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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1934

Page

5

Richmond Resident 81 Dies After Brief Illness

Richmond born Banks W Ridley 81 died Sunday at Otis Gray's home where he had lived five weeks. He had been ill one day and was a Mason with Litchfield lodge. Funeral service at Litchfield Plain church with a Masonic rite. Survived by a sister Mary Riley and several nieces and nephews. Burial at Evergreen cemetery.

Banks W. Ridley Otis Gray Mr. Ridley Richmond Jerome and Mary Davis Ridley Litchfield Mornin Starlodge, F. & A.M Mary Riley Richmond Corner Litchfield’s Plain Herman Olsen Edward W. Hall Cedar Grove Laura Sulphén Harold Rollins River Road Herbert Stewart Falmouth Martha Lancaster Gardiner Harold Lancaster Brunswick Road Kenneth Sedgley Young's Spa Clarence Lang Shirley Auburn Lang Eustis Percy Corthreau Bridgton Frank Lint George Coughlin Norman Stewart Middle Dam Mary Eva Webber Chauncey B. Webber Melinda Rest Mrs. Webber Rockland Thomas W Margaret Robinson Johnson The Baptist Church Beulah Rebekah Lodge Walter Baker South Portland Hilda Baker Helen Bartlett Roberts Funeral C. H. Bryant Franz Hutchins Joseph Bragg Harry Whitney James Meserve Evergreen Cemetery Fred Rowe Portland George Shaw Alvah Alexander Paul Donovan Lewiston Mason Carter Woolwich Frank Reynolds Wilbur Gowell St. Petersburg Fla Everett Pollard California Nettie Leavitt Solon Mark Pollard Leon Shepard Genesta Bath Arthur Lovejoy Esther Parker Evelyn Lovejoy State House Town Arthur Mansir Boston Charles Davis Ellsworth Reed Annie Stinson Waltham Mass Reed Charles Blake Edna Lane Willis Lane Joseph Pray J. Maurice Haynes Frank M. Hovey Etta Hutchins Beech Street

Grace Church Young People elect officers

The Grace Church Young People’s Society met in the parish house Sunday evening and elected officers and department heads. Officers include William F. Mussenden as president and Miss Eulalia QO Brown as vice president, with others serving as secretary treasurer and department leads. A program on the great chalice of Antioch was presented by G. Baer Connard. Refreshments followed.

Young People’s Fellowship of Grace Church William F. Mussenden Eulalia QO. Brown Netta Briggs Stephen Johns F. Barbara Donnell Barbara H. Tubbs Alonzo Curtis Maynard Carlton Preston Farrar Dorothy Anlcker Howard Holmes Kathleen Pepper Antioch G. Baer Connard

Georgetown social roundup and church event notes

The column lists local visits and greetings from Georgetown and Five Islands, including Roscoe Todd and guests, Mrs Carrie Heald’s callers, and Miss Ruth Reynolds's Boston trip. It notes Thanksgiving recess for Center school, a chicken pie supper at First Baptist with proceeds for Christmas work, and various town residents’ errands, visits, and hunter success.

Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Highlands Mass H B. Crosby James Hobart Todd Carrie Heald Edgecomb Heald Thomas Hagan Center School Bertha Scott Augusta Rowe Bath Walter Newdick Five Islands Earle Hagan Working League First Baptist Church William A. Todd Nettie Gray Roy Newman Belle Heald Joseph Higgins Emma B. Billings Marion Hunt Ruth Reynolds John Thibodeau John Blackie B. H. Woodside Walter Schoepfer Roy M. Newman Ruth Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Boston R.v. F. W. Hovey Georgetown Richmond Richmond Baptist Church John Wilson Hallowell Thoma M. Hagan Brunswick Shursday Woolwich Ralph Reynolds Joseph F. Higgins Boothbay William Todd Maude Thayer Westbrook Junior College West Georgetown William Collins George Laskey Alvah Reynolds Henry Taunton Abbie Reynolds Massachusetts W. A. Todd Harold J. Brown

Westport and surrounding towns show a busy visit pattern

Visitors and residents spread through Damariscotta Waldo and Bath with many trips noted. Names include Colby Hodgdon Greenleaf Jewett Richardson and Knight as well as Mrs Welch and Florence Brackley. Some travel to Wakefield Bay Bath and Wiscasset while Paul Hodgdon recovers and Melvin Knight improves.

