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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
4
Bowdoinham residents and visitors are noted in a long roster of movements and social events. Local families travel to Bath Portland and New Meadows while attending concerts, visits, and recitals. autos and a Gardiner sedan figure in recent trips and errands.
Richmond chiropractor HR Hill will attend the residence of C A Newton in Center Street Bowdoinham on Mondays and Fridays from four to five thirty p m. Public notice lists dates and times for visits.
Nashua visitor Nathaniel H Whitmore of New Hampshire guests at Stinson House. Misses Lizzie Valley Susie Rideout and Alice Fulton plan two week Lynn Boston trip. George W Sutherland and wife depart for Colfax Washington Territory. Richard Adams of Topsham injured when horse ran away, elbow broken. horse killed. Jennie Langdon of Boston visiting. Lafayette Bates and wife return to New York. Chess match between Nelson and W E Purinton for state championship. Jerry Hill to preach at Lancaster schoolhouse. George Gallison of Portland visiting uncle John Millay. Mrs F Thorn of Lisbon Falls visits Mrs S I Thorn. Jerry Grover marketing two farms for sale. Philip Foster to Topsham gaming tour. Mrs M L Leavitt of Portland visiting Mrs F B Curtis. Mr and Mrs A B Purinton of Waterville visit Bowdoin.
Reverend James H. Gray District Superintendent preached at Center M E Church on Sunday with Mrs. Gray. I Little, summer supply, will finish next Sunday. Mrs. Hh J Nolette and three children left for Salimon Falls. N Lon-Theses left after eight weeks on East Side with Miss Elizabeth Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Durnard and Catherine left for Washington D C by auto. Miss Ena Hlodgdon visited East Side residence from Malden with Robert Cousins driving. Miriam Smith of Melrose returned from the Art Colony at Troothbay Harbor staying a few days.
Ames Williard Woodworth of Drain tree Massachusetts and Miss Olive Margaret Murray of Bath were married Monday night at the bride’s parents home. The two ring ceremony was performed by Rev. C Myte Tobbs. The bride wore white satin and lace, carried white ophelia roses and sweet peas, with attendants Miss Hilda Murray and Miss Susie Fletcher. Best man Sertram Houston of Braintree. Reception followed with refreshments served by local girls. The couple will reside at 60 West Street, Drain tree after December 1. Woodworth served in the navy. he is with Pratt and Simmons. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Charles W. Woodworth and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Woodworth amid others.
Eva Carlton and a Portland friend were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Carlton. Local families motor to South Marswell for a shore dinner. John Reed returns home after summer at Capital Island. Capt. E. O. Pay and Lois of Flushing, L. A. are at Day’s Ferry for weeks. Mary and Charlotte Stinson from New York visit Day’s Ferry. Miss Martin Stitson resumes school duties in New York. All Woolwich, Phippeburgh and Arrowsie schools reopen Sept 11. Bath hosts a Republican rally with Senator Edge, Governor Thaxter and Congressman Wallace PL White as speakers.
Eastern States Exposition in Springfield offers a 22000 dollar purse for a four day fall race meet on the half mile oval. The feature is 5000 dollar free for all nomination race on September 18 with top pacers like Single G Dan Hedgewood Northern Direct Directum J Lanardo Jimmy McKerron Iskander and Isklander among the entries for the 215 pace on September 20.
A newspaper note looks back to a county fair style memory and announces Children’s Day at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts. Friday September 22 offers twelve hours where children take ownership of the event.
The Auburn Chamber of Commerce begins a drive to raise two thousand dollars for an educational fund aiding Auburn youth. Ranger George Terrio of Oro accuses his two sons of larceny in separate charges, with Julius released and George held on bail for the Superior Court. Joseph Cote, a Hebron sanitarium patient, is probation- ed for three months after a court plea on vehicle violation charges. A Bath built six-masted schooner Wye sails from Norfolk to Portland with its largest cargo this season.
Sagandahee county probate court opened the September term with a heavy docket. Judge James E. Lowell signed wills, appointed executors and administrators for many estates including Bach Spaulding Page Hopkins Donnell, and Southard. inventories and accounts were filed and allowed for multiple estates. guardianships, guardians reports, and inheritance tax actions were issued involving Bath Topsham Richmond and Georgetown.
The Pleasant Street residence of Mr and Mrs Hermann EL Stover hosted the wedding of Miss Jane Wilson to Henry Sumner Willis on Saturday. Rev H Hl Bishop officiated with Miriam Andrews Wayed directing the wedding march. Attendants were Elsie Willis and John Willis. After a auto honeymoon the couple will reside at 40 Pleasant Street. Guests included Davitt Livingston, Ethel Lundigan and Milton Litchfield.
Local social items list patients and marriages filed with the city clerk John W. Gilmore. Various residents, family visitors, postmasters Merrill McKenney and Frank K. Jack, and others are noted as traveling between Bath Lewiston Dummer Street Hallowell New York and New London Connecticut.
Local residents return from summer breaks at Wiscasset and Wopham Beach with many visiting family members. Oliver Brown attends funeral of F. Donald Brown in Friendship. Notables like Charles E. Houston and A M G Soule visit Bath after Brunswick vinegar seizure.
Loss of appetite and fatigue are linked to general debility in this early 20th century testimonial. Hood's Sarsaparilla is touted to restore appetite, improve sleep, and boost resistance to illness. The ad claims three generations of satisfaction and recommends Hood's Pills as a purgative.
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