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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
4
A new Maine Central timetable affects trains to Bath Portland and Boston with morning and evening runs. Sealed bids seek repairs on the post office building and a court case reports chauffeur Daniel A King fined $800 plus costs for illegal liquor transport. Community updates include sidewalk work on Warren Street and various town activities and visits.
Bath fans expect Morse High to challenge Edward Little in a key Saturday clash at Auburn after a strong showing against Lewiston. Morse lines feature Captain Mitchell Gaudet White and guards Carey Eaton in a battle for center, with coach Mulvaney stressing consistency and watching for Morse hidden ball plays.
The St Nicholas, an 1800s square rigger built by John McDonald, is torn apart by blasts of 60 to 80 sticks of powder to burn the hull for salvage of copper fastenings. M Barde & Sons plan fires to salvage copper as the ship sits high on the North Portland shore.
Clark Matthews of Bay Point visits his aunt Mrs. Mina Wilson of Dummer Street. Mrs. Blanche Joy of Dummer Street visits her aunt Mrs. Charles Hanna at Five Islands. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Crosby of Richardson Street were Sunday guests of relatives in Lewiston. Paul Moore enters Bliss Business College in Lewiston. Doris Vovich leaves for Emerson College in Boston for her third year. The McFadden couple plan a return from Boston. Annie Footer travels with friends in the White Mountains. Fred Witham visits Old Town for several weeks. William Staples returns from a two week trip to Massachusetts. Rev Guy F. Crawford’s family visits Mrs. Fuller and Miss Blagden in Lord Street. Mrs. Harold B. Freeman hosts eight for a chicken dinner in Brunswick. Lawrence D. B. Greenwood of Augusta leaves for a Moody Institute convention in Boston. Referee in Bankruptcy William T. Hall holds creditors meeting in the Fred Alley case at Wiscasset. Miss Ruth Emerson, valedictorian of the class of ’27, enjoys success in Hyde Park, Vermont. Marcy Passmore, Harry Bridge, Jesse Allen and Fred Cox attend Bath Rotarians’ trip to Poland Spring. Mrs. Alice Larrabee of Revere Massachusetts and Mrs. George Draydon of Massachusetts visit Bath residents.
Dr. Clarence F. Kendall of Biddeford was reap pointed State Commissioner of Health by Governor Arewster for six years. Kendall, Bowdoin 189% and Maine Medical School 11431 graduate, served in World War I and worked with the Maine National Guard medical department. Under his administration sanitation and water regulations expanded. laboratory work and sanitary controls for public eating places advanced significantly.
Mr and Mrs Warren Rines of 463 West Street escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when their Dodge open car collided with a telegraph post to avoid a Maine Central railroad train due at Bath. Conductor Whitney of Topsham and Engineer McCrom investigated. the engine backed into the cowling after the impact. The train arrived seven minutes late at Bath station.
Edward L. Whitney OS a famed Maine Central conductor died suddenly at his Winter street home Topsham after a day of normal service He was born in Topsham son of Robert P Whitney and Roth Sprague Whitney He is survived by a daughter Mrs Clarence Haley of Topsham and a sister Mrs Carrie Farrar of Hartford Conn He belonged to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and was highly regarded by passengers and railroad staff in the region.
Charles T. McFadden of Bath, a longtime trucker and horse expert, died Tuesday at his home on Center Street after a brief illness. Born to Thomas and Sarah McFadden he worked with his brother Fred in teaching and trucking, remained active in Lincoln Lodge Odd Fellows for 400 years, and is survived by his wife Emma, a brother, a sister, and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Thursday at two in Bath.
The article describes a method using pense bait in weather protected containers placed near fruit trees. A permanent bait formula mixes powder and baking soda with rolled oats then coats the grains with a beef fat paraffin blend. It notes USDA Biological Survey formulas and free distribution upon request.
West Bath social notes outline a clambake hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Clark at their New Meadows cottage. The column lists numerous visitors and weekend guests from Bath, Greenville, Stath, Providence, Newburyport, and Chelsea, including families like the Bates, Larrabee, Williams, and Pratt clans, with several repairs and farm activities noted at Campbells Pond and Hardings.
Fifteen members attended a Lemont gathering where a lunch of welsh rarebit, hot chocolate, and cake was served by Mrs. Lemont, Mrs. E. W. Haggett, Mrs. Fred W. Larrabee, and Mrs. Edward Cook.
Miss Marie Sophie Roy daughter of Dr and Mrs G J Roy of Brunswick and E Eudore A Drapeau of Haverhill Mass were married at St John the Baptist Church Brunswick by Rev A Rabell M A O. The bride wore a gown of white and was attended by a cousin as maid of honor and four bridesmaids. Conrad Drapeau brother of the groom served as best man with two ushers. A reception followed at the bride's Gilman avenue home. The couple will reside in Haverhill Mass where the groom practices law.
A well attended community social at the Corliss Street church featured orchestra selections and multiple solo and reading performances by Mrs. Charles W. Plant Mrs. Stearns Scott Mrs. Fanny Thurlow Silay Plant Mindela Kieh and others. The proseam outlines Tuesday events with a primary department from 4 to 6 pm and juniors and intermediates from 7 to 8 pm, with classes entertained by teachers.
Thomas J. Hill, sentenced in May 1925 for a Gorham burglary to four years in Thomaston, was pardoned on shore conditions and returned to Maine. He visited Portland court, was recognized by Sheriff Graham, and re arrested as a prison violator. Officials will decide whether to return him to prison for two more years.
Rep Wood of Indiana says the call for Coolidge to run again is overwhelming, signaling strong GOP support and a renewed push for a presidential bid.
The Firestone tire company now staffs 12,000 workers on its rubber plantations in Liberia, expanding its agricultural operations in West Africa.
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