Republicans Meet at Dinner with National Leader Maine event drawn officials
Chairman Will N. Hayes of the Republican National Committee headlined a Maine dinner at the Augusta House. About 50 state committeemen and editors attended. Governor Milliken spoke first and Hayes followed with a magnetic, well received address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will N. Hayes
Republican National Committee
Augusta House
Frank J. ‘Ham
Mr. Hayes
Milliken
Maine
Hayes
Fred N. Dow
Portland
McKenzi
Sturgis
H. M. Sewall
Bath
Harry C. Webber
Bath Times
William F. Dunham
Richmond Bee
Charles B. Hosmer
Lewiston
White
R. L. Wardwell
State Auditor
Willis E. Swift
Augusta
Harry M. Bigelow
Portland Press
Fred N Dow
Portland Express
R. F. Wormwood
Biddeford Journal
Frank H
L. P. Evans
Piscataquis
Parker Head Child Dies From Throat Abscess
In Parker Head the 12 year old Madeline Harrington, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Harrington, fell ill with a sore throat. A Fort Baldwin doctor diagnosed diphtheria and she died Friday morning from strangulation due to a throat abscess. The child was beloved by neighbors and friends and burial was to take place that afternoon per medical instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Madeline
James Harrington
Forti Baldwin
Hartwell Guests With Hannigan at Crescent Beach
Miss Helen Hartwell returns from Crescent beach Rockland where she stayed several weeks as guest of Lieut. Robert C. Hannigan U. S. N. R. and his family who are summering at the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hartwell
Crescent Beach
Rockland
Robert C. Hannigan
John M. Clark Listed With Room Contacts
John M. Clark appears in a local directory listing with two telephone codes 116-R and 116-W. The entry notes rooms at 32 Broad Street and adjacent contact lines, reflecting a small business or residence listing.
Prices for Farm Produce Then and Now in Bath County
A Bath Enterprise table compares prices paid by Bath grocers to Saga dahoc county farmers for produce 20 years apart. Aug. 12, 1898 Bath market figures supplement modern interviews with Bath grocers. The study highlights a marked rise in farm product prices over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Bath Market
Bath Enterprise
Garey Case Sent To Regimental Commander In France
Chairman Walter S. Russell reports to the overseers of the poor that Sanford Garey, arrested in Portland and sent to Bath as a deserter from Camp Devens, is now under the command of his regiment commander in France. An official report has been sent, with no immediate answer expected. Garey, on furlough at home, missed a New York-bound call and later disappeared before being captured in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Russell
Overseers of the Poor
Fort Williams
Sanford Garey
Portland
Bath
Camp Devens
Russell
Garey
France
New York
Flags of Allies Shown at Grace Church in Maine City
Grace church becomes first in the city to display allies flags alongside the Stars and Stripes and Maine state banner. Flags of England France Belgium and Italy hang from across the church with the Serbian emblem pending. Services Sunday included Holy communion at eight and prayers at 10:30. Master Winslow Rouse sang Lead Kindly Light. Miss Ariel Ames to return home next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
State of
Maine
England
France
Belgium
Italy
McGay
Teaching Wounded American Soldiers to Be Useful
Rehabilitating wounded and crippled soldiers continues in several fully equipped U S hospitals. Hospitals aim to restore health and ease nerves while giving a renewed purpose. Walter Reed Hospital photos show knitting, weaving, and carving by recuperating soldiers, including a right arm loss learned with the left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Motorcycle Victim Dies After Brunswick Accident
Louis Quimby 30 of Lewiston died at Bath city hospital from a broken back after a motorcycle crash three miles east of Brunswick on the Bath Brunswick federal highway. An uninjured sidecar passenger warned of danger as Quimby attempted to fix a loose nut, causing a sharp turn and a fall. Quimby was paralyzed from the neck down when Dr. Robert Pletts arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Quimby
College Street
Lewiston
Bath City Hospital
Brunswick
Bath‘Brunswick
Quimby
Robert Pletts
Bath Hebrews May Build Synagogue
The Bath Jewish community, about 128 strong, rallies for war relief and plans to raise funds to aid servicemen and later to build a synagogue. A Broad Street banner proclaims a nationwide drive with the message that over 3,000,000 people are starving and everyone must contribute to the $10,000,000 fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrews of
Bath
Private Wright Describes Front-Line Life in France
Private Arthur I Wright of Battery G 51st Artillery C A C writes from France describing constant shelling at the front. He recalls hearing guns at night, shells bursting near, gas casualties, and the sound of battle likened to Hell breaking loose. He notes six weeks at the front, eating under fire, and excitement amid danger amid a beauiful French landscape. He was stationed at Fort McKinley before sailing and married to Lillian Colby of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur I’. Wright
51St
Frederick Wright
North Bath
France
States
Bath
Old Howard
Wright
Fort Mckkinley
Portland Harbor
Lillian Colby
Topsham
Maine
Mrs Willis and relatives visit Lisbon Falls home
Mrs. Willis and daughter Thelda of Lisbon Falls with guest Miss Minna Findeisen of Concord visit nephew and wife Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kershner at their North Street home Sunday.
