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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1916

Page

5

Local Jottings Reflect A Busy Bath Week In Maine

The week brings mild storms and varied happenings in Bath Maine with weather highs around 52 to 54, Sunday and Monday. Reports note holiday gifts, a striped buoy near Winslow’s ledges, a storm beaten pigeon kept safe, and Doris Shepard hosting a Christmas tree for Beacon Street kindergarten. A drunken incident at the depot resulted in an officer restraining a man, who then resisted again. W W Hosmer’s bobtail carriage collision near Phippsburg involved Frank Bowker’s car and a horse that bolted to Bath. First Baptist Sunday School elected officers for the year, including H W Moulton as superintendent and J Edward Pomeroy as secretary. Leslie Oliver, chief engineer of the S S Vorinquen, visited Bath at Parker Head, recounting Parker Head’s reputation for engineers and recalling wartime cargo fires and a French cruiser incident. A Seattle Christmas dispatch notes the Vicksburg gunboat sold to Cuba, with Bath Iron Works origin and vessel specs cited.

Boog Ant & St. Bernard R.A.C M.B.M Paris Émeo Winslow M.C.R. Os Woolwich Po“Ward Doris Shepard Beacon St Homeron Upper High St Oficer Sears W. W. Hosmer Commercial St Phippsburg Frank Bowker Hosmer Joshua Upton Bath Sherman Tabor High ‘St Tabor Winnegance First Baptist Sunday School H. W. Moulton J. Edward Pomeroy Treas Arthur HB. Stewart Percy Miller Mildred Daley Marie Rowe Lonie Hodgkins Esther White Grace Baker C.N. Flood Idélla Morrison Lilly Pray Myra Arnold W. H. White Cedric Martin Margaret Miller Ruth Goodwin C. R. Chappell Nathalie Brown Leslie Oliver New York Porto Rico Parker Head Virginia Maine Oliver Harper Seattle Wash Navy Department National Guard of Washington Vicksburg West Seattle Washington Naval Militia Puget Sound Yard Cuba Panama Canal Iron Works Newport

Christmas Eve in Bath and Maine Port Town Notes

The Bath room scene recalls a Christmas Eve memory with a gift and pistol incident. Carrie A Lane ships to Martinique, trading in Caribbean waters for months. A Bath School concert at Popham drew about 80 attendees and a 15-couple dance. Linemen aided by Clifford Garage crews replaced four blown poles four miles south of Brunswick. Captain Edwin R. Brown received a testimonial and Morris chair from Portland officers. Power outages stalled LA&WA trains four hours, Deer Rocks blamed. A stray pigeon sought shelter at the police station. A new Fred Brown Center St store faced doorway width issues for furniture delivery. Knox & Lincoln train traffic reached a record post-Christmas turnout. Long Beach Fire Department displayed a group photo. Bible Society of Maine canvass shows church-family counts and Bible aid figures across counties.

Iee Frea Caribbean Sea Edwin R. Brown Portland Police Brown Power L.a.&w Lewiston Colonial Cafe Thompson’ S Corner Portland Fred Brown Center St Dow Knox & Lincoln Division Maine Gentral Rockland Maine

Bath area notes and events mix of local life

Local items recount a busy period with the Sedgwick Circle meeting, a liquor case, Coast Defenses officers in town, and a Park Avenue league game where Woodmen and Bath Iron Works scored over 1300. Also covered are John Conley opening a grocery, the Co-operative Co. move, a Boston burial, a calendar from Bowdoinham, an electric ice handling device, a pensioned fisher’s death, an engagement, and a Colonial Club basketball match with lineup changes and anticipated record attendance. including Dean Academy tonight and a Morse High School preliminary.

al Ridley Sedgwick Keegan Butler U.S.A Dennis D. Clark Center St Bath Co-operative Co Co-operative Co Dougherty Boothbay Moore Sagadahoc House Eben Mayberry Nellie Ford William B. Kendall Bowdoinham Pertilister Co Co. E. Cromwell Mill Pond Ice Co Hudson George E. Lank Harpswell Gun Point Oak Island Marguerite Frank Irving York County George HB. MacNulty Popham Virginia Miss Irving Popham Beach Biddeford High Bath Biddeford Colonial Dean Academy Y.M.C.A Nicholson Wassit Auburn Fitzgerald Foss Baker Ty Pier Farn‘ham Morse High School Colonial Club Beys Iin A Mandér

Visitors and Returns Parade Through Christmas Town

A string of locals and visitors are noted returning home for Christmas or traveling to relatives. Names include Dr F J McTver John Crosby A H Shaw and many others visiting Boston Augusta Litchfield Natick New London Providence and Charlestown with tales of trains, hotels, and holiday gatherings.

