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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1932

Page

6

Dance ends with balloon fun at West Bath hall

More than seventy couples attended the Thursday evening dance at the West Bath hall chaired by Catherine H. Emmons with a committee including Misses Marion and Almena Jaques and James Thurston. A five piece orchestra provided music and another dance is announced for September 15. Several visitors and residents are listed as guests or travelers, including Alice Boyer of New York and R. B. Parrish of Rockland Massachusetts visitors, and various locals returning from trips and summer activities.

West Bath Hall Catherine H. Emmons Marion L. Jaques Almena A. Jaques James A. Thurston Kenneth Smith Bernard Henderson Edwin W. Hi Harold L. Safford, Jr Percy Leeman Vincent A. Henderson Graham White

Notable Bath residents return from holiday and travel

Archibald M. Main of Bath Tern Works Corp. returns to Groton with his son Archibald Jr after a weekend with family. Edward V. Reed and wife from Woolwich resume duties in Bath after weeklong White Mountains and Lakewood theatre trips. Miss Helen Grange of Napanee and Miss Anne Laley of Toronto visit Bath relatives.

Archibald M. Main Bath Tern Works Corp Groton Conn Archibald M. Jr Mr. Main Hebron Well J. Wilson Morse Mr. Wilson Academy

Trott family ends Summer visit and returns to Providence

Raymond H Trott left Monday with his family from their Summer home at Small Point Beach for Providence R I Mrs Trott and their three children remain at Small Point for several weeks more Daniel J Perry and sons Carlton Harold and John left Saturday afternoon for Benedicta where they visited relatives over the weekend Mr and Mrs Arthur P Sampson and their children Richard and Alice of Woodfords arrived Saturday to spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs John Samypcon at 1059 High Street

Raymond H. Trott Small Point Beach Providence R. I Daniel J. Perry Carlton Harold John Benedicta Arthur P. Sampson Richard Alice Columbia Road Woodfords John Samypcon High Street Henry Butler Cambridge la Rue Kemper Moatsweag Farm Mr. Butler

Bath visitors depart for New Jersey home

Mr and Mrs Earle Twitchell and two daughters Nancy and Betsey left Thursday for their home in Haddonfield New Jersey after visiting Mrs Twitchells mother Mrs Davis Hatch of Greenstreet Bath residents had three weeks with Mrs Hatch and were joined by Mr Twitchell The group included graduate nurses Emery Freeman Joseph Hecht Catharine ODonnell and Phyllis Gilpatrick who drove to Wescustogo Inn Yarmouth Friday evening for dinner.

Earle Twitchell Nancy Betsey Haddonfield N. J Emery Freeman Joseph Hecht Catharine O'Donnell Phyllis Gilpatrick Bath City Hospital Wescustogo Inn Yarmouth

Wristons Return to Illinois After Summer at Small Point

Lieut. and Mrs. R. C. Wriston and their children drive home to Illinois after spending two months at their Summer home at Wyman's Beach, Small Point. Lieut. Wriston had purchased the former home of Mrs. R. W Lombard years ago.

R. C. Wriston Illinois Wyman's Beach Small Point Lieut. Wriston R. W Lombard

Community Notices From Milton to Bath

Rev and Mrs A Bernard Webber and sons return to Milton after August at Parker Head. Paul Tiemer visits from New York for weekend with Mrs Tiemer and Newell family in Bath. Raymond J Palmer joins Palmer family after visit with Jacobs. Miss Olive E Hallowell hosts Discord club. Miss Jessie Colby to host next at 45 Pine. Royal Johnson of Boston vacationing at Popham Beach. Cogan and son Edward return from Laconia with Ruth visiting grandparents Rev Arik and wife. Virginia M Clark on two weeks vacation. Albert A Greenblatt and wife from Providence visit Greenblatt family in Bath before White Mountains trip. W Dayton Hill family returns from August at Popham Beach.

