Bath lodge marks thirty four years of Esther Rebekahs
In Bath on March 30 1915 the Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge celebrated its 34th anniversary at Odd Fellows hall with Bath Lodge of Augusta Fidelity Lodge of Lewiston and local members totaling about 150. A banquet at 730 featured bonquets and speeches as the lodge dates to March 30 1881.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Bath Lodge
Augusta
Fidelity Lodge
Lewiston
Rebekahs
Bath
Bath notes and theater plans fill Bath area pages
Deputy Norris seizes two contraband O B J cases at a theatre party. Maine supplies 303 of Navy enlistments from a pool of 52 667. A vegetarian restaurant opens in the North End. No measurable rain for 33 days. Robert Sutherland plants two white pine clumps on Emilio de Gogorza’s North Street lawn. Thomas Spence to represent Texas Oil Co. at Fore River barge project. Burns family travels to New York. F J Lisman arrives for Bath Iron Works improvements. Cod and other fish weigh in from Southport. Bath Driving Club to meet at King Tavern. Matinee race winners to receive ribbons. Parker Child engaged for entertainment. Oil for torpedo boat destroyer Wadsworth arrives at Bath Iron Works. Bath soldiers to perform in Under the Stars and Stripes at Ba Opera House April 21. Miss Rabbit Foot libretto by C M S McLellan for next season. Charles Prince joins E R Groves marble cutting firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Driving Club
King Tavern
Parker Child
Boston
Examination Notice for Messenger Boy in Bath Maine
The U S Civil Service Commission schedules an exam on April 17 1915 in Bath Maine for the position of superintending constructor at U S Navy Bath Iron Works with a salary of 1 04 per diem. Applicants must be 16 but under 18 on exam day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Bath
Maine
U. S. Navy
Bath Iron Works
Memorial window to John H. McLellan unveiled at Grace church
A memorial window in Grace church dedicated at Easter morning service and funded by Mrs. John McLellan. Work continues on Bath Steam Dye House block addition with Holbrook and Hansom fitting the cornice. Bailey residence on Middle Street offered for sale with furniture auction planned at month end. Dandelions push to sun. pork and greens soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McLellan
Grace Church
John McLellan
Bath
Holbrook and Hansom
Bailey
Middle Street
Clarence Carlton Hosts City Floats Arrival in City Landing
Clarence Carlton celebrated the arrival of the city floats in City Landing Wednesday evening with a goodly sized gathering. The event highlighted local enthusiasm as residents welcomed the procession through the riverfront district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Landing
Clarence Carlton
Legal clearance sought on mayoral marshal position
April 1 1915 reports outline steps to settle the legality of the mayor occupying the marshal role with the decisive vote by the mayor himself. The issue is viewed as potentially serious if the office is held illegally yet a formal establishment of legality is preferred. Bath Gun club held its first trap shoot with five members present at Sagadahoc Ferry. Gregg Lumber Co loads lumber lighters at Reach for Bath box shop with one expected Saturday. Mr and Mrs George R Skal ing have opened a vegetarian restaurant at 283 Front Street. Roads are dry and require less maintenance, but South Enders complain street rocks are not being removed by the street commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Gun Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
William Furber
Arthur G. Leggett
Merton Webber
H. H. McCarthy
Harold Adams
Gregg Lumber Co
Big Bath
Local skater McLean returns home after New England races
George McLean arrives from New York after placing in New England roller skating events with partner Joe Laurey. He won the Manchester three mile and Lowell five mile races and finished third in the 24 hour Madison Square Garden event. He is praised as one of the fastest skaters in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McLean
New York
New England
Joe Laurey
Madison Square Garden
New York City
McLean
Manchester
Lowell
Mass
Alameda
Portland
Augusta
Bath
M. D. Cressey Abandoned Off North Carolina Coast
A telegraph reports the five masted schooner M. D. Cressey bound for New York from Gulfport with railroad ties was abandoned with captain and crew on the Diamond Shoal Lightship near Baden Island off Bath Hatteras about 40 miles north of the coast. No further details available. The Cressey, built 1899 at 2115 tons, belonged to Percy & Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy & Small
M. D. Cressey
Arey
Diamond Shoal
Cressey
New York
Gulfport
Baden Island
North Carolina
Hatteras
E. C. Aver
Bath
Norfolk
Louis Thurlow
San Francisco
Cressey Schooner Reported Pass Cape Henry Tow by Luckenback
Percy and Small, managing owners of the five masted schooner M. D. Cressey, received a telegram stating the D. N. Luckenback towing the Cressey passed Cape Henry at 12.20 noon. The vessel had been reported abandoned off Boden Island with the captain and crew on Diamond Lightship. The Cressey was en route from Gulfport to New.
