Farmers to Divide $10 000 at International Show
The Chicago Board of Trade renews a $10,000 prize list for the International Grain and Hay Show held with the International Livestock Exposition. Farmers from the U S and Canada exhibit grain and forage crops. delegates praise the show and wireless market quotes as steps to boost farmer information and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert McDougal
George S. Bridge
Board of Trade Committee
G. T. Christis
Purdue University
Old Days on the Bath Branch
Veteran reminiscences recount brutal winter rail travel in Maine. Steam locomotives and light snow plows derailed, crews shoveled through blizzards near Lisbon Falls to reach Brunswick and back to Bath, with meals improvised from beef in the express compartment. Twenty four to twenty five hours for a round trip, a grim tale of early railroading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bath
Lewiston
Brunswick
Wood Haskell
George Oliver
Lisbon Falls
Frank Packard
Tewiston
Finf Production by Bath Talent
Continued from Pare One list of performers and chaperones for a Bath talent production. The cast includes Mrs E W Appleton Isabelle Wishart Helen Brown Elizabeth Coombs Mary Tord Bessie Arenstam Hattie Brown Rosina Bates Gladys Bickle Wielen Powers Priscilla Footer Florence Long ley Carrie Shaw and others with roles such as Dolly Vardens Chaperone See Saw Girls Chaperone and various dance titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chu Chin Chow
Charles Farnham
Louise Haggett
Thelma White
Annie Bickle
Frieda Mikelsky
Inez Reed
Margaret Daley
Bernice Tunt
Dorothy Jewett
Marion Hill
Trene Kingsbury
Helen Knowles
Dorothy Leonard
Vern Howe
Marion Small
Ruth Skillings
Margaret Whalen
Cynthia Crosman
Annie Harvey
Priscilla Colby
Mary Newell
Ruth Colby
Harriette Lord
Lillian Little
Evelyn Lightbody
Juanita Hodge
Marian Cooper
Marion Back
Harriette Pratt
Ida Arenstam
Minnie Brown
Margaret Lord
Bertha Arenstam
Ruth Keyes
Margaret Slavin
Mildred McQuarrie
Frances Keyes
Emma Harvey
Dorothy Conley
Isabelle Burns
Annie Arenstam
Dorothy Tam
Gertrude Wakefield
Madeline Milliken
Millicent Brown
Helen Conley
Doris Johnson
Doris Miller
Elmira Leclair
Carolyn Plant
Martha McDonald
Lillian Deering
Columbia
Cosmopolitan Club
Frank F. Southard
Southard
Jennie Sawyer
John Shaw
John F. Burkhardt
Francis G. Cooke
John A. Legro
Roscoe P. McFadden
Margaret Foster
Margaret Stewart
Katherine Torrey
Seth S. Mullin
Eva Pratt
John T. Wilson
Lunie Trodgkins
Etta Berman
E. W. Appleton
Isabelle Wishart
Helen Brown
Elizabeth Coombs
Mary Tord
Bessie Arenstam
Hattie Brown
Rosina Bates
Gladys Bickle
Wielen Powers
Priscilla Footer
Florence Longley
Carrie Shaw
Dolly Vardens
Beatrice Nichols
Evelyn Rowe
Frances Oliver
Lillian Lee
Frances Lord
Marion Dill
Vera Howe
Bernice Hunt
Charlie
Bath forms Dramatic Club to foster arts
A Bath group organized the Bath Dramatic Association at the Armory to promote drama and attract members for a series of high class presentations. The plan includes closed member performances and occasional public shows. Officers elected include President William A. Furber and Secretary Mrs. Alice M. Hyde with Henry W. Owen Jr as temporary secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Armory
Bath Dramatic Association
William S. Newell
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Brunswick Dramatic Club
Pre- Salem
Tinan Money Wlopred
William A. Furber
Alice M. Hyde
H. Vivian Miller
Allan Spear
Executive committee members named
Members of the executive committee include TH. W. Owen Jr H. T. Stevens Chester B. Kingsley and Miss Katherine Torrey as listed in the meeting roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TH. W. Owen, Jr
H. T. Stevens
Chester 8. Kingsley
Katherine Torrey
Minard Proposed as Head Master
A proposal names Minard for head master in a plan allowing year round use of idle buildings. The idea aims to avoid waste during months of inactivity and provide continuous service at minimum cost, with groups served year round and no interference between groups.
