City’s Winter Flourish Amid Skating Gallops and Local News
Skating crowds thrive at Mill Pond and Sunday sessions draw crowds while ice cutting for Mill Pond Ice Co. begins under Capt. Dingley. Maine National Guard uniforms arrive in Augusta for later issue. Aca dia lodge members head to Portland for the Py thian Jubilee. Morse High’s basketball routs Bates and Edward Little girls win. dance at Kennebec Yacht club follows. Bath Iron Works staff dine at Oakland house. bridge survey work planned. Kennebec Yacht club nearer debut of King Pepper, a farcical opera noted as a laughing cure for dyspepsia.
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Maine National Guard
Augusta
Mill Pond
Acadia Lodge
Portland
Western Maine Pythian
Morse
Bates College
Edward Little High
Kennebec
Harry D. Allard
Charles H. Gowen
Portland Street Railroad Co
Allard
White Mountains
Bath Iron Works
Oakland House
Jerry Harrington
Winneganee
John W. Storrs
Concord
N. H
New Meadows
West Bath
Brunswick
Bath
King Pepper
Maine
E. C. Plummer
Page
3A Yard Lodge
South Portland
Portland Co
Knights of Pythias
Pequawket Lodge
Fryeburg
Pine Tree Lodge of
Hartland
W. E. Ricker
Rocky Hill Lodge
Woodfords
Re-Elected Officers Highlight Home for Aged Causes Balance
The Home for Aged Couples and Old Men reports a $2 094 64 operating cost with receipts slightly higher, leaving a small treasury balance. Randall D. Bibber is reelected president, Horatio A. Duncan secretary, E Randall Leonard treasurer, with a slate of trustees. Inmates numbered eight with one new applicant, one death. religious services, gifts, and special events occurred. Water supply extended and plans for bathroom electric wiring announced, praising matron M F Taylor.
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Treasury
REL
Randall D. Bibber
Horatio A. Duncan
E. Randall Leonard
Frederic H. Low
Omar W. Folscom
A. B. Hervey
Edward W. Hyde
L. S. Metcalf
George P. Davenport
Seth T. Snipe
Davis Hatch
George W. Dean
Emma _ J. Small
William E. Palmer
Annie H. Hyde
D. Howard Spear
Harold
Duncan
M. F. Taylor
Reverend Sperry resigns from New Church Temple pastorate
Rev. Paul A. Sperry announced at the annual parish meeting his resignation as pastor of the New Church Temple. He accepts a call to the New Church Society in Brockton, Massachusetts, starting late winter. He has served the city for two years after graduating from the New Church Theological School in Cambridge. Parish officers were elected: Moderator William D. Sewall, Clerk Edward W. Larrabee, and a parish committee including Mrs. John H. Kimball, Arthur B. Stearns, and others.
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Paul A. Sperry
New Church Temple
Sperry
New Church Society
Brockton
Mass
New Church Thelogical School
Cambridge
William D. Sewall
Edward W. Larrabee
John H. Kimball
Arthur B. Stearns
Davis Hatch
Orrin 5. Lindsay
Charles M. Morse
Robert J. Gilker
L. T. Moses
Carrie Moulton
Bath Gossip Notes and Visiting Notables
Seth F. Clark of Portland visited Bath yesterday. Ralph Stetson returned to Worcester academy after a few days at home. Mrs. Florence Hagan hosts the Dorcas Guild. Church groups met at several homes on Middle and High streets. Mrs. Edward W. Hyde entertained St. Mary's guild on High street. Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. Edward C. Plummer on Dummer street. The Evening Sewing club was hosted by Mrs. Harry T. Passmore on Dummer. Mrs. B. V. Townley left for Lewiston to spend a week at the Great Department store. Edward C. Plummer has returned to Washington, D. C., as Atlantic Carriers' bills approach. William R. Wilson, of Boston, sails for Panama after the Deering schooner launch. Bath friends of Naomi Marks of Portland announce her engagement to John Nilson Laurik of New York, a New York Times critic.
