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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
3
The Bath area community reports visitors and residents traveling from New York Philadelphia Chicago and Boston. Notable mentions include James Lemont family trip to Prince Edward Island stopping in St John’s, Chicago captain George Drake visiting Bath, and numerous guests at Mrs Pearl Dumbers Coveie Ga. events.
Surprise will mark a red letter day on her calendar for anniversaries. Mr and Mrs W J Inman of Brookline Massachusetts have returned home after a weekend in Bath as guests of Mr and Mrs Charlies Low of High street. Mr and Mrs Donnell Carr of Newton Massachusetts formerly of Bath have returned after a weekend in Bath visiting his parents. Miss Muriel Spinney entertained with a farewell. Mrs Vincent d Hayvetter and her daughter Mrs Harry L Boyd have returned to Greensboro North Carolina after a month in Bath at Miss Susan N Ballou’s on High street. Mrs Fred Hector and four daughters Mary Dorothy Margaret and Caroline have returned to Fargo North Carolina after summer with Mrs Hector’s mother Mrs William D Sewall at Small Point.
Miss Virginia Landry of Watertown Massachusetts visits Bath with Miss Mary Steel at the Lemont home on Le Mont Street. They plan to return Saturday to Watertown and Monday morning travel. Grant store manager Merle Niles of Oil City Penn travels with son Robert from the Cahill home to Rumford. Mrs. Niles and son stay a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brownell of Cobb Road spend the weekend with relatives in West Newton Massachusetts. Bath residents David Field Roy Miller Sumner Braedon William Daley and Fred L Morrison, Bath Trust Co employees, were home for the Bath holiday and will visit Washington D C with Admiral C Frederick Hughes. Leroy Lothrop and Charles Harriman attend Boston–Brooklyn NL games at Braves Field in Boston. Carlton Pike returns to New York City after visiting Arthur Sewall at Small Point. John Hayes and Paul, Harry and Donald Ring go to Richmond for the Labor Day game Bath versus Richmond. C J Corbett returns to Barnet Vermont after visiting Bath with Miss Marion Wakefield at her mother Emma Wakefield’s. Mrs Richard Angus and daughter Annabel and Mrs Jack Leutritz return to New York City after two weeks in Bath with the Foot family of 8 South Street.
High street and Mr and Mrs Edward Hartwell are linked to the former Charles Hyde residence later bought by Dr Hardy last year in Washington.
Loyall F. Sewall left Monday night for New York with his mother Mrs Harold M. Sewall after passing the summer at Small Point. He will sail Friday from New York for Europe where he will spend a few weeks on business.
A closing Summer event at Small Point featured a beach clambake Sunday night with attendees including Miss Minnie White Miss Susan Ballou Miss Belle J Foote Miss Anne Kimball Miss Miriam W Kimball Phillips Kimball Henry C Wright of Bath and Miss Margaret Cargill of New York City. Several residents and visitors traveled back after weekend visits with families in Bath New Harbor and Somerville Massachusetts.
John B. Crosby of Needham Mass weekend visit with Mrs. Crosby and daughter Mary Louise. They have stayed with Mrs. Crosby's parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Harriman for a month. Doris, 15, finished grammar and high school in nine years and will enter New Jersey College for Women this Fall.
Frederick H. Magoun, son of Mrs. Charlies F. Magoun, is recuperating at Portsmouth hospital after an appendectomy. Harold McElman and others spent Labor Day visiting Boothbay Harbor and Ocean Point. Miss Jane Cushing and Miss Alys Thompson departed for Dobbs Ferry. Several locals hosted and visited at cottages in Popham and Corliss street. Meta Teeling wed Paul Millman in New York City. Others returned home from visits in Winchester and Bath. John W. Williams of Baltimore stayed ten days at Small Point with Mrs. Williams. Arthur Stewart and family vacationed in Bath with Seth Stewart and family.
McGowan, an American speed skater, established a national endurance roller skating record by completing 146 hours and three minutes of travel on rollers in Massachusetts. He rested 15 minutes each hour and completed the feat despite swollen feet and a 15 pound weight loss, receiving a $1,000 prize.
Personal notes list Bertram and Victor Leask heading to Kittery to visit their aunt. Several Bath residents host visitors from Brattleboro Boston Wollaston and Washington. Trips include a motor tour through New York State and stays at Foster's Point with notes on social visits and retirements.
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