Pool Game Breaks Tie In Colonial Contests
A tie in the third colonists pool tournament was broken by Capt. Kingsley of the Scrappers defeating Capt. Nall of the Kickers. The Scrappers clinched their third straight tournament with a 7 to 6 lead overall, while individual matches featured keen play and several notable pairings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nall
The
Kickers
Arthur Colby
Roscoe Shaw
Vickers
Ned Andrews
Brian Jewett
Scrappers
Carl Anderson
Fred Tk
Teeling
Carl
Bill Furber
Bill Dennison
Rieck Whalen
Arthur Auld
Tom Morrison
Scrapper
Joe Cyr
W. Furber
W. Dennison
F. Whalen
A. H. Auld
Kingsley
Capt
Hall
Tilliards
Hall of
Indoor rifle shooting grows in local scene this winter
Indoor shooting gains popularity with two rifle teams already active and more anticipated in the city. Hyde Windlass Co. and Rangers lead, Knights of the Golden Eagle may form a team, and Roland H. Smith post discusses forming a Legion rifle squad. City hall access is doubtful for matches, but a 50 foot hall could host events as teams form and prepare for winter competitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Rangers
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Roland H. Smith
A.T
Legion
City Hall
Hyde Windlass
Brunswick
Brunswick Fire Department
Windhess
Smelts Near Whiskeay Yield Two-Foot Baby Sturgeon Catch
William J. Humphries and Tra Clough at their camp on Whiskeay caught 32 pounds of smelts and a two foot baby sturgeon. Fishermen note that occasionally small sturgeon are found in the creek by the smelt fishermen on the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Humphries
Tra Clough
Eagles Triumph In Park Alley Bowling Clash At Bath
The Eagles defeated Texas 1441 to 1351 in a Park Alley bowling match at Bath highlighted by Reynolds and Ham. Reynolds led with 518 in five games, while Ham added 508, and Fred McFadden set a string record with 161 and a three-string total of 365. Tonight’s program features Washington club versus Red Men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Alley
Kingles
Texas Club
Hair of the Eagles
Reynbdids
Texas
Eagles
Reynolds
Ham
Fred McFadden
Fred
Bath
Washington Club
Red Men
Eagles Alot Hoss Fey Scm
LST
Repa
Stewart
CER
Sival Bee
Weber
Sanitary paper cup law upholds Bath soda founts
A Bath city ordinance requires drinks to be served only in paper containers at drug stores. A stranger demanded a milk shake in a glass, learning it is illegal to dispense beverages in anything but paper cups. He argued glasses should be boiled clean after use, noting dust risk in unwashed containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Tie
Pejepscot Co plant to stay at Belfast after fire
Justus A. B. Cowles, president of Pejepscot Paper Co., declares the Belfast discharging plant will continue operations. The facility handles Canadian pulpwood by barge, unloading then shipping by rail to Pejepsot. A recent fire caused $100,000 damage. no new site will be chosen despite earlier talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pejepsest Paper Co
Belfast
Justus A. B. Cowles
Canada
Pejepseot
Sergt William Starkey Visits Old Bath Home
Sergt William Starkey United States Army visits Bath after five years away. He served eight months in France in the Marne sector and bears a gold chevron. Now with the 9th U.S. Infantry in New York City he handles army paperwork and escorts fallen heroes home. He plans a brief Bath stop before reporting to New York Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Starkey
United States Army
Bath
Maine
Union
Bil
Tie
Marne
France
Wth U.S. Infantry
New York City
Sergt. Starkey
United States
New York
Two New Members For Grace Church Club
Grace church Men's club admitted Edward W. Bridgham and Earl 3. Collins at a regular meeting held at the Parish house. The club voted to attend as a group the morning of January 23 and discussed starting a Sunday night forum discussion if popular. A good attendance followed, and members were served frankfurters coffee and hot chocolate prepared by Charles Sanborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Bridgham
Earl
Collins
Grace Church Men's Club
Culbert McGay
Charles Sanborn
Henry Rowe acquires Bath Fruit Co and moves home
