Two Bath Built Yachts See World War Service Fame
Two Bath built steam yachts taken over for war service in 1917 proved staunch and speedy. The Isabel served overseas and became flagship of the Yangtse Patrol Force while the Winchester stayed home and later returned to private use. The Isabel averaged 31.82 knots and at times reached 34.5 knots. the Winchester near 34 knots. The Isabel carried four 3-inch guns and torpedo tubes and served as flagship of Destroyer Division One. The Winchester was commissioned March 9 1918 and later sold to private ownership, now listed as owned by Peter W. Rouse of New York City.
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Bath
Winchester
Isabel
Germany
Navy Department
Hanc
Navy
Atlantic
United States
Brest
Reid
Warrington
Flusser
Seattle
President Grant
Rappahannock
St. Patrick's Day
Ar Men Light
Slayton
The
Reich
Ferrol
Ferrol T
H. M.S Loval
Qstead
Wear
Ferret
Villaamidl
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Orient
Helena
Tutuila
Guam
Monocacy
Oahu
Panay
Luzon
Mindanao
Yangtse
Chungking
Penguin
Ichang
U.S. S
U. S. S. San Diego
Bainbridge
Hull
Paul Jones
Perry
Preble
Naval Service
Secretary of the Navy
U. S. S. Dolphin
U.S. S. Svylph
Peter W. Rouse
New York City
January meeting of the Cosmopolitan Club held
The Cosmopolitan Club January gathering admitted Miss Frostunt Marston Mrs Ante Whitts Miss Avatha Lenox and Miss Marie Sounn to active membership. Officers and committees were listed with names such as Helen Hynd, Penina, Shennen, Chris, Bebe MakCH, and Royton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspige Pelitan Cliby
Alec
Frostunt Marston
Ante
Avatha Lenox
Marie
Helen Hynd
Frotaway
Chads
Gdaher
Dapetaara
Chris
Philone
Cyyerriss
Royton
SPI
Ff Vyia
Girls' Friendly Society Holds Oak Street Meeting
The Girls' Friendly Society met at the Geer church on Oak Street for an evening of sociability. Mrs. Charles M. Tubbs received an electric percolator as a token of appreciation for her service. Plans were made for a baked bean supper on January 19. Mrs. Oliver E. Branch of Augusta is visiting Mrs. Catherine Jolson on Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Oak Street
Charles M Tubbs
Oliver E. Branch
Agusta
Catherine Jolson
Union Street
Wiscasset Society Notes and Local Appointments
Wiscasset reports arrivals departures and events including Bronson family travel to New York and California plans, Miss Bellas heading to Boston then Florida, church officers elected at First Congregational, ministerial association meeting, residents improving from illness, and organ society officers chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Bronson
Winifred Bronson
New York
California
Panama Canal
Webb
Portland
Helena Bellas
Boston
Miss Bellas
Florida
First Congregational Church
John H Southard
Jessie Jackson
Joseph H. Smith
Alice Taylor
Carolyn Varney
John H. Southard
Parker Bb. Stinson
Sarah D. Varney
Bible School
H. W. Webb
Elizabeth
Dorothy Sewall
S. J. Sewall
Richmond
Dorothy
Chandler Secretarial
Lewis Lowell
South Windham
Wiscasset
Richard Hunnewell
Moatsweag
Organ Society
A. H. Dodge
H. Www
Roy R. Marston
Frank Adams
E. Fred Albee
Nina Colby
Fred Coffin
Frank Hutchins
Earl Aines
Harry Mosher
Clinton Bailey
Harry Bailey
George Swain
Mail Bag readers praise Bath Independent subscribers
Letters from former Sagadahoc residents praising the Bath Independent appear with subscriptions and New Year wishes. Messages from MRS M S GOULD of Cleveland W FE WILLIS of Beverly MA and W W TEMPLE of Exeter NH express appreciation and request continued delivery for 1929.
