Second Annual Old Boys Supper Brings Y M C A Night of Entertainment
The 2nd annual membership supper of the Young Men's Christian Association was held Tuesday evening in Knights of Pythias Hall. About 65 attended as the Odd Ladies served a full meal followed by speeches, choruses, and an evening of minstrel acts performed by Maurice Jewett and a local troupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngs Men’s Christian Association
Knights of Pythias
Percy Miller
Boys’ Council
Howard Call
Charles Holbrook
Lewiston
William Perkins
Red McMann
Frank Talbot
Deering High
Morse
Randall Cooke
C. Raymond Chappell
J. Wesley Taylor
Association
Y.M.C.A
Maurice Jewett
A. Attaya
Potato Cure for Rheumatism Reported in Biddeford Record
Saco Masonry caretaker George Willett a Civil War veteran reports relief from rheumatism after placing a potato in his right hand pocket following a friend's advice. The potato allegedly stopped his pain and remains in his possession, while coworker Fred C. Brown also claims similar results from the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Biddeford
George Willett
Masonic Hall
Saco
Fred S. Gurney Post
Fred C. Brown
Shipyard Reopens in Kennebunkport Under New Lease
R W Norton owner of Breakwater Court hotel and George H Clark have leased the David Clark shipyard and will refit it at once. It will take about two months before laying down the first keel a three master of about 400 tons. The last vessels built in the Clark yard were schooners Savannah and Golden Ball in 1901.
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Kennebunkport
R. W. Norton
Breakwater Court
George H. Clark
David Clark Shipyard
Clark Yard
Savannah
Golden Ball
Genesta Chapter Sewing Circle Meets With Mrs George Merrill
Genesta Chapter Sewing Circle gathered Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs George Merrill on Deering Street for a regular meeting and social stitching.
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Genesta
Sewing Circle
George Merrill
Deering St
Midgets Dine In Camp Before Gardiner Rogers Wed
A farewell bachelor party by eight Midgets at the Wigwam on Indian Carrying Place celebrated Gardiner D. Rogers impending marriage. Thecast cooked in wildwood snow, fox sightings at midnight, and hearty meals defined the weekend before Rogers wed in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneyance
Gardiner D. Rogers
Gardiner
Wildwood
Tripps Island
Billy
Reynard
Winneganee
Mr. Rogers
Destroyer Allen Sails From Charlestown Navy Yard
The torpedo boat destroyer Allen, newest of its type in the U S Navy and fitted with wireless, sailed from Charlestown Navy Yard Sunday afternoon under Lieut Samuel W Bryant. Destination unknown as yard workers ran three shifts preparing coal and supplies. The torpedo boat destroyer Warrant on drydock for minor repairs and the battleship Kearsarge may depart on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
United States Navy
Charlestown Navy Yard
Samuel W. Bryant
Warrington
Kearsarge
Thanksgiving in the country over city life
A narrator praises farmland life over urban bustle. He contrasts a city summer experience with a return to comfort at home, celebrating slower days, fresh air, and family time while railing against the grind of city routines and crowding. The piece closes with gratitude for country living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Swanton
Probate Court Transacts Business in February Session
In an adjourned February Probate Court session Judge James S. Lowell grants administrations for Loring O. Clark of Richmond to Bessie S. Clark and Charles D. Roberts of Bath to Charles R. Higgins. Wills filed include Mary S. Leavitt and Edwin Totman. Accounts and inventories are approved or filed for several estates and guardianships, with licenses to sell real estate issued to L. E. Thebeau and Sawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Lowell
Loring O. Clark
Richmond
Bessie S. Clark
Charles D. Roberts
Bath
Charles R. Higgins
Mary S. Leavitt
Edwin Totman
Orland R. Barker
Topsham
F. Chester Barker
Charles E. Barker
Alvah Mallett
Ralph A. Mallett
Walter S. Glidden
Andrew E
Alfred I
Raphael N. Rowe
Georgetown
Julia W. Corbett
Rose Devlin
St. Sylvestre
P. Q
Edward Graves
Admr
Edward J. Millay
Bowdeinham
Joseph R. Hall
Clarence J. Hall
Lillian J. Tucker
John W. Roberts
James C. Purinton
Israel C. Purinton
Fred Peacock
Mary Starkey
Abbie E. Baker
Charles P. Baker
Rebecca H York
Bowdoinham
Susan Borjesson
Mary M. Munro
Gardiner Man Hurt In Plank Walk Accident
John Preney of Gardiner, a former Bath boy, has been confined since Wednesday with a badly sprained ankle after stepping off a snow covered plank sidewalk below the Community Club near Vine Street. He felt severe pain at his barber shop Tuesday morning and he stayed in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Preney
Gardiner
Kennebec
Preney
Vine St
Value of Gold Dollars Rises as Minting Ends
Gold dollars now cost $2.50 each due to cessation of minting and growing scarcity. The note explains the coins are no longer produced and collectors must seek remaining specimens.
