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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
7
In a recent thunder shower, a Nat Percy cow sheltered under a pine and was struck dead by lightning near the Basin. The note from Phippsburg’s Center recounts local life with house histories, notable families, and community happenings including fishing, church services, new births, road work, and social visits across Small Point, Bath, and West Bath.
Capt Harry L Nye of Arrowsic aged 66 and longtime keeper of the Doubling Point range lights in the Kennebec River died Wednesday morning in the United States Marine hospital Portland. He entered hospital Aug 16 for examination and treatment. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at Fred S Curtis funeral home Bath. An Eureka lodge Odd Fellows service will follow Saturday in South Orrington for burial. Nye, born South Orrington May 9 1871, commanded Bangor schooners before entering Lighthouse service 23 years ago. He leaves wife Ora Chandler two daughters Mrs Fred Pinkham Bath and Vivian Nye Boston three sisters Mrs Charles Dette Medford Mass Mrs Howard Webber Augusta and Mrs W F Mullen Randolph and half brother Charles Lowell Bangor.
Laura Ladd Owen wife of David Owen and former Pittsfield resident died Wednesday morning at her home after a long illness. Born in Stark to George and Sarah Ladd, she leaves two grandchildren Norman Willis and Marjorie Steight plus several nieces and cousins. Funeral Friday at 2 PM in Pittsfield Baptist Church with Rev. Henry Osgood officiating. burial in the family lot in Madison.
Summer residents of Small Point Beach will hold a rummage sale on Tuesday September 7 at the beach barn of Mrs William D Sewall. Proceeds go to Bath Memorial Hospital. Contributions may be left with Mrs Arthur Sewall 2d. Mrs John W Williams is chairwoman of the committee.
Playing steady tennis, Burleigh Martin of Augusta and Alfred Moses of Southport captured the men's doubles title at the Gardiner tournament Saturday at Welch courts. They defeated Stan Jones and Oakley Melendy in a four set match by scores of 6-3 6-2 5-6 and 6-2.
New York visitors Mr. and Mrs. Edward Marsh and Newtownville guests Mr. and Mrs. John Rabbitt are among many summer residents and visitors at Popham Beach. The community hosts cottage stays, a beano fundraiser, and notes on fishing trips, repairs, and neighborhood greetings as season activities continue along the South Shore and surrounding towns.
A cache of voyage diaries from American clippers and Baltimore privateers reveals mutinies wrecks and perilous crossings across the Pacific and Atlantic. Historians inventory logs from New Bedford Nantucket and other ports to compile a check-list of these maritime records.
Gilbert's guest Edward McNulty, ill and hospital bound, returns briefly to the store daily. Sydney Snow resigns as Reckon's High School principal for permanent work as clinical engineer with Ries Stoker Co. in Worcester. Mrs Snow and daughter Eleanor will join him soon. Mr Snow and daughter reside with John M Richardson on Manle Street, leaving for Worcester. Miss Portland named home economics instructor and basketball coach at Parsonsfield Seminary. Miss Nickerson, 1932 South Portland HS captain and 1936 Farmington Normal grad, is Orville H Nickerson's daughter.
Bay Point residents report cottage transfers and visits with Erie Pennsylvania families. Guests include Mr and Mrs Paul Dodge and daughter from Erie, Beatrice and Downes Astersvid, Jaquith family from Groton Conn, and Lilie Niles from Bath. Camp activities, fishing at Bay Point, a boat party, a Sunday news hunt, and a Bay Point Improvement Association annual meeting at the Casino are described with multiple local families, dinners, and outings. Comments note acquaintances at Wheaton College and Idle Hour, plus a hamburger roast for local youths on Second Beach.
Horace Bord of Bangor was a business visitor in the city on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Briggs and two children Judith and Robert of Dedham Mass are passing two weeks at Quaker Point. Mr and Mrs Joseph Caton and son Joseph of Brooklyn will pass Labor Day with Mrs Caton's sister Mrs Melvin Ferris Park Street.
The tomato, once seen as an ornamental bloom called love apple and apple of Morocco, travels from Peru and Aztec Mexico to Europe and Morocco before France. It becomes a food vegetable in the 19th century, with A. W. Livingston of Ohio leading early serious cultivation in the United States.
A columnist warns that people too readily assume their own generosity and virtue reflect the town’s true character, calling for humility and caution in judgements of neighbors and public life.
The Morse high school chapter of the National Honor Society held its sixth annual banquet at Webber's Tavern in Wiscasset with 22 members attending. Officers were elected with Mrs. Upham as secretary, replacing Miss Goodwin. The chapter plans a fall dance and will meet at Halloween and other holidays with a committee led by Mrs. David Cowan.
Charles V the Wise ordered enlargement of the Louvre precursor and redrafted key Paris monuments. The Palace de Justice, Bastille, Vincennes Palace, and National Library trace origins to his reign, with civic reforms and a strengthened merchant marine marking his era.
A brief explanation of the origin of the term bread and butter letter. It describes writing a note to a friend after spending a few days as a guest, linked to enjoying hospitality, and notes it should be sent within two days of departure.
Mrs Sherman Morse Mrs Elmer Lufkin and the Olivers traveled to New York City via Storm King Highway and Bear Mountain Bridge. Marcellus Adams left for Gardiner to live with sister Abbie Runnels, renting to nephew John Wallace. Arthur Jackson Guilford family mourns Mrs Alphonso Adams. Hewitt Jr family spent weekend at Capitol Island cottage. Charles Hewitt III joined Willard Cromwell and sons in Augusta for an aero meet. Mrs Oliver of Winnegance returned to City Clerk John Gilmore's office after vacation. Lincoln Parks of Somerville Maes visit Bath and Winnegance. Fall term opens Monday Sept 13.
At a Cosmo politan Garden club meeting plans were made for a September plant sale with a cut flower table and fruit and vegetable arrangements plus cooked foods. New officers were named for the junior club and the outdoor fireplace use offered for the fall meeting. An Androscoggin district garden clubs luncheon is set for Sept. 10 at Birch Villa Inn with zoning speaker Flavel Shurtleff.
Mrs. George D. Cabot Jr formerly Theresa Marion Dall of this city arrived for a week in New York City. The wedding to Mr Cabot occurred Aug 7 at noon with Justice of the Peace Thomas Berry officiating. Attendants included Mr and Mrs William Wells of New York. Cabot, son of George D. Cabot of Weehawken, N J, and the late Mrs Helen Cabot, attended Bowdoin and NYU. The bride, daughter of Mrs M Minnie Dall, is a Morse High School graduate. pre nuptial parties were held. They planned a Stamford home after a wedding trip to Atlantic City.
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