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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1916

Page

12

Local Jottings: Memorial Events and Civic Notes

Crowds attend theatre outings and spring blooms as Acadia Lodge marks 70 Knights with graves and plants. Memorial Day prayers and a gypsy wagon incident are noted, plus local parades, club meetings, and a Maine Central road project. Tax assessors report a 27 mill rate with limited abatements.

Bath News Briefs and Naval Visit Highlights

Memorial Day closures at The Cosmopolitan and Patten Free Library noted. A Richmond youth faced lower court for malicious mischief. Alewives run noted from Whiskeay to Lemont Creek. Williams Carnival travels Bath bound for Gardiner in nine cars. Steamship and sail activity linked to Emma S. Briggs and Lizzie J. Call. Morse High School class of 1907 to banquet June 19 with 50 graduates. Alice J. Manter funeral held. interment in Brunswick. Local court fines and probation outcomes recorded. Cuban naval figures with Bath ties profiled along with Gladys Perkins birthday party. Torpedo boats Cassin, Ericson, Winslow depart after naval recon cruise from Bath to Rockland. 75 crew per ship, Bath sailors highlighted. A few marines mixed with Jackies with no arrests reported.

Cosmopolitan Patten Free Library Mercury Richmond Lower Court Lemont's Creek Williams Carnival Co Bath Gardiner Maine Central Stearns Emma S. Briggs Stonington N. Y Boothbay Morse High School New Meadows Inn F. Ray Dunton Annie Shepherd Lemont Margaret Mulligan Alice J. Manter George L. Manter Brunswick Portland Jesse Savage Edward McNeal Augusta Boston Seguin Bethayres, Light Parker Flats Ariel Lizzie J. Call Purinton Bros Augusta Lumber Co Sunbeam South Gardiner Lumber Co Manuel Farres Freire Harvey Bath Iron Works Patria Quibus Hatuey Hipolito Amador Havana Gladys Perkins Willis Perkins High St. Court Miss Perkins Olive Gallant Marie Murphy Florence Dunning Bernice Dunning Jennie Costello Ruth King Adelaide White Elsie Lake Eleanor Perry Catherine Murray Marie Bernier Minnie Murphy Leola Breton Frances Peters Madeline Varney Veronica Gallant Eleanor Millett Doris Perkins Nellie Morse Parker Reed Arthur Tracey Earle Whittmore Roland Breton John Gallant Walter Millett Cassin Ericson Winslow Iron Works Rockland Provincetown New York Danzig and Crocker

Bowdoin Ivy Day and Memorial Observances Highlight Local Week

A weekend of observances includes Ivy Day at Bowdoin, Memorial Day events, and a citywide funeral procession. Beacons of remembrance dot Beacon Street and Park Street cemeteries as Rev. Brown conducts services for Lieut. Commander Niles. Aerie 875 honors members with a Memorial program at the lodge. The article notes cemetery upkeep, a remade crossing approach, and community gatherings amid spring weather.

Bowdoin Beacon Street Charles Bacheldor Middle St Jack Jars Uncle Sam Joseph A. Martin Lewiston Benjamin O. Pare Martin Street J. Gould Brown Marston Niles Topsham Evergreen Cemetery Park and Cemetery Board Oak Grove Maple Cemeteries Fred B. Reed Edna Pearl Cotteral Cincinnati George Howe Woolwich Chops Point Merrymeeting Bay Kennebec Charles Emmons Walker St E. P. Browne Corliss St. Baptist Church Alfred W. Grassy F. H. Pratt Wallace E. Shaw R. P. Ham Oak Grove Cemetery M.C.R. R Lemont’s Creek Jack Wilson Ward St. Marys Gas House Legendre Costello C. Footer H. Footer Flaherty Whalen Curran John J. Lee Farrar The Erie Charles J. MeeLellan Ernest L. Gee John B. Kennedy William M. J. McCormick

Fishermen Report Strong Sturgeon Run in Local Rivers

A North End fisherman hauled a 50 pound sturgeon from the river on Monday night as Bath fishermen report improving shad runs and ongoing sturgeon pursuits. Bath hosts Memorial Day services with local veterans groups and a naval orphan asylum trustee appointment is noted for Bath.

Shad Followed Up River as Outings Suppressed by Rain

A North End fisherman started to pursue shad upriver in a dory on Monday and, after his engine failed near Richmond, rowed back to Bath for repairs. Other small items cover Seguin schooner Sunbeam and Ariel barge Easton schedules, the six masted Edward J. Law rence repair, a whiskey seizure at 150 Commercial Street, and the approval of The Talbot Insurance Agency real with details on officers and directors.

North End Richmond Bath Seguin Sunbeam Boston Ariel Easton Berry Icehouses American Ice Co New York Oak Hill Gardiner Harrington Edward J. Lawrence Gloucester Norfolk Oliver Aterton and Reynolds Commercial St Augusta Talbot Insurance Agency Elwell Crosby Walter Glidden Elwell S. Crosby Alicia B. Crosby Peter A. Olinto Hubert M. Wardwell, Jr Bangor Helen B. Crosby John B. Crosby

Public waterworks project and community notices in Wiscasset

Wiscasset reports progress on public waterworks installation. T W Hyde Camp Sons of Veterans held services for Isaac Durgin of Sedgwick Post. A French Relief benefit pop concert is discussed. Deering’s crew caulks the Ellen Little during unloading at M C R R. Portland visitor George Darton, killed in a car crash, was a frequent guest and trap shooter. Augusta Lodge 694, BPOE, moved into a new home on Winthrop St with dedication yet to be announced. Police recall a restless North End suspect and a morning disturbance near City Hall. the man faced Judge Keegan and paid a fine for a first offense.

Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias E. C. Plummer Universalist Church Queen Esther Rebekah Columbia Lodge Woodfords St. Mary's Church Calvary Cemtery N. J. Horan Wallace Sunday Bath Woolwich C.A.C John H. Williams Arnold C. Preney James R. Chase William H. Butler G.A.R James Butler Maine Central Wiscasset Knox and Lincoln Sheepscot North St Friends Western Maine Wellesley Club Poland Springs Lewiston Auburn Brunswick Yarmouth Waterville Augusta Portland Ricker Pare Mill City North End de Coste Blind Crossing Bath Lodge of Elks Frank Edgecomb Gardiner Morse Capt. Brown Pemaquid Curtis Edward W. Larrabee Henry W. Howard Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum Navy Brunswick Road Beacon Street Bertha Crossman William Crafts Rangeley Moosehead Maine Lakes Washington County Oliver Boozetown Moretta Kingsbury Hunnewell Hospital Bert Kingsbury Pauline Freda Ernest Sedgwick Post No. 4 Wesley M. E. Church Sedgwick Post Sedgwick Circle T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Veterans Ladies’ Auxiliary Kennebec Naval Veterans Fred W. Armes Kenneth Weeks C. Wilson Harrison Maine Charles T. Jackson Shawmut Lodge I.D Boston Boston Lodge Shawmuts Five Islands Seguinland Boothbay Islands Oak Point McKown’s Grove New Meadows Oaklodge Garnett Portaton I.O.O.F Dupont Co Augusta Lodge Borneo Sonia and Place City Hall John Barleycorn Keegan

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