A. Bernard Webber Paul Robert William Bernard Milton Mass Webber Parker Head Olive E. Hallowell Oak Street Jessie E. Colby Pine Street

Mildram Return to Boston Home After Island Trip

Mr and Mrs Howard Mildram returned to their Guaiac home in Boston on Sunday after passing Squirrel Island and as Ge Need. Mildram's aunt Mrs Fred B

Howard Mildram Guaiaa Boston Squirrel Island Mildram Fred B

New York Decorator Purchases Spring Harbor Farm

Mrs. Potter Cox owner of 18th Century Co border interior decorators in New York has bought the old Spring Harbor farm in Phippsburg. She and her two daughters Harriet and Barbara return after Landing Week at the Small Point club house. The house is a large square brick building with chimneys on each side built on a hill and shows Normandy-like features from the road. She plans to restore the back brick and make improvements. Carrie Shaw of Green Street visits Sebago Lake with Robert Smythe and will travel to Montreal to visit Mrs Ernest, formerly Miss Mary Paine.

Potter Cox Harriet Barbara New York City Small Point Club House Cox 18Th Century Co New York Normandy Carrie Shaw Green Street Robert Smythe Sebago Lake Shaw Montreal Ernest A Mary Paine

Duncan McInnes and R Rodger Mc Innes Visit Mother

Duncan McInnes and R Rodger Mc Innes arrived from Boston to spend the weekend with their mother Mrs John McInnes of Washington street. They were met by Charles White of Newark.

Duncan McInnes R. Rodger McInnes Boston John McInnes Washington Street Charles White Newark

Nurse Ruth Colby Visits Parents After Vacation

Miss Ruth Colby of the Maine General Hospital Training School for Nurses Portland is spending her vacation at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Russell M Colby 34 Pleasant Street.

Ruth Colby Maine General Hospital Training School For Nurses Portland Russel M. Colby Pleasant Street

Montreal Doctor and Family Visit Bath for Weekend

Dr W P Currie of Montreal arrived Friday by motor and returned Monday with his wife and two daughters visiting Mrs Currie’s parents at 21 Cobb road. Edward Given is in Boston on business. Joseph Torrey and family returned to Middle Street after summer at Popham Beach. Carrie Shaw hosted a dinner for her brother Robert Shaw and Mrs Shaw who have spent a month in Bath. Mrs Alden Smith won high score for ladies and Cc D Wilson for men. Robert Shaw and Robert Miller of Brunswick took second. The Shaws depart this week for Pelham Manor New York. Harold and Summerville Smith along with Cumberland Maryland visitors are spending a week in Bath.

Marvin R. Truss Oak Street Mr. Truss Bath Iron Works Corp Frashingham Mass Wilmington Del W. P. Currie Montreal City Carrie Shaw Robert Shaw Harold Smith Summerville Cumberland, Md Bath Watson Middle Street

Bath Social Roundup Includes Visitors and Vacations

A stream of visitors and travelers fills Bath scenes as Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paine and children visit Langdon Hill in Falmouth Foreside before returning to Brooklyn. Several Bath residents host relatives from Buffalo Chicago Bermuda and New York while city officials begin summer vacations and local residents resume bank duties and routine outings.

Miss Portia Clough Leaves For North Conway

Miss Portia Clough departed Saturday for North Conway New Hampshire after passing Mrs James Dunton on the way to court.

Portia Clough North Conway N. H James Dunton

Local Social Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Family News

Daughters and families are mentioned with births and relatives from Bath, Brunswick, and New York. Recurring names include Meister, Peterson, Tobey, Cox, Wallace, Black, Spear, Dennison, Lakin, Shepard, Berry, Hallowell, Butler, Kemper, Manier, Dunton, and Clay. Many family visits, summer stays, and travels are noted across Maine and nearby states.

Library historian Mrs Breeman retires at City Hospital

Mrs. Emery J. Breeman retires after long service as librarian and historian at a City hospital. She is succeeded by Miss Grace E. Allen, with Miss Helen Merrill stepping in as night supervisor following Allen’s appointment.

