More Room Needed at Bath Orphan Asylum Says Trustees
Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum trustees urged the next legislature to fund enlarging the building or a new dormitory to meet expected demand as Civil and Spanish war veterans’ children, and others from later wars, join the program. The 1919 annual report cites 72 inmates during the year, with 61 remaining, and notes improvements, staffing, and donations from local groups and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum
Association
Pres
William R. Kimball
Red Cross
Ernestines. Wright
Elmhurst Gardens
Frederick W.baker
J. Edward Drake
H. D. Grant
Emma Eames de Gogorza
Harriet Watson
Madame Eames
United States
H. A. Duncan
Horatio A. Duncan
Peay Oviellg Giett Troleivisieine
Five Islands dogfish invade Sheepscot harbor scene
The Five Islands area reports an unprecedented dogfish invasion up the Sheepscot river fronting the steamboat wharf. Fishermen lure them with whiting tied to rope, pulling two to three at a time. Bath and Cambridge visitors frequent cottages while residents note bites and unsafe bathing. Community notices list residents visiting, traveling, and local Grange event plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepscot
Appletofft
Cambridge
Mass
Quimby
Alton Berry
Rockland
Frank Blake
Donald
Somerville
Townsand Coward
Bath
Alfred Rowe
Hefferman
Belmont
Lothrop
J. B. Horton
Dr. Rowe
Oldtown
Rowe
Henry Rowe
Lavers
Boston
Adams
New York
Ellen Hagan
Ruth Lavers
Naples
Marion Soule
Woolwich
Alfred MacMahan
Smith
Biggins
Gertrude Smith
Mrs. Tucker
Malden
Five Islands
Mr. Hall
Margaret
Ruth
Acton
Hall
Arrowsic Bridge
Maxine Lewis
M. T. MacMahan
Capt
Proctor Hagan
Flora Moore
Lelia Davis
Isle of Springs
Madelyn Berry
MacMahan Island
Mildred Dunham
Gardiner
Carolyn Stevens
Louise Reed
Charles Nocton
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Carrie Luce
Charles Snowman
J. G. Stevens
Walter Reed
Moulton
Portland
Albertina Stevens
O'Brien
Leslie Ainsley
Mabel Rowe
Addie Davis
Ida Rowe
Merton Davis
Frank Biggins
Vermont
Grange
William M. Savage obituary prominent Bath painter dies
William M. Savage 659 a well known Bath painter and former Bath Iron Works foreman died Monday night at his home from a paralytic shock following a prior stroke. He was born in Bath to Richard and Lucinda Savage and spent most of his life in the painting trade. Survived by wife Susan Howe Savage son William Savage Jr daughters Cora Savage and Mrs A Scott Specht two brothers and three sisters. He was a member of People's church and several orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Savage
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Middle Street
Mr. Savage
Bath
Richard
Lucinda Savage
Bath Iron Works
Susan Howe Savage
William Savage, Jr
Cora Savage
A. Scott Specht
Watertown
Mass
Daniel F. Savage
Lisbon Falls
Charles R. Savage
B. F. Harmon
Brunswick
A. 8. Harmon
Lewiston
H. P. Bush
Camden
People's Church
Death in Pacific disaster claims Augustus Pratt
Wallace Pratt learns his brother Augustus L Pratt 55 perished when a steamer struck a reef off the Pacific coast en route from Fairbanks to Seattle. The vessel carried 300 aboard and none survived. Augustus Pratt, a Bath baker turned Alaska investor, had not been heard from for ten years.
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Wallace Pratt
Augustus l Pratt
Pacific
Fairbanks
Alaska
Seattle
Pratt
William H. Holland 63 Dies at Five Islands After Illness
William H. Holland of Georgetown died Tuesday at his Five Islands home after a long illness. A longtime Malden Island Colony chief for over 30 years he served as a deacon at the Second Baptist Church and held memberships in Boothbay Lodge Knights of Pythias and Five Islands Grange. He leaves his wife and several nieces. Funeral will be Thursday at two in the afternoon at his Five Islands home.
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William H. Holland
Five Islands
Mr. Holland
Georgetown
Malden Island Colony
Second Baptist Church of
Boothbay Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Hannah Oliver
Ida Oliver
Southport
Eugene Reynolds
Emery Wardwell
Worcester
Kennebec Point
Levi Powers
Augusta Todd
Miss Mason
Robinhood
Mile Beach
Nancy I. Russell
Frank Hollis
Portland
Winfield Rowe
Samuel Butler
Waltham
Popham
Byron M. Rowe
Woolwich
Owen Marr
Benjamin Farnsworth
Bath
Howard G. Heald
Frank Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
Jack Horne
Working League
First Baptist Church
Anna
Martha Hooker
Artington
Mass
Todd's Wharf
M. Steglemann
Watertown
Albers
West Georgetown
Everett Thayer
Taunton
Cora Searle
J. B. Henry
White Rocks
Marrtown
John Wilson
Boothbay
Islands
Robinhood Cove
Edgar Drake
Fred Reid
Gloucester
A. E. Buzzo
Harry Heald
Norman Oliver
Navy
Clarence Oliver
Samuel C. Lord Funeral Draws Large Attendance
Large turnout of relatives and friends attended the funeral of Samuel C. Lord at his son John A. Lord's home 50 Pearl Street on Tuesday at 2 PM. Rev Omar W. Folsom of the Winery Street Congregational Church officiated. Bearers were Lloyd Daley Galen Dulley Charles Perry and Fred Morrison. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Lord
John A. Lord
U.S.N
Pearl Street
Omar W. Folsom
Emitus
Wineer Street Congregational Church
Lloyd Daley
Galen Dulley
Charles Perry
Fred Morrison
Oak Grove
Local Jottings From Bath and Nearby Areas
Miss Frances hosts Lord at Mere Point while Frank Darlington works as an electrical welder in the Texas yard. Bath greetings, travels, and visits fill the week as residents note farm work, motor trips to Bar Harbor, fishing trips, and holidays. Bronze Victory buttons become common among Bath’s veterans, symbolizing American valor and service.
