Islander Carries Capacity Crowds on Return Voyage
The steamer Islander returned from Boothbay Harbor to Bath with a record crowd, carrying over 800 passengers total but never more than 250 aboard at any one time. After a full run, many travelers were left behind at resorts seeking rail connections.
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Islander
Boothbay Harbor
Augusta
Bath
Kennebec
Ocean Point
Squirrel Island
Capitol Island
Southport
Isle of Springs
Man Arrested in Portland on Non-Support Charge
Percy F. Merrill, claiming Bath origin, was arrested Sunday afternoon in Portland by Inspector White per a county request. He faces a non support warrant after deserting his wife and two children in Bath in February during a holiday visit to Portland. Merrill said he worked as a box maker in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy F. Merrill
Bath
Portland
Inspector White
Watts
Norway
Merrill
Many Cars Ditch On Detour Between Lisbon And Lewiston
Rain Sunday afternoon trapped motorists on a clay road between Lisbon and Lewiston. About 20 cars were in various stages of being ditched and 46 were held up as drivers battled mire without chains. Mr and Mrs James D Tabor and Mr and Mrs Charles F E Robinson had just returned from Ellery visits with the Robins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Lisbon
Lewiston
James D. Tabor
Charles FE. Robinson
Ellery
Gilbert Robinson
Robinson
Bath
Kittery
Red Cross Helps Mother Find Son in Service
Bath chapter American Red Cross aided Mrs. George Reynolds in locating her son William Hl. Reynolds of Battery BB 70th CLA.C. After a three month search spanning camps Merritt Devens and a transfer, Reynolds wrote home that he would be discharged July 7 and would visit Bath shortly. The Home Service effort highlights the Red Cross’ work for families of service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reynolds
Middle Street
Bath
American Red Cross
William Hl. Reynolds
Battery BB
70Th Cla.c
Reynolds
Red Cross
Llome
70Th Clasc
Washington
Bureau of Foreign Correspondence
Hoboken
N. J
U.S
Manchuria
France
Camp Merritt
Associated Field Director
A.F.D
Reyolds
Camp Devens
Devens
Seth
Asp.d
17Th Cla.c
17Th Clac
Motor Transportation Corps
A.F.C
Auto and Cycle Meet in Collision in Bath
A motorcycle with sidecar owned by Albert J. Galloupe of Woolwich and driven by Lewis Spicer of Bath collided with a Dort touring car owned by Forrest M. Russell of Auburn on Washington street. Spicer and Galloupe were moderately injured, vehicle damage was extensive, and the car escaped with minor Scratches. Earlier, the pointer dog Spud was killed on High street, causing local grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Galloupe
Woolwich
Lewis Spicer
Edward Street
Bath
Washington Street
East Side
Pearl
Forrest M. Russell
Hampshire Street
Auburn
Texas Steamship Co
Galloupe
Spicer
George E. Thompson
High Street
South Street
J. L. Coombs
Chautauqua Tour Brings Large Bath Showing This July
The Bath Chautauqua company arrives in mid July with over eight tons of baggage and a large cast. The opera Pinafore features 85 performers for a single night, among many attractions that week. Plans for a city park venue near the center were abandoned in favor of a new property site nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Chautauqua Oy
Colonial Club Members Hear Membership Changes and Repairs
At a Monday meeting President Andrew S. Merrill presided as Howard Harding moved from active to non resident membership and Howard Hawley was restored to active status. The house committee was instructed to repair and recover pool tables and install screens and awnings for the main room south windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Andrew S. Merrill
Howard Harding
Howard Hawley
House
Bowdoinham Fourth Celebrations and Local News
Bowdoinham marked Independence Day with a picnic at Bowdoin Center honoring returning soldiers. Hon. F. S. Adams spoke, Lieut. Maxcy of Gardiner gave a address, and veterans shared service experiences. Community events included races, a baseball game, and a lamb dinner. Residents traveled, visited relatives, and local businesses and farms reported activity and haying underway.
