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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1925

Page

7

Richmond High School Elects Officers in Seamless Year

Richmond High School Athletic Association officers were elected: President Carlton Randall 26, Vice President Glenn Lamoreau 26, Secretary Hilda Pera 26, Treasurer Gerald Grondin 28. Numerous local visits and social notes follow, with residents from Gardiner Dover Bowdoinham and Boston among those featured in a bustle of town life.

High School Athletic Association Eastern Star Olive Branch Dresden Mills

Social at Curtis hall to benefit Richmond High School

A social at Curtis hall Friday night supported the R H S Athletic Association with faculty, superintendent, students, and friends in attendance. Highlights included piano solo by Carleton Randall, school songs, and remarks on the association’s future. After the program, games and dancing followed with refreshments served.

Curtis Hall R. H. S. Athletic Association Carleton Randall Piaeaieepaaaeiannte G. Grondin

Mrs Keith Heads to Winthrop for Visit

Mrs. Sarah P. Keith departed Wednesday morning for Winthrop Massachusetts to spend a few days as a guest of friends before returning to Hartford Connecticut. She earlier spent ten days in Bath with her niece Mrs. Sewall W Perey of Snowpark.

Sarah P. Keith Winthrop Mass Hartford

Georgetown churchgoers and visitors fill weekend schedule

Sunday at First Baptist featured Rev James Hayes, with a union service at Five Islands in the evening. Numerous locals and guests from Waterville Bath Portland and beyond visited, joined by a steady stream of road work and social calls throughout the week. Community members and travelers attended gatherings, visits, and car trips, with plans for Robinhood church winter services and a series of Sunday sessions at Bay Point, Kennebec Point, and Bath areas.

James Hayes Scarboro First Baptist Church Five Island Church George Williams Waterville West Georgetown G. Seachaise Bath Roscoe P. Todd Warren Melrose Highlands Mass H. B. Crosby Melrose Winthrop Riggs Benjamin Portland Arthur Berry Five Islands Maude Thayer Bradford Academy Bradford Cora Searle Catherine Oliver Searle George P. Brennan Richmond Gaston Lachaise New York Arthur L. Todd Louise Lisbon Jennie Todd Colleen Barnes Alice Scott L. Hinckley South Wales Marjorie Pauline Moore Arthur S. Rowe Alfred Rowe Springfield Roscoe Todd W. C. Todd Leon E. Oliver Newburyport Newman Darien Conn Cherry Lawn School W. T. Boyd Boston George F. Oliver Bath City Hospital Edgar Warren A. EK. Brown Read’s Point E.B. Billings Lewiston Walter Hill Kennebec Point Wattsville Penn Carrie Mason Winchester Carrie Baker Charles Hooper Martha Fielding EC. Iiggins Ferdinand Reyher Robinhood Epworth League

Social News Roundup From Bath And Surrounds

Dr and Mrs William DP Currie hosted five tables of auction at their Cobb road home Tuesday for Mr and Mrs Walter KE Chase Jr of Sharon PA visiting Bath for two weeks. Chase won ladies first prize and Chester S Kingsley won gentlemen first prize. The Fullers, Rowes and Gibbons have returned from a Canada motor trip via Saguenay river. Fuller in Boston on business and Mrs Fuller visiting sister Mrs George Gould in Cleveland. Mrs George Fraser and Miss Cora Savage celebrated birthdays with a surprise party Tuesday at 22 Bedford street attended by 13 guests including the Frasers Freeman Reed McCabe Oliver and Savage families.

Hartwell Medford Mass Camp Ground Bertha Sinclair Winthrop Minnie L. Waldron Martha Totman Gardiner Augusta J. J. Garvin Ernest Dow Amesbury George Wilson Gertrude Longfellow Harry L. Stilphen Pemaquid Frank Lowell Zulette Allen Lowell Lettie Stinson Wiscasset James L. Chase Waterville Laura M. Grondin Paul Jack Ruth Curran Ruth Anderson William Wilson Bath Ray Meserve Main Street Owen Emmons Brunswick George Kimball J. C. Wilson Front Street Randall Young Bates College Edward Bullock Portland Robert Green Skowhegan Jesse Tarr Harriette Page Dingley Falmouth G. B. Northy R. E. Northy E. O. Tarr Gilbert Maxwell North Adams John F. Maxwell Carl Boltog Boston Edward Webb Lawrence Ernest Meserve Whippsburg Clarence Wilder Fern Mary Beatty Earl Helen Frank Anderson William DP. Currie Cobb Road Walter KE. Chase, Jr Sharon Chase Chester S$. Kingsley E. M. Fuller Walter E. Rowe Thomas Canada Quebec Saguenay River Dr. Fuller Fraser Miss Savage George Fraser John Freeman Barbara Leigh Reed Henry McCabe Alfred McCabe W. F. Oliver W. M. Savage

