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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1929

Page

7

Six Fast Bouts Delight Bath Fans at Arcade Arena

The Arcades Arena hosted six quick bouts drawing about 300 spectators. Notable fights featured Lemieux's 16 year old star showing bravely against Young Clukey, Dutil outpointing Bedard, Bergin edging Ferris, Kingsbury beating Parent, Boulet prevailing over Barret, and Gillo defeating Harper in a dramatic finish. The show crowned Lemieux as the standout performer.

Arcade Arena Flash Dutil Lewiston Leo Bedard Biddeford Tom Bergin Ned Ferris Bath Lemieux Young Clukey Ernie Kingsbury al Parent Clukey Clakey Gillo Pat Harper Miami Carlton

Abner Coburn Ship Destroyed by Fire at Richmond Beach

The 1882 Bath built full rigged ship Abner Coburn burned at Richmond Beach near Seattle on November 13. Nieder Marcus, ship breakers, sank the vessel for salvage after crowds watched, with 24 fires in the holds. Built by William Rogers, the Abner Coburn measured 225 feet, 43.2 feet beam, 18.5 feet depth, and carried a crew of 19 on 1972 gross tons.

Bath Abner Courn Ocean William Rogers Richmond Beach Seattle Abner Coburn Nieder & Marcus Libby, McNeill & Libby Maine Puget Sound South Africa

Curtis Dukeshire R Ties Salem Bride at 33 Pleasant Street

Frank Curtis of Salem Mass and Mrs Jennie Dukeshire of Bath were married Friday night at the bride’s home 33 Pleasant street in a ceremony officiated by Rev Charles H Berry. Guests included three generations from both families. The couple will reside at 33 Pleasant street a home recently renovated.

Frank Curtis Salem Mass Jennie Dukeshire Bath Pleasant Street Charles H. Berry Corliss Street Baptist Church Perkins Ephraim French Mr. Curtis Nathaniel Elizabeth Curtis Spring W. G. Webber Dukeshire Dwinal Susan Cornish

Fellowship Supper Draws Large Crowd at First Baptist

The First Baptist church held a fellowship supper Friday night with 115 attendees, the largest in years. A varied covered dish menu accompanied a brief program featuring singing, games, and a dialect sketch titled Hanging Out the Wash. Organizers included Mrs Worrey and several volunteers. Rev. Kenneth E. Morse gave the greeting.

First Baptist Church Herbert E. Worrey Rosalyn Hall Irma Groves William W. Dennison Ambrose MacFadden Arline Youland Arthur H. Price Stearns W. Scott Kenneth E. Morse Lincoln Bailey John Perkins Sleepy Valley

Proposal to Move Erudition Schoolhouse to Park Corner

A reader urges Independent editor to place the old Erudition schoolhouse on the park’s northeast corner and convert it into historical rooms. They call for city support, donations of suitable articles, and care to preserve the building for posterity, noting other cities already have such rooms.

Independent Erudition

Hudon and Boyle Wed at St Marys Rectory

Miss Doris Boyle and Ernest L. Hudon married Monday morning at St Marys rectory with Rev Fr Timothy C Maney officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Boyle of Front Street and formerly worked 11 years as a clerk at Howard’s Cigar store on Front Street. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis D Haden of Lisbon, is manager of an ice cream distributing plant in Gardiner. They will reside in Gardiner.

Doris Boyle Ernest L. Hudon St. Mary's Rectory Timothy C. Maney Frank Boyle Front Street Howard's Pront Street Lewis D. Haden Lisbon Gardiner

Richmond Lions host lunch and list winter plans

Richmond notes a Lions Club lunch at American Legion hall with women’s auxiliary serving. Various winter plans and social welfare committees formed. Local visits include Mrs. McKenna, Miss Stella Vote, and Mrs. Frick. A daughter named Shirley Coleen Bishop born Nov. 17. Christmas sale and church events announced.

Richmond Lions American Legion Hall Auxiliary Hattie McKenna J. T. Witham Mabel Lancaster Augusta A. E. McMaster Portsmouth N. H George Coughlin Wilson Douglass Maine Stella Vote Gardiner Frank Bishop Shirley Coleen Bishop Baptist Vestry

Obituary and local notices from Richmond area

Passed away Mrs W W Llewellyn McMaster of Auburn visited Mr and Mrs A E Mc Master Sunday. Abbie Gipson 50 widow of Ev t Gipson died at home. Funeral Friday 2 pm burial in Cottons cemetery. Survived by husband and children. Library committee at Richmond high elected Hazel Southard William Cham Evelyn Seekins Florence Weeks. Charles F Merrill died at home in Litchfield born Bowdoin 1852. Burial Gaubert cemetery Iceboro. Survived by daughter Mrs Frank Danforth. Maurice Ridley former Richmond resident visited town. Seth Watson shot a bull moose in Lincoln county near Wiscasset.

