Birthday salute from abroad for Bugler Carl G Weber
Bath boys celebrate a birthday overseas as Bugler Carl G Weber son of Mr and Mrs O A Weber of 317 Washington street marked 22 years. He belongs to Battery B 9th regiment and enlisted before the war. A hospital letter from France says he is convalescing and doing well. He has seen active service overseas and is enthusiastic about army life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Carl G. Weber
O. A. Webber
Washington Street
Battery B
9Th Regiment
United States Army
Bath Women Attend War Work Council Session in Frye Hall
Hundreds of Portland women and national leaders gathered at Frye Hall for the two day War Work Council sessions. The meeting focused on YWCA activities and hostess houses with a Paris council planned. A goodwill message was drafted for French women, and Ida Williams of Georgetown visited. Mr and Mrs Warren A Lowell returned from their camp on Lake Nequasset with guests from Auburndale Mass and their daughter Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
War Work Council
Frye Hall
Portland
Maxwell Powers
Frederick Drake
Palmer Cobb
Eleanor Irish
Elizabeth Houghton
E. W. Hyde
Margaret Foote
Martha Foote
Priscilla Kimball
Jane Murphy
Paris
United States
Warren A. Lowell
Lake Nequasset
Harry Greenleaf
Margaret
Auburndale
Mass
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Text Adverts
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. remedy requires internal use. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Prescribed by a top physician, it combines tonics and blood purifiers for catarrhal conditions. Send for testimonials. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. All Druggists. The Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Hell
F. J. Cheney & CO. Props
Toledo
Jewish War Relief Drive Aims To Exceed Bath Quota
Bath Jewish War Relief drives toward double the quota as committees led by Mayor Drake and John J. Fitzgerald push to raise funds for front line services. A Brunswick band concert collection at the Mall raised 90 dollars with many volunteers, including Esther Mikelsky and Ruth Mikelsky, aiding the drive. Subscriptions are handled by Fred D. Hill at Bath National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Jewish War Relief Association
Bath Hebrews
Drake
John J. Fitzgerald
E. W. Hyde
Brunswick
Harry Cohen
Brunswick Collection
Rev. N. J. Horat
AL So Merrill
Dhes Eleustere
Alexander Mason
Bath Jewish War Branch Relief
Esther Mikelsky
Mary Brown
Evelyn Heald
Bessie Brown
Ruth Mikelsky
Annie Cohen
Miss Abrahamson
Ruth Mack
Esther Mack
Goldie
Celia
Sadie Solovich
Sam Levine
H. Ardinstein
Evan Povich
Celia Povich
Marcia Petlock
Katherine Green
Jesse Rosenberg
Louis Silverman
David Finck
Max Isaacson
Arthur Miller
J. N. Smith
Sebenon Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Relief Fund
Fred D. Hill
Bath National Bank
Obituary of Mrs Jennie Madden of Lynn Mass
Mrs Jennie Madden widow of Hugh T Madden died suddenly Friday at her Lynn Massachusetts home. Born in East Machias she was 61. She left Bath 25 years ago with her husband who headed the Bath Iron Works boiler shop and is survived by six Madden children and one sister. Burial will be in Lynn. funeral arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Madden
Hugh T. Madden
Lynn
Mass
Je W. Kane
Washington Street
East Machias
Joseph Sullivan
Connecticut
May Grimes
Providence
R.J
Eleanor
Katherine
Elizabeth Madden
Joseph
Bridgeport
James
J. W. Kane
Bath
Maddens
Front Street
Yacht Club
Young Men Urged to Fight in War From France Letter
Corporal Jacob Wilbur Crocker of Battery D 54th Art prompts Bath readers to enlist and reject trench dodgers. He writes Americans deter Huns, notes mail is scarce, and recalls a 109 strong Bath company with only four remaining in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporal Jacob
Wilbur Crocker
Battery D
