Red Cross Chapter Annual Meeting Highlights Service Shift
At the Bath chapter annual meeting Frederick E. Drake presided. An executive committee of 21 was elected. Miss Turpin reported Home Service work since May 1 showing fewer service men seeking aid and more families helped. October 7 families aided, November 22, December 10. service men aided 60 in October, 24 in November, 21 in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
The
American Red Cross
Frederick E. Drake
Home Service
Emma Eames de Cgogorza
James Lockery
Edward W. Hyde
Fred H. Kimball
Thomas 8. Gibbons
Albert Redley
Caroline Moses
Claire Coombs
Frederick FE. Drake
Oliver Oses
Henry W. DeLong
Edmund Voetherber
Rodney FE. Ross
Fran Torrey, Jr
George B. Drake
Will
D Psimmary
Mary L. Turpin
Home Service Section
SSS
Reel Cross
Red Cross
Popular Janitor Honored With Christmas Gift At School
George DeWolfe, janitor of South Street schools, was praised by teachers and pupils at Christmas exercises and received five dollars in gold from staff plus a donor gift from students. A bust of Lincoln, carved by Tachmant, was placed in the Vinal Haven public library, a gift from T. F. Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George DeWolfe
South Street
DeWolfe
Lincoln Dgie
Tachmant
Vinal Haven
T. FB. Libby
Marriage License Issued to Erwin A Morse in Bath
City Clerk Scully issued a marriage license Thursday to Erwin A Morse 31 shipbuilder born in Brooklyn son of C W Morse of Bath and Mrs Georgie M Reyburn 28 of Washington DC mother of two children from a prior marriage. Reyburn divorced William Reyburn in 1917 for intolerable cruelty and custody of her children John Edgar and Maury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scully
Erwin A. Morse
Charles W. Morse
Bath
Georgie M. Reyburn
Washington, D. C
Morse
Brooklyn
C. W. Morse
West 14Th Street
Reyburn
Earliest Silver Dollar Owned by Mrs Stark
Mrs Jennie Hewey Stark of Front and Cedar streets owns a 1776 silver dollar, older than those of Sheriff Wilbur C Oliver and Mrs Frank W Perkins. The coin was handed down from her grandfather James Stover of Harpswell, and remains well preserved as Stark recovers from a 15 week illness after knitting 305 pairs of socks for soldiers in 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Hewey Stark
Front and
Cedar Streets
Wilbur C. Oliver
Frank W. Perkins
Ship named for newspapers launched at Hog Island plant
The American Press a ship honoring newspapers during the war was launched at Hog Island by the American International Shipbuilding Corporation. Sponsor Miss Elizabeth C. Stone daughter of Melville F. E. Stone AP general manager. The vessel weighing 7825 dead weight tons is 401 feet long with a 34 foot beam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Press
Hog Island
American International Shipbuilding Corporation
Elizabeth C. Stone
Melville FE. Stone
Associated Press
Edgecomb Leads Whiskeay Creek Smelt Shipments
Frank Edgecomb becomes the first regular smelt shipper from Whiskeay Creek to Boston and New York markets amid a general fish shortage and strong demand. He notes the run so far is fair but expects better catches with continued cold weather. The piece also reports a fire at the Ezra Hilton block in Livermore Falls causing about 7500 in damage, with Arm todman’s lunchroom on the ground floor hit, a skating rink flooded, and firefighters enduring cold and wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Edgecomb
Whiskeay Creek
Boston
New York
Mr. Edgecomb
Livermore Falls
Tolman
Riverside
J. 4. Blouin
A. G. ‘Rolman
Re elect Dunton President of the Bath Driving Club
Arthur J. Dunton was reelected president of the Bath Driving Club at the annual supper and meeting held at Winter street church. John N. Taylor refused to consider the post, but Dunton was unanimously chosen for another year as officers and horse classifications were set for the first Christmas afternoon race on the Lily pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath Driving Club
Winter Street
John N. Taylor
Dunton
Lily Pond
D. Parker Child
Boston
Jamie Mclellan
Danton
Child
Arthur J. Danton
Maxwell Powers
Harry IF. Morin
H. FE. Bowie
C. F. Williams
Harry &. Peterson
John Norris
Lawrence Byrnes Bandolier
Closing Exercises at Morse High
Morse High School held Christmas vacation closing exercises with a varied program. Students and teachers were praised for the quality of the event featuring hymns readings scenes and choruses reflecting festive spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Christmns
Morse High School
Leacock
Morse High Basketball Game Cancelled by Lewiston
Morse High School was unable to start its basketball season Friday as Lewiston cancelled the game at short notice. The Morse team prepared for the match, with a postponed game possibly set for next Friday if the schedule allows. Manager Hartnett has not finalized the full season yet but expects arrangements within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Lewiston
Morse
Wiuer
Hartnett
Bowdoin Students Leave Brunswick For Holidays
Bowdoin College students depart Brunswick for Christmas break, leaving town for two weeks. Snowy pines and festive decorations frame the town as vacation parties begin. A note mentions South Harpswell boats tied at flats and lobsters kept covered to prevent freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Nate
Ben
Andi
South Harpswell
Bowdoinham's 79-Year-Old Woman Mason Performs Chimney Repair
