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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1928

Page

3

Winnegance Picnic And Community Club Notes

Evening Workers picnicked at Mrs. Annie Malcolm’s cottage Quaker Point with croquet, rolling pin contest, fortunes, and photos followed by a seafood supper. Attendees included Henrietta Eaton and Joanna Hodgkins, with Mrs. D. A. Murray’s group traveling to Sherman Mills for a weekend visit. The Winneganee Community club and auxiliary discussed finishing the clubhouse addition costing about 500, and fall plans to fund it with party proceeds.

Annie Malcolm Quaker Point Day Marco Preble Mr. Williams Malcolm Henrietta Eaton Joanna Hodgkins Junior Day David A. Murray Ralph Murray Sherman Mills Aroostook County D. A. Murray Winneganee Community Club Frank A. Leavitt Pitch Pine Hill Phippsburg Parker O. Rogers Wiscasset Marion Morse Sherman L. Morse Dorothy Morse Bayonne N. J New York City Herbert Morse Sagamore New York Marion Dorothy Morse Clarence Willis New Bridge Maine Winfield W. Morse John G. Morse Harry F. Oliver Robert P. Manson Frank Perry Doris Morse Freeport

Personal notes from Bath readers and visitors

Mr and Mrs William Long of Mattapan Massachusetts were Friday guests en route to Canada. R D Wyman auditor from the Boston office of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co was a weekend business visitor in Bath. Miss Carrie Warner and Miss Georgena Peters returned home after two weeks in Lewiston with friends.

William Long Mattapan Mass Canada R. D. Wyman Boston The Postal Telegraph Cable Co Bath Carrie Warner Georgena Peters Lewiston

Butler Wins Appointment to Fort Monroe Radio School

Joseph Butler of Bath, Morse high School 1925 alumnus and Battery H member, earned a Fort Monroe radio school appointment in Virginia. His training includes C M T C summer camps and athletic prowess at Morse High, where he starred in football, captained the basketball team, and excelled in track.

Joseph Butler Bath Morse High School Fort Monroe 240Th Maine Regiment Sanford Brunswick Rockland Thomaston Camden Fort Munroe Butler

Cosmpolitan Club Plans Delegates and Bridge Event

The September Cosmopolitan Club meeting with about 20 members voted to send two delegates Mrs Lillian Frost and Mrs Rachel Hodgdon to the Maine Federation of Women's clubs at Belgrade on Sept 1921. A new bridge tournament was also planned with captains Miss Lillian Lewin and Miss Bertha Bellerose.

Cosmopolitan Club Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs Belgrade Lillian Frost Rachel Hodgdon Lillian Lewin Bertha Bellerose Mary Cunningham Miriam Kimball Gwendolyn Redlon Harold Adams Ruth Fields Catherine Trott Dorothy Welch Sophie Mikels Dorothy Muench William Adams

Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc two weeks

Transfers across Arrowsic Bath Georgetown Phippsburg Topsham and Woolwich listed by the Sagadahoc registry of deeds show parcels changing hands. Samuel B. Martin to Walter L. Foster and multiple deeds involving George E. Legard Mary C. O Hara Keyes Fibre Co. Rose Anna McFadden Annie P. Keyes Annie M. Deering Walter A. Keyes C L Douglas John Lakeland John W. Frost George Seavey Viola May Seavey Bean and others.

Sagadahoc Arrowsic Samuel B. Martin Walter L. Foster Bath George E. Legard Howard E. Kaler Mary C. O’hara Elizabeth V. Garagan Keyes Fibre Co., Inc Rose Anna McFadden Jennie L. Brown C. L. Douglas Georgetown Annie O. Stacey Annie M. Deering Phippsburg

Bath Nobles Attend Meeting of Shriners

Bath Nobles attended the state fair ceremonial of Kora Temple Mystic Shrine at Lewiston last Wednesday. The list includes W Hagan Horatio Mikles John A Legro David Y Alkazin Joseph Terrill E M Fuller Thomas S Gibbons John Wishart Robert Wishart Seth S Mullin Ralph O Dale Jay Jordan Harold P Small Ralph E Wright L J Sanborn Greenleaf A Mayo Gardiner Deering Charles Miller Oliver Moses III Charles A Harriman Thomas F Perkins H Dorman Perkins Henry G Shaw Sylvester H Rowland Howard Blake John H Freeman Carl Dudley William M Adams Mr Kelley Mr Ash.

