Local Jottings Highlight Bath News And Navy Plans
Local notes record a busy Bath scene with steamer Islander inspection in Portland and region farmers offering plots for planting. Morse High School selects Danforth McDonald as baseball captain while Cook joins the Coast Guard and Brown sails to Portsmouth. First Aid class at the Y M C A under Dr. James O Lincoln gains practical sprain and dislocation training. Capt J L Coombs heads to North Weymouth to command the Eleanor F Bartram fleet. Rev Nehemiah Boynton and kin enjoy a summer outing at Five Islands. Bath officers appear on the Hudson Navigation timetable for spring 1917 and local crews fill boat jobs. Bath baseball opens May 6 at Kelley Field against Lewiston. Patriots Day drills and celebrations planned. Bowdoin cadets Carlton Pike and John J Sullivan report for duty after ambulance corps service and wartime trench experiences abroad.
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Islander
Portland
Marine Railway
Damariscotta
William Mann
Bath
Commercial House
Danforth McDonald
Morse High
Randall Cook
Coast Patrol
Cook
Portsmouth
John Brown
Morse
James O. Lincoln
Edward True
J. L. Coombs
Worcester
Mass
Neil Boynton
Boston
Billy Patten
Leicester
Boynton Cottage
Hudson Navigation Company
Charles W. Morse
H. F. Morse
R. M. Much
Carl K. Crosby
Bath Baseball Association
Kelley Field
Lewiston
Carlton Pike
John J. Sullivan
Bowdoin College
Lubec
Cambridge
American Ambulance Corps
France
Sullivan
Bel
Bath Iron Works urges Saturday work to aid navy ships
The Bath Iron Works notice dated April 24 1917 urges employees to work Saturday afternoons as part of a wartime shift to 10 hours daily starting April 9 1917. It notes draft exemptions for shipbuilders and warns that Saturday half-holiday may end until after the war, urging rapid naval output for national defense.
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Bath Iron Works
Congress
United States
Blaikei Wakefield Couple Wed in City Arrival from Milo Me
Mr and Mrs William Wakefield arrived Monday from Milo Maine and were married that day. Mrs Wakefield, formerly Gertrude Blaikei of Edinburgh Scotland, will reside with Mr and Mrs G F Davis at 1839 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wakefield
Milo, Me
Wakefield
Gertrude Blaikei
Edinburgh
Scotland
G. F. Davis
Washington St
Fairfield Visitor Tells of Local Happenings and War Call
Roscoe Holway of Fairfield is in town on business. Harold McLean departs as tenor soloist with the March Musical Company. Eastern Steamship lines plan expanded service this season. Citizens seek copies of Rally Round the Flag and The Red Robin Gang Book for schools. Plattsburg Officers Training Camp openings announced for New England men. A river fisherman, fired at by a sentry, returns home wiser. Fred Terreo of Bangor becomes Dreamland Theatre operator with prior Cuba service and Bangor Opera House work.
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Roscoe Holway
Fairfield
Mercury
Daniel Bishop
White House
Center St. Hill
Shaw Land
Middle St
Bath
Harold McLean
March Musical Company
McLean
Eastern Steamship Lines
Calvin Austin
Times Office
New England
Plattsburg
N. Y
Boston
Samuel J. Sutherland
U.S.A
Congress
Popham
Fred Terreo
Bangor
Dreamland Theatre
Major Kimball
Charles Pratt
John Gilmore
Cuba
Maine
Frank A. Owen
Bangor Opera House
Ministers Discuss City Outreach At Winter Street Church
The Bath Ministerial Association met at Winter Street Church with Rev. D. L. Wilson presiding in place of the absent Rev. Thomas N. Kewley. They discussed forming a federation of churches, a May 15 institute, aiding new city arrivals, and securing rooms for visiting Y.M.C.A. men while reporting progress on reducing the student conference deficit.
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Bath Ministerial Association
Winter Street
Thomas N. Kewley
D. L. Wilson
M. J. Duncklee
S. A. Evans
C. M. Fogg
C. Wilson Harrison
J. E. C. Sawyer
J. Willis
William MacCormic
Federation of Churches
C. O. Miller
D. D
Federation of Churches In
Portland
MacCormick
Y.M.C.A
Scout Commissioner Brown Lists Week Scout Roster
Scout Commissioner Gould J. Brown in Boston and Brockton forwards a weekly roster of Boy Scouts for April 25 to May 1. The list covers morning and afternoon shifts at the Public Safety Committee headquarters and Naval recruiting office with names including P. Flint F. D. Armes A. Morse J. Dunton J. Ledyard J. McInnes C. Andrews C. Wilson H. Torrey A Wishart Clayton Rowe F. Hill F. Stearns E. Hawley J. B. Hanson E. Belanger R. McInnes S. Snowdon F. Wold D. Small and O. Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould J. Brown
Bath Boy Scouts
Boston
Brockton
Times
Public Safety Committee
Naval Recruiting Office
P. Flint
F. D. Armes
A. Morse
W. S. Mitchell
J. Dunton
J. Ledyard
J. McInnes
C. Andrews
C. Wilson
H. Torrey
A. Wishart
Clayton Rowe
F. Hill
F. Stearns
E. Hawley
J. B. Hanson
E. Belanger
R. McInnes
Snowdon
F. Wold
D. Small
O. Freeman
Wesley Church Reappoints Rev C Wilson Harrison
The Rev C Wilson Harrison is reappointed to Wesley Church by Bishop Franklin Hamilton entering his third year amid positive gains. The Official Board with the pastor’s support vows to sound the patriotic note in all services. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs F W Armes Cherry Street.