Elizabeth Britt a Bowdoinham resident aged 79 mixed mortar, climbed to the roof, and repaired a chimney. The town hails her as possibly the oldest woman mason in New England. The piece notes local happenings including employment moves, school closures, holiday travel, and a wedding set for Miss Melvina Williams and Horace Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
New England
Elizabeth Britt
Alice Hurley
Coombs High School
Cambridge
Mass
Ivan Lang
Augusta
Bowdeinham
Brunswick
W. L. Bonney
Boston
I. A. Cannon
Timothy Millay
Ek. FE. Wilson
FE. S. Lancaster
I. L. White
Clara Fogg
Portland
Jeanette Dunlap
Lewiston
James Dunlap
Angie Purington
Eastport
Adisa Parington
Gretchen Hulse
Jack
Mlecta Chapter
O.E.S
T. W. Fogg
Cornish
Ilness
Robert Brown
Brown's Point
QO. Purington
State Grange
Purington
Village Lodge
John P. Jowell
Quincy
Stanley Brown
Dunlap Street
John Smalley
Bath
Olaf Tandberg
North Monmouth
Union Church
Town Hall
A. J. Winslow
Durgin House
Staples House
Melvina FE. Williams
Horace Raymond
W. Stern
Red Wing
Minn
Gould Attends State Grange and Visits Son in Bangor
W. H. Gould attended the State Grange in Bangor and visited his son who studies at the University of Maine. Fred Woods, who has worked at the Spear farm for 18 months, has gone to his mother’s for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gould
State Grange
Bangor
U. of M
Fred Woods
Spear Farm
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for general weakness poor appetite and fatigue. It claims the medicine revitalizes blood gives vigor and tones the body and warns to begin treatment today. Hood's Pills are described as purely vegetable and aid liver and bowel regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Community notes from a Maine town gathering and visits
Portland and South Portland residents host and visit families including Miss Prudence Purington with Mrs Carlton Jenkins in attendance. Hollis High principal George Jack vacations with parents. Funeral in town for Mrs Eliza Varney draws Bath Brunswick Alfred visitors. Christmas tree at the schoolhouse features 18 pupils and 22 parents with Robeus Douglass driving the scholars team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Warington
Portland
Spear Farm
Frank Heald
Favor
Prudence Purington
South Portland
Carlton Jenkins
George Jack
Hollis High School
James Millay
Bath
Robert Brown
Brunswick
David Graves
Alfred
Eliza Varney
Harold Clay
Fall River
Frank Jenkins
Karl Pu Mngron
Sony Throw
Lida Maxwell
Robeus Douglass
Funeral of Miss Emily F. Lord in Bath
The funeral for Miss Emily F. Lord who died Sunday after a three year Bath residence was held Tuesday at her nephew Leonard M. Lord’s home 16 Fitts Street. Rev. David J. Wilson officiated with nephews Fred L. Lord Edward F. Lord Leonard M. Lord and Harry A. Plummer as bearers. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily F.lord
Bath
Leonard M. Lord
Fitts Street
David J. Wilson
Central Church
Fred L. Lord
Gardiner
Edward F. Lord
Harry A. Plummer
Oak Grove
Two Fine Paintings Of An Old Bath Ship
Westport reader Mrs James H Tarbox owns two oil paintings of the ship United States praised in the Independent as the lone survivor of the 1839 storm. Capt James Chrisham, former Bath resident, commanded the vessel and recalled voyages from London to Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
the Independent
James H. Tarbox
Westport
United States
James Chrisham
North and
High Streets
Ernest Johnson
Swanton
London
Alexandria
Egypt
Crisham
Nile
America
Chisham
Wales
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Christmas Day Races On Bath Ice Track
Bath Driving club schedules a Christmas afternoon race on the lily pond ice. Ten inches of solid ice ensure safety and no entry fee is charged. Owners plan to enter hopeful horses, with possible classifications and official selections pending. All starters will receive a Christmas gift from the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Driving Club
Pres. Dunton
Rally at Columbia Theatre to include women escorts policy
Louis Gagne has booked the Columbia theatre for January 28 for a rally focused on women and their escorts. Men will not be admitted unless accompanied by a woman, enforcing a strict entry rule for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gagne
Columbia Theatre
Trolley Delays After Box Car Derails at Maine Central Crossing
Local trolley cars were delayed about ten minutes Monday when a box car derailed at the Washington street crossing of the Maine Central. Street cars waited until the derailed car could be put back on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Maine Central
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Merry Christmas
D.T. Percy & Sons
Bath Opera House
Liberty Theatre
Paramount and
Artcraft Pictures
RED Cross Chapter Annual Meeting
Jennie Stark
Edgecomb
Ss. A. New
Christus
King Bruno
John Sonia Lettie Lee
Bom
Rupert Wing Lucy F
Blm
George Jowett
Dixie Forbes
Edwards Dunning Cabel Patchen
Leon Belanger
King Sidnut
W. Cy. Pearson
Prince Jacobson
Harold Freeman Din Todd
James Lemont
Irene
May
Lena Green
Milbenry Phigas
George Eliot
Evelyn Oliver
Shout
Triumph Glee Club
Jingle Bells School
Billy
Francis Callan
Eva Lemoine
McFarlane
Nimas
the Herald Angels
Bowdoinham Post Road
Brunswick Ss
Maine
Miss Lord
East Coast Fisheries Co
Charles W. Dingley
Bath Iron Works
Rocori
Marignan
Rockland Fishery
Dingley
Dee
Oscar Holway
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