Governor Milliken and Wife Visit Bath Orphans Home
Governor Milliken and Mrs. Milliken visited the Bath military and naval orphans home Saturday night, meeting matron Mrs. Louise Staples and about 60 children. After dining, they greeted Bath residents at The Times office, then Milliken headed to Union for a memorial service. Mrs. Milliken attended First Baptist worship and planned a Lewiston visit with Bates College President Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Milliken
Frank B. Nichols
Bath
Louise Staples
New Meadows Inn
Gov. Milliken
Times Office
Milliken
Maine
Union
Union Common
France
Bath Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Severin White of 18 Huse Street marked a golden wedding anniversary with a Saturday night gathering a four generation turnout. The couple married in 1869 in Nova Scotia and moved to Bath in 1889 where they have lived since. Gifts included an arm chair and a gold purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severin White
Huse Street
Bird Man Burroughs Leads Aerial Service Reorganization Visit
Dr. William H. Burroughs of Baltimore, sent by The Texas Steamship Co. insurance department to reorganize local hospital work, brings wide aerial service experience. He recalls the first real aviation field near Dayton named for Wilbur Wright, laid out June 38 1917, covering 2509 acres with rapid clearing of 48 farm buildings and rail lines. Eight hundred acres were graded by 800 men as flying began within 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Burroughs
Baltimore
Insurance Department
Texas Steamship Co
Burroughs
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Wright
Sim
Women Prepare for Next Liberty Bond Campaign
Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter, Sagadahoc county Maine Liberty loan chairwoman, appoints town chairs for the fourth Liberty Loan starting Sept 28. Sagadahoc women led the state in bonds last drive. Bath ranked second. Bath Mrs. Baxter. Bowdoinham Mrs. Adams. Bowdoinham Mrs. Kendall. Five Islands Miss Minott. Phippsburg Miss Minott. Richmond Mrs. Dunham. Topsham Mrs. Cone. West Bath Mrs. Purington. Woolwich Mrs. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert H. Baxter
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Liberty Loan Committee
Sagadahoc
Bath
Bowdoinham
Frank S. Adams
William B. Kendall
Five Islands
Joseph G
Lawrenced farm struck by lightning saves house
Automobilists report the Abbott Lawrence Cedar Grove farm buildings near the Kennebec were struck by lightning and burned. Neighbors helped save the house, valued at 1500 to 2000 dollars. Alton Reed and his wife will occupy the residence at Bedford and High streets soon with two more houses planned along Bedford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Abbott Lawrence
Cedar Grove
Alton Reed
Bedford and
High Streets
Henry W. Howard
Reed
Howard Coal Office
Bedford Street
New Colony Under Construction North of City
Preliminary work for the Emergency Fleet Corporation project at the North end progresses rapidly. The administration building near High Street hosts EFC representatives, the architect, and the construction firm L. P. Soule and Son Co. Dormitory and commissary nearing completion with 100 steel bunks added for 200 sleepers and room for 400. The spur track, electric lights, water lines, and brick houses designed by R Clifton Stringer move forward as changes by the architect slow actual start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Fleet Corporation
High Street
L. P. Soule and Son Co
R. Clifton Stringer
Barretts Value Five Masted Schooner Dorothy B Barrett
The five masted schooner Dorothy B Barrett shelled by a German submarine off Cape May while carrying 3 300 tons of coal from Norfolk to Boston. Built by G G Deering Co of this city and managed by its builders. Named for Harry W Barrett of Boston and christened by Miss Barrett December 8 1904. Captain Walter M Ervin was her first commander. Valued at 150000 dollars. James Cochran of Yonkers N Y visited Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy B. Barrett
Cape May
Norfolk
Boston
G. G. Deering Co
Harry W. Barrett
Braman, Dow & Co
Miss Barrett
Walter M. Ervin
David P. Davis
Barrett
Also Mentioned on This Page
John M. Clark
WM. C. Chadbourne
Front St
Broad Bt
Winslow Rouse
Roxbury
Mass
Jennie Melcher
Ariel Ames
Dr. L. Howard
And
Quimby Was
Frank L. and
Clara A. Quimby
Big Guns
New Meadows
Ceive Citizens
William Burroughs
Lawrence Farm
Met
Maine Central Railroad
Deering Yard
James Cochran
Yonkers, N. Y
Robert Cochran
Bath Iron Works
Johnson Bros. Company
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