Northern Maine visit by Five Islands party

Mrs. Elbridge Mains of Vive Islands heads a party from Five Islands on a thousand mile northern Maine tour with friends Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Sullivan of Malden Massachusetts. The trip traces the Kennebec to Bangor Madawaska Fort Kent and Mt. Desert visiting Fraser Co. plant Bar Harbor and coastal towns before returning home.

Elbridge Mains Vive Islands Maine Gerald J. Sullivan Malden Mass Houston Presque Isle Caribou van Buren St. John’s River Grand Isle Madawaska Fraser Co Dedmonston N. B Fort Kent Ashland Watten Calais Eastport Machias Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Thunder Gulch Five Islands Sieur de Monts Spring Eagle Lake Seal Harbor Somes Sound Ellsworth

Ku Klux Klan Field Day Draws Big Attendance

A large turnout attended a Ku Klux Klan field day at Rideout field with attendees from across the state and reportedly some from Massachusetts. Robed, masked sentries guided attendees as steamy clams and corn were served. A parade, speakers including Rev. Eugene V. Allen, a tribute to the late Mayor George W. Dean, fireworks, and a burning fiery cross closed the event once the ceremony extended for about an hour.

Ku Klux Klan Rideout Field Massachusetts Waldoboro Eugene V. Allen Rockland Maine State Prison George W. Dean Allen Dean Atlanta

Duck hunting at the Bay on Monday yields limits and mixed bag

Alonzo G. Fisher shot five black ducks and two teal at the Bay Monday. Fred Wilson hit the limit. Bernard Mc Causland and Joseph Doyle reported teal and black duck in late hours. Frank H. Turner and John Howe harvested five black ducks two gray ducks and two teal. High winds kept birds in the bay, with promising shooting forecast for Wednesday morning according to a local hunter.

Alonzo G. Fisher Fred Wilson Bernard McCausland Joseph Doyle Frank H. Turner John Howe

Five Islands Baptist Young People's Union formed

Fourteen youths organized a Baptist young people’s union led by Miss Iva Cromwell on Monday evening. Officers elected include President Lloyd Pinkham and Secretary Albertina Stevens with Treasurer Aurelia Pinkham. A large list of locals and visitors were noted returning or visiting Bath Winnegance and nearby towns as the week’s social schedule included a Sunshine circle meeting and sermons by Rev J A Hayes.

Baptist Young People’s Union Judge Pierce Sunshine Circle Iva Cromwell Ccessees Lloyd Pinkham Albertina Stevens Aurelia Pinkham Alice Cromwell Alice Pinkham

Bath and Portland Social Roundup Notes

Mrs. William Shorey of Washington street passed Tuesday in Portland. Governor Brewster renominated William T. Hall of Bath a notary. Sheriff John Kelley and wife from Boothbay Harbor visited Bath. City Clerk John W. Gilmore has been ill at home. Numerous local residents and visitors attended conventions, visits, or trips to Bangor, Small Point, Portland, Quaker Point, Andover, and other locales during the week.

William Shorey Washington Street Portland Brewster William T. Hall Bath John Kelley Boothbay Harbor John W. Gilmore Addie Robbins Bangor Minnie White Small Point Harold M. Sewall Arthur Sewall Stonehouse John McIinnes Belle Foote Margaret Foote David L Wilson John McNary Chelsea Mass Quaker Point Frederick KE. Drake, Jr Andover John T. Oliver Margaret Lindquist New London Conn William O. Wagner E. Dean Marion Dummer Street Dorchester Frederick L. Andrews

Horseshoe Pitching Rules For Tourney

The Pathfinder notes that horseshoes closely resemble quoits and Greek disc throwing, with origin hints in Scotland and England. The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association sets official rules including a 40 foot standard distance, 30 feet for ladies, level ground, a three foot wide pitcher’s box, iron pegs one inch in diameter, shoe size limits, calk height limits, and weight restrictions. In four handed play, partners may coach. nonparticipants must not interfere.

