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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
8
A compact chronicle from Bath 1890 includes village notes on Acadia lodge double tenement work, public bath petitions, street improvements, boat and ice crop updates, burglaries, thefts, and local travel. It covers fires, launches Bernice thefts, hospitalities, and council actions as the week unfolds.
Flora Willett 45 wife of Levi Willett was found dead at 14 Free Mont Street Saturday night. Husband returned from shopping and found her on the bed. A physician was called. Medical Examiner Langdon T. Snipe reportedly not feeling well. Court documents from Sagadahoc County Probate Court in Bath involve Anna N. Mullin seeking letters as executrix for Seth S. Mullin’s estate with witnesses and formal seal.
The burial of Mrs Nellie Small Holbrook widow of Samuel S Holbrook followed a Friday arrival in Bath from South Hadley Falls Massachusetts. A Saturday service at Oak Grove Church conducted by Rev Weston P Holman concluded the funeral.
Pred and Charlies Hooper arrive home from Boston. Local visitors include Misses Tia and Lottie Dunning and Mattie Roy. The city ran an excursion Monday night to the Fall of Babylon with three more trips planned. The annual Grange Fair is set for Alameda October 21 to 24 and Grace church prepares a new counter. A fancy dress dancing party is planned at Mrs. Lewis Pleasant Point next Thursday, with McKinney and Conant providing music. A barrel packing drive filled two sugar barrels and a box for Live Oak Florida. Sixteen dollars profit from the festival will cover freight and remaining funds go to a Jackson Mississippi school.
A longtime resident who moved to Beth a year ago and married Lakin later in life. She served in the First Baptist church and contributed to church and community activities. Survived by her husband four brothers and two sisters with ties to Small Point Bath Va Augusta Portas and East Corinth.
Herbert T. Norton aged 71 formerly of Bath died in New London morning Friday. His body was brought to Bath for burial at Oak Grove after a Curtis funeral service. Norton was a skilled black smith and tool dresser who worked at Bath Iron Works and then moved to Groton and Waterford. He is survived by his widow Fannie Shea and two children Eleanor and Harold of New London, with nephews Edward Sanford Oscar Shea and cousin Charles A. Harriman named.
Dr. Bert G. Jewett aged 57, uncle of Cecil J. Cutts of Morse high, was found dead in his bed at 17 Florence Street Portland. Born in Alna, he studied at Coburn Classical Institute and Baltimore University finishing in 1896. He practiced in Waterville Springfield Bangor and Portland. He leaves a widow two sisters Mrs A Grace Cutts of Portland and Mrs Carol Claire of Hartford as niece and nephew. Funereal was Friday afternoon with burial in Springfield.
John Edward Oliver son of Washington and Mary Oliver worked in Bath and at Bath Iron Works in youth. He spent many years at home on his farm. A daughter, Mrs. Susan Pettingill of Frye, survives.
Mrs Lizzie E Adams widow of Capt Andrew Adams of East Boothbay died recently and funeral services for her daughter Charles Hodgdon were held at West Boothbay on Sunday afternoon at two with burial in the family plot.
Funeral services for Herbert T. Norton aged 7 were conducted at Curtis funeral home Center Rev T W Horsfield of the Universalist Church officiated. Members of Polar Star lodge A F and A M attended. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
John Edward Oliver aged 76 died at home in Georgetown Friday. The funeral conducted by Rev. F. W. Hovey Sunday afternoon at Georgetown Baptist Church. Bearers were Walter Dunham Thomas Williams Howard and William Oliver. Burial followed at Oaks Cemetery.
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