Henry Rowe who has recently purchased the Bath Fruit Co on Commercial Street has taken the house at 31 Oliver Street and has been joined by Mrs Rowe and daughter Marjorie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rowe
Bath Fruit Co
Commercial Street
Oliver Street
Mrs. Rowe
Marjorie
Phippsburg Soldier to Rejoin United States Army
Captain A F F Williams of Phippsburg departs for Camp Meade Md to resume service after a period of retirement. He served overseas in World War I and later at Fort Williams Coast Artillery. Arlington steamer sustains some plate damage in Hampton Roads during a gale causing both ships to drag anchors. Capt Gilpatrick and Mrs Willings accompany him to Portland before his wife returns to Phippsburg. News also notes Captain Caleb Haskell of a triangular voyage, his son Robert rising to captain at 23, and local residents Doris and Dorothy Haskell in Portland hospitals amid winter ice forming on the Kennebec and nearby bays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Meade
Willings
Portland
Whippsburg
Arlington
W. Gilpatrick
Thippsburg
Hampton Roads
Boston
Gilpatrick
John Walker
Thomaston
Phippsburg
Kate Percy Thompson
Caleb Haskell
la Havre
Venezuela
Charleston
S.C
Haskell
Robert
Edisto
Ates Tone
School of Navigation
Rockland
Doris
Dorothy Haskell
Dr. Cousins Hospital
Dorothy
Kennebec River
Farrar Wins Match From Portland Man
John Goud of Portland used a steady game against Farrar at the Park alleys Tuesday but Farrar sealed the win with a ninth string of 13-4. Farrar totaled 1026 to Gouds OS Goud suffered loss. Goud has only thumb and little finger on his bowling hand after a past accident. This was Farrars second win over Goud, who previously bowled in Portland January 14 with Farrar scoring 994 to Gouds 925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goud
Portland
Farrar
Park
Bathman
Goud
OSG
Varrar
Cosmopolitan Club notes stage farce at Morse High School
The Cosmopolitan club presents the farce A Day and a Night at Morse high school assembly hall Friday night at 7 45. Miss Myrna Avery leads the orchestra for dancing after the show with ten club members in the cast including Martha Barker Bernice Sturtevant Phyllis Wyman Sarah Flaherty Bessie Brown Dorothy Jewett Fanny Green Nellie Sawyer Katherine Mayers Jane Goodman Grace Carlton sings several selections. Tickets are available from cast members or at the club house. The card party moved to Monday afternoon with three prizes and tea for late arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Cosmopolitan Club
Myrna Avery
Martha Barker
Bernice Sturtevant
Phyllis Wyman
Sarah Flaherty
Bessie Brown
Dorothy Jewett
Fanny Green
Nellie Sawyer
Katherine Mayers
Jane Goodman
Grace Carlton
Hans Friedrichs
Mayers
Light Sunday Snow Melts On Granolithic Walks
Sunday evening saw a light fall of snow that melted quickly on granolithic sidewalks, leaving the area slick but the conditions generally safe for pedestrians.
Morse High pupils raise funds for IEF relief
Morse High School, in an after school assembly by Junior and Freshman grades, presented an entertainment program to aid the European Children's Relief Fund. The show featured a student orchestra with Doris Brown, George McFadden, James Hanson, Regol Higgins, and Raymond Williams, plus recitations, piano and cornet numbers, a French family tableau, a pantomime, and a short playlet. Candy and a fish pond sale raised over $25 for the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Assembly Hall
Doris Brown
George McFadden
James Hanson
Regol Higgins
Raymond Williams
Helen Stearns
Royal Higgins
Alfred Krover
Doris Strown
Mies Evelyn Oliver
Donald Carr
Delightful West Bath Red Cross Entertainment
The West Bath Red Cross women hosted a charming evening after a sewing session at the grange hall. Family supper featured chicken pie and doughnuts, followed by a musical and literary program directed by Myre Annie Wylie Stackpole with performances by local artists and a talk on Ireland by Dr Stackpole. The event ended with group singing around 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
West Bath
Grange Hall
Myre Annie Wylie Stackpole
Stackpole
Former Bathman Publishes Verses in Charm
James Plaisted Webber, English instructor at Phillips Exeter and former Bathman, releases Poems to a Little Maid. The Boston Herald hails it as a holiday season favorite of rare grace and delicacy. Webber, Bowdoin 1902, previously published Repetitions in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Plaisted Webber