Davis Tyler Wedding Ties Charlestown Couple to Bath
Franklin K. Tyler of Charlestown and Freda Davis of Bath were married in Bath at Corliss Street Baptist parsonage by Rev. C. M. Fogg. The couple plans New York City as their future home, with Tyler rejoining Standard Oil as second officer aboard the steamer Cushing after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Tyler
Charlestown
Mass
Freda Davis
Bath
Corliss Street Baptist Parsonage
C. M. Fogg
New York City
Standard Oil Co
Westoi
South End
Calvin Davis
High St
Tyler
Bunker Hill
Mexico
Boston
Standard Oil
Cushing
Belgium
Baltic Sea
Ice Ferry Era Ends as Kennebec Freezes at Bath
Twenty nine years ago the Kennebec River opposite Bath froze, mail and passengers crossed by teams, and steamer service was halted for a week before dynamite reopened the river. It was the first and only suspension of steamboat service due to ice since the Knox and Lincoln Railroad era. Crowds traveled from afar to Bath to walk across the ice.
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Kennebec
Bath
Knox & Lincoln
Boston contractor buys 160 acre Maine farm in West Bath
Joseph Green of Boston who recently purchased the Capt. John Traynor farm in West Bath is surveying the 160 acre property it will serve as a summer home. He is a prominent Boston contractor planning improvements and reconnected with Daniel Bishop whom he knew 24 years ago from Boston and Cambridge building 85 blocks and houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Green
Boston
Capt. John Traynor
West Bath
Mr. Green
Daniel Bishop
Bishop
Cambridge
Funeral of James P. Whittam Held at Family Home
Funeral services for James P. Whittam were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the home of his son Melvin P. Whittam 11 Floral Street. Rev M J Duncklee of Winter Street Congregational Church led the rites. Floral tributes included a bouquet from Ramona Council and interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Whittam
Melvin P. Whittam
Floral St
M. J. Duncklee
Winter Street
Steamer Herman Winter to New York with mine angles from Fort Popham
The steamer Herman Winter will carry a large quantity of mine angles stored at Fort Popham since the Spanish War to New York. The same material was recently moved to Portland from Fort Popham by the government steamer General A. M. Randol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Winter
New York
Fort Popham
Portland
General A. M. Randol
Governor's Budget Seeks Transparent Two Year Appropriation Plan
The governor outlines a budget process to show exact two year appropriations beyond the baseline, inviting scrutiny against total revenue. He credits Budget Director Callahan and state officers for cooperation and patience while urging council courage to delay local projects for the statewide public interest.
