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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1915

Page

10

Local Jottings Highlight Christmas Plans and Community News

France calls 400000 from the class of 1917 as boys aged 18 to 19 face conscription. Beacon Street Sunday school to present Bethlehem on December 25 with over fifty scholars, under Mrs. Ers kine and Mrs. Douglas. Colonial Club basketball seats opened to the public at no charge with entry from the east hall. Portland Railroad Co. announces supervisory changes and a new railway superintendent role filled by G. S. Bush. Municipal Court case over rent includes a partial hay exemption. Cosmopolitan Club hosts a Christmas sale with multiple booths. Fraternal lodge past masters night features Master Mason degrees for three candidates. Kennebec Journal notes photographer Samuel L. Newcomb in Bath with veteran photos. James R. and Camelia Cressey celebrate their 58th anniversary. their ten children and many grandchildren noted. Cresseys’ Civil War service and community ties mentioned.

France Beacon Street Christiant Bethlehem H. K. ‘Erskine Milton H. Douglas Y.M.C.A Albert H. Ford The Portland Railroad Co Frank S. Briggs G. M. Todd Railway Department G. S. Bush Boston Elevated Railway Municipal Court William S. Oliver Phippsburg Augustus Keegan Oliver Bridgham George E. Hughes Cosmopolitan Club Allen Irish Solar Lodge Langdon Snipe W. M Walter ‘S. Glidden S. W N. Gratz Jackson J. W O. F. Williams John R. Knowlton Henry R. White S. D Sylvester H. Rowland J. D Horatio A. Duncan G. S Arthur J. Smith J. S Howard B. Johnson W. Scott Shorey Mann Kennebec Journal Samuel L. Newcomb Newcomb Bath Togus James R. Cressey No. 375 Washington St John O. Fiske Cressey Camelia Hatchford Ocean Point George John Benjamin Leonard Titicut Mass Etta McMann

River closure guesses emerge as season items rise

Predictions float on when the river will close with December 15 named. Local shipping notes include Hyde Windlass Co delivering cargo holsters to Newport News and a new Chinese restaurant planned by a Boston-area operator.

Hyde Windlass Co Newport News Newfoundland J. S. Committee On Finance Phippsburg Cape Small Elmet Our City Boston Frank E. Ham Madame Eames de

Grace Troop Scouts Meet and Local Happenings

Wednesday evening Grace Troop Boy Scouts met at the Parish Hall. Community activities include a masquerade party in Lincoln Hall, church league entertainment, and a baked bean supper at Red Men's hall.

Grace Troop Boy Scouts Henry Howard New Purchase Philbrook Homestead Washington St

Camden seeks new hotel amid local campaigns

Camden residents push for a new hotel as part of civic efforts. The item notes local events including a Rebekah Lodge roll call, a Moose Fair in Bath, and upcoming Grange meetings in Portland with hundreds of delegates. It also mentions ship and lumber traffic, a Christmas display, and local crime reporting.

Local notes of residents traveling and visiting

Our own people report numerous trips and visits. Fred J. Parks and Mrs Parks visit relatives in Portland while Mrs Dunning stays with her daughter in Portland. Steven Fay leaves to boss woodchoppers at Weeks Mills, and George W Temple enters Maine General Hospital for treatment in Portland.

George A. Dunning Charles Fields Portland Steven Fay Weeks Mills W. E. Thomas Greene Jennie Sanderson George W. Temple Maine General Hospital J. L. Coombs Elizabeth Daniel Fulton Boston Douglas Beals Orono Lucy Beals Lisbon Falls J. L. Douglas York St Ethel Lewis BotAbay Harbor Lizzie McClintock Edward L. Gaudreau Edward Harry ( Skinner South Carolina Clarence Benjamin Lewiston John Crosby Leominster Mass H. C. Woods Co Fritz Anderson Oregonian New York David A. Holmes Custom House Wilson Klippell Walter Newdick Virginia Georgetown C. M. Spinney Bay Point Charles M. Boyd Lynn

Morse High Seniors Plan Play and Local Events

Readable items include Morse High seniors planning a class play and a Thursday dance at Popham Beach with Stevens Orchestra. Other notes mention ship repairs on Schooner Daisy Farlin, deer sightings near Stony Brook Road, and a Dec. 9 Ayrshire Breeders Association meeting in Lewiston.

Mercury Morse High Popham Beach Stevens

Portland Obituary and Society Notes of the Week

Capt. S. R. Percy and F. A. Small passed Tuesday in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Stilphen Frank H. Gallison of Portland were here Tuesday and Wednesday. W. M. Elkington goes on his annual vacation trip to Chelsea Me. Clerk of Courts F. H. Thompson died Tuesday in Gardiner on business. Hon. Frank S. Bowker of Phippsburg on a business trip to New York. Friends of Mrs. Lester Washburn, seriously ill, will be glad to learn she is improving.

Rebekah Lodge Walter Bowker South End Bath Kennebec Kimball Bros Daisy Farlin Kelley and Spear’s Kelley and Spears Georgetown New York Fred Shaw Albert Portsmouth Kubra Troop Swift & Co Jesse Strong Troop William Chedgley William R. Bowker Phippsburg San Antonio Texas S. R. Percy F. A. Small Portland Arthur B. Stilphen Frank H. Gallison W. M. Elkington Chelsea F. H. Thompson Gardiner Frank S. Bowker Lester Washburn

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