Bath items note weather pests and band festival plans
Local notes report July weather on lawn activities and rising mosquito nuisance. Bath plans a county band festival for Labor Day with twelve bands, and Damariscotta/Newcastle coordinate an event. Fresh mackerel enter markets, logs from Brock's Creek return, and harbor news include Captain Sands taking over the First Coast Guard district.
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Bath
Damariscotta
Newcastle
Grace E. Jordan
Brooklyn
L. Frances Jordan
Ernest Crawford
Brunswick
Bath Opera House
Emilio
Mme
James de Gogorza
Alton
Brock’'s Creek
Kennebec
E. A. Farrar
Foster's Point
New Meadows
Lincoln
Clinton Pratt
Sherman Tabor
John Marr
E. H. Turner
Farrar
Simon Ray Sands
First Coast Guard District
Silas H. Harding
Portsmouth
Washington, D. C
Block Island
Montsweag party and ships visit City Landing weekend
A Montsweag party arrived at City Landing while the Wewenock brought summer visitors from Sasanoa. The Horace A Stone, with six sailors from Boston, docked for repairs and is bound to Philadelphia then Porto Rico. A Cush ing organ recital is set for August 12 at Central church at four.
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Montsweag
City Landing
Wewenock
Sasanoa
Morse
Boston
Horace A. Stone
City Hospital
Cushing
Central Church
Rice
Conley
Boothbay Harbor
Ariel
Parker’s Flats
Philadelphia
Porto Rico
Winthrop
New moon arrives the 1th and summer crops rise
An array of small notices reports a new moon on the first, thriving berry crops, hay prices at 17 and 18 dollars a ton, council meeting Wednesday, and numerous Bath Maine events from ship arrivals to garden blooms and Scout camp openings.
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Maine
Wyoming
Portland
Bath
C. F. Harrington
Hockomock
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
New Jersey
John M. McCabe
Upper
Washington St
Phoenix
Ariel
Canton, Light
Hat Howel
Pejepscot
Salmon River
Alice May Davenport
Kelley Spear Yard
E. W. Society of the First Baptist Church
Lois Perry
Crescent St
William H. Clifford
Sproul
Percy & Small Fleet
Las Palmas
Canary Island
Hampton Roads
Trinidad
Mobile
Fourth Company of Coast Artillery Shines at Fort Williams Tour
The Fourth Company, Coast Artillery Corps N.G.S.M., returning from a ten day duty at Fort Williams, posted a strong showing with a merit score of 32.5 the second highest, highlighted by top marks in field day athletics and exemplary mess and sanitation. Pvt Andrew J Tracey stood out in the two mile and 100 yard dash as the unit topped in efficiency reports and marching feats.
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Coast Artillery Corps
N.G.S.M
Fort Williams
Bath
Andrew J. Tracey
War Department
4Th Co
Union Station
Q. M
Edward A. Poitras
Fred L. Willis
Charles T. Whitehouse
Garesche
de Hart
Sullivan
Portland
Baker
Sanford
Brunswick
Biddeford
Lieut. Farnam
U.S.A
2Nd Maine Infantry
U. S
Enlisted Men Enjoy Fort Ambience Despite Fog In Exercises
Friday was athletic day for the enlisted men and officers used the period to complete reports. Saturday the camp was struck and organizations paid and dismissed. The encampment faced unusual fog but did not hinder exercises except for service firing of one battery. All hands report ten days enjoyable and would have preferred a longer stay.
Wrong Boat Mixup Delays New York Visitors at Boothbay Harbor
A New York party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris and two children plus Mr. William McKenzie boarded the wrong vessel, City of Rockland, thinking it was the Boothbay Harbor steamer. They discovered the error after the ship had begun upriver, returned to Bath, traveled via electrics to Lewiston, and spent the night at Columbia Hotel. Mr. Harris works for Metropolitan Insurance Co. of New York.
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M.C.R.R
Edward Grover
Nell Grover
Cathance
Grover
Wilbur White
Topsham High School
F. S. Brewer
Boothbay
M. Frances Brewer
Howard A. Thompson
Southport
Brewer
R. H. Nickerson
Boothbay Harbor
Mr. Thompson
John A. Thompson
Shore Lodge
Street Grammar School
Penney & Nichols
O. M. Redlon
Walter M. Potter
Dummer Street
Harry M. Huse
William D. Rich
J. A. Winslow
Washington Street
Penney & Nichols Masonry
Harry Harris
William McKenzie
New York
New York Express
Garg Plank
Gardiner
Bath
Lewiston
Columbia Hotel
Harris
Florence M. Belding Sails North with Pine Cargo
Captain Kent’s schooner Florence M. Belding sails from Gulfport toward the city with a pine cargo for Kelley Spear Co. Mr. Martin plans to meet the crew on their return to ensure safe passage. The line evokes a lighthearted note about their travels and expected arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence M. Belding
Kent
Gulfport
Kelley Spear Co
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Hyde Block
Middle Street
Harold B. Cressey
William F. Cressey
Bowdoinham
M. J. McCormick
Ehco Yacht Building Company
Dean Grove
Seguin
Gardins
Parker's Flats
Tamaqui
Augusta
Mondi
Portland Sunday Times
Bowdoin Buel
Thomas W. Hyde
Moses Owen
Chi Psi Fraternity
Ruth E. Merrill
Norfolk
Nantucket Shoals
Merchants’ and Miners
Kershaw
Franklin S. Sellers
Western Avenue
B. P. Browne
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Franklin H. Sellers
Wollaston
Mass
John S. Sellers
Auburn
James Glidden
Winifred Ham
Oak Grove Cemetery
Coast Artillery
Mark
Bath Company
United States
Detroit
Fletcher
Gouraud’s
Inc
Ferd. T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
New York City
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Castoria
What Is
Fidelity Building
Nument Square
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