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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
6
The Georgetown region reports 90th birthday celebrations for Sew ard Emmons with grandson Jack Emmons visiting from Lewiston and gifting a cake. Nearby residents and visitors hustle between Bath and Riggsville with village gatherings, whist games, lectures, and family visits spanning West Georgetown to Squirrel Island.
Arrivals include the cabin cruiser Dicky G at City Landing and Rainbow of Boston in port. The Bath area reports new freight, wrecking train movements, lighthouse buoy replacements, a captain suspended for rock grounding, and wreck news of Lydia M Deering. Bowdoin librarian George T. Little leaves estate to widow with $30,000 and other heirs. Road improvements around Brunswick Freeport Portland openings. Royal River road nearly finished with a Dry weather detour through to Portland and Yarmouth road opening already in use.
Bath residents hear of a city dump study and a disused Casino dismantling with 199000 feet of lumber removal. Reports cover gun club delays, Bath Hyde Windlass match, police officers returning to duty, and a Boston party for the George S. Smith schooner launch.
A Bath social party sails to Popham and picnics there Thursday. L L Lowell ships five cows and five calves to Yarmouth Junction for J D Rogers. Douglas Bacon converts a north Bath building for the Bath Wireless Club. A lawn party is planned at Mr and Mrs Winfred S Wright’s on Aug 25. A local coin collector adds a 420 BC Grecian coin and two ancient French coins to a collection valued over 600 dollars. Thompson Brothers of Hotel Lawnmere, Southport, plan winter improvements to piazza and offices. The five oclock electric car jamupu crowds a Broad Street rider. Mrs Harry G Lithographic sends a City Park view and Wormwood scenes. Nathaniel F Carlyle, a Boston chef, loses work opportunity in Bath after missing his “leather” on the City of Bangor. he walks from Bath to Brunswick then Bath in search of work.
A lawn party and band concert took place on Wesley Church lawn last evening. Ruth Merrill arrived in Portland from Norfolk with coal for the Grand Trunk. Vincent Astor's yacht Norma anchored off MacMahan. he dined in Bath and spoke highly of the meal. Hyde Windlass baseball lineup announced for Kelley Field at 3 PM. A pedestrian found half a horseshoe on Commercial St and learned a lesson in luck. Southard Bible class met, two new members joined, next meeting Sept 13. Lewiston party with liquor provisions halted by a tramp who accepted a drink during the trip at New Meadows.
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