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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1919

Page

3

Social Happenings of the Week in the Shipping City

Mary Clark Mowbray, daughter of the late Bath City Clerk, married Clarence Lyman Hall in Peru on June 16. The ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at the Mowbray home featured a six course supper and a motor trip to Indiana and Ohio after. Attendants included Mrs. Marston. praise for Mrs. Hall and Mr. Hall. home to Apt. KB after Peru return.

Mary Clark Mowbray Bath George H. Clark Eben J. Marston Peru Clarence Lyman Hall W. B. Mowbray Harry Nyce Presbyterian Church Marston Mowbray Mrs. Hall Fred F. Thornburg Methodist Episcopal Church Indiana Ohio Mr. Trall Columbus Hall C. N. Hall Fast Fifth Street Hall, Son and O'Hara Apt. KB Colonial Apartments G. H. Gardner Douglas Arizona Maine George E. Avery Academy Street Mr. Gardner Massachusetts G. E. Avery W. P. McCarty Beverly

Frances Woodbury Charming Leading Lady With Bath Stock

Miss Frances Woodbury, leading woman in plays to be presented by Columbia stock company at the Columbia this summer, captivates with tailored street costumes and evening gowns. She came to Bath after a long season in Utica, N Y, and remarks on the Maine coast city’s quiet while balancing rehearsals and settling in.

Frances Woodbury BATH Columbia Stock Company Columbia Miss Woodbury Utica N. Y Maine Coast Maine

Man Named To Denver Library Bureau Post

Paul Konughan formerly with the U S Army has been assigned to manage the Denver office of The Library Bureau after achieving rank of captain. He is a son of Mrs Mary Koughan of Winship street and chose Denver for the new location. Mrs Harry W Crosman rests at City hospital.

Walter T. Brown City Hospital Ruth Paul Konughan Mary Koughan Winship Street Denver Library Bureau Koughan Colorado Harry W. Crosman The Cleveland B. Kane People’s Ferry Co

Local Social Notes Highlight Edgecomb Bath Visits

Mrs. F E Stone of Edgecomb visited Bath on Friday. Mrs. Susan Millay stayed with Mrs. Amassa Williams of Bowdoinham at a Boothbay Harbor summer home. Arthur Snow, son of Mrs. Charles Snow, is recovering rapidly after a recent operation at the City hospital.

8. H. Wakefield Bath City Hospital Coast Defence of Portland Wakefield F. E. Stone of Edgecomb Bath Susan Millay Amassa Williams Bowdoinham