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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
6
Maine plans a major drive next week to raise about 6 million dollars in War Savings Stamps to meet a 100 percent perfect record for war fund support. Sagadahoc County must contribute 105 thousand dollars this month, seen as a safe investment for the nation. Citizens urged to start purchasing stamps or increase existing pledges to reach the goal.
The text urges readers to avoid wasteful eating habits and practice thrift at the grocery. It emphasizes national duty to conserve foods to help government aid abroad and to sustain Americans until after the next harvest. It frames Uncle Sam’s expectations for every citizen.
Governor Milliken and council adopted resolutions of appreciation for Harold M. Sewall and his associates of the committee on Public Safety. The state thanks the committee for unselfish service during the wartime period, a gesture endorsed by the public.
With more people delaying help and longer hours, shoppers are advised to buy early this year. Early shopping secures larger stock to choose from and time to inspect goods before the rush, keeping shop early as the slogan.
The article notes that Allies intend to extradite the former Kaiser from the Netherlands to answer for his actions. It adds that such a step is expected to prevent further trouble and that American soldiers are returning from Europe with more on the way. The returnees are praised for their duty and deserving of public warm welcomes.
Winnegance residents report Randall Goombs serving in the army air service in southern California where he trained and recovered from influenza. He enjoys driving local wealthy car owners and plans to return home soon.
An old home remedy claims to ease sleep problems by treating stomach, liver, or bowel issues. The ad promotes a teaspoonful of L.F. medicine as a cheap, blood purifying physic and home remedy, urging readers to buy the true L.F. from Portland, Maine, in a 50 cent bottle.
R B O Flynn Government Concrete Inspector advertises a medical product labeled serious kidney trouble. Box prices: 50 cents each, six for 2.50, trial size 25. Available at dealers or from Frust-a-tives Limited in Ogdensburg New York.
John and Mrs. Hart of 859 Middle Street share a war letter from their son Priv Eugene Hart of Battery F 77 Field Artillery AEF. He recalls fighting on three fronts and three battles and notes optimistic talk of an end by Christmas as Turkey and Austria quit. He praises the division Pershing calls his and says he works in the kitchen and is well fed with a tentmate shared among twins.
In Arrowsie last week Messrs Carlton and Delong failed to bag venison after a deer eluded them with only bird shot. Morris Hathorne on the Herman Wright farm in Woolwich dressed a 140 pound buck. Fred Wright near North Bath spied a doe and buck in the Wright orchard but failed to score with a shot. A deer was reportedly killed in Winneganne woods but the meat vanished after locals split the carcass and left the area.
Sergt Roscoe Shaw visited from Portland on brief leave to his home. Robert E Potter at Portsmouth Navy Yard spends two weeks with his mother Mrs Helen M Potter of 23 Washington Street. Dr Augustus Harris and wife welcomed a baby daughter on November 26 in Greenville, making four daughters and three sons. Several students returned to Fenway Boston after Thanksgiving. Private Alfred Ames Trafton of Machiasport died from accident while serving with Co M 165th Infantry. age 28, son of Capt and Mrs John F Trafton. survived by parents and siblings. one brother Louis Trafton serves in naval reserves.
First Sergt. Llewellyn Marr passed through Bath on his way home to East Boothbay after three and a half years of service across multiple forces in the great war. He shows seven service bars seven wounds and a German camp prisoner star, and lost his right leg in battle before recovery and walking with an artificial limb. Marr says he did little beyond obeying orders and keeping at his duties.
G. W. Nichless a plate fitter on a boat at the Bat Iron Works fell 30 feet from a staging turning a complete somersault in the air and landing on his side. He was taken to the emergency hospital then to Dr. E. M. Fuller's office and walked from the hospital to a carriage though in considerable pain and feared to be internally injured.
The residence of George Groves on the Middlesex road burned Sunday causing $1500 loss with $500 insurance. An overheated airtight stove started the blaze in a chamber. Groves lost furniture, family clothing, 40 bushels of potatoes, and a recently paid Liberty bond. The barn was saved.
Bernard and Mrs. Clark share a letter from Private Roy Clark Battery D 6th AA Bn C A BF describing landings at a French port and a four mile hike to a rest camp. He notes a French fort posting and plans to visit Paris. Remarkably he meets his brother Frank Clark at a nearby fort.
