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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
8
Numerous Bath and Phippsburg residents host visitors and summer guests at camps and farms around Sebasco and Meadow Brook. Names include Bowker family, Rogers, Perry, Eaton, Morse, Hiller, and Atwood with travels between Bath, Woburn, Hartford, and Portland.
Dr Mortimer Warren of Portland named by Governor Gardiner as commissioner of infantile paralysis control requests physicians and surgeons to contact him at Maine General Hospital Portland in case of need. Serum treatment will be provided where possible, with a limited supply from the Harvard Commission.
Mr and Mrs William Plummer were overnight guests of Mrs Frederick E Drake and Mr Drake on Washington Street. They were en route to Ardmore Pennsylvania after spending months at a Summer home in Camden, traveling via Rangeley Lakes and the White Mountains.
Former Maine State Master W. W. Stetson died after a long career with the Maine State Grange and Androscoggin Grange. He served as chairman of the board of State assessors under Governor Milliken and chaired Monmouth Academy trustees. Survived by his widow, daughter Helen Leonard of Camden, brother Rev. Herbert L. Stetson, and two grandchildren.
Robert Lawson Sutherland a renowned landscape gardener aged 73 died at his Bath Maine home from double pneumonia. Born in Weldford New Brunswick he trained in Montreal and Yarmouth before settling in Bath over two decades. He leaves a large family including wife Elizabeth and seven grandchildren. The funeral and lodge services were held in Yarmouth and Bath.
Mrs Susan M Chase aged 86, a native of Phippsburg and Bath resident for 20 years, died Sunday morning in a Portsmouth New Hampshire private hospital. The body was brought to Bath, and she leaves three sons, John P Chase of Brooklyn New York, F N Chase of Wiscasset, George Chase of Bath, plus two sisters Ada Lowell of Berkeley California and Louise Chase of Brooklyn New York.
The Winnegance Community club obtained a framed picture of the Winnegance band from an 1885 excursion to Gardiner and will display it in the clubhouse with other old Winnegance photos. Evening Workers opened fall and winter meetings at Cottage Park to plan work.
A pet black cat, gashed by a mayonnaise bottle trap, disrupted a late 1920s bridge game at a Summer home. The improvised incident ended with the cat freed but the host taking a rough exit from the game amid confusion and a smoke-filled scene.
LLewellyn L Lakin 70 died Monday at home 70 Bowery Street born Bath son of John and Philena Smith Lakin. He was a coppersmith at Bath Iron Works retired six months ago for health. Survived by widow Lydia two daughters Mrs Ralph Dunbar and Mrs Michael Flaherty Bath grandson Percy Smith Bath brother John Lakin Bath sister Mrs Hattie Bailey Augusta.
Mrs Carolyn Belanger 73 widow of George Belanger died Saturday night at her Bath home 67 Court Street after years of ill health since a influenza attack two years earlier She was born in Montreal Canada daughter of Captain Joseph Gonquas and lived in Bath most of her life Belanger died six years ago She leaves three daughters Mrs John Scott Delia and Maude Belanger Bath and two sons Leon and John Belanger Bath.
Funeral services for Elizabeth M Troop aged 68 were held Tuesday with pallbearers Bert Stevens William McLaughlin Fred Higgins and Frank Powers attending. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Esta B Goodwin 85 native of Bath died Friday at her home 22 Cedar Street Gardiner Private funeral Sunday at home She was daughter of William Taylor and Ann Ricker widow of Charles W Goodwin Survived by son William Ware and daughter Mrs Wealthy Gray Gardiner She belonged to the Three Quarter Century club Mrs Trott and family noted Trott spent the weekend at Popham.
Funeral services for Albert Scott Ward 75 longtime Kennebec river raftsman were conducted Friday afternoon at his son Galen E. Ward’s home 1055 High Street. Rev T W Horsfield Universalist church officiated bearers included Edward Morse and Evans stenographer in Bridgham’s office after two weeks vacation.
In Henderson, Sagadahoc County, deputies and Eben Dana watched a bull moose of less than 1,000 pounds approach a pond near Dana’s duck blind. The animal calmly drank and then wandered off after about 15 minutes, with Dana and his son Chester joining the observers.
The Civic club of Boothbay Harbor will host Bath Rotary guests on September 20 at Sebasco with about 40 Boothbay members attending the dinner and entering contests. Ed Brings President Edmund Briggs announced committees for events including Horseshoe Pitching, Approach and Putting, and Prizes with appointed members listed.
Dr. John H. Morse a Bath native and son of the late Augustus A. Morse locates in Augusta. Mrs. Morse and their youngest son stay with his sister Mrs. E W Hyde and will move once a suitable home is found. The oldest son has graduated from college.
Morse high began its football preparations with a 26 minute Saturday scrimmage. The temporary varsity lineup includes Steve Marshall and Howard Lewis at ends, Paul Wilson and Newell Wilson at guards, Harold McElman at center, Richard McElman at backfield, with Howard Lewis moving from center to end. Coach Cutts plans a stronger line for the season opener at Brunswick next Saturday.
A Bath boy constructs a personal hunting float using a uncle’s design, measuring from a float and painting it dark green. The craft, water tight and tested by his father, debuts on the first day of open duck shooting. The boy also reports a pair of tollers and shad owlers as part of his outdoor setup.
A Summer Street couple marked their golden anniversary Friday. The diver Delon Andrews of Shore, long associated with Bath Water District and Maine Water Co, recalls early work at Boothbay Harbor and Frenchman's Bay. He has faced many underwater dangers, recovering numerous drowned victims.
A Montsweag 4-H member recalls switching from a chicken to a bean project, winning the county championship and prizes at Auburn and the Maine State Seed. He traveled to Springfield and Orono, thanked leaders and agents, and notes beans stacked and growing well.
Real estate notices report unusually brisk activity in Bath over the last two weeks. Transactions include Nathan A. Cuthman to Margaret K Brazier in Senith and Phippeburg, and West Bath deeds from Hattie M. Hemmesy to Mary E. Card and Edward W. Hyde Fast to Jeanie RB. Sanborn, among others.
Mikele Pecci and his daughter Elena Pecci of Bath sail for Italy for a three month stay. They depart Wednesday at 10 from Bath, travel to Boston and New York, then board the Augustus in New York for Naples. They will spend time near Rome and in western Italy, visiting relatives and exploring eastern and central regions. This is Mr Pecci’s second trip to the old country.
The groom Gruenewald Jack is described as an interior decorator and the notice appears in Providence. Details are limited but indicate a marriage announcement style from R L.
A dog left in a car under a blazing sun resists confinement and becomes distressed. The animal vents by chewing as the interior heat builds until the owner returns.
Mr and Mrs Fred Bowie of Hartford M J and East Rutherford MN are noted in connection with a social or familial announcement. The item mentions J and New York interactions or associations in a brief society-style notice.
Blanche Houghton aged 39 of 16 Deering Street tried to leap from the Kennebec Bridge Monday afternoon at four. A bystander helped pull her back as she had one leg over the railing. She was arraigned on a charge and paid court costs of 730 dollars.
A fragment describes a scenario where individuals in Augusta allegedly demanded $120 and released a man, with quotes about belief in guilt and courtroom outcomes. The text is unclear and lacks full names or precise actions.
Carl Meister Jr. holds Woodchick as a pet while Roberta Irving of Washington Street visits her home in New Brunswick. The piece notes Roberta Irving staying a month at her New Brunswick residence.
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