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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1917

Page

8

Bath society notes highlight wedding and local events

The society column reports the wedding of Gladys Kinney Brush and Joseph Stickney Kimball at Harvard Congregational Church Brookline and lists family members bridesmaids and ushers. It also covers community notices including an elderly Mrs Jacksons illness Burns DeLang arrival in Bath to oversee shipyard work and a Busy Community League session with Miss Riddle the community nurse.

Bath Gladys Kinney Brush Charles Newcomb Brush Longwood Ave Brookline Joseph Stickney Kimball Yale Samuel A. Kimball Newbury St Harvard Congregational Church Adelaide W. Brush Marjorie Jewett Brush Katherine Newcomb Brush Barbara Horton Elise Rothwell Horace Brush John Hazen Kimball Henry N. Merritt Philadelphia Horace D. Brush Mass Charles Arbuthnot Pittsburgh Daniel A. Heald Orange N. J Pomeroy T. Francis Short Hills

Suffrage School Opens in Lewiston With Notable Speakers

The Suffrage school in Lewiston opened Tuesday afternoon conducted by Mrs. Henry W. Cobb s of Augusta and Mrs. Edward S. An thoine of Portland. Over 100 enrolled by Monday. Mrs. Sara T. Gilson Massachusetts campaign chairman addressed the school Wednesday. George B. Wetherbee son of Bath Iron Works VP joined Phillips Andover volunteer company and signed early. Miss Dorothy Sewall returned from Boston after hotel registration. Miss Florence Dunton, teaching in Andover, visited Dedham guest Miss Marie Anderson.

Lewiston Henry W. Cobbs Augusta Edward S. Anthoine Portland Sara T. Gilson Massachusetts George B. Wetherbee C. P. Wetherbee Bath Iron Works Phillips-Andover Academy Dorothy Sewall Boston

Local residents plan visits and relocations this week

Mrs Leonard D Norsworthy and family arrive from New York to visit Rev O W Folsom and will travel to Bath for a weekend outing. Mrs C W Fisher arrives from Boston to open her Pine Bluff cottage. Dr George E Percy and Dr D T Percy with sons and friends from Harvard prepare for navy service while superintendent I C Phillips resettles in East Greenwich R I near Providence as he finishes duties in Farmington and Wilton.

Leonard D. Norsworthy Elizabeth Leonard D. Norsworthy, Jr New York O. W. Folsom Norsworthy Bath C. W. Fisher Boston Pine Bluff Lower High St George B. Drake Texas Steamship Co George E. Percy D. T. Percy Arlington Popham Percy Cottage George Thomas Fred Percy Navy Harvard I. C. Phillips East Greenwich R. I Narragansett Bay Providence Phillips Lewinton Farmington Wilton Rhode Island

Local Teachers and Visitors Visit East Boston

A. J. Wahlstrom of East Boston visits friends here. He once taught manual training and left Bath six years ago. Miss Mary Campbell of Washington Street School spends time at home in Farmington with guest Miss Clarice Kinsman, Palmer Method instructor.

A. J. Wahlstrom Boston Mr. Wahlstrom Bath Wast Mary Campbell Washington St Farmington Clarice Kinsman Palmer

Final Standing in Office Bowling League Season

Texas Office wins the league with a 67 29 record and a .698 winning percentage. Texas Foremen take second at 59 37, Hywinco Office 52 44, Hywinco Foremen 17 719. Texas S. S. Office claims high game 1518 high single 130 by MacMillan and high 3 string 339 by MacMillan. A marine engineer hits a pole on Center St while testing a new car. minor damage and no injuries.

Office Texas Office Texas Foremen P.C. Texas Hywinco Office Hywinco Foremen Texas S. S. Office MacMillan Center St

Local Jottings and Community Notes from Bath Area

Rice replaces potatoes in many households as a versatile staple. Waldo Murray begins removing piers and piling for the old electric railway bridge at New Meadows. Gauvin starts Franklin House expansions adding five rooms to total twenty five. A bay window is added to the east side and 100 lawn plants set. Capt. W P Fawcett of Round Pond attends New Meadows Boat Club meeting in Bath and operates the launch Jewels in summer. The Bath Opera House features the song "'Tis Love That Makes the World Go Round" written by the wife of late Capt. Willis Gannett, former Bath Independent contributor. Gustavus Peavy, longtime Maine salesman and Colby College graduate, dies in Boston aged 60. Fr title Frank F Clapp of Damariscotta has been Maine salesman for 35 years. funeral held in Boston. Hon. Harold M. Sewall speaks in Augusta on food conservation plans for farmers. A verdict of 5250 awarded to Mrs. A Ferdinand Avery in Rockland suit over a 1915 Thomaston collision. N Webb Thompson killed, wife awarded 25000 against Thompson estate. defense cites train speed. A separate 1483 awarded to Mr. Avery for loss of wife’s services.

