Bath Hosts First U S Submarine Visit On Kennebec
The submarine N-1 arrived near Bath on Wednesday afternoon drawing crowds to the riverfront. Lieutenant Commander George C. Fuller led a crew of 30 as residents milled along the waterfront and at the Eastern Steamship landing. A tea dance at Miss Anna Morse’s home followed before the party moved on to New Meadows. The N-1 then headed toward Bar Harbor, while fog and navigation challenges delayed passage.
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City Landing
Leston Boat Wharf
Kennebec
New London
Portland
George C. Fuller
James FE
Kenneth L. Davis
Sud
Anna Morse
Washington Street
Vietrola
Cin
Com. Fuller
Bath
U. S
Olympia
Fuller
Ibath
Morse
New Meadows
L. B. Jackson
W.S. Newell
Edwin H. DeLang
Dorothy Nichols
Dorothy Higgins
Helen Drake
Elizabeth Drake
Margaret Mangsn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Isabelle Olm
Priscilla Kimball
Barret Nichols
John Jayne
U.S.N
Stuart DeMott
Frederick Magoun
N-1
Bar Harbor
Ortland
Inside Course to Bar Harbor Open for Submarine Voyage
Commander Fuller reports progress on navigation gear aboard the vessel, including the compass chart and electric listening device for submarine detection. Trained operators use the device to hear approaching ships, with propeller sounds detectable up to fifty miles.
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Fuller
Bar Harbor
Chautauqua Ends Season With Pinafore Rain Charm
Thunder showers battered the tent yet the Pinafore cast pleased 1200 in Bath Chautauqua. Mrs Titus announced next year’s guarantors, and the audience applauded the junior city program and civic leaders. The rain ceased before intermission and the opera finished to general approval.
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Vinafore
Richmond Man Wins State Amateur Trap Shoot
A. H. Waldron of Richmond captured the Maine Trap Shooting Association state amateur championship at Rockland. FE. A. Staples of Boston won the non resident trophy and was high amateur overall. Boston runners J. L. Snow and George T. L. Wroctor plus Walter B. Farmer of Exeter NH led the amateur classes. G. H. Chapin of Brookfield Mass. was high professional.
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A. H. Waldron
Richmond
Maine Trap Shooting Association
Rockland
FE. A. Staples
Boston
J. L. Snow
George TL. Wroctor
Walter B. Farmer
Exeter
N. H
G. H. Chapin
Brookfield
Mass
Hyde Windlass Co Receives Large Three Ton Truck
Hyde Windlass Co. receives a three ton White truck with iron wheels and hard rubber tires, one of the largest in town. A bystander remarks it is big enough to move a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Work on Mallett Road Finished and Open for Travel
State crew completed work on Mallett Road in Bowdoinham last week and the highway is open to travel with a short section to be finished. Traffic currently follows Skelton's Corner until completion. The notice is followed by local personal items including travel, visits, and community events.
Bath schools seek funds to hire teachers amid vacancies
Bath board of education met to address six vacancies at Morse high School including two in English, two in business, and Latin and Latin French. Supt. Smith urged about $700 to attract qualified staff. Miss Edith Cochran resigns Latin French post. Immediate repairs and accounts totaling $1024 were approved.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Board of Education
Charles Lester Smith
Morse High
Smith
Drake
Bath
Edith Cochran
Supt. Smith
Leland R. Mitchell
Ernest F. Kelley
Farmington Social Notes Reflect Holiday Travel and Visits
Mrs G H McKay visited Farmington on Tuesday. Mrs Lida Lancaster and friends left in two autos for Dead River for several weeks. Mrs L F Sparks and son William head to Topsham then Plum Island to stay with relatives. Alton Small and Lieut John Jewell visited locals as well.
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G. H. McKay
Farmington
Lida Lancaster
Dead River
L. F.sparks
William
Topsham
John Cone
Plum Island
Mass
Robert Wade
Alton
Small
Portland
John Jewell
I. C. Irish
A. Getchell
Helen Gould
Edgar Wilkinson
Worcester
C. F. Staples
Dr. A. ©. Lancaster
John F. Gray
Lucinda Baker
Rockport
Sarah Elliott
New Federal Highway Opens From Brunswick to Bowdoinham
The new Brunswick Bowdoinham Federal highway opened Saturday afternoon. It connects to Richmond Corner with a detour to the west before Gardiner. Crews work on Richmond Corner Gardiner and Augusta Waterville sections, aiming for October completion and a fall finish for the Bangor Waterville route.
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Brunswick
Bowdoinham
Maine
Richmond Corner
Gardiner
Augusta
Waterville
Bangor
Rockland
Miss Fletcher Visits Bath After Long Absence
Lynn engineer MISSES OLD BOYS FE. W. Fletcher of Lynn Mass arrives for two weeks at Christopher Cushing’s Green street home. He left Bath in 1879, worked at General Electric, recalls Charles Morse, and hopes to reconnect with old school friends during his stay. Gilbert J. Young of New York visits Bath for his sister Luvia Young’s second appendix operation. her health improves slightly.
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FE. W. Fletcher
Lynn
Mass
Christopher Cushing
Green Street
Fletcher
Bath
General Electric Co
Charles W. Morse
Mr. Morse
Mr. Fletcher
Gilbert J. Young
U.S.S.C
New York
Luvia Young
Miss Young
Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores Appetite This Season
Advertising note claims loss of appetite stems from impure blood and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as restoring appetite. It mentions Hood's Pills as a gentle laxative option and asserts the remedy originated from a physician's prescription.
