Record catches and local notices from Gardiner and Bath
Mercury hovers around 165 above during Tuesday. Thomas Gallyer made the season’s record catch in Gardiner eight dozen and four. Syracuse visitors registered. two intoxicated locals lodged at the police station. Fort Baldwin reinforcements brought a new horse to replace 614 Dan. A group of seven enjoyed an oyster stew at the hermitage with Rogers as chief cook. The steamer Nahangda kept the back river open on its Bath trip. Polar Star Lodge F and A M held a meeting with D D G M Fred Ward visiting Freeport. M M degree conferred. St Mary’s minstrels rehearsed in Knights of Columbus Hall. Columbia Theatre to host Fi Fi of the Toy Shop on Feb 21 with a Washington’s Birthday matinee on Feb 22. Cosmopolitan Club’s big program. Y M C A rumors denied. a larger building not planned. Bath pupils praised for penmanship under Miss Black. Bath Military Band reorganized. officers named. Eighteen Acadia Knights of Pythias attended Fort George Lodge anniversary in Brunswick with banquet and third-degree work. J F Clary received news of a Maine snowstorm in Santa Rosa. first since 1902. Senator Burleigh advancing 20,000 federal sum to curb white pine blister rust. agriculture dept to survey New England. L Eugene Thebeau of Maine Central attended midwinter banquet in Portland. over 100 rail and ship reps present. Boston delegation traveled by special car. cabaret show after.
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Gardiner
Thomas Gallyer
Syracuse
N. Y
Randoll
Fort Baldwin
Dan
Belch
Hermitage
Winneganace
Gardiner Rogers
Nahangda
Bath
Back River
Polar Star Lodge
D.D.G.M
Fred E. Ward
Freeport
St. Mary’s
Knights of Columbus Hall
Front St
Columbia Theatre
Washington’s
Cosmopolitan Club
Y.M.C.A
Miss Black
Bath Military Band
George P. Larrabee
N. E. Coffin
H. M. Gifford
The
Hartnett Co
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Brunswick
Fort George Lodge
Supreme
Reynolds and
Maxwell
Grand Lodge
Fort George
J. F. Clary
J. M. Evans
Dixmont
Santa Rosa
Mr. Evans
San Francisco
Burleigh
Maine
Department of Agriculture
New England
L. Eugene Thebeau
Maine Central
Portland Railway and Steamship Traffic Assn
Falmouth
Portland
Boston
Portland Theatres
Bath area notes crowd with people and events
Local items report a radiator installed on Pine Street, a young woman wearing a diamond ring, and the Oold Ladies Sewing Circle meeting with Mrs Emma Knowlton. Pine Street and Bath hosts include whist parties, theater and school gatherings, shipping crew dances, and real estate activity driven by Bath’s seaport prospects.
Morse High School 1916 Baseball Captain Elected
George Pomeroy was chosen captain of Morse High School baseball for 1916. The week’s items include assembly by Miss Harvey with Stevens at Music Hall, local ship work updates, and a January weather summary noting 13 clear days and a mean temperature of 27 degrees.
Lewiston Republicans nominate Wallace H White Jr for Mayor
The Lewiston Republicans name Wallace H White Jr for mayor after his 1915 independent bid. The seven wards cast 913 votes. White is also a candidate for Congress from the Second District. The note also covers local business repairs and upcoming church music, plus park bowling league results and a fatal accident involving Richard Dunn in State Street.
Notable Local Moves and Visits Highlight City Notes
Major George A. Baker dies in Portland as residents report numerous travel visits and civic ties. Farther entries note Miss Arline Kingsbury leaving for Boston, Everett Coffin joining Bath Iron Works, and many locals visiting relatives, attending business, or recovering from ailments.
Bath and nearby towns share social and business briefings
Local residents and visitors from Bath and surrounding communities are noted in a series of Tuesday and Saturday appearances in Bath, Portland, Boston, and Augusta. Names include Lon Wildes, L K Thurlow, Nathaniel Perkins, Victor Richardson, Mrs C W Brown, Frank H Percy, Mrs H T Rodick, Miss Cora Savage, Editor Harry M Bigelow, Hon E W Wheeler, George B Moody, Mr and Mrs B H Woodside, and many others. A 10 pound baby arrived at John and Mrs Dunphy, and Peter J O'Brien returned to Augusta after Bath visit. The Consolidated Ice Co. harvested 25 tons of ice for 1916 from Birch Point.
