600 Men Now in Texas Yard
600 men work at the Texas yard as plans to lengthen the office, move the drawing office from New York to Bath, and build modern tenements unfold. Hull 5 and 6 keel work progresses while hulls Nos 8 and 9 are laid out and oil engine lighters advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Drake
New York
Texas Steamship Co
Angus Marshall
Buffalo
Texas Yard
Mr. Marshall
Hyde Windlass Co
Torrey Roller Bushing Co
Texas Co
Bath
Tampico
Local Notables and Visitors Tidbits Across Bath Area
Henry G. Hodgdon died in Portland. Richmond visitor Charles D. Newell. Captains and Mrs T P Elliott returned to East Boston. Mrs William C Richardson wintering in Bath after Thomaston. Rural carrier E W Haggert to Bangor for State Grange. William Foley begins duties at Bath Iron Works. Summer residents Curtis close New Meadows cottage. Abner C Johnson attends Maine Grange. Reuben Purington at Dromore Grange. FE Haggett at West Bath Grange. James Harkins of Waldoboro with Harkins & Douglas paving firm. Boothbay Register reports Richard Matthews Hallet wedding trip return. E L Chabot of Malta Montana visiting Bath. Mrs Florence Robinson and Clyde head to Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Hodgdon
Portland
Charles D. Newell
Richmond
T. P. Elliott
Boston
Elliott
Portsmouth
William C. Richardson
Bath
Thomaston
E. W. Haggert
Bangor
State Grange
West Bath
William Foley
J. J. Desmond
Bath Iron Works
L. H. Curtis
New Meadows
Abner C. Johnson
Bodwell Grange
Maine Grange
Reuben Purington
Dromore Grange
Matthews House
South End
E. ©. Chabot
Malta
Montana
T. Finnigan
Middle St. Court
Chabot
Trail of the Maine Pioneer book praised by Maine clubs
The Trail of the Maine Pioneer, edited by Maine Federation of Women's Clubs, is highlighted as a richly illustrated historical romance from Lewiston Journal Press. The volume blends legends from York to Aroostook with tales of Queen Marie Antoinette, Captain Clough, Governor William King, and other Maine figures, celebrating Maine history and clubwomen’s research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
New England
Lewiston Journal
The
Boston Post
Marie Antoinette
Wiscasset
Squam Island
Captain Clough
France
Bath
William King
King Tavern
Federal Building
Jacataqua
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Carll
Burr
Swan Island
Richmond
York
Aroostook
Georgeana
America
Berwick
Kittery
Castine
Belfast
Old Falmouth
Kennebec
Norridgewock
Abnakis
Father Rasle
Governor King
Popham
Pemaquid
Dingley
Measles Spoils Christmas Cheer In Local Jottings
Snow plow cleared the track to Texas Tuesday afternoon. John Fitzgerald arrived home from the University of Maine Law School last week for the holiday recess. W. A. Lowell ten days 2¢0 had a cold drive in a rainstorm and has been housed on the sick hat since. He is missed from his Ferry St. market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
John Fitzgerald
University of Maine Law School
W. A. Lowell
Ferry St
New Almanhouse Plan to Centralize Poor Relief
A State Board of Charities and Corrections backed measure to replace city and town almshouses with district infirmaries for the aged and indigent will be proposed to the Legislature. Starting January 1 1918 districts will host infirmaries overseen by five member boards with one woman and county residents only. The board appoints a superintendent who runs the facility under board oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Board of Trustees
The Other Wise Man illustrated sermon at First Baptist
Tomorrow evening an illustrated sermon titled The Other Wise Man will be presented in the auditorium based on Henry Van Dyke Christmas tale. A week night gathering at 7 20 discussed Christmas and a pledges drive for church support and benevolence for the new year was under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Winter storms dominate the coast with strong snow and high seas
Worst blocking snow storm of 114 years hits the area as coasting season continues on winter streets. Coast guards report a hard night on Popham Beach during the big storm. Seguin hauled 1200 tons of coal from flats to Gibbons Coal Co. John A Webster & Son of Boston details. George Deering, Bath native, in town representing the Boston firm. Henry W. Howard sold the Hunt house in Winneganee to Evelyn T. Brown. Charles E. Curtis, a Center St. barber and former U.S. District Court juror, is ill at home. Maine Sportsmen prepare for Jan 18 meeting at the State House with William Underwood, noted naturalist and MIT lecturer, to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Study
Wesley Epworts League
Coast Guards
Popham Beach
Seguin
Lanceford
Gibbons Coal Co
City Landing
George Deering
John A. Webster & Son
Boston
Henry W. Howard
Hunt House
Winneganee
Evelyn T. Brown
Charles E. Curtis
Center St. Jonsorial
U.S. District Court
Portland
E. T. Cripps
Panama
Charles Smith
Robert J. Hodgson
Lewiston
Maine Sportsman’s Fish and Game Assn
State House
Augusta
William Lyman Underwood
Underwood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harry M. Huse
Augustus Perow
St. Mary’s Society
Columbia Theatre
Busybee Club
Charles McCausland
Brunswick
South End
Parent-Teacher Association
Washington St
Queen Esther
Georgetown
Bath
Bangor
Grange
Five Islands
Charles Berry
Morse
Westport
Maine
West Bath
Louis H. Goward
Popham
Alicia B. Crosby
Philadelphia
J. H. Hamlen & Son
Brown’s
Barbadoes
Julia Frances
Ellsworth
New York
Manuel de Souzt
New Bedford
Julia
Azores
H. J. Smith
International Correspondence School
Hotel Phoenix
Smith
Penn School
Kennebunk
Jacob M. Haskell
Mercer
Sekondi
Africa
Haskell
Gold Coast
Margaret M. Ford
San Domingo
Malcolm
Miami
Fla
J. B. Ford
Cambridge
Vinalhaven
Irving Cox
Bath Iron Works
John North Willys
Willys Overland Co
Bruno Tornroth
Cox
Messrs
Cox & Stevens
Winchester
Charles H. Cahill
Colonial Club
Joseph Gaudreau
Bath Opera House
H. A. Huse
John F. Stacy
Prof. Gaudreau
D. T. Percy & Sons
Robert Specht
Cuthbert Wilson
George Cahill
Howard Trafton
Edward Rowe
Bernard Smiley
Joseph Given
Francis McPherson
Carl Purington
Ethel Freeman
Adrienne Collins
Marion Haraden
Gertrude Cotten
Helen Johnson
Vanona Atkinson
Madelyn Kingsbury
Harriet Lermond
Marie Rowe
Madelyn Brackley
Lewis H. Curtis
William Mann
W. H Smith & Son’s
Ruth Jordan
Emma Blaisdell
Edith Mitchell
Marion Redlon
Phylis Hall
Bradford Belanger
Charlotte McCutcheon
Earle Burgess
Emily Potter
Lester Pratt
George Brown
Milton, Trott
Ruth Buchanan
New Moon Arrives Tomorrow and Local Happenings
Local notes report the next new moon, travel from Bath to Bangor for the State Grange, and a flood of small events across Bath including church events, clubs, theater bookings, and community meetings. The Marion area also notes schooner movements, ship loadings, and dockside business with crews and owners named.
