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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1917
Page
2
Rev. William T. Boyd delivers a sermon at Georgetown Center church arguing America entered World War to end tyranny and defend liberty. He urges support through economy, conservation, and preparedness, praising Allied justice and humane conduct toward German people while condemning imperial aims.
Thomas J. Boynton named receiver for the Royal Arcanum by the U S District Court on petition of Albert L Hobart of Braintree Massachusetts prompting attacks from William King Council leaders who defend solvency and vow to vacate the appointment. Officials cite large fund balances and ongoing efforts to protect beneficiaries amid the controversy.
Local Acadia Lodge R P conferred the rank of Esquire Thursday evening. John C. Hanasey serves as chief engineer on the four masted schooner Sam C Mengel which will be ready for sea at the start of next month. The Maine State Highway Commission will resume work on a Bath to Brunswick state road starting at Merrymeeting Park. Mrs William Purington of East Orange New Jersey has recovered from illness and visits her niece Miss Mabel Marston in Somerville Massachusetts. In Bath some beggars were seen during a period of labor shortages. Maine passed its largest set of laws in its history comprising 806 chapters and over 280000 words. The six masted schooner Addie M Lawrence arrived at an American port after sailing from Lisbon February 10 for Philadelphia. The Edward B Winslow, another Portland six master, sailed from Barcelona February 28 bound for He named Hampton Roads and is expected to be heard from soon.
Local notes from Phippsburg detail marine activity as Parker's Bay Farm shows swell and a first spring machine enters town. Readers learn about weddings, school events, trips, and community plans including a boys and girls club, road work changes, shipyard activity, and patriotic observances.
Several residents and visitors are named with moves and social visits in Bath. Joel Dobbins rents the Scott Perry house to Mr. Small of Bowdoinham who works at the Texas yard and has seven children. Numerous gatherings, illnesses, travels, and church activities are listed, including a National League for Woman's Service event and War Department welfare plans.
A reader's OCR style note lists amounts and liabilities with stray letters and inconsistent spacing. The fragment mentions total ae sur plus and total liabilities, showing unclear numbers and garbled percentages, hinting at a bookkeeping transcription error.
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