Bath Shoe Factory Progress and New Work Force
A Bath Shoe Factory visit describes busy stitching rooms on the third floor and making rooms on the second, with eight girls and one man at machines and progress toward full operation. The plant uses electric stitching, a large $2,000 setting, and machines leased from United Shoe Machinery Co, aiming to complete its first Bath shoe in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
United Shoe Machinery Co
Marine
Will Hardy
Arpenters
Akes
Rniny
Onstairs
Lynn
Cuba
Philippines
Oliver
Cressy Capt. and crew escape after collision with steamship
The five masted schooner Cressy bound for Randall McAllister in Portland struck the British steamer Rossano near Luick's Hole in darkness. The blow tore the mizzen rigging. repairs at Vineyard Haven enabled the schooner to sail on. No lives were reported lost. Nearby, Wallace Ru and his father returned from Westport with berries, while Armory displays noted the Fourth Co Artillery Gunners of Bath 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fa Jy
Cressy
Soa
Krostich
Portland
Norfolk
Randall McAllister
Rossano
Boston
Astoria
N. H
Luick’s Hole
Cressy Ld
Vineyard Haven
Wallace
North End
Westport
Sunand
Bath
Morse High appoints Charles Lester Smith as new principal
The School Board elected Charles Lester Smith, 32, former Rumford Maine high school principal, as Morse High School principal. He beat 41 candidates with an eight to three vote and will earn 1500 dollars. Irving C Weeks was second choice. Penmanship duties go to Miss Fannie C Kendall. classroom assignments and rooming adjustments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Charles Lester Smith
Rumford
Maine
Chestnut St
Portland
Harvard College
Painesdale
Mich
Newman School
Newman School Hackensack, N. J., Polytechnic Preparatory School, Brooklyn, N. Y
Rumford High
Rumford School
Bath
Irving C. Weeks
Houston
Smith
Messrs. Smith
Weeks
Fannie C. Kendall
Clinton
Waterville
Shorey
Kendall
Tobey School of Penmanship
Shaw Business College
Miss Hall
U. S
Weeks Street
West Bath Grange Sets Fall Fair Committees
West Bath Grange announces fall fair committees with multiple households represented. Executive members include Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wright and others. separate groups cover advertising entertainment booth aprons fancy articles candy mystery baby show ticket kitchen and vegetable planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Frederick Wright
Elmer Rich
Winthrop Harding
Owen Rogers
Fred P. Ring
E. Ei Harcett
W. E. Harding
E. W. Haggett
Herbert Hod
Lillian Brown
Annie Bonney
Annie Campbell
Frank Young
Candy
Kate Perkins
Harry Passmore
Mystery Booth
W. Coombs
Everett Lemont
Lucy Armstrong
Evelyn Bowker
Alice Ramsey
Hazel Wharff
Rose Rich
Topsham and Richmond Election Totals Reported
In Monday's primary election in Topsham 16 votes were cast with a $16 cost. Republican candidates Charles W. Jack 3 votes and Marshal M. White 2 votes. Democrats H. J. Whitney 8 votes and Mark T. Costello 3 votes. In Richmond Republicans Jack 44 and White 17. Democratic candidates Costello 39, Turner 28, Whitney 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Charles W. Jack
Marshal M. White
Bowdeinham
H. J. Whitney
Mark
T.—Costello
Richmond
Jack
White
Costello
Turner
Whitney
County Commissioner Candidate Named Jack Seen As Front Runner
A casual post hints at Jack as an easy, popular choice for the next County Commissioner race. Context suggests familiarity and local support, with emphasis on personality over platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Obituary: Capt Fessenden Chase 84 Dies North Edgecomb
