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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1929

Page

7

Richmond Gardiner and Augusta visitors noted in town

Local social rounds list Mrs Herbert Booker and Miss Alice Devine in Gardiner while Mr and Mrs Frank Preble visit Augusta and Lewiston. Several residents, including Lester Niles Carolyn Sheldon and George and Lawrence Kimball, are mentioned as weekend guests and visitors across Gardiner Portland and Dresden. A Richmond wedding James Carr and Sadie Grover take place at St Ambrose parish house.

Herbert Booker Alice Devine Gardiner Frank Preble Augusta Lewiston Lester Niles Carolyn Sheldon Dresden George. Kimball Lawrence Kimball Portland Ray Merrifield Bert Merrifield Joe Tyler Lee Haley Jesse Haley Mildred Beedle Jessie Southerland Gardiner General Hospital Methodist Church Annie Johnson Lillian Johnson Horace Millay Harold George Frank Sherman Henry W. Perry Weymouth Mass Village Perry Richmond Amy Bradley A. V Myrtle Gordon Bath A. E. McMaster Bingham Town Eugene Edgecomb Edith Edgecomb Francis Meisner Ethel Brown George Yeaton J. G. Hamilton A. E. Small Boyd Boston Boston J. W. Randlette Howard Randlette Claremont N. H Flora McClure Jamseville

Lewiston Police Seek Bicycle Owner From Boston Return

Lewiston police request help locating the owner of a bicycle that was stolen in Lewiston and returned from Boston. Chief Ashton received a Saturday letter saying to find the owner of the bicycle shipped to Lewiston and enclosed baggage check, thanking the department for any trouble this will make you.

Lewiston Boston Ashton

Georgetown Town Notes and Summer Visitors

Georgetown residents and summer guests fill social pages with visits and travels. Families from Bath, Portland, Somerville, and Medford converge at Robinhood and Bay Point, while locals host guests andmark birthdays. Activities include church services, harvest preparations, and small real estate notes amid village life.

Thieves Loot Old Dow Farm House Near West Brooks

The unoccupied Old Dow Farm in West Brooks owned by G. Bohannon was ransacked with all valuables taken. Potatoes beans beets clothing from lines and even cream in a can were stolen at night. Reports say thieves target nearby farms, stealing cattle and attempting to take horses from barns.

Mrs Farnsworth Dunning to Visit Bath Sister in Bath

Mrs Ella Farnsworth Dunning of Brighton Mass will arrive this week in Bath to visit her sister Mrs Charles W Clifford at 455 Washington Street Friends of Mrs Thomas C McCabe are glad she is rapidly improving at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston where she recently underwent a major operation 23 Cobbroad who motored to Canada two weeks ago are expected to return home Sunday Mr Anderson will resume his duties at Hallerts drug store Monday

W. C. Todd George FP. Oliver Trafton Bath Birchwood Bay Point Massachusetts California Augusta Rowe Alfred Rowe George Greenstreet South Portland Earle Ha Hartley Harley Seguinland Arthur W. Farrar Springfield Mass Farrar Portland Jennie Todd West Georgetown Lisbon Arthur L. Todd Carrie Baker Robinhood E. B. Billings Carroll Powers Thomas Blaisdell Woolwich Burton West Medford Dorothy Stuart MacMahan Island Harry McFadden Martha McFadden Wolfboro N. H Steadman Herbert Spinney Howard Noble Stanton Oliver Harry Heald Bristol Belle Heald Gordon Benner Frank E. Hollis Ethel Beane Henry Milliken Leslie Moody B. H H. G. Heald Ralph Scott Boston Sewall P. Oliver Roy Newman William Todd Mr. Todd Mrs. Simmons Fitchburg Ella Farnsworth Dunning Brighton Charles W. Clifford Washington Street Thomas C. McCabe New England Baptist Hospital Canada Anderson Hallet’s

Five Islands Social Roundup Includes Weddings and Visits

Sunday and weekend visits fill Five Islands news with a flurry of activity. Edith Pinkham and family, Doris McMahon and Carl Pearson wedding, Laura Lincoln Sarmpson and Irving Boucher nuptials, Bath and Augusta visitors, and trips to Bangor and the White Mountains are among items.