Llewellyn Alexander James Roberts Homer Alexander William Jesse Alexander Augusta Alexander Pittsfield Richmond Wesley E Arthur L. Alexander Cedar Grove N. J Harriett Shea Waterville Jessie Alexander Frank Portland Llewellyn Annie Dale Augusta Lodge of Masons Knowlton and Hewins Victor R. E. Carey Robert New York City Cora Conley Bangor Charles Jones Alna William Meader South Pleasant Street Louise Trott Edith Edgecomb Gardiner Fannie Wilson Lewis Wilson Bath Jerry Foote Roy Bowdoinham Annie Hatch Litchfield E. O. Tarr Victor Rosene George C. Vaughn Boston William E. Seekins East Pittston San Diego Cal Atlantic Washington Canadian James H. Benton Auburn McCabe Beedle Road Benton Cushman-Hollis Co Norman Call E. Brown Don Cate Georgia Quimby Norris Sidelinger Christian Science Rooms Mary Sullivan Bert Bates Leah Littlefield Charles Blair Richmond Corner Progressive Grange Sagadahoc Grange W. W. Iis Llewellyn McMaster A. E. McMaster Abbie Gipson Evt Gipson Cotton's Cemetery Gertie Small Springfield Richmond High School Hazel Southard William Cham Evelyn Seekins Florence Weeks Charles F. Merrill Bowdoin Leslie F. Roberts Main Street Leslie W. Grundy Gaubert Iceboro Frank Danforth Maurice Ridley Seth Watson Lincoln County Wiscasset

Fifty Years of Service by Georgetown Man with Transit Line

Melvin A. Deering of Georgetown marked fifty years with the Interborough Rapid Transit last April, remaining active at 81 as general foreman carpenter in the car equipment department. Beginning at Ninety eighth street shops, he innovated ventilators, a five ply hose, and improved transfer tables, door wheels, and signal bells, rising to foreman in 1890 and to general foreman in 1912. He is married with two children and five grandchildren, residing at 2047 Webster Avenue, Bronx.

New York Subway Melvin A. Deering Georgetown Mr. Deering Ninety Eighth Street Ander H. A. Webster Manhattan Deering 98Th Street Webster Avenue The Bronx

Thanksgiving visits and a moose rescue tale

Miss Carrie F Luce plans Thanksgiving in Portland with friends while Helen Conley arrives from Boston University to stay with her mother. Families in South Paris Greenfield and Newton Mass host and visit for the holiday. A moose trapped in a 60 foot well near Waldoboro is freed after Ulysses Seiders secures rope and tackle and hauls the animal to the surface.

Carrie F. Luce Summer Street Portland Helen Conley Boston University Anna Conley Academy Street Ray Frost Paris Roscoe Carver Chestnut Street Bessie Mikels Elm Street Greenfield Mass Ruth Stein Nelson L. Jackson Southport South William A. Fogwill Peter Newton Fogwill W. A. Fogwill Charles H. Hooper Green Street Shenandoah Fred Ferguson Raymond Smith Otis Winship Street Waterville Ulysses Seiders Seiders Waldoboro Far Meadows Surace

Suit filed against Walter E. Reid by Campbell Starring firm

Boston News Bureau reports Campbell Starring and Company filed attachment in New York Supreme Court for 95 195 dollars against Walter E Reid of Portland Maine. Allegedly Reid owed 998 976 on November 6 and refused to acknowledge authorized transactions after stock sales of 904 587. Reid claims no notice was received.

Boston News Bureau Today Stock Exchange Campbell, Starring and Company Frank A. Vanderlip New York Supreme Court Walter E. Reid Portland Reid

Cemetery funds knotty problem dominates city affairs

The cemetery funds dispute continues as city treasurer Hall and cemetery board chair Troop seek auditor Allan Spear's report by Friday. Spear cites Thanksgiving week and time demands, warning the Dec 4 municipal meeting may not feature a full accounting. Meanwhile, interest in Philip Cole's career rises as he becomes Branch Manager for Haynes Corporation in Louisville.

City Tre&s Hall Troop Cemetery Board Allan Spear Spear Billy Patterson

Master mariner Capt William Elliott dies on deck at sea

Captain William Elliott aged 60, a veteran coastwise schooner commander, collapsed and died on the deck of the Mabel A Frye near Rockland Breakwater after a coal run from Norfolk. Survived by wife, two sons, a daughter, three brothers and three sisters, with funeral plans under way in Bath.

William Elliott Atlantic Seaboard Mabel A. Frye Rockland Breakwater Penapscot Norfolk High Street Bath Rockland Capt. Elliott Bristol Thomas Abbie Elliott Benjamin Courtney Conant Co Boston G. G. Deering Co Edward E. Barry Courtney C. Houck Henry Gilbert Elliott South Portland Warren Elliott Damariscotta Laura Richards Nancy Abbie Bryant

Harry J Perkins 57 Taunton musician founder of Camden Brass Band

Harry James Perkins 57 of Taunton Massachusetts died November 21 after a brief illness. Born in Maine, he helped form Noyes Perkins Co silk firm and served as band leader of the Camden Brass Band of 60 pieces established around 1900. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, two sons Richard and Stuart, a daughter Alice, his mother Mary Perkins and two brothers Stuart and Llewellyn. Funeral was held in Lynn and burial in Pine Grove cemetery.

