Local Jottings From Bath Area Nods to Events and Trade
March to bring two full moons. local lumber operators active this week. Virginia shipped a dozen barrels of clams to Boston. The Portland Power Boat Association to hold its annual smoker at West End Hotel. Edward Sampson Jr hosted a shore dinner at Meadowbrook Cottage. Morse High to compete in Bowdoin Inter scholastic meet today. Bath Board of Education hearing in Augusta. Gen. Randol carried a soldier from Portland to Fort Baldwin. Marble shipments arrive for Ezra Groves at Front Street. Peonies and tulips show shoots three inches long in South End. Sheldrake flocks seen in river opposite North End. Bath Elks visit by District Deputy Exalter Ruler E L Lincoln. initiation, business, refreshments. Capt. L. S. Wylie heads Alice May Davenport repairs. vessel to load coal for Para Brazil. Queen Esther Lodge members attend Washington Birthday banquet in Brunswick. Auto line between Gardiner and Damariscotta discussed. would serve seven cities and seashore trips in under two hours. Five-masted Marcus L. Urann chartered for South American trade. high charter rates cited. Boston schooners Van Allens Boughton and Fannie Palmer also chartered. Cedar Grove and Berry’s ice cutting underway. Stearns Point crews face thin ice hazards. Richmond reports unopen hoarding houses and lodgings for ice workers. danger from airholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Boston
Portland Power Boat Association
West End
Edward Sampson, Jr
Meadowbrook
Morse High
Bowdoin
E. F. Kelley
Augusta
North End
Rogers Shipyard
Trott
West Woolwich
Bath Lodge of Elks
E L. Lincoln
Gardiner
L. S. Wylie
Alice May Davenport
Portland
Norfolk
Para
Brazil
G. W. H. Barton
F. W. Parris
E. B. Parris
Gediman
Jacobs
Sarah Smith
Munsey
Queen Esther Lodge
Washington
Brunswick Lodge
Damariscotta
Wiscasset
Waterville
Farmington
Newcastle
Maine Central
Bristol
Boothbay Harbor
Marcus L. Urann
Trann
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
van Allens Boughton
Fannie Palmer
Portland and Bath News and Weather Notes
The city reports a warm night with temperatures above 40 as youths play basketball and ice work continues. Ice hazards rise on Merrymeeting Bay and the Kennebec while ice harvest hopes hinge on cold weather. Capts Crocker and Bowen update sea command and a torpedo testing program proceeds aboard Emblane. The Girls Conference heads for Portland in April with a mass turnout and city hosts a welcoming program.
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Portland
Maine
Plances
Bath Chronicle Sees Varied Spring Activities and Appeals
Smelt fishing winds down as a load of plating arrives at Iron Works. Ice grooves flood river stopwork. Bliss torpedo boat Emblane cabins begin Monday. Lewiston hosts June department meeting. Bath Opera House set for Phi Rho minstrel show March 17 with Holy Name Society aid. Salvation Army to distribute food bundles to 50 families next week. Community asks for donations at 112 Front St and via Capt. Harold Snowden.
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Iron Works
Bliss
Emblane
B. T.W. Yard
Hamlin Haggerty
S. of
Lewiston
Beacons
Hywincos
Park
Farrar
Bath Opera House
Phi Rho Society
Holy Name _ Society
Bert Boutin
John Frates
John O’brien
Daniel Doyle
Eleanor Doyle
Lewiston Journal
Maine
Bath
United States
South America
E. W. Larrabee
Augusta
Maine State Coal Dealers’ Association
Larrabee
Augusta House
Henry F. Merrill
Portland
Lyman K. Lee
Foxcroft
Melville B. Raymond
London
Wyndham
New Theatre
Crawford
S. of V. Dance
Music Hall
Eugene Annable
Charles Pratt
W. W. Miller
C. Warner
Annable
William A. Jack
Stevens
Morse High
Boothbay
B.H.A.A
Bath Boys
Salvation Army
Front St
Harold Snowden
Army
Seed potatoes Early Rose at 75c per bushel
Drummond Cutting in Phippsburg advertises good variety Early Rose seed potatoes for 75 cents per bushel. The listing notes a P O address in Winnegance and is dated February 27.
