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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1940

Page

8

Popham Beach News Highlights Local Happenings

Popham events include an Halloween party at the library with Miss Frances Robie in charge, school repairs and new blackboards, and government surplus food deliveries to the school. Local Coast Guard moves, a birthday gathering for Lester Morse, and visits by Bowdoin initiates are noted alongside summer residents prepping for winter and road/bulkhead work at lakeside cottages.

Popham Frances Robie Stanley Gilman Gilman Owen Richardson Dorothy White Bath Farmington State Normal School Fort Popham Agnes Mantor Maine Fort Western Oaklands Gardiner Bowdoin College Edgecomb Blockhouse Marie Antoinette Pemaquid Bath Memorial Hospital Ernest Spinney Arthur Delano Joseph Smith Alvah Light Fred Waterhouse Auburn South Shore St. Petersburg Randall Vernon Mattson, Jr Tilton Junior College Clarke School New Hampshire Moses Chandler Charles Hathaway Cambridge Edward Fischer Boston Roscoe Shaw John Beebe Priscilla Gretchen Beebe Beebe Louis Gayton Bowdoin Fraternity Brunswick L. J. Simmons Lester Morse Winnegance Clarence Perkins Margaret Kahler G. E. McNulty Cumberland County Association of Postmasters Lisbon Falls Henry Leonard Rockport Mass Stanley Hyde Yarmouth Thomas Flanagan Coast Guard Margaret Flanagan Carbondale Henry Skofield Thomas S. Aikenhead Skofield Cox's Head

Richmond Club Holds Meeting and Lodge Elections

Richmond activities include entertainment at Mile Hill schoolhouse and the Richmond Lodge No. 63 election with Roy H. Gilpatrick chosen worshipful master. Local sports note Richmond High’s 13 0 win over Brunswick and Ted Wellman’s coaching.

Sunday Visitors From Bath and Nearby Towns

A sequence of local residents spent Sunday visiting relatives and friends in Bath Lewiston Auburn and Farmington. Guests included Wyman of Bath and Elisha Bridges. Stanley Hyde and family with Capt Walter Sprague. Barbara Sprague a Farmington State Normal School student. Arthur King family. Stanford Bowie Milton Bowie and Phyllis Olson. Clarence Perkins and family. Stephen Etnier’s return to Gilbert Head. Peter Isaascon. Alvah Light starting work at Bath Iron Works. Francis Luke family Richard McDonnell. Beverly Downing’s family. and Lawrence Taylor visiting Lewiston and Norway.

Clarence Perkins Stephen Etnier Gilbert Head D. K. Jay New York Peter Isaascon Lewiston Stone House Alvah Light Bath Iron Works Francis Luke Barbara East Boothbay Richard McDonnell Portland Eugene W. Osgood Virginia Ralph Spinney Bath William E. Rogers Beverly Downing Rogers Cottage Long Island Auburn Lawrence Taylor Norway

Georgetown Obituaries Mark Two Elder Residents Deaths

Two Georgetown residents, Alonzo Hunt and Ivanna Higgins, died within a week. Hunt, born July 3, 1864, died Oct. 16 after a long decline and was buried after funeral services at the First Baptist church. Higgins, born December 28, 1863 in Newport Nova Scotia, died after a brief illness. she and Everett Higgins lived on the Bath road and left two sons, Joseph F. and Rapheal, in Georgetown as survivors.

Alonzo Hunt Ivana Higgins Hunt Bath Memorial Hospital Fannie Williams Georgetown John Martha (Emmons) Hunt Bees Hinckley West Georgetown Willard S. Davis Hyde Park Mass Charles McKenney South Chelmsford Leon Williams Gilbert Gunnell Waltham Merton Jones Milwaukee Wis Revere First Baptist Church David L. Wilson Bath Franklin S. Koehlwetter Chemisford Henry Albers Selden Billington Billington Andover Arthur H. Mayo

Mrs Fox's Funeral Held in Bath

The funeral for Harrietty Fox of Bath was held Monday at two at the Curtis funeral home. Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist officiated. Bearers were Charles King Clinton Beal John E. Wilson and Henry Gilmore. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery in Bath.