Bath Kora Temple Mystic Shrine Lewiston W. Hagan Horatio Mikles John A. Legro David Y. Alkazin Joseph Terrill E. M. Fuller Thomas S. Gibbons John Wishart Robert Wishart Seth S. Mullin Ralph O. Dale Jay Jordan Harold P. Small Ralph E. Wright L. J. Sanborn Greenleaf A. Mayo Gardiner Deering Charles Miller Oliver Moses Charles A. Harriman Thomas F. Perkins H. Dorman Perkins Henry G. Shaw Sylvester H. Rowland Howard Blake John H. Freeman Carl Dudley William M. Adams Mr. Kelley Mr. Ash

Steamer Virginia Remains On Boothbay Route

The steamer Virginia continues on the Boothbay Harbor line with withdrawal date not set. Likely next week depending on patronage. After a late start it had a strong season, began July 5, earned public goodwill, and will head to winter quarters at Boothbay Harbor. The gasoline boat Norman Tf will take over on withdrawal.

Virginia Bath Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Harbor Norman Tf

Miss Grace Thornton Weds Gerry Mansfield in Cambridge

Grace Thornton daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Thornton Bath marries Gerry Mansfield of Somerville Massachusetts in Cambridge on Wednesday. Attended by bride’s brother Edward Thornton and his wife from Arlington. After a brief New York honeymoon, they will reside in Cambridge where the groom is employed.

Grace Thornton Gerry Mansfield Somerville Mass Cambridge Oscar Thornton Bath Edward Thornton Arlington New York

Local Lynn Couple to Wed at People's Baptist Church

Miss Corine Dorothy Lefebvre of Lynn Mass visiting her sister Mrs Kessier Wold of 96 Court Street will marry Earl F Wetmore a Lynn contractor this Thursday at the People's Baptist church with Rev George B Wolstenholme officiating.

Corine Dorothy Lefebvre Lynn Mass Kessier Wold- of

Phippsburg Social Notes Amid Popham Beach Visits

Residents and visitors fill a busy week in Phippsburg and Sebasco Estates. Allan Spear and Charles Lincoln families spend a week at coastal cottages. Miss Hattie Bowker returns from New York. Martha Small hosts luncheon bridge. Phippsburg Center opens with Mrs. Alice Galvin as teacher. multiple local residents visit Bath and Portland. telephone work extends to Clark Bowker residence. community groups like Dromore Grange hold covered dish suppers. several families and guests circulate among homes and hotels.

Allan Spear McKay Popham Beach Charles M. Lincoln New York Sebasco Estates Hattie Bowker New York City W. R. Bowker Martha Small Phippsburg Center Alice Galvin Bath Galvin Ella Arras George Ingalls Clark Bowker Meadowbrook Dromore Grange Portland John C. Clark Thorndike Dromore Lucinda Sprague Ruth Mary Sebasco Edna Weston Suzamer Mollie Stafford Queen's Village N. Y Popham Earl Pickering Gardiner Edwin Jackson Waterville

Families return from Parker Head and seaside cottages

Mr and Mrs William Temple close their cottage and return to Bath. Dr Harvey Hutchins and his mother leave Malden Mass for home. Walter I Percy general superintendent Ocean Steamship Co and his wife return to Rutherford NJ after a week at Parker Head. Several other families depart Parker Head for homes in East Boston Everett Syracuse Bergen NJ and Brooklyn.

