Social whirl in Bath district marks Bath birthday bash
John Russell bass singer at Corliss Street church celebrated with choir and friends at James J. Perkins home on Middle Street. Twenty eight attended a supper and cake then a choir rehearsal led by Verkins. Local visits and social rounds across Bath and Portland follow with many brief notes on residents travel, visits, and gatherings.
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Corliss Street
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Middle Street
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Obituary Notice for Maxwell Family Members in Worthing
Mr end Mre Herbert TD Maxwell and their children Gertrude and Charles died in Worthing. Mr Maxwell attended a meeting of Scottish Rites Masons. The notice records the family’s passing and references the Mason event.
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Herbert TD
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Gertrude
Charles
Worthind
Veteran Nole player Leyden visits Bath and Coney Island
William PL Leyden, a veteran nole player, visits Bath to greet old friends. He ran the roadway Moller Skating In the past Winter and will resume his role at Steeple Claxe park opening Easter. The enterprise is owned by Leyden’s former polo associate Billy Parsons, a roller veteran.
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Bath
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Moller Skating
Coney Island
Steeple Claxe Park
Mr. Leydon
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Social notes from Bath and surrounding towns
Miss Susan Brown of Westbrook visits in city then leaving for Rockland. Mrs. John Mallett and Mrs. R. P. Ham return from Boston with Miss Margaret Mallett entering St Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton to be a nurse. Misses Alice and Abbie Minott arrive from Boston to summer home in Phippsburg after March in Washington. Mrs. Roy McAllister returns from Boston with her husband, chief engineer for US Shipping Board. Mr. and Mrs. Elwell Crosby and others travel from West Palm Beach. pm poisoning incident en route led to a stop in Trenton. Arthur H. Stetson returns to Brooklyn after visiting Bath. Stetson represented the Board at a federal hearing in Portland. Gibbons Coal Co. bookkeeper Harry Ring at home with grip. office kept open by clerk Miss Josephine Fraser. Mrs. Harry A. Beals hosts the Monday evening club. next meeting at Mrs. Arthur Hagan’s. Miss Mary Baxter and Miss Lilley Hailey of Nashville return from spring vacation with Senator Rupert Baxter in Portland. Unity Guild meets at Mrs. Jason Merrill’s. plans for Wednesday sale. Harry B. Sawyer of Bath sailing from the Pacific coast aboard the Venezuela. due Havana then New York. Mrs. Sawyer and daughter to travel home by land. HL.A.H. sewing club meets at Miss Madelyn Footer’s with fruit salad, rolls and coffee.
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Main Street
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First Ocean Cable Proposals Meet Early Skepticism
The Dover to Calais cable faced denouncements as a mad freak and a gigantic swindle. A fisherman misread the line as seaweed while others feared the sea would roughen the bed for signaling and blame fish gnawing the insulation. Lieutenant Maury doubted feasibility of a calm enough sea to lay the Atlantic line. After initial outages, supporters and skeptics debated whether messages could ever be sent.
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Birds That Dive Show Feats Of Water Mastery
Aquatic birds can sink by expelling air from feather films, making them heavier than water. The effect is visible in kingfishers and notably in starlings as they plunge, shrinking in apparent size after hovering above the surface.
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Art Is a Science and Whistler’s Interior Principle
The quote argues that art shares a scientific method where the artist selects and groups elements deliberately to achieve beauty. It cites Whistler, noting that chance must not govern any craft like chemistry or biology, and applies this idea to designing an intelligent interior.
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Mayor Discusses City Expenses At Rotary Luncheon
Bath Rotary heard Mayor Joseph Torrey speak on city finances comparing current appropriations with 1898 levels. He noted fire, highways, and school budgets have risen while debt totals and federal sewer liabilities influence the city’s fiscal picture.
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Colonial Club Whisters Meet Ends in Weston Bonney Pair Ahead
The Colonial club duplicate whist evening produced a win for Weston T. Bonney and Ernest A. Work with 11 tricks plus. Dr C I Kingsley and R B Hatch were second and A S Merrill and F F Thompson third among fourteen pairs, seven sharing the plus score.
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Morse High Track Team Starts Outdoor Work
Morse high track team under coach David Alkazin uses city park walks as a running path for early outdoor practice. The group aims for the inter scholastic meet at the University of Maine in May with hurdles prepared for outdoor use.
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University of Maine
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Flects Use Flea In Sewage Cleanup In Glasgow
London Answers notes Glasgow’s municipal effort uses fleas to clean sewage filters. The gelatinous clogging matter is absorbed by Acharates, insects once seen as pests, with each insect taking in about four pounds weekly. Resulting water becomes crystal clear.
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Nant
Violin of Paganini Decays in Geneoa Enclosure
The famed violin left by Violinist Paganini to his native Genoa remains locked within a glass case in the hope of preservation. Wood decay and insect damage threaten the instrument, which may deteriorate into mere refuse if not saved.
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Jones
Ancient Earrings Unearthed from Aristotle's Daughter Tomb
Archaeologists found golden hoop earrings in the tomb of Aristotle's daughter near Chalcis. They date back over twenty centuries and are said to surpass modern workmanship.
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Indianapolis News
City chat reports spring delays and local events
Mud and water on country roads and city streets from snowmelt slow travel while a spring ferry schedule extends to 11 p.m. Radio concerts, a new wireless plant contract in Lewiston, and community events including theater, whist parties, and school notices fill Bath and Portland pages with local activity.
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