Harrietty Charles A. Fox Bath Curtis Funeral Home Charles R. Sims First Baptist Church Charles King Clinton Beal John E. Wilson Henry Gilmore Oak Grove Cemetery

Five Islands Community News Briefs and Visitors

Lumber for Warner Eustis summer home arrives at Ledgewood as local and Boston carpenters work on site overlooking Sheepscot Bay. Mrs. Horton plans cottage at adjacent land and garage. Community meetings include Good Neighbor club and Library Auxiliary with Red Cross sewing set for Nov 6. Numerous visits and names of locals appear through weekend events and church activities.

Warner Eustis Ledgewood Boston Sheepscot Bay Harmon's Harbor E. M. Horton Good Neighbor Club Victor Pinkham Everett Higgins Georgetown Library Red Cross Rudolph Pinkham Lermond Davis Ray Sawyer Hutchinson Eustis Deer Isle F. S. Koehlwetter Littorin Christian Education United Baptists of Maine

Samoset Directors Vote to Sell Wharf at Boothbay Harbor

At a special meeting of the Samoset Steam Boat Co. board in Edward W. Bridgham’s office the sale of Boothbay Harbor wharf property to Fred R. Lord of Augusta for Isaac E. Poole was approved. The $1500 sale funds aim to pay all bills and return a small stockholder dividend. the Virginia steamer sale may be pursued to wind up affairs. Directors present included George R. Yates, Merrill A. Perkins, W A Farmer, Harold W. Bishop, and F B Nichols.

Samoset Steamboat Co Edward W. Bridgham Boothbay Harbor Fred R. Lord Augusta Isaac E. Poole Monhegan Virginia George R. Yates Treas Merrill A. Perkins W A. Farmer Harold W. Bishop F. B. Nichols Bath

Personal Notes On Visits And An Acknowledged Navy Marriage

Mrs. Duncan Bragg with her daughter Deborah returned to 1111 Washington from Memorial hospital Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Roberts of Washington DC are visiting ten days with Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Albee at 678 Washington Street. Navy marriage intentions filed by Howard Parker Holmes of 418 Front Street and Miss Barbara Louise Walker of 687 Middle Street.

Duncan Bragg Deborah Washington Street Memorial Hospital Harold C. Roberts Washington, D. C Carl E. Albee Roberts Bureau of Ships Howard Parker Holmes Front Street Francis W. Holmes Francis W. Holmes, This City Barbara Louise Walker Middle Street Reuben C. Walker This City Lois A. Walker

Funeral Services For Miss Martha L Hamblett

Miss Martha L. Hamblett 20 died Friday night from injuries in a Brunswick crash. St Mary's church filled for Monday eight o clock funeral with Bath Iron Works officials among mourners and a 20 car cortege to Calvary cemetery.

St. Mary's Church Martha L. Hamblett Edward B. Hamblett Pratt Street Brunswick Timothy C. Maney R. A. Martineau Calvary Cemetery Miss Hamblett Bath Iron Works’ Corp Hamblett Naval Inspection and Technical Forces Leon Genthner Arthur Preney Peter Couture Robert Stone Frank Donahue H. Amorosa Ruth Malcumson Ruth Donahue Natick Mass James McKenna Portland Buissiere and Son Laberge W. Griffin Rita Plantier Lavasseur Gerald Plantier Manchester N. H

Martha Ella Trott dies at 85 in Portland home

Martha Ella Trott 85 wife of Fred L. Trott of Portland died at home after a brief illness. Born in Woolwich daughter of Joseph and Martha Thwing she lived in Woolwich Yarmouth West Brookfield Mass and Portland since 1937. Survived by husband daughter Isabel Purington two sons John and James Ross seven grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at two in Portland conducted by Rev. L. D. March.

Martha Ella Trott Fred L. Trott Portland Woolwich Joseph Martha Thwing Yarmouth West Brookfield Mass Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid Isabel Purington Falmouth John Manchester N. H James Ross Hartford

Harriet Algier Everard Dies in Massachusetts

Mrs. Harriet Algier Everard widow of Ernest Everard died at her Cochesett, Mass., home after an illness since July. She had visited Bath in July and never recovered from the shock of her husband's sudden death two years earlier. Survived by two brothers, Martin and Alonzo Algier, a sister Ruth in South Easton, Mass., and cousins Lula Marr and Sears Fuller.