William Temple Bath Harvey Hutchins L. E. Hutchins Malden Mass Walter I. Percy The Ocean Steamship Co Rutherford, N. J F. E. McCarty John Terrel Boston Parker Head Everett Mr. Webber Mattapan Walter P. McCarty Walter Jr Syracuse Sigue Peterson Brooklyn, N. Y Bonney East Boston Marsh

Trolley Wire Sag Causes Truck Collision on High Street

A sagging guy wire supporting the trolley line caused a peculiar accident at the foot of McCutcheon hill on High street Winneganee Tuesday morning. A three ton coal truck from M. W. Sewall Co bound for Small Point driven by Thomas Fletcher collided with it. The cab was torn off and Fletcher sustained a severe laceration to the left hand. The truck halted after steering into the road. The aged pole line gave way, the wire sagged, and the A and K Ry Co was notified. City Marshal Walter Whitney investigated the incident.

McCutcheon High Street Fletcher Walter Whitney

Crane Robash wedding ties Bath and Portland couple

Friends of James D. Crane of this city and Miss Margaret Robash of Portland formerly of Bath announce their marriage in Portland on Saturday September 1. Crane a Bath Lodge Elk and clerk in a Boothbay Harbor contractor’s office. The note also mentions visiting relatives and local moves including Charles MacDonald family relocating from 952 High Street to 146 Oak Street.

James D. Crane Margaret Robash Portland Bath Winifred Crane Bath Lodge of Elks Walker Street Crane Boothbay Harbor Charles MacDonald High Street Oak Street

Busy Day Probate Court Session Details In Sagadahoc

Judge Glidden presided over the second September Sagadahoc probate term Tuesday. Wills were allowed for Nellie Gowell and Ronald Begin estates. Emma M. Bickford and Mary L. Tracy named executors without bond. Petitions filed include wills for John Lundrigan and Frank G. Coombs. Accounts and bonds noted for multiple estates and trustees. Adoption granted for Everett Higgins and Ivana Higgins, to adopt Raphael Rowe and rename him Raphael Higgins.

Glidden Sagadahoc Nellie Gowell Bowdeinham Edwin E. Baker Ronald Begin Woolwich Emma M. Bickford Mary L. Tracy John Lundrigan Bath Nellie A. Lundrigan Frank G. Coombs West Bath Harriet A. Coombs John E. Wilson John P. Carey, Jr Arthur J. Dunton J. Edward Drake William S. Shorey George P. Davenport Harriet E. Hopkins Herbert L. Hopkins Henry C. Reed Saranow Preble Richmond Mary P. Reed Mary F. Steadman John A. Steadman Georgetown Samuel S. D. Thompson Lizzie B. Thompson Charles F. Rideout Charles J. Cain Jennie S. Ride

Bath Young People Tie Wedding Covenant

Clarence Orman Fullerton and Miss Belva Marguerite Smith wed at the Fullerton home in Bath on Wednesday evening in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev. Weston P. Holman. Attendants included Miss Leola Smith and Elihu Fullerton. notable gifts featured a pearl necklace and a gold watch chain. A reception followed with punch and cake before the couple departed for an unknown destination. The bride, a former Bath city hospital nurse, wore canton crepe with orange blossom wreaths. the groom works at Parry's Tire.

Clarence Orman Fullerton Belva Marguerite Smith Orman L. Fullerton Mechanic Street Weston P. Holman Beacon Street Methodist Church Leola Smith Woodland Elihu Fullerton Herman G. Smith Ruby Fullerton Leola Dorothy Smith Donald Smith Fullerton Parry's Tire Front Street Bath City Hospital

Miss Baraby May Coach Girls' Team

Miss Evelyn Baraby of Nashua New Hampshire may coach the Morse high school girls basketball team this season. Her background includes four years as a Nashua high forward and training at Boston School of Physical Education and Sargent School in Cambridge. She also officiated girls basketball and field hockey and served nine years as a basketball player with three on the Women’s Official Board of Referees.

Evelyn Baraby Nashua N. H Boston School of Physical Education Sargent School Cambridge Miss Barnby

Hill Family Visits Saco From Mechanic Street

Mrs Howard P Hill and her twin sons David and Donald of Saco arrive for several weeks with Mrs Hill's parents Mr and Mrs Frank G Reed on Mechanic Street. The family enjoyed a White Mountains weekend outing and Mr Hill returned to Saco Monday.