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Hood
Ralph Higgins Drowns While Bathing Saturday
Ralph Higgins 17 son of Mr and Mrs Francis Higgins of Bath drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Sewall mill pond behind Kelley field. He and cousin Walter Morse went to the ball ground earlier. Higgins reportedly struck cramps in a deep hole and drowned after Morse and Donald Hamilton tried to assist. Archie Libby later recovered the body. Medical Examiner ruled accidental drowning. burial planned at home. He recently graduated from Junior High and worked at Harold B Wing farm then Bath Iron Works. He leaves parents a brother Linwood and a half brother William Vanscoy and grandfather Enoch Higgins, all of Bath.
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Ralph Higgins
Francis Higgins
Middle Street
Sewall Mill
Kelley Field
Walter Morse
Ralph
Morse
Donald Hamilton
Higgins
Hamilton
Colgan
Thompson
Archie Libby
Harry F. Morin
Fred 8. Curtis
Harold B. Wing
Bath Iron Works
Linwood F. Higgins
William H. Vanscoy
Enoch A. Higgins
Bath
Bowker Schooner Mary Stuart Sails to New York
The Bowker schooner Mary Stuart departed Phippsburg Center and anchored on Parker's flats over Sunday before heading to New York on Monday. Park crowds gathered in the evening to cool off after a hot Monday.
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Mary Stuart
Phippsburg Center
Parker's Flats
New York
Obituary of Peter Pero Bath carpenter and union member
Peter Pero age 67 died Tuesday after a three year illness at his Floral street home. Born July 18, 1852 in Bath he lived there all his life. He worked at Patten Car Works and as a house carpenter and was a carpenters union member. Survived by his wife Mary E. Pero five daughters four sons a sister and a brother seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Peter Pero
Floral Street
Mr. Pero
Bath
Benjamin
Mary L. Pero
Patten Car Works
North Street
Carpenters’ Union
Mary E. Pero
Pero
Harry A. Record
Buckfield
Gardner-Crocker
Thomas McCabe
Julius Berg
Ernestine Pero
Peter EK. Pero
Woburn
Mass
Roland Pero
Isaiah F. Pero
Otis L. Pero
Clifford Belanger
Thomas Jeddrey
Mrs William Hicks Dies In Bath At 75
Mrs Inez Hicks widow of William Hicks of Boston died Sunday afternoon at the Bath home of her daughter Mrs S A Small on Trufant Street. A Nova Scotia native who lived in Boston over 30 years she had been in failing health for years and came to Bath for a visit about a month ago. She is survived by five sons Frank Hicks Bath Clarence W Hicks Whitney Hicks Clifford Hicks and Edward P Hicks all of Boston.
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Inez Hicks
William Hicks
Boston
S. A. Small
Trufant Street
Hicks
Bath
Nova Scotia
Frank Hicks
Clarence W. Hicks
Whitney Hicks
Clifford Hicks
Edward P. Hicks
Susie Margaret Roderick Dies After Ill Health At 16
Susie Margaret Roderick 16 died Sunday at her parents home on Middle Street after a long illness. Born in Bath January 23 1903 she left school four years ago due to ill health. She is survived by her parents five brothers Fred J Robert P William J Norman J Arthur S and two sisters Gertrude and Anita Roderick.
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Susie Margaret Roderick
Fred Roderick
Middle Street
Bath
Fred J. Roderick
Robert P. Roderick
William J. Roderick
Norman J. Roderick
Arthur S. Roderick
Gertrude Roderick
Anita Roderick
For Sale Pigs Ready for Delivery from White Chester Sow
White Chester sow pigs ready for delivery available from George D. Weston in Phippsboro. Each pig priced at 10 dollars. Contact Bath tel 2685 7 24 2 for details.
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George D. Weston
Phippsboro
Bath
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Bride
Viola Dana
Ethel Clayton
Vicky van
Shirley Mason
Kitty Gordon
Emmy Wehlen
Bath Opera House
Geraldine Farrar
William S. Hart
Theda Bara i “the Siren's Song
Dorothy Gish i “Nugget Nell
Alice Brady
Dorothy Phillips
Humanity
Enid Bennett
Virtuous Thief
Mallett Road
Skelton's Corner
John P. Shurn
Rhode Island
Shurn
Percy Stewart
Dorothy Evelyn
Orvil Smith
Wakefield
Ellen Sparks
Florence
Ann Fisher
Austin Island
FE. Bs. Duran
L. D. Small
William E. Sparks
Philadelphia
Ll. F. Sparks
F. D. Hartshorne
C. C.ashburn
F. K. Jack
Lisbon
Lena Cobb
Methodist Aid
Hollis Daggett
Dorchester
Edith Wood
Albert Henderson
Mitchell
M. KE. Welmarth
Portsmouth
I. M. Fowle
Ethel Snell
Milton Given
Emma Shell
Riverside
S. Partis
Hartford
Clifford Fowler
Winnie Dinsmore
W. L. Dinsmore
F. J. Nichols
Maynard Hinkley
Rangeley
Old Orchard
Nona Fogg
Annie Cobb
Millard Jack
Litchfield
M. E. King
King
Epworth League
Hattie C. Andros
Ethel Fisher
George Denham
A. H. Hillman
Candy Harbor
Milton McEwen
Ohio
Wallace Ames
J. H
Damariscotta
J. M ¥Ehree
G. R. Cutler
Auburn
Infants & Children’s
First National Bank
Charles H. Fisher
Orwood Street
D. M. Humphreys & Co. Fire and Marine
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Union Grains
Oscar Holway
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