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Callahan
Boston Builders Begin Plans for Old Folks Home
Robert B Logue Jr Supt H W Payne and Foreman George Creamer of the Charles Logue Building Co of Boston arrived Tuesday and started plans for the Old Folks Home. Some materials are assembled and work will be rushed. Logue served eight months on the Mexican border with the 9th Massachusetts Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Logue, Jr
H. W. Payne
George Creamer
Charles Logue Building Co
Boston
Robert Logue
9Th
Massachusetts Regiment
East Boston shipbuilder John Brooks dies at 84
John JM Brooks, famed East Boston shipbuilder, died at his residence aged 84. A native of Freedom New Hampshire, he once drove an ox team 40 miles to Portland at age 14. He built clipper ships Champlain and Governor Goodwin, the latter making a Chenfoo to New York voyage in 97 days, averaging 275 miles daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John JM. Brooks
Republican City Committee Sets Campaign Openings
The Republican City Committee met Monday to arrange the start of the municipal campaign. The mayoralty caucus will be held Wednesday evening February 21 at New Columbia Theatre to nominate a mayoral candidate. Ward caucuses follow Friday February 23 in ward rooms to nominate aldermen councilmen and ward officers and the city committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican City Committee
New Columbia Theatre
YMCA Board Meeting Reports January Membership Growth
The February Board of Directors meeting, postponed one week, heard reports showing January membership growth. The YMCA noted the largest number of men and boys enrolled in the history of the present building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Morse Athletes Struggle in Brunswick Meet
Morse athletes failed to win relays at Brunswick Saturday. Prepar edness in the future should be their slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Brunswick
Universal service camps urged for youth training
The article advocates universal service style camps for boys aged fifteen to eighteen to build self discipline and improve moral mental and physical well being. Portland is set to host two four week camps from June 30 to August 30 following a successful Plum Island program last year.
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Portland
Plum Island
New York
Maine
Maine State trapshoot to be held in Rockland this June
The Maine State trapshoot will be held this year at Rockland in June. Arrangements for the shoot will be made later and it is expected that the down State trapshots will do everything in their power to make the stay of the visiting gunners most interesting. Portland will send a substantial string of men, while there will be teams from Gardiner, Castine, Orono, Bangor and Belfast, while there will doubtless be representatives of out of the State teams. It is expected that Bath will send a team.
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Maine
Rockland
Portland
Gardiner
Castine
Orono
Bangor
Belfast
Bath
Boston steamer Felix Taussig sails for maiden voyage
The new Boston steamer Felix Taussig has entered commission and will carry 9000 tons of coal from Baltimore to a Brazilian port on its maiden trip. Captain Fred B. Balano, a noted Maine seaman, will command. Owned by Crowell and Thurlow, the vessel has been chartered for a year between the United States and South America and sublet for this trip for 162000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Felix Taussig
Baltimore
Fred B. Balano
Maine
Crowell & Thurlow
United States
South America
Texaco Club Tuesday Whist Party Draws Nearly 200
The Texaco Club weekly Tuesday whist party drew nearly 200 members and friends. Twenty two tables hosted players with Miss Ernestine Pero and Edward McKenna winning first prizes while Miss Faith Mc Cabe and Charles Pratt took booby. The evening featured dances after the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco Club
Ernestine Pero
Edward McKenna
Faith McCabe
Charles Pratt
Storm Reports Safe on Squirrel Island No Damages Noted
Capt. K. M. Barter reports to the Boothbay Register that the big storm caused no damage on Squirrel Island. Summer homes and a few winter residents await spring and the return of the squirrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. M. Barter
Squirrel Island
Boothbay Register
Percy Condon lifts 956 pounds at Watson and Frye foundry
Spectators watched Percy Condon lift 956 pounds of lead from the floor at the Watson and Frye foundry. An onlooker recalled Wan at Austin and Stone's in Bowton once hoisted 3600 pounds on his back years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Condon
Watson and Frye Foundry
Ago
Austin’ & Stone
Bowton
Bath citizen urges Legislature to honor Maine disaster day
A prominent Bath resident urges lawmakers to appoint February 15 as a Maine disaster day marking the sinking of the Maine and to call all Maine patriots to display the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
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Iowa
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Herbert Douglas
Arthur Colby
Navy Yard
Farmer John
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Mr. Smith
Smith
Westport
Probate
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