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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
11
Monday marked the final lawful day for partridge hunting this season. The column notes modern home repairs by Cecil Payne and George A. Sanford on Center Street, and observes unusually long exterior painting. It covers local events from church meetings to fishing receipts, lectures, and a river rescue involving the Lake steamer Lansing and Bath crews.
The itemized column reports on club meetings at the Universalist vestry and Grace Church Parish, ship and fishing news, and social happenings. It notes the loss of the steamer Portland with 176 dead, plus details of sleigh rides, whist parties, and deliveries of vessels like Florence M Penley and Alice M Lawrence.
Colonial Club whist tournament began Tuesday evening. Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent, signaling the church year. A fine time to begin regular church attendance. The Red and Blue airship contest grows, with 118 passengers booked homeward from Jerusalem. The prick farmhouse on the Hacher road near Brown's Corner was burned last Friday afternoon. The funeral of Henry W. Small was held Monday from his High Street residence. The Junior Park League Resolutes defeated the Deferdersee by 674 to ...
November closes as residents note ongoing bog fires on the Hagan bog and a sunny Sunday with many autos out. Mark Gannon claimed two rabbits near Stony Cache. Hockomock ferries reach 5500 cars this year. A large silver maple on Center St. is cut down amid a Joint Accounts meeting. Rebekahs meet. sailors tow schooners Oakes Ames and Ella Clifton with lumber to New York. bobcat tracks found near Sabine. Eight-pound smelts caught by Robert Oliver and Charles Powers in Woolwich. a 13 year old fox shot and a 15 year old mink trapped near Diamond Spring. Barge 767 and schooner Thomas W. H. White tied up for weather. Battleship Georgia under survey at Charlestown Navy Yard. Funeral for Llewellyn Oliver at Popham Beach. Local fisher uses Sewall yard Wharf as a day and night smelt fishing crevice illuminated by lanterns.
The Islesboro steamer was launched from Francis Cobb Co. in Rockland on Tuesday morning and will be towed to Portland to have machinery installed. A Bath resident threatens fox poisoning over sheep losses and is warned that poisoning foxes is illegal. Portland Express notes Bath yard secures contracts for two wooden coal barges and local shipyards may boost workers during hard times. A Hud son Navigation Co suit seeks 10 000 shares from former directors for asset mismanagement. A portrait of sculptor Franklin Simmons hangs in the Maine State House. he was a Bath native who lived in Rome before. Ice outlook around Kennebec discussed by Bath businessman. probable wide open winter with cold snaps and midwinter thaws.
Probate court Tuesday and City Council meeting Wednesday are on the week. Rexfords vs Colonials basketball last evening. moose sightings and fishing notes in Bath. Genesta Chapter Sewing Circle at 36 School Street. Rev. Holt to preach at Beacon Street Church. Bath students at University of Maine return from Thanksgiving.
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