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Boston Herald
Boston
Webber
Bowdoin
Crinkler Studio
Portland Press
Daughters of Revolution Hold January Meeting
Col. Dummer Sewall chapter D A R met on a Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Hathorne home on High Street. Papers on William Brewster William Bradford and Miles Standish were read by Miss Alice Robbins. Mrs Courser read on Pilgrim Mothers and Mrs Low reported on the Pilgrim Centennial at Wrymouth. Light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
BK. W. Hathorne
High Street
William Brewster
William Bradford
Miles Standish
Alice K. Robbins
Fred N. Courser
Charles
Low
Wrymouth
Careers Open to Women Report Highlights Broad Range
A new work edited by Catherine Filene and published by Houghton Mifflin lists over 175 occupations open to women. Notable fields include public accounting, architecture, police work, foreign trade research, and politics with sections by YWCA leaders Hazel MacKaye Irene Hedley Armes and Abigal Hawkes detailing pageant directing city association work and field roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Filene
Intercollegiate Vocational Guidance Association
Houghton Mifflin Company
Y. W. C. A. Sereraries
Hazel MacKaye
Bureau of Pagentry
Nation Board
Miss MacKaye
Percy MacKaye
MacMain
Irene Hevdley Armes
Brexton
Massachusetts
Frank E Ham Funeral Held at Ham Home
The funeral of the late Frank E. Ham was held in the afternoon at the home of his son Alderman William F. Ham on Washburn Street with Rev A Evans officiating. The bearers were Francis Ham James Ham Teddy Ham and Francis Lee Ham. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Ham
William F. Ham
Washburn _ street
el A. Evans
Peopl' Baptist Church
Beavers
Francis Ham
James Ham
Teddy I'am
Francis Lee
Oak Grove
Fishermen Return Laden with Smelts From Ice
Night fishers returned to the ferry with heavy catches as cold weather increased bites. Men on the Hockomock and Arrowsie reels reported large hauls and shipments to Boston and New York markets. Reports note theft of bait from a pocket andBryan Scanlon as a early season smelt fisherman on the Arrowsie ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tienry and
Clavenes Carlton
Boston
New York
Charles Smart
Arrowsie
Edward McKellan
Eally
George Roderick
Camp Ground
Leon Billings
Torace Melunes
Woolwiel
Bryan Scanlon
Colonial
Efe
Comrades Enjoy Excellent Program at Universalist Meeting
The Universalist Comrades met in the vestry with oyster stew before the program. George Davey and Fred Safford sang with Miss Margaret Hanson on piano, followed by talks by Andrew Merrill Henry Hodgdon and Horace Ward on city public service, assessors, and park duties. Harry Foote, Harry Bowie and Harry bk Stetson led the organizing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universalist
Presen
George Davey
Fred Safford
Margaret Hanson
Andrew S. Merrill
Ath
Maine Water Co
Kennebec
Henry GC. Hodgdon
Horace T. Ward
Park and Cemetery Board
Harry Foote
Harry Bowie
Harry Bk
Stetson
Maine Fruit Growers Annual Convention
The annual Fruit Growers of Maine meeting will be held February 14 and 15, 1921 at Auburn hall Auburn. Speakers will cover orchard work from planting to marketing and beekeepers are invited to attend. A beekeepers' meeting is set for February 15 at 10 a.m. to organize a state association. State Horticulturist Frank H. Dudley heads the convention program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit Growers of
Maine
Auburn Hall
Auburn
Frank H. Dudley
Young-Lom mell Wedding in Bath on Navy Veteran Returns
Jilbert J. Young an electrician with Central Maine Power Co returns to Bath with his bride Marie Lommell formerly of New York City. They were married in New York Jan 9 at the bride’s father Christian Lommell’s home 96 First Avenue. About 75 relatives attended a ceremony and supper with an orchestra. Young served four years in the U.S. Navy as a radio electrician on various ships and filed shore work after June 1920. Mrs. Young formerly a stenographer for Wallach Bros. Clothiers on Broadway at 29th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jilbert J. Young