Schoolboy Dies After Accident
Eight year old John Footer of Bath dies after an accident. He is survived by six sisters Marguerite Louise Trene Hazel and Caroline and three brothers Stanley Milton and Robert of Bath. Mrs Corrina Hinds is named in relation to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Footer
South Street
Corrina Hinds
Marguerite
Louise
Trene
Hazel
Caroline
Stanley
Milton
Robert
Bath
Neighborly Catbird Builds Nest Between Homes
Two Washington street families watch a catbird build a nest in a thicket between their houses. The bird and her mate gather materials and respond to human presence with a friendly mimicry. Feathers are placed to line the nest for their comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Maine Central Lays Eight Miles of New Track
Maine Central railroad completed about eight miles of new track between Bath and Brunswick. A crew of 35 under Peter Desjardins began east of Brunswick in April and finished last week at Bath station. They removed 60 sections and laid 2560 rails with new frogs and switches near the Washington street crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad
Bath
Brunswick
Bath Station
Washington Street
Peter Desjardins
Rotary signs Bath club meets at King Tavern
A 12 foot high Rotary sign with a four foot diameter wheel has been erected on the south side of the State highway near Mill pond hill. Frank Low lent the land and Fred D. Hill arranged the sign. It aims to alert traveling Rotarians that Bath Rotary Club meets weekly on Tuesdays at noon at King Tavern.
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Brunswick
West Mill Pond Hill
Frank Low
Fred D. Hill
Cal
Bath Protery Club
King Tavern
Massachusetts Guest Visits Aunt After Holiday Trip
A Massachusetts guest stays with her aunt Mrs. Maxwell Powers after accompanying Dr. and Mrs. Powers and daughter Ruth on a holiday visit to Brockton.
Morse High Track Team Disbanded Over Disciplinary Turmoil
Morse high school cancels its Bates invitational trip after Captain George A. Cahill and teammates clashed with coach David Alkazin over performance and conduct. Alkazin cites missed practices and misconduct, saying the entire track unit is disbanded for the season to teach accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Cahill
Morse High
Dudgeon
Bates
George
Maine
Bowdoin
Morse
David Alkazin
Alkazin
Alkazini
Breaiswick
Cahill
Farewell Dinner for Vinot Club Member Mrs Burke
Mrs Fred Burke a Vinot club member left Monday for Augusta to reside after five years in Bath. A Sunday farewell at Hotel Phoenix featured a fine chicken dinner served by landlord Lehr. Members present included Mrs Lewis Avery and Mrs Fred Burke. The Vinot club plans to meet Tuesday night at Mrs F W Hartnett's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Burke
Vinot Club
Augusta
Hotel Phoenix
Iandlord Lehr
Burke
Bath
Lewis Avery
Tarry MecGlincchy
Edward J. Murphy
Fred W. Hartnett
Mary Farrell
Fly screening urged to curb disease and filth
Paragraphs praise screens to keep flies out of homes and stores, noting a link to impure milk and the spread of disease. It urges window and door screening as safer than removing flies after they enter, citing health and sanitation benefits. Bangor municipal court case shows a defendant found guilty on assault charges and cleared on traffic counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Striar
Bangor
Bath
Hammond Street
Otheer Strout
Woman in New Auburn Ends Silence with Health Laxative
A former New Auburn resident explains she suffered in silence due to pride until trying Dr. True's Elixir, the True Family Laxative. She reports improved complexion, reduced pains, and better health after use, noting the product has been available for over 70 years and priced at 40 cents to 1.20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Auburn
Maine
Dr. True
Divorce Granted to Screen Star Constance Talmadge
