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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1921

Page

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Urges Buying Coal Supply Now Before Advance

The New England Coal Dealers Association urges consumers to buy coal now to avoid future price rises. It cites rising production and transport costs, wage hikes, and potential taxes as drivers of higher rates, and warns that delays could lead to shortages as mills and retailers stock up.

New England Monthly Labor Review United States Department of Labor Wntvl Pennsylvania Hhe Willingham Ecwessend

Recent Real Estate Transfers Listed by Sagzadahoe Registry

Transactions show multiple property transfers across Bath Bowdoinham Bowdoin Georgetown Richmond Topsham and Woolwich. Names include Hans Johnson Joseph P. Dugal Lillian G White Maria F Toothaker William Rowe and others with transfers from individuals to heirs associations and Estates recorded by register Hiram T Stevens.

Sagzadahoe Registry of Deeds Hiram T. Stevens Bath Fred Dauphin Hans Johnson Frederick W. Barron Et al Joseph Charles Footer

Delegates Named to Baptist State Convention

Elected at the First Baptist Church prayer meeting were Reverend and Mrs. Ernest M. Holman Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mulcahy and Miss Corrie H Varney chosen as delegates to the state convention in Camden June 7 to 9.

First Baptist Church Camden Ernest M. Holman Samuel (. Mulcahy Corrie H. Varney

Four Churches Enter Baseball Teams in Bath League

Bath forms a four church league with Wesley led by Harry Ward as president and Roger Worrey as vice president. L. L. Tooker and W. L. Savage serve as secretary and treasurer respectively. Teams from Wesley, People's Church, Corliss Street, and Beacon Street will play Tuesday and Friday nights at North end diamond with a June schedule through the 21st and tentative plans for field use at Welles field.

Bath People’s Church Harry J. Ward Wesley Roger A. Worrey Reneon Street Lewis R. Moody Corliss Street W. Ll. Savage Harry Ward Douglas Armes People's Church L. L. Tooker Corlins Street Beacon Street Roger A. Worres Dean Bonney Welles Field North End People's Corliss Beacon People’s People’s Vs Beacon Vs

Sixty Masons Visit Augusta for Royal Arch Degree

Bath Royal Arch Masons numbering sixty visited Cushnee Chapter No. Augusta Thursday night for the Most Excellent Master degree. Over 2000 companions attended. Right Eminent Grand King David D. Wilson of Bath and Ches L. Shepard spoke. A supper followed. many members traveled in thirty-eight automobiles.

Bath Royal Arch Masons Cushnee Augusta Auttendance Granud Royal Arch Masons of Maine David DL. Wilson Mr. Wilson Ches L. Shepard Montgomery & St. Bernard Grand Chapter Chester L. Shepard John Sherm John Wishart George P. Larrabee Robert Wishart George Goodwin Edward Hanks Harry Thompson Albert L. Strout Felix Stinson Montgomery and St. Bernard Royal Arch Maurice Traynes John Wilson Clyde McKinnon Harold Dunn Gardiner Rogers Ralph O. Dale Freeman Lord Albion Field L. Robertson John ©. Humphreys Walter BE. Erskine Arthur F. Larrabee WL Emery Chase Charles BE. Curtis Edward Morse Luther Thompson Harry A. Walters Capt Richard Quick Benjamin Murray Oscar Thornton Arthur Miller Joseph Solovich Samuel Greenblatt Charles Plaisted Flier F. Rogers Peter Zanis Robert Mitchell Greenleaf Mayo Charles Foose Melvin HL. Beerwort Joseph Terrill Arthur TB. Stilphen Robert Wright George

PUPILS ENTERTAINED FOR HELPING DRIVE AT MORSE HIGH

Principal and Mrs. Wilson of Morse high school hosted a party for room members who pledged the most per capita in the Salvation Army drive. Thirty five pupils attended with teachers present. Activities included contests for guessing car names, a flour ring contest, spelling, and a Virginia reel square dance followed by ice cream and cookies.

Clinton Wilson Morse High School Helen Johnson Etta Berman Mildred Parrison Marshall White Jimmy Catan Warren DD Oliver Anna Arck Paul Jones

New England colleges debate two basketball league plans

Colleges across New England vote on two formats for a regional league. Plan one would split into Eastern and Western sections with round robin within each and a final between section winners. plan two creates a single NEI league where each team plays at least 60 percent of opponents, drawing objections from smaller northern colleges.

New England Maine

Generous Bath Man Offers Park Renovation Aid

Bath landscape gardener Robert Sutherland offers free work to revive Flaherty Park on Lincoln Street in memory of John J. Flaherty the Bath boy who died saving a companion when the destroyer Jacob Jones was sunk December 6 1917. He asks Roland H SmithPost American Legion of Bath to supply volunteers and expects crew to begin soon with Memorial Day as target. If not ready by then he hopes work will proceed next week.

Flaherty Lincoln Street John J. Flaherty Bath Tie Jacob Jones Robert Sutherland Maine Roland H. Smith American Legion of Bath the Times James Lester Morse Roland N. Smith Phippyburg Sutherland Mr. Sutherland

More explicit signs urged for ferry access by motorists

A Bath driver near Commercial and Broad streets urges larger and clearer sign boards to guide automobilists toward the State ferry. He notes drivers unfamiliar with the area often misread the Front and Broad streets sign and head toward City landing, missing the ferry landing by the Kennebec river.

