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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
4
Bowdoinham residents recall former residents in town visits. Mr. J. E. Gibson shipped household goods to Oquesspee for a telegraph job. Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Jack traveled to Litchfield for fairs. 4 H club entries impressed at grange hall. The Wells are low, trains updated, and local farms show strong cider apple and jelly production.
Miss Ethel Sheene of South Portland visited her parents in North Bowdoin over the weekend. Thelma Sheene attended a nurses graduation at Sainte Marie hospital Lewiston. Shirley Marshall broke a leg recently. Dominique Legasse of Lewiston visited. William Wales of Sabbatus and family stayed at High Pine farm. George Centre was kicked by a horse and injury to head and shoulders improved. Mrs. W S Douglas returned from Bath after weeks with daughter. Ellen Miller visited Brunswick relation. Annual community supper at F S Meachams on Sept 25 with a fine supper, music and games. John Curtis and infant son of Auburn were callers.
Woolwich voters at a March meeting appropriated 2665 under the three towns act with the state matching 9594 totaling 12259 for highway work. Moderator John Carter was elected. Duncan McIntosh urged relocating road work to improve the lower end toward Sagadahoc Ferry Bath, while State Senator F W Carlton opposed the plan noting spring dangers on the lower end.
Theodore Roosevelt will travel to Porto Rico in October to take the oath as governor of the island. He will reside in La Fortaleza with a $10,900 salary, overseeing a government modeled like U S states and joined by 1,500,000 residents of mixed Spanish and African heritage.
Town meeting discusses upper town road needing immediate work while lower end may receive $1,000 funding. State Highway Commission favors 1929 improvements on State Aid Highway No. 1 from Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry to Dresden line, including drainage grading and surfacing. Name Clyde H. Smith chair, with Charles Murray and Edwin T. Clifford.
V Irving Coombs of West Bath pled guilty before Judge Keegan in police court to operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and without a license. Fines totaled 123.60 with a jail sentence. later suspended for the DUI portion. Arrest followed an off road crash on High street near Lemont. A half pint bottle was taken from the vehicle.
South End Parent Teachers Association began its fall season with a Tuesday meeting in Washington street rooms. New president Mrs Arthur C Lemont led 23 attendees as Mrs James E Lockery explained pre school letters from City Sanitarian Kingsley and the committee recommended follow up calls to complete records. They voted to assist, host the usual Fall reception for new teachers, repair Winneganee school pictures, and cooperate with the City hospital during Donation week. Announcements listed standing committees for the year across Ways and Means, Work, School Improvement, School and Membership, Program, Benevolent, Floral, and Press chaired by named officers.
A large Grace church parish house gathering hosted by the North-Center P T A heard city Sanitarian Kingsley urge a summer round-up of preschool children to detect defects before school entry. Dr William L Holt of the State Health Dept echoed the health benefits and noted he could not show films due to a blown fuse. Officials announced the next meeting for Oct 5 with refreshments served afterward.
Traction executive Philadelphia-Thomas FE Mitten drowned while fishing at his Pocomo mountain estate. Local authorities reported the accident details and initial investigations are underway to determine exact causes and timeline. Mitten was a notable figure in regional transportation circles and leaves behind colleagues and family.
The document details a 1930 Maine PTA convention with Baker as seventh vice president and lists the convention committee chairs from North Center and South End P.T.A. It also presents a full Friday schedule including state board meeting invocations, greetings, and multiple addresses by educators and PTA leaders, followed by a banquet and Saturday sessions with reports, elections, and the Summer Round Up.
A reflection on George Washington born on land once owned by a French ancestor in Westmoreland County. The piece links his birth site to early colonial ties and notes his ultimate victory at Yorktown, with a French influence echoed in the broader narrative.
A tests by Hilda Kifer and Hazel Muncell nutrition chemists show rats and guinea pigs fed three kinds of honey contain no detectable vitamins A B C or D in the samples.
Brooklyn reports an annual per capita average of 412 street car rides with a cost per rider of $20.61. The figure reflects the transportation pattern and pricing for residents, highlighting the scale of city travel and spending.
Superintendent Clinton D Wilson led parents charged with violating city health ordinances. They pleaded guilty and were fined $5 plus $16.91 costs. The Mitchell school pupil, deemed a health menace by teachers and Wilson, attended with sores. Parents placed on probation. pupil to report each alternate Saturday, with $3 payments every other Saturday.
The funeral of Mrs. Annie M. Williams widow of Amos B. Williams occurred Wednesday afternoon at her Washington street home. Rev. William Filetcher of Waterville officiated. Bearers were Arthur J. Dunton Dr. Arthur I. Stuart Harry W. Moulton and Henry Healey. Burial was in Oak Grove. Survived by son Adelbert Bailey of Mt. Vernon N Y a niece Mrs Arthur Bryant of North Jay and a nephew Elmer B Williams of Old Town. Attendees from away included Mr Bailey Mr and Mrs Williams and Mr and Mrs Bryant.
Roland Smith reports that the American Legion post will observe Armistice Day with a more extensive plan next month. At a large Tuesday meeting, the post decided to make the observance more than ordinary. A nominating committee of Edward Sewall, chair, with John Williams and James L Morse was formed and will report at next Tuesday's special meeting. Refreshments were served and the evening ended with card playing.
S OF W AUXILIARY elects officers Tuesday night with ins on treasurer Mary Pratt assistant guide Minnie Cressey side guard Bina Staples color guard No.1 The secretary to be appointed by the new president No installation date set Mrs Carl Severin visiting mother Mrs Edward Boyce 5 Federal street
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