Thanksgiving Visitors and Red Cross Class News

Mr and Mrs Benjamin A Berry of New York and family will share Thanksgiving with his sister Mrs H D Perkins in West Bath. Colby College freshman W Linwood Haynes returns home to 185 Water Street with his parents. Ex Alderman and Mrs E Mason Wright hosted weekend guests including Mrs William Smith and son Junior Mrs Annie Hackett and Jack Frances. Lewiston Auburn Red Cross starts a winter first aid class led by engineer Leon Ladd after a June class of 35 certified students. Ladd has taught several local first aid sessions and received national Red Cross service recognition.

Grace Evelyn Crowell Evelyn Hanson Auburn Hutchinson Lincoln Street Harold Jack Barbara Bruce and Blaine Camden Jack George Shaw Marilla Tarr Sadie Wood Fannie Wilson Bath Charles B William Rhodes Ruth Rhodes N. F. Cobb Ada Perry Rockland Charles H. Bowdoin Philadelphia Elizabeth Kelley Pleasant View Farm Dover- Foxcroft Cora Conley Mary Webber Walter Baker Kenneth Bartlett da Baker South Portland Elizabeth Alexander Capt Charles Blair Blair Bath Memorial Hospital Baptist Ladies Aid Alvena Knight Roy Gilpatrick Roy Dickinson Belfast Kennebec County Vorture Gilpatrick Dickinson Charles B. Day Maine Hotel Association Lafayette Hotel Portland Day New England Council Joseph Thurlow Leslie Forbes Harold Rollins Frank Reed Verna M. Stanley Odiorne Pleasant Esten Boardmen Jefferson John Parker Ellsworth Reed Swan Island W. G. McKeen The Telephone Company Ailine G. Smith Lewiston Kate Smith Fred Meacham Benjamin A. Berry New York Benjamin A. Jr Charles H. Dorman Perkins West Bath W. Linwood Haynes Colby College Harry L. Haynes Water Street William Smith and Son Quincy Annie Hackett Jack Frances Dorchester E. Mason Wright Lewiston-Auburn Walter Moore Hallowell Boston New York City

Garden club wins third prize in roadside beautification contest

Cosmopolitan Garden club members discussed the roadside beautification contest result with Miss Alice F. Johnson announcing the group earned third prize and a $25 award. The prize will fund wiring for a welcoming sign and lighting.

Cosmopolitan Garden Club Alice F. Johnson Garden Club Johnson Roscoe P. McFadden Arthur F. Mayo Kennedy Edmund A. Rothwell J. R. Andrews Irene Ingalls Charles H. Frost Mary E. Campbell Ralph Waldo Emerson David Y. Alkazin

Lincoln Sagadahoc Oil Dealers Meet in Brunswick

An executive committee of Lincoln Sagadahoc Petroleum Industries met at Hotel Eagle Brunswick with merchants and buyers including M F Rice and George Aubit. They form a unified group to influence taxation and legislation, plan monthly Brunswick meetings, and engage legislators on Maine oil industry needs.

Lincoln-Sagadahoc Petroleum Industries Committee Hotel Eagle Brunswick M. F. Rice Shell Eastern Petroleum Products Portland George Aubit Bath Edward Sewall the Texas Co R. D. Barstow Maine State Petroleum Committee P. Y. Ilsley American Oil Co Lewiston Mr. Kent Socony-Vacuum Oil Co S. H. Kirkpatrick A. J. Grenier Gulf Refining Co R. E. Nowell F. E. Parry Robert Larry G. A. Brswell James A. Clappison Joseph B. Campbell Mauine Petroleum Industries Committee Iibel Lincoln Sagadahoc Cumberland York Maine

Developing Goddard Pond for Playground and Skating

ERA project underway to convert Goddard Pond into a mixed playground and skating facility employing 18 men. Crews fill the south end for a summer playground with instructor supervision while the north end will be flooded as a rink to freeze quicker and safer for children. Officials seek a site for another rink in either the north end or central city.

Goddard's Pond ERA

Five Islands Grange elects officers and plans Christmas fund

At the Tuesday meeting Five Islands Grange elected Master Russell Pinkham and several officers including overseer William L Berry treasurer Mattie MacMahan secretary Fred Carr and chaplain Percy MacGilivary. Lermond Rowe was named chairman of the committee to raise funds for a children's Christmas tree. A busy program followed with music readings plays and a community wood-sawing event at the church.