Howard P. Hill David Donald Saco

Woolwich Social Roundup and School Opening headlines

Milton Baker recuperates at home after throat operation. Numerous locals report summer visits to Boothbay Harbor Bar Harbor Hyde Park and Grey. Falls term opens for Woolwich schools and a large clambake hosts families from Bath Gardiner and surrounding towns. Rally day at First Baptist Woolwich nears.

Milton Baker Wiscasset Catherine Beebee Hyde Park Mass Kennebec David G. Reed Alice King Boothbay Harbor James Libby Alton Portland Edward Reed Winona Stinson John Boston Laura Farnham Frank Carlton Brunswick Clarence Carlton Vera Dexter Bar Harbor A. A. Stott Geraldine Windymere Lodge Unity Esther Bailey West Somerville Fred Carlton Marcia Stinson Woodfords Benjamin Miller Walter Baker Novella J. Trott Augusta G. M. Stinson John Savage Everett Baker Marion Skinner Togus Sheepscot Fred Bailey Harold Rachael Hodgdon Anna Soule Harold Bailey Florence Russ Gardiner Nequasset Farm Bureau J. W. Brown Brown Ina Leeman

Woolwich Church Concert Rally and Gavel Gift Event

Rev T H Fernald invites all parishioners to a children and youth concert at 10 45 am followed by a Rally Day service with music and sermon at 7 30 pm. The Woolwich town house election featured a rare gavel donated by Ernest Savage, carved from live oak from the old ship Saratoga. The Woolwich Farm Bureau meets at the Baptist hall on Tuesday Sept 18 for an all day session with expected strong turnout of men and women.

Ernest Savage Saratoga Woolwich Farm Bureau Baptist Hall

Local man fined for making intoxicating liquor

A Robinhood resident was fined 110.25 in municipal court after being found guilty of illegal manufacture of intoxicating liquor following a Tuesday seizure at his home by Sheriff Henderson and Deputies Oliver and Parker. The defendant claimed the malt syrup mixed with water was for personal use and questioned the arrest.

Robinhood Municipal Court John J. Keegan Henderson Abram Oliver John Parker Sheriff's Department Georgetown

Man Hides Bottles and Faces Fine Suspended Jail

A man, who aided an elder man by wood cutting and chores, hid two empty bottles in a pantry. The court warned of a $100 fine plus costs and months in jail, but suspended the jail term on payment. The defendant and his wife paid $110.25 with savings. Authorities believed illegal manufacture was involved, but no proof appeared in court.

Sheriff's Department

Captain Plummer Sails From Bangor for Newport News

Capt William Plummer of Winshij street has sailed from Bangor for Newport News Va to take another cargo aboard his schooner Josephine Mc Questin. While in Bangor he was visited by his wife Mrs Helen Mulligan and daughter Alice, and by Mrs Lucy Bennett of Boston who stayed several days.

William Plummer Winshij Street Bangor Josephine McQuestin Newport News Helen Mulligan Alice Lucy Bennett Boston

Mrs Farrin Visits Medford After Summer in New Jersey

Mrs Clara Farrin who spent the summer in Fords New Jersey with her son George Farrin is visiting her daughter Mrs Charles Randall in Medford Massachusetts and plans to return to Bath on Saturday.

Clara Farrin Fords N. J George Farrin Charles Randall Medford Mass Bath

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Cosmopolitan Club Monthly Meeting Maine Federation of Women’s’ Clubs Mansfield-Thornton Parker Robash Joseph Melrose Detroit Mich Mr. Melrose William Melrose This City Melrose E. A. Ward North Bath Ida Coffie Central Maine Power Co Miss Belva Marguerite Smith Baraby Arthur Tolman Nellie Winneganee Alice Johnson Raymond Court Hartford First Baptist Church Woolwich den Thrift Bath Savings Institution Buxton Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co Abbot Village Thornes Head Kennebec River Ong White Mountains Ocean Wo Sma Henry C. Rowe P. O. Drawer Rhode Island
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