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Drummond
Phippsburg
P. O
Penticostal church service marks Sebasco visit
SEBASCO Rev J House conducted services at a newly organized pentecostal church in Rumford Falls with 27 members. Local residents Abner Harris Joseph Hartford Ellery Hartford Cromwell Ruth York Elizabeth York and others visited Sebasco and surrounding towns. A variety shower for Lyman Alexander occurred with about 20 attendees and gifts. Bert Morrison, engineer on the steamer, suffered a severe accident requiring toe amputation. Everett Wallace and Garl of Portland visit grandmother Levi Wallace. Almon Wallace returns to steamer Jule as fireman.
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Rev. J. House
Rumford Falls
Abner Harris
Cundy'’s Harbor
Sebasco
Joseph Hartford
Ellery
Ichabod Cromwell
Georgetown
Ruth York
Brunswick
Nellie York
Elizabeth York
Bath
Ruth Morrison
Cliff Island
Abram York
T. H. Bartlett
Bert Morrison
Harley
Lyman Alexander
Floyd Wallace
Walter Coffin
Fred York
E. P. Bartlett
Angelia Bartlett
Doris Bartlett
Oakley Bartlett
Earl Bartlett
Geneve Bartlett
Lillian York
Ethel York
James York
Phillip York
Mereen Blaisdell
Beulah Pye
Cecil Wallace
Cecil Harris
Vida Morgan
Minerva Wallace
Clison Wallace
Elroy Coffin
Susie Fletcher
Everett Wallace
Garl
Portland
Levi Wallace
Almon Wallace
Jule
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meeting in Phippsburg
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange met with Dromore Grange in Phippsburg. Absence of Worthy Secretary J F Upton noted due to a broken hip. Meeting discussed Flower Culture and delinquent members recovery along with spraying fruit trees. Plans made to reconvene March 31 with Topsham Grange.
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Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
J. F. Upton
Bath
Grange
Bro. Upton
E. R. Stewart
Reuben Purinton
Home Grange
B. E. Dickinson
Abbie Minott
E. R. Hildreth
A. C. Johnson
G. D. Weston
E. C. Patten
Charles Stevens
Topsham Grange
Woolwich notes of community events and obituaries
The weekly Willing Workers session was canceled by heavy rain. Woolwich residents include four former State House workers in Augusta. Miss Frances Barnes, 82, longtime Woolwich resident and Baptist member, was laid to rest with flowers and selevt readings. Mrs. Hathorne recovering from a road accident and other local updates include visits, illness, and social events at North Woolwich Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hathorne
North Woolwich
Frances Barnes
Montsweag
Woolwich
Augusta
Harry Plummer
Morton Soule
Mabel Thwing
Ermina Smith
Sagadahoc Ferry
Hathorne
Obituary for Miss Frances A Barnes of Woolwich Center
Frances A Barnes daughter of the late Capt William and Sarah Barnes was born August 16 1833 in Woolwich Mo and died February 21 1915 after a cerebral hemorrhage. A member of First Baptist Church Woolwich Center for over 50 years she was gentle refined and a steadfast friend and adviser. She is survived by a sister a niece two grand nieces and a grand nephew. Services were held at her residence conducted by Rev Mrs Plinette Allen with floral tributes reflecting high esteem.
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J. Reed Bailey
Bath
Sarah
West Bath
Miss Bailey
Garrett Galvin
Frances Barnes
William Barnes
Plinette Allen
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Miss Barnes
Frances A. Barnes
William and
Sarah Farnham Barnes
Woolwich
First Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
Emma T. Barnes
Frank M. Files
Mansfield
Mass
Sarah F. Bagley
Stanley Files -of
Barnes
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Richmond
Mercury
Portland High Six
Merrymeeting Bay
Sanford Block
Elm and
Front Sts
B.I.W
Supt
Haraden
Eastern Steamship Co
Kennebec
Goddard's Pond
Bernard Thorne
Ernest Rogers
B.I.W. Tin Shop
Mr. Rogers
William K. Crocker
New York
Singleton Palmer
Rio Janeiro
Bowen
Colonial Club
Ariel Club
Ariels
Bliss Manufactory
L. Quint
Topsham
C. C. Young
Furld
Gerald Harley
East Harnswell
Joseph Harford
Hill Top
Marion
Dayton Wallace
I. W. Ridley
Sagadahoc Pomona
Bessie Dickinson
Sophia Wright
Nequasset
Connecticut
California
Joseph True
Harvey Bailey
Elizabeth Webber
Marcia M. Stinson
Laurel Grove Cemetery
David Reed
Chicago
Kendall-Whitney Firm
Sarah Bailey
Vercoats
Thompson Bros
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