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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1915

Page

10

Local Jottings from Winneganee Church and Bath Notes

Snow Wednesday and a look at local happenings from Bath and surrounding towns. Chester Plant led a meet at Winneganee church. Norman topped Elmhurst-Epicures bowling scores. a misdelivered laundry bundle revealed a new suit in a bath tub. Deserter alert for George J. Classen and wage gains for New England Telephone operators. Bath Library ranks fourth in Maine. remains of Parker Head tannery unearthed with old vats and hemlock bark in situ.

Chester Plant Winneganee William R. Kimball Dairy and Seed Improvement Association Lewiston Elmhursts Epicures Norman Camden Freeport Commercial Howard Adjutant General U. S. Army George J. Classen Pattee Classen Danforth St Portland San Francisco Fort Oglethorpe, Ga New England Telephone & Telegraph Co Benjamin J. Bowen Bath Bangor Auburn Saco Belfast Biddeford Brunswick Westbrook Sagadahoc Piscataquis Lincoln Waldo Franklin Parker’s Head Thomas Traynor Morse Bros John A. Morse Traynor Frank Morse Parker Head

Bathon Bath School Calendar and Local Civic Notes

Public schools close December 17 for two weeks and reopen January 3. Community members donate pipes for French soldiers, with Commodore Ledyard and Bath yacht club members urging gifts. The Texas Oil Co. builds two tankers, and Bath hosts a December School Board meeting with accounts and fire-condition reviews. The Wassitts of Auburn visit Bath December 14 for a Colonial Club basketball match at the YMC.

E. M. Blanding Industrial Journal of Bangor State Board of Trade C. Raymond Chappell First Baptist Church Jesus Thomas Spence Tf Texas Oil Co Spence T! Texas Co Quincy Walter L. Smith Mald Parane-Tr Association and Friends of Morse High School Bath Teachers’ Club Upper Grammar Dummer St Commodore James P. Ledyard Kennebec Miss Foote Bath Company No. 5 U.A.E.P W. W. Miller F. L. Stover Frank Young Leon Pratt Chester A. Munro Charles E. Brackley Fred E. Oliver Music Hall Attorney General's Department Mills Saco State Treasurer’s Department Ernest Fenderson South End Bath E. W. Hyde Mitchell Low Burke Ledyard Rowland Horan Hogan Purington Drake Auburn Lewiston Y.M. Cc. A

Bath Elks and town notes mix in weekly roundup

Regular Bath Lodge of Elks meets as cold snap breaks. Bath City Hospital directors convene then thank you to local groups. Miss Palmer's class hosts a family sociable. Windlass Works runs two shifts with a 6 p m start. Sasanoa Tent Maccabees hosts a candidacy class and plans officer installation. Central Church parcel sale raises funds. buyers unwrap parcels from faraway donors at a dime. Police trace a stolen dress from L A W St Ry waiting room. Cartoonist leaves behind a satirical Boston cartoon at the station. Columbia Theatre installs a Powers moving picture machine and new chairs. John C. McCarthy named assistant superintendent of public buildings. his varied career detailed.

Bath Annie Palmer Windlass W M. Webster The Maccabees Sasanoa Central League Friends of Central Church California Stetson Brunswick Gladys Leavitt Portland Leavitt Boston Columbia Theatre Columbia John C. McCarthy Hallowell McCarthy State House Maine Old Eagle Iron Works Lewiston, Brunswick & Bath Street Railway Belknap Motor Co Kennebunk Sanford & Cape Porpoise Street Railway Gilmour Electric Co South Armature Works St. Louis General Electric Co Schenectady N. Y Augusta Knights of Columbus

Elks Honor Late Dr Fred H Wilson and Local Notices

The Elks flag at half mast honors Brunswick resident Dr Fred H Wilson. A schooner, Daisy Farlin, loaded feldspar at Georgetown quarries and sailed to Georgetown. James Oscar Farnham’s funeral was held at 1 Shaw Street with Rev B P Browne presiding. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Elks Fred H. Wilson Brunswick Daisy Farlin Plummer Georgetown James Oscar Farnham Shaw St B. P. Browne Flc Farnham N. Gratz Jackson B. A. Orne Hf. S Raymond B. Welch J. W Arthur & Baum Treas Fred D. Hill Albert L. Strout P. M. Walters Glidden Henry R. White Oscar F. Williams Howard B. Johnson John Matheson Concord N. H Frank S. Wakefield South St Washington St Union St Don Duncan Ray Ham Matheson Wm. IL. Elkins St. John N. B New York Portland Harbor Lighthouse Cove Ossippee Charles Berryman Clarence Warren I. H. Beals Seth Stewart Clarence Thomas Eugene E. Amable WY. W. Miller Music Hall FE. E. Annable Charles Pratt Arthur Stewart Catherine Daley Frank L. Daley Beacon St T. N. Kewley Beacon Street Church S. A. Evans People’s Church Pine Tree Circle John Clark James Minott Hans Mitchell Frank Freeman Oak Grove Cemetery Coastwise Transportation Co Boston van Allens

Kennebec Bridge Progress and Local News Notables

Local reports note bridge work on the Kennebec at Narrows with a 1500 ton barge en route from Gardiner. Bath residents attend Dr. Frederick H. Wilson's funeral in Brunswick while Republican victory in Portland pleases many.

Phi Rlios M.C.R.P Kennebec Narrows Columbia Hotel Gardiner Newport News Capt. Oliver Popham Beach Bath Brunswick Frederick H. Wilson Chamber of Commerce Dec Wall Wallace Portland

Who's Who A Bath Amateur Hit At Colonial Club

The Colonial Club presented Richard Harding Davis farce Who's Who at the Columbia Theatre Tuesday. Lester Ford feigns his identity to avoid gallows after his horse gear is stolen, with a wink at Western life, romance, and mistaken impersonations. The cast, led by Huse, delivered strong laughs and praised performances from Murtaugh Hill Haggett and Rea.

Colonial Club Columbia Theatre Richard Harding Davis Bath Lester Ford Ford Sam Soper Soper Walter Murtaugh Frederick D. Hill Miss Hopkins Miss Hall Brunswick Edwin Ramsay Louise Haggett Mr. Blackwood Rea Niagra

Y M C A Directors Hold Monthly Meeting

The Y M C A board met at the Y M C A building with President W S Newell presiding and full attendance except one. Membership rose by 92 for November and gym classes jumped from 58 to 162. A ladies morning class began on trial and daily attendance averaged 73. The board cut cue rogue table rate to ten cents and planned a new boys room game. Committees were discussed. terms of office set for one to three years. fiscal year ends May 1.

Young Men's Christian Association Y.M.C.A W. S. Newell Miss Kimball Boys Board of Directors Charles S. Brown Charles C. Low W. A. MacCormick E. Randall Leonard Milton H. Douglas Edward W. Hyde Edward B. Smith Association

City Clerk Reports November vital statistics

City Clerk Grassy sent November totals to Augusta showing 10 births 8 marriages and 12 deaths in the period.

Grassy Augusta

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