Brotherhood Club Formation At Wesley Church In Bath
About 50 to 60 men gathered in Wesley Church vestry for the new Brotherhood Club. R S Gordon presided with Beacon Street Men's Club President Bell in attendance. Rev Gay C White urged members to model the average man and connect the sanctuary to everyday life.
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Wesley Church
Brotherhood Club
R. S. Gordon
Bell
Beacon Street Men's Club
Gay C. White
Pine St. M. E. Church
Portland
White
Billy Sunday
Wesley Troop
Boy Scouts
Bath
Brotherhood
Married Two Months Frank Maliar Weds Miss Ethel Hart
A belated marriage notice from Portsmouth reveals Lewiston Journal staffer Frank Maliar and Bath factory worker Ethel Hart wed quietly two months ago during a day trip. The couple will reside with Maliar’s father John R. Maliar in Blake Street and are well regarded in Lewiston and Bath. The notice also covers a creditors meeting for Fred C. Leonard, with Judge Keegan elected trustee and William Shaw attending, plus appraisers appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Maliar
Lewiston Journal
Ethel Hart
Bath
Portsmouth
N. H
Maliar
John R. Maliar
Blake
Fred C. Leonard
W. T. Hall
N. Pe Shaw
C. B. Varney Co
Keegan
E. W. Bridgham
Fred W. Humphreys
Mr. Leonard
Henry W. Hanson
Charles B. Palmer
Witch Island sold to Paris writer Dr Henry C Rowland
W A MacPherson Real Estate transfers the entire Witch Island near Boothbay Harbor to Dr Henry C Rowland of Paris France. Rowland, a prolific fiction writer, plans a summer estate with a studio on the three room island dwelling. Island has been owned by Daniel G Chittenden and wife Grace Conartland, once linked to Wall Street legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Express
W. A. MacPherson
W. A. MacPherson Real Estate Company
Davis Island
Beautiful Witch Island
Boothbay Harbor
Henry C. Rowland
Paris
France
Dr. Rowland
Mr. MacPherson
Witch Island
Bristol
Christmas Cove
Pemaquid
Daniel G. Chittenden
Dan
New York Herald
New York Times
New York
Chittenden
Grace Conartland
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Shaw New Owner Acquires Key Center Street Properties
Registry of Deeds records show Hon. A H Shaw gaining three Center Street parcels including the G G Deering property and the Palmers and Fawcett residence, plus a house north side lot. Shaw says he has no fixed plan for the property and will not harm the neighborhood. An unrelated rumor spread misidentifying an ex mayor as buying Rope Walk Pond property and an industrial plant to employ thousands, traced to a South End stroll and catalog visits.
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Registry of
Center St
G. G. Deering
Shaw
Palmers
Fawcett
W. M. Hagan
A. H. Shaw
Hagan
South End
Octave Breton
Inquirer
Charles M Bailey Public Library Dedication in Winthrop
Winthrop dedicates the Charles M Bailey Public Library at Bowdoin and Summer Streets near the High School. The pink granite building with buff limestone trimming, green slate roof, and a quartered oak interior features a children's room and reading room. Dedication address delivered by President Roberts of Colby College.
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Winthrop
Charles M. Bailey
Bowdoin
Summer 6&T
Ridstone
N. H
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Pres. Roberts
Colby College
Cheapest accident insurance for burns and emergencies ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil as inexpensive accident insurance for burns scalds cuts and emergencies. Sold by all druggists priced 25c and 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Successful Year At Winter Street Church Meeting
The Winter Street Church held its annual meeting with seventy five members present. Officers elected include Clerk Charles C Low Treasurer Rev O W Folsom auditor Galen M Low Sunday school superintendent Harry Dunton and several committee posts. A luncheon followed and Charles McCausland reported on bridge construction projects in multiple towns. He will return to New Hampshire this week.