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Lon Wildes
Portsmouth
L. K. Thurlow
Boston
Nathaniel Perkins
Popham
Bath
Victor Richardson
C. W. Brown
William Daley
Parker Head
Frank H. Percy
H. T. Rodick
Cora Savage
Portland
Harry M. Bigelow
Portland Press
E. W. Wheeler
Brunswick
George B. Moody
B. H. Woodside
Georgetown
John Dunphy
Harry B. Sawyer
New York City
Baltimore
M. G. Folsom
Woodfords
J. Willis
Universalist Church
J. H. Stacy
Virginia
J. R. Stacy
J. B. Stickney
Bath City Hospital
Fitts St
William Dolloff
Topsham
Elizabeth Allen
William Besaw
Frank Oliver
Elbridge Wright
Kenneth Weeks
New England Conservatory of Music
Weeks
Morse High
T. A. Dunning
Wiscasset
Mr. Dunning
Consolidated Ice Co
Birch Point
William Work
Messrs
Williams, Richardson
Shackford
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Q. M. Redion
Pine St
Oold
Emma Knowlton
Middle Street
Ramona Council
D. of P
Frank Pero
Floral St
Rockland
W. E. Scott
S. S. Corp
Bangor
Fuller
Houghton’s Wharf
Dan Bishop
North Grammar
Bath Teachers’ Club
Morse High Assembly Hall
Payson Smith
Powder House
Gulf Northwest
Maple Grove
Georgia
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Walter M. Ervine
Dorothy Barrett
Mystic Wharf
River Plate
Ervine
Atlantic
Gorham Getchell
Bath Box Factory
Texas
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Texas Co
Boston Bay
Boston Light
Cape Cod
Kennebec
Long Beach
Harvey
Music Hall
Stevens
George Pomeroy
Morse High School
Young
Auburn
Montgomery & St. Bernard R.A.C
Foreign Missionary Society of
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Phippsburg Center
Johnson Brothers
Dewey
Vermont
Senator Noble Maxwell
Cobb Shipyard
Norris
Atlantic Express Co
A. E. Desmond
Alta California
California
John N. Willys
Toledo
Belleain
Fla
Federal
Belleview
Willys
Jacksonville
Dover Grammar School
Lavinia M. Snow
Wingfield
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Macoris
Hugh de Payens
Norton
Norfolk
Logwood
Ira B. Ellems
Port Au Platte
D. B. Dearborn
Richard
Marine News
M. J. Murray
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
United States Weather Bureau of
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John Melvillé
B.I.W
Chef Henderson
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Harry Rowe Shelley
Miss Luce
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Moose
Elmhursts
WY. Miller
Jacobs
Woodmen
Lord
M. Oliver
Toothaker
Matthew F. Dunn
Eastern Division
Maine Central Railway
John B. Thompson
State St
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Thompson
Bo Thompson
Bowdoin
Medical Department
Ellery C. Niles
U.S.A
Harry Goodyear
Henry W. Hobbs
Henry W. Owen
C.A.C
War Department
E. A. Portras
A. F. Carey
C. N. Marr
E. P. Arsenault
W. J. Tanguay
H. H. Haley
N. O. Morse
C. E. Nelson
Ford
Packard
Clifford
Atherton
Overland
Cook’s Corner
George A. Baker
Arline Kingsbury
Thomas Elliot
Everett B. Coffin
Bath Iron Works
Thomas Pierce
W. M. Berry
Clara Barrett
Randolph
Mass
John Sonia
Harry Blaisdell
Ontario
H. A. Gowell
Charles V. Minott
Frank S. Bowker
Center
Frank B. Gallison
Boothbay
M. F. Pingree
Allston
Alice Rogers
Frank B. Miller
Knox County
Charles D. Newell
Carter
Richmond
Jack Shaw
Winnie Andrews
Walter S. Wyman
Augusta
Central Maine Power Co
Wilson O’brien
Charlotte
W. J. O’brien
Mary Ryan
Center St
Thomas Riley
Ernest Humphrey
Fred Cochran
Lewiston
Bath Tron
George FF. Chandler
James Henry
Vernon Mitchell
Mitchell
George Corbin
Fred Kingsbury
Richardson St
Bath Trust Co
C. E. Cashman
Portland Railway Co
George E. Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Arthur Green
Orr’s Island
Mr. Green
Small Point
Capt. Wallace
John Alden
Calvin Austin
Portland-Boston
Eastern Steamship Co
John S. Place
Alden
City of
Nathan 3. Colcord
Kennebec Journal
Cyrus K. Blanchard
Wilton
Congress
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Franklin
Oxford
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc
Sidney B. Lermond
Quincy
Lermond
Cirpanter*department
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Sagadahoc Fertilizer CO
Bowdoinham
Peter J. O’brien
John Stacy
Brunswick Orchestra
Brunswick Dramatic Club
Duke of Killicrankie
Brunswick Record
W. E. Kershner
Leon §S. Lippincott
Felix Dauphin
Berlin
N. H
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Paul Dauphin
M. A. Haraden