Margaret Everard Mechanic Street Harriet Algier Everard Ernest Everard Cochesett Mass Everard Bath Massachusetts Bruce's Hill Leonard Wetherbee Martin and Alonzo Algier Ruth South Easton Lula Marr Upper Washington Street Sears Fuller Franklin N. H

Mrs Izana Higgins 75 Dies After Illness at Georgetown

Mrs Izana D Higgins wife of Everett C Higgins died Saturday at her Georgetown home after a long illness with complications. Born in Hants County Nova Scotia she lived in Georgetown 49 years and belonged to the Baptist church Georgetown Center Georgetown Working League and Five Islands Grange. Survived by husband and two sons Joseph and Raphael Higgins both of Georgetown.

Ivanna Higgins Everett C. Higgins Bath Road Cambridge Georgetown Higgins Everett Izana D. Higgins Hants County N.S Baptist Church At Georgetown Center Georgetown Working League Five Islands Grange Joseph Raphael Higgins

Mrs Izana Higgins Funeral Held in Georgetown

The funeral of Mrs Izana D Higgins wife of Everett C Higgins was held Tuesday at 2 PM at Georgetown Center Baptist Church Rev Franklin S Beehlwetter officiating Bearers were Howard G Heald William A Todd Seward P Emmons and Ernest B Heal Burial followed in Oak Cemetery Georgetown.

Izana D Higgins Everett C Georgetown Georgetown Center Baptist Church Franklin S. Beehlwetter Howard G Heald William A. Todd Seward P Emmons Ernest B. Heal Oak Cemetery

Obituary Harriet E. Fox 77 Bath widow dies at nephew’s home

Harriet E. Fox 77 widow of Charles A. Fox of Bath died Friday evening at her nephew John E. Wilson’s home on Stonybrook road Phippsburg where she had kept house. Ill since March she spent six weeks in May and June in Bath hospital. Born in Villagedale N B she was daughter of Alexander and Marie Cole Snow and had lived in Phippsburg ten years after Bath residence.

Harriet E. Fox Charles A. Fox Bath John E. Wilson Stonybrook Road Phippsburg Bath Hospital Mrs. Fox Villagedale N. B Alexander and Marie Cole Snow

Infant Thomas G. Brown Dies in Bath Pneumonia

Thomas George Brown infant son of Herbert H. and Geraldine Glidden Brown of 2 Franklin street died Friday of pneumonia at Memorial hospital after four days as a patient. Born in Lewiston he lived in Bath all his life. Prayers were offered at the parents’ home and burial followed in Mt. Hope cemetery Lewiston. He is survived by his parents a brother Herbert A. Brown and grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Glidden of Bath.

Thomas George Brown Herbert H Geraldine Glidden Brown Franklin Street Memorial Hospital Lewiston Bath Mt. Hope Cemetery Herbert A. Brown Arthur Glidden

Alonzo T. Hunt 76 Georgetown Native Dies After Illness

Alonzo T. Hunt of Georgetown, 76, died Wednesday in Memorial hospital after a short illness. He was a carpenter by trade and a son of John and Martha Emmons Hunt. He is survived by one sister Mrs. Thomas Williams of Georgetown and several nieces and nephews.

Alonzo T. Hunt Georgetown Memorial Hospital O John Martha (Emmons) Hunt Hunt Thomas Williams

Louise E. Ferris dies at age three in city home

Louise E Ferris age three years eleven months died late Wednesday of last week at her parents home Edward and Eleanor Pye Ferris 21 Huse street after a two week illness She is survived by three sisters Irene Marion and Joanne in the city a grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Ferris Bath and a grandfather Edgar Pye Phippsburg

Louise E. Ferris Edward and Eleanor Pye Ferris Huse Street Irene Marion Joanne Elizabeth Ferris Bath Edgar Pye Phippsburg

Louise Ferris Funeral Held for 3-Year-Old

The funeral for Louise E. Ferris, daughter of Edward and Eleanor Pye Ferris, was Saturday afternoon at 2 at their home in 21 Huse street. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated. Bearers were Melvin Ferris, Clarence Pye, Carlton Pye and Leslie Ferris. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.