Boston F. J. McTver John Crosby A. H. Shaw Augusta

Shipping Notes and Repairs Across the Coast

The Os sipee completed minor repairs at Hyde Windlass Co. and sailed for Rockland to deliver anchor and chain for the Irene E. Meserve. The four master Florence Thurlow reached Sekondi after heavy seas and repairs in Sierra Leone. Gardiner G. Deering left New York for a Virginia coal port to load for Portland at high rates. Tug Pejepacot and Sagadahoc Towing Co. barges reached Cape Cod Canal amid a turbid trip from St. John.

Water St U. S. Coast Guard Ossipee Hyde Windlass Co Rockland Irene E. Meserve Kennebec Florence Thurlow Boston Sekondi Africa Sierra Leone Gardiner G. Deering New York Virginia Portland Pejepacot Sagadahoc Towing Co St. John Cape Cod Swett

Colonials Prosperous with Winter Games and Local News

A Bath Maine brief notes Colonials are financially better off this winter amid a list of local events. Morse High beat Colonial second team 36 to 24 in basketball. The week also covers church meetings, trades, a barge discharge, a funeral, bank bankruptcy petitions, and public utility proceedings in Greenville, Bath, and nearby towns.

Dory Salvation Army Winneganee Harold Snowden Virginia Antoinett Georgetown Lincoln Morse High Thomas Grindell Center St. Hill Torrey Works New York Circle of Bath Telephone Exchange Music Hall Bath U. S H. L. Thompson Portland Merrimac Gibbons Yard J. Walter Higgins Pensacola City J.C. Higgins William M. White Maine Central Wiscasset Harmon T. N. Kewley Beacon Street Newark N. J John W. Hamilton D. D D. Theodore Marks Boothbay Harbor Boston U. S. District Court The Central Clothing Co Standard Dry Goods Co Haymarket Clothing Co Moses Dyer Stoneman, Gould & Stoneman William T. Hall Lewis J. Marshall Lisbon Falls United States District Court Marshall Wilson Greenville Light & Power Penobscot Bay Electric Cos Central Maine Power Co Public Utilities Commission Harvey D. Eaton Eny Waterville

Vessel Properties Rise Amid Bath Shipyard News

Portland and Lewiston items recount vessel property demand, local hires at Bath Iron Works, a strong man lifting a 4500 pound car, and a sign painter Michael Mulhall known for gold signs. Also notes on oyster transport to Deering camp, export tonnage canvass, tramp encounter, Adams Shipbuilding builds a yacht for Charles K Cobb, and a steel tonnage forecast. Boothbay Harbor postmaster nominee Henry Perkins awaits Senate confirmation. Perkins, longtime local businessman, is favored for the role.

Maine Central James B. Drake & Sona R. L. Reichert W. F. Osborn A. M. Bushnell Bath Iron Works Center St M. Corbett Bath Corbett Portland New York Michael T. Mulhall Mulhall Deering Harry Deering Norfolk Gardiner Rogers Howard Deering Mason Lemont Arthur Footer Blanks Reade Lewiston Chamber Adams Shipbuilding Co East Boothbay Charles K. Cobb Eastern Yacht Club Mr. Alden Boston Marine Journal of New York W. I. Babcock American Bureau of Shipping Boothbay Register Wilson Senate Henry Perkins Boothbay Harbor

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Long Beach F.E. Co Foreman McCabe Norton Bible Society of Maine Advent Friends Moon Sagadahoc Felix Stinson Ralph F. Stinson Stanley Pierce Rachel Hodgdon North End Harry A. Starbird Lynn Samuel C. Lord Hallowell John A. Lord Pearl St. David Heald F. L. Wright New London Amasa S. Ellers May Ellers A. Kittredge Quincy O. A. Kittredge Mildred Palmer Northampton Mass Miss Palmer Clark School George Buchanan Providence Douglas Buchanan N. A. Oliver U.S.S. Virginia Charlestown P. M. Normoyle H. Anderson Lewiston- Rockland Brunswick Charity Hall Washington St Edward Reed Charles Wallacey Enoch Reed Carlos C. Purington L. P. Easley High St Clements World Film Co
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