Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03
Members of the Bath Rotary club


were held spellbound this afternoon
when they listened to Mime. Eames de
Gorgorza who spoke on her career as
an operate singer. says Tussday's
Bath Times. She won instant sue.
cess on two continents and then,
when at the very height Of her career
in 1909, made good her announced in
tention at the time Of her debut. re.
tired. For 20 years she was one Of
the worlds most famous singers and
when everybody was singing her
praises, retired and later came back
to her childhood home to dwell once
more in Bath.
Nine. Eames has the distinction Of
being the first woman speaker before
the Bath Rotary Club and the men,
bers Of this organization in true. gal
liant manner paid her a worthy tri-
butte by standing when she was
gracefully introduced by DIR. c. A.
Peaslee. and when she had finished
beseeched her to continue. This she
declined to do but the members gave
her a raising vote of thanks.
Nine. Eames went back to the days
when she sang in the Swedenborg an
church where her voice attrac' ed at
tention and Of early instruction in
voice culture after which she went
to Paris to complete her education
and where she made her debut more
than 80 years ago. Her career in
Paris. in London and in the United
States was wonderful as Bath people
are fully aware. She attributes her
success to her ability for work and
to develop the wonderful gift with
which she was endowed.
By agreement between council and
by ruling of the law court a settle
ment has been reached in the famous
Cassidy will case. in which the will
Of the late John Cassidy Of Bangor,
was contested by four heirs. The
decree states that the decree Of the
Supreme court Of probate be at
firmad and by consent of all parties
certain fees and disbursements Of
counsel for contestants amounting to
$29,91s.07 shall be paid by the execu-
tors of the estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Payson Reed Of the
Stone House farm. Bath. are much
over the continued absence
from home Of their son. Fred wey-
mouth Reed. aged Is, who left home
on June ~ and has not since been
seen or heard from. He left HON,
for the High school. but instead of
drew all his money about
$50 from the savings bank and left
for parts unknown.
Old Orchard talks Of holding a pub
lie meeting to discuss better fire
protection, which will include the
continuance of the electric power at
the power house during a fire. A
fire pump was installed there for bet
ter protection. but the power was
shut off during the recent fire that
destroyed Whites Cafe, rendering
the pump useless. Day and night
drivers for the combination IRE
truck will also be urged. The day
truck was some time ago abolished,
on account of the expense.
The Portland Press is authority
for the following: 1t is not often
that passenger conductor is at a
loss for an answer to the many dues.
tons and complaints that are made
to them, but Ed Lowe, who has been
running the Pennington train for
nearly 80 years. was nearly caught
mapping this week, and recovered
himself just In time and fixed I'd
things the most satisfactory man.
ner. During one Of the recent ex-
tremely hot days when the mercury
in the thermometer was nearly push
ing itself cut Of the top end of the
glass tube. there was woman on
Mr.. loves train who made every
enort to Keep cool. but with little
success. She made repeated trips to