Central Maine Power Co
Bath
Marie Lommell
New York City
Mellen
Young
TS Western Ave
Christian Lommell
First Avenue
United States Navy
Wallach Bros., Clothiers
Broadway
29Th Street
Topsham Veteran Haley Buried in Riverview Cemetery
The funeral of Marshall F. E. Haley of Topsham, who died in France on October 4 1918 at a base hospital, was held Thursday afternoon with burial at Riverview Cemetery. Rev H G McCann officiated as George T Files post American Legion members rendered honors. Haley, age 28, entered service May 30 1918 and served at Camp McLellan Alabama before going overseas with Company A 115th Infantry. He was the son of Mrs Alvena and the late Henry Haley of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall FE. Haley
Toysham
France
Riverview Ceemetery
H. G. McCann
George T. Files
American Legion
Haley
Camp McLellan
Alabama
Company A
115Th Infantry
Alvena
Henry Haley
Topsham
World voyage man Arthur Snow to depart February
Arthur J. Snow, recently returned as assistant engineer aboard the Barbour line steamship William H. Webb, visits his mother Mrs. Charles M. Snow at 1069 High Street and plans to leave Kath February first after sailing from New York to Japan via Suez, then delivering cargoes between ports. He left the ship in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Snow
Barbour Line
William H. Webb
Charles M. Snow
High Street
Kath
New York
Japan
Suez Canal
Mr. Snow
Philadelphia
Post Plans Minstrel Show After Friday Meeting
Roland H. Smith post members debated a minstrel show with a small turnout. Sentiment favored staging the performance, and further steps will be taken immediately. The show is expected next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland H. Smith Post
A.L
Camp on Winneganee Creek Caught in Gale
Ralph Small's camp on Winneganee creek was caught by a gale Friday and stranded in open water. It was hauled out with the oil stove and axe intact and had not fallen during the flight over the creek ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Small
Winneganee Creek
Employee McKinney to receive compensation after injury claim
William McKinney, riveter for Texas Steamship Co., allegedly injured by an electric shock on June 24, 120, will receive all due compensation from United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. An examination by Dr. Tyson in Augusta was ordered to determine if the current condition stems from the claimed shock. The appeal was heard by State Industrial Accident Commission Chairman Arthur J. Thayer in City Hall, Frank. A. Morey and Philip Burke represented the plaintiff and Texas Steamship Co. respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinney
Texas Steamship Co
United States Fidelity and Gurantee Co
Morest. Tyson
Augusta
Ato 2
Arthur J. Thayer
State Industrial Accident Commission
City Hall
Frank. A. Morey
Lewiston
Waittif
Philip Burke
Boston
Frederic J. Patton
Dre. Matton
Ma. Melviney
Thayer
Merhurke
Tyson
McKinney
Burke
Smaller College Wins In Debate
Members of the Phi Rho society praised one of the best recent debates at Morse High School Thursday night on the topic that a smaller college benefits students more than a larger university. The negative won narrowly with Donald Carr, John Dougherty and Elford Storey for the negation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Rho Society
Morse High School
Euther Het
Howard McPhee
Andrew Flaherty
Donald Carr
John Dougherty
Elford Storey
Luther Hall
Leslie Wold
Wlard Sprague
Edward IT. True
Roger Worrey
Sentinel
David J. Tabor
United States
Russia
Elford Stover
George Mosex
Howard McWhee
George McFadden
Assembly Hall
Union Defenders Day Observances Invite Lincoln Address
Lincoln's birthday observance by Sedgwick post and T W Hyde camp scheduled for Sunday Feb 13 at Central Congregational Church. Rev David L Wilson to deliver address on Abraham Lincoln life, with special music and invitations extended to Augusta leaders and several veterans groups. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hydecamp
Sons of Veterans
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Robert A. Cony
Augusta
Appomattox
Brunswick
Charles H. Cahill
Sedgwick Post
G.A.R
Kennebec Naval Veterans
Ernest Edgar Kateon
United Spanish War Veterans
Roland H. Smith
A.D
G. A
Farrar Wins Match At Portland Alleys