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Miss Frances
Lord
Mary Baxter
Mere Point
Frank Darlington
Boston
Texas Yard
R. A. Besaw
Southport
Henry W. Howard
Howe Farm
West Georgetown
John Hayes
Miss Hayes
Sherbrooke
Canada
Minnie White
Oak Street
Bath
Carl Anderson
Cherry Street
Gardiner
Frank H. Lewis
North Pond
Belgrade Lake Country
James Groves
Harriet Austin
Mabel Austin
Ruth
Evelyn
Elmer Craig
West Bath
Sarah Wade
Eleanor Sparks
Bar Harbor
Rockland
A. F. Duniels
Popham Beach
Quincy
Mass
Charles W. Avery
Charles William Avery, Jr
Mrs Hunt Hosts Afternoon Tea Guests Named
Georgetown Mrs William Allan entertained at afternoon tea Tuesday with guests Mr Frank Morrill Mrs Josephine Harrison Mrs Elizabeth Howarth Mrs Joseph Bearce Miss Idena Howarth and Miss Sallie Harrison in attendance at the gathering hosted by Mrs Edgar J Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allan
Oliver
Edgar J. Hunt
Frank Morrill
Josephine Harrison
Elizabeth Howarth
Joseph Bearce
Idena Howarth
Sallie Harrison
Special Town Meeting on Arrowsic Toll Bridge Repair
Georgetown selectmen issue warrants for August 11 in Union Hall to decide aid for Arrowsic after the Woolwich Toll Bridge span collapsed cutting island traffic. Arrowsic leaders expected to call a parallel meeting. Nearby towns discuss vehicle displacements and scow ferry moves to Bath and Robinhood to keep cars and residents connected amid bridge loss.
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Arrowsic
Selectmen of
Georgetown
Union Hall
Georgetown Center
Woolwich
Robinhood
Howard's Wharf
Bath
Washington
Massachusetts
Maine
Winter Street Lawn Party Supports Winter Street Chapel
A lawn party and food sale was held on the grounds of Winter Street Chapel on a Tuesday afternoon. Cooked foods ice cream and flowers were sold. The event featured a decorative lawn backdrop and bouquets on each table with volunteers including Miss Julia Watson president and several other ladies and young parish waitresses listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Chapel
Julia Watson
Abigail Carter
Edward B. Smith
Emma Small
FE. Randall Leonard
W. E. Kershner
Charles W. Taylor
Clarence W. Morse
Langdon T. Snipe
Allan M. Irish
Helen Freeman
Katherine Mitchell
Winnifred Hekking
Two youths bound over in shoplifting case
Two youths aged 17 and 19 were arrested for breaking and entering and larceny from Scott Perry’s South End store. They appeared before Recorder Huse, probable cause was found, and they were held for the October term of the supreme court in $500 each. Police allege 300 pennies and 150 cigars were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Perry
South End
Huse
Supreme Court
Bath couple wed in Brunswick ceremony
George A. Coombs, a Bath painter, and Mrs. Iva M. Rice, also of Bath, were married Sunday in Brunswick by Rev. H. G. McCann. They plan to reside in Bath. Miss Sunie Hodgkins left for a visit to Jackson New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunie Hodgkins
Jackson, N. H
New Sub master for Morse High
C D Wilson of Plymouth New Hampshire was provisionally elected submaster of Morse high school by the board of education. His appointment depends on letters of recommendation from his present board after favorable hearings. The board also announced the acceptance of three teachers for the high school and noted a few minor repair matters. Frances Winifred Walker, a glimmer of family news, visited Mr Parker's sister in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Wilson
Plymouth
N. H
Morse High School
Board of Education
Wilson
Lates College
Connecticut
Josephine Johnson
Gloucester
Mass
Alice Lawry
Vinalhaven
Beulah Thayer
Auburn
Johnson
Western College
Emerson School of Oratory
Miss Lawry
Bates
Thayer
Canadian Trip Return Noted By Fields Party
William Fields and John F. Sherm returned Saturday after a two weeks trip to Canada. Fields was accompanied by his daughter Agnes and her friend Louise Footer on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fields
John F. Sherm
Canada
Mr. Fields
Agnes
Louise Footer
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