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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
8
A veteran rail worker recalls crashes and near misses on the Bath branch. The notes describe a horse accident near West Benton, ghost lights, sleeper-pile mischief, floods at Center Street, and dramatic derailments with minimal injuries.
The FATP and Bazaar were a great success with Jeff as host and George Crockett as de accompanist. Local performers included Bradford Belanger Leslie Wold Francis Tee and James Callon. The Morse high school pupils joined the program with chorus and solo numbers led by Eleanor Doyle and Cleoree Moses among others.
Morse high juniors in a Friday class meeting voted to present numbered insignia to members of the football team. Oliver, class president, gave the awards to James Ledyard captain and a list of players including Mark Hen nessy manager and tackle John Munares Trowbert Morse John Minto Francix Norton and others. Edward J. Hardin preached at Bowdoin College Chapel Sunday afternoon.
Bates and Colby fail to reach a meeting on rotating state championship dates for next fall. Colby offered Lewiston as site while Bates demanded a Lewiston game and Bowdoin Maine concerns. Wires of acceptance to other colleges leave the Colby schedule uncertain and threaten the Bates game.
The Bath area reports a record deer harvest with 23 deer brought in during November and about 10 deer shot in the county, far surpassing prior years. A list names 14 gunners who harvested deer and notes additional successful hunters beyond the list.
Bath schools including the Bailey evening school will recess for the Christmas holidays Dec 16 instead of Dec 25 after a unanimous Board of Education vote. Teachers will receive three weeks pay on that date. The meeting was brief with routine business and a fuse outage briefly darkening City Hall.
Carlton and Lawrence Putnam, termed lucky gunners, brought a silver fox from a cross between red and gray fox. The Fox was found on a ledge and shot after the animal was driven out. Other notes mention Willis Tr. Gilman’s two deer and Stanwood Gilman’s November hunting record with game including coots ducks partridges and rabbits.
The Bath Elks conducted the lodge of sorrow at the Tome on Lom bard street Sunday at 2.30 with strong attendance. Exalted Ruler Stanley Brown and Past Exalted Ruler William M. Adams led the service with Chaplain LeMon ut. Secretary J Edward Hughes read the roll listing 45 deceased members over seven years, noting four lodge deaths this year: Al G. Page Chester Stevens Larry Wallace and Joseph Lowell.
Frank Oliver of Popham Beach reports a mink hunting dog was accidentally shot and killed after it was mauling a mink. Oliver says the dog was both a valuable hunter and a household pet, and he is deeply affected by the loss.
A school spelling contest at Morse High pits senior and junior pupils selected via elimination tests in a rivalrous, rule governed event. The match, held Friday at 10, features captains Lillian Rogers and Warren Iver leading teams with judges and teachers overseeing word completion and point scoring.
A Maine tourism meeting in Augusta discusses promoting Maine as a resort destination. Joseph W. Simpseem presides as president of the Maine association, with officers and an executive committee named. The group plans a Marine Automobile Association meeting and a possible advertising fund, aiming to boost transportation and hotel hygiene information.
Transfers bonds stock certificates and cash from the Franklin Simmons estate to the Bath Society of Art for a preservation fund. Darrell S. Chaplin, administrator, fulfills terms set to place the collection in municipal display. The city confirms the arrangement after probate court decree. Not less than 250000 remains set aside for proper care of the exhibit.
Five year old Marion Mack disappeared after afternoon at North Street Primary. She reappeared with her father Mrs Solomon Mack of Dike after nightfall, having stayed with friends near the school until her grandmother and mother were alerted.
A barge named Minatawan bound for Port Richmond was unloaded at Augusta last week. Tug Seguin towed the vessel to Cedar Grove and Bath, then sprinted to Parker to await tow, while two crews worked through the night to remove every pound before a freeze.
North Uiste hosts a remarkable harbor and a water sheet under ten square miles with 300 mile coastline. St Kidda, another island, features a coastal bluff up to 1 800 feet and a sparse population of around 40 people whose main work is harvesting birds. The region is rich with feathered life both in the air and sea.
The Col. Diam mer Sewall chapter DAR met Tuesday afternoon at 20 Western Avenue Towers. New names were presented to be voted on at the January meeting. Reading of Lady Yeardley's Guest was given by Mrs. Freddy Courser. A Christmas themed roll call quote accompanied the program. A social hour and refreshments followed.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Mitchell celebrate their fifty second wedding anniversary at home in Bath. A planned reception was canceled due to neuritis Mrs Mitchell suffered. They married December 7 1860 in Chelsea Massachusetts. They have a daughter Mrs Cyrus Pembroke of West Somerville Massachusetts. Harold Small visited from Washington Street for the day.
Samuel G Gordon aged about 60 died after being assaulted near Chestnut Street. He was born in Russia, survived by a wife and several sons and daughters, with funeral held at a Jewish synagogue and burial in a local Jewish cemetery. Police note rabbits and livestock unrelated to the incident.
Casasvora New York writes thanking for Fruit-actives remedy after decades of rheumatism. She reports relief after using the product and encloses $2.50 for six boxes, requesting delivery postpaid to Ogdensburg New York.
South End polo players form a new team led by Emerger of Satewly with Phareld Bowtin as helper and William Savage defending the goal. The article notes polo sticks and skaters in action as teams challenge others, with games to be arranged through the Times by managers.
Mrs Mary B Medamehlin widow of George TD Medamehlin died suddenly Tuesday at the door of her home in Bath. She was born in Wiseasset daughter of John VePadden and lived in Bath about two years. She leaves two daughters Mrs Willbun Norris and Mrs Venry Gilman, three grandchildren, four sisters, and several relatives. Funeral Wednesday after noon at the home of her daughter Mrs Norris. The second paragraph discusses cat physiology and resilience, noting strong abdominal walls and recovery after injury or starvation.
A Boston woman expresses gratitude to Dr. True for his Elixir, the Family Laxative and Worm Expeller, after its use eased longstanding bowel issues headaches and fatigue in herself and her three children. She notes quicker recovery, renewed appetite, and relief from childhood worm symptoms.
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