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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1929

Page

7

George Washington linked to French ancestry story unfolds

A newspaper tale claims George Washington descended from Nicolas Marteau a French captain who settled in Virginia and helped shape early colonial governance. The account traces Marteau from Jamestown through Elizabeth City Yorktown to Washington's lineage, noting Marsau signed early Virginia protests and the Yorktown site.

Washington Virginia Nicolas Marteau Jamestown James I George Washington Virginia Assembly Captain Marteau Elizabeth City Nicolas ‘Marteau Berkeley Jane Marteau Palisade Gates James River James Pamunkey Charles York York River Sudhes Yorktown John Washington America Ann Pope Lawrence Elizabeth George’™ Reade Kings Mildred Augustin Warner Lawrence Washington Augustine Westmore- Potomac River Martsan

Richmond area notes on bridges and local visitors

Richmond gossips detail bridge plans near the Richmond Dresden ferry and a wall of visitors in town. Officials, chamber members, and Swan Island interests are cited with a city meet at the Maine legislature last winter.

Georgetown Social Scene and Local Updates

Georgetown residents and visitors share news from a week of gatherings. Mrs. Annie M. Jones and Miss Etta Jones of Clearfield and Mrs Carroll Powers of Robinhood were guests at a Wednesday evening party with Mrs Newman assisting. Various travelers, new births, and calls on friends fill Bath and Robinhood communities, noting extended visits, house moves, and church events including evangelistic services led by Walter Colby.

Newman Walter Gordon Roslindale Elizabeth Hunt Bath Webster Johnson Somerville Mass Kennebec Point Manning E. A. Carlisle Winchester Carrie Baker South Portland Augusta Rowe Grace Hinckley Duryea Methodist Episcopal Hospital New York City Miss Hinckley Doris Eldridge Rockland A. E. Rowe Sumner Mains Bath City Hospital Russell Sumner Mains Frank Heald Dover N. H New York Eugene Modlin Cambridge Modlin Robinhood Hollis Webster Hollis Sagadahoc Bay Lexington Walter J. Russell Irving Gillis Portland Russell B. H. Woodside Ruth Hinckley C. L. Hinckley Walter Cummings Roy Newman Cathance William Zarah Dahlev Pessim Robinwood Ruth Powers Center School Sagadahoc-Lincoln Teachers’ Association Powers William Winkley Medford Lower Westport E. B. Billings Arthur Farrar A.E. Rowe Bowen Camp Overlook W. C. Todd Etta Jones Clearfield Carrol Powers Walter M. Colby Hmovey First Baptist Church Christian Endeavor Amy Alice Hovey Harry Horne Lillian Berry

Five Islands News Beats One Last Summer Weekend

Local notes recount visiting families from Arlington New York and Bath and nearby towns over a two week span. Grange meetings resumed after storms and area residents attend fairs and high school events. Eleanor Mary Campbell and Clifford Landry wed in Brookline Massachusetts on Sunday September 29 with local families sharing in the announcement.

John Prichard Arlington Mass F. H. Rittall Rittall E. M. Horton New York Elizabeth White Bath C. D. MacMahan Delbert J. G. Stevens Edith Wilkins William Marr North Jay Wilkin Ida H. Rowe A. J. Nichols J. T. MacMahan William Belanger Edith Anderson Portland L. G. Moulton Seguinland Chester Horne M. E. Davis Priscilla Dorothy Woodfords L. H. Rowe C. C. Davis Christania Pinkham Ladies’ Aid Grange Hall Percy Savage D. L. Howard Fenton Moore Rnon Gray Victor Pinkham Barbara May Boothbay Hospital Otis Baker Fisher Norwood W. E. Reed Five Islands Will Field Lincoln E. Campbell Eleanor Mary Clifford Landry Boston Brookline

Westport Road Work Extends Third Class Highway

Westport implements extension of a third class highway on the hill south of the late William McKinney home at the Center. Several local notices report deaths, visits, and family movements including Frank B. Jewett’s death in Augusta and funeral at Mechanic Falls.

William McKinney Frank B. Jewett Augusta Mechanic Falls Amos M Mary Shattuck Jewett Westport Harry Jewett Edward P. McLaughlin Kendal Ester Plymouth Mass Capt Thomas McLaughlin Winthrop Garvin Santa Monica Cal Ronald L. Tarbox Arthur K. Tarbox Archie Higgins Bath City Hospital

Lincoln Lodge Elects Officers at Monday Meeting

Lincoln lodge of I C C F elected Harold Carter as noble grand and Walter Norton as vice grand. George Sawyer was recording secretary, John F. Conant financial secretary, Henry G. Shaw treasurer, and Nathaniel L. Stover trustee for one year. Chester D. Colby trustee for two years, Maurice F. Knight trustee for three years.

Lincoln Lodge I.C.C.F Harold Carter Noble Walter Norton George Sawyer John F. Conant Henry G. Shaw Nathaniel L. Stover Chester D. Colby Maurice F. Knight

Personal notes from Bath residents and visitors update

Mr and Mrs Humphrey A Owen return to Bath from Sabine summer cottage. Mrs Charles Stinson of Auburn, formerly Bath, returns home after several days in the city. Donald Small of Bath Iron Works returns from a visit in Augusta. Miss Carmen Atkinson of Bath office of the A and E St Ry on annual vacation to Boston. Three times as many men committed death by own action as women in Illinois last year.