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the Times Company
W. FE. Willis
Beverly
Mass
Sagadahoc Grange installs officers at Bowdoin Center
Sagadahoc Grange met Saturday evening at its Bowdoin Center hall for the annual installation of officers. Mrs. E C Patten presided as installing officer, with Guy M Williams and Grace E Taylor and Mr and Mrs Herbert Roberts assisting. A short program followed, then a baked bean supper. Sagadahoc Grange invites Sagadanoe cranse to attend the dedication of the New Topsham grange hall on Saturday afternoon and evening, invitation accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Grange
Saturde
Bowdoin Center
E. C. Patten
Guy M. Williams
Grace E. Taylor
Herbert Roberts
Sagadanoe Cranse
Topsham Grange Hall
Bowdoin Notes Public Socials and Local Incidents
Mrs Stella Purinton returned to Richmond after a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs B E Purinton. Saturday accident on the Federal road left Eghest Millay with severe facial wounds and the loss of teeth. he is hospitalized in Gardiner. East Bowdoin Ladies aid met at Mrs Ernest Carr home for New Year tree with lunch and a gift exchange. Farm Bureau set at Bowdoin Center Orange Hall Jan 16 to discuss basketry. Mrs Ida Nelson injured a arm in a fall the second time this year. sympathy from community. Mrs A E Purinton and grandson Leonard Curtis visited in Lisbon Falls Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Purinton
BE. Purinton
Richmond
Eghest Millay
Gardiner Hospital
BE. Purinson
East Bowdoin
Ernest Carr
Carr
Esther Rogers
Erland Rogers
Farm Bureau
Bowdoin Center Orange Hall
Ida Nelson
A. E. Purinton
Leonard Curtis
Lisbon Falls
Morse Girls Tie Lincoln Academy 28-28 on Larrabee Last-Second Shot
Miss Mary Larrabee scored a last three point to knot the Morse Lincoln Academy game at 28 all as time expired. Larrabee totaled 24 points while Miss Perkins added 20 for the visitors with teamwork from Spinney Reed and Aderton fueling Morse’s effort at the Bath Y gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Miller
Morse
Y Gym
Mary Larrabee
Speed Merchant
Morse-Lincoln Academy
Over East
Miss Larrabee
Bath
Perkins
Boothey
Oval
Larrabee
Miss Spinney
Kate McCarty
Husky
Miss Petlock
Miss McAllister
Twomey
Miss Reed
Miss Twomey
Capt
Aderton
Legard
Miss Perkins
Fossett
Tukey
Lincoln
Larrabee Rt
Spinney
Tukey le
Ener Ag
Boothby ‘Lime
Price Re-elected Trustee of First Baptist Church
Arthur I Price was reelected to a three year term as trustee at the First Baptist Church parish meeting held after a supper last week. Leon Eaton was chosen for three years on the prudential committee along with reappointed officers A I Stuart clerk Maud Stuart collector Mabel Lake assistant collector Lily Pray treasurer and others named to advisory roles. Ushers for the coming term include Paul Movure Lavold Carter and Herbert Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur I! Price
First Baptist Church
Leon Eaton
Prudential Committee
A. I. Stuart
Maud Stuart
Mabel Lake
Lily Pray
Price
Herbert E. Worrey
Freeman Crosby
Bodwell Grangers Install Officers for the Year
Bodwell Grange No. 289 in P. of H. installed officers for the coming year with Fred A. Curtis as master and Russell M. Hosmer as overseer. Past masters Curtis and Hosmer installed. Next meeting led by worthy chaplain Bessie Sprague. Also announced the Annual New England Sportsmen shows at Mechanics Building in Boston January 16 to 26 with exhibits from New Brunswick Newfoundland Labrador and New England plus rifle and archery contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Minee
P. of
Fred A. Curtis
William W Hosmer
Russell M. Hosmer
Mary Sylvester
Stanwood C. Gilman
Bessie J. Sprague
Emma Sylves
Eleanor H. Pye
Abner C. Johnson
Ida Curtis
Ceres
Lillian
Annuel
New England
Mechanics Building
Boston
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Attendance Drops At Lowell School Due To Illness
West Bath reports a dip in school attendance as several children fall ill including Bazin Lemont Jr and the children of Fred Brown and Earl Donnell. Others travel to Boston for visits while local families adjust to the spread of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell School
