Recollections of Bath In Other Days
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
3
Boy Found Sleeping in Bread Box in Baker’s Wagon
An 11-year-old boy seeking shelter after a crowded Christmas night movie left home and crawled into an empty bread box in a baker’s wagon at Avery’s stable on Center Street Maine Central crossing. Deputy Sherritt Aderton and Officer Kendall discovered the tapping from inside and freed the boy who was cramped in the box.
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Avery
Center Street
Maine Central Crossing
Sherritt Aderton
Aderton
Omeer Kendall
Kendall
Bath Driving Club Supper Slated Next Tuesday Evening
The Bath Driving Club plans its annual supper for next Tuesday evening at 624 in the clay rooms of Men's Choir at Winter Street Church. A fish chowder and other items will be served, with a cordial invitation to friends of the lightweight harness horse, members or not.
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Bath Daving Club
Winter Street
Elnh
Old Timer recalls Dudley Gilman and Charlie Dunning in Bath
The Old Timer recollects Dudley Gilman and Charlie Dunning as rival larger‑than‑life figures in Bath’s past. It recalls Gilman’s trucking office, the old Kennebec Boarding House, peanut shops, street sprinkling wagons, and social life before city services, telephones, and Front Street paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Dunning
Charlie
Dudley Gilman
Charlie” Dunning
Stammer
Front Streets
Dad Gilman
Hell's Kitchen
Dad” Gilman
Geveral
Front Street
Bath
Dad Gilmore
Gilman
Charlie’ Dunning
Old Patten
North Street
Dad
George Medanick
Bowling League Suspends Week for Holidays
Park league contests halted during holidays and to restart next week. Teams White and Leighton Mitchell team 1, Fire Eaters and hell team 2 set to roll at Inde end Muheara on January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Leighton & Mitchell
Fire Eaters
Hell
Indeend Muheara
Rall
Railway Employees Present Gifts to Local Officials
Supt Parker Lewis of the 1 I W St Ry division and Miss Sarah Dursin receive gifts from division employees at a Swastika exchange event. Lewis is gifted a gold watch chain and pendant while Dursin gets a manicure set. William W Robinson delivered the presentation speech and both recipients expressed thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Lewis
Sarah Dursin
William W. Robinson
Tias
Supt. Lewis
Durgin
Wien
Christmas children's program and midnight service praised
The Christmas program for children Tuesday afternoon drew a large crowd. A Sunday school play with the moonlit woods theme entertained, followed by a tree gift distribution and festive treats. A 20-voice choir delivered carols in the well attended eleven o’clock service despite bad weather.
Acadia Lodge Elects Officers for January Installation
Acadia lodge Knights of Pythias elected officers Thursday night and slated installation for mid January. Chancelor commander T M Larsen, vice chancellor William McKenzie, master of work Harry Williams, keeper Henry G Hodgdon, master of finance William Mann, master of exchequer John H Breen, inner guard Edward H Hertwell, outer guard John H Breen, trustees Harry T Passmore and Henry G Hodgdon, two year trustee W W Miller, three year trustee Harry T Passmore, grand lodge reps Edward H McLellan and Walter Lee Mosier, alternates Edward H McLellan and Walter Lee Mosier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Lodee
Knights of Pythias
T. M. Larsen
William McKenzie
Harry Williams
Henry G. Hodgdon
William Mann
Fred J. Hill
John H. Breen
Fred EE. Witham
Edward HH. Hertwell
Presentation of a Fine Easy Chair to Mr. Stevens
Rollins Stevens of the anzlesmith department at The Texas Steamship Co. received the finest easy chair procured by his 51-employee department. The gift was presented Monday night as he left for Gardiner to spend Christmas with Mrs. Stevens on their farm. As a token of esteem, the workers also gave a handsome traveling bow and a silk umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollins Stevens
Anzlesmith
Texas Steamship Co
Mr. Stevens
Gardiner
Fox hunting in woods amid light snow draws two hunters
George Clouah and Bert Conley tracked a fox Thursday taking advantage of light snowfall in the woods hoping to secure the animal today. Ilarold Boyd hunted foxes Thursday afternoon with two hounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clouah
Bert Conley
Ilarold Boyd
Pomona Meeting Cancelled Due to Influenza
The Pomona srange meeting at Merrymeeting Grange Bow Doinham on Tuesday Dec 31 has been cancelled because of influenza. George J Nutter is visiting his sister Mrs Joseph Auban at 80 Westera avenue with a ten day leave to report at Hampton Roads Va radio station at noon. Jane and Margaret Nutter are recovering from influenza in Kingston Mass.
