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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1908
Page
3
The Republicans of Bath meet at the Alameda on Wednesday February 19 at 7 30 PM to nominate a mayoral candidate and one member of the Street and Sewer Commission to be voted on the first Monday of March. Sanford L. Fogg to chair the caucus.
The timetable lists Going East and West departures from Bath and nearby towns including Skowhegan Augusta Waterville Bangor Calais Eastport Bar Harbor St John and Eastport. It covers multiple trains with specific times and routes including Bangor Calais and Lewiston Rockland Farmington Brunswick and Portland Boston and Montreal connections. Officials listed include MORRI McDONALD Vv GM Portland and Boothby GP TA Portland.
The piece notes a Republican caucus in Alameda at 7:30 p.m. and a Democratic caucus planned for tomorrow night with talk of straight-ticket nominations. It also mentions Miss Dorothy Daley resuming duties at David T. Percy & Sons after a Fitchburg vacation, an adjourned city council meeting to hear annual department reports next Friday, the schooner William R. Wilson sailing to Norfolk to load coal for Port Tampa, a whist gathering hosted by Mrs. William J. Decoste for the Daughters of Pocahontas, evangelist Rev. Lawrence Greenwood visiting, and Bath National Bank cashier Fred D. Hill attending a bank meeting in Boston as an honorary member.
Kennebec Yacht club and Calumet club of Lewiston meet tonight at Kennebec house for Duplicate Whist, Bridge Whist, Cribbage, and billiards with Calumets arriving at 6 40 pm for dinner. Games start at eight with refreshments served. Kennebec’s regular Wednesday whist postponed to Thursday.
James H. DeWire former Richmond House keeper now in Auburn jail for selling liquor sent Clerk Sanford L. Fogg a check for 365.27 to cover fines and costs from Sagadahoc county court. He faced 16 months total and 300 dollars in fines with potential extra six months. After a prior pardon bid failed, payment may yield release next month.
The Maine Retail Merchants Association calls a district convention for Bath on Wednesday March 4 at two o clock. The district includes Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties and the town of Brunswick. Bath merchants plan to welcome visiting merchants and make the event pleasant.
Alice C Lemont aged 52 formerly of this city died at her home in Charlestown Mass on Sunday at 3 30 p m after paralysis. She was daughter of the late Charles B and Mary B Lemont and lived here earlier in life. She leaves four brothers Frank P Waltham Fred B Lynn William A Detroit and Lucius M this city. Funeral was at 1 Pleasant street Charlestown at 10 30 Monday with burial from Curtis undertaking rooms Center street yesterday.
Benjamin A Beals aged 63 died Monday. Born in 1845 he enlisted as a bugler with the 2nd Maine Cavalry Co B in 1863 and served as brigade bugler to Gen A B Spurling. He later worked as an engineer on the Boston and Maine R R. He leaves a widow and eight children including Mrs F E Titcomb Kennebunk Mrs W C Avery Bath Mrs James Oliver Beverly Mass, Gladys Beals and several sons. Funeral from 156 Center Street today at 2 00 p m.
Bath born Dr Thomas LL Reed died in La Porte City Iowa on February 8 at seventy eight years. He left Bath thirty five years ago and never returned home. He is survived by his brother Captain Enoch M Reed and was son of the late Captain Jeremiah Reed.
Sunday at Grace Church the new boy choir performed for the first time directed by choir master John Shaw. The roster lists sopranos, altos, tenors and basses with members including John Miller, Malling Clark, Joseph Huse, Charles Parker, Walter Hill, George Pratt, and others. Arthur Hodgdon served as crucifer and Mrs John Shaw resumed as organist amid happy friend crowds.
Sunday services drew the largest congregations in months. The evening crowd filled the church and souls were saved. Evangelist Greenwood returns for a week of services with afternoon and evening meetings at 3 and 7 30 when he will sit and speak.
A call invites individuals to apply for a free scholarship via the International Correspondence Schools in Scranton Pennsylvania. Applicants are asked to submit their name and address along with the preferred course.
Local social column lists John L. Wilson Jr and Mrs. Hyde in Portland weekend events with visitors and church guild entertainments. Notables include Senator Sewall on business, Miss Laughlin visiting, and Augustus Perey and William Hill traveling to New York and Philadelphia for spring and summer trade openings.
The Bath Merchants Association met to discuss restoring the noon Boston mail service and to plan for a public lecture on industrial work by President Fellows of the University of Maine. A committee was set to address rising express rates, and a Retail Merchants District is to be organized with state associations. ads space will be limited after Feb 20 1908.
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