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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
2
The column records Sol Holbrook's death at 73, his town clerk tenure and community roles, plus village notices. It lists club meetings, travel, family moves, auto accident illness, and a slate of church services and social gatherings across Wiscasset and surrounding towns.
Fragments report travel and visits including Frank S Lambert from Lilliput to Boston Captain R T Rundlett last week in Boston Mrs Dale left for Philadelphia Samuel Lunt of Watertown arrived Wednesday Mrs Edwin Hobson returned to Cumberland Mills Henry Ingalls and daughter visiting Bridgton Mrs Seth Sawyer of Colorado visiting sister Mrs J W Blagdon Charles Lennox returned from New Jersey last week J A Foye home from Dakota health poor Mrs T F Shea returned from Cumberland Mills Saturday with Mrs Edwin Hobson Many citizens went to Bath Friday for illumination and torch light procession Boston correspondent notes an early journalism history account.
The Wiscasset Women's Club organizes four October entertainment evenings on Tuesdays the 8th 15th 22nd and 29th in local churches. Acts include the Brown Meneley Co Elwood T Bailey and the Cutler Griffin Co plus Mrs Wells and a humorous program. Tickets for single events or the four show series go on sale. committee chair Mrs Charles E Titus leads the planning with several club members.
West Bath residents host visitors and relatives from Bath Sabino Sabine and Portland with numerous cottage stays at Larrabee's Grove and Sabino. Names include Bates Pooler Haggett Rich Larrabee Daniels Duren Hodgdon and Colgan among others. Community members attend Red Cross regional conference at Bowdoin College with several local leaders present.
Karl Hatch resumes rural carrier duties after vacation. Mrs Ella Adams ill at home. WCTU met at Mrs Grant Woods with small attendance due to rain. lunch served by a black hostess. Local visitors include H C Starbird Lewiston W S Cobb Brunswick Charles Cobb Richmond Everett Jones Sabattus. Bowdoin Center child injured by horse improving. Rev Hellsley preached at East Bowdoin chapel. music by Leonard Curtis and Mrs N E Curtis. Services planned for Oct 20. A E Purinton back home. Carol Williams of Livermore Falls stayed with mother Addie Williams. Rev Palmer and wife of Bowdoinham attended chapel. Thursday dance attendance noted. Robert Enman Upton visited.
Sol Holbrook, about 74, died suddenly Sunday night at his home in Wiscasset. He had served as town clerk for over four decades and ran a clock and watch repair business. He was a member of St. Phillips Church. His wife Mrs Holbrook was visiting her brother in Woolwich, and his daughter Mildred was in the house when he died.
Woolwich home of Clifton Scott while attending Morse high school. Miss Ethryn Marston of Auburn was a weekend guest at her home here. David G. Reed has returned to his home from Capitol Island where he passed the Summer. Miss Joyce Channing of New York is passing two weeks with Mrs. Clarence Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fitch have returned from a week's trip through the White mountains. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Carlton have returned from a visit to Moosehead lake. Worrell Prescott, who has been employed at the Isle of Springs this Summer is passing a few days with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Prescott. Dr. A. A. Stott and family have returned to their home after passing the Summer at Unity. Miss Flossie Beals has resumed work in the office of Dr. A. A. Stott after her vacation. Miss Laura Farnham has gone to Wellsley Hills, Mass., for a visit with relatives. Miss Sarah E. Klippel of Bath passed several days at the Triangle, Gray's Corner. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mank and family motored to Rockland on Sunday. Miss Sarah Klippel, Clarence G. Rich, Miss Ruby Rich and fiancee, Os sian A. Dodge, were recent visitors at Pemaquid Point.
South Dresden observations record Mrs Charles Pashard visiting her aunt Mrs Arthur Herrington in Richmond. Walter Heath of Augusta and Lea Marquis of Waterville called on Mrs Leland Siegars, with Inez Stinson visiting Laur ence Southard. Locals include Woolwich’s Samuel Moore and Gardiner residents A A Hodgdon and Henry Harrington calling on relatives, plus Leora Martin and family visiting in town.