Bath Broa Kennebec Broad Street City Landing Maine Florida

Most Valued Member Cup for Morse High Baseball

C W Clifford & Son displayed a handsome silver cup on ebony base to be awarded at Morse high school graduation to the most valuable baseball team member. Coach Walbridge will judge by fielding batting averages general attitude and team helpfulness. The cup will be engraved with the winner’s name.

C. W. Clifford & Son Mtost Morse The Athletic Association Walbridge

Boys Confess to Misdeeds in Kelley Home Breaks

Two boys, before Judge Keegan at police headquarters, confessed to their roles in a spate of breaks at the former Capt. John R. Kelley residence at 24 Summer Street now owned by The Texas Steamship Co. They admitted entering without permission, removing roof zinc around chimneys, and taking items from sleeping rooms. They implicated other youths who have since left the city. Judge Keegan released them with orders to report weekly at his office on Saturdays until further notice.

Judge Keegan John R. Kelley Summer Street The Texas Steamship Co Keegan

Thumb Amputation After Wood-Chopping Accident

Samuel Belanger of W. T. Smith & Son lost the end of his right thumb while chopping wood at Fred Higgins’s home last Wednesday night. The axe handle struck a block causing a misstrike and the blade severed the thumb at the first joint. He was driven to the city hospital by Mr. Higgins and Dr. J. M. Fuller dressed the wound.

Samuel Belanger W. T. Smith & Son Fred Higgins

Morse Senior Play The Colonels Maid In Wiscasset

Morse high school senior class presented The Colonel's Maid Saturday night in Red Men's hall Wiscasset. An extra ferry trip was run from Woolwich to Bath to bring automobilists to the event. Graduation is planned for the Bath opera house on the 14th followed by a reception and alumni reunion on the 17th.

Morse High School Red Men's Hall Wiscasset Ferry Hockomock Woolwich Bath Bath Opera House Assembly Hall

Burns Owen Nuptials In Brook Memorial Parsonage

Graydon D Burns and Elvira Owen wed at Brooks Memorial parsonage with Rev Ernest M Holman officiating. Double ring ceremony. couple to honeymoon and reside on lower MiddLe street. Burns son of Edward J Burns. bride daughter of Silas W Owen. Also notes rental of John H Stacy's Popham Beach house and Riverside hotel preparations. garden crops recovering from last week's frosts.

Graydon D. Burns Elvira Owen Brooks Memorial Parsonage Ernest M. Holman First Baptist Church Moris Brown Arthur SK. Stewart Auto Lower Middle Street Mr. Burns Edward J. Burns Mrs. Burns Silas W. Owen Morse High School Charles L. Smith John H. Stacy Popham Beach Riverside Hotel

Morse High Tops Lincoln Academy 9 to 1 in Baseball

Morse High defeated Lincoln Academy 9 to 1 at Kelley Field. Be lancer pitched two hits allowed over nine innings as Morse shows strong fielding and hitting improvements. Lincoln’s lone run came in the first. Morse added runs in the third sixth and eighth to seal the win.

Morse High Kelley Field Lincoln Academy Morse Brad Belanger Lincoln Schroeder Gay Belanger Perry Stubby Carr Stover Stubby McPhee Flaherty Carr Boggs

Adams, Gay Draw Walks and Hit By Pitch in Game

The report records walks for Adams and Gay, hits by pitch to Gay and Clinton, strikes outs by Belanger and Adams, and an umpire duo of Daley and Ladd with Hall as scorer. Time noted as 1 hour 40 minutes.

Adams Gay Belanger Clinto Daley Ladd Hall

Beacon Street Bible School Holds May Meeting

Beacon Street Bible School met in the church parlor on Wednesday with large attendance and busy sessions. Reports from teachers and superintendents were excellent. offerings remain strong despite fewer residents. The board voted to furnish pulpit flowers and to finance kitchen renovations with a committee from George R. Perry to Marion Bowie. An annual outing was added and new improvements to the church property were discussed. A social with ice cream and cake followed, hosted by Mrs. S. J. Reed and Miss Isabelle Reed with assistance from Mrs. William Thistle.

Beacon Street Bible School George R. Perry Parker Worrey Weston L. Bonney Marion Dain Marion Bowie William Thistle John Sherm S. J. Reed Isabelle Reed

Young People’s Union Plans July 16 Field Day

At Sagadahoc county and Brunswick Young People’s Union meeting held at Miss Sarah Black’s home plans were laid for a July 16 field day from 10 a m to 6 p m along the A and K Railway line between Bath and Brunswick likely on the New Meadows river bank. Committees were named for Athletics and refreshments with members listed. next executive meeting is June 13.

Young People’s Union Sagadahoe County Brunswick Sarah Black Spring Street Bath New Meadows Tnn John Sherm Harry Ward Lewis Moody Roland Crocker Ti. W. West Paul Steward Nellie Hunt Katherine Albee Musetta Henderson Myrtle Shepherd Margaret Reed

Cosmopolitan Club Card Party Delights Members

The Cosmopolitan club held a Wednesday card party with whist as the game. Mrs. Rachel Shaw Wedgdon claimed high score and a bayberry candle set. Mrs. Daniel T. Dougherty won a Dennison box for low score. Receipts go to the general treasury. refreshments served.

Llnb Rachel Shaw Wedgdon Daniel T. Dougherty Dennison General Treasury Helen BillNeMneace Seth S. Mullin E. Motley Fuller House Frances Moses Phyllis Wyman Beatrice Spinney

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