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Pomona Srange
Merrymeeting Grance
Bowdoinham
George J. Nutter
Joseph Auban
Westera Avenue
Hampton Roads
Jane
Margaret Nutter
Kingston
Mass
Ballards Return After Christmas Visit
John and Willis Ballard of Portland arrived Thursday after spending Christmas with relatives at the D. M. Humphrey homestead located at High and Green streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Willis Ballard
Portland
D. M. Humphrey
High and
Green Streets
Knights of Dunlap Present Jewel to Past Commander
Ninety four members attended the Minual Christmas ceremony of Dunlap commandery Knights Templar at Masonic hall. Past Commander Walter S Glidden received a jewel by Langdon T Snipe while a $59.55 charitable collection was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Lee S. Smith
Walter S. Glidden
Langdon T. Snipe
Fred i. Thompson
Charles F. Curtis
Dunlap
United States
Aso
Emmanuel
Bethlehem
Chief Purdy Gift to Bath Iron Works Crew on Ship 79
A. G. Purdy, chief of the yard crew at Bath Iron Works, arrived on deck of ship 79 to find the fitters and hatparts missing below. Bill Bailey announced a Christmas gift coat as a joke, revealing a labor strike act. Purdy thanked the workers and the crew returned to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
A. G. Purdy
Purdy
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Miss Mona Wyse and Samuel Cole Jr. wed in Augusta
Miss Mona Wyse of Augusta and Samuel Cole Jr. of Bath married Monday at the Penney Memorial church parsonage in Augusta by Rev. William R. Wood. The couple will reside in Bath. Both have worked in Bath and Augusta offices and ships offices. Mr Cole is an electrician formerly in the U S Navy and honorably discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona Wyse
Augusta
Bath
West Bath
Samuel Cole, Jr
Greenville
Penney Memorial Church
William R. Wood
Cole
Swett
Central Maine Power Co
The
Lime Company
Texas Steamship Co
United States Navy
Mrs. Cole
Change of Time for Train 66 Running Daily Weekdays
Train 66 now departs at 4 20 pm daily for workers in local industries. On Saturdays it leaves at 5 20 pm. There is no Sunday service. Arrival in Brunswick is at 4 52 pm and 5 52 pm respectively. It was a green Christmas.
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Brunswick
Five Islands Christmas Concert and Grange Notes
The Five Islands concert at the grammar school drew a large crowd with a program of recitations songs and a Santa Claus gift distribution. Grange activities included reports on the state meeting in Portland and upcoming degrees postponed to December 31.
