Revered Bath pastor reports summer trip to New York
Rev. F. W. O’Brien D.D. of Union Square Baptist Church Somerville writes to the Somerville Journal about a Sunday journey from Hopkins Hall Stony Brook Long Island to New York. He describes trains tunnels crowds heat and a tent evangel and a service in Calvary Baptist Church with Dr Kemp and David Baron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
F. W. O'Brien
D.D
Union Square Baptist Church
Somerville
People’s Baptist Church
Somerville Journal
New York
Hopkins Hall
Stony Brook
Long Island
N. Y
Brooklyn
Europe
Massachusetts
Calvary Baptist Church
Kemp
Edinburgh
Columbus Circle
Robert Stewart McArthur
David Baron
London
Israel
Pennsylvania Depot
Greece
United States
Beacon Street Church Reports Vacation Absent Services
Rev. T N Kewley and wife were at Old Orchard on annual vacation causing no Thursday evening service. Men's Club met in vestry with plans for a clambake at Fort Foster Point on Labor Day and a Go to Church Sunday in September. Funds aimed at lighting the church auditorium. Mrs J L Douglas and daughters Ella and Alice returned from Sabine vacation. W J Crafts visiting St John NB. Sunday school session at noon will be the single service next Sunday. Beacon Street chorus held a vestry rehearsal. Rev J E C Sawyer supplied pulpit last Sunday. Ladies Aid held a sale and lawn party at Mrs Skillings' lawn.
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Beacon Street Church
T. N. Kewley
Old Orchard
Beacon Street
Foster’s Point
J. L. Douglas
Ella
Alice
Sabine
W. J. Crafts
St. John
N. B
J. E. C. Sawyer
Beacon Street Ladies’ Aid
Autos Collide On State Street In Blind Swerve
A touring car owned by W. W. Thomas on State Street was damaged when ER S Lincoln of Gardiner lost control and crashed into it. Lincoln’s car tore a front door and a front wheel from the Thomas vehicle. DeMott, former Central Congregational Church pastor, was nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. DeMott
New Jersey
W. W. Thomas
State St
ER. S. Lincoln
Gardiner
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Congress St.angs
Portland Argus
DeMott
Central Congregational Church
Perkins Sterling Captain Weds In Gardiner Wedding
Capt Niles Lee Perkins of Togus Sterling and Miss Sterling were married Saturday afternoon at the Universalist church in Gardiner with Rev H G Mann officiating. After the ceremony they left for a wedding trip aboard the Boston boat and will reside at Togus after September 15. Both are well known in Augusta, Perkins serving as quartermaster at the National Home and Miss Sterling the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank H Sterling of Arsenal Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles Lee Perkins
Togus Sterling
Augusta
Gardiner
H. G. Mann
Universalist Church
Perkins
Boston
Tagus
Capt. Perkins
National Home
Frank H. Sterling
Arsenal St
Bowdoin College
Bath
Burial at Five Islands for Frank G. McFadden
Funeral held today from Five Islands church for Frank G. McFadden formerly of this city. Rev. B P Browne and Knights of Acadia led services with a large congregation. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery, Five Islands. W B Finn, Chief Yeoman U S N, arrived from Boston for duty on the torpedo boat destroyer Davis at Bath Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. McFadden
Five Islands
B. P. Browne
Corliss Street
W. B. Finn
U.S.N
Boston
Davis
Bath Iron Works
State health officials unite for infantile paralysis control
Dr. A G Young reports wide national attendance at Washington conference on infantile paralysis cooperation. Delegates from Maine to Oregon discuss diagnosis, home care, interstate travel rules, and uniform public health procedures. Plans include renovating Morse Mountain cottage for fall occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Young
State Board of Health
Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
State Boards of Health
New England
Middle States
New York
Far West
Oregon
Montana
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Georgia
Maine
Surgseon- General
United States Public Health Service
Federal Service
Emerson
New York City
Banks
91st Birthday of Lewiston Sea Captain Emmons
Capt Seward P Emmons of Howe Street Lewiston marked his 91st birthday. Born August 14 1825 in Phippsburg Maine he sailed from age 12 and commanded the coasting schooner Argo before 21. He crossed the Atlantic 46 times and survived the 1872 Japanese coal ship fire off Cape Horn. He retired in 1885 lived in Georgetown until 1891 then settled in Lewiston. His first wife Hinckley died 1891, he remarried Harriet J Scott in 1894. He has two sons Dr George P Emmons and Seward E Emmons and a daughter who died in infancy. He enjoys good health, sight and hearing diminished and may reach his century. He received many cards and hosted his sons families and sister Mrs Harriet J Milliken.
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Lewiston
Seward P. Emmons
Howe St
Capt. Emmons
Phippsburg
Fort Popham
Georgetown
Argo
Isss
Atlantic
Horn
Cape of Good Hope
Pacific
Emmons
Japan
George M. Patten’s
Dawes
Valparaiso
San Francisco
Brought Schooner Minnie Chase Up Alone
Capt. S. W. Woodward of Penobscot maneuvered the lumber laden schooner Minnie Chase up from Penobscot to this port without help. He anchored four times through the narrows but completed the feat, a first for the captain in bringing a vessel of that size upriver solo. Perkins of Penobscot is the managing owner.
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S. W. Woodward
Penobscot
Minnie Chase
Woodward
Capt. Woodward
Herman Perkins
Gardiner of Hyde Park Aims Pleasant Bath Visit
George M. Gardiner of Hyde Park arrives for his annual vacation visiting Bath Georgetown and Phippsburg. A former Bath resident and builder, he notes he is now 82 yet feels 21 and plans visits with old friends. Schooner James W Elwell from Philadelphia sighted at Santos after losing sails and rudder en route to Buenos Aires.
