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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
2
Phippsburg notes Thanksgiving visits and travel, with residents from Bath, Portland, and nearby areas. Local workers, trades, and shifts include Mullins and Hatch heading to Uniontown, Mrs. Williams assisting services, and James Greenlow and Willard Daley at lodge. Thanksgiving weather, illness updates, and school recess mark the period. multiple residents relocate or adjust residences and jobs.
A sweep of society notes from Winnegance recount Thanksgiving visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knight of Augusta to Eugene Knight. Miss Grace Trask hosting guests at a dinner. the Evening Workers planning a Tuesday meeting. and a December seventh church sale. The obituary of Mrs. Sarah Frost Morse notes a six o’clock funeral and survivors, with condolences from the community.
The Sunday Telegram publishes an advertised letters list including women Miss Lily M Adams Miss Ella Berry Mrs Lizzie Crocker Mrs L M Palmer Mrs M E Smith and men Clad Black Coombs Jas C Campbell Wm Y Church Knight Charles L McDermott J P Smith Maurice Jr Maurice Sulston Rev Jonas Pivin Oliva Van derhoof Wm Wakefield George.
Bath residents responded strongly to the Salvation Army fundraising drive on Wednesday. Canvassers reported results exceeding expectations and expect final totals to approach the 2500 dollar goal. A large army gathering and a Sunday program featuring New England officers will conclude the effort with special church offerings.
Billy Hall and his Musical Comedy Company bring a versatile act to the Opera House next Monday through Wednesday with daily bill changes and a 1 ¼ hour of pictures before each show Matinees at 2 15 and 7 pm Tickets 20c for adults 10c for children matinees and 10 20 and 30 cents at night Seats on sale today Dreamland features Fannie Ward in The Years of the Locust and Hall Caine's The Bondman with William Farnum The Famous Players Marguerite Clark in Miss George Washington opens next Friday Dreamland also hosts Leroy the Great in a dramatic escape act next week.
A card of thanks from Moses Rowe and family of Five Islands Me thanks friends for kindness after bereavement and flowers. Also notes Mr and Mrs Charles P Wetherbee left for Portsmouth and Andover with son George at Phillips Andover for Thanksgiving. Mrs Edward Turner and Miss Ellen Turner left for Medford. Phoebe Turner arrived from Brookline for Thanksgiving Day with Mrs Turner’s daughter Mrs Arthur Russell.
Long list of Thanksgiving travels and gatherings across Five Islands. Mrs. Mida E. Rowe, wife of mail carrier Moses Rowe, died after a long illness. funeral held at the Methodist Church in Riggsville with Rev. Churchill. Burial at Oak Cemetery, Georgetown Center. Grange events, state secretary Libby visit, and local fund-raising noted.
NEW MEADOWS Miss Alma Holbrook spends a week at her home after teaching a twelve weeks term of school at Canton. John Randall shot a deer near here last week with Harry Storer. they followed three from Prince's Point to North Bath but could not bag the others. The Merry Club gave a surprise shower for Miss Abbie Snow at Mrs. Alonzo Totman’s home, with yellow white decor and chrysanthemum centerpieces. gifts were embroidered linen. Mrs. Mary Jordan and Mrs. Harvey Jordan visited Mrs. Charles Snow Sunday.
A long Thanksgiving window lists visitors and hosts across West Bath and nearby towns. Notable figures include Henry Healey recovering in Portland after eye surgery, and multiple Larrabee and Lemont family gatherings with extended kin from Waldoboro, Bath, Gardiner, and Lisbon Falls.
Mr and Mrs Lyman Alexander spent Thanksgiving at Cundys Harbor with her mother Mrs Emma Southard, who returns from Bath after her sister Mrs David Pereau’s death. Mrs Southard takes the baby. Mrs Edward Darling visits Boston. Eva Toothaker and children visit her Portland sister. William Alexander moves from Sebasco to Cundys Harbor. Mr and Mrs Lincoln of Bath visit Mrs Southard. Mr and Mrs Ode Harris travel to Portland aboard the Alice G. Harris captains, William Alexander cook, Warren Alexander beams. Alvin Wallace ships clams to Portland and handles freight. Robert Watson and son Sidney return from a week’s gunning trip.
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