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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
7
Local society notes list visits, travels and guests across Bath and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Ravert Ordawy in Skowhegan, Miss Mariam McKenney in Brunswick, and many others visiting relatives, with occasional job moves and institute plans noted.
In a continuation of Page One, aldermen debated whether to hire another attorney to review the city lease. Some urged a second opinion to ensure legality, while others praised Attorney Carey for his past work with Cemetery and Park boards. After the joint convention ended, the council appeared satisfied with the lease as written.
Col lector Ralph K Hall presents the 1930 real and personal tax figures totaling 398 224 53 with 304 691 62 collected by Sept 3 balance 93 532 91 3 Percent cash discount 5680 29 and other line items. City treasurer shows appropriations 452 123 34 credits 11 673 80 extended 226 807 27 total cash on hand 79 134 95 and notes several absent aldermen listed.
A Waterford county hen that laid 259 eggs in its pullet year sold for 55 dollars at a Dublin market.
Georgetown residents return from Kennebec Point and Sagadahoc Bay as many families conclude summer stays. Obituary notices for John E. Oliver aged 76 are noted with funeral at First Baptist Church. Nearby figures like Rev. F W Hovey and Rev. Arthur Falls feature in church events and farewell services.
Atherton's Floral Greens on Granite Hill in Hallowell showcases 300 varieties of gladiolus and dahlias in every color and size. A welcome awaits visitors along Winthrop street as blooms reach peak season.
Red Cross conferences will be held this month in Gardiner and Seal Harbor Maine with speakers James L Roche and Dr. Van Dyke. Delegates from southern Maine chapters will attend Gardiner with Laura Knowlton and Walter Davidson presenting on Red Cross health and community life. At Seal Harbor Clifford Barnes chairs with Gertrude Peabody welcoming delegates and Knowlton and Davidson discussing same topics. A garden tea closes the Seal Harbor session.
An Independent reporter toured the Wyman dam in Bingham with safety engineer Roy C. Keene of Central Maine Power Co. Construction reaches 100,000 horsepower with water diverted through two gates, 1,300 workers on site, and preparations to install penstocks and scroll cases for two remaining units. Power from unit one expected by December amid rapid earth-fill, rising water, and a submerged old river road.
Thomas Humble, foreman carpenter with Foundation Co, died after an auto wreck in Rahway New Jersey Saturday night. He directed caisson construction for the Kennebec bridge substructure and lived in Augusta during the project. A Masonic funeral was held in Rahway and he is survived by his widow and two children.
Local notices list frequent cottage closures and returns. Miss E I Chandy and Miss Cromwell among those leaving and resuming studies in Boston. Families including the Savages, Bartletts, Fields, Bakers, Biggins, and Moores visit or depart Bath area cottages. School begins with Mrs Thibodeau teaching. A birth reported for Chester and Mrs MacMahan. Several residents travel to Arlington, Medford, and Belmont Massachusetts.
We thank neighbors and friends for acts of kindness during our father and brother in law's illness and death and for the beautiful flowers. Mr and Mrs George A York and Mr and Mrs D S Pettengill Georgetown Maine Sept 9 1930.
University of Maine sophomore Wilbur Hagan will return to campus in late August after spending the summer with his parents Captain and Mrs. Frank W. Hagan of Upper High Street.
Seven Bath Iron Works yachts including Corsair and Paragon prepare for the Newport races. Bath figures led by M. Main and L. Eugene Thebeau plan attendance as Bath residents join the festivities. Other Bath boats and Sir Thomas Lipton’s Erin add to the color of the event.
Mayor Harold P Small and the Highways and Sewers committee launch an intensified sidewalk improvement drive in Bath after seven months of street work. Plans include resurfacing sidewalks citywide, with North Bedford and Oak streets from High to Lincoln slated for resurfacing. Progress on Washington Street Hill and below Pine Street is favorable as crushed rock is laid, potentially triggering Lincoln Street reconditioning from Courts to Academy Street if smooth progress continues.
Funeral services for Elizabeth Jane Lakin 53 wife of Fred J Lakin were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the First Baptist church Washington and Elm streets Rev Kenneth Morse officiated. Large turnout of relatives and friends with a floral display. Bearers Raymond Mellntire Charles John and Maurice Pye accompanied the casket. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Edward Plummer of Lisbon Falls formerly of this city and long employed at the Texas Steamship Co. office visited Bath this week en route home from Bangor where they spent the weekend attending the Mission Convention. Mrs Plummer was formerly Miss Alice Card.
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