Valentine Social and Community Notes in Winnegance
Evening Workers enjoyed a Valentine party at Mrs. Th. Hunts with prizes won by Miss Bessie Hunt and consolation prizes to Mrs. Annie Williams and Mrs. Gertrude Small. Guests received hearted flower pots as favors. A Bridge Hall dance was held, and various clubs plan meetings. Local illnesses and visits are listed along with church services and residents visiting relatives in Bath and Burnham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Th. Hunt
Bessie Hunt
Annie Williams
Gertrude Small
Albertha Williams
Z. Th. Hunt
Annie Purington
Abram. Oliver
Harry Knight
City Hospital
Bridge Hall
George Rogers
Harry (. Williams
Tadies
Fruna Morse
Fred Dwyer
Bath
Seymour Hayden
Burnham
Nan FE
Finest M. Holman
First Baptist Church
Rehoecr Lee
Sevrrour Kayden
Chester Talbot
Lizzie Toothaker
Tha Tint
James L. Purington
Joseph Faton
James Lo Parington
Alice Rich
Clarence Johnson
Rath
Rotary study of Bath school conditions planned
The Bath Rotary club committee on school conditions will meet Sunday night at Edward W. Bridgham’s office to summarize information for a general report. Sites visited include Morse high, Junior high, Dike school, North grammar, and North Street Primary. the full city will be inspected. Chairman Harry M. Huse leads members including Edward Bridgham and ex Mayor J. Edward Drake with cooperation from Supt. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Bath
Edward W. Bridgham
Morse High School
Dike School
North Grammar
North Street
Harry M. Huse
William A. Furber
M. HH. Beerwort
Francis Alonzo Grey
Frederic Patton
Fred P. Shaw
Albert F. Austin
John L. V. Turke
J. Edward Drake
Supt. Smith
Board of Highways and Sewers Resigns Read at City Meeting
The resignations of chairman Harry M. Huse and members Edward Smith and John Tourtillette of the Board of Highways and Sewers will be read at a special city council meeting called by Mayor Cahill to hear annual department reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Huse
Edward BB. Smith
John (. Tourtillette
Board of Highways and Sewers
Cahill
Hastings Family Weekend Visit in Bath Event
Richard Hastings of Portland spent the weekend in Bath with Mrs. Hastings and their young daughter Virginia, enjoying a family visit together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hastings
Portland
Bath
Mrs. Hastings
Virginia
John M Loring's Bath home destroyed by fire
The North Bath road residence of ship carpenter John M. Loring burned Tuesday night. Neighbors aided as flames gutted the house and threatened the barn. Firemen saved the barn and stock from further loss. Damage estimated between 8500 and 4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Loring
Bath Road
Bath Fire Department
Water Street
Combination 3
Successful Dance for Relief Fund at Armory
A large audience attended the YWCA relief fund dance at the Armory on Tuesday night. Maurice Jewett's jazz orchestra provided music and out of town guests helped boost receipts for the European Children's Relief fund. The event ran past 11 with expected funds added to Bath's share. Committee members in charge included Mrs. J. G. Franklin Mrs. S. Mack Mrs. T. A. Isaacson Miss Dora Gordon and Miss Esther Mikelsky. Misses Helen and Dorothy Rice of Boothbay Harbor visited Mrs. George Jones of Charles Street.
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Armory
Bath
Maurice Jewett
J. G. Franklin
S. Mack
T. A. Isaacson
Dora Gordon
Esther Mikelsky
Lisbon Falls Woman Rejoins Family After Visit
Miss Leta Card of Lisbon Falls returned Sunday after a short visit with her sister Mrs. Royal Mathews. Miss Alice Deering of Washington Street came back from Worcester Massachusetts after spending a few days with friends.
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Leta Card
Lisbon Falls
Royal Mathews
Cobb Road
Alice Deering
Washington Street
Worcester
Mass
West Bath Notes on Wrights School and Local Life
Elmer Th. Wright, former West Bath resident now principal of Oldown Junior High, also runs Old Town evening school for foreign born adults. The class grew to 30 with the best turnout, and three weekly sessions replaced two. all started illiterate but by January students could read third grade books and write legibly. Valentine party at West Bath Grange drew 64 despite snow. sewing circle paired with men for supper. Various local updates follow, including births, school honors, and community visits.
