19 Oct 1933
Page 4
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
4
Local notes from Bowdoinham recount visits by Hackett and others to Topsham Fair, PTA meetings, road safety signs near schools, and a flurry of community visits, From Richmond to Bath, residents attend fairs, services, and social events, while court jurors travel to Bath for sessions.
Sumner Sewall is elected commander of Roland Smith post A L with Elver Stickney as 1st vice commander Harry Hall as 2nd vice commander Gardiner Rogers adjutant Freeman Trott finance officer Earl McCurdy chaplain Eugene Hart sergeant at arms. An executive committee includes Stickney Stetson Gay Desmond Shaw with house and auditing panels named. Installation set for next Tuesday night.
Harry C. Chase a Bowdoinham filling station proprietor and former Bath resident was held at Bowdoinham police headquarters after Judge Ames ordered him held to the Superior court for the October term on a charge of assault and battery against his wife. Bail set at 1000 and lodged with the court. Deputy Curtis and Clifford Gray made the arrest. The story also notes Bath residents visiting Hebron Academy for Parents Day events and a football game.
Charles W. Walsh 80 proprietor of the Bath Cleansing and Dyeing Works died after a week of illness in Bath City Hospital. A Fredericton native who moved to Maine at 15 he built a decades long business career in Waterville Oakland Bath and finally Bath’s Front street plant. His son Charles W. Walsh Jr assisted since 1931 and the family survives with three daughters a sister seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He led the Maine Association of Cleansers and Dyers as its president and was regarded as dean of his craft.
Grant Rogers aged 65 former Sagadahoc county attorney and head of Maine Good Templars died Saturday at his daughter Esther Freeman’s Auburn home. Born in Bowdoin he practiced law in Richmond served two terms as county attorney and later led Maine Good Templars. He worked in newspapers and insurance, lived in Winthrop recently, and is survived by wife Susie E. Small two daughters and a son. Funeral was Monday morning.
Louis R. Towers 28 died at his home 12 Pearl Street Bath after throat trouble followed by pneumonia. He worked recently at Parry's Filling Station and had lived in Bath since 1918 after moving from Millinocket. He attended Morse High School class of 1925 and had previously worked in Boston. He is survived by his parents Victor H. and Susie A. Towers a brother William L. Towers two uncles James D. Fraser Louis Towers and three cousins in Bath West Roxbury and Bangor.
The funeral of Charles W. Walsh, longtime Bath businessman, was held Sunday at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Bearers included Errold Boucher, Erwin Boucher, Mansfield, Henry Adams, Edward Leavitt, Randall Daley. Burial followed in Leonard Cemetery at Sidney.
The funeral for Louis R. Towers who died Thursday was Saturday morning at St. Marys church with an eight oclock mass officiated by Rev. Ludger Melancon. Bearers were Paul Hart Joseph Allen Clarence Fullerton Elihu Pullerton James Craige and Arthur Preney. Burial followed in Calvary cemetery. Miss Cora Savage visited Portland Wednesday.
Herbert J. Kellaway returns to Newton Center and travels to Bath aboard the Popham boat admiring Kennebec River autumn color. The Sojourner at Popham Beach lists blooming plants from multiple local gardens and cottages. Updates cover boat protections, home renovations, new property purchases, visiting residents, fruit picking, a social store, and ongoing clam shipments.
Ambrose Thebedeau has moved into Fred Reid's cottage at Harmon's Harbor. Belle Stevens dined with Mrs. F. M. Reid. Attendees to Topsham fair included Mrs. E. M. Horton Mrs. J. G. Stevens Charles M. Bigelow and Joseph G. Stevens. The Hodgdon family of Malden Mass arrived to close their cottage for the season. Their granddaughter Shirley Pollard of Newton Highlands Mass has a newborn son named Robert Rollins Pollard named in Bath notes.
The case of Josiah W. Reed et al of Woolwich against Central Maine Power Co begins in Sagadahoc Superior Court with two days slated for trial. Reed claims timber loss from a high power line constitutes trespass and damages.
Judge Manser admitted six applicants to citizenship on Wednesday. The list includes George Economono Poulos from Greece who arrived in 1912 and may change his name to Poulos, Michael Ahern from Ireland who arrived in 1909, Sven B. Lonn from Sweden who arrived in 1916, Thomas J. Lyden from Ireland who arrived in 1906, John A. McLellan from Prince Edward Island who arrived in 1911, and Margaret McLellan from Prince Edward Island who arrived in 1921.
Bath citizens remember Donation Week at City Hospital as gifts arrive including a quartered oak bookcase from Senator N. Gratz Jackson. A liberal Tuesday donation of canned goods followed, while a continuing need for flannel towels sheets pillowcases unbleached sheeting Turkish towels and face cloths remains. Donations may be left at the Cosmopolitan Club Crosman’s store or the hospital will collect by phone.
Mr and Mrs Edwin A Copeland of 1016 Middle Street plan to depart for Florida in about two weeks to spend the winter. Mrs Charles R Oliver of Portland, formerly of Bath, will accompany them and alternate driving the Copeland car as they search for a suitable southern community to settle in.
Lost from automobile Wednesday afternoon September 27 between Pearl and Washington streets near Bath and Small Point Beach. Reward offered. Please contact Bath police with any information.
The Bowdoin College chemistry professor, Marshall P. Cram, died at 51 leaving a codicil that lets three undergraduates, former residents at his home, continue living there until they graduate. The trio are Robert W. Breed John Worcester and William D. Conklin. Cram's will also leaves $5,000 to Bowdoin President Kenneth C. M. Sills and Philip W. Meserve, and $20,000 to the Alpha Delta Phi chapter house association, with his home to pass to the college after the students finish.
An engineer’s plans for two routes from Brunswick to Bath were filed with the State Highway Commission by John P. Carey Jr. of Bath for the Brunswick Bath Road Association. Routes include grade crossing eliminations and straightened curves, with underpasses to reduce tangents near Bath. The plans involve routing from Brunswick square eastward past the Maine Central railroad tracks toward Cooks Crossing and Bath, with one variant diverging from the current road.
Augusta reports the State Highway Commission has not decided on the Bath Brunswick highway dispute. Officials mull eliminating grade crossings by routing traffic via Cook's Crossing, while the Jordan avenue underpass presents a clearance issue. Surveys and cost comparisons may determine the outcome amid ongoing controversy.
The Young Ladies Bridge Club met for a supper Tuesday at the Blue Lane then moved to club rooms for cards. Three tables competed with Mrs. William H. Daley winning first, Miss Josephine Fraser second, and Mrs. John Grindell third. Members present included Mrs. Daley, Miss Fraser, Mrs. Grindell, and others listed.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Wilband of High Street motor through Crawford and Franconia Notches in the White Mountains during the week.
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