Bath iron works ships and local notices summary
York exports 35000 rail road ties as 1900s era vessels remain in service. Bath Iron Works ships including the Machias and Chester are praised for reliability while other vessels serve abroad. Local illness at Popham Beach, shipwreck rescue near North Carolina, and civic club elections anchor a parade of regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Levant
Chester
Bath Iron Works
Machias
Matrons to Attend Dance Wednesday Evening at the K Y C
The matrons will preside over the dance on Wednesday evening at the K Y C venue, adding formality to the social event. Organizers invite attendees to join in the community gathering and enjoy the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Y. Cr
Girl Scout Troop Activities Highlight Local Camps and Visits
SCOUTING TRAIL reports Troop 4 Girl Scouts met at Winter Street church with 12 members for badge work and health aid training. Betsy Ann Aikenhead led the flag ceremony, Taps closed the session. Brownies from Troop 17 met at Dike school as they study laws ahead of a fly up. Troop 5 observed Holy Week with plans for a hike on April 19 meeting at the Court House at 9 30 a m and bringing one can of spaghetti and fruit. Patrols visited a North Bath egg farm learning sorting weighing and egg collection. trips to dairy and fish markets will follow with parental permission slips. Names listed for egg farm trip include Collette Beers Annette Belanger Annette Hicks Nancy Dearborn Jean Orr Sally Thompson Jeanette Rideout Pauly Ann Stinson Sue Ellen Johnson. Patrol one drafted plans for a two night primitive camping trip in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts
Winter Street Church
Edward Harris
Thomas Aikenhead
Raymond Hart
Betty Ann Aikenhead
Taps
Bobolink Brownies
Dike School
Troop 5
Cloverleaf Girl Scouts
Court House
Bath
Collette Beers
Annette Belanger
Annette Hicks
Nancy Dearborn
Jean Orr
Sally Thompson
Jeanette Rideout
Pauly Ann Stinson
Sue Ellen Johnson
Patrol One
Portsmouth man pleads guilty in Bath Municipal Court
Paul G. Chamberlain aged 25 of Portsmouth pleaded guilty at Bath Municipal Court to speeding 50 mph on Leeman Highway. He was fined $10 with $5.70 costs by Judge Gardiner R. Deering. Patrolman William Boyland was the complainant. Three cases were heard before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Chamberlain
Portsmouth
Nhs
Bath Municipal Court
Leeman Highway
Chamberlain
Gardiner R. Deering
William Boyland
How to Grow Vegetables You Need Without Waste
A compact guide to planning a home vegetable garden to avoid harvest surpluses and gaps. It covers staggered sowings, space per serving for a family of four, and timing for hardy and tender crops with notes on frost risk and staking to maximize yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Local court fines in municipal cases at Bath
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided as Gerald L. McNamare 20 of Brunswick NAS pleaded guilty to driving without a license and reckless driving on Old Brunswick road. He was fined 50 dollars plus 5.70 in costs. the no license charge was filed. Kenneth E. Johnson 17 of Bowdoinham pleaded guilty to failing to stop for a stop sign at High and Winter streets and paid 5 dollar fine plus 5.70 costs. A case of intoxication and probation violation resulted in the intoxication charge placed on file and the probation ending with the original 5 dollar fine plus 7.50 costs or 15 days in jail imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner R. Deering
Gerald L. McNamare
Brunswick Naval Air Station
Bath
Robert Coombs
Old Brunswick Road
McNamare
Deering
Kenneth E. Johnson
Bowdoinham
Art Patron Arrives in New York as Queen Mary Tour Begins
A Trieste native, Fiore Co Henri, arriving aboard the liner Queen Mary in New York, plans to begin work at a modern art museum. The scene includes a cigar smoker and a narrated encounter with a local heiress. Also noted is American Bonding Company of Baltimore filing details in Maine, with assets totaling about 4.46 million and surplus around 3.43 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiore Co
Henri Juea
New York
Stusie Ais
Renomen
Trieste
Italy
Mt Distins
Ehsin
Hlontpaton Hartford
Los Angeles
American Bonding Company OF
Baltimore
Maryland
Insurance Department of
State of
Maine
Southeast Cowboy Heads to South Carolina Cattle Farm
Howard Watson, an Oklahoma cowboy, moved from a 7,500 acre Angus ranch to oversee 200 Aberdeen Angus cattle at Longleaf plantation in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. He adapted from 12 hour horse days near Stillwater to a new southern cattle role.
