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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1952
Page
6
Bath items note a gunning trip to Small Point, steamers Belfast and Camden extending six trips weekly, and local activity including church wood carrying, Bowdoin professor selection, and Bath High rivalries. Mentions Dr. Berry’s return, foreign ship registrations, tide lows, schooner movements, and local social notices.
In October 1914 residents face drought impacts as wells and cisterns run dry in countryside districts. Farmers improvise for basic needs while Bath enjoys reliable water. Center Street crossing issues prompt a request to railroad officials to lay planks for safety and aesthetic reasons.
October 22 1914 notes renewed interest and growing membership in the Mendelssohn club, praising its role in local culture and wishes for long life. Also reports a theater improvement blocking cold air with a beaverboard screen and several local items from Brunswick and Bath including a car fire near a mill and various social visits.
Hee Ca, O. Cutler recalls duck hunting with a tally of twelve ducks. Dr. B. F. Barker returns from a touring car trip through the Berkshires and White Mountains. Mark Hall reports 300 pounds of hake and cod hauled from Boothbay Harbor by his motor launch. Rev. and Mrs. John Wyman of Damariscotta visit town and plan not to rent their summer home but may keep it for family use. Their daughter Mrs. Dunlap, long in China, is due home for a long visit. A lone shark near New Meadows is found alive at Fred Brown's summer home and later killed. four feet long with two sets of sharp teeth and a menacing look draws local attention.
A citizen recounts attempting peat in a store and finding the experience unsatisfactory. The article notes peat is widely used in Ireland as a fuel source and discusses related practices.
Oct 25 1914 clear but quiet downtown with few in parade. Salvation Army held an empty session near bank corner while a lone policeman and Times reporter listened. Bath handles lumber shipments to repair American Ice Company buildings. Tug Pejepscot delivers pulp and awaits barge No 2 cargo. season to close after several trips. Local notes include theatre, travels, and social events around Bath and nearby towns.
On October 26 1914 Mrs Charles H Cahill hosted a four hour auction bridge event with eleven tables. Floral decorations impressed guests as Mrs James O Lincoln won first prize and Mrs Fred H Kimball took the booby. Carrie Moses catered and guests Harriet Ledyard James A Bimson and William Shorey assisted.
The Bath area reports brisk local activity with weather notes, farm sales, and community events. Teachers convention closures, Driftwood Club visits, sod house construction by Italian quarry workers, and a Bailey birthday celebration in Winthrop Center are noted alongside farm life and school plans.
The Bath P T A Council backs dedication of Bath Junior High on November 16. Co chairmen for refreshments are Mrs Daniel Perry and Mrs Allie Jewett. A committee including Mrs E O Tukey and Mrs Fred Brown will assist. The council also supports City Council man Stanley R Hunter in efforts to curb lurid literature. A meeting to form a Bath Junior High P T A unit is announced and preschool inoculations are eyed for next spring.
A guest speaker introduced the Pownal club meeting along with Mrs H Bankart of Bat England Inner Wheel. Proceeds from the annual tea go to Memorial hospital and auxiliary. Members plan Togus bags and a blanket project sale with dish towels and ribbons.
The Lorrent firemen’s troupe featured tap and other dances for Mrs. Carl Teakles’s birthday, with a gift presented as the group sang. The Torrent No 1 handtub finished second in New England League money winnings in 1954.
Bath members held an evening event on November seventeenth with a 7.80 start and a game period after the meeting. A rising vote of thanks honored their hostess for a delightful day and splendid dinner, listing Bath and Brunswick attendees by name.
The Wesley Methodist church Youth Fellowship met in the vestry with Walter Upham Jr. presiding at six. Elizabeth Marble led worship and the topic Pray and Work. Officers for the year were elected and the installation date will be announced. Seventy people attended with Rev Oliver Bell and Mr Mrs Carlyle Taber present. The next meeting is Oct 31 with Martin Luther Sunday observances.
Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a preferential tea Sunday from 3 to 5 at the Linden Street home of Mrs. G. Thomas Murphy. Guests included nine pledge members and XI Beta Chapter members. Corsages were given to each pledge. committee members served refreshments.
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club met with President Mrs. Albert Whitney presiding. Members will fill Christmas bags for the State hospital and donate to Togus Veterans hospital. A Silver Tea is set for December 14, and Christmas Green Novelties will be sold. Members are reminded to bring birthday envelopes on December 14. The next meeting is November 8.
I Lillian H Heal register of probate for Sagadahoc certifies that in Bath estates executors administrators guardians were appointed on Oct 5 1954. Bruce B Allen executor without bond for Elmer W Allen. Gladys N Berry executrix without bond for Charles E Berry. Helen M Jones executrix without bond for Addison Jones. Sophie Povich administratrix for Samuel Povich.
Mrs Maud Mc Quaide joins the group as flowers are sent to confined member Mrs John Gillespie. Mrs Leslie Stairs presented color slides “Highlights of My Cross Country Trip” with images from New York to Maine and back via listed states and destinations. Tea served by Mrs Whitney and Mrs Mabel Harris.
The Past Lady's Club of Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Sadie Savage's home with Mrs. Gertrude Stewart assisting. President Lizzie B. Chaney led a brief business session, reports were read and approved, and cards were mailed to sick members.
Mrs. George E. Barker Jr hosted the Junior Hospital League with guest Mrs. Buck. A report on the White Elephant booth at the Hospital Fair indicated strong success. Plans discussed include the New Year’s Eve ball, rummage sale details for Central church parish house on Nov 10, and the Nov 9 gathering at Miss Eleanor Wilson’s North street home.
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoc issues orders for publication in Bath Independent. Notices urge interested parties to appear November 2 to contest actions and approvals of accounts for multiple estates including Cook Frye Gignoux McIntire Pretty Rines Sanborn Sanborn Thlate.
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