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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1934

Page

7

Season at MacMahon Drawing to a Close

The Seal and Porpoise closed for the season with August the best month as the house filled. Several visitors and locals, including Frances Ann Allen and George K. Rogers, left MacMahon for homes in Bath and Haverford, while others planned return trips to Boothbay Harbor and Lehigh University. Rogers thanks The Times Co. for publishing his MacMahon news and hopes to return next summer.

Frances Ann Allen George K. Rogers Bath Mary C. Scales MacMahan Ma” Scales Sayward Polly J. Clifford Woodhull Woodhulls Lillian Robberts Haverford Mabel Louise Searle MacManhan Boothbay Harbor Margaret Wheeler Orange N. J Mary M. Rogers Philacee W. Clinton Allen Philip Stevens

Public Alarm Test Planned on Carlton Bridge

A proposed Public Alarm signal will be tested at the Carlton Bridge with two blasts after noon and curfew signals for several days to measure coverage. Residents are invited to report how the sound travels to determine necessary alarm volume for the Fire Department. Two horn tones directed northwest and southwest are being tested to compare effect near homes and on water.

Carlton Bridge Fire Department Sylvester Rowland

Judge Keegan and Kirkpatrick Visit Wiscasset for Case Review

Judge John J. Keegan and Ivan Kirkpatrick toured Wiscasset on Wednesday as business visitors. Keegan was summoned to hear a case referred from Lincoln County Superior Court's recent session.

John J. Keegan Ivan Kirkpatrick Wiscasset Keegan Lincoln County

Revised Bath school hours and district revisions announced

Public schools in Bath opened with higher elementary and lower high school enrolment. New schedules cut noon hours. Morse High runs 8.15 11.45 and 1.15 2.40. Mitchell Weeks 8.30 11.30 and 1.30 3.30. Other schools 8.30 11.30 and 1.05 3.05. First grade class expanded at Center Street. Miss Margaret Huse added. Districts redefined with detailed street boundaries.

Bath Morse High School Mitchell Weeks Street Center Street Margaret Huse Dike School North End City York Street North Grammar North Primary Central Grammar Center Russell Streets Winter Street High Street Granite Street Russell South Street Granite Mitchell and Russell Street Winneganee Peas Bernice D. Staples Edna Hallowell Fee O Mary Brown Sea Nee Carolyn Turner Edith B. Horne Ella R. Jaquith Mabel F. Libby Eatee Eileen ‘Hayes Florence Hawley J. Gertrude Silsby Alice O'Brien Meee Eres Helen L. Hayes Amy Irish Martha E. Hooper Margaret T. Mulligan Ethel L. Higgins Isabell Lewis Laura Mitchell Eleanor Ferguson Dorothy Davis Aeee Marjorie Troop Bessie Greenblatt Hazel Cunningham Carolyn Stackpole Mitchel Effie Wright Evelyne Donnell Anne Thompson Joan M. Harrison Sarah Coombs Sever

Miss Stinson Returns to Woodfords for School Work

Miss Marcia Stinson returns to Woodfords to resume her school work after spending the summer with her father County Commissioner George M. Stinson at Day's Ferry.

Marcia Stinson Woodfords George M. Stinson Day’s Ferry

Winslow Clifford Wedding Shines In Topsham

Miss Marguerite Louise Clifford of Topsham wed Warren E. Winslow of Portland at United Baptist church Topsham in a double ring ceremony. Attendants included Emily Randall maid of honor and Grace Stetson Ruth Bangs bridesmaids with Lloyd Kendall best man. Following a reception at Walker homestead, the couple planned a wedding trip to Quebec.