Preston Farrar, president of the Associate Bowling league, defeated John Good in a ten string match at Portland Friday night with a score of 99 to 28. A return match is planned at upstairs Park alleys tomorrow night with Farrar favored to win. In other notes, Whiskeag ice conditions caused smelt camp drift with Alderman Fred C. Potter and William J. Collins’ camps blown to an ice floe in the Kennebec. most huts on Bath grounds were recovered by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Farrar
Associate
John Good
Portland
Farrar
Gond
Lynde
Bath
Captain Small Tows Smelting Tale On Winnegan Ice
Captain William A. Small, returning from Boston where he serves as mate on a towboat, tested the smelting on Winnegan ice Saturday and landed forty pounds. The teneils proved unusually large as he worked along the edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Small
Boston
Portland Y M C A Volley Players Beat Bath V Team
Fourteen Portland YMCA volleyball players arrived in Bath Saturday afternoon. The first team split two matches with Bath V, winning three straight games in the opening set while Bath V fought back to win three of four in a thrilling late surge. Second team results balanced the day as Bath V claimed three of four, wiping out earlier defeats. The Portland YMCA plans another game within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Y.M.C A
Bath
Mayers
Portland
Phiri Aiea
Sreediel
Bath Pupil Debaters Attend College Contest in Lewiston
Morse high school principals and students joined Miss Sarah Black to Lewiston for a Bates Harvard debate at City Hall. Bates won by unanimous judges. The topic was federal ownership of coal mines with Constitutionality waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton D. Wilson
Morse High School
Luther Hall
Robert Bloom
George Acheson
Warren
Bates
Carroll L. Beedy
Mainé
Justice Dunn of
Crone
Maine Supreme Court
Edward P. Gowell
Berwick
Milliken
Augustus Thomas
Auguste
United States
Harvard
Sol A. Rosenblatt
Omaha
Neb
Harry J. d@riendly
Flmira
N. Y
Clyde William Phelps
Rockfort
Edward Allen Morris
Baltimore
Anurie Ivan Johnson
Buffalo
Robert Burnham Watts
Portland
Dr Percy W Roberts Ordered To Pay Damages
Dr Percy W Roberts a New York physician and surgeon formerly of Bath was found liable for libel. A six cent damage award plus costs was granted Friday after a half hour jury verdict in New York. The suit stemmed from a letter written while Roberts served with military forces to Dr George Barrie who had agreed to safeguard his practice during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy W. Roberts
New York
Bath
George Varrie
Roberts
Barrie
Carrie
Kathleen Vanderbilt
State's Weekly Pay Roll Delayed By Bond Error
State workers at the Maine State house faced a payroll delay last week as a bond issue for Willian L Bonney of Bowdoinham revealed the bonding company backed him for sheriff of Kennebec county. The mix up left envelopes unfurnished and payroll running over into the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Maine
Joseph W. Simpson
York
Willian L. Bonney
Bowdoinham
Kennebec County
Memorial Mass For Joseph A Frates At St Marys Church Mond
A memorial requiem mass for Joseph A. Frates was conducted at St. Marys Church Mond by Rev Fr J P Gorman. The funeral was Sunday afternoon with bearers Thomas Tracey Edward Biggins Frank Savage and Thomas P Neagle. A large gathering attended both services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Frates
St. Mary’s Church
J. P. Gorman
Thomas Tracey
Edward ‘Biggins
Frank Savage
Thomas P. Neagle
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Billiards
C. Anderson
Kicker
Koo
C. Kingsley
H. Hall
A. Merrill
J. McCole
BE. Work
S. Smith
G. Standish
Scranpers
OO. Greenough
FE. Wright
R. Shaw
A. Colby
KH. Andrews
M. Jewett
J. A. Perkins
J. Merrill
G. Hunte
A. Harriman
FL Powers
H. Thompson
WP. Moulton
J. Conant
I. Ramsay
F. Turner
J. Legro
J. Lausier
Park Alley Records
Pejepscot CO
Sergt
Grace Church Club
A. F. Williams
Center
Mead
Fred Duren
Richmond
IEF
West Bath Red Cross
Daughters OF Revolution
Maine Fruit Growers Annual Convention
Union Defenders
Prince
Ashabeeuaees
Anlenzin
Wisharteneve
Frank
Gillingham Smithereepar
Turner
Thompoom
Potorson
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