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Grange
Five Islands
Moore Adams wedding at People's Baptist Church
Lillie N Adams of Bath and Wil son Moore of Georgetown wed Saturday at People's Baptist Church with Rev Samuel A Evans officiating. They will reside in Bath where Moore works as a moulder at Torrey Roller Bushing Works. The bride is the daughter of Mal Adams of Prince Edward Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie N. Adams
Bath
Wilson Moore
Georgetown
People's Baptist Church
Samual A. Evans
Five Islands
Silas Moore
Dr Kallen speaks at open forum on league of nations
Dr Horace M Kallen former Wisconsin professor and recent US government employee gave an informal talk on The League of Free Nations at the Red Triangle forum. He described allied cooperation during World War I and argued for a global league extending the Monroe Doctrine while noting Germany inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Kallen
Horace M. Kallen
University of Wisconsin
United States
League of Free Nations
Red Triangle
Kallen
League of Nations
Viscount—Gray
Germany
Kellen
Jack Shaw
Otis Card
Lieut
Vincent di Wierzbicki
French High Commission
Bath
Old Folks Home Festively Hosts Christmas Eve
Santa Claus visited the Corliss street church funded Old Folks home on Christmas Eve. The Christian Endeavor society and South end Parent- Teachers Association provided gifts and greetings to each guest. The evening featured greens, a tree laden with presents, candy bags, and a prayer led by matron Mrs. M. L. Hasty in gratitude to Thomas G. Plant. Stanley LeFave and Virginia Emro performed solos as guests sang and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Christmas of 1918 left a warm memory for all involved.
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Santa Claus
Old Folks
Christian Endeavor Society
Corliss Street
South End
Parent- Teachers Association
M. L. Hasty
Thomas G. Plant
Stanley LeFave
Virginia Emro
Creamer Rites Held After Long Illness
Mrs. Sarah E. Creamer aged 75 died Wednesday at her daughter’s home 57 Washington Street after a long illness. Born in Orrington she lived with her daughter for 20 years. She belonged to Corliss Street Baptist Church. Survived by daughters Mrs. Samuel Bradley Oldtown and Mrs. Z Pinkham Bath, son Charles B. Creamer Plymouth NH, sister Mrs. Charles Patten Bangor. Funeral Friday at 3 at daughter Mrs Wallace Atwood’s home, burial in Orrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Creamer
Wallacer B. Atwood
Washington Street
Creamer
Orrington
Corliss Street Baptist Churen
Atwood
Samuel Bradley
Oldtown
Z. Pinkham
Bath
Charles B. Creamer
Plymouth
N. H
Charles Patten
Bangor
Wallace Atwood
Obituary: Ina Higgins Goud Dies in Portland at 29
Mrs Ina Higgins Goud aged 29 died in Portland from pneumonia after influenza. A Bath native, she was the daughter of Daniel and Annie Higgins, formerly of Bath, moved to Topsham with parents 13 years ago, married Jesse W. Goud in 1914, and left a three year old daughter Dora. She is survived by husband, mother, two sisters, one brother, and several Bath aunts and a sister in law. Her grandfather Rev Zacheus Beal officiated at her wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scmpter
Katherine Gray
William Marr
Everett Stevens
Lloyd Pinkham
Gladys Moore
Delia Davis
Alice Pinkham
Aurelia Gray
Alice Cromwell
Basil McMahan
Lila McMahan
Santa Claus
Worthy Master Stevens
Portland
Five Islands
Grange
William Holland Queartette
Gracy
Scott
Berry
Rowe
Amanda Blaisdell
James Stuart
Dorothy Pinkham
Flora Moore
Lila MacMahan
William Boyd
Luke
L. H. Rowe
Kenneth Pinkham
Bath
Charles Pinkham
Thomas Manna
Will Rowe
Carolyn Stevens
Philadelphia
D. G. Stevens
Arabine Gray
Lester Lewis
Arthur Berry
Carrie Stevens
Cambridge
Sarah Stevens
J. M. Stevens
Miss Cook
C. A. MacMahan
George Gray
Madelyn Berry
Wellesley
Chauncey Lewis
J. G. Rowe
Lester Davis
Julia Davis
Ida Williams
West Georgetown
Vernon Gray
Gray
Colby
Alfred Rowe
J. E. Blaisdell
Eva Twombly
Daytona
Fla
Rangeley
Twombley
Eva Gray
Mattie McMahan
W. H. Holland
Alfred McMahan
Lincoln Campbell
Boston
Re. Campbell
Ethel Heald
Alonzo McMahan
J. T. McMahan
Eva Beals
T. E. Cromwell
Woolwich
Hermie McFadden
Ina Higgins Goud
Jesse W. Goud
Goud
Daniele C. Higgins
Topsham
Good
Zacheus M. Beal
Bowdoin
Beal
Dora
Bernice Willis
Dora Higgins
Forrest Higns
Zepehan
William Oyle
Woodbury Potter
Burt M. ‘Dyer
Shipping Problems Confront Builders In American Yards
The Boston Herald notes that only about one fifth of the 15,000 009 deadweight tons of new American merchant ships are finished as war ends. Government contracts hush private orders, British and Japanese yards gain foreign business, and Americans face shutdowns unless Congress funds shipbuilding.
