Rescue of 10 Year Old Girl After Fall From Damaged Dock Building
A Christmas Eve incident in Bath saved a 10 year old girl who slipped near a burned building on Front Street and fell 12 feet into an open dock. A bystander crowd, Captain Wallace, Officer Sonia, and others aided by placing a plank to block the trap as the girl was pulled to safety. No serious injuries were reported, and authorities had previously warned the owner the site was a nuisance.
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Bath
Busi
Front St
Swett
Private Way
Electrician
Anyee
Capt. Wallace
Sonia
Dunlap’s Knights Hold Annual Christmas Observance
Dunlap Commandery No. 5 Knights Templar held its Christmas observance with nearly 100 Knights attending. Em. Commander Fred H. Thompson presided as toasts and greetings from visiting commanderies were read. Arthur B. Stilphen received a past commander's jewel from L. T. Snipe. Absent Past Commander John W. Ballou was honored in a tribute by Harold M. Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Knights Templar
Fred H. Thompson
Arthur B. Stilphen
L. T. Snipe
John ‘W. Ballou
Harold M. Sewall
Christmas celebration at Knights of Columbus hall charms 400 children
Jolly Christmas bring together Knights of Columbus Holy Name Society Children of Mary Ladies Sodality and Sewing Circle for the city’s largest Christmas gathering. Santa Claus impressed as Martin O Loughlin played him perfectly while gifts of toys candies books and games were distributed. Severa1 committees led by Henry C Biggins Munroe Royal and Mary Conley coordinated the event with Mary Mulligan Mary Sullivan and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society
Children of Mary
Ladies’ Sodality and
Sewing Circle
Santa Claus
Martin O’loughlin
Santa
Henry C. Biggins
Holy Name
Francis McDonald
Edmund Arsenault
James McNeal
Munroe Royal
Harry Thebeau
John McDonald
Mary
Mary Conley
Margaret Mulligan
Mary Sullivan
Sarah Quinn
Ladies’ Sodality
Mary Mullaney
O'Hare
McLellan
Avery
Mary Farrell
EB. J. Murphy
Bath man convicted in federal mail fraud case
The jury deliberated in the United States District Court on Lewis J. Marshall of Lisbon Falls formerly of Bath. He was found guilty of using the mails to defraud and was given until February 2 to file exceptions. Marshall spoke in his own defense invoking the European war and the hereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis J. Marshall
Lisbon Falls
Bath
United States District Court
Marshall
Ny Beope
Christmas Pageant Illuminates Bethlehem At Beacon Street
Beacon Street Methodist Church hosted a large audience for a Christmas Pageant titled Bethlehem. The Sunday school production featured oriental costumes, a scenic Bethlehem backdrop, and strong chorus work. Soloist Lucille Page performed The Lord Is Mindful of His Own, with a quartet including Marius and Lucille Page. Cast members included Bethlehem Boys Arthur Thistle and Elmer McFarland, plus Shepherds Herbert Rice and William Foley. The pageant, praised as the school’s most elaborate, was directed by Mrs. H. K. Erskine with musical direction by Mrs. M. H. Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Lsten
Bethlehem
Lucille Page
Marius Page
Wise Men
William Thistle
William Crafts
Eugene McGrath
P. Sydleman
C. Bonney
H. Bowie
H. K. Erskines
M. H. Douglas
H. K. Erskine
Weston L. Bonney
H. P. Edson
George W. Dean
Fred Willis
Walter Smith
Corliss Street Church opens new gallery and dedication noted
Local notes report the Corliss Street Church gallery completed and dedicated on Sunday with seating for 125 and plans to install opera chairs. A Bath railroader, Charles Tibbetts, helped recover the body of Bangor brakeman William P. White after a fatal fall from a freight car at Wis-casset. White leaves a wife and two children. A Damariscotta Herald editorial suggests scheduling business use of local telephone lines to reduce gossip and busy signals, proposing dedicated hours for business calls.
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Corliss Street Church
Charles Tibbetts
Bath
Wiscasset
William P. White
Bangor
Wiscasset Station
Tibbetts
White
Singer
Damariscotta Herald
Colonial Club Christmas Tree Delights 150 Children
The Colonial Club held its annual Christmas tree event on Saturday morning with about 150 young guests. Two large trees held a generous gift display as President Hateh welcomed attendees and Rev. Maurice J. Duncklee offered prayer and a short address. Gifts were distributed to boys and girls alike, including toys, mittens, stockings, caps, scarves, fruit, and candy, with help from Colonial Club and Cosmopolitan Club committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Hateh
Maurice J. Duncklee
Winter Street Congregational Church
Charles H. Cahill
C. P. Wetherbee
C. C. Troop
Charles 8. Brown
William B. Palmer
E. Dinsmo
Bath News Briefs Christmas Gobbles and Local Happenings
Two nights before Christmas the Bath mail needed three trips from Postoffice to depot by driver Madden. The Ladies' Aid of Beacon Street Church met Friday at three with Mrs J E C Sawyer. Citizens learn assaults on police bring consequences. Two new horses from Chicago Sales Stables attract attention, one a four year bay by Viceroy dam Lady Sphinx, 2.10 percent, the other a brown six year old. Sheriff Oliver received from Washington Penn a box of cigars as a Christmas courtesy, a four year tradition. Hon James W Greeley of Portland resumes full control of the New Portland Theatre, replacing Mr Bulemberg. New England Telephone Co operators held a merry Christmas party with a decorated tree and gifts. Chief Operator Miss Adeline Costain received a traveling bag. First Baptist Sunday School Christmas exercises featured an illustrated address From Bethlehem to Olivet. The program included colorful masterworks and gifts to scholars, with the audience and carols.