Emery J. Breeman Grace E. Allen Helen Merrill Miss Allen

Miss Harriett Johnson Returns to Springfield School Duties

Miss Harriett Johnson resumes school duties in Springfield Massachusetts on Tuesday after spending the summer with her mother Mrs Ernest Johnson on North Street.

Harriett Johnson Springfield Mass Ernest Johnson North Street

Bath area social notes list local visitors and travels

Miss Margaret Toole returns home to Fitchburg Mass after visiting sister Mrs. John Fitzgerald in Washington street Betty Fitzgerald accompanies her. Parker N Moulton and son Nash leave for Washington Conn where Moulton begins his seventh year as high school principal. Paul E Jones and fiancée Dorothy Martin of South Orange N J depart Bath after a week with Edwin M Jones. Elizabeth Williams visits Boston Children’s Hospital with Mrs Daniel Williams and daughter Elizabeth. Alice Coffie Ida Coffie visit Bonnie Eagle Lake. Charles and James Collins of Lynn along with Ralph Kenney host weekend guests in West Bath. Blair C Wilson goes to Boston for a few days on business. Brown family from East Braintree spend a week in Bath with Mrs Brown’s aunt Mrs Leslie Fowles. Allen Irish hosts a supper party at his Summer home in Sabine. Rodney E Ross hosts a buffet supper before a Bath Lee club dance. Walter A Austin of Cascade N H visits aunt Mrs Leslie Fowles on High street. Bath people attend Lewis ton fair where Gene Tunney spoke. Rupert H Baxter leaves for annual visit to H C Baxter & Bro corn packing plant in Essex Junction. George B Wetherbee and family of Braintree spend weekend with Charles P Wetherbee and family on High street. Ellen and Carol Stevens return from Boothbay Harbor to Middle street with Hiram T Stevens family.

Horne Family Returns Home to Brooklyn

Mr and Mrs Frank E Horne return to Brooklyn New York on Monday. The notice also mentions Pereshar Batol Bath and Mrs J N Sanford of 41 Crescent Street.

Frank E. Horne Brooklyn N. Y Monne, Pereshar Batol Bath J. N. Sanford Cresvent Street

Sacred Heart Daughters Elect Officers at October Meeting

The Sacred Heart group and Daughters of Isabella plan to elect officers at the next business meeting on October 7. Forty seven members attended the September gathering, with three new members received. A farewell surprise was given to Miss Jeannette F Shackford at 1033 Washington Street, with gifts and well wishes as she departs for Nassan Institute Springvale after receiving the Dike P T A prize and NHS membership. The evening featured games and dancing.

Sacred Heart Cirdlé Isabella Jeannette F. Shackford Amd Roy F. Shackford Turner’s Court Eerae Helen M. Knessy Washington Street Shackford Morse High Dike P. T. A National Honor Society Nassan Institute Springvale Mise Shackford Margaret M

Poverty ball at the Casino Bay Point draws prizes

An enjoyable poverty ball was held at the Casino Bay Point on Saturday night preceded by a baked bean supper. Louis Deitrich of Minneapolis won first prize and Elliot Bold of this city won second in the men’s division. Elizabeth B. Deering won first prize for women with Miss Robert of Chicago taking second. Several locals and visitors are noted returning from Bay Point and area cottages, with life saving lessons and social gatherings mentioned.

Bay Point Louis Deitrich Minneapolis Minn Elliot Bold Elizabeth B. Deering Missee Robert Chicago

Eamesholm closes as season ends and town notes

The community reflects on a successful season that opened June 27 and closes with plans to reopen next June. Highway damage east of Bath affects patronage. Miss Joyce Parker anticipates continued business and a late-season extension. Labor Day mail service will pause delivery with limited window for general delivery.

Eamesholm Bath Joyce Parker Miss Parker Pittsfield Mass Ies Oe

Two Alarm Fire Ravages Cleanings Plant and Block

A two alarm blaze gutted the Wright family annex and the Bath Cleaning and Dye Works in a brick block. Fire department saved equipment and clothing, with most items insured. damage initially estimated at 20 000 to 25 000. Restoration efforts begin as businesses relocate and salvage proceeds.