E. EF. Martin W. W. Spear Portland George W. Sawyer Lynn Mass EB. R. Glidden Winchester E. N. South Charles Alexander Ernest Stewart Evelyn Brunswick Chester Lord Norris Sidelinger John S. Parker Alfred Niles William Walker Front Street Farnham Father Biglin Old Town Marie Pottle Bloomfield N. J Herbert Carr Walpole William Carr Bridge Street Irving Hodgdon Luther Litch Bangor Annie Huntley White Road Canaan Arthur Jackson Augusta South Pleasant Street Methodist Ladies’ Aid North Harpswell Charles Pennell Progressive Grange Colleen Hinckley Warren Joy Patty Duren Ann Wilson Barbara Bond Esther, Ring Carlton Ring John York Patricia York Mary Jane Gonya Jackie Gonya Fred Elliot Hallowell Perley Joy Springfield Frank Yeaton Leon Gidden Joseph Bragg Clara Williams China Irving Fickett Jeanette Fossett C. H.,bryant Richmond Boston Holden Priest Swan Island Ida Hibbard Roxbury L. Foster Pleasant View Farm Alfred J. Niles Enterprise Grange Lincoln-Sagadahoc County Teachers’ Association Bath Albert Darrah Farmington William E. Johnson George B. Anthony Jamestown R. I Bertha Graves South Dartmouth Frank Dickey John E. Watson Dresden Lincoln Walter Higgins Joanna Smith Vinton McKenna Forest High Street Ray Merrifield C. H. Bryant John C. Bryant Freeport Mary Nelson Baptist Parsonage Edward McNerney Bernice Mercereau P. J. Quigg Maine Canada Beulah Rebekah Lodge I.C.C.F Sip Humphrey A. Owen Sabine Charles Stinson Auburn Donald Small Bath Iron Works Corp Carmen Atkinson A & E St. Ry

Kennebec Gunboat's Fierce Civil War Record and How It Faded

The Kennebec built at Thomaston earned a strong Civil War record alongside Cayuga and Kin e o. It participated in Farragut’s campaigns from New Orleans to Vicksburg and Mobile Bay, engaging forts and batteries with scarce casualties. After war service, it faced misfortune, was sold in 1865, converted to a bark, and lost with all hands on its first voyage as a merchantman.

Maine Cayuga Kineo U.S Kennebec New Orleans Vicksburg Mobile Bay Thomaston George W. Lawrence Portland Pensacola Pensacola Navy Yard Mississippi Farragut Jackson St. Philip Uss. Wissahickon Itasca Winona Hartford Brooklyn Richmond Iroquois Oneida Wissahickon Sciota Pinola Katahdin Octorara Westfield Harriet Lane Owasco Miami Clifton Grand Gulf Miss Mobile Huntsville Potomac Sebago Maugh Glasgow Pembina Ella Baton Rouge Juniper Havana Marshall J. Smith Grey Jacket John Scott William P. McCann U.S.N Monongahela Metacomet Port Royal Lackawanna Seminole Ossipee Galena Tecum Tennessee Eiemnebecs Chippewa Cimmerone Péoria U. S. Navy

Bath and Brunswick Rotarians at Sebasco

About 65 Bath and Brunswick Rotarians joined N. W. Cushman at Shore Acres 5 club for a day trip to Sebasco. The party featured golf between the two clubs with Ben Furbish and E. W. Bridgham as handicappers, quoits and barnyard golf, and a shore dinner in the clubhouse praised as one of the best. Weather was ideal and guests toured Cushman’s new clubhouse rising beside the old one.

Bath Brunswick N. W. Cushman Shore Acres Sebasco Owen J. Ledyard Francis Parry Walter Plummer Percy Nickerton Harry Passmore High Street Winneganee Phippsburg Cushman Elmer F. Campbell Chester Plant Ben Furbish E. W. Bridgham Quoits

Gauvin and Stone Sign for Next Week's Bout

Eddie Gauvin of Bath will meet Rocky Stone of Biddeford at the Arcade Arena a week from Friday night Oct. 11. Stone is a colorful battler who stands toe to toe, leaning on a upright stance with both hands ready for instant action. The card also features Joe Gillo versus Cowboy Clark over four rounds, with Ernie Kingsbury likely to accept Elwell's challenge for another prelim.

Eddie Gauvin Bath Rocky Stone Biddeford Arcade Arena Buck—Potvin Kewiston Joe Gillo Cowboy Clark Hyde Windlass Gillo Ernie Kingsbury K. O. Elwell Kingsbury Elwell Sheet Boy Eddie Ferris

Corliss Street Church seeks new pastor after summer

At a special meeting the Corliss Street Church decided to procure a pastor as soon as possible to resume church work after the summer recess. The church has been pastorless since Aug. 1 when Rev. R. H. Carey ended his term. A finance committee was chosen for the rest of the church year.

Corliss Street R. H. Carey Sidney L. Eaton Carroll A. Deering Benjamin H. Stackpole J. H. Hunt C. A. Plant

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