Constance Talmadge was granted an interlocutory divorce in Los Angeles from John Pialogla, a New York tobacco man, on grounds of mental cruelty. No answer was filed. Talmadge begins work on East is West, a seven reel First National film directed by Sidney Franklin with Frank Lanning, Edward Burns, BE A. Warren, and Warner Dand in supporting roles. Frances Marion adapted the Samuel Shipman play. The star seeks more serious roles beyond her prior light comedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Talmadge
Los Angeles
John Pialogla
New York
Fay Bainter
Bath
First National
Ming Toy
Sidney Franklin
Frank Lanning
Miss Talmadge
Morse Case Set for Hearing June 9 in New York Conspiracy
Charles W. Morse of Bath and Rupert Mueh of Augusta face conspiracy charges in New York. Hearing postponed by U S Commissioner Arthur Chapman to January at 10 am, with new date set for June 9. Each posted 5000 sureties for appearance. Case may move to New York jurisdiction or be tried in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Bath
Rupert M. Mueh
Augusta
TV. S. District Court
U. S
Arthur Chapman
Janes
New York
Morse
Much
Chapman
Portland
Demurrers Overruled in Morse War Contract Conspiracy Case
Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia Supreme Court overruled demurrers by Charles W. Morse his three sons and eight others to indictments charging conspiracy to defraud the United States through war contracts with the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The court found the charges definite and allowed the government to press for trial before the summer recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States Shipping Board
Peyton Gordon
Figures Prove Bath Y M C A Popular
The Bath Y M C A reports 4019 participants in 245 gym sessions and 15 groups in 151 basketball games totaling 1030 players. Over 4000 spectators attended events. volleyball and handball teams also active. Secretaries ran activities with two coaches directing high school groups. Girls used gym weekly under supervision. Community banquets boosted the venue’s role as a gathering place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Y. M
Raymond Wayward
David Alkazin
Chaperon
Esach
Mains and Wilson Wed in Bath by Notary Public
Forrest T. Mains and Ella W. Wilson, both of Bath, were married May 31 by Roscoe E F Perkins, a notary public. The groom is a laborer, son of Joel T. Mains of Bath. Capt. A G Thomson of the steamship Agundale sailed from New Orleans Thursday for the West coast again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest T. Mains
Ella W. Wilson
Bath
Roscoe EF. Perkins
Russell Street
Joel T. Mains
A. G. Thomson
Agundale
New Orléans
West Coast
Autos Leave Highway Head Toward Water
An epidemic of automobile accidents hits a Bath family on a Saturday afternoon. Roland Pero drove a Chevrolet with ex councilman Thomas C. McCabe as passenger toward Brunswick when the car skidded at Blind Crossing. It hit a fence and slid to the pond edge bending a mudguard and denting the radiator. four horses helped pull it back to the highway. Farther east, Julius Gerg, Pero’s brother in law, turned off the road into a field toward the water after leaving Muddy River bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Roland Pero
Thomas C. McCabe
Brunswick
Pero
Muddy River Bridge
Julius Gerg
Peru
Kamp Konaway Attracts Girls For Summer Camp Season
Kamp Konaway enters its fourth summer with Mrs. Louise Clayton as director guiding girl campers. The Maine camp offers daily schedules, swimming, games, dramatics, story hour, meals on the green, and a cozy house with a fireplace. Registration via Portland Y W C A. folders available from the Portland YWCA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehane
Yarmenth
Konaway
Louise Clayton
Pond Cove
Early
Sid
Plattsburg
Castine
SAP
Sam Tame
Theouse
Y.W.A
Portland Y. W. CA
Konawsy
Pertlhiml YO Wlc. AL
120
Free Street
Obituary: Mrs Ella Mae Campbell Passed Away in Bath