Page One Walsh Wright W. Breed Frank W. Breed Harry Foote Bath Garage Co Cleansing and Dye Works Bath Cleansing & Dye Works Auburn L. O. Mercier Co Mercier Charles Miller

Brotherhood Picnic Brings Bath Residents Together

Members of the Pirtt Baptist church and families enjoyed a communal picnic at Bath, sharing food, games, and fellowship in a friendly outdoor gathering.

Brotherhood of the Pirtt Baptist Church Familes The Bath

Explosion at Bath Steam House damages shop in 1921

On September 29, 1921 an explosion at the Bath Steam House, then home to Cleansing & Dye Works, hurled proprietor Herbert Douglas through the storefront. He suffered burns and clothing loss, with about 10000 dollars in damage. Glass fragments endangered the street and bystanders.

Bath Cleansing & Dye Works Herbert £. Douglas Douglas City Hospital Harry Brown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Alice Boyer Charles J. Donnell Popham Beach R. B. Parrish Rockland, Mass Ralph P. Mank Henry C. Hall Washington, D. C Sebasco Lodge Thomas Pemberton Northeast Carry Charles Henry Betts Belmont Henry P. Healey West Street Mr. Betts Massachusetts Institute of Technology Olive Guild Son Eastham Guild John H. Hyde Elmhurst Richard Haskell Robert Burns David L. Wilson John Averill Fort Fairfield Wilson Fryeburg Bina L. Curtis Leeds Weston P. Holman Leonard D. Norsworthy Elizabeth Son Folsom Theummer Paul Wilson Edward Lee Herbert Henderson Edwin B. Spaulding West Concord American Cyanamid Co Jessie Spaulding Grace B. Spaulding Maine General Hospital Mary Perry Wellesley Stephen C. Plant Brookline Fred H. Cary Elmwood Farm East Brunswick Thomas Brooks Hotel Fullerton Boothbay Harbor Brooks Bessie Nelson Dunning Henry T. Baldwin Worcester Walter 8. Glidden Register of Probate William F. Dunham Richmond Lillian Dunham Lakewood Bar Harbor Cadillac Mountain Victor Pollard Marine Hospital Inlaw Spring Street Galen Low Jean Brookline, Mass Mrs. Low Edward H. Hartwell Bernice B. Hosmer W. W. Hosmer Attleboro High School Hosmers Paul A. Kind of Haddonfield, N. J Edward V. Reed Woolwich Hyde Windlass Co Bath National Bank White Mountains Lakewood Theatre Helen A. Grange Napanee Ont Anne Laley Toronto Miss Grange Harry F. Morin Charlies M. Ferrell Richmond, Va Robert Idan Ferrell High John A. Legro Sabine Allen M. Irish George Stangel Stangel Allen Thayer Mr. Stangel Mr. Thayer Lake Moosehead State Highway Commission Waldoboro Bangor Stanger Mary Pomeroy Kalamazoo Mich Mary Field Detroit Paul Tiemer Mrs. Tiemer Mrs. W Newell Paul R. Palmer West Roxbury G. H. Jacobs York Street Raymond J. Palmer Jacobs Royal Johnson David Cogan Center Street Edward Laconia Ruth Charles Arik Arik Virginia M. Clark Bath Daily Times Albert A. Greenblatt Dorchester Solomon K. Greenblatt W. Dayton Hill Edward Given Joseph Torrey J. Haviland Torrey Walter Paine Langdon Hill Falmouth Hill F. D. Hill Clarence 8. DePuy Buffalo, N. Y Fred F. Butler Walter L. Whitney John 8. Place Langdon Green Mr. Place Cecil Tucker Hamilton Bermuda Mrs. Tucker Susan N. Ballou Leonard Lord Fitts Street Wilfred Gack Earle G. Greenleaf Gertrude C. Greenleaf John Footer South Street Angus Cottage