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George M. Gardiner
Hyde Park
Bath
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Gardiner
Mr. Gardiner
James W. Elwell
Philadelphia
Buenos Ayres
Santos
Three Announcements From Maine Highway Officials
Hon. Philip J. Deering of the Maine State Highway Commission announced three actions. The Saco Dunstan state highway will open to traffic Friday morning August 25 with a 150 foot section at the Saco end to be passed. Automobilists driving on the unfinished Saco Dunstan road will be arrested and fined for violations as a prior car damaged the concrete. The commission will prohibit use of state fences and equipment for political advertisements, with legal penalties if needed. The road opened to handle weekend traffic and the Labor Day rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Deering
Maine State Highway Commission
Saco
Dunstan
Portland-Portsmouth
Willys Plans to Buy Seattle Yacht Cyprus for Half Million
East reports say John N. Willys of New York negotiates with Colonel D. C. Jackling to purchase the Seattle built steam yacht Cyprus for 500000 dollars. Cyprus, built by Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, has twin screws and an oil burner with a 4500 mile steaming radius. Willys is aboard the yacht cruising the New England coast this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Commercial News of
San Francisco
John N. Willys
New York
D. C. Jackling
Cyprus
Seattle Construction & Drydock Company
New England
Ledyard Attends Board Meeting on Popham Street Work
Commodore James P. Ledyard attended the special Board of Highways and Sewers meeting from Popham. The board voted to extend the Court Street sewer about 300 feet and pave Center Street between Water and Washington, plus a granolithic walk on the north side. The project will require building adjustments to meet the new grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Ledyard
Popham
Board of Highways and Sewers
Court St
Center St
Water
Washington
Maine Historian Thayer Donates Clippings to State Library
Rev Henry O Thayer, noted Maine writer, presented to the State Library newspaper clippings from Bath Independent. The clips cover Nequasset Territory Sagadahoc resettlement prominent men of Sagadahoc and origin of the names Damariscove and Damariscotta. They will be preserved for reference.
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State Lib
Henry O. Thayer
Maine
State Library
Bath
Nequasset Territory
Sagadahoc
Damariscove
Vanderbilt Yacht Tarantula Cruises Sasanoa River
The Tarantula, a 116 foot Vanderbilt ocean yacht built in Neponset in 1918, passed Arrowsic bridge on a downriver cruise Monday without stopping, making a rare large yacht trip on the Sasanoa River.
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Arrowsic Bridge
Sasanoa River
Sasanoa
Neponset
Schooner Magnus Manson Ashore at Jamaica
News from Lon don reports the schooner Magnus Manson loaded with logwood is ashore at Jamaica. Hon D J McGillicuddy spoke to a sizable rally at Five Islands last night then traveled by auto to Bath and departed for Lewiston by pullman.
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London
Magnus—Manson
Jamaica
D. J. McGillicuddy
Five Islands
Bath
Lewiston
Maine Officials Weigh Signs Ban Along Highways
Edward S. Cornell of New York interviews Maine leaders including Hon. Philip J. Deering and W. B. Moore about having the Maine Automobile Association and the Chamber of Commerce push for removing roadside advertising signs. The plan envisions placing sign control under the State Highway Commission to keep ads off roads and allow proper directional signage.
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Edward S. Cornell
New York
National Highways Protective Society
Philip J. Deering
Maine State Highway Commission
W. B. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Maine Automobile Association
New York State
State Highway Commission
Doctor's Doings at Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works employees were disabled Monday and Tuesday with injuries requiring surgical treatment. W Gallant injured his left thumb with a splinter, Frank King jammed his left hand, C Rudolph Furbur had something in his eye, William Littlewood burned his right ring finger, and Edward Lee was laid off for an infected finger that had to be lanced.
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Bath Iron Works
W. Gallant
Frank King
C. Rudolph Furbur
William Littlewood
Edward Lee
Farm Loan Hearings Open Under New Act
The first hearing on the Federal farm loan act opened in Augusta with Secretary McAdoo and Senator Borah present. Officials sought to define district bounds and bank location as the country is divided into twelve districts.
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Augusta
McAdoo
Borah
Suffrage Sail Promotes Maine Women’s Union Effort
Mrs. Guy P. Gannett of Augusta and Mrs. Robert Treat Whitehouse of Portland hosted a suffrage event on Gannett’s yacht Kestrel II. The afternoon cruise featured suffrage decorations, literature distribution, new subscribers to the Suffragist, and over fifty dollars raised for the Congressional Union campaign in the West.
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Guy P. Gannett
Augusta
Maine
Congressional Union
Robert Treat Whitehouse
Deering Street
Portland
Maine Board of Officers
Gannett
Annie Macomber
Popham
Whitehouse
Bath
First Carload Shipped Over New Kelley-Spear Yard Line
The first carload of material for Kelley-Spear Co yard was sent over the electric road extension on Saturday. The line isn’t wired to the yard yet but the extension allows easy transfer. The initial shipment marked the new barge Westmoreland. Officer John S Place begins his annual vacation planning a cruise in his new cabin cruiser.
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Kelley-Spear Co
Electric Road
Westmoreland
John S .Place
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Dr. Kemp
Land Ward
Francis William O’brien
A. G. Fisher
Foster's Point
D-W—Pentey
Auburn
S. H. Duncan
Morse’s Mountain
J. W. Woodward
Bangor
State Highway Board
Willys Willing
Palace Yacht
H. S. Board
Thayer
Vanderbilt
Sch. Manson
National Highway Society
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