Street Percy Farmer Portland Richmond Bowdeinham Robert Dickerman Cambridge Roscoe Marshall U. S. Army BE. N. Marshall Alexander Road Abbie Call Boston Ralph Cheney Blinn’s Hill Methodist Church J. C. Wilson Waterville George Wilson North Front Street Eva McDonald Dresden Mills Vanessa Beedle Benjamin Spaulding Mélrose Mass Bert Shepard Bath Melvin Leavitt KE. H. Pert and Son Everett Leon Dunkley River Road Frederick B. Peabody Dexter Clara N. Crossland Rebekah Assembly of Maine Frank A. Beedle Pauline Gordon Lisbon Mt. Carmel Eastern Star Hawthorne Brunswick Percy Baker West Forks Frank Preble M. Preble Freeman Wood George L. Tarr George A. Clouston Toston Batpr Pyte Dorchester Ruel Witham Connecticut Ridge Road Alfred Hinchliffe Keighley England Harold Hinchliffe Front Street Cedric H. ©. Harford Gardiner Charles Webber George Bailey Roger Lapham Pittston Sanford Wottle Alna E. H. Powers Beatrice Allen A. L B. Kelley Bowdoinham Etta Hutchings David Cate Dresden Don Cate H. M. Moore Charles Watson Birmingham Ala Harriette N. Fenderson Farmington G. C. Mariner Flora Shepard Freda Mariner Mildred Beedle Ruth Durand Clarence Lang Harold Harford Ossipee N.hs Aloise High Assembly Hall George Upson Scudder Edwin Spaulding Lloyd Hooker Harry Pinson Philip Stackpole Pauline MacDonald Morse

Winter Street Men's Club hears on Syria race and battles

At the Winter Street Church Men's Club meeting Friday night David Alkazin public school manual training instructor will discuss Syria race and customs with emphasis on the fight between the Druses and the French Alkazin a Lebanese native and American citizen by adoption is expected to engage members and friends. The Yankee airmen leave Moscow for France as the rainy season begins.

Winter Street David Alkazin Syria Alkazin Lebanon

Five Islands Grange Elects Officers and Social News

Election of officers held at the grange with J. G. Stevens as Master and Eleanor Campbell as Lecturer. A post meeting oyster stew, fudge, and refreshments followed. Local residents, travels, visits, and upcoming events are noted, including births, sales, and visits to Bath, Portland, and Bermuda plans.

Grange the Grange J. G. Stevens W. L. Berry Eleanor Campbell Charlie Davis Eddie Delano Armanda Blaisdell M. BB. MacMahan L. H. Rowe John TD. Williams Ceres Villa E. Stevens Pomona Geneva D. Rowe Flora Belle Stevens Addie Amazeen Leonard Ferris Leonard J. T. MacMahan

Farewell Reception for Rev C M Fogg in Freeport

Rev C M Fogg and Mrs Clarence Fogg of Freeport were hosted at a farewell reception as they depart for Valley Falls S J where he will serve the Baptist church. He preached the farewell sermon November 15 and leaves Bath five years ago after boosting church missions and membership.

Clarence M. Fogg Freeport Vailey Falls S. J Fogg Baptist Church Providence Bath Bowdeinham Baptist Association Maine Baptist Ministers Association Bowdeinham Association Foggy O. Els Colby College Newton Theological Institution Cherryfield Strong Men’s Bible Chiss Corliss Street Baptists Church of

Bathman's Coach Damaged In Collision Near New Gloucester

Charles I Sidelinger owned a new Buick driven by Mehner McFarland collided with a Reo truck on the Gray road near New Gloucester Sunday. The Buick radiator shattered glass and front damage. Sidelinger suffered cuts, and truck driver LaForest Mstes was hospitalized with a broken collar bone and bruises. Emerson Fox 14 lost his right hand in a hunting accident when a shotgun discharged while he climbed a wire fence.