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C. Wilson Harrison
Wesley Church
Franklin Hamilton
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
F. W. Armes
Cherry St
Corliss St Notes of Tuesday Society Meetings
The Christian Endeavor Society held a vestry business meeting and social Tuesday evening. The Free Will Workers met with Mrs. Harold Holbrook on Middle Street Wednesday afternoon. The new moon was a dry one.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Vestry
Free Will Workers
Harold Holbrook
Middle St
Harold Archibald of Portland Dies in Bangor Hospital
Harold Archibald, manager of the Underwood Typewriter Co., died in a Bangor hospital Sunday night after pneumonia. He had been in Bangor on business, his body to Portland for interment Monday, and friends recall him as a genial, generous man widely known in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Archibald
Portland
Maine
Underwood Typewriter Co
Bangor
Mr. Archibald
Legion
Bath
Maine War Loan Subscriptions Opened for 1.6 Million
The Maine State Treasurer opened subscriptions for a 1.6 million war loan issue authorized by the Legislature. Advertisements sought half that amount, 80000, but requests totaling 1,671,900 were received. Small subscribers from 100 to 1,000 will be honored first to reach the half million target. Bonds bear 4 percent tax exemption and run May 1, 1917 to May 1, 1937.
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State of
Rogers and Laura White Wed in Portland Ceremony
Walter M. Rogers and Miss Laura A. White united in marriage April 19 in Portland with Rev. Frank Otis Erb officiating. Rogers is a Reed & Bonney’s garage employee and son of Charles H. Rogers. White is the daughter of Mrs. William White of Houston and Bath City Hospital graduate, class of 1917. They will reside at the Rogers home in Whiskeay with many friends offering best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Rogers
Laura A. White
Portland
Frank Otis Erb
Free Street Baptist Church
Rogers
Charles H. Rogers
Whiskeay
Reed & Bonney
William White
Houston
Bath City Hospital
Day Jewett and Abbie N Day Wed in City
Thomas C Jewett and Abbie N Day married April 18 at Elm Street Baptist Church with Rev Raymond Chappell officiating. Captain Frank HL Peterson, master of the four masted schooner C C Mengel Jr of Louisville, has left command and awaits a coastwise vessel in New York to cargo for a French port, after a big bonus to navigate the danger zone. J Howard Albert, organ expert, lectured at Bath Opera House, travels worldwide, and has worked on major cathedral organs. he has crossed the ocean 22 times in his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Jewett
Abbie N. Day
This City
Raymond Chappell
Elm St. Baptist Church
Frank HL. Peterson
Portland
C. C. Mengel, Jr
Louisville
New Orleans
New York
J. Howard Albert
Bath Opera House
Mr. Albert
Local Naval Reserve officers swept into town headlines
Ensign A H Etson dons his official uniform as Mayday hints at socialist stir in Germany. Bates College rosters grow as 12 candidates pass naval reserve exams and prepare for Portsmouth. Bath and Bowdoinham scene includes fishing gear, wood sales, and court cleanups after a disruptive row at the Athletic Field.
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A. H. &Etson
Naval Reserve Office
Germany
David Henderson
Woolwich
West Bath
William Starkey
Washington St
E. W. Bridgham
Fred B. Reed
Carl Trott
Kennebec
North End
Bates
Naval
Portsmouth
Sam C. Mengal
Webber’s
Caswell's
Bowdoinham
Cathance
Bay
Bath
First Naval District
Eastport
Chatham
Mass
Navy Department
Maine
McCole
Coast Defense Naval Reserve
Bates College
Eimer Mills
Harrison
George Case
Verdal Sampson
Lewiston
William
Milton Mille
Murray Jr
Auburn
Otho Smith
West Franklin
Isaiah Acuff
Foxboro
Bdward Dalley
Aubere
Obituary of Henry H. Elliott, Bath resident and Civil War veteran
Henry H. Elliott aged 69 died Wednesday at his Dummer Street home after a week's pneumonia illness. A Brunswick native and Bath resident of over 40 years, he worked as a ship carpenter and teamster and served in Co. K, 19th Maine. He was a Civil War veteran and Sedgwick Post G.A.R. member. Survived by his widow and two sons, William R. and Harry J. Funeral held Friday at 2:30 from his residence 97 Summer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Elliott
Dummer St
Brunswick
Jesse B. Elliott
Bath
Co. K
19Th Maine Regiment
Sedgwick
G.A.R
William R
Harry J
Charlestown
Bay Bridge Ferry Hearing Discusses Seasonal Runs
At the Bay ferryboat service meeting held at the Court House residents urged starting with two runs weekly. They favored expanding to every other day or daily as crops come in to aid farmer travel. Automobile travel showed no time savings versus the ferry. Attendance was light.
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Court House
Bath Iron Works sets flag aloft in patriotic gathering
The Bath Iron Works engine drafting room held a 7 20 am flag raising with speeches and singing as Old Glory was hoisted. Murtaugh Bates and Hekking led the event while Denny Underhill and Brown arrived from New York for Texas Steamship Co. duty.
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The
Bath Iron Works
Murtaugh
Mr. Bates
M. J. Hekking
A. B. Brown
Hull Department
L. J. Underhill
W. A. Davis
John Denny
Engine Department
New York
Texas Steamship Co
Hekking
L. W. Hekking
Brown
Underhill
Williams Returns from Service to Work in Bath Town
Marshall Williams of Augusta, a former Co. M member, has returned after receiving his discharge and arrived in town Tuesday to take a job in Bath.
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Marshall Williams
Augusta
Co. M
Tiwn
Bath
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