Miss Catherine Mary Costello and Morris Howard Lewis of Bath were married at St Mary’s rectory by Rev G A Gorman. They were attended by Hannah Campbell and Francis McDonald. The bride wore brown broadcloth. she works for F W Woolworth Co. and the groom is a joiner at Bath Iron Works Ltd. They will reside in Bath.
Rev Culbert McGay urged Grace Church parishioners to match government loyalty shown in wartime. He warned that gains from victory could be lost without mobilizing religious forces for righteousness and cautioned against social panaceas that cannot heal.
Maine gears up for a week long War Savings Stamps drive starting December 7 aiming to cover the state quota of 13,070,000 with Sagadahoc County needing 105,464.46 more to reach its 371,400 target. County chair Fred E. Drake joins state leaders in the nationwide push stressing stamps as safe investment to fund the war effort and bring troops home.
Charley Hart a Bath native now foreman at Peninsula Pumpbuilding Corporation in Portland Oregon earned the nickname Big Hearted Charley for organizing a 130 dollar collection among fellow workers to aid John Molvar who faced illness and a funeral need for five sick children. Molvar and his wife sent thanks, and Hart's two Bath brothers John W and Joseph are named.
A large coal stock sits in Bath yards but delivery crews are short staffed causing many households to miss winter supplies. Officials warn that even with orders, demand may outpace supply as warm weather delays purchases and war concerns ease. Administrators expect no extra coal supervision but will keep control on anthracite prices through April.
A civil service examination will be held at the Bath Custom House on December 14 for a messenger boy or girl in nearby government offices. Open to youths aged 14 to 18. Application blanks available from Frederick W. Freeman at the Bath post office. Also noted are individuals Charles Stevens, William T. Quinn, Del Lerrette, Parker Patten, and Hallowell. Edward Sewall, U.S.N., is aboard a government ship bound for Portogas and South American ports.
Barry Mank notes in a letter from Private Harry D. Mank of Battery D 72 Artillery C A C that he is in perfect inability to describe the scenic beauties of France, partly due to the subject being taboo and partly because any description would be inadequate.
Employees of L. P. Soule & Co enjoyed a social bowling party on Park’s upper alleys. Emma Brown led the women with high score while Herman Smart topped the men. Office men beat the plasterers 1342 to 1292 and will host plumbers next week.
G C Seavey editor of the New England Homestead urged New England Aryrehire club members in Boston to defend the agricultural industry. He warned price increases for milk delivered at the door and said farmers must organize to prevent a postwar decline in the industry.
Arthur Saindon of Topsham Co K 303d Infantry died of wounds received in action on October 4. He went overseas with the 76th Division in July and worked at Cabot cotton mill. He played in St John’s and belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America. He was 32 and the second son in the family casualty list.
Word arrives of the death of Mrs Zoe Peterson Pettingill of Augusta widow of Charles Pettingill formerly of Bath. A native of Augusta she was 43, educated in public schools and Mt Holyoke. She belongs to the Universalist church and aided the Red Cross during the war. Survived by husband and three children Ruth David S and Zoe born Nov 30. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 30 in the afternoon.
Edward E. Ring, 55, formerly of Bath and Litchfield, died Saturday in New York City after traveling from Florida. Born in Litchfield to Stilman Ring, he leaves brother George E. Ring of Litchfield and was a member of Morning Star lodge of Masons in Gardiner. Funeral details for Margaret Cuppell and burial at Oak Grove are noted with several local mourners.
War drives up medical costs and prescription use. The ad urges savings by using Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and Peptiron as a family cathartic. It promotes a Combination Treatment for blood nerves stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Each is good alone all are good together.
Milk delivered to homes now sells for 16 cents a quart after a dealer agreement. Farmers cite hay shortages, labor scarcity, and war labor shifts as key causes. An expanding Bath population drives demand, while several locals pursue travel abroad or teaching duties, including Miss Day heading to Japan for three years.
Emma A Knowlton of Bath petitions to prove the will of John A Knowlton who died October 10 1918 in Bath. The widow Emma A Knowlton and adopted daughter Ida E Ames of Woolwich are named heirs. Emma A Knowlton seeks Letters Testamentary as executrix. The document is dated November 19 1918 and sworn before Justice F H Thompson.
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