Bath City hospital holds twelfth annual meeting
The Bath City hospital held its twelfth annual meeting at the Common Council chamber. The superintendent’s twelfth annual report and reports from the president treasurer auditor and several committees were read and praised for their thorough preparation and evident public spirit. Officers were re-elected: President William D Sewall Vice President Harry B Sawyer Secretary Hiram T Stevens Treasurer Lulu M Emery. Trustees were re-elected and new corporators named Mr and Mrs Allan M Irish and Mr and Mrs Joseph Carvill joined the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
William D. Sewall
Harry B. Sawyer
Hiram T. Stevens
Lulu M. Emery
George F. Jackson
Scott R. Frye
A. J. Dunton
Charles W. Welch
Julia A
Hospital Report Shows 1920 to 1921 Patient Statistics
Superintendent Marguerite J. Ropert presents the annual hospital report noting 22 patients on January 1, 1921 and 669 admissions for the year, with 559 cured and 67 improved. The report covers age groups, daily cost, and treatment days, continuing on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite J. Ropert
Legion Ladies auxiliary formed amid brisk meeting
Roland H. Smith post of the American Legion held its regular meeting at post headquarters with 50 members present. Commander Eugene M. Desmond outlined plans for a Ladies' auxiliary, two teams were formed to recruit members, and new post members were elected or transferred. Roscoe E. Perkins reported a detailed compensation term, and Jon Roye Browne gave a lecture titled The Soul of the Flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland H. Smith
American Legion
Post
Eugene M. Desmond
Desmond
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Edward Sewall
Howard Deering
Vincent T. Jones
George E. Mellett
Frederick L. Kateen
Terey R. Low
Raymond H. Coolen
William A. Cummings
A. A. Stott
Warren Doughty
Ralph Day
W. 0. Eastman
George Stewart
A. H. Lane
Portland
Rockland
Roscoe E. Perkins
Perkins
Jon Roye Browne
George Crockett
Eugene Reed
John Murphy
Mail to Navy Men Addresses Ship Name Required
The San Francisco postmaster notes much Navy mail goes undelivered because senders omit the ship name in the address. To ensure prompt delivery, include the ship name on which the service member serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ferry Revenue Falls Short of Operating Costs for 1921
State ferry recorded 1921 revenue of 51,233.20 dollars against operating expenses of 53,944.34 dollars. End of year coal on hand was 100 tons, enough for about 40 days, while 1920 had none. Major income came from automobiles and light trucks totaling 53,175.55 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Paul D. Sargent
North-Center PTA Discusses Child Welfare Literature
Regular North-Center P T A meeting in the parish house on Oak street featured Mrs. Wilson Wright of Woolwich addressing practical uses of literature for child welfare nutrition and hygiene. A card party planned for February 2 will benefit the milk fund, with Miss Dorothy Jewett leading and reserving tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Street
A. F. Austin
Wilson Wright
Woolwich
United States Department of Labor and Child Welfare
Dorothy Jewett
Unity Guild Meeting at Elm Street Baptist Church
Unity guild of Elm Street Baptist Church met with Mrs Herbert Cavanaugh at 18 Park Street Tuesday evening. Thirteen members attended a brief business session deciding to make fancy sale articles at weekly meetings. An evening of sociability followed with hot chocolate crackers and cake. Members present included Mrs Ef M Holman Mrs Arthur J Dunton Mrs Harry M Huse Mrs Everett G Le s R Haskell Mrs Lotta Eaton Misses Brown Gwendolyn McLellan Jennie Goodman Winnie Duorgin Esther White and Alice Varney. The group will meet next Tuesday evening with Miss Vera Brown of 60 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Guild of
Elm Street
Everett G. Les R. Haskell
Lotta Eaton
Misses Rown
Gwendolyn McLellan
Jennie Goodman
Winnie Duorgin
Esther White
Alice Varney
Guild
Vera Brown
Loak Street
Justice Wilson convenes court for short term in Bath
The January term of the Supreme Judicial Court opened with prayers by Rev. Ernest M. Holman and Justice Scott Wilson presiding. Grand jurors were summoned, docket called, and several appeal and criminal cases noted, including single sale of liquor and automobile disputes. Jury lists include Bath and surrounding towns, with Brockport and Boothbay entities referenced in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Judicial Court
Ernest M. Holman
Scott Wilson
Charles O. Barrows
Bath
Traverse
Merritt Austin Johnson
Rockland
George W. Heselton
Gardiner
Edward W. Wheeler
Brunswick
James Blinn Perkins
Boothbay Harbor
George A. Cowan
Damariscotta
Charles M. Fitzgerald
William T. Hall
Walter S. Glidden
Joseph M. Trott
William J K. Hogan
Franklin Pierce Sprague
Arthur J. Dunton
Ralph O. Dale
Edward W. Bridgham
John J. Keegan
Orlando H. Lane
State
Philips Robateille
Lewiston
Scott Greenleaf
M. B. Striar
Bangor
Harvey Cline
Asault
Oliver
Alfred L. Taylor
Brewer
Melvin H. Beerwort
John H. Freeman
Fred H. Pratt, Jr
Roy F. Shackford
Edward B. Smith
Allans. Reed
James H. Whitney
Richmond
William A. Alexander
Walter M. Mallett
Topsham
B. M. Arno
Bowdoin
William R. Bowie
Phippsburg
John H. Carter
Woolwich
B. B. Douglas
Oliver Maloon
Bowdoinham
William M. Farnsworth
Georgetown
Aubrey E. Steen
Arrowsie
Fred D. Winter
West Bath
Court House
Edward J. Kelley
George S. Aldrich
Kelley
George McCarty
Mary Hill
Boothbay
George TP. Larrabee
Elijah P. Bartlett
J. Pearl Card
Charles T. Robinson
John KR. Savage
Thomas N. Williams
Howard Maxwell
Philias Robateille
Joseph
Brown
Frank Wolman
Waterville
Wolman
Yarmouth Bridge
Supreme Court
Kennebec County
Back from Philippines After Three Years of Service
Lieut. Col. George O. Hubbard and Mrs. Hubbard stayed with his sister Mrs. EK. M. Fuller on High Street over the weekend. Hubbard returns from a three year Philippines posting and will vacation until mid February before reporting to a fort near Washington DC for a new assignment in Virginia. He has served in the army over twenty years, rising from the ranks since the Spanish American War in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Hubbard
Cuba
Ortress Monroe
Bath man killed Dillboy slayer linked to German finds
The Bath man Christopher pes, of 154 Front Street, a veteran of multiple wars, is identified as the person who killed George Dillboy of Somerville. Dillboy died after bravely wiping out German machine gun nests in World War I, and his death led to a posthumous Congressional medal for his father. Pes reportedly collected German war memorabilia, including a famed dead German colonel's photo from Saint-Mihiel, and other images of prisoners and war scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Pes
Front Street
Mexico
George Dillboy
Somerville
Mass
Chris
Dillboy
Bath
Maine
St. Mihiel
United States
Verdun
Kaiser
Konigs Im Hauptquartier
Kaiser Wilhelm
Konig von Sachsen
Gaulsohem
Sunday Blizzard Dims Winter Bright Spell
Sunday opened mild with frost coated trees and bright scenes then a sudden wind gusts turned to a gale driving fresh snow into drifts. By night the wind eased but damage included blown branches and shattered icicles while Monday morning temperatures fell to two to eight below in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Lake
Bath Musicians Enter Maine Youth Contest in Portland
Bath will send a delegation of musicians to the second contest for young musicians of Maine in Portland during the first week in April under the Maine Federation of Music Clubs. Three departments cover vocal, male and female, violin and piano with age rules for each. Applications are obtainable from Miss Elizabeth Titchfield of Lewiston, state chairman of contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Portland
Maine Federation of Music Clubs
Elizabeth Titchfield
Lewiston
Temperature Extremes Mark Coldest Morning of Winter
Readings across Bath area show a drop to 25 below at Nequasset lake and 24 below at North Bath with many locales between 6 and 25 below. Officers caution heating systems and chimneys as cold spell continues and milk bottles freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Lake
North Bath
West Bath
Chase’s Corner
Woolwich
Winneganoo
Popham Beach
Bath
Popham Beach Coast Guard
Winnegance
Kennebec
Mason Wright
Parks
Fire Department
Masonic Temple
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Sabine
Chase
John Carter
William Simpson
H. A. Bates
Hardings
New Meadows
Fred W. Larrabee
Ice jam blocks Kennebec river voyage to Popham Beach
The Popham Beach steamer Sabine could not negotiate a solid ice jam on the Kennebec river barrier and failed to reach Popham on Tuesday’s afternoon trip. The craft struggled through ice Tuesday morning, then docked briefly before another attempt Wednesday morning proved futile. It diverted to the Cum mings Feldspar Co. wharf for shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Popham Beach
Sabine
Popham
John W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Old Days on the Bath Branch and Gardiner Locomotive
Frank Small known as Smutty rose from Dresden to engineer on the Bath Branch in the 1860s and 70s. He piloted the Gardiner No. 8 on freight and night Pullman runs, detailing its ornate brass work and wood burner era challenges. The piece recalls depot exploits, master mechanics, and a photographer’s lithograph of the Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Small
Ton
Dresden
Henry Penney
Bath
Frank
Ruel Williams
Augusta
Portland
California
Southern Pacific
Maine Central
Bangor
James Dunnal
Daniel H. Davis
Walker J. W. Littlefield
John Ellis
John Philbrook
E. C. Hyde
B. Cushman
Edwin Noyes
Walter Hatch
Levi Lincoln
Payson Tucker
Gardiner
Portland & Kennebec
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Richmond
Maine Railroad
Sxmart
Hallowell
Ahion
Charlie Chase
Newport
Brunswick
New Brunswick Railroad
Gers
Joe Ellis
Joe
Finner
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Viajet
Nrc Sete Cesseen
AGS Egeson Mela Cenhs Sicisevaets
Hockomock
Gov. King
Hull
Tabor
North-Center Association Parent-Teacher Meeting
Unity Guild
Justice Wilson
Philippines
Christopher Rampapes
Reach
Revenue Cutter
Charles
Clark Auto and
Johnson Bros Co
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