Mrs Ella Mae Campbell 20 wife of Richard S Campbell died Monday morning at City Hospital after a three week illness. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 PM at People's Baptist Church with burial in Oak Grove. A native of Mapleton she was daughter of R W Kenney and Mrs. Kenney. She lived in Bath about a year and left three infants and three brothers plus other relatives. She had trained at Foxcroft Academy Dover Foxcroft and a New York City hospital. Burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Campbell
Richard S*. Campbell
City Hospital
People’s Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Campbell
Mapleton
R. W. Kenney
Foxcroft Academy
Dover-Foxcroft
New York City
Bath
Atkinson
Herbert —. Campbell
White River Tunellen
Amy Leavitt
Letta Kenner
Beverly We Keynes
Pradford Center
Paul
Wilbur Kenney
Engagement Notice and Courtesy Shower in Brunswick
Miss Mabel Swett of Belfast attended a shower hosted by Mrs FE W George and Miss Aliana A Corliss on Cushing Street in Brunswick. Friends enjoyed cards and music with refreshments after gifts were given. The engagement to Lewis Ellis of Cockbire Quebec was formally announced last winter. Both Miss Swett and Mr Ellis work at Fejepscot Paper Co in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Swett
Belfast
FE. W. George
Aliana A. Corliss
Cushing Street
Trunswick
Mix
Miss Swett
Lewis
Ellis
Cock-bire
Quebec
Foreclosure Notice for Mortgage Breach in Sagadahoc County
Edward W. Bridgham announces foreclosure on a mortgaged parcel in Phippsburg near Fishhance Cove West Point due to breach of condition. The deed dated February 26 1017 recorded in Saradshor County Registry describes a half to one-fourth acre lot with a defined boundary and a right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilham
Phippsbere
Saradshor
Phippsburg
Sagadahoe
Fish-hense Cove
West Point
Cortheast
The Wonderful Fruit Medicine Promoted as Unique Remedy
This advertisement promotes Fruit-a-tives as the sole medicine made from fruit juices derived from apples oranges figs and prunes. It claims effectiveness for constipation liver and kidney trouble headaches rheumatism indigestion nervousness and more and offers pricing of 6 for 2.00 or a trial size 25 cents. Produced by Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
N. Xs
Beacon Street Welcomes New Pastor Rev John G Rogers
Rev John G Rogers arrived from Lacombe Alberta to lead Beacon Street Methodist Church in Bath. He preached his first morning sermon to a large congregation on his first Bath visit. Rogers, born July 27 1882 on the Isle of Wight, has served as circuit rider across western Canada and in Alberta for Grace Church Lacombe the last five years. He has five children and previously worked amid mining camps and prairie farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Rogers
Lacombe
Alberta
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Mr. Rogers
Bath
Rogers
Isle of Wight
W. S. Rogers
Winston Canada
Alberta Theological College
The
State University
England
Canada
Western Prairies
Grace Methodist Church
Visting
Maine probate notice from Grace T. Plummer estate
Girard Trust Company and Roeland L. Taylor petition for letters testamentary on Grace T. Plummer who died April 1 1922 in Bath Sagadahoc County Maine. Named executors are William T. Plummer George C. Plummer and others with public notice ordered and set for June 13 1922 in Bath. The Philadelphia firm certifies the affidavit and notary public signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Girard Trust Company
Roeland L. Taylor
Philadelphia
Pennsylv
Grace T. Pummer
Bath
Insat
Willam T. Plummer
Ardmore
George C Plummer
Upper Montclair
N. J
Mets
Cobh
Nenrietta
Drake
Maine
Roland le Terler
State
Peensylvanis
Clayton ML Gray
State OF
Waine Stedahee
Seadahoc
Aid
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Ar. Ly
Transwick
Pierette
Vera Trowe
Hallowe'en
Bath Talent
Maine Central
Constance
Tal Madge
Demurrer
Mains
Wilson
Kamp Konaway
Edward W. Bridgham
Beacon Street
New Charge
Poffers and
Denham
Music Hall
FE. M. Jeane
TD. T. Percy & Sons
Andy Curran
Martha Wilson
Eva Tanguay
Edward McMann
Buck
George Fields
F. J. J. Welsh
Rockland
James S Lovefel
Attech
William F Dunham
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