Waldo Murray New Meadows Gauvin Franklin House W. P. Fawcett Round Pond Bath New Meadows Boat Club Bath Opera House Wyllis Gannett Bath Independent Togus Gustavus ¥. Peavy Waterville Boston Maine Colby Peavy Bros Frank F. Clapp Damariscotta Harold M. Sewall Augusta State Committee On State House Committee On the Conservation of General Committee of Supreme Court Rockland A. Ferdinand Avery Waverley Mass

Brunswick celebration recalls outing season in New England

Extras for the Brunswick celebration highlighted outdoor events across New England with reports from Charlestown Navy Yard and Bath. Notable items include visits by ER Knight of Augusta, a Pythian Sisters social at 492 Middle St, funeral details for Charles E. Foster, hotel plans for William Hamilton of the Riverside Hotel, and shipbuilding talks in Bath. Grand Commandery Maine re-elects Herbert McKenney as Grand Commander. Three Palmer schooners sold to New York continue offshore, crewing challenges persist. Central Troop Boy Scouts hike fourteen miles to Brunswick and back for first class tests.

ER. O. Knight Augusta Knight Gannett Publishing Co Pythian Charles Brown Middle St Charles E. Foster Clifton St Clarence M. Fogg Corliss St Oak Grove Cemetery William Hamilton Brunswick Riverside Popham Bath J. W. Loughlin Hand Damariscotta Board of Trade Frank B. Tovery, Jr Washington St W. E. Rowe Grand Commandery of Maine United Order of Golden Cross Waterville Herbert. McKenney Portland Martha Basford Bangor Edith Keene William P. Varnum Cumberland Mills Horace Mitchell Kittery Palmer New York Jane Harwood Singleton Metropolis Haseen Central Troop Boy Scouts Loyal Jones Haviland Torrey Joseph Avery James Ledyard Archie Miller John McInnes Loring Hill Archie Wishart Cuthbert Wilson Harding

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Harriet N. Jackson South St Julia Jackson John S. Jackson Florida Edwin H. DeLang U.S.N Town Paul E. Campman DeLang Jenkins Lieut. Campman Community League Y.M.C.A W. E. Kershner Miss Riddle Cosmopolitan Club Riddle J. O. Lincoln Mark W. Sewall Brunswick Golf Club A. B. Hervey Bermuda Norwood Dr. Hervey Marguerite Hutchins Everett E. Hutchins Francis Thomas Donnelly Bowdoin Pittsburg S. A. Evans Steep Falls Annie M. Young Boston Daughters of Maine Club Ida V. Leeds Annie P. Hamlen Angus McLeod Lucy A. Stockbridge D. Savage Lida B. Riddle Pawtucket Central Falls Mary Louise Bogan Jane Agnes Arthur Deehan Welch Avon Welch Alice Mary Wyman Damarscotta Lincoln County Teachers’ Association Eleanor B. Arnold Percy and Sons Mme James de Gogorza Arthur M. Luce Mabel A. Thwing Mabel Cate Dresden N. B. Cortell Anti-Suffrage League Brunswick Court Room A. P. Douglas Anti-Suffrage League of New Hampshire Baroness Huard Frances Wilson Memorial Hall Donald MacMillian Madame Huard Margaret Katharine Torrey Jennie Hopkins Spring St S. S. Millin John H. Hyd Clarence Johnson Winnefred W. J. Baker Anna Cushman Aunburn Lewiston and Auburn National League For Woman's Service Winter St John A. Morse Miss Morse A. F. Williams Phippsburg Center Amherst Brooklyn Navy Yard Agnes Tarbox Everett Louise Libby Miss Tarbox Topsham High Street E. Motley Fuller Albert H. Shaw Amory Houghton Pauline Hatch Mary Baxter Young Mere Point J. A. Legro Kingfield the House of Kuppenheimer Kuppenheimer John J.desmondco Water Streets Texas S. S Dodge Conner Corell Greaney Guerin Gaynor Medley Texas Foremen Frost Alexander Hallstein Bauereis Fraser Lermond Hywinco Page Hallstein Turner Reed Ramsay Coombs Cyr New England Charlestown Navy Yard
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