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Elmer Th. Wright
West Bath
Oldown
Old Town
West Bath Grange
Ebner Todgkins
J. Everett Mayo
Morse High School
Blanch White
Stella Higgins
Priscilla Boudreau
Gladys Kinney
Hallowell Rogers
Dorothy Stilkey
Carolyn Stackpole
Herbert White
Sanford
William Mitchell
Bath
Almond Jacques
Lincoln
Red Cross
S. J. Conley
Llewellyn Rogers
Owen Rogers
M.S. Stacknole
Everett Mayo
B. OR. Brown
W.oe
Brown
Walter
North Streét
City Aldermen Accept Reports At Special Session
City and Bath officials met in a brief special session with most aldermen present except Hopkins. Reports presented included Auditor Eaton on the Peoples Ferry Co. and tax collector Merrill for 1917-1919. Ward funeral statistics were read, and Bath trust funds approved. An order authorized quitclaim deeds for redeemed tax properties. A $30,000 city loan was approved to cover overdraft notes. Mayors appointed Pinkham and Trott as constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Sidney T. Eaton
Peoples Ferry Co
A S. Merrill
Horace W. Ward
Committee On Bath Trust Funds
Sidney J. Eaton
Bath
City of
Board of Aldermen
Cahill
Jerry $. Pinkham
John M. Trott
Bath Notes Highlight Local Visits And Marriages
Personal notes from Bath record Ralph Gorham visiting Bath with friends from G tound Pond and Leslie W. Ryde spending a week with his uncle and aunt in Bath. Charles M. Fitzgerald passed his Bangor bar exam and joined William F. Logan in Bath. Miss Anna Dillon of Philadelphia and George W. Lippincott of Mt. Holly NJ announce their marriage in West Somerville Massachusetts. The Derby couple plan a move from Bath to Balboa California seeking health improvements for Mr. Derby.
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Ralph Gorham
G Tound Pond
Bath
Frank Purell
Texas Steamship
Lisbon Falls
Leslie W. Ryde
John Hart
Loston
Charles M. Fitzgerald
John KE. Fitzgerald
Bangor
William FE
Manon Phillips
Augusta
Wsit
May Tole
I Villips
Ofice
Texas Steamship Co
Anna Dillon
Philadelphia
Paty George W. Lippincott
Mt. Holly
Walter Bown
West Soyerville
Mass
Linnincott
Thomas TD
Bath and Wax
Morse High School
Elexst
W.L Dqerby
West Point
F. R. Smith
Upper Washington Street
Balboa
California
Derbys
Colorado Strings
Derby
Maine Governors Sworn In Within 26 Days
Somerset State notes three Maine governors in 26 days starting with Milliken then Parkhurst dies January 31 and Baxter sworn in as acting governor. The period marks an unprecedented rapid turnover in the state's executive leadership.
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Somerset Supreme Judicial Court
Leslie
Cony
Augusta
Brown
Gav. Baxter
State Department
Booth
Lincoln
Augustus O. Stoddard
Belfast
East Wilton
Laura Fervin
North Street
Richmond
Perrin
Palmyra
May S
Charles K. Ferrin
William Mann
Webster
N. R. Pearson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gardiner
Bridge Street
Maine Central
Frank Stancard
Archibald Kilby
Freeport
Pennsylvania
Tle
Trebron Academy
Jessie Lord
Lewiston
Charles St. Braswell
Detroit
Denver
TLA
Stevens
Brswell
American Expeditionary Forces
University of Maine
Maine
Milliken
Parkhurst
Jay
Gov. Baxter
Senate
Baxter
Somerset Bar and Law Library Association
Leslie C. Cornish
Sylvester J. Walton
Skowhegan
C. O. Small
Madison
W. Mason
Dutsfield
Samuel Svr Coulil
Il. Walton
S. J. Walton
George W. Gower
Cornish
Lithgow Public Library
Kennebec
Almanacs from ancient times reveal rituals on April Fools Day
A fragment discusses a papyrus almanac from Ramses the Great era, about 8000 years old, warning against starting journeys or looking at a rat on April 1. It notes four years of dates for Egyptian feasts and the usefulness of such early calendars.
