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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1917

Page

13

Local Jottings and Small Town Notes

No arrests reported over the weekend. Mendelssohn Club rehearsal did not occur last Tuesday evening. Lemons warmed before squeezing yield nearly double the juice. Mrs. W. H. Foster of Damariscotta visited town, hosted by Mrs. French on Shepard Street. Merchants seem to forget tearing off the 12 pad once the date arrives, until the 14th. Tug Seguin towed the B. I. W. Ox from the Iron Works to the Sam C. Menge with engines aboard for the schooner. Morse pupils in the Chapel on Monday began patriotic songs, debuting with The Star Spangled Banner in fine form. Captain J. F. Hinckley reported rough seas near the five masted schooner Harwood Palmer, which reached Portland Sunday afternoon. In the Park League on Monday Swastikas won 1242 to 1162, Lowell leading with 99 and 274. Material and equipment for the Charles Logue Building Co of Boston arrived this week. work on the Old Folks Home will start once weather allows. At Mitchell Lot Reed & Davis lumbering. two teams hauled two cords of wood through deep snow, nearly all the cords in the lot now cleared.

Mendelssohn Club W. H. Foster Damariscotta French Shepard St Seguin Iron Works Sam C. Menge Morse J. F. Hinckley Harwood Palmer Portland Park League Lowell Charles Logue Building Co Boston Mitchell Reed & Davis

Candidates discuss mayor race amid cold snaps and local events

A busy slate includes talk of a mayoral contest while cold waves grip Maine towns. Reports note subzero mornings in Lewiston and Winneganee. Acadia Lodge and Sedgwick Sewing Circle meet. local tradesmen work on buildings. and Bath basks in a frozen harbor with a flowing Kennebec.

Local Residents and Visitors Reported In Town News

A long list of residents and visitors appears, noting trips, business visits, and social calls. Names include Benjamin Oliver, Mrs. Sanford Gillan, Martin Wyman, Samuel Davis, Frank W. Perkins, J. Arthur Stevens, John Stacey, Hon. Frank S. Bowker, William Ellsworth, E. W. Larrabee, Marguerite Hennessy, Maude Seymour, Annie Nicholson, M. S. Povich, E. Joseph Leighton, Mrs. John Leach, Abbie Minott, Alice Minott, Orville Young, J. A. Legro, Beulah Withee, Jennie Withee, Oscar F. Williams, L. F. Morse, Reynolds McCutcheon, Alfred Bonner, Armand and Fred Foster, Leslie Mellon, Frederick Waltz, Eleanor Thurston, Martha Thurston, Mrs. O Paul Johnson, and Mrs. Melvin Parker.

Benjamin Oliver Portland Sanford Gillan West Point Martin Wyman Small Point Samuel Davis Frank W. Perkins Boston J. Arthur Stevens Popham John Stacey Frank S. Bowker William Ellsworth Cohasset L. F. Morse Canadian Pacific R. R Fort Williams Thomaston Reynolds McCutcheon Gardiner Alfred Bonner Togus George R. Foster Lisbon Falls Armand Fred Foster Bath Leslie Mellon Frederick Waltz Rockland Eleanor Thurston Waltham Mass Martha Thurston O' Paul Johnson Melvin Parker

Thirteenth Basketball Game Ends in Bath Loss

The Bath Y.M.C.A. hoops team lost to the Portland All Stars 26 to 14 on their home floor in a brisk, evenly matched game. The Y.M.C.A. Seconds defeated Hyde Guards 28 to 17 in a later contest, with Sturtevant scoring high for the Guards.

Many Bills Introduced at Augusta

The Maine legislature exploded with new business last Tuesday. In the Senate 73 measures and in the House 169 matters were sent to committees. Bills range from hotel inspections under the State Board of Health to a proposed health insurance fund for workers.

Legislative Senate House Fulton Aroostook State Board of Health Senator Conant of Waldo State Livestock Sanitary Commission Holt Cumberland United States Congress Rep Corliss Bath New Meadows River New Meadows Inn West Bath Brunswick Rep. Harman Stonington

Joneses Return From Fitchburg Visit

Mr and Mrs W H Jones returned Monday from Fitchburg Massachusetts where they had been visiting their daughter Mrs George F Preston.

W. H. Jones Fitchburg, Mass George F. Preston

Local Tenement Transformed Into Modern Dwelling

Co. H. Oliver undertakes extensive improvements on the tene ment at 4 Drummond Street, converting it into a modern dwelling with hard wood floors electric lights and a bath.

Co. H. Oliver Drummond St

Surname Sinclair Joins Texas Steamship Foremen Fitters

John Sinclair arrived last week from Boston and joined the foreman fitters with the Texas Steamship Co. He was employed at the Bath Iron Works for several years.

John Sinclair Boston Texas Steamship Co Sinclair Bath Iron Works

Community notes and social updates across Bath

The column lists local events and people: Queen Esther Sewing Circle met Tuesday, Odd Ladies Sewing Circle met with Mrs Lizzie B Chaney, and a Bath woman displays a large azalea from Easter. References include Boston visits by Be Masterman and Mrs Cummings, Bath police veteran Walsh's funeral, Birch Point incorporation hearing, and John Sampson returning home after work in Maryland and rejoining Times Company.

William H. McIntire Farragut Mobile John H. Freeman Augusta Birch Point Sumner Sewall William D. Sewall Harvard W. L. Hopp Lewiston Wilton Bath Danforth McDonald Boston William B Walsh Alvon Shaw Gilbert A. Cummings Cummings Sarah Bruce Arthur Brown Curtis Henry W. Howard Texas John Sampson More Sampson The Times’ Company Marland

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