54Th Art
France
Bath
U.S.A
Germany
Medal for Bravery Awaits for Harry M Beachy
The Department of Commerce seeks Harry M Beachy born December 22 1894 in Baltimore or Grantsville Maryland. A British silver medal honors his role in saving the crew of the British schooner Busy 3ee, with efforts to locate him ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Harry M. Beachy
Mr. Beachy
Baltimore
Grantsville
Beachy
Department of Comerte
Henry Perkins Edson obituary notes longtime church organist
Henry Perkins Edson died Friday morning at his daughter Mrs. Horace Ward's home at 143 North Street. A 76 year old native of East Bridgewater Mass he lived in Boston before moving to live with his daughter. He served as organist at Beacon Street Methodist Church for years beginning at age twelve. He is survived by his daughter a son William H. Edson of Brunswick and grandchildren Harold and Pearl Ward Harold is at Camp Devens. Funeral two Sunday at the Ward home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Perkins Edson
Horace Ward
North Street
Edson
East Bridgewater
Mass
Boston
Ward
Beacon Street Methodist Church
William H. Edson
Brunswick
Harold
Pearl Ward
Camp Devens
Wool Ration Maintained by Red Cross Knitters
A small stock of wool remains for the knitts committee to distribute to applicants. The supply has been provided all summer, and once depleted the new stock will be channeled through the Red Cross. The change follows a Sagadahock block meeting where knitting was incorporated into Red Cross work due to wood scarcity and procurement difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahock Block
Red Cross
New Sagadahoc Fish and Game Rooms Ready
The Sagadahoc Fish and Game association opens new rooms formerly used by Frank J. Parks. The club plans handsome furnishings and anticipates heightened interest as the gaming season approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Fish and Game Association
Frank J. Parks
Lumber Scarcity Hinders City Housing Projects
Carpenters face job delays as lumber remains scarce with workers sent to eleven places only to hear the same refrain. The new revenue bill proposes taxes on soft drinks and near beer, including two cents on ten cent drinks and ten cents per gallon on near beer.
Merry Meeting camp girls enjoy city outing day trip
A group of girls from the Merry Meeting camp spent Tuesday in the city. They shopped and toured sights, appearing wholesome and healthy. The party returned to camp in mid afternoon.
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Merrymeeting
Popham Clambake Pro Jol-ly Party at the Grove Beach
A hot clambake in the Popham Grove at Beach Wednesday drew a jolly crowd seated under trees facing the Atlantic. George Oliver of Popham led catering serving lobsters clams vegetables sandwiches hot coffee pickles and olives after a thunderstorm threatened the event. Fort Baldwin officer Lieut Rutherburg and local volunteers organized the supper with Augusta A Percy donating lobsters and guests including ten from Hotel Riverside and Bath residents adding praise for the successful affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham
Atlantic
George Oliver
Oliver
Lieut. Rutherburg
Fort Baldwin
S. S. Mullin
Harold DeLong
Miriam Kimball
Eunice Ledyard
Augustus A. Percy
Hotel Riverside
Montreal
Quebec
Bath
Charles Nichols
Emma Pierce
Robert B. Hatch
Seth
Mullen
Fred Myers
Harold de- Long
Agnes
Marguerite Hennessey
Katherine
Margaret Torrey
Charles Durand
Hutchingon, Kas
M. Lieut
Willis Gould
Fort
Clifford's Inn Endures as Oldest Chancery Hall
A London letter in the Christian Science Monitor notes Clifford's Inn as the oldest inn of chancery still standing. It survived a near threat by an ax wielder and welcomed the Dickens Fellowship in October 1909 inside its historic hall. The piece cites entrances from Chancery Lane and a Dickensian path via Mr. Baffin and John Harmon.