Miss Alice Rich a music teacher in Ohio visits on Bowdoinham Post Road with her Hatch. Mr and Mrs Guy Small of Massachusetts guests of Mrs Frank Curtis. Miss Ola Curtis of Roxbury calls on friends. Miss Eva Weston guests of Mrs Frank Heath Sunday. Sherman Graves visits his mother. Mr and Mrs Carlton Jenkins in Massachusetts with Mr and Mrs Frank Jenkins. Edgar Temple, recently in Monmouth, returns home. Mr and Mrs William Moore and son and Carl Purington visit Mrs Mary Heath Sunday. Ed Cornish to saw lumber of Charles Douglass bought from Frank Curtis. James Cornish of Newton calls on old neighbors Sunday. Mr and Mrs Willis Sewell go to Springfield Mass fair to sell jelly.
John Sheldon 79 longtime Woolwich area resident and former Sagada hoc Ferry man died Tuesday at his daughter Mrs W J Mains 74 Mayland Street Woodfords where he had lived since his wife’s death. Born in Wiscasset he moved to Woolwich as a young man and remained there. He was a beloved member of the Woolwich Baptist Church and is survived by his daughter Mrs Ruth Mains son William H Sheldon of 531 High Street, Brunswick sister Miss Mary Sheldon of Brunswick brothers Alonzo Sheldon of Bowdoinham Edward Sheldon of Wiscasset four grandsons Bleike Reed John Sheldon Kenneth Sheldon and Wallace Sheldon and a granddaughter Mrs Dorothy Short. Prayers at 10 30 from 174 Mayland Street then funeral at Woolwich Center Baptist Church at 2 daylight saving time Interment in family lot Cambridge Head coach Arnold Horween cuts Harvard football squad in half on first day of practice.
United States Senator Frederick Hale will conduct a preliminary competitive examination for entry to the United States Naval Academy for 1930. The test, under Civil Service Commission oversight, will be held on October 26, 1929 in Portland Bangor Augusta and Lewiston with top rank candidates advancing to the regular entrance exam or accepted certificates. Candidates must be US citizens unmarried 16 to 20 years old by April 1 and Maine appointees must be legal residents. Notify Hale by October 12 at 121 Senate Office Building Washington DC indicating preferred city to test.
A profitable gathering of Superintendent John H. Carter, the School Union 48 committee, and teachers from member towns convened at the Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse. Carter spoke on daily routine work of teachers, Bertram E. Packard on Local Maine History, and Florence Hale on improving rural teaching effectiveness.
George F. Jewett of Brooklyn aged 89 spent a night at Hotel Phoenix Bath returning from Portland G A R encampment to visit his birthplace the Capt Frank W Hagan home 1302 High street. He served in the First Maine Cavalry through the Civil War and later built a Roxbury Mass produce business. He spoke with Bath residents and recalled business changes with Carroll Watson during his stay.
Harold P. Small of 84 Lincoln Street and Ralph F. Small of 20 Andrews Road went ducking in Merrymeeting Bay at sunrise. Their canoe tipped, Harold sank to the bay floor and Ralph stood waist deep in cold water before they righted the craft. After releasing water they continued paddling, soaked but amused by the mishap.
District Deputy William Mann presided at Brunswick meetings with Yarmouth Freeport Brunswick Bowdoinham and Bath lodges and voted to hold the district convention in Bowdoinham on Tuesday Oct 15 Kennebec lodge will lead arrangements A 615 parade precedes supper at 730 and the convention opens at 745 with Acadia lodge Bath conferring Knight on several candidates Wescastogo lodge to provide secretary duties and Grand Lodge officers to speak
Frederick L. Kateon of Carthage New York formerly of Bath studied in Paris at the Alliance Francaise for three months this summer. He toured battlefields and chateaux and watched Graf Zeppelin pass over Paris on the way to Friedrichshafen. He traveled home aboard the Ile de France which carried many Paris passengers and a mail plane.
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