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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
5
Local social notes detail visits and returns among families from Richmond and nearby towns. Notables include extensions of University of Maine ties, guests from Topsham and Weymouth, a surgical operation at a River road home, and various travels to Bath, Bangor, and Portland. Community groups, dances, weddings, and church activities are noted, with several moves and receptions shaping the town’s weekend scene.
Professor Oliver P Watts, a former summer resident, bought a gallon of real ocean water to study its effect on metals. He explains he could have used artificial sea water but preferred the authentic sample to avoid criticisms about the relevance of his results.
Maine Wesleyan Seminary & College the Kents Hill school begins its 11th year with 155 students. The 80 boys and 75 girls include 130 from Maine and 25 from out of state, an increase of 25 students from last year.
Mrs J Willis Crosby of Dexter marks fifty years of active club membership with the Dexter Woman's Literary Club. She has contributed to club projects throughout the half century and begins a second fifty years of service.
Mrs Miles Hagan and daughter Natalie of Bath and Miss Irene Lawrence of Arrowsic were Saturday guests of Mrs Harold J Brown. Many locals visited relatives in Bath, Portland, and Brookyn. A Harvest supper is planned for Sept 25 at First Baptist with Harold Brown in charge.
Ellsworth Red Cross executive committee appointed Miss Clarice Purcell of Bangor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Emma Gile. Purcell is a Peter Bent Brigham hospital graduate and has completed a public health nursing course at Simmons College. Gile will soon join her husband in Montpelier Vermont.
Morse High School hosts a Friday night rally at the auditorium ahead of Saturdays football opener versus Cheverus of Portland at Kelley Field. Coach Aldie Smith and the squad will attend as students, alumni, and the public rally to boost morale for the expected heavy Morse line and powerful backfields. The Morse eleven is projected to average around 170 pounds, with captains and guards listed among tall, solid players. The battle line includes Hallowell at tackle and several weighty forwards, while Cheverus counters with speed and experience as conditions at Kelley Field improve after recent rains.
Three Rockland High graduates return as faculty for the new term. Marguerite de Rochemont, class of 1928, teaches freshman and senior civics. Mary Haskell, class of 1932, instructs commercial arithmetic, geography, typewriting and bookkeeping. Albert McCarty, class of 1930, handles freshman and sophomore English.
Mrs Nettiz Snowman celebrated her 82nd birthday at Five Islands last Wednesday. She voted Monday and walked home for mail, staying active with gardening and daily tasks. Numerous visitors and residents stopped by for picnics, calls, and chats, including families from Georgetown, Raymond, Bath, and Portland. A grange meeting featured a quilt project as part of the season kickoff.
Miss M Ernestine Reed a former Farrington school teacher in Augusta and John A Mc Donough an ERA administrator in Lewiston will marry October 11 in Boothbay Harbor. The ceremony will be at the Catholic rectory with a reception at Oak Grove hotel. honored guest Mrs William H Doherty of Augusta, daughter of Gov Louis J Brann.
Miles S. Purington of West Bath a longtime farmer and the oldest milk man delivering in Bath died in Brunswick hospital from complications after two years of declining health. He ran a Bath milk route for 42 years, supplied New Meadows Inn, and helped found a West Bath Grange hall lot purchase. Survived by his daughter Mrs. Erswell, a grandson, two sisters, and two brothers.
Mrs Lyde Margaret Sampson widow of Charles T Sampson died on her 74th birthday Friday evening at 8 35 in Old Ladies Home 800 High Street where she had lived since April 1932 She was born in South Dresden daughter of James M and Martha Austin Morton one of seven children She moved to Bath 28 years ago after her husband died in East Medford MA She belonged to Queen Esther Rebekah lodge and Beacon Street M E Church Surviving are sister Mrs John T Parris and five nieces and nine nephews including James Horace George Hinkley Edward L Gaudreau Edward W Sampson and others
David A. French, 77, Spanish war veteran, died the 13th at the Veterans Administration Home in Hampton. He arrived for burial in Oak Grove beside family. a Gardiner native, he lived much of his life in Bath and served with Hyde Light Guards and Co D 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. A shipyard worker, he showed interest in minerals in later years. Rev. Charles R. Sims led the committal service at the grave. Born February 27, 1857, he was a son of David M. French and spent childhood in Bath before lifelong residence there.
Miss Nellie M. Pennell 81 of Brunswick, daughter of famed wooden shipbuilder James Pennell, died Sunday at her sister in law Mrs. Carol Pennell’s home in Brunswick. Her father helped make Pennellville yards prominent in wooden sailing ship construction.
Thomas Alfred Wilson 65 a veteran ship carpenter died Sunday morning at his home on upper High street after a yearlong illness with complications. Born in Calais he was a son of Frank and Annabelle McNeil Wilson and came to Bath 53 years ago. Survived by his wife and a son Frank Wilson of Bath.
Funeral services for Lyde M Sampson widow of Charles T Sampson were held Monday at Ten in the Okd Ladies Home 800 High Street where she resided over two years. Rev William Wood officiated with a service by Queen Esther Rebekah lodge of which she was a member. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
The funeral for Miles S. Purington, a prominent West Bath citizen, was held Sunday at 2 PM at his Trufant's Crossing home. Rev. Joseph O. Purdy of Winter Street Church officiated. Bearers were Earl Donnell Charles Briswell Joseph Higgins and Harry E. Peterson. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath.
The funeral for Jotham Reed a retired ship carpenter occurred Sunday afternoon at two at his home 53 Mechanic street. Reverend Charles R Sims of the First Baptist church officiated. Bearers were Waller Day Elmer McFarland Charles I Madden James McKay Ralph Munro and George W Talbot Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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