Grange Russell Pinkham William L. Berry Mattie MacMahan Fred Carr Percy MacGillivary Forest Hanna Harold Pinkham Margery Berry Edith MacMahan Horace Rittall Ceres Margaret MacMahan Pomona Orissa Carr Flora Barbara Gray Percy Savage Lermond Rowe Rowe Bath Addie Moulton Clyde Pinkham Bay Point Orville Rowe Fred Rittall

Wonderful Value for Standard Quality Merchandise

A catalog of men’s wear featuring all wool blue reefer coats at $4.95 and $6.95, heavy wool jackets, dress pants from $1.95 to $2.95, sweaters up to $4.95, union suits and shirts, felt hats, and Endicott Johnson shoe lines with low prices. The ad emphasizes budget options across coats, sweaters, shirts, sleepwear, gloves, flannels, and footwear.

Endicott Johnson

Winter Street Ladies Prepare for Sale

Winter Street church ladies plan a Christmas sale and supper on Wednesday December 5. Committees for fancy table food table candy books aprons and other tasks were named at a Friday meeting with 50 attendees. Supper committee members include Mrs. Clarence W. Morse and many other local helpers. Also noted were office incompatibilities for county commissioner and mayor or assessor under 1930 statutes. Mr Bailey and others have qualified for new terms starting January 1.

Ladies’ Aid Winter Street Joseph O. Purdue Malcolm L. Doble Jane Killian Langdon T. Snipe Alice Varney Elwina F. Durgin Charles C. Low Clinton D. Wilson Sylvester H. Rowland Milton C. Trott Cecil E. Paine William Shorey Walter H. Bowker Harry M. Huse Roger D. Skillings Constance Grange Elmer D. Hodgkins Bailey

Percy O Johnson Leaves Times Co After 15 Years

Percy O Johnson completed duties at The Times Co after fifteen years with the firm. The editor and coworkers gathered in the newsroom to bid him farewell as he leaves for a new position in Boston. He received a leather billfold with cash as a parting gift and departs Monday for Boston reporting for duty Tuesday.

Percy O. Johnson The Times Co Percy Johnson F. B. Nichols Harry C. Webber Boston

Bailey to resign as local assessor and join Sagadahoc commission

Bailey will resign from his post as local assessor and be presented to the city council before January 1 as he assumes office as a Sagadahoc county commissioner. He is finishing the first year of his second term as assessor after being re-elected by the city council last March.

Phe ‘Norr

Nurses Alumnae Card Party a Big Success

Members of the Bath Memorial Hospital nurses alumnae association reported a successful card party at Central church parish house. More than 25 tables yielded over $50 for the hospital plus refreshments of sandwiches coffee and cake. Prize winners included Mrs Roger Pierce and Mrs Fred D Hill in contract and Mrs Alfred Buckman and Mrs Frank Lemont in auction.

Nurses Bath Memorial Hospital Central Church Parish House Roger Pierce Fred D. Hill Alfred 8. Buckman Frank Lemont

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fred S Curtis Thomas R.hustonee R. Bath Young People’s Society OF Grace Church Harry E. Ring, Jr Bentley School of Accounting Ring Washburn Street D. M. Humphreys & Co Sagadahock Block Bath, Me Room Westport Lawrence Colby Brim Jewett Frank Greenleaf Damariscotta Waldoboro Charles Colby Charles H. Colby Joseph Hodgdon Dorothea Lester Hodgdon Robert Boothbay Harbor George Richardson Earle Elizabeth Wiscasset Robert Greenleaf Jonas Knight Lafayette Greenleaf Royiden Colby John Harrison Paul Hodgdon Neil Parsons Sarah J. Welch Wakefield Margaret Wekper Maude Colin Dunn Melvin Knight Hyannis Florence Brackley Lester Spinney Brian Jewett Augusta Charles Roberts Newcastle W. T. Rawleigh Carl Ethel Wass Dorothy Doris Ethel Higgins Baths Garden Club Lincoln-Sagadahoc Goddard Pond L. F Atwood Atwood’s Grange Entertainment Mary Jane Mary Jane Dusenbury Ehahranin Teat Madelyn Berry Ay Pedler Casey Forest Hanna Basil MacMahan Madge Leethe Hope Berry Lucindy Hiram Quigg Lermond Rowe Don Vernon Gray Hope Berry Ma Quigg Eva Campbell Mother Williams Orissa Carr Roger Lincoln Campbell, Jr U.S. A Katherine Pendergast Peregrine Columbia Vesta Rowe Colony Prudence Marjorie Berry Andrew Williams Leon Williams, Jr Max Katz Elm Street Creetones Christmas Club Bath Savings Institution Board of County Commissioners Bath’s Memorial Hospital Edward Daley James Clappison Bellevue Beacon Street Beacon Hill Boston Common Public Gardens la Carte Table d Bowdoin and Beacon Streets
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