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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
2
Week's social page records visits from Mrs. Herman Hutchins of Camden and Mrs. Paul Clish of Old Town. A Lincoln home benefit titled The Womanless Wedding is planned for Red Men's hall on Sept 9. A seaplane demo thrilled harbor crowds amid Labor Day outings and family moves in Water Street and Federal Street areas.
Classified listing shows various Ford models from 1922 to 1929 including Tudor, Coupe, Roadster, and Panel Truck with monthly payments ranging from 13 to 22 and cash prices for select 1925 to 1929 cars. Other makes include Chevrolet Landau Sedan and Pontiac Coach with listed cash or monthly terms.
Wiscasset community news from 25 years ago mentions local baseball pitcher Bae of Gardiner at home, visits by John A. Andersons and Mildred from Somerville, Rev E H Boylston from Camden as guests of C F Emerk, a large Shortwell family reunion on Davis Island with boating and singing, plans for next year’s annual meeting, and a surprise party for Miss Alice Coffin of Jamaica Plain with games and refreshments attended by numerous local residents.
From the Sheepscot Echo Sept 5 1891 J W Fowles went to Gloucester last Saturday W L Lowell returned to Boston last Monday Richard S Lambert and family returned to Boston Monday Edwin Holbrook and wife of Albany visited friends Saturday Miss Piper of Damariscotta visiting sister Mrs Jessie White Masters Will and Jo Hubbard in Portland William Lowell and two sons visiting brother Milton Lowell west part of town Misses Eva Sears and Taxie Shea visiting Mrs George Emery at Ran Miss Ida Halliday returned to East Boston Tuesday Daniel Poole and daughters Nettie Isadore and Horace Poole of Boston guests of Joshua Poole this week William Taylor household goods moved to Linden Mass family to follow Monday removal from fish business Capt Albert Averell and wife of Chicago at Mrs Youngs Frank Lambert returned to Somerville Mass Thursday
The North school will open on Monday September 8 with Miss Mabel P Heal as teacher. Various residents report summer cottages being readied, visits from relatives, and teachers returning to duties. Gen Albert C Gray and other locals spend weekends at Summer homes while staff and families travel between towns.
The Sabino Improvement Association held its final meeting of the year with about 100 present. Officers and guests included Dr Ferry from Harvard Biochemical Dept. and local members such as Horace Aitken Russell Folsom Everett Lemont Fred Kittridge Will Kittridge Vaughan Smiley Clara and Madelyn Noyes Rex Clark Everett Mass and others.
Sagadahock Veteran Firemen's Association sponsors a dance at Arcade Ballroom on Monday September 22 to raise $500 for finishing its new hall on Middle Street. An excellent orchestra will provide music for the first post summer event, expecting a large crowd.
Readers note a string of visits and guests across Bath and nearby towns. Families like the Cates, Williams, Larrabee, and Rose hosted relatives and friends at cottages and homes such as Larrabee Grove and Foster's Point. Dates include late summer weeks with multiple travel mentions to Portlain and Green Street Bath.
Senator Borah departs Maine for Washington as Mrs. Siegars and local families note a birth in Saturday morning circles. Mrs. Vesta Siegars returns from West Dresden where she stayed with her daughter Mrs Harold Wall for the summer. Guy Irving Waltz of Amesbury Mass. was a guest of Mrs. Vesta Siegars.
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