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Bath
Postoffice
Madden
Beacon Street
J. E. C. Sawyer
Washington St
Chicago
Jean F. Butler
Viceroy
Lady Sphinx
James Wheeler
Sheriff Oliver
Washington
Penn
James W
Portland
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Greeley
New England Telephone Co
O’brien
Edgecomb
Kane
M. W. Sewall & Co
W. E. Chase Co
Dewey and Bath Lodge of
Elks
H. W. Howard Coal Co
Adeline Costain
First Baptist Sunday School
Bethléhem
Olivet
Holman Hunt
Hoffman
Our Own People i 1 Grinnell Christmas Visitors
A long list of local residents and visitors who spent Christmas in various towns. Names include R Sehlenker in Quincy, Horace Hatch in Quincy, Miss May Ellers in Lynn, Harold Sanford with Mrs Bunker in Augusta, City Treasurer R K Hall in Rockland, S E McPhee in Malden, Lillian Mitchell in Back Bay Boston, Charles Fitzgerald from Georgetown University, W P Hill family with Mrs Alice White in Gardiner, Edward Reed in Groton, Carl N Haskell in Portland, John O'Brien in Portland, Harry M Adams in Waterville, J W Kellogg in town, Allen Farrell and others from Portsmouth Navy Yard, Dr Ragan in Portland, Mary Harrington from Leominster, C M Boyd in Newton, M J McCormick in East Pittston, Ruth Gediman engagement to Joseph Mack, Stetsons visiting, and many more Christmas stayers and arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Springfield
Mass
R. Sehlenker
Quincy
Bacon
Maurice
Lewiston
Horace Hatch
Malden
John McPhee
Lillian Mitchell
Back Bay
Boston
Charles Fitzgerald
Georgetown University
W. P. Hill
Alice White
Gardiner
Ralph Gay
Hood Rubber Co
Watertown
Edward M. Reed
The
Electric Boat Co
Groton
Mary Harrington
Leominster
C. M. Boyd
Newhton
John Holmes Hyde
M. J. McCormick
McCormick Farm
East Pittston
George King
George Brackley
Bristol
R. I
Herreshoff
Louise Farnham
Alice Reynolds
Bath
Everett Rumery
Danforth St
Portland
E. L. Gaudreau
Strand Theatre Orchestra
Christmas Homecomings Across Portland and Vicinity
A long list of seasonal homecomings and visitors from Lubec to Boston includes Dr B J Fitzgerald returning for Christmas, H B Madden and son in Lynn, Ross Gavett from Portland visiting the Bowies, and Marion Tracey back from Smith College. Also noted are relatives calling on Washington Street and High Street, university club travel plans for February, and a Wichita Y M C A twin birth.
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B. J. Fitzgerald
Lubec
Madden
Joseph H
Lynn
Ross Gavett
Portland
F. A. Bowie
David H. Curtis
Waterville
G. A. Cahill, Jr
William M. Temple
Bridgham
John L. Wilson, Jr
Gardiner
Thomas Huston
Marion Tracey
Smith College
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Maine
Knights
John W. Ballou
K. of C. Hall
Beacon St
Reader
M. H. Douglas Prophet
Frank Dixon
Sun Keeper
Willis Holbrook
Bethlehem Boys
Arthur Thistle
Carville Douglas
Elmer McFarland
Alonzo Parks
Walter Higgins
Walter Savage
Louis Hagan
Howard Rice
Pascal Flint
Parker Worrey
Arthur Gilmore
Oliver Moses
Oliver 3d
Frances
New York
James L. Dempsey
Myrkle Harder Stock Co
N. Y
J. H. Berry
Albert
Berry
Yarmouth
N. S
C. W. Merrill
Philadelphia
Southward Foundry & Machine Co
Adelaide Percy
Thomaston
Charles H. Mason
H. B. Eastman
Martha and
Elizabeth Eastman
Arthur Donagee
Swift & Co
Gladys Carr
Brockton
Sprague
Arthur Snow
Bridgeport
Conn
Charles Snow
H. M. Jewett
Maude Greenleaf
Ida J. Cotton
Grace Cotton
Revere
James Lockery
N. F. Woodbury
Hazel
Virgie
Auburn
High St
Fred Irish
S. B. Martin
New Haven
U.S.S
New Jersey
Richard Quick
Edward Sewall
Wilbur S. Hill
General Electric Co
Eunice Whittredge
Cliftondale
Charles A
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