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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
2
Attending West Bath grange Monday evening Miss Eather White led the program. The annual fair was discussed with October dates announced. A wide range of local residents visited, hosted guests, and farm tasks and social events filled the week.
Prof William R Chapman director in chief of the Maine Music Festivals leads the Medelssohn club rehearsal at the Varish house. The festival marks its 25th anniversary with Rosa Vonselle and Charles Marshall as grand opera stars and the New York Philharmonic set to perform. Tickets available at Mikelsky’s Music store as the Mendelssohn club plans two weekly rehearsals and a Thursday meeting.
Duck shooting was thin Tuesday with few birds taken as gunners risk long-range shots. Bath’s Horace Morse stood out with two ducks while others reported scattered catches at Winnegance Small Point Hatchs Brook and Wack River.
Households struggle to secure crab apples for jelly as supplies dwindle along Wowdeinham ridge and near Yarmouth. Prices reach 4 cents a peck in some areas while roadside markets demand 75 cents and displays are limited. Colds are prevalent this season.
Dromore Grange Whippaburg schedules a moonlit mid October harvest supper as a picnic with entertainment. A committee led by Zina M. Eaton is tasked with arrangements, and plans include monthly fall and winter public functions following a successful prior supper.
Hotel Riverside closes for the season with repairs planned for next year. Thirty guests were turned away in September and October. Tug Veerless from Philadelphia anchored at the wharf for two days. Mrs. Fdlith Small and her daughter Marion of Bath spent Sunday at Popham Leach. The Stacy house ends its season. Edward McNulty finished painting his house. Koy FE. Myershaw returned from Machinx. Moses Chander died Sunday in Augusta. Steamer Isteford back from Boothbas Water where she was overhaul in dry dock for winter on the Bath Popham Beach route. Fifteen automobiles visited Popham Beach Sunday. Popham Beach days are delightful, the peak time of the year.
Morse High starts football season Saturday against South Portland at Kelley Field with a 2:50 kickoff. Coach Charles M. Fitzgerald praises a fast backfield and strong candidates as lineup decisions loom after practice. Benny Stover nurses a sprained ankle amid preparations, with fan support urged for home games.
A Bath hearing led by Mayor Cahill weighed routing the State aid highway from Lincoln North streets to the Bath ferry. Merchants urged a Lincoln Center Front Streets path through the business district, opposing the Oak Street option and the original commission route, with officials to petition for change.
The Woolwich town schools list teachers by location including Chopps Jennie Howe Center Lillian Blair Nequasset Roxa Brookings Murphys Corner Luxan Brown Moatsweag Alice Poole Days Ferry Edna Currier and others. Local residents share summer travels school attendances and visits with relatives in Cambridge Haverhill Bath Richmond Lisbon Falls and York Beach.
Mixx Alice Lilly visits her uncle Joel 2 Lilly in Bath Ip 1). Gaffney and Mrs. Fred Bomner with son Frank and daughter Marie return home after a week at Mr. Gaffney's. John Lilly and son Roy enjoy a Togus band concert. Mrs. Georgie Lilly of Woolwich weekends at home. George Tibbetts visits Mrs. A J Tibbetts. Jessie White of Wiscasset visits town. C W Freeman of Portland guests at John Lilly's. George Clancy goes to Westport to work for Freeman.
A diverse group forms a new volley ball club, with Dr A A Stott Rev Louis W West and others as members. The club meets Thursday at 5 pm in the gym to adopt signaling and plan secret practice. Business men's group also assembles at 5 30 pm.
Bath Savings Institution maintains a strong position as it reaches its depositor quota in the national plan to boost thrift. Treasurer Charles C. Low reports progress as Maine banks rally behind mutual savings moves, noting 7,128 depositors and broader state backing. The nationwide campaign targets 631 banks across 18 states with 11 million depositors and seven billion in resources. The movement emphasizes saving for lean times, with Bath banks showcasing continued success and local impact on families during economic slowdowns. The piece also notes maritime activity and coal delivery updates in Augusta and Ran dolph areas.
A silver Maine centennial half dollar was placed on the keel under the mast of the schooner Gardiner G. Deering during its launch ceremony at the G. G. Deering Co. yard as a good luck token for the vessel and owners. The owner who funded the coin hopes better fortune for the ship and its crew this year.
Morse High football unveils eight game slate with three open dates. First match is Saturday against South Portland High at Kelley Field, followed by a 8 to 11 dance at Music Hall. Schedule includes Bath Bath visits and Auburn Edward Little trip, with openings Oct 1, Oct 22, and Nov 12.
Edward J. McKeiver, a city garb age collector, complains about residents tossing refuse in the street. He demands containers or barrels be used for easy pickup and threatens to skip loose piles and leave them behind if not placed in containment.
Gen Patrick J Kerley of Dundalk Ireland will address a public meeting at Liberty theatre in Bath on October 16. The event is under the ducal branch of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic. Kerley, described as educated and a brilliant talker, is on a three months Maine membership mission.
Following a regular business meeting on Tuesday night, the Queen Esther Rebekah lodge observed the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the Rebekah degree. Refreshments were served and the entertainment committee included Nellie Lord, Lois McKiever, and May Congdon. Refreshments were provided by Lillius Larrabee, Nellie Wright, and Lizzie Ward.
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