Harry James Perkins Taunton Mass Maine Lynn Noyes-Perkins Co Perkins Pine Grove Camden Shriners Mary Perkins Charlotte H Richard and Stuart Alice Perkins South Peabody Llewellyn Sangerville

Pomona pays tribute to James W. Good at Topsham Grange event

A Pomona tribute to James W. Good featured an afternoon program with vocal solos by Bert Henderson and Gladys Robinson, a paper on Thanksgiving by Emily Rideout, and discussions on farming profitability vs merchandising. Participants included officers from multiple granges and state welfare figures. a Red Cross tableau delighted attendees and a welfare appeal was directed to the State Welfare Commission. The meeting ended with words from Georgia Berry and plans for West Bath grange hosting on December 1.

Herrietta Sawyer Topsham Grange Edwin C. Patten George Wright Harry Rackley George Hawkes Enterprise Grange Richmond Addie Purington West Path Grange Everett G. Lemont West Bath Grange Clifford Gray Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Bert Henderson Merrymee G Grange Emily Rideout Merrymee Grange Patten Maud DeWhiting Androscoggin Pomona Gladys Robinson Charles Lemont Leland Plummer Edwin W. Haggett Herbert Cavanaugh Albert Henderson William H. Gould Red Cross Margaret Purington Merrymeeting Orange Secretary Good State Welfare Commission Grube B. Cornish Georgia Berry

Gray Howell wedding at Grace Rectory Boothbay Harbor

Merrell D Gray a mariner and Herminos Maud Howell of Boothbay Harbor were married Monday morning in Grace rectory by Rev Charles M Tubbs. Witnesses were the bride's father John Howell and Mr and Mrs Gerald Wheeler. The bride wore a blue travelling suit and the single ring ceremony was performed. The groom is a son of Cushman L Gray of Boothbay Harbor.

Merrell D. Gray Herminos Maud Howell Boothbay Harbor Grace Rectory Charles M. Tubbs John Howell Gerald Wheeler Cushman L. Gray

Wilson Wounds Deer in Phippsburg Woods

Fred Wilson a motorman on the A and K railroad between Bath and Lewiston wounded a deer in Phippsburg woods shortly before returning to Bath for duties on the road He followed the deer for a short time but duty called and he had to leave what would probably have been a venison dinner

Fred Wilson Bath Lewiston Phi Ow Place

Five Islands Visit News From Local Families

Saeed ears tin's sister and hi Son Gee Stevens visited Five Islands with Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and Mrs. Horace Rittall to see their daughter Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham who is in Bath hospital. Numerous Five Islands residents attended a pageant at Georgetown Center and news of local visits, gunning trips, and bridge celebrations were noted.

Saeed Earstin Gee Stevens George Gray Horace Rittall Lloyd Pinkham William Marr A. L. Marr Nora Marr Woodrow Gray Medford Will Field Bath Madelyn Berry R. N W L. Berry Hershel Dickey Salem Mass L. H. Rowe Alex Cunningham Georgetown Five Islands Fred Carr Bath Hospital Arrowsic Bridge Seguinland Portland Percy Savage Earl MacMahan J. T. MacMahan Chester Jackman Georgetown Center

Rotarians Visit Civic Club for community projects

The Bath Rotary and Civic Club held joint meetings to foster friendships and ease town barriers. Senator Dwinal praised Boothbay Harbor as a growing summer resort with highway upgrades, air and hydroplane links, and urged tariff support for Maine manufactured goods. Bath’s delegation departed at 10 with a warm handshake, hoping to return the courtesy.

Civic Club Bath Boothbay Harbor Maine New England Dwinal Orne

Navy wedding ties Bath and Wiscasset guests to Boston

Miss Dorothy Quincy daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Lee Doggett of Boston married Lieut Alfred Richards Taylor USN in the Second Church Boston. The ceremony featured all-US Navy uniforms with Rev Eugene R Shipman officiating. Attendants wore turquoise gowns and carried butterfly roses. Reception followed at the bride’s parents home on Commonwealth Avenue. The couple will reside in Brooklyn New York after the wedding.

Bath Wiscasset Dorothy Quincy Rose Point Abbott B. Foster Melrose Mass Kathryn Crowell New York Mary Taylor Lutia Gay New Priscilla Page Caroline Farnham Belmont Kenneth L. Foster Robert E. Black E. Vernon Rigler Stewart Lindsay Brownsley Ammon Schuyler Pyn Carleton H. Moore Commonwealth Avenue Boston William and Mary College Boston Museum School of Fine Arts Lieut. Taylor Annapolis Alfred T. Taylor Wakefield R. I Taylor Brooklyn N. Y

Mrs Cutting and daughter visit Portland Tuesday

Mrs Belle Cutting and her daughter Miss Annie Cutting of Phippsburg along with Mrs Beatrice Rand of Dummer Street passed through Portland on Tuesday.

Belle Cutting Annie Cutting Phippsburg Beatrice Rand Dummer Street Portland

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