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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
4
The record lists numerous 19th century burials in Phippsburg with ages, including Mira Lowell and Elias Totman, plus children of local families. It notes a smallpox epidemic, sparse headstones, overgrown pines, and a plea that a cleanup and restoration be undertaken, with a sense the place deserves attention from distant cities.
Fragmentary ad offers steady work with big money for experience. Read details and apply through COBB COUNTY Franklin listing. Contact references Mase 10 W 4ty for particulars.
A plea to descendants to clear up and restore a beloved site described as well located and valued by the community. The message emphasizes preserving the spot for future generations and local heritage.
Donald Marshall a 14 year old Morse high school freshman son of Mr and Mrs Stephen S Marshall of 101 High street was seriously wounded when an accidental discharge of his 12 gauge shotgun tore into his right arm just below the shoulder. He had just returned from gunning along the marsh near his home and was rushed to City hospital where Dr A A Stott operated.
Maine school Supt. Clinton D. Wilson learned the state branch of the National Association of Pears and Peaches exists after a convention. A telegram from the national president was misread as Ponds and Peaches. A separate Bangor hunting error wrongly named ex Gov Percival Baxter as a successful hunter, prompting objections.
Long Bowdoinham column compiles Sunday visits from Waterville Boothbay and Gardiner, a district meeting of the O E S, marriages, a motor trip to Portland, church painting, a birthday party, a hay day of snow road talk, and a fire scare at a garage. Neatly threads community life with family updates and local concerns.
Iron Works employee left Bath Friday evening for Moose-Gudan area for a two day stay. He and companion returned Sunday with a reward noted as not so bad. The fragmentary report notes activity in woods near Bath and Moose-Gudan with an implied payout.
Mrs. Mattie Smith of New York and her son Harlie Grant of Bath visited Mrs. Mary Heath. Mrs. Annie P. Cobb is ill. Edgar Temple, recently with the M C R R, is home for a visit. Mrs. Berry hosted her parents, and Mrs. Ernest Curtis welcomed two nieces. Herbert Heath, on a Woolworth Estate vacation, is home two weeks. Mr and Mrs Frank Long attended Mrs Frank Jenkins last week.
A schooner from Nova Scotia brings a large cargo of random size spruce lumber to the Port of Bangor. This marks a historic moment as Bangor's lumber trade, once among the Atlantic’s largest soft wood ports, declines with no local sawmills left. The lumber is consigned to a firm that has shipped millions in the past but now lacks logs and operates without a local mill.
Div Supt Parker E Lewis Frank H ne ae Grover Fred Hayward of Bath led a well attended event after the business session. A banquet for 125 followed a respectful meeting with 226 members. Officers were re elected and reports showed a year end gain of 800 with 450 in sickness and 1050 in death claims. Music by Gediman and Saunders Bath accompanied a 125 place setting.
National Girl Scout week opens October 26 and runs through November 1 with Founders Day on October 31 celebrating Juliette Low of Savannah Georgia who launched the movement in 1912. The event features special church services and public demonstrations of civic home making and community service programs.
War Secretary Patrick J. Hurley endorses the Red Cross role in war and disaster relief. The Bath roll call begins November 9 and lasts one week, urging citizens to contribute small gifts to fund urgent aid without regard to color creed or boundary.
Kenneth Atwood of Winneganee escaped with minor bruises and scratches after his Ford touring car left the road on the Sabino road beyond the car line and turned over in a gulley. He attributed the mishap to a stuck gear. The car suffered heavy damage. A separate note mentions Fred Mason of Augusta claiming hollyhock championship with an eleven foot seven and a half inch stalk in Ward 1 on Swan Street.
The Central church Men’s club met Tuesday evening in the social room at 6 30. An oyster stew was served by Jack Shaw Owen J Ledyard and Vernon Lake. Charles J Donnell formerly of Tien Tsin China spoke on China outlining political and business conditions social life in foreign concessions and a trip to the Great Wall.
Police seek to question suspects about recent breaks and plan to bring them to Bath. They face multiple counts of breaking and entering in Arrowsie and Georgetown homes. One man worked two days in the field.
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