Bath audiences recall old high top buggies and changing times
Local notes recount Bath residents digging bar delion greens and a new hospital planned on Dresden Avenue with two acres and an elevator. Navy Yard riveters led by John Shaughnessy, hotel reopenings, shop gossip, and a vivid memory of a 1875 high top buggy on Commercial Street contrast with modern trolleys, autos, and rising costs.
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Jacobs
Spaulding
Coney House
Augusta
High St
Bath
Lewistons
Horace Morse
Baths
Ralph Boardman
Arthur Sewall 2d
Oliver Moses 3d
Percy Marks
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Topeka
Texas Yard
Lynn
Adams Farm
Adams
Jake
Emma
Unly in Basements and Bayside Tales From Bath
Local notes recount blasting mistaken for sea battle near Cape Cod and a Navy recruit's toothbrush joke. Nearby, ferry launches may start by May 20 depending on travel and weather, while a Wiscasset hearing advances the Lincoln County Trust Co. formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unly
Times
Pu‘ling
New Press
Cape Cod
Navy
Sam
Hockomock
Wiscasset
Lincoln County Trust Co
Austin H. MacCormick
Bowdoin
Sec
W. A. MacCormick
Y.M.C.A
Aviation Corps
Marconi Wireless Telegraphy
John D. Alden
F. F
George Washington
Local notices and maritime updates from Bath area
Various items include W C T U meeting at the Y M C A, Park Bowling League final, Arthur Stevens visiting, a 1836 hand saw from Londonderry, Crosby repairs at the marine railway, and consignments to the Cosmopolitan Gift Shop. Shipyard work draws mechanics to Bath and the Boston route may start soon. Samuel L. Preble attends burial of his brother Frank and is noted as a leading Waterville photographer. A court matter involving a drunken incident ends with no further action. National League for Woman’s Service plans a Bronx model farm for training college women in emergency agriculture. Boothbay Mann family to move to Bath. Captain Burrows leads Halcyon trials, with government involvement. The Halcyon’s trials surpass requirements. the five-masted Henry O. Barrett collides with a battleship, bow damage ensues. sale remains profitable for owners despite the incident. The Barrett, built 1899, cost about $100,000. recent returns total around $500 per 64th.
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Y.M.C.A
Park
Arthur Stevens
Popham
Boothbay Harbor
Edgar Williams
Biggins & Son
Londonderry
Ireland
Bath
Boston
Maine
Samuel L. Preble
Waterville
National League For Woman’s Service
New York City
National League
Bronx
Boothbay Register
Colin Mann
Mann
Rumford Falls
U. S. Fisheries
Halcyon
Boothbay
Monhegan
Navy Department
John Burrows
Townsend Marine Railway & Construction Co
I. H. Dunton
Bureau of Fisheries
Henry O. Barrett
Ter Line
Barrett
G. G. Deering Co
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Bath Citizens
Bath residents report relief from back pains and kidney issues using Doan's Kidney Pills. M. B. Doyle, a retired shipbuilder of 141 North St., Bath, testifies the remedy relieves frequent kidney secretions and headaches and he publicly recommended it in 1911 as well. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dean
Doan
M. B. Doyle
North St
Doyle
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Town News and Events Roundup in Bath Area
Otis Hunt dies Sunday in Portland. Bowdoin students prepare for summer military camps. Bath box factory receives logs towed by Temple brothers with Madelyn. Campfire gathering at Patriot’s Day with clambake noted. Bond issue discussion and government loan features highlighted. Maine Music Festival director vows to continue despite illness. Fernald bills on wartime embargo powers move through committees. YMCA Employed Officers Conference details funds for soldiers and sailors welfare work and coordination with national groups. Meeting set for April 27 in Augusta.
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Otis Hunt
Portland
Frank Knowlton
Knowlton Bros
Camden
Bath
Lincoln Farrar
E. A. Farrar
Chestnut St
Bowdoin
W. B
J. T. Temple
Sheepscot Falls
Amanda McIintire
Eugene Coleman
Edward Riley
Arthur Orr
William R. Chapman
Maine Music Festival
Bright
Fernald
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Knox
Brandegee
Young Men’s Christian Associations
Maine
Jeff C. Smith
Waterville
W. G. Richards
R. G. Goodman
Augusta
W. A. MacCormick
R. A. Jordan
Bangor
Thee
National League For Woman's Service
Employed Officers’ Association
Obituary of Mrs Jennett Erstine 62 in Bath
Mrs Jennett Erstine aged 62 died Sunday after a brief illness. A native of Wiscasset she resided in Bath with her daughter Mrs H Warren Woodbridge of Bridgton for two years. Survived by husband George H Erskine two daughters Mrs C Fred Morton and Mrs Woodbridge two grandchildren Lillian J and Clyde F Morton. Funeral Tuesday at 2 20 p m from Mrs Morton’s home 13 Oak St.