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Springfield
S. C
Oaklahoma
Howard Watson
Orangeburg County
South
Longleaf Plantation
Stillwater
Okla
Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc March 1955
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc publishes notices for the estates of Randall F Cook Lena Douglas Donnell Ethel Glidden Ada McGilvary Nellie D Thompson Thomas N Williams and others. Actions include widow and admin appointments licenses to sell probate of wills and final accounts with hearings set for April and dates in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Ada McGilvary
George M Carlton, Jr
George C. West
State of Maine
Nellie D Thompson
Harry L Dav
Lena D' Donnell
Thomas N Williams
Georgetown
Frances I Gunnell
Frances
Gunnell
Arthur J. Dunton
Appointments of executors administrators and guardians
Lillian H Heal Register of Probate for Sagadahoc certifies on dates in 1955 appointments in estates of Bath and surrounding towns. Executors administrators named include Pauline Adams Christine Cameron Solomon Greenblatt Llewellyn Rogers Dorothy Smith Harriet Watson Tillie Wold and others with bond status noted. Judge of Probate issues true copy of the original order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian H. Heal
Sagadahoe
Margaret J Adams
Bath
Pauline H Adams
Christine Cameron
Adelaide Coombs
March
Solomon K Greenblatt
Abraham
Greenblatt
Tsear W Greenblatt
Owen Lee Greenblatt
Llewellyn D Rogers
West Bath
Florence Rogers
Eni Vo Smith
Phippsburg
Dorothy E. Smith
Harriet M Watson
Harry J. Day
C. Owen Smith
Tillie Wold
Leslie J Wold
Thelma P Atkinson
Arthur J. Dunton
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The
Bath Daily Times
Morris McDonald
E. P. Ricker
Maine Central Railroad
Rockland Breakwater
Hockomock
Carlton
Lucy
Charles Horace Nelson
Nelson
Togus
F. I. Pettengill
Thomas Baker
Baker
Edith Cochrane
Chatham, Mass
Robert Cochrane
Bedford Street
Witch Spring Hill
West Side
Wesley Chapel
Conference
Waterville
Wallula
Scott Tibbetts
Leonard's Bakery
Theatre Party
Begntaboe
Norris
Atlantic
American Express
North End
Robert Sutherland
Emilio de Gogorza
North Street
Sutherland
Thomas Spence
Small Point
Quincy
Texas Oil Co
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Brainard Burns
Shifter
Maine Central
F. J. Lisman
Shawmut Steamship Co
C. F. Smith
Searsport
Pinkham
Southport
Wadsworth
Soldier Boys
4Th Company
Georges H. Hoskyn
Chicago
C. M. S. McLellan
Charles Prince
E. R. Groves
Front Street
Groves
Prince
Anid
Harry M. Huse
George S. Dearborn
Fred H. Pratt, Jr
Ralph Thompson
Steamboat Landing
Thompson’s Cove
Winter Street Men's Club
Victor Bagley
Lincoln H. Colby
Brunswick
Pejepscot Hook and Ladder Company
Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Company
Cosmopolitan
Columbia Tonight
William H. Crane
David Harum
Pauline
Pathe News
Hyde Windlass
Times
George R. Skaling
New England Sanitarium
Melrose
South Enders
Boston Boat Wharf Stars
Nighthawks
Morse’s Wharf
Lyden and Coffin
Stars
Milton
C. M. Flaherty
Robbins
A. Weinblatt
Stanley Kingsbury
E. Lyden
C Holmes
J. Crane
J. Narsiff
Hodgkins
Swift &Co
Isaiah Morrell
Tony Thomas
Eugene Allen
Willow Street
New Haven
Conn
Marie Fawcett
Rachel W. Coffin
Trufant Street
Worcester
Frank Coffin
That City
Boothbay
Emblane
E. W. Bliss Co
Alice M. Melcher
Hebron Academy
Congress Square Hotel
Melcher
Savage
Auburn
Islander
Augusta, Gardiner & Boothbay Steamboat Co
Ellery Dunton
Street Department
William Sprague
Richardson Street
Iron Works
Emmons
Frank A. Manion
N. H
George B. Wetherbee
Phillips-Exeter
Bath Lodge of
Moose
Music Hall
Phil R. Blaisdell
N. Blaisdell & Son
Winthrop
York
Popham Beach
J. H. Stacey
Purser McNulty
Virginia
Kelley, Spear Yard
A. Walters
Mr. Walters
Cassin
Cuba
A. J. Dunton
A. A. Percy
Maxwell Powers
Scott Andrews
H. E. Bowie
J. F. Butler
W. F. Carlton
R. C. Hannigan
L. L. Lowell
C H. Mason
Harry Peterson
E. B Purington
H. O. Richardson
Seth Stewart
George A. Sanford
James Southard
Charles Savage
John Thompson
John Taylor
Charles Rogers
Harry Wilshire
James Wheeler
Mason Wright
O. F. Williams
Walter Mitter
Roy Black
Capt. W. G. Small
George W. Morse
Leon Lord
R. P. Ham
Clarence Johnson
This City
E. F. Albee
Wiscasset
Galen E. Ward
Arthur F. Larrabee
Ladies’ Aid and Sewing Circle
Wesley M. E. Church
Fred Ames
Wylie Lemont
Edward Cook
Emma Pierce
E. A Farrar
Harry A. Walters
Ella Sprague
Allie Cahill
Portland Police Relief Association
Edwin R. Brown
Captain Brown
Portland Police Department
Carl Troop
Arthur Pepper
W. M. Adams
Ginger
Paris
France
Haggett
Talbot
Potter
Hersom
Taonter
Larrabee Hanson
Lattice
Chaput
McLaughlin
LaFrance
Hart
Sewall
Austin
Phillips
Cooper
IB Morse
Browh
Marks
Desmond
Cummings Cyr
Marquis
Purdy
Oliver Robertson
Op Morse
Benoit
Hilltop
Sewall's
CMP
Mayo's
Oakhurst
Barbers
Kohlrabi
Cs Ele
Lillian Heal
Lillian H. Hea
Register
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