Bazin Lemont, Jr
Fred Brown
Earl Donnell
Ernest Rose
Rosedale
Boston
Chester Lorentsen
E. W. Haggett
Rose Farm
Washington Street
Bath
Marguerite Williams
Florence Meiley
Brunswick
Cumberland
York Counties
Portland
Carolyn Stackpole
Lillian Upham
Corliss Street
B. H. Stackpole
Campbell’s Pond
Arthur Brawn
Marilla Brawn
Reading
Mass
Brawn
Gilbert A. Cummings
Frances C. Noyes
West Paris
West Bath Grange installs its officers
West Bath Grange held an installation ceremony Monday night with 104 in attendance including 15 visitors from other granges. Charles M. White of Merrymeeting Grange led the installation assisted by a list of women and Miss Iva Hagan as lecturer and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Annie Peterson
Pearl Lemont
Grace Freeman
Mabel Brown
Hazel MacDonald
Faith
Marion Plummer
Lucy Ward
Charity
Katherine Hagan
Alice Johnson
Hope
Helen Green
Ethel Lee
Fidelity
Marguerite Lemont
Bath Bankers Meet in Annual Session
The Bath national banks and Bath Trust Co held their annual meeting Tuesday at two. No changes in personnel were made. James L. Morse was added to the Bath Trust Co board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Trust Co
James L. Morse
Trust Company
Directors elected and officers named at annual meeting
The following directors were elected William D. Sewall Arthur Sewall Dr Langdon T Snipe Frank B Nichols and John G Morse The directors organized with William D Sewall as president and Arthur Sewall as vice president Fred D Hill was reelected cashier Harry A Walters and Dunlap A Hateh as assistant cashiers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Langdon T. Snipe
Frank B. Nichols
John G. Morse
Fred D. Hill
Harry A. Walters
Dunlap A. Hateh
Re-elected Directors at First National Bank
The following directors were re elected Oliver Moses William S Shorey Charles V Minott Arthur J Dunton J Edward Drake Walter Fi Plummer Frederick E Drake Harry E Stetson The board re elected Moses president Shorey vice president and cashier Shorey was re elected cashier Daniel Williams and Harry L Day were re elected assistant cashiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
William S. Shorey
Charles V. Minott
Arthur J. Dunton
J. Edward Drake
Walter Fi. Plummer
Frederick E. Drake
Harry E. Stetson
Moses
Shorey
Daniel Williams
Harry JL. Day
Trustees Elect Leadership in Local Organization
Trustees named Rupert H Baxter Frank S Bowker Charles H Cahill Charl W Clifford Daniel T Dougherty Thomas S Gibbons Harvey P Hathorne Dora L Howard Allen M Trich Charles V Minott James L Morse J Houghton McLellan William S Newell Charles M Oliver Samuel R Percy Rodney E Ross Calvin W Rogers Harry B Sawyer L Eugene Thebeau Bruce H M White Executive Committee elected with Baxter as president and Ross and White as vice presidents. Mussenden and Skelton named assistant treasurers and Thebeau secretary with Alden G Smith retained as trust officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert H. Baxter
Frank S. Bowker
Charles H Cahill
Charl« W. Clifford
Daniel T. Dougherty
Thomas S. Gibbons
Harvey P. Hathorne
Dora L. Howard
Allen M Trich
Charles V. Minott
James L Morse
J. Houghton McLellan
Willian S. Newell
Charles M. Oliver
Samuel R. Percy
Rodney E. Ross
Calvin W Rogers
Harry B. Sawyer
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bruce H. M. White
Baxter
Bowker
Clifford
Dougherty
Irish
Newell
Percy
Ross
Sawyer
Thebeau
Mr. White
William B. Mussenden
William L. Skelton
Alden G. Smith
Grand Canyon Visit Described By Bath Boy On Trip
Percy Low writes home from Grand Canyon on a West Coast hiking trip with Henry Davies. He details snow on arrival, Bright Angel Trail, Kaibab routes to Phantom Ranch, and canyon vistas. He notes lodging at El Trovar and Bright Angel Cottages, describes Pueblo Navajo Hopi life, and mentions lectures on the Kolb Brothers and Southwest life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Canyon
Bath Boy
Percy Low
Henry Davies
Augusta
Los Angeles
Georgia Tech
Pasadena
Flagstaff
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Arizona