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Bowdoin
Bowdoin Center
F. S. Adams
Maxcy of
Gardiner
William McKeiver
Leon Marshall
W. Eb. Salie
South Harpswell
Adams
Walton Adams
Harold
Herbert
Garnet
Carroll Ames
Camp Devens
J. H. Ames
Nathan Leagitt
Millay School closes for the year in Bowdoinham
The Millay school on Bowdoinham Post Road closed June 26 with Miss Lida Maxwell as teacher. Students and parents filled the room for a fine closing program aided by the organ. Several local guests and family members were noted among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Henry Manson
Mabel Larriett Millay
Troy
Ns Air Aes
Herbert Richard Heath
Bineastsdaleie Blanche
Winifred Humphrey
Millay
Lida Maxwell
Theodore ‘Roosevelt
Petephone
Gertrude Avis Rundstrom
Blanche Winifred” Humphrey
Clyde Almerion Whitten
Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere
Sara Emily Stevenson
Mortimer Brown
Jean Deprez
Ernest James Millay
Frank Millay
Guy Lowell
Elbridge Tregembo
Mrs. Lowell
Portland
George Jack
Hay
George
Cornell
Massachusetts
Bert Temple
Frank Curtis
Mrs. Gordon
W. H. Gould
Morse High Basebal1 Season Averages
Morse High School baseball went 2 win 8 loss this season under Capt John Conway lacking a coach. Clarence Daley led batting with .357 on 15 hits in 42 at bats and 9 runs. Holbrook stole 20 bases and hit safely in 7 straight games. McMann led fielding with .1000 and Conway posted 3 errors in 98 chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
John Conway
Conway
Clarence Daley
Daley
Holbrook
Perkins
Tesco
McMann
South Portland
Capt. Conway
Willey
M. Holbrook
J. Conway
L. Stearns
W. Perkins
W. Higgins
R. McMann
R. Sheridan
T. Cummings
C. Frasier
G. Colby
A. Stover
Dusty Kroll Dominates Lorraine in Portland Bout
Sergt. Walter Dusty Kroll defeated Danny Lorraine at the Pastime A. C. in Portland when referee Al Delmont stopped the second round. Kroll landed on Lorraine at will, leaving the Bath light weight unable to match the soldier’s power. Lorraine, battered yet ambitious, drew praise for potential while his manager Roy Day faces careful future matchups in New England boxing circles.
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Danny Lorraine
Bath
Sergt
Walter
Dusty) Kroll
A. C
Portland
al Delmont
Kroll
Will
Lorraine
New England
Roy Day
Bright Pupils At Montsweag School Win Prizes
Woolwich teacher Mrs. Willard Webster reports prize winners Rodney Bailey 11 who walks two miles to school with perfect attendance for 14 weeks cousin Dorothy Bailey 6 for writing improvement and Helen Erskine for best wild flower collection. Edwin Golden steams coal to Georgetown feld spar mines at Maine Central wharf. Kor sale farm 12 acres near Brunswick with modern hen house electric 7-3-4wp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag School
Woolwich
Willard Webster
Rodney Bailey
Dorothy Bailey
Helen Erskine
Brunswick
Edgecomb
Topsham
Maine
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Ramikin & Plate
Limoges
Haviland
China
ART Square
Ing Market
Richelieu Union
Notion
Berkshire
Hooks
TEL
D.T. Percy & Sons
Bath Home
Son
Winona Tilton Stinson
John Eaton
Newton, Mass
City
Bay Point
Bowdoin Ham
BE. W. Warren
Gretchen Chadwick
George Stetson
Alfred MecKeiver
Booker
E. M. Graves
Cambridge
Mass
George Littlefield
Harpswell
Alonzo Cutler
Maria Gray
F. D. Hartshorn
Harold Adams
Roscoe Given
56Th Division
Robert Reed
Susan Rideout
Mary T. Warinton
F. L. Adams
Walton
Annie Fisher
Charles
Nichols Home
Bri. L. Merrill
Bartlett
N. H
Merton Umberhind
Umberhind
F. Lt. Curtis
Pearl Ames
Tenants Harbor
BE. V. Kendall
Will Chapman
Harrison and
Ben Chapman and Son
Georgie Chapman
Archibald
Vernon
J. C. Bowker
Drew
Harry Drew
Byron Newton
San Francisco
Old School
Bowdeinham
Grange Hall
Fisher Road
Clarence Blackman
Bert Partridge
Chapman
Fred Partridge
Bowdoinham
C. Milton Meek Ewen
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio University
Fred Lameran
Ridge
Boston
Staples
Ridge Free Baptist Church
Ralph McEwen
J. C. Dill
Rivers
James Cornish
the Ridge
Cannon
George Williams
Randall
Lisbon Falls
Harold Cheney
T. H. Ward
Gon Maxwell
Clinton
Edwin Denham
Harmon Given
Melrose
A. P. M. Given
H. D. Cornish
R. G. Reed
Given
James H. Ames
Pearle Winnefred
Forrest A. Wall
Mildred
Bessie Wallace
Watertown
C. B. Randall
M. T. Warinton
Ida Cornish
Cheta Chi
Orono
Willows
T. W. Fogg
Clare
Margaret Purinton
Brown Auto
Beatrice Small
Erland Rogers
Jessie Cromwell
Epworth League
Bowdoinham Post Road
City of
Carl Troop
New Meadows Inn
Anna Kayden
Wiwarna
Sasanoa
Christmas Cove
Holly Inn
F. B. Foye
The
Fast Sumner
MORSE
Portland H
Hallowell H
Bowdoin 2d
Tesco Club
Lewiston H
F.L.H.S
Rockland H
Dusty Kroll
Edwin Golden
Georgetown
Maine Central
Charles H. Fisher
Harwood Street
D. M. Humphreys & Co. Fire and Marine
Room
Sagadahock Block
Gath, Me
DELCO
Fred T
Wiley
Wisnasret
Knox, Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Oscar Holway
City Landing
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