Bailey Island Footer Richard Angus John Leutritz Joseph Kimball Swampscott, Mass Samuel A. Kimball J.T. Gosnay Wakefield Charles E. Helah New Harbor Lucien Bisson Frank T. Fortier Wilfred F. Skaling Arthur J. Tracey Oscar J. Tanguay Arthur Jenkins Florence Hagan Halifax First National Bank Howard H. Barter Dummer Street Narragansett Pier Cigs Sunmouth Peterson Darlena Meister Carl T. Meister Harry E. Peterson Brunswick Road Samuel Tobey Augusta Carl Anderson Mary Isa Fred C. Cox Annie George Wallace Gertrude Norway Pines West Point Rirthday Thomas P. Black Donald Kay, Mass Labor Day Southport Allan Spear Pearl Street Popham Elizabeth Dennison William Dennison Washington, Conn Parker N. Moulton Rodney C. Jones Long Island Sadie A. Lakin Shirley E. Shepard Isabelle Berry Virginia Florence Manier Hudson Court Street Henry Clay Hingham, Mass Small Point Club Mrs Fenno Hoffman Margaret Toole Fitchbur John Fitzgerald Betty Fitzgerald Nash Moulton Paul E. Jones South Orange Dorothy Martin Edwin M. Jones Corliss Street Daniel Williams Children’s Hospital Alice Coffie Ida Coffie Bonnie Eagle Lake Charles Collins James 41 Lynn Ralph W. Kenney West Bath Blair C. Wilson Ceoil Ford Brown Betty Charles East Braintree Mr. Brown Leslie Fowles Rodney E. Ross Bath Lee Club Northath Walter A. Austin Cascade, N. H Julia M. Murray Doris Dyer Maurice Potter Frederick W. Humphreys Lewiston State Fair Gene Tunney Rupert H. Baxter H. C. Baxter & Bro Essex Junction George B. Wetherbee Braintree, Mass Charles P. Wetherbee Ellen Carol Stevens Hiram T. Stevens Lucy Cahill Laura Morse Charles H. Frost Mildred Palmer Mildred Nichols Niagara Falls New York State Mohawk Trail Miss Palmer New Bedford School For the Deaf Alice Ellis Manley Lewiston Marjorie Beveridge Camden Ruth Watson William Dolezal Durham Thea Beveridge Miss Beveridge Farmington Normal School University of Ohio Edward J. Lee Jr Herbert A. Henderson Paul B. Wilson Frederick BE. Drake Birch Point Charles R. Farnham Farnham Langdon T. Thaxter Richard Farnham Kirsten Robert Ill American Red Cross Life Saving Corps J. Otis Swift William E. Sturtevant Marty Thompson Carl J. Severin Sarah Black Camp Wagabe Arrowsic Herbert Hodgkins Lemont Street Clarence Emery Waterville Mr. Emery Aew and Telegraph Company W. H. White Mildred Lilian Dedham Noyes Walter Coombs Walter Blanche Emily Jane Alden Eames Ernest Dinsmore Ernest Jr Long Island, N. Y Roslindale Cottage Whiting Alice R. Sturtevant New York Cafe Castine Normal School Miss Sturtevant Att Exward NBC Dolly Jack Lynch Jack Board of Aldermen Sagadahoe Grand Jury Traverse Jury Sheriff's Department John Rucker Rucker Herbert Allen Memphis Tenn Allen Owen J. Ledyard John J. Keegan En Ees Street Bewall McFarland’s Front Street Parr & Frost Ralph G. Parr William G. Kidder Daniel T. Dougherty Dougherty College of Pharmacy A. & Pe Rar Makeager Suimer Arthur J. Dunton Saturda Ee Sun Hood Fates New Meadows Inn Thor Cahill Aveni Wa Farm Bureau Edwin L Coates Oeere Wit Holbrook Costello P. Hall Hollis Leeman John ©. Gilmore Percy C. Bailey Henry T. Dubar Ingram Co American Legion Roland Smith Reigen Post
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