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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1934
Page
5
Rich mond residents greet visitors and weddings while noting illness, funerals, and new births. Highlights include Hampden Highlands returnees, trips to Aroostook county, and a large cast in a local three act play.
Free poultry accounts offered by the Extension Service attract poultrymen. In Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties seventy seven accounts were started. Completing the program yields a free summary and analysis comparing returns, per hen production, feed and overhead costs, and the best paying flocks. Books free, order soon from County Agent at 81 Main Street Auburn.
The Sagadahoc Women's Republican club executive board and council will meet Thursday afternoon September 27 at 2 PM at 624 High Street, home of president Mrs. Henry W. Butler, to formulate plans for Fall and Winter activities. St Mark's Augusta church school opens September 30 with Boyd E Blanchard as superintendent and Gilbert Caswell as secretary.
Georgetown notes list dozens of visits and homecomings across towns and cottages. Names include Miss Maude Thayer Westbrook Junior College, Prof. Hulbert, George F. Smith, Miss Amy Hovey, Mrs. Gr o ce Ward Stevens, Rev. Walter Schoepfer, Gaston Lachaise, and J. C. Bearse among others, with movements to West Georgetown Sagadahoc Bay Robinhood Day's Ferry and Bath. The item records parish meetings at the First Baptist church and local activities such as center school term start and town hall repairs.
Five of the original six Wayne girls, now in their seventies, met for their annual reunion at Mrs. Jane Johnson's home with Mrs. Hattie White as hostess. Illness kept the gathering away for three years since 1931. They recalled their first 58 years ago when their dolls attended the reunion.
Mrs Marion Bradshaw of the Ban gor YWCA executive board outlined rules for living with constant learning and open minds to a group of young men at the Lewiston YWCA Fall setting-up conference. Blanche Sherry chaired the program and supper, while Mrs A E Chittenden briefed on the State YW board meeting.
Mrs. Henry W. Butler, Sagadahoc County Women's Republican club president, escaped injury when an oil stove explosion caused a fire at her Summer cottage The Anchorage in Sebasco. Neighbors and Portland fire reserve Fred Proctor helped extinguish flames as interiors suffered heavy smoke and heat damage. Butler sustained a foot burn but remained to oversee insurance appraisal.
Dimby an 18 month old pointer owned by Rodney E. Ross of High street won first place in the Derby Stake at the Androscoggin Field and Game association field trials in Poland Spring. Nickle, also owned by Ross, placed second in the Maine Amateur All Age Stake beside other Maine and regional contenders.
The new weekly student paper, Gossip Sheet, began distribution Friday morning. It will cover school interest items, stories, poems and a schedule of activities for Mex ico High School students.
Mr and Mrs Elliot Lum of Providence bought the Norton place at Harmons Harbor. Numerous residents and guests are listed with travel and social events including au revoir parties, grange meetings, bridge games, and summer departures to Oakmont and Florida. Several locals, visitors, and family groups are noted with movements between Bath Seguinland Kittery North Anson and New York City.
An Biddeford elder shares old weather proverbs linking winter snow to days left in the month after the first snow, a heavy November storm lasting to April, November foliage predicting spring buds, three cloudy days signaling snow, and the signs of a black frost and bearded frost foretelling dry cold weather and more snow.
Miss Anne Kimball of Lincoln street chairs the second annual state championship duplicate contract tournament for pairs at the Augusta house on Oct. 6. Open to Maine residents for trophies. Qualifying rounds at 2 pm using the Mitchell movement. finals at 7 30 pm. Tournament director is William H. Buxton with Ralph A. Duperrault as committee chair.
A Monday morning reveal showed a new skid proof tile entrance at Senter's Inc with a Verdi marble border and new display window. The overhaul, overseen by Frank M Churchill of R. H. Houston, Inc., Bath, includes basement lighting windows and marble framing. Also, two Lincoln medals for kindness were awarded to teens Frank Clayton and Abbott Pendergast by Leila C. Gaines at the Langford House event. Blanche Graves leaves for the New England Conservatory music program after three years as Gorham NH school music supervisor.
An advertisement lists heavy wool garments and prices on jackets sweaters coats hats and shirts. Items include heavy zipper jackets at 2.95 to 5 dollars value, dress pants from 1.95, broadcloth shirts from 0.79, fall ties 0.50, fall hats 1.95 to 2.95, caps 0.59 to 1.50, sweaters from 1.00, Endicott Johnson shoes 1.95 to 3.95, suits from 4.50, long pants 1.50 to 2.50, knickers 0.95 to 1.50, and underwear basics.
Miss Alice E. Keene a Portland schoolteacher escaped with minor bruises when her Dodge sedan skidded on a wet highway near Blind Crossing and overturned into a ditch. The car sustained heavy damage and a rear window and right door were smashed.
The 10th annual Bok Garden awards were held in Camden with Mrs. Ernest A. Robbins presiding. She praised benefactor Mrs. Edward W. Bok, who funds the prizes, and presented a framed etching. Prizes recognized Best Kept Lawns Best Kept Gardens and Best Looking Business Blocks, presented by Mrs. Bok.
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