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British Museum
Rameses the Great
Inoventor Creates Lighted Broom For Dark Corners
A Maryland inventor perfects a small electric light to attach to a broom, enabling illumination of dark corners during sweeping. Mr and Mrs Lincoln Farrar return to Portland after visiting Oak Street with Mr and Mrs K A Farrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Indianapolis News
Lincoln Farrar
Portland
K. A. Farrar
Oak Street
School conditions and needs in Bath schools urged
Charles Lester Smith, superintendent, spoke to the Death Ministerial Association at Grace Church on school building conditions, budgets, and administration. He urged a new city building to replace three unsatisfactory structures, stronger parent teacher involvement, a larger share of the budget for books, and a permanent clerk to aid supervision.
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Charles Lester Smith
Death Ministerial Association
Grace Church Parish House
Ile
Parent-Peachers Association
Tie
Dies Imo
Heo
Ministers’ Association
Supt. Sith
O Connell Couple Leave Bath for Providence Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles R O Connell depart Tuesday for Providence Rhode Island to visit Mr O Connells parents. He has served as chief labor costecher at the Bath Tron Works Ltd office of the cost inspector US N and will soon join the internal revenue department. Mrs OConnell is formerly H Pearl Hickey of Bath and a City hospital graduate. Friends express regret at their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. O'Connell
Providence
Mr. O'Connell
O'Connell
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Internal Revenue Department
Remember the Maine Signal Flags Ceremony
Early Tuesday morning veterans of the Spanish war from Ernest Edgar Kate on camp raised a festoon of signal flags from the liberty pole to ground level. The flags spelled Remember the Maine marking the 21st anniversary of the Maine sinking as veterans keep the event alive in public memory.
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Ernest Edgar Kate
Maine
Havana
United States
Spain
Morse Plans Key Away Game With Salem High
Coach Walbridge announces Morse will play Salem High at the Yo gym Friday night with tickets on sale at Webber's drug store. Salem boasts one of New England's fastest teams, promising a large crowd and strong draw for Morse this season. The Westbrook game moved from Friday to Monday.
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Walbridge
Morse
Salem High
Salemi
Salem
New England
Webber's Drug Store
Westbrook Sem
Hoover Luncheon for Invisible Guests
A Hoover Time luncheon under Cosmopolitan Club auspices will be held at the Universalist church vestry Thursday from 11:30 to 2 and 3:30 to 7 for the European Children's Relief fund. Bath has contributed and the committee aims to complete Bath’s quota. attendees are urged to bring invisible guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elubeat
Universalist Church Vestry
European Children’s Relief Fund
Fath
Europe
Bath
Hoover
Veteran Cleve lander recalls jury troubles in poisoning case
An Expressman recounts difficulties in selecting a jury for a long ago poisoning case. A summoned man, dense and deaf with limited English, struggles to understand questions. Despite effort, he declares he has formed and expressed an opinion, and is excused from service.
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Hay
Origin of Brazil Name Tied to Red Dye Wood
The country Brazil gets its name from a red dye wood called braza by the Portuguese meaning live coal. The term Brazil became the form applied to the entire nation, as described in historical notes of naming.
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Brazil
Braza
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Boothbay Harbor
George Jones
Charles Atroee
Elmer B. Wright
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Marion Purington
Gorham Normal School
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Stanley Peterson
Porthind
Harry EK. Peterson
Gertrude Coombs
Trinkley Street
Campbell's Pond
Eleanor King
Bath City Hospital
Harry, Rich and
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Oddie Rich
Joseph Dunning
Annie Trufant
Fryeburg
Portsmouth
Sabine
Margaret Bates
J. A. Winslow & Son
William Poster
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Anica Assoc
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