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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
9
The Working League hosted gentlemen night at First Baptist Church with fricasseed chicken and desserts. Notable items include illness of William Gregg in California, a town meeting planned to fill a selectman vacancy, and numerous social visits, travels, and community notes across Georgetown Center and Riggsville.
About 125 attended the Pomona Grange session at Progressive Hall in Sagadahoc Pomona on a dull rainy Wednesday. A plan for a larger hall and a special Oct 9 meeting for conferring the 5th degree were announced along with lectures, recitations, and music before members headed to the Richmond village train.
A roundup of social visits and local happenings in Five Islands. Mrs. Harry Tarr and Mrs. Hannah Oliver were guests in Richmond and Bath residents shared weekends with family. Various townsfolk, repairs, and church matters are noted along with a Knights of the Golden Eagle degree event.
Mrs. William F. Willis visits Tortland with her son Herbert Willis. Primer Williams returns from Portland after summer and fall work. Ed Hunt comes back from Water-Vile. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Knight and son Harry return from New Sharon. Larkin Soap Club hosted by Mrs. Z B Hunt. Mrs. Wellington Preble ill with bronchitis. Dr. Byron F. Barker attends. Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert spend two months at Higgins Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whitehouse enjoy weeks in Boston area. Infant son of Walter R. Morse and Florence Morse had funeral services. Rev. B P Browne led the service. Morse family receives community sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Runnells visit from South Portland. Miss Susie Cutting to Lewiston for a position. Walter Richardson now employed in Portland. Howard Hunt returns from Providence. Mrs. Walter R Morse and Dorothy visit Parker Head. Mrs. Dennison returns to Freeport after staying with Miss Myra Merritt. Hammacher leads Wednesday church service. Miss Bessie Hunt to Portland for Mendelssohn Club festival. Omar Perry and Lincoln Campbell plus Miss Susie Cutting and Lida Campbell take White Mountains trip. A Maine boy shot for a partridge in a rural town. City of Bangor steamer to switch to winter schedule. Boston sailings move to 6:00 from 6:30.
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