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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
6
The Eleventh Season group departs New York on June 29 for a Scotland tour with stops in London Paris Switzerland Italy Germany and Holland before returning August 25. Requests for daily itinerary and testimonials are invited.
The Independent recalls Bath early firemen and band life. George Barton shares memories of the Dedham Fire Company visit, band uniforms, parades from Front and Center streets to Woolwich practice, and the Bath Cornet Band's leaders and duties.
A friend describes finding a gold bosun's call with Hindi inscription after hearing musical notes from the ground. An old sailor recounts his youth in Calcutta and a voyage to the East Indies, leading to the call's fate and a planned trust to a trusted companion. The tale blends mystery, travel, and a vermeil keepsake.
A London narrator recalls sailing the Indian Ocean to the China Sea where a rajah trusted him with protective duties and a wireless instrument charged by atmospheric electricity. After aiding in his bungalow defense and solving political troubles in India, he earned a ten thousand pound draft from the rajah and plans to fund a Bath city hall, then reflects on loyalty and conflict.
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