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Clifford’s Inn
London
Clifford's Inn
Inns of Chancery
Christian Science Monitor
Dickens Fellowship
Clifford’s Inn Hall
Chancery Lane
Mr. Baffin
John Harmon
Roaring Street
Burmese Lacquer Industry Potential Seen in Burma
In Burma thitsi serves as varnish for wood, waterproofing cloth or paper, and as a cement in glass mosaics. Burmese lacquer ware includes Pagan basketwork, Prome gold-lacquered items, Mandalay molded ware, and Manipur varnished pieces. With Burman artistry and this material, a larger lacquer industry could grow beyond current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Pagan
Prome
Mandalay
Manipur
Speakers Talk to Texas Workers at Shipyard
Private William LaFay of the 14th engineers and George M Tomkinson of Philadelphia address the Texas Steamship Co. employees at the gatehouse Tuesday noon August 20 under the National Service Section US Shipping Board. They bring a government message, with music, salute and pledge. LaFay, a Chambray gas casualty, returns with a plea to speed up shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William LaFay
14Th Engineers
George M. Tomkinson
Philadelphia
Texas Steamship G Co
National Service Section
United States Shipping Board
LaFay
Chambray
America
Tomkinson
Raspberry and Blueberry Season Winding Down in Bath Area
The piece notes raspberries and blueberries nearing end of season with green fruit on bushes. It mentions George D. Weston of Dromore, Phippsburg, growing wheat, plans to send grain to Waterville for grinding into flour. It also reports a Massachusetts auto crash tied to glare headlights and cites Bath Brunswick road shipyard commuter traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Weston
Dromore
Phippsburg
Waterville
Massachusetts
Bath
Brunswick
Dr Burroughs A Colby Boy To Bath On Leave
Dr Burroughs, a Columbia University medical graduate, prepared at Colby Preparatory School in New Hampshire, has visited New England often for gunning trips. He will return to Baltimore after finishing services in Bath, then proceed to California. He has made many friends in the Shipping City and is noted for a pleasing personality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr.Burroughs
Columbia University
Colby
N. H
New England
Baltimore
Bath
California
Automobile rides for 150 children by Cosmopolitan Club
On Wednesday morning August 21 under the philanthrop committee of the Cosmopolitan club, 150 children will receive automobile rides. Volunteers offering cars for about an hour and a half should notify Miss Janet Cutler. The club, active in bringing happiness to those lacking opportunities, has a rotating philanthropic committee that plans monthly entertainments, including impromptu concerts at the Old Ladies' Home, and hopes car owners will aid to ensure sufficient vehicles.
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Philanthrop Committee
Cosmopolitan Club
Janet Cutler
Old Ladies’ Home
Ducks Arrive as Season Looms in Local Waters
Ducks appear in large flocks across ponds and creeks as hunting season nears. Winne- Zance notes heavy activity with birds moving into the creek and old pond at night and leaving at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winne- Zance
Old Pond
French Musicians and Exotic Imagery Echo in Works
The New Republic notes characteristic French composers like Saint-Saens and Debussy draw on foreign places and exotic life. It highlights Pagodes inspired by Javanese bells and Cloches a travers les feuilles as proof that bell imagery creates unique landscapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint-Saens
Alwys
Debussy
Granadi
Theria
Rossetti
Damozel
New Republic
Fruit Liver Tablets touted as last remedy for stomach trouble
Mrs Stolz of Sacramento credits Fruit-a-tives with ending a decade of stomach pain and cramps after a trial box. She says the remedy saved her life and helped a friend avoid surgery. Available in 25¢ trial, 50¢ single, 2 for $1.25, or 6 for $2.50 from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Speedway Pace Without Racing Card Expected This Saturday
Both horsemen plan to try out their trotters and pacers on the speedway Saturday afternoon but no prepared racing card is likely. A hoped matched race between Wallace Quint’s green horse of Topsham and Marie Dillon owned by James H. Wheeler of this city will not occur. Quint’s horse has shown speed and a Bath mare match was anticipated with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Quint
Topsham
Marie Dillon
James H. Wheeler
Quint
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Office of Horticultural and
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