Obituary of Mrs. Anna Harkins of Mt. Desert aged 68
Mrs. Anna Harkins widow of Timothy Harkins died Monday evening at seven and her daughter Mrs. Thomas E. McCormick left for Mt. Desert. She leaves ten children: daughters Mrs. W. A. Todd, Mrs. John J. Hearne, Mrs. Catherine Freeman, Mrs. J. J. Crabtree, Mrs. W. S. Davis, and Mrs. T. E. McCormick. sons Thomas Theodore John and James Harkins. Funeral held in Ellsworth on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
Anna Harkins
Mt. Desert
Thomas E. McCormick
McCormick
Brockton
Mass
John J. Hearne
Concord
N. H
Catherine Freeman
Deerfield
J. J. Crabtree
Barre
W. S. Davis
Rockland
T. E. McCormick
Thomas
Theodore
John Harkins
James Harkins
Waldoboro
Harkins
Scotland
Ellsworth
Miss Emma Gaudet Dies After Brief Illness in Bath
Emma Gaudet aged 69 died Wednesday at her sister Mrs Severena White home on Huse Street after a brief pneumonia illness. A Nova Scotia native, she was daughter of the late Placid and Catherine Dugan and had lived in Bath twelve years. Remains were taken to Heverlock Nova Scotia for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gaudet
Severena White
Huse St
Nova Scotia
Placid
Catherine Dugan
Bath
Heverlock
N. S
George W. Kelly Dies. Lewiston Interest Nearby
George W. Kelly brother of John G. Kelley of Lewiston died at his home 267 Park Place Brooklyn on Monday. Born at Parker Head he spent most of his life in New York and was long in the dry goods business. A widow and two sons survive. body brought to Lewiston for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Kelly
John G. Kelley
Lewiston
Park Place
Brooklyn
Parker Head
Kelley
New York
Fisherman and eel shipments plus winter drifts headline small town notes
Earl Daley shipped 24.4 pounds of eels to New York after spearing them last Friday. A local fisherman plans sucker traps on Whiskeay Creek to send catches to Boston and New York. Ada McCormick returns from Gorham School early due to a relative's death. A large eight foot drift blocks High Street near Herbert Grinnell's residence. Addie B. lighter frozen in Sasanoa ice between the breakwater and Arrowsic bridge. Mr and Mrs John C. Wright return from three weeks in Somerville, Mass. Sadie Lowell goes home to Wiscasset after a City Hospital operation aided by her aunt Miss Kate White of Portland. R G Gray visits town with his mother Mrs Charles H. Oliver and heads back to Boston after a stint with C H Bangs Druggist Fixture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Daley
New York
Boston
Ada McCormick
Gorham School
Upper High St
Herbert L. Grinnell
Addie B
Sasanoa
Arrowsic Bridge
John C. Wright
Somerville
Mass
Herman Rollins
Sadie Lowell
Wiscasset
Lowell
City Hospital
Kate White
Portland
R. G. Gray
Charles H. Oliver
Shepard Jt
C. H. Bangs Druggist Fixture Co
Hallet, & Co
Marketing Apples with Brand in Farm Life Advice
Dan LeGore cites marketing Winesaps and Jonathans in bushel boxes to beat western freight costs. He suggests small display cards, a brand name, and end-of-box lithographs to attract buyers and encourage growers to promote their product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Dan LeGore
Cover Crops and Mixed Seed Benefits for Fall Planting
A discussion on cover crop mixtures notes that blending several seeds improves success odds. Rye provides organic matter and reduces leaching, while legumes like vetch and crimson clover add nitrogen throughout fall to early spring. Seeding windows run July to November, with adjustments to rye and vetch ratios as seasons change.
Miss Frances Mann Heads to Portland for Holidays
Miss Frances Mann leaves Wednesday for Portland to spend the holidays with her aunt. James Pratt of Park Ave accompanies the travel plan and supports the family visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Mann
Portland
James Pratt
Park Ave
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Sewall
Moody
First Baptist
Hattie B
South Sts
William Oliver
Bath-Popham
Winnegance
Small Point
James EF. Will Co
Poplins
George Kelly
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