Bright Angel Camp
Colorado River
Bright Angel Trail
Tonto
Kaibab
Phantom Ranch
Yaki
Bright Angel
Harvey
Pueblo
Nava
Pueblos
National Geographic
el Trovar
Oscar W. Whitten 73 dies in Westport after long illness
Oscar W. Whitten, 73, died Monday forenoon at the old William A. Whitten house in Westport where he lived all his life. He leaves three brothers Captain Owen Whitten of Gloucester, Elm er Whitten of Wiscasset, and a sister Mrs Ettie V Lewis. Funeral is set for 1 p m Thursday. Earle Richardson and daughter Elizabeth returned from Milford Mass. Ordway Lewis, a Massachusetts public school teacher, came home because of his uncle's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar W. Whitten
William A. Whitten
Owen Whitten
Gloucester SS
Eimer Whitten
Wiscasset
Ettie V. Lewis
William A
Emerline (Dunton) Whitten
Earle Richardson
Elizabeth
Milford
Mass
Ordway Lewis
Massachusetts
Phippsburg Dromore Grange Holds New Year Meet
Dromore grange held a January 2 meeting with a New Year tree and gift exchange. One candidate received the first and second degrees. third and fourth degrees were conferred on another. Officers were installed with Past Master Morse officiating and Tibbetts assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Messers, Stevens and
Rolfe
Wiscasset
Clark Bowker
Irma Gilman
Waverley
Mass
William Gilman
Small Point
A. C. Wallace
Bath
Allen Brown
West Bath
Addie Purington
Annie Cutting
Waterville
Skowhegan
Grace Culity
Rockport
Nathaniel Percy
Cox
Frederick Harrington
J. E. Perry
Winneganee
H. W. Cutting
John Skillings
Alice Fisher
Flora
Earle P. Morse
Ralph Tibbetts
Bertha Coombs
Sagadahoc Delegation Draws Notable Maine Committee Posts
The Sagadahoc legislature delegation gains key assignments announced Thursday. Senator Frank W. Carlton of Woolwich chairs Public Buildings and Grounds and State Lands and Forest Preservation, and sits on Mines and Mining and Public Utilities. Representatives Aldrich of Topsham leads Judiciary, Butler of Bath serves on Salaries and Fees and Sea and Shore Fisheries, Hawkes of Richmond sits on Pensions, Jackson of Bath on Commerce and Library, Wright of Banks on Banking Insane Hospitals and Public Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine
Frank W. Carlton
Woolwich
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Henry W. Butler
Bath
George A. Hawkes
Richmond
N. Gratz Jackson
Commerce
Library
Henry C. Wright
Monthly meeting of Colonial Club plans minstrel show
About 30 members attended the Colonial club meeting. A February minstrel show is planned with Edwin F. Ramsay chairing the committee Eugene Desmond to coach and Clarence Johnson handling music. The show is deferred due to an epidemic and Dunlap commandery’s prior show. A pool and billiard tournament starts now. The Christmas tree committee reports 134 children aided. Membership changes include Leland R. Mitchell moving to active and Percy R. Low and C. E. Reed moving to nonresident status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Edwin F. Ramsay
Eugene Desmond
Clarence Johnson
Dunlap Commandery
Spear
Leland R. Mitchell
Percy R. Low
C. E. Reed
Farm Management Meeting Dates Set in Sagadahoc County
Dates announced for Farm Management meetings in Sagadahoc with venues at local grange halls. January 16 Woolwich January 17 West Bath January 25 Richmond Corner February 6 Bowdoin February 8 Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
West Bath Grange Hall
Woolwich Grange Hall
Richmond Corner Grange Hall
Bowdoin Grange Hall
Bowdoinham Grange Hall
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Olympic
O'Brien
Jarvis
Smith
Preston
Drayton
Leviathan
L. Fr. Atwood
L. F. Medicine Co
Portland, Me
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath Independent
Great Social Register
M.S. Gould
Cleveland, Ohio
W. W. Temple
Exeter
N. H
Bowdoin
Lincoln Academy
Bodwell Grangers
West Bath Grange
Bath Bankers Meet
Bath National Bank
First National Bank
Brown
Norway
Medicine Co
Bath Savings Institution
Westport
Phippsburg
Buxton
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine CO
Abbot Village
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