Word arrived from North Edgecomb of the death of Capt. Fessenden Chase formerly of this city aged 84 years 10 months. A native of Edgecomb he sailed with Bath ships and lived here on Washington Street. Survived by widow Miss Susan M. Lee and three sons John P. Worcester Fessenden M. Wiscasset George A. Edgecomb, plus sister Mrs. Mary Holyoke. Funeral held Thursday at one from the residence with interment in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Edgecomb
Fessenden Chase
Edgecomb
Bath
Washington St
George P. Addison
Central Congregational Church
Susan M. Lee
Phippsburg
John P
Worcester
Fessenden M
Wiscasset
George A
Mary Holyoke
Edith C. Ledyard
City
Harris
Holyoke
Tukey
Boise
Idaho
Fred E. Hall
Somerville
Mrs Dominick Arsenault Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Parmelia Arsenault aged 24 died at her Russell Street home after a brief illness. Born in New Brunswick she is survived by husband Dominick Arsenault a son Walter and five sisters Mrs Louise Perra Los Angeles Mrs Eugene Prescott East Pepperill Mrs Joe Arsenault Chelsea Mass Emma and Irene Gorangoff. Funeral services set for nine at St Mary's Church with interment at Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelia Arsenault
Russell St
New Brunswick
Dominick Arsenault
Walter
Louise Perra
Los Angeles
Eugene Prescott
East Pepperill
Joe Arsenault
Chelsea
Mass
Emma and
Irene Gorang
Infant Death Affects Bowdoin Center Family
Andrew D Higgins infant son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Higgins Bowdoin Center died Friday morning after two days illness of bronchial pneumonia He was nine months old Funeral was Sunday at two o clock Rev M G Powers Topsham officiating Interment West Bowdoin Cemetery Out of town mourners included Mrs Emily Mitchell Boothbay Mr and Mrs Charles M Cobb Richmond and others from the area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew D
Herbert Higgins
Bowdoin Center
M. G. Powers
Topsham
West Bowdoin Cemetery
Emily Mitchell
Boothbay
Keny Nei
Mere Point summer colony hosts dancing exhibition
A Mere Point event directed by Miss Louise Haggett featured old and modern dances. Participants included Miss Helen Files, Miss Laura Lane, Miss Marjorie Moulton, Miss Agnes Nearing, E. Orlow Clark Jr, Jacob Ham, Remington Clark, Edward S S Stetson Jr, and others performing Minuet Half and Half One Step and Two Step Hesitation Waltz Maxixe and Tango. The arrangement committee listed several local hosts and participants.
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Viven
Louise Haggett
Helen Files
Brunswick
Laura Lane
West Hartford
Edward S.S. Stetson, Jr
Lewiston
Millard F. Chase
Winchester
Mass
Otis Moulton
West Roxbury
Susie Chase
Lowell
G. Hosmer Jane
Hartford
Carrie Moulton
Arthur B. Johnson
Topsham
Agnes Nearing
Colonial Club elects Fitzgerald Ham to membership
President John H. Hyde presided at the August session. John C. Fitzgerald and Wallace Ham were elected members. The club voted to purchase a few Trugzett for the main room. Elmer Dinsmore and Morrell Foss were named house committee for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hyde
Colonial Club
John C. Fitzgerald
Wallace Ham
Elmer Dinsmore
Morrell Foss
Boys Bothering Houseboat Flee After Owner Fires
Small boys at the South End who harassed a houseboat owner were chased away when the owner fired several revolver shots nearby on Tuesday. The incident was reported to the marshal for investigation.
The Bath Market Sees Bumper Veg and Fruit Supplies
The Bath Market reports abundant fruit and vegetable arrivals this week. Prices range from three cents a pound for cabbage to $1.59 to $2 a bunch for bananas, with early green corn and berries selling well and pickers active in nearby pastures.