Louise E. Ferris Edward Eleanor Pye Ferris Huse Street David L. Wilson Melvin Ferris Clarence Pye Carlton Pye Leslie Ferris Oak Grove Cemetery

Alonzo Hunts Funeral Held at Georgetown Center Church

The funeral for Alonzo Hunt of Georgetown took place Friday afternoon at two in the Georgetown Center church with Dr. David L. Wilson of Central church Bath officiating. Bearers were Seward P. Emmons William A. Todd A Farley Mayo and Howard W. Mayo. Burial followed in Oak cemetery Georgetown.

Alonzo Hunt Georgetown Georgetown Center David L. Wilson Central Church Bath Seward P. Emmons William A. Todd A. Farley Mayo Howard W. Mayo Oak Cemetery

Miss Martha Hamblett Remembered After Bath Death

Miss Martha Hamblett, long resident of Bath, dies suddenly shocking her friends. She attended Morse High School, worked at W T Grant Co and Senter’s Inc before becoming book keeper at Hotel Sedgwick. Born in Lynn Massachusetts she leaves parents Edward B and Marie A Bonnette Hamblett a sister Mrs Frank Donahue Natick Mass and four Bath brothers plus a grandmother in Southern Pines North Carolina.

Bath Memorial Hospital

Mrs Soule sells Grove Street home to Kuzel and moves to Brooklyn

Miss Bertha Soule a retired school teacher sold her Grove street residence to Albert R Kuzel a draftsman at the Hyde Windlass Co Kuzel and his family moved into the new home while Soule departed for Brooklyn New York on Monday

Bertha Soule Grove Street Albert R. Kuzel Washington Street Hyde Windlass Co Soule Brooklyn N. Y Mr. Kuzel

Also Mentioned on This Page

Popham Beach Elsie Powers William Cupit Brookline Frank Scott Page Wyman Philip Richmond Richmond Townsend Club Mile Hill Richmond Lodge No Roy H. Gilpatrick Charles T. Blake David E. Gilpatrick Leslie Roberts Charles M. Dicker Thomas G. Hinckley Ives Harold C. Smith Carl Anderson Carroll Clarke Quincy Belmont Archer Terrell Frank Stetson Litchfield New York City Gilbert Maxwell North Adams L. A. Bond Maxwell Noble O. Maxwell S. S Harrison California Havana Cuba Panama Balboa Canal Zone Mexico Christie Hotel Hollywood Calif Carl Mayo Mechanic Falls Emily Waldron Worcester Fred Strout Gilbert Edgett G. Leverett Edgett Providence R. I George Barrows Rome F. Ashford Bowden Hazel Dunklee Gardiner General Hospital Robert Dunklee Helena Naylor Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary Fred Naylor Joseph Shaw Robert Lyons Randolph Eleanor Nelson Helen Inez Allen Hanover Holliston Cape Cod Provincetown Eastham Kechiswetter Bangor North Sedgwick Thomas N. Williams Zina McKenney Frank T. Littorin Waterville Maine Baptist Convention Edward C. Hinckley Ephraim Bill Fred Ed. Hinckley Minott Medway Jamaica Plain Columbus Avenue Roxbury Rachael McKenney Arrowsic Mary E. Oliver Trafton Brothers Liverpool Eben Rowe Owen Marr Hinckley Clara Donnell Canary Islands Donnell Earth Lincoln Street Solar Lodge of Masons Town Hall Howard Fletcher Gay's Lane's Keith’s Indian Point Center Russell Woodside Clyde Jordan Dover Rowe George H. Emmons Will, Hess Windsorville George S. Williams S. E. Emmons George Walter Williams Seldon Billington Lancaster Everett Stevens D. L. Pettingill Kennebec Point Road Pettingill Frye Emima. Billings Dorothy Stuart Clinton Hanna Belgrade George Hanna Wallace Pierce Rapheal Higgins Orville Rowe Helen Lightbody Rochester Lightbody Minnie Berry Newton W. L Berry Mabel Dickey Madelyn Berry Clinton McFadden Samoset St. Mary’s Church Mrs. Higgins Thomas G. Brown Louise Ferris Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston
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