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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1918

Page

2

Residents and visitors gather in Bath area social listings

Mrs Herbert S Carlisle and Ruth of Woburn Mass formerly Bath guest of Mrs John Moulton in Middle Street. William Tanguay USN on furlough in Wesley Lane after 14 months overseas aboard the USS Allen. Mrs Frank L Staples and Mrs Edwina Meyers return from Popham weekend. Emma and Martha Hooper visit Squirrel Island with Mrs Charles Hooper. Quaker Point cottage sale details note land purchases and Swett family moving. Marie Morse of Cambridge and Edward Shea MIT class of 21 guests of Mrs Frank Parris on Washington Street. Mrs Edward Sawyer of Baltimore visiting Bath with plans for annual summer visits. Captain Charles M Gikmore Port Clyde recalls U-boat encounter and looting watch before leaving ship.

Herbert S. Carlisle Ruth Woburn Mass Bath John L. B. Swett Quaker Point Cambridge Edward Shea Massachusetts ‘Institute of Technology Frank Parris Washington Street Mierse Parris White Mountains Woodstock Edward Sawyer Baltimore Charley Farnham Bath Street Fred Sawyer Sawyer Charles M. Gikmore Port Clyde

Citizens and visitors share town life in Boothbay Harbor notes

A detailed social page records visitors and outings in Boothbay Harbor and nearby towns. Mrs Lucy Patten travels to Boston. the Tarbox party enjoys a Southport cottage. Miss Ernestine Spencer visits Winnebago aunt. Miss Evelyn Goff marks her sixteenth birthday with a Boothbay Harbor trip and Weymouth dining. They praise lawn mowers, library expansion, and civic life as a growing town uses amenities and mourning season.

Lucy Patten Boston Alfred Tarbox Lemont Abel Work Southport Ernestine Spencer Chicago Llewellyn Rogers Winneganee A. H. Shaw Evelyn Goff Washington Street Boothbay Harbor Weymouth L. M. Sampson Portland Edward L. Gaudreau Edward, Jr Louis ‘Gaudreau Quincy Mass Margaret Hogan Roland Perry John T. Parris Alice Robbins Lake Winnepesaukee N. H Mae Gilman Patten Library Lillian Miller Gilman Patten

West Bath Notes From Sabine and environs

West Bath residents report Capt Samuel R Percys Sabine garden pride and local farming and road improvements. Gas and lumber operations update as Isaac Varney & sons install a new portable mill at Houghtons ice pond. Military mentions include Owen Hartshorn missing France by one day and Capt Merton Webber drilling Company L of the 3d Maine.

West Bath Samuel R. Percy Sabine Bath Isaac Varney & Sons Houghton Owen Hartshorn France Devens Dix West Bath Woods George Jewett Campbell's Pond Boston Bessie MacNamara Massachusetts

Local notes from Phippsburg and surrounds

Phippsburg sees visits from Edward Curtis and others returning home from Richmond and Jamaica Plain. A thunder shower ripped shingles from George L Oliver’s barn but did not enter. Families from Bath, Waltham, Portland, and Jamaica Plain vacation in area. several guests at Parker Head and the Reach enjoy rowing, fishing, and outings.

Edward Curtis Sebasta Richmond Mac James C. Perry Elijah Morse Small Point F. H. Campbell Boston Bath Small Point Beach H. L. Wyman Cottell Camden N. J J. O. Wyman Raymond Pauline Portland L. W. Berry Corinne Jamaica Plains Mass Bessie Grace Dickinson Golder Leach Tommy Allegrin Everett Higgins Georgetown Cora Beals George L. Oliver Warren Ryan Waltham J. H. Pease Mr. Ryan Robert Toothaker Brunswick Twitchell-Champlin Co Elbridge Morse Howard Spinney Cox's Head Winneganee Chester Oliver H. A. Oliver Wayne Reay Basin Nellie Hutchins Malden Campbell Raymond Wyman Buffalo N. Y Bath Garage Co Arthur Prion Duxbury Frances Quincy Allston Gahan Parker Head Frank L. Young Gloversville Walter Muddle Frances Jones Schenectady N. Wey Pearl Batlett Hezekiah Harrington Harry Hosmer Son Russell Violet Lufkin Medford Ina Pease Ralph Whitten Emma Perry A. M. Perry

Nequasset Red Cross activity and local social notes

The Nequasset Red Cross Society credit Mrs Alonzo Cromwell for notable efforts. A lawn party at Mrs William Elliot’s raised 17.50 for the fund, won by Charles Alexander of Richmond. The group has donated 100 and holds 17.75 in the treasury as others visit Bath, Arrowsic and nearby towns.

Social and Personal Notes From Bath and Woolwich

In Bath and nearby towns residents recount visits and arrivals. Miss Natalie Tracy rests at Mr. Perkins home with illness treated by Dr. Lincoln of Bath. The Over the Top society gathered at Mrs. A. B. Thwing’s home with much accomplished. Carl Longfellow of Worcester joined his family at F. P. Corliss’s. Maude Cunningham of Edgecomb and Etella Wilson of Somerville called on friends. Harvard Radio School graduate Freeman Trott heads to Norfolk then southern ports. Corliss works at Kelley Spear shipyard in Bath. A notable 80 year old Woolwich resident Lettie Gahan walked to Sagadahoc Ferry for a sugar card, planning a return walk when aided by a friend with a team. Mrs. Harmon Stilt and daughter of Bolton visited en route to The Keag in Rockland. Joshua Thorndike of Malden met with a road accident and was towed to Bath. Bernard Bailey received a surprise sendoff as one of six volunteers to sail for France. gifts included a gold signet ring and other tokens. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowsfield, long in China as Baptist mission workers, return briefly to Woolwich and prepare for study in Cambridge to earn M D credentials, planning to resume work in China.

Portland Natalie Tracy Perkins Dr. Lincoln Bath A. B. Thwing Carl ‘Longfellow Worcester Mass F. P. Corliss Maude Cunningham Edgecomb Etella Wilson Lettie Gahan Day's Ferry Sagadahoc Ferry U. J. McGillicuddy Congress Sebenon Hall Harmon Stilt Bolton Sarah Bagley Keag Rockland Joshua Thorndike Malden Wiscasset Bernard Bailey Wentworth Institute Boston France Charles Henry Butler B. A. Bailey C. E. Bowsfield China Woolwich Bowsfield Baptist Cambridge Orient

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Bath Social Roundup Highlights Local Visitors and Guests

Miss Madelyn Noyes visits aunt Mrs Elmer Hodgkins in Bath while Mark Jr and Brooks Burlingame stay with grandparents on High street. Several Bath residents entertain relatives from Albany Boston and Brooklyn with travels and visits. Local workers and officials take vacations and share updates as political talk fills the docks and streets.

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