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The
Boston Herald
Great Lakes
France
Washington
Canada
America
Fataity
United States Shipping Board
Congress
Shipping Board
Board
Foreign Nations
Germany
Venina
American Congress
United States
Bill of Sale for Bath Dog to Lawyer Ralph Dale
A humorous 1918 Bath Maine item details Scott R. Frye transferring ownership of the red headed water spaniel known as Brownie Ferguson to lawyer Ralph O. Dale for thirty cents. The quirky document grants guardianship to Frye for the dog's life while Dale covers medical, burial, and tax costs, with signatures and conditions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dale
Brownie
Scott R. Frye
Bath Trust Co
Ralph QO
Dale
Frye
Mr. Dale
T. Scott R. Frye
Bath
Sagadahoc
Maine
Ralph O. Dale
Brownie Ferguson
Knights of Dunlap Honor Roll Details Military Service and Losses
Thirteen members of Dunlap Commandery Knight Templars served in World War I with several listed in France. Eleven members died during the year. The honor roll names Albert W. Black, George A. Baker, Robert A. Boyd, Leroy L. Burnham, Daniel S. Brierly, Ferdinand W. Coombs, Wallace R. Ham, William H. Hewitt, Frank R. McKenney, George C. Nichols, Sewall P. Strout, Elbridge G. A. Stetson, August Walter. Deceased members listed include Frederick H. Kimball, Charles I. Hathaway, Frank Morse, George B. Webster, Amos F. Varney, Mitchell Reed, Emery A. Crawford, John R. Knowlton, Charles R. Hanscom, James B. Wescott, Samuel C. Whitmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
Knight Templars
Naval Service
United States
Albert W. Black
George A. Baker
Robert A. Boyd
France
Leroy L. Burnham
Daniel S. Brierly
Ferdinand W. Coombs
Wallace R. Ham
William H. Hewitt
Frank R. McKenney
George C. Nichols
Sewall P. Strout
Elbridge G. A. Stetson
August Walter
Frederick H. Kimball
Charles I. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Frank Morse
George BE. Webster
Bangor
Amos F. Varney
Brunswick
Mitchell Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Emery A. Crawford
John R.,knowlton
Charles R. Hanscom
New London
Change in Workmen’s Train Time Causes Missed Connections
Despite shifting the workmen’s train from 5 40 to 4 20 on weekdays and 4 20 on Saturdays, many passengers have shown up at the Maine Central station at the old time over the last four days, missing connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central
Christmas Day Fog Follows Cloudy Gloom
A cloudy Christmas day gave way to thick fog by night, shrouding streets and reducing visibility as winter weather settled in.
Shipping board urged to move ahead with full speed
A historical note argues lawmakers should empower the Shipping Board to accelerate shipbuilding across American yards. It warns against wasting time to gather experience and insists rapid action is necessary for national readiness and industry growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
America
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Ter Smith
W. D. Mussenden
Jane D. Moulton
Lula M. Emery
Lilie M. Cahill
Doris E. Shepherd
Frieda M. McAllister
Walter S. Russell
Charles H. Cahill
Orrin F. Frye
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