Local Jottings A Maine Town Scene From Bath Area
Moth millers remain active and Ward conducts haying work along Centennial Ave. Festive lights brighten Knights of Columbus Hall for a celebration. Bath schooner activity includes the Fred A Davenport voyage to New Orleans and the Harold A Stone unloading pine at the MCRR. Local officials report new fire calls and Scouts alerts. Politicians Reed Johnson and McGillicuddy meet at New Meadows Inn to discuss campaign efforts. Bath YMCA campers report strong participation with 150 plus boys since June and plans to wrap up next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Oak Grove
Centennial Ave
Knights of Columbus
Brushwood Cottage
Camp Boothbay
Boothbay
Islands
Bar Harbor
Maine
Fred A. Davenport
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Pan American
Jupiter
Fla
Keys
Harold A. Stone
M.C.R.R
Brewer
Bath
F. W. O’brien
Union Square
Somerville
People’s Baptist Church
Bath Iron Works
New York
Cox & Stevens
John Pero
Augusta
Pero
Ruth E. Merrill
Portland
Norfolk
Sidney B. Stewart
Grand Trunk
Board of Engineers
Committee On Fire Department
Boy Scouts
Charles R. Reed
Democratic State Committee
U. S
Charles F. Johnson
Waterville
D. C. McGillicuddy
Lewiston
New Meadows Inn
Cahill
McGillicuddy
Johnson
King Tavern
Y.M.C.A
Lake Cobbesseecontee
Winthrop
Marshall MacDonald
Percy Low
W. A. MacCormick
Young Men’s Christian Association
Jefferson C. Smith
MacDonald and MacCormick
Low
Bath Daily Items from Sagadahoc Square and Waterfront
The Harris mansion shines in yellow paint. Wardtown road near Brunswick reopens. Yachts Seafoam and Junior star at the city landing. A boy weighing ten pounds born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thistle at 29 Pine St. Cushions being crafted for Elm Street Baptist Church. Bath Camp sewing circle meets July 22 at 746 Middle St. Brown tails brighten Front and Center St. arc lamps. A Massachusetts college student asks directions in Sagadahoc Square. Hayfields yield 610 pounds by Officer Sonia and Eugene Footer this season. Capitol Island excursion for Corliss Street Baptist Sunday School marks the third annual trip. Local wit quips about summer clouds and water. Shoreline dining bustling at New Meadows and Harding Pavilion. Shipyard injury to Charles Sinclair at Bath Iron Works. Dr. Fuller attends. Brooklyn visitors voyage toward Moosehead Lake. Addie Lawrence bound for Norfolk. crew aboard. Cornelia, new sand lighter, arrives from New York. Mackerel fishery not yet up to last year’s pace. figures from Boston Fish Bureau. Milk sour complaints prompt a 2–5 A.M. delivery, with housewives waking at 9–10 A.M. to take in milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Wardtown
Brunswick
Seafoam
Junior
City Landing
Roy Thistle
Pine St
Parris & Marr
Elm Street Baptist Church
Bath Camp
Royal Neighbors of
America
Lois Ames
Middle St
Center St
Massachusetts
Bath
Sagadahoc Square
Federal Square
Sonia
Eugene Footer
Maine
Corliss Street Baptist Sunday School
Capitol Island
Capitol
New Meadows
Harding Pavilion
Charles Sinclair
Bath Iron Works
E. M. Fuller
A. W. Dunn
Brooklyn
Moosehead Lake
New York
Portland
George Morse
Addie Lawrence
Norfolk
Percy and Small’s Yard
Gardiner
Sagadahoe Council
Knights of Columbus
Music Hall
James L. Dempsey
Myrkle Harder Co
Rowe Brothers
Cornelia
Benner
Eureka
Kelley, Spear Co
Nursing Field Day cake winners and local notices
The Bath area itemizes cake contest winners F G Procter and Marion Dain at Nurses Field Day. It notes real estate sales, construction by E C Plummer, a bankruptcy sale of 75 Beacon St property, ship movements, and local weather plus small social vignettes including a cradle roll and a street piano offsetting a band.
Georgetown youth Denied Arson Charge in Cottage Fire
A 19 year old Georgetown man Alonzo W. Thibodeau faced an arson charge after authorities say he set fire to the Welling cottage on March 17. Witnesses testified, with Thibodeau denying involvement and offering an alibi claiming he was painting a boat and aiding brush fire control. He was bound over in a 1500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Court
Georgetown
Alonzo W. Thibodeau
Marr
Welling
Bridgham
Spraine
Georetown
Thibedean
Thilirdeau
Constable Worthing
John
Sprague
Harbor Master Berth Fought By Portland Shipmen Leaders
Bath galvanizing works employees ship a rammer to Fort Williams and supply gloves for duty. A Virginia visitor attends Bath events while local officials discuss harbor master salary and appointment. Portland harbor posts and Republican committee meet amid treasurer change and sympathy for Byron Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chamberlain
4Th Co
C.A.C
Fort Williams
Sam
Bath Galvanizing Works
P. P. Cosgrove
Virginia
Montana
W. W. Robinson
Robinson
U. S. Steel Corporation
Colgrove
Bath Lo
Portland
Cyrus Hu
Farley
W. T. Goding
Charles F. Guptil
Republican State Committee
Augusta House
Henry G. Beyer, Jr
Cape Elizabeth
George W. Norton
Portland Evening Express
Beyer
Col
Frederick Hale
John A. Peters
Third
Frank E. Guernsey
Byron Boyd
Augusta
Norton
Bath Coast Artillery unit departs for Portland camp
Fourth Company Coast Artillery N G S M leaves by 7 15 train for ten days of regular army training in Portland Captain Owen leads a 40 officer and man group from a possible 51 with a missing man in Boston Major George A Baker and Lt Harvey K Erskine accompany the Bath unit A complete roster lists officers and men including Owen Wakefield Barbour Sturtevant Gallagher Ward Deering Marr Carey Haley Leask and 40 other Privates such as Ambrose Arsenault Baron Barter and many more
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Artillery
N.G.S.M
Portland
Owen
Boston
Bath Boys
George A. Baker
Harvey K. Erskine
Cummings
Bath Company
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Samuel H. Wakefield
Percy E. Barbour
John H. Williams
Edward A. Poitras
Samuel H. Lakin
Robert P. Haley
Robert P. Sturtevant
Miss Edna White Visits City Marshal Pattee
Miss Edna I. White of Wolfboro New Hampshire returned home this week after a visit at the home of City Marshal Pattee in an item noting social calls and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna I. White
Wolfboro
N. H
Pattee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Fish Bureau
Carl M. Smith
Wakefield
Mass
Smith
F. G. Procter
Marion Dain
E. C. Plummer
Dummer St
William Temple
Beacon St
J. Albert Redson
Stuart Sargent Frye
Orren F. Frye
Raymond
MacMahan
Seal and Porpoise
Dummer Street
John Gonyea
Henrietta
E. S. S. Corp
Alice May Douglas
Winneganee
Front Street
Gypsey
Southport
Lawnmere
Hennessey
Bath- Lewiston
Maine Central
Lisbon
E. Randall Leonard Wednesda
Kei Hnebec
Sons of
Sebasco
Ardeen Cote
Spring St
Master Cote
Serge
Thompson Bros
Red
Conley’s Specialty Store
4Th Co. Coast Artillery
H. McMann
Norman C. Morsé
Carl E. Nelson
Victor Pinkham
Howard Pratt
Arnold C. Preney
Leslie M. Robbins
George W. Talbot
Andrew J. Tracey
Jared S. White
Charles N. Worrey