Scotand England Tweed Richard II Rogers Ascham Bess

Belmont pair returns from Bath with two daughters

Williams Worden of Belmont Massachusetts spent the weekend in Bath and returned Sunday with his wife Mrs Worden and their two daughters Constance and Joan who have been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Ke Stetson for the summer.

Williams Worden Belmont Mass Bath

Bathman Receives Sad Summons

Earl F. Maxwell, a member of Roland H. Smith post and an employee of the J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co., was summoned home to Lilly Pennsylvania to attend the double funeral of his brother and sister in law, Leroy Maxwell and wife, killed in an automobile crash. His sister was badly hurt but may recover. A fellow passenger in the car also died. the driver was unhurt.

Earl F. Maxwell Roland H. Smith Post, A. L J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co Lilly Leroy Maxwell

Worumbo Re Elects Officers At Annual Meeting

The Worumbo Manufacturing Co. re elected Hon Oliver Moses of Bath as treasurer and Walter E Plum mer as clerk at the annual meeting on Thursday. Moses was also re elected a director along with Walter A Gutmann W H Bradford G H Milliken William H Newell and Philip J Deering.

Worumbo Oiver Moses 2Nd Bath Worumbo Manufacturing Co Walter E. Plummer Mr. Moses Walter A. Gutmann W. H. Bradford G. H. Millilken William H. Newell Philip J. Deering

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William Newell Asa Newall Frank Reynolds Arthur Bowley Litchfield Charles Grondin Locust Farm Bowdeinham Nellie C. Thomas Livermore Falls Richmond High School Athletic Association Carlton Randall Glenn l Lamoreau Hilda Pera Gerald Grondin George Coughlin Maine General Hospital Elizabeth Rowe Frank Dickerman Somerville Dickerman-Durand William Champrey Lillian McKenny Lyte Lint Ray McKenney Everett Carrie McKenney Ora Reed Nettie Umberhine John LB. Curtis Orange Heights Fla Lee King Rangeley Annie Harriette Pateh Philip Beverly Frank Hammond Fairfield Frank R. Duren Reed Jack Passadumkeag W. N. Price George Shaw George Cross Raymond Libby Leslie Gardner Philip Randall Orono University of Maine Mayford Morris Belfast C. B. Webber O. L. Colesworthy Sarah L. Preble Louise Deehan Margaret Dailey Simmon’s College Henry J. Deehan Frank Keene Lynn Ernest Curtis William Given Brunswick Road Millard Wade Capitol Island L. M. Alexander Lakeside W. A. Gilpatrick M. Lemont Margaret Spaulding Pauline Gordon Lisbon Falls Beatrice John King Earl Castner Mt. Carmel Richmond High School United States Dwight L. Moody J. R. Clifford Victor R. E. Carey John Merrill William R. Fairclough America George Pushard Lloyd Umberhind Edward Coughlin Grace Mealey Eleanor Martha King Densmore House Madeline Umberhind William Larley Irene Chase R H. S Vassalboro John L. Lilly Frank South Dresden George W. Lowell West Dresden Flora Denham R. H. S. Social Georgetown George H. Oliver Bath City B. W. Hastings Viola Crocker Miriam Pierce Clifford Hansen Kenneth Googins Waltham, Mass Pierce Cottage EK. P. Pierce L. P. Rohds Annie Gugins Edgewater Randolph Wilson Moore Sullivan D. L. Howard Ocean View Ferris Leonard BE. Cromwell Woolwich Horace Rittall Proctor Hagan John Hinckley Marion Stevens Vesta Hinckley Ellen Hagan L. H. Rowe Ivan Cromwell Everett Cromwell J. A. Hayes Charles Snowman Snowman John J. Desmond Dad D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadabock Block Bath, Me Bathman Ned Rogers State OF Maine Sagadahoc Supreme Judicial Court Said County Margaret L. Nickerson Said Clare B. Nickerson East Loston Mar. L. Scales Samuel A. Evans Libellee Mary E. Nickerson Barbara L. Nickerson Clifton S. Nickerson Edward W. Bridgham Is. Ae Bath Independent Charles J. Dunn Sup L.S Fred L. Thompson
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