Westport remembers Statira Tarbox 97 oldest inhabitant death

Westport widow Statira Tarbox 97 died Thursday at the Center home of Miss Marion L. Jewett after long care as a helpless invalid. She was born in Westport and lived in Salem and Wiscasset. Her grave was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with Rev. W V Nash officiating. The story also notes a Lincoln County land transfer involving the Jewett farm and an old Westport cemetery with Capt James Jewett and Moris Jewett buried there.

Statira Tarbox Marion L. Jewett William Tarbox Cornelius Tarbox 2Nd Westport Daniel and Lucy Webber) McKinney William McKinney Salem Mass Wiscasset Woodlawn W. V. Nash Rawley Edgecomb Jeremy Squam Island Alice Cothran Joseph Jewett Bradford Yorkshire England America Capt James Jewett Moris Jewett Charles H. Schweppe

Mrs Edith Campbell Visits Relatives In Westport Junction

Mrs Edith Campbell of Portland visits her daughter Mrs Charles Merry of Quimby street and travels to Westport Junction for a two week stay with relatives.

Edith Campbell Portland Charles Merry Quimby Street Westport Junction

President General to Visit Augusta by Maine D A R

The president general of the National Society D A R will visit Augusta October 12, hosted by Koussinoc chapter. The morning meeting in the House of Representatives features state regent Mrs Victor L Warren and welcomes by Gov. William Tudor Gardiner, with luncheon at the Augusta House. In the afternoon the president general will deliver a message of interest and be honored at the Blaine mansion by Gov. and Mrs. Gardiner.

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Maine Daughters Roussinoc Chapter Augusta House of Representatives Koussinoc New England American Legion Auxiliary of Maine Legion Auxiliary Blaine S. Wiles Victor L. Warren American Legion Auxiliary Hobart Caroline Fenno Chase H. R. Goodwin Washington, D. C Augusta House Mrs. Gardiner Blaine

Mrs Alfred L Tarbox and son Le Mont return from Boston

Mrs Alfred L Tarbox and her son Le Mont came back Friday night after an extended visit in Boston.

Alfred L. Tarbox Lemont Boston

Cystex 48 Hour Test Offer Urges Quick Relief

An advertisement touts a 48 hour test for Cystex claiming relief from bladder irritation backache and leg pains. It promises money back if immediate improvement is not seen and encourages trying the product at 60 cents without visiting a drug store.

Morse Star Halfback Out Of Game At Morse High

Morse high school loses Stan Whitehouse star halfback for the season due to an inflamed side and possible appendicitis. Dr Gregware advised against continuing football while family physician Dr Morin is away, leaving his exact status uncertain. Whitehouse powered Morse with a 64 yard run against Brunswick recently before illness halted him.

Stan Whitehouse Morse Westbrook Paul Gregware Whitehouse Gregware Morin Cecil J. Cutts Morse High Brunswick

Y M C A Notes Aid Morse High Football Players

The Morse high school football squad uses the Y M C A as headquarters dressing and shower facilities. Poor boys needing membership can apply at the Y desk with no loss of privileges due to money shortage. Gym scheduling will be posted soon. After 3 PM high school boys fill the rooms for activities, and a new 16 ounce boxing gloves purchase has increased evening participation. Thomas Malone of Portland visited Bath on Thursday.

Morse High School

Bath couple return to home in England

Mr and Mrs Harry Sandbach and their son Charles of 43 High street sailed from Boston on Cunard Line to Liverpool England to return to their native town. The move follows a presentation by Fred Bragg as part of a farewell from fellow workers. Sandbach plans to live out his days farming in England.

Harry Sandbach Charles High Street Boston Cunard Liverpool Eng Fred Bragg Banda Sepa Sandbach England

City Council Adopts Three Year Unified Insurance Plan

The city council committee moved to cancel existing policies on city owned property and approved a single blanket panel to cover all property for three years. Eight agents will divide 95 percent of the commission equitably while 5 percent remains, split two and a half percent each. The panel is expected to yield substantial city savings.

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