Special Primary Called After Resignation of Morrill McKinney
Governor Haines sets a special primary to fill Richmond postmaster vacancy after Morrill McKinney resigns June 1 1914. Charles W. Jack appointed to serve until Jan 1 1915. Primary funds estimated around $1000 for state and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrill McKinney
Richmond
Haines
Charles W. Jack
McGillicuddy and Davis to Speak at Five Islands Saturday
Congressman McGillicuddy and Cyrus W. Davis of Waterville will speak at Five Islands Saturday afternoon and at Day's Ferry Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGillicuddy
Cyrus W. Davis
Waterville
Five Islands
Local Jottings Through the Week in Woolwich and Nearby
The column mixes minor notices from Woolwich and surrounding towns. It reports Stanton's Military Band canceling a Friday night dance, waterfront unloading of pulp ships, a woodsman bumped by a train but uninjured, and A K Hall of Boston managing touring comedies. It also covers sheriff chases a pocket seller, honeymoon news for Capt. Hawes, a curious blueberry episode at Campbell's pond, a Bath team theft tale, and a fortune teller run affecting a local hackman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Woolwich
3. T. Co
R. R. Wharf
A. K. Hall
Boston
Old Homestead” Co
Peg O
Aderton
Thomas Edgar Hawes
Bunker Hill
Yale
H. F. Dimock
Eastern Steamship Co
Blanche Beatrice Bence
Tax Commissioner
Tremont
George Bright
Bath
John W. Pask
Sears Ave
Pask
Bruns Wreck
Sagadahoor House
Bright
Hackman
Roston
Jack and Costello Win Republican and Democratic Nominations
Primary results nominate Charles W. Jack of Richmond as Republican and Mark T. Costello of Richmond as Democrat. Phippsburg contributed two votes. final tallies show Jack 111 and White 74 on the Republican line, while Whitney 48 Turner 31 and Costello 69 lead the Democratic side with West Bath and Georgetown still to report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Jack
Richmond
Mark T. Costello
Phippsburg
West Bath
Georgetown
Jack
White
Whitney
Turner
Costello
Our Own People and Summer Moves In Bath
A long list of residents and visitors in Bath includes Mrs. Frank Barker visiting Norway Me Perry Colby moving to Maple St owned by Alfred Pratt and R A Hodgdon and family arriving at Five Islands for summer. Others travel between Boston New York Portland and Bath as they plan visits and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barker
Norway
Perry Colby
Maple St
Alfred Pratt
R. A. Hodgdon
Malden
Five Islands
F. R. Norton
Whitman
Dr. Powers
Middle St. E. S
Small Point
A. R. Jack
Farmington
Boston
May Hobson
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. A. Peaslee
Ocean traffic and a new schooner arrives at Bath
Bath notes say two or three river crews reached Bath yesterday as Maine parties enjoy a moonlit week. A Portland mackerel barrel arrives locally and Sheriff Oliver brings a wanted man from Freeport. The Oregon built Albert H. Willis schooner, 560 tons with three masts, arrives from Bowker yard and is due to be rigged and launched in September.
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Bath
Maine
Portland
Vity Landine
Oliver
Freeport
Winter St. Vane
Front Street
Oregon
Bowker Yard
Phippshbure Center
XN. H
F. 8
Bowker
Albert H. Willis
Boothbay Camp Opens Summer for Local Students
F A Kennedy of the Latin department at Girls High School Boston arrives at Camp Boothbay to occupy Lieut Moses cottage Brushwood Woolwich for the summer. Last week Adrian Maas of Cincinnati visited his parents. R P Robinson and Dr Robertson with twelve boys began a thirty mile auto trip today, returning Thursday. The camp hosted a lively Sunday with about 40 people at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Kennedy
Girls High School
Boston
Boothbay
Moses
Brushwood
Woolwich
Hill
Fred
Adrian Maas
Cincinnati
R. P. Robinson
Dr. Robertson
Also Mentioned on This Page
the School Board
Fred A. Willis
W. R. Kimball
Fred Ring
I. W. Coombs
Ernest Rose
A. H. Donnell
Lincoln Williams
T. F. Perkins
Osman Higgins
Capt
Mrs. Dominick Arsenault
St. Mary's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Andrew Higgins
Jack and Costello
J. F. Adams
Newburyport
Sarah Quinn
F. F. Twomey
Anthony B. Coombs
Pittsburg
Bangor
J. P. Good
Swift & Co
Maine Central
Arthur C. Hagan
Maine Central Freight Office
Lillian Thebean
W. 10. Murray and Son Courser
George Rand
Chaney
Bradford
F. W. Courser
South St
Walter F. Parker
Oliver Moses
Simons, Hatch, Whittier
Clarence
Pittsfield
James IL. Coombs
Frontenac
New York
Port Joe
Fla
Hatteras
Coombs
Boothbay Camp
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