Warren E. Winslow Marguerite Louise Clifford Topsham Portland United Baptist Church Harry W. Chamberlain George M. Clifford Emily Randall Grace Stetson Ruth Bangs Lloyd Kendall George M. Clifford, Jr Adelbert Wakefield West Falmouth Owen Gilman Farmington John Furbish Walker Homestead Kentucky Zina B. Clifford Bath Stella Delaney Corris Potter Katherine Lewis Geneva Archibald Thelma Cutler Winslow Quebec Lewiston Auburn Brunswick High School New England Conservatory of Music del Castillo Organ School Boston Brunswick Deering High School Bowdoin College Kappa Sigma Fraternity Harvard Law Maine Woodfords Street Miramar

Brownell Leads Minnes Trophy Tour at Bath Country Club

Robert Brownell tops the R. Rodger McInnes trophy tour at Bath Country Club with a 291 net after 72 holes. Ten players finished. Hyde shoots best gross 331, beating Bill Girard by one stroke. Carpenter of Philadelphia due to visit relatives at 696 High Street. librarian at Oak Lane Branch.

Robert Brownell R. Rodger McInnes Bath Country Club Jack Hyde Bill Girard R. Brownell J. Hyde Dr. E. Fuller Dr. Winchenbach D. Mullin W. Girard W. Marco R. Shaw A. Smith Beatrice Carpenter Philadelphia Alfred E. Carpenter High Street Miss Carpenter Oak Lane

The Trial of the Century at Bowdoinham Town Hall

The Bowdoinham Parent-Teacher association sponsors The Trial of the Century to be staged at the town hall on Thursday and Friday evenings. Proceeds fund local schools and students attendance is encouraged. The article also lists numerous residents visiting, traveling, or returning from various towns and events.

Simpsons Reunion Highlighted Bowdoinham Notes

Mrs. Mary H Heath and daughter Evelyn attended the Simpsons Reunion at Topsham grange hall. Horace Millay and wife attended the State Fair in Lewiston with the Millay Bros cattle on display. Manfred Nelson, once at Brown's garage, plans to move to Portland for work. Friends will miss him as a well liked young man. W W Douglass of Litchfield visited E D Cornish the past week. Clayton Mitchell stayed with his grandparents in Freeport. Mrs Herbert Holbert hosted her sister for a few days. Ighton residents visited Freeport on Monday. William P Drake returned to Washington street after summer in Wyandotte Michigan with Pennsylvania Salt Co and will resume Bowdoin College studies this fall.

Town Hall Ethel Briary South Orrington Bowdeinham Abbie Graves Hazel Cornish Bridgton Helen Britt Danforth Mary Purington West Medford Ray Douglas Booker Douglas Tucson Ariz Pearl Tedford Jamaica Plain Mays Elbridge Cornish Jack Brown Hebron Academy Ida Fow Ruth Jones Cape Breton N.S Lillian Lovejoy Danvers Mass Arthur Lovejoy Susan Borjesson Stella King Melvina Borjesson David Brody New York Bangor Bar Harbor Clifford Gray Ideal Home Corner Club Tom Hackett Richmond Sportsmen's Association Richmond Portland Augusta Waterville Dover-Foxcroft Harold Millay Lewiston Charles Mosley Frank Siegars Elizabeth Wilson Alfred Vernon Lowell Familly Brunswick Ruel Rideout North Berwick Emily Rideout Ellen Sparks High Head Edith Wood Hattie Andros Cornish Fred Townsend Clara Fogg Bridge Club Burton Curtis Kittery Bernice Burnham Barbara Lancaster Harry Mosher Wiscasset Thomas Cutler Topsham Carver Charles Berry Roger Robinson Grange Bath Mary H. Heath Evelyn Topsham Grange Hall Horace Millay Millay Bros Manfred Nelson Brown W. W. Douglass Litchfield E. D. Cornish Clayton Mitchell Freeport Herbert Holbert Ighton William P. Drake Washington Street Wyandotte, Mich Pennsylvania Salt Co

Protecting Schoolchildren Eyes This Fall

Expert M. J. Julian urges mandatory eye examinations for entering public school students and outlines rules for preventing eyestrain. He warns that improper lighting and close reading indoors threaten vision and overall health.

