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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1915
Page
4
The Cosmopolitan Club hosts a weekly social night with theater criticism, a minstrels rehearsal, new gift shop case, and a glass bulletin board. Bath residents attend rehearsals, plan dances, and welcome visitors and performances from Emilio de Gogorza to Bowdoin faculty lectures.
Albert H. Kimball who spent six years with Deermont Clothing Co. in Bath has left Bath for Portland to work with Hogan Brothers and is greatly missed by Bath friends and patrons. He departed Bath Monday.
Mr and Mrs A W Rand passed away Wednesday in Portland. Mrs Fred Rideout received a gift from Mr and Mrs Charles S Brown. William Otis Kimball of Baton Rouge was a guest of his aunt Mrs W O Kimball on High Street. Mrs Rachel Hodgdon visited her uncle Thomas P Shaw in Portland while attending the Maine Festival where she sang. Miles S Bracewell of New York, a Columbia Record Co soloist, stayed with Dr Breckenridge. Mr and Mrs Ralph Bragg were weekend visitors in Portland. W S Shorey of First National Bank enjoyed a Boston vacation. Councilman Sidney B Swett returned from California. Dr Arthur E Harris of Lynn Mass was a Bath visitor on business. Mr and Mrs W S Newell and Mr and Mrs W G Cahill returned from a Boston trip. Frank Shaw visited from New York City for a weekend at his parents’ home on North Street.
Miss Leola Woodhull Coombs of Bangor married Frank Brackett Kelley of Bath at All Souls church on Broadway Bangor in an autumn ceremony. Rev Charles A Moorse officiated. W W Sprague of Somerville gave away the bride with bridesmaids and ushers from Bangor and nearby towns. Reception followed at the bride’s home. couple to reside in Eustis Maine. Kelley, a forester with Great Northern Paper Co, and the Bangor social circle figure prominently in local notices.
A reception Wednesday afternoon honored Madame Emma Eames after her concert, with a large Maine contingent in attendance. The receiving line included Mrs. O C Curtis and Mrs. W M Ingraham, plus Prof and Mrs William Chapman, all in formal outfits and Oriental rug setting.
Mr and Mrs BE W Hyde Mr and Mrs Joseph M Trott Mrs C P Wetherbee Miss Nellie Turner Allen M Irish H E Williams and Mrs Cecil Payne were among Bath people attending the Festival in Portland Tuesday evening.
Mme Emma Eames inspired warm Portland reception replacing ill husband Emilio De Gogorza at the festival matinee. She offered a regal performance of Schubert and Rachmaninoff numbers with encores, flowers, and gracious remarks thanking her Maine audience.
John W. Ballou and his daughter joined Hon. Harold M. Sewall for a summer outing at Small Point. They traveled by auto and Ballou held a reception on Front Street during a brief stop while Sewall handled business. The weather was delightful for the trip.
Mr and Mrs E H Turner and daughter Carolyn return from Boston and Connecticut. Rev Culbert McGay Hon George Hughes F D Hill and F E Drake attend Bishop Codman funeral in Portland. Capt Caley Blethen sails from Bath to Shanghai to run a steamboat line. Capt J Ross Kenniston of Boothbay Harbor visits with daughter Mrs Harold Bibber of Skowhegan in Boothbay.
Mrs. Helen Magoun plans a winter stay in Baltimore next month. Miss Eunice Ledyard visits Boston. Mrs. Abbie Kelley attended her son Frank's marriage to Miss Coombs in Bangor. Mr. Kelley works for the Great Northern Paper Company and Morse High School graduate. The couple will live in Bangor.
Memorial service for Bishop Codman at Grace Church Sunday impressed attendees. The choir directed by Fred E. Drake performed the Episcopal burial anthem and Rev. Culbert McGay delivered a heartfelt sermon on The Good Shepherd Giveth His Life for the Sheep.
Westport officials started repair work on State Road on Thursday. Town residents report various local movements including visits by George Cromwell in Bath and Alfred Higgins in Woolwich and Bat Friday. Dennis Tarbox at Bath City Hospital recovers from hand infection. Miss Mabel Heal attends Grange in Edgecomb.
The home of Mr and Mrs Levine welcomed a nine pound baby boy Monday as the community enjoys a program of music readings and dancing with items of interest from J Lics and local artists including Bessie D Reading and Sister Pi Song.
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