Local Jottings From Bath Maine Crowded Stores and Curios Tales
The Bath area rooms crowded with Christmas shoppers and a church event at Wesley Church, with stores open late and a Sunday plan to Go to Church Day. Shipping notes mention J B Drake & Sons selling timber for a Millbridge schooner and local pig prices. A tale of a clever crow stealing cutlery ends with the bird and family in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Kennebec
Hudson
J. B. Drake & Sons
Sawyer Bros
Millbridge
Ben Ridder
Bath
St. Paul
Boston
Watson Brothers
Cundy’s Harbor
William York
Mr. York
West Bath
Roy Stover
Hyde Windlass Works
Phippsburg
Frank Bowker
Winter Street
C. R. Chappell
O. W. Folsom
Fiji Islands
Front St
Elm
William Gahan
Will
Gahan
Bath street notes mix humor and progress
A Bath local column reports on a broom factory in Bath, the Sons of Veterans dancing out the year to Perkins Orchestra, and weathered travel delays. It chronicles post office staff during holiday rush, candlelight plans in Rockland and Thomaston, church events, and tax collection progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sons of Veterans
Perkins
Boston
W. S. Voorhees
Scott Morse
Rockland
Thomaston
People’s Church
McCausland
Capt
Lewis
Antoinett
Georgetown
Bath notes cold waves and town happenings on winter scenes
Bath residents report frozen Merrymeeting Bay and new ice on ponds hindering skating while post office Christmas mail handling breaks records. Fish shipments and turkey markets show holiday vigor as local clubs and shops plan events and a bath iron works accident prompts medical checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South St. Hills
Merrymeeting Bay
Bath
Commercial St
Mercury
Jennie Maud
Monthegan
Melvin Boyd and Sons
Raymond and
Albert
Philip Kingsbury
Lynn
Mass
John Matheson
Concord
N. H
Frank S. Wakefield
Sidney J. Willis
Universalist Church
Wakefield
Jessie Ferguson
Vermont
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge No
Noble Grand
Lois T. McKeiver
Eva Atwood
Lena Heal
Elizabeth Ward
Anna Johnson
Brunswick
Long afternoon cargoes and civic notes in Maine
The Merrimac begins discharging 1165 tons of coal at Gibbons yard. Maine Grange reports 37,548 members with 1,563 in Sagadahoc. Popham dance draws 59 couples. A major real estate deal includes Fisher Block and Haggett residence on Front Street. Episcopal convention in Portland faces bishop election again. A string of local incidents, ship movements, and club activities fill the pages with maritime commerce and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Gibbons Coal Yard
E. H. Libby
Maine
Jackson Blockshop
Community League
Kershner
Fisher
Haggett
Front 51
Milligan
Maple Court
Episcopal
Portland
Cedman
St. Luke’s Cathedral
Ernest Tozier
Bath Tron Works
Bath Elks Initiate Several Candidates In December Fun
Local notes report Bath Elks Lodge initiating several candidates on Thursday evening. Bath plans a Merry Christmas with a dry season ahead and various church and club activities including a kindergarten Christmas tree and an orphan asylum entertainment on New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
Bath
Universalist
Bath Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
G.A.R. Hall
Central Church
Bath Military and Orphan Asylum
Colonial Club
Bath Iron Works
Bellas-White Wedding in Wiscasset Brings Boston and New York Guests
Edith Bellas, noted society figure, wed Richmond Lane White of Boston and Littleville N Y in a midday ceremony at Grace Episcopal Bath. Officiant Rev Culbert McGay. Best man Barrie White, ushers Edward Gordon Maurice White. The couple plans to reside in Littleville where White runs a tanning business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Edith Bellas
Richmond Lane White
Boston
Littleville
N. Y
Culbert McGay
Grace Episcopal Church of
Bath
Erastus Foot
Barrie White
Helena Bellas
Frances Sortwell
Cambridge
Mass
William Armour
Princeton
N. J
Edward
Gordon
Maurice White
Hudson Navigation Captain Heads to Halifax for Ocean Slip
Capt Charles A Blair of Hudson Navigation Co New York arrived home for Christmas when a telegram sent him to Halifax to take the steamslip Ocamo to New York. The Ocamo, the second ship bought by C W Morse, will sail New York to Archangel Russia. both Glasgow built 2000 ton vessels fly English flag and were previously Halifax West Indies packet ships. Blair, veteran of the New York Albany route, had been overseeing autumn fleet overhauls in New York and left by Pullman for Halifax en route to New York once the crew sails ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass
Martin
Frates
Boothbay Harbor
Southport
State Highway Commission
Boothbay
Richmond
Corliss
Keegan
Oliver
Portland
Jonnancy
Pochahontas Fuel Co
Newport News
Camden
N. J
Charles Olsen
Jonnaney
Commercial St
Woolwich
West Bath
Passmore
Charles A. Blair
Hudson Navigation Co
New York
Halifax
C. W. Morse
Archangel
Russia
Glasgow
West Indies
Blair
Palace Steamers
Parker Head and Pearl Lowell Visit Virginia Shopping
Mrs. J. F. Skhofield of Parker Head and Miss Pearl Lowell joined a shopping outing in Virginia on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Skhofield
Parker Head
Miss Pearl Lowell
Virginia
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Lewiston
Yeggs
Wanenock
War Relief Fund
Joanna Hodgkins
South
Pine Sts
Park Aller
Hull
Gulicksen
Kindred
Michael Joseph
E. M. Fuller
City Hospital
N. Gratz Jackson
Joseph
Harry R. Farris
Medical Corps
Oxford
4Th Co
Maine National Guard
Carl F. Cressey
R. L. Bean
Rockport
John J. Rockwell
Maccabees
Lincoln Halls
Center St
W. M. Webster
McNamara
American Express Office
Harry Madden
Santa Claus
Carrie A. Lane
Trinity Bay
Gallion Bar
Mart
Martinique
British West Indies
South America
Gulf of Mexico
Park Bowling League
BIW
Knights of Columbus
Knights
M. Oliver
Merry One
Thompson Bros
Lisbon
C. E. Rowe
Boston Sand & Gravel Co
Eureka
Kelley
Spear Coward
Capt. Rowe
Norman R. Gilliam
Small Point
Whitmore
Gilliam
Waterville
Colby
Bates
Bowdoin
Bellas-White
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