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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1915

Page

6

Corliss Street Sunday School Christmas Concert Recital

The Corliss Street Sunday school held a Christmas concert with student recitations songs duets and dialogues. The program featured many young performers and a cello solo amid festive readings and scenes. Emillo de Gogorza the renowned baritone singer returned from a Western tour to positive notices in multiple cities.

Corliss Street Florentine Knowlton Ruth Holbrook Clarence Eaton Bernice Hunt Georgia Knight Elvira Owen Homestead Pauline Nickerson Ina Bates Velma Cornish Louise and Mandy Munsey Dorothy Wexler Frances Knowlton Shirley Monk Edna Richardson Grace Tyler Lillian Glidden Emilio de Gogorza Mme. Eames Bath Chicago Daily Tribune Orchestra Hall DeGorgoza Massanet Joy Devine Lahore Alvarez el Celluoso Baltimore Sun de Gogorza Conservatory Indianapolis Caleb Mills Hall Herman Devries Musicale Mendelssohn Club Barytone Caleb Mills

Dividend Planned for People's Safe Deposit Depositors

Trustees of the Bath Trust Co receiver announce a 16 2 3 percent dividend totaling 123 612 51 to depositors of the People's Safe Deposit and Savings Bank in liquidation on Feb 3 1916 making 100 percent of principal paid. The court placed the bank in liquidation on Dec 27 1910 with liabilities of 741 672 87. Previous dividends were 338 1 3 percent in 1911 1912 and 16 2 3 percent in 1914. Public sales of securities were advertised with bidders, and the trustees received a nominal commission. A final dividend will follow after remaining assets are disposed of.

Bath Trust Co People’s Safe Deposit & Savings Bank People’s Safe Deposit & Saving’s Bank People’s Bank The

League Bowling Standings Show Shifts In Division One

Bath Iron Works pushed Hyde Windlass to second while Woodmen overtook Moose for third in division one. Division two remained unchanged. The coming week features postponed games. Official standings up to Saturday night highlight the shifts and status across divisions. The Rev N J Horan led cotton mill relief efforts in Lewiston and Brunswick, aiding war relief organizers.

Park Bath Iron Works Hyde Windlass Woodmen Moose N. J. Horan Lewiston Brunswick

State Auto Laws Strictly Enforced for Dealers’ Registrations

Secretary of State John E. Bunker warns automo bile dealers that 1916 registration rules will be enforced. The memo emphasizes Section 9 and the $25 fee for demonstrating cars for sale, stating dealer plates cannot be used for hire, pleasure, or other work beyond demonstrations.

John E. Bunker ST Filix Mass

Refrain Repeats From First to Last Stanza

The passage notes that he repeated the song from the initial stanza through to the final line. The description emphasizes a continuous recitation of the tune across the entire piece.

Christmas Music Observed Across Churches on Christmas Sunday

Churches across the city offered morning and evening services with choirs, anthems, solos, and cantatas. Programs included works by Mozart, Gounod, and Menney, with congregational hymns and pastor-led sermons at People's Baptist, Beacon Street M E, Central Congregational, Church of the New Jerusalem, and First Baptist, among others.

Beacon St. M. E T. N. Kewley Mozart Wilson Central Church David L. Wilson Offertaire Ste. Cecele Batiste First Baptist Church Dressler Otis Card Nazareth C. H. Gounod Margaret Bakeman J. Edgar Birch

Collision of J. C. Rogers and Paul Revere Off Ten Pound Island

The Times recalls a collision between the schooner J. C. Rogers and fishing schooner Paul Revere near Ten Pound Island. The Revere struck the Rogers causing $1,000 damage. Paul Revere’s owners paid for repairs. Charles Wallace, then 16, recalls joining the Rogers and climbing aloft for the first time on that voyage.

the Times J. C. Rogers Paul Revere Ten Pound Island Paul Charles Wallace Night Watch Bath Rogers Small Point Phippsburg Center Kennebec Portland Gloucester Elias Perkins Elijah Fletcher Leon Blaisdell Parker Head Cook C. V. Minott Center Boston Revere Wallace

Dr J Walter Higgins Dies. Pensacola Dentist Aged 40

Dr J Walter Higgins, a leading Pensacola dentist for twelve years, died Friday afternoon in Pensacola from acute indigestion at age 40. Born in Dedham Massachusetts, he studied at Boston Dental College, practiced in Bath and White River Junction before moving to Pensacola in 1903. He leaves a wife Beatrice Eno, a daughter Marcia age 15, a brother Charles R Higgins of this city, and a sister Mrs Edward C Stiness of Providence R I. His mother Mrs John C Higgins and mother in law Mrs Eno survive, wintering in California.

Charles R. Higgins J. Walter Higgins Pensacola Fla Mr. Higgins Dr. Higgins Dedham Mass John C. Higgins Beatrice Eno Brooklyn N. Y Marcia This City Edward C. Stiness Providence R. T Eno California

Mrs Elizabeth McTeer Dies Suddenly After Illness

Mrs Elizabeth McTeer, 67, wife of Hugh McTeer, died suddenly last Monday. She is survived by her husband and two children Miss Edith I McTeer of this city and Dr F J McTeer of Wis casset.

Elizabeth McTeer Hugh McTeer Edith I. McTeer This City F. J. McTeer Wiscasset

Church Going in Bath Sees Attendance Gap

Winter Street Congregational Church notes show Bath has 6000 nonattenders and Maine totals 280000. Our parish lists 400 souls with 110 average attendance. they urge higher turnout and warn seating limits if every Bath resident attended.

Winter Street

Camp Fire Girls Gather Linen for War Relief

Eighteen members from Camp Fire Girls in the city collected nearly eleven bushels of linen and cotton for bandages. Miss Foote led at Front Street headquarters with Scouts and Boy Scouts aiding. A second collection trip will occur due to rain, and West Bath participants join the effort. New Method Laundry offers free laundering for soiled relief materials.

Miss Foote Front St Charles Andrews Aton Jackson Carl Albee West Bath Camp Fire Girls Grange Hall Feero New Method Laundry Center St

Lisbon Falls Defeats Bath Y M C A 20–14

Lisbon Falls High beat Bath Y M C A in Lisbon Falls 20 to 14 in a rough game. Scorers include E Prosser Huston Goodwin Cutting and McNeil Tanguay 4 each with Huston 4 on fouls. Referee Littlefield Umpire Ramsey Scorer Welsby Timer Demuth. Time 20 minute halves.

Lisbon Falls Bath Y.M.C.A E. Prosser Tanguay H. Prosser Hagan White Huston Foss White Ib Lf Cutting H. Prosser Rb Goodwin Ib Rf McNeil Lisbon Falls High Rosser Goodwin Cutting Tanguay 4. Goals Rom Touts Litlefield Ramsey Welsby Timer Demuth

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