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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
9
Richmond selects William Meserve as president along with Roger Hutchins Hazel Dunklee and Athalie McGinn for officer roles across senior junior and activity clubs. Also notes new principal Raymond Colby and various local visits and town events.
Eighty nine exhibits from eleven Twin County clubs are displayed at the Sagadahoc Agricultural Society fair in Topsham. Prizes awarded cover beans canning cooking sweet corn garden potatoes poultry pigs room improvement sewing and leadership honors to youths from Durham Bowdoin Center Sabattus Topsham and other towns with several 4-H leaders named.
Mr and Mrs Adelbert W Hall were informed by neighbors of a fire at their 48 Bedford Street home early Friday. The blaze started in the shed and spread into the kitchen and dining room before firefighters contained it. Damage estimates awaited insurance adjusters.
Georgetowners hosted and visited friends across Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine with church music gardening clubs and weekend trips. Socials included a Garden club gathering at West Georgetown harvest supper plans and several weekend guests at Sagadahoc Bay Five Islands and Kennebec Point.
A traveling collection of colored reproductions of famous paintings will tour Maine schools and clubs. Gifted by the Carnegie Corporation, the 30 images include works by Fra Angelico Botticelli Rembrandt Rubens Holbein Durer Daumier Degas Whistler Chinese painting and a portrait by Whistler. Schwitziung and Duval thefts noted in local room.
An Adams correspondent honors Winfield F. Rowe a West Orange bridge accident victim and longtime Adams friend. Rowe, 71, a Waltham photographer for the Massachusetts department of public works, died while filming a bridge project over Millers River. He was beloved in Adams where he visited often and maintained close ties with local figures, including Thomas Hennessey and Attorneys Cassidy, and was known for his photography and Republican views.
A midyear fellowship supper at Benson Street M. E. Church drew 130 attendees last Wednesday. Committees from the Ladies' Aid and Junior Aid organized the potluck meal, table singing, and a program of toasts with numerous community leaders speaking and responding.
Austin H McCormick, Commissioner of Corrections in New York City, will be the principal speaker at the Maine conference of Social Welfare dinner meeting in Lewiston on October 15 at the DeWitt hotel. Also speaking are Charles S Brown and John C FitzGerald. Gov Lewis O Barrows will address. The note mentions a new baby named Theodore born to Mr and Mrs George Nelson of Pensacola, formerly Miss Hortense Bryant of Bath.
Thirty attended the regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary and Men’s Forum held at the Day's Ferry home of Mr and Mrs Lester Spinney on Thursday evening Plans for bearing the Congregational Church were discussed Mrs Henry T Dubar past president presided over the auxiliary meeting Arthur Williams president conducted the forum Next meeting set for November 4.
Eliakim McCabe 82 retired ship carpenter and master boat builder died at his Bath home 21 Marshall avenue Sunday night after a year of declining health. Born in Bath he worked at Chapman & Flint John McDonald Percy Small Nathaniel T. Palmer and the Pendletons before retiring in 1929. He leaves two daughters Abby and Mrs Arthur Plant both of Bath two sons Herbert W and Edward R McCabe also of Bath one sister Mrs Frank Sylvester and six grandchildren.
Lizzie Ella Dennison 61 widow of Capt William E Dennison died Sunday night at her daughter Mrs Parker N Moulton’s home in Portland Connecticut after a short illness. She came to Bath in 1909 from Portland and later moved to Connecticut nine years ago. Born Machinsport daughter of Horatio Nelson and Sarah Foster Tobey she belonged to Central Congregational church in Bath. Survived by son William W Dennison of Bull, daughter Mrs Moulton of Portland, five grandchildren and sister Mrs Marion Gilbert of Wareham Massachusetts. Funeral service held Wednesday at Wilde Memorial chapel Evergreen Cemetery with officiant David J Wilson L H D.
Woodbury C Moore aged 61 long known as Woodie ran a fruit and horseradish stall on Bath Road Briwnswick for 92 years. Born in Edgiwound to Silas G and Pleauure Hutt Moore he leaves his wife and a brother.
Funeral held Monday at Arthur FL Maso Funeral Residence for John WH Peasy 94 last Civil War veteran in US vicinity who died Saturday. Pallbearers from Sons of Union Veterans included Lloyd Hooker John Marks George Melzara Vernon W Miller. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery family lot.
Alfred B Snow 83 retired farmer died Wednesday morning of pneumonia at his home in West Bath after years of ill health. He leaves wife Hannah Littlejohn, two daughters Mrs Albert Merriman and Mrs Gilbert Wilson, a brother Active S Snow, a sister Mrs Hannah Allen, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral is Saturday at 2 PM at his home.
John H. Pease aged 94 the last Civil War veteran in the area died Saturday at his Basin Hill Road home in Phippsburg after long illness. Born in Litchfield he lived 62 years in Shippsburg and worked as a ship carpenter. He served in the 28th Maine Infantry and rose to sergeant in Co D 30th Maine Volunteer Infantry. Survived by two sons, two daughters, a niece five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He attended Bath Memorial Day parades for years.
Miss Mary Millett 83 died Sunday night at the Old Folks Home where she had resided since December 26 1924. Born in St Martin New Brunswick she was a daughter of Nathaniel Millett and had lived in Bath since childhood. She leaves no near relatives.
The funeral of Eliakim McCabe, a well known retired minister builder, took place Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 at his home 21 Marshall avenue. Rev Frederick P Moffatt of Corliss Street church officiated. The bears were four nephews David Hens Chester and Alfred Mc Cabe. Burial was in Oak Grove.
The funeral of Miss Mary Millett was held Tuesday afternoon at two at the Old Folks Home. Dr. David L. Wilson of Central church officiated. Bearers were Ralph Millett, George Millett, Bedwitt A. Huse and Rogert Miller. Burial was in Oak Grove.
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