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Florence Hagan
Dorcas Guild
Beacon Street
Methodist Church
High Street
Edward W. Hyde
St. Mary's Guild of
Grace Episcopal Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Central Congregational Church
Edward C. Plummer
Dummer Street
Universalist Church
Harry T. Passmore
William R. Wilson
Boston
Panama
Wilson
The
Independent
Bath Friends
Naomi Marks
Portland
John Nilson Lauriik
New York
New York Times
Marks
Edwin M. Fuller
Maine Central selects Morris McDonald as new general manager
The Maine Central directors elected Morris McDonald to succeed the late George F. Evans as general manager. McDonald, 42, has long served as Evans’s trusted lieutenant and will lead the railroad with full confidence from the board. A new second vice president and comptroller role was created, with George S. Hobbs elected to head the traffic department.
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Maine Central Railroad
Morris McDonald
George F. Evans
McDonald
New England
Portland
Evans
Payson Tucker
Washington County and Somerset Lines
Union Station Co
George S. Hobbs
Marshal McFadden Gives Boots To Confessed Thief In Bath
City Marshal McFadden showed compassion when a youth confessed to stealing rubber boots and a buck saw from Supt. Horace Ward. After a police interview the marshal donated a new pair of long leg boots and urged the boy to seek honest work and avoid further trouble.
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McFadden
Bath
Horace Ward
Park and Cemetery Commission
Bath Wood
Center Street
Ward
Marshal McFadden
Surprise birthday party for Master Frank Leach at Phippsburg
In Phipsburg on Thursday evening friends staged a surprise party for Master Frank Leach marking his birthday. The event featured a cake with eleven candles, refreshments, music and several guests including Mrs Wiggin Misses Bessier Grace Dickinson Hattie Beatrice Bowker Maggie McDonald Agnes Oliver Ralph Wallace Arthur Wilson Wallace McDonald Walter McCourt and Miss Ethel Cushman. The village notes include skating at Center pond a Christian Endeavor society organized with Mrs J F Leach president and others serving in officer roles. Miss Ruth Heald and Mrs Henry Minott are ill with grip.
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Master Frank Leach
Master Frank
Wiggin
Bessier
Grace Dickinson
Hattie
Beatrice Bowker
Maggie McDonald
Agnes Oliver
Ralph Wallace
Arthur Wilson
Wallace McDonald
Walter McCourt
Ethel Cushman
Society of Christian Endeavor
J. F. Leach
Abbie Minott
Bessie Dickinson
Ruth Heald
Henry Minott
Death of Former Bath Business Man in Malden Mass
Charles H. Pierce a Springvale druggist and longtime business leader died in Malden Mass at his daughter Lizzie Hanson’s home. Born in Monmouth 1828 he worked in photography for 16 years in this city then moved to North Berwick and 27 years ago to Springvale. He organized the Springvale Aqueduct Co. and served as president and superintendent. He leaves son Charles S. Pierce and two daughters Mrs. Charles H. Hanson and Mrs. Willis A. Fogg. Funeral services planned this afternoon.
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Malden
Mass
Charles H. Pierce
Springvale
Lizzie P. Hanson
Pierce
Monmouth
North Berwick
Springvale Aqueduct Co
Charles S. Pierce
Charles H. Hanson
Willis A. Fogg
Hanson
Webber's Botanic Cough Balsam Still Guarantees Cures
Webber's Botanic Cough Balsam remains trusted for coughs and colds with a 25 year record and a guarantee of cure or payment. No cure no pay.
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Webber
Bath Marine Ships Boats to Boston Motor Boat Show
The Bath Marine Construction Co loads several boats on flat cars this week for shipment to the Boston motor boat show that opens Saturday and runs through the following week.
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Bath Marine Construction Co
Boston
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Music Hall
Lincoln National Bank
Staples
MR. Sperry
Pythians
Seth F. Clark
John W. Perkins & Co
Ralph Stetson
Worchester Academy
League of Central Congregational Church
Frances Hobson
Middle Street
B. V. Townley
Dr. Charles
Percy
Lewiston
Great Department Store
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Congress
Marshal
Phippsburg
Frank
Golder Leach
Malden, Mass
Thompson Bros
Bath Business Directory
A.&co.m.redson
Front St. Bath
Legerd
Stabie
Vine Street
Washington St
Geo. A. Tenney
H Pratt
DEWEY
JO Malo
BON Ton
M E Reid
Cyrus W. Longley
Front St
Bath, ME
John R. Knowlton
Centre Street
Curtis
Ida B. Carlson
Mei
Centre ST
M. H. Loach
Johnson
Anodyne
Liniment
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