Charles I. Sidelinger Mehner McFarland Reo Gray Road New Gloucester Sidelinger LaForest Mstes Maine Alais Emerson Fox

Carpenters Hall Highlighted For Sesquicentennial Exposition

Philadelphia plans feature Carpenters Hall as a centerpiece of the Sesquicentennial Exposition. The dramatized reenactment of the First Continental Congress on Sept 5 1775 will be staged there. Notable figures include Washington Adams Jefferson Hancock and Richard Henry Lee.

Philadelphia Carpenters’ Hall Chestnut Street Third Fourth First Continental Congress Congress City Tavern Second Street Walnut Pennsylvania State House Continental Congress America George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson Warricck Henry John Hancock Peyton Randolph Richard Henry Lee Carpenters’ Company

Nurses Home Kitchen Shower at Bath City Hospital

The Bath City hospital trustees and the Daughters of Hygeia hosted a kitchen shower for the nurses home. The event showcased a well equipped kitchen with many new articles. Ten nurses attended and two played selections on the newly presented piano.

Bath City Hospital Daughters of Hygeia Cass

NYC opens with over one million in public schools

For the first time in history New York City reports over 1,000,000 children attending public schools on opening day signaling a new enrollment record and sustained school access across districts.

New York City

Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Maine Holiday Date

Governor Brewster issues Thanksgiving Day proclamation for Maine to be observed on Thursday November 20 1925. He urges reflection on providence gratitude across faiths and homes and calls for displays of national colors to renew allegiance to the Constitution and flag.

Brewster Commonwealth New England Atlantic Illand Maine

New Brunswick Grants Free Textbooks Through Grade 5

Textbooks are supplied free to pupils in New Brunswick public schools up to grade 5 in graded schools and standard 8 in ungraded schools. The books are given outright to children, not merely loaned, as in the United States.

New Brunswick United States

State high school athletics bodies formed in 89 states

State high school athletics organizations exist in 89 states with a commissioner in four states. In Ohio the commissioner draws a $5,000 salary.

Ohio

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John Parker Bangor Emerson Lane Post American Legion Victor R. E. Carey Harold N. Libby Jesse L. Tarr Harold Richardson Earl B. Preble Roy Dickenson Owen McGarty Don O. Cate Clarence Peacock Roy Gilpatrick Nathaniel Gilpatrick B. L. White Leslie F. Roberts W. N. Price Raymond Libby Harry L. Tarr Frank Tracy Jefferson Town Freeman Veareau Durand Shoe Co Glen Lamoreau Gerald Grondin Louise McCauslin Litchfield Carl Bolton Raymond Libby Gibbs’ Camp Merrymeeting Bay William Dingley Mabel Lancaster Auburn W. B. Douglass Harry Curran School Street Everett Gipson Hallowell George Kimball A. N. Messenger Charles W. Messenger Main Street Ladies’ Aid of the Baptist Church Roy Varney Portsmouth N. H Oscar Holt B.C. Humphrey Henry Reed Edith Edgecomb Jean Edgecomb Waltham F., Maysonholder Reddington Calif Rh. U California Roger Pierce Curtis Anne George Pierce Harry Murry Fairfield Byron Ludwig Lewis Leon Christian Science Rooms Bert Stinson Amesbury Stinson Henry Peterson N.C L. F Atwood L. F. Medicine Co Georgetown West Bath New England Crop Reporting Service Assembly Hall Winter Street Men's Club Moscow France Mee T. W. Blaisdell Wortland Ida Oliver Lloyd Winkham Bath, Lakes Charles Moore Almon Marr Charles Davis Henry Rowe Gertrude Leonard Five Islands Georgetown Center George Gray Lester Lewis Fred Pratt Iva Cromwell Kimball Millard Oliver Vernon Gray Farber Davis Fred Carr Mrs. Carr Hartley Harley Elson Field J. M. Stevens A. Hanna A. KE. Warford Ambrose Thibodeau Webster Harley Damariscotta Alton Reed Woolwich F. J. Rittall Horace Rittall T. BE. Cromwell Misses Alice Cromwell The Dawes Kuppenheimer the House of Kuppenheimer Venice John J. Desmond Rev. C. M. Fogg Bathman First Congress Concord Bunker Hill Netion John Wanamaker State House Independence Hall Pine Tree D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadabock Block Bath, Ma
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