M. J. Julian Julian Nature

Bath Replies to Smith Listing of Wet Candidates

Bath and Sagadahoc county responded to Fred erick W. Smith by electing three Legislative candidates listed as wet by Smith. The trio N Gratz Jackson Wilbur C Oliver and Sumner Sewall were named after last January vote in the State Legislature. They indicated support for resubmission of the 26th Amendment. All three won election.

Bath Sagadahoc County Frederick W. Smith Civic League Smith N. Gratz Jackson Wilbur C. Oliver Sumner Sewall Jackson Oliver Sewall

Bowdoin Services Highlight Local Worship and Events

Services were held at Bowdoin chapel with Eugene Ashton of Lewiston delivering the sermon. A group of young people provided music led by a Mary Vernon vocal, a Thomas Vernon cornet piece, and hymns by local youth. Next Sunday Rév. Percy L. Vernon will speak at 3 PM, his last Sunday this season.

Eugene Ashton Lewiston Mary Vernon Thomas Vernon Percy L. Vernon Erland Rogers Irving Clough Chelsea Sarah Small Carrol Williams Portland Addie Williams Jame Abrams Little Son of Gardiner L. C. Starbird

Boston Landscape Architects Open Small Point Office

Miss Elizabeth G Pattee and Miss Constance E Peters landscape architects announce a Summer and Fall office for landscape architecture at Small Point. Pattee will consult on house and garden plans and alterations from Small Point Beach. They designed Bath’s Stone house garden for Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall.

Elizabeth G. Pattee Constance E. Peters Landscape Architects Boston Small Point Pattee Small Point Beach Bath Arthur Sewall Stone House

Probate Court Session Grants and Grants in Sagadahoc Estates

Judge Walter Glidden presided as the Sagadahoc probate court opened a September term second session. Petitions granted include probate of Hannah M. Shaughnessey will with John C. Fitzgerald as administrator and administration for Inez Crocker Larrabee with Florence Larrabee Sprague as administratrix. Conservator appointed for Nina B. Harrison. Various inventories, accounts, and final settlements approved across multiple estates including Bowdoinham Bath Richmond Woolwich Phippsburg Topsham and Bath.

Walter Glidden Sagadahoc Hannah M. Shaughnessey Bath John C. Fitzgerald Hannah Shaughnessey Ralph O. Dale Inez Crocker Larrabee Woolwich Florence Larrabee Sprague Herbert L. Grinnell Nellie P. Ingerson East Providence R. I Nina B. Harrison Allan Spear Martha A. Campbell Phippsburg Ada C. Perry Lewis M. Larrabee Topsham Frances L. Steward Freeman H. Merritt Jeanie W. Merritt Ida M. Dorr William S. Dorr Irving M. Fowles Bowdoinham Ida M. Fowles Viola V. Coombs J. Colby Bassett Ethel M. Burns Flora A. Bowie Elizabeth E. Hathorne Myra G. Thwing Caroline T. Dixon Susan M. Fairbrother Emma C. Brookings Richmond Helen A. Britt Fred M. Britt Doris P. Morris Manter E. Decrow Rupert H. Baxter Alden G. Smith Emma H. Moses John P. Carey, Jr Elizabeth Charles Myron Tubbs Georgette Tubbs First National Bank of Bath Henry A. Magoun Clara Sheldon Rollins Parker W. Sheldon Eunice A. Sheldon Bowdeinham Katherine Neagle William P. McAuliffe Fred C. Cox Arthur J. Leeman, Jr Horace D. Manwarring Mae B. Manwarring Robert C. Hamlet Board of Trustees University of Maine Henrietta 8. Williams New York Henry E. Houdlette George A. Atwood Frank B. Atwood Guardian

Pollards Return Home After Maine and Waterville Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Pollard left Monday for their home in St. Petersburg Florida after visiting Pollard’s sister Mrs. Ralph P. Mank and Mr. Mank of 15 Spring Street. The Pollards spent the Summer in Maine, much of it in Waterville.

Edwin F. Pollard St. Petersburg Fla

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