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Winter Street
Treasury
Charles C. Low
O. W. Folsom
Galen M. Low
Harry Dunton
William Cartmill
Mary P. Hill
R. W. Conforth
Shatswell Ober
Charles Clifford
Death of Bath ship worker David J. Tabor
David J. Tabor dies after a long illness at Friday noon. He is the father of Sherman Tabor and a skilled, honest, industrious ship worker who helped Bath earn fame as a shipping city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Tabor
Sherman Tabor
Bath
Cosmopolitan Club Holds Third Annual Christmas Sale
The Cosmopolitan Club held its third annual Christmas bazaar at the clubhouse on Friday, expected to add about 120 dollars to the treasury. The event featured decorated booths, booths for novelty displays, and an organized program led by Mrs. Arthur E. Bishop with a team of directors for each exhibit.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Arthur E. Bishop
Fancy Booth
Jane Waters
Ralph Dunton
Priscilla Kimball
Louise Harriman
Lewis Kirschner
George Jacobs
Charles Webber
Hazel Wing
Helen Trott
Foote
Dennison
D. D. Clark
Weston Bonney
Margaret Foster
Marcia Stinson
Lundrigan
Ship Hannah Crocker voyage document found in New York
A preserved Bath built ship Hannah Crocker voyage article dated February 14, 1854 notes a Havana and Europe route with freight covering the ship’s value. It lists officers and seamen with residences ages nationalities and occupations. George Peters found it among his father’s papers and gave it to Charles T Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Crocker
B. G. Peters
New York
Havana
Europe
George Peters
Charles T. Jackson
Peters
William D. Crocker
Hyde Windlass Co
Times
Miss Dora Howard Sings in City Hall with Portland Musicians
Miss Dora Howard performed in the municipal music room at City Hall Portland last week before Will MacFarlane the municipal organist and Henry F Merrill. They encouraged her to pursue studies and grow her talent influenced by Allan H Ramsay of the city. Merrill chairs the Portland Music Commission and is a trained musician and singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Howard
Portland
Will MacFarlane
Henry F. Merrill
Municipal Music Room
City Hall
Allan H. Ramsay
Mr. Merrill
Music Commission of
Captain Crocker Brought to Hyde Windlass Works
Captain Crocker is taken to Hyde Windlass Works to assist in the foundry use of moulding a lighter load of Bays and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Crocker
Hyde Windlass Works
Probable successors in race for state buildings superintendent
The contest for the State superintendent of public buildings post, held by Harry A. Plummer of Bath since February 1915, grows lively with several candidates. Plummer’s four year or at pleasure term runs to February 1919 and Democrats have not seen a full term since 1911. Col. Francis Keefe of Eliot, a prior holder, would likely not have been replaced but resigned due to ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Plummer
Bath
Plummer
Curtis
Francis Keefe
Eliot
Plaisted
Brown Shoes Rise Among Buyers as Scarcity Pushes Prices
Local customers accustomed to brown footwear switch to black due to a sharp price hike. Brown leather shortage drives up costs from four dollars to six dollars. One resident, warned of higher prices, ordered four pairs to hedge against future increases.
Skolfields Sell Offshore Vessel For Record Sum
The Sam uel Skolfield 2nd, sold in 1900 for 25000 and later renamed Harvard, was resold for 127000. It will be delivered March 1 fully equipped as a bark for offshore trade at an estimated conversion cost of 40000 to 50000.
Bridge plan in Kennebec funds in M C R R treasury
A local report notes that the M C R R has a growing fund to finance a proposed bridge across the Kennebec River from North Bath to West Woolwich. The plan aims to connect these towns and enhance regional transportation.
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Kennebec
Bath
Woolwich
Bowdoin Freshman Star Houghton Excels in Hammer Throw
John A. Houghton of this city, a member of the Bowdoin freshman class, shows strong progress in hammer throwing and advancing in the sport.
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John A. Houghton
Bowdoin
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Mitchell School
Mitchell
Board of Education
Parent- Teacher Association
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Veterans
E. F. Kelley
Bridgham
T. W. Hyde
Congress
United States
Union
Maine
State of Maine
National Guard
Mr. Bridgham
Sedgwick Post
G.A.R
Sons of Veterans In Uniform
Parent-Teacher Association
Vernon L. Miller
E. F. Kelly
Florentine Knowlton
Elsie Trott
Lillian Hall
Susan Quick
Virginia Whitehouse
William Jack
William Donnell
Shirley Mank
America
Bath Girl
Lewiston
Boothbay Island
Heli
Socony
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil CO. of
Buffalo
Albany
Bostoo
Winter St
Charles McCausland
Wilton
McCausland
Sanders Engineering Co
Kingfield
Dallas
East Poland
Westbrook
New Hampshire
Nets
H. A. Plummer
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