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Jennett Erstine
Wiscasset
Gilmore Tarr
H. Warren Woodbridge
Bridgton
Bath
C. Fred Morton
George H. Erskine
Ren Woodbridge
Lillian J
Clyde F. Morton
People’s Baptist Church
Morton
Oak St
Mrs. Julia A. Fenderson Dies. Lewiston Residence
Widow of John Fenderson, Mrs. Julia A. Fenderson, died at her nephew Edward Staples home in Lewiston. Born August 6, 1849 in Oxford, maiden Staples. Survived by sister Mrs. Emma Laskey and nephews Edward and Harry Jackson. nieces Mrs. Julia Hanniford and Mrs. Bessie Haskell. Body to be interred in Saco.
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Julia A. Fenderson
John Fenderson
Edward Staples
Main St
Lewiston
Fenderson
Oxford
Staples
Biddeford
Bath
Emma Laskey
Edward
Harry Jackson
Julia Hanniford
Welchville
Bessie Haskell
Jacksonville
Fla
Saco
Frank E. Preble Dies After Brief Illness in Bridgeport
Samuel L. Preble of Waterville brought home the remains of his brother Frank E. Preble who died in Bridgeport on April 20 after a short pneumonia illness. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. He was 50, a Waterville native, son of the late Charles E. Preble, trained as a photographer and, for thirty years, worked in New York and Bridgeport. Survived by two brothers Samuel L. of Waterville and Ruel of Cincinnati.
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Samuel L. Preble
Waterville
Frank E. Preble
Bridgeport
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mr. Preble
Charles E. Preble
Augustus Hatch
New York
Samuel L
Ruel
Cincinnati
Death Notices Mrs William P Leydon
News of the death of Mrs William P Leydon in Pawtucket Rhode Island reached Monday morning. She was a former Bath resident and is survived by her husband. The funeral will be in Leicester Massachusetts on Wednesday. The husband has the sympathy of many friends in Bath.
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William P. Leydon
Pawtucket
R. I
Civil Service Exams Held for Mechanical Trades in Portland
United States Civil Service exams for mechanical trades in the Engineer Department Quartermaster Corps Lighthouse Service and other government branches will be July 1 1917 in Portland Maine area. Positions include assistant marine steam engineer blacksmith carpenter cement tester engineman foreman labor handyman marine fireman mason mate oiler overseer stationary fireman. Applicants are rated on physical ability training experience and fitness from applications not by assembly. Details age limits and application blanks available from Bath local secretary or District Secretary Post Office Building Boston MA applications due by June 16 1917.
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United States Civil Service
Engineer Department
Quartermaster Corps
U.S.A
Lighthouse Service
Portland
Maine
Bath
Boston
Mass
Hutton Farnsworth marriage in Boston at Easter Sunday
Miss Mary Helen Hutton daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Hutton of Brunswick married Dana Tufts Farnsworth of Boston at Central Congregational Church Boston on Easter Sunday. The couple will reside in Newton Center Massachusetts.
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Mary Helen Hutton
Dana Tufts Farnsworth
Boston
Central Congregational Church
Robert L. Hutton
Brunswick
M.C.I
New England Conservatory
Farnsworth
Tufts College
Boston University Law School
Newton Center
Mass
Springtime Belle of New Meadows Picnic Day Attracts Crowd
The pleasant Sunday drew people from Lewiston and Brunswick to Oak Grove Cemetery strolls and the New Meadows shore. Visitors fished picnicked and enjoyed shore dinners as they lounged by the water.
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Lewiston
Brunswick
New Meadows
Relief in Canada Ends Forty-Year Catarrh Battle
Mattie Rhapstock of Kenosha Wisconsin testifies after a trip to Canada that Fruit-a-tives cured her thirty-nine year catarrh. She started in 1914 and claims full relief in a year. The ad notes price 50c per box or six for $2.50 with postpaid options from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
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Wisconsin St
Kenosha
Wis
Canada
Fruit-a-tives
Mattie Rhapstock
Fruit-a-tives Limited
Ogdensburg
New-York
Bath area notes include visits and ships actions
Richmond Corner resident Mrs Belle Rines visits Bath relatives. Supt Fuller of the L A and W raises a flag in Sagadahoc Square. Hibiscus replaces buoys on Kennebec and Sasanoa Rivers. Texas Shipbuilding Co officials Stevens and Thompson visit Bath. Miss Helene Card and Miss Arline Smith weekend guests of Miss Flora Potter in Richmond. South End PTA meets at Washington Street School. Matthew McQuarrie moves from Ferdinando Gorges to gate tender at Water Street crossing.
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Belle Rines
Richmond Corner
Bath
Fuller
Sagadahoc Square
Woods
Thomas Martion
Bath Iron Works
Hallowell
Hibiscus
Kennebec
Sasanoa
Spring Fever Tied to Toxins and Poor Diet
Dr Valentine Mott explains spring fever stems from stagnant blood and built up toxins from winter. He urges spinach and a blood purifier made from blood root and other roots, sold as Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, available in tablets or liquid. A weekly purge with May-apple and Jalap leaves is also advised as preventive care.
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Valentine Mott
Queen’s Root
Oregon
Doctor Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
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Warland
Thompson's
Fletcher
Castoria
Gouraud
Oriental Dream
T. Hopkins & Son
Mrs. Grorgh H. Erskind
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