Passing of Lumber Business on the Lower Kennebec
A prominent Augusta lumberman foresees no logs from the Kennebec drive being manufactured below Augusta next season marking a historic end of lower river lumbering. He traces declines across Wisccaset Bath Bowdoinham Richmond South Gardiner Gardiner and Farmingdale mills, cites higher costs and dwindling log supply, notes Augusta Lumber Co Cushnoe Paper Co Kennebec Lumber Co and Wiles Gannerrwiir mills, and mentions S D Warren Co expanding at Kennebec Siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Kennebec
J. Manchester Haynes
Wiscasset
Bath
Sheepscot
M. G. Shaw & Son
Bowdoinham
Bradstreet Lumber Co
Richmond
South Gardiner
Lawrence Bros
South Gardiner Lumber Co
Augusta Lumber Co
Cushnoe Paper Co
Kennebec Lumber Co
Kennebec Siding
Bath Fire Laddies of Combination 4 Annual Ball
The Combination 4 annual ball, postponed from New Year’s night, was held Thursday with a large fire department turnout in dress blues. Attendees included engineers, foremen, drivers, and a full roster of the company, decorations featured Japanese lanterns and flags, and Perkins’ five piece orchestra provided music for 14 dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combination 4
Perkins
Ernest Russel
Russell
Ernest Russell
Edward Clough
Solon Savage
Charles Dinsmore
John Dwyer
BB. J. Clark
George Clough
William Dwyer
Stephen Osborne
H. Oliver
Joseph Cloutier
Everett Green
Check received for health committee supplies in Maine
A $287.86 check was received by Charles Co. Low, treasurer for the emergency health committee formed during the influenza epidemic. It originated from Maine and was approved at a meeting of Gov. Milliken and council last week. Funds settle for sheets pillows and hospital supplies sent to state headquarters in October upon an urgent Maine Public Safety committee appeal for remote communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Co. Low
Emergency Health Committee
Deputy Qualifies as Sheriff Deputy in Bath
Norman E. Curtis of Bowdoin qualified Monday before Clerk of Courts Fred Thompson to serve as deputy sheriff on the W. C. Oliver staff. Curtis, 42, has been superintendent of schools three years and a ten year member of the force, and holds an honorable discharge from the U S Army for service in the Spanish American War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Bath Houseboat Family Converts Hold to Cellar
A Bath waterfront houseboat family repurposes the vessel hold as a cellar, finding it an effective storage solution along the quay. The makeshift cellar utilizes the boat’s space and remains accessible for the family’s needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sewall Praises Roosevelt Acknowledges His Impact
Bath lawyer Hon Harold M Sewall pays tribute to Theodore Roosevelt highlighting his rise from naval assistant secretary through the Spanish American War, his vigor and decisive leadership, and his lasting influence on national policy, with note of his enduring legacy for preparedness and American strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Bath
Independent
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McKinley
Harvard
Curtis Guild
Sherman ‘Hoar
William EB. Russell
Harvard Union
New York
Hawaii
Japan
Cuba
White House
Maine
Bill” Sewall
Island Falls
Theodore
Sicily
Mattawamkeag Lake
Montana
Africa
South America
America
Leonard Wood
Wood
Democratic Party
Private Murphy Fights Germans to a Finish in Europe
Private John Murphy of Battery F 303 FA AEF writes from overseas after Armistice day recounting a brief front line action near Metz, heavy shelling, and German ruins as he imagines returning home. He also notes reunions with friends from Bath and Thanksgiving observations before continuing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thak
Fritz
Metz
Germany
Rhine
Europe
301 Engineers
Perry Thompson
Harry Ritchie
Frank Totman
Harry Miller
Charles Hall
Carl Anderson
Murphy
Bath
Wade Killed by Shifter at MCRR Yard
Fred E. Wade 44, Maine Central railroad section hand, was fatally struck in the Bath Maine freight yard by a shifting locomotive. The medical examiner ruled the death an accident caused by Wade slipping on ice as he tried to move out of the locomotive’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Wade
Maine Central Railroad
Fred S. Curtis
Langdon T. Snipe
Herman F. Nash
Fred B. Lewin
Water Street
Wade
William Mitchell
George Rice
Water Street Crossing
Nash
Curtis
J. R.mcdonald
Augusta
R.F.D
Riverside
Bath
Manual Training Teacher Arrives in Bath
Clifton H. Dustin of Rochester New Hampshire new instructor of manual training at Morse High School and drill master of military training arrived in Bath Thursday afternoon. Dustin recently discharged from Camp Taylor Kentucky holds a reserve second lieutenant commission valid until 1923. He taught mechanical drafting at Plymouth High School and later at State College Durham before entering military service.
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Clifton H. Dustin
Rochester
N. H
Morse High School
Bath
Dustin
Camp Taylor
Rochester High School
New Hampshire State College
Plymouth
State College
Durham
Camp Jackson
S. C
Field Artillery
Plymouth High School
Boston's Bath Boy Winslow Rouse Receives Praise
Boston Mayor Andrew J. Peters hails Winslow Rouse a 12-year-old Roxbury lad with a superb voice. He is a Trinity church soloist and often sings at funerals in Beacon Street Back Bay districts. He also studies violin, gifted by his grandfather after a summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow Rouse
Roxbury
William James Rouse
Bath
Trinity Church
Boston
Beacon Street
Back Bay
Andrew J. Peters
Dr. Rouse
David Bartlett
Brookline
Mollie Rouse
Bath girl witnesses Paris parade in Wilson honor
Evelyn Sutherland daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Sutherland writes of witnessing the Paris parade welcoming President and Mrs Wilson. She includes photos of their Brest arrival and parade, plus the house where they stayed. Sutherland, a Bath Red Cross nurse, previously worked as a Morse Bros stenographer.
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Evelyn Sutherland
Robert Sutherland
Paris
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Brest
France
Sutherland
Bath
Red Cross
Morse Bros. Co
Knights of Columbus Plan Elaborate Third Degree Work
Sagadahoc council Knights of Columbus held a special meeting to organize a large third degree class, with an anticipated 35 candidates from the local council and additional applicants from Rockland and beyond. A Colonial Hotel banquet will close the evening, described as the most elaborate event in years. Mrs. F S J Nealley, ill in Newton Mass, is improving under nurse care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Council
Knights of Columbus
Rockland
Colonial
F. S. J. Nealley
Harry A. Nealley
Newton
Mass
Freeport Woman Found Dead in Ruins of Home
In Freeport a 75 year old woman Mary F Littlefield perished when her home burned in the Flying Point district. Neighbors searched the ruins after a quick blaze, finding her skull as debris was cleared. Cause believed to be a chimney defect or clothing ignition. The home had been relocated a decade earlier. Lieut Walter Brown, son of Edward Brown, is due home soon with his infant brother Edwin Jr who he has yet to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Littlefield
Flying Point
Howard Wilson
Littlefield
Walter Brown
Edward Brown
Lemont Street
France
Edwin, Jr
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Buchanan
Bath Iron Works
Bath Customs District
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works Ltd
Wiles' x Gannerrwiir
S.D- Warren Go
Armory
H. M. Sewall
Col Roosevelt
PRIV
John Murphy
Bocks
J. H. Murphy
Bat
F. A
American Expeditionary Forces
Priv. J
FE. Wade
M.C.R.R. Yard
Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works,Ltd
Wetherbee
H. G. Hodgkins
Hts
Baltimore
Fred A. Hodgkins
U.S.N
Lydia
Wilson’s
Knights Columbus
Freeport
Mary Littlefield
Johnson Bros Co
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