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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
7
A rainy Fourth linked to city hospital counts 26 cases. Wiscasset hosted a warship aid, and local men will rivet a new MCRR bridge. Lewiston saw crowds for precelebration while Bath and Bath residents limited by weather. A Bath youth attacked in a pool room, and J H Haley shipped 32 boxes of Glen Mary strawberries. Kraken cruiser arrives, and ferry crowds push toward Maine ports with sailings delayed by rush.
The city enjoys mountain laurel blossoms and a busy Fourth of July schedule. Mayor Small attended Lewis ton events, while a flotilla saw Jolly Dozens members sail Boothbay in Henry Carleton’s launch. Ice cream from this city fed July Fourth dinners. Col. Frederick Hale and Col. Theodore Roosevelt dined at Saga more Hill. Officials announced launching details for the destroyer Davis at Bath Iron Works, named for Rear Admiral Davis, with crews assigned from the Montana and other ships. A busy week included musical events at Cosmopolitan Club, storm reports en route to Bath, and notes on naval gun practice by Lieut. Commander Z H Madison aboard the Virginia.
The Fourth's rain encouraged cozy home days while Bath held dances and sewing circles. Shipyards near Bath reported two destroyers Allen and Davis about three quarters built. A Boston schooner Edward F Barry drifted 500 miles to St Joe before reaching Boston. Community events included Merrymeeting Camp on the Kennebec and Boothbay Camp on Thorne Island with leadership from Edna Pearl Cotteral.
More than 100 automobiles ferried on the Hockomock Saturday. Yacht Alert of Plymouth, a 74 foot cabin cruiser, arrived at the yacht club Wednesday. The Front Street streetcar extension is built beyond Bowery junction. Henry McCabe reported 35 sea shad Friday night 22 more Saturday. New Meadows Inn hosted automobile parties at noon. An old times vibe drew crowds on Centre and Front Streets Saturday evening. A colored boy named Baker was taken from Elm Street to Lewiston for appendicitis surgery. Information surfaced on camps for possible President Wilson volunteers for Mexican duty with locations including Augusta Me and Sea Girt N J. A humorous tale about No. 575 was told on a train. Commodore Ledyard and Kennebec Yacht Club members returned from Sebasco Estates with a lively three day cruise. The Kennebec Portland joint reunion featured a large bungalow, a 40-member stay, and a reception with about 100 couples. The Kennebeckers won 5 to 3 in a ball game with Bath. Bath hikers completed a demanding White Mountain trek, enduring a thunderstorm and snow, noting Boott’s Spur as a steep trail. The Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston joined, with Bath members C F Freeman, A B Stearns, H D Hall, N Gratz Jackson, and J W Lambert joining in Portland.
Community notes outline a Wednesday meeting of the City Council and social items from Bath area clubs and residents. It mentions Ladies of the Golden Eagle and Jolly Thimble sewing circle activities, local farm work, and regional civic events including Fourth of July celebrations and vessel updates.
The Sorority of Wesley Church met Monday evening at 7 30 with Mrs N B Cortell Spring St The article notes a firecracker dispute from a prior Saturday and police orders to merchants to quit selling supplies Bay Point Inn at the mouth of the Kennebec is now open offering shore dinners and comfort The general delivery window at the Post Office was open Tuesday 9 to 12 am Carriers did regular morning delivery and collections were made morning and evening Tug Seguin moved coal barges to Augusta and Portland with crews and companies named Alice Gingras Clarence E Sawyer Attorneys Feb 16 1914
WEES' NOTICE appears dated June 13 1916 with a score 21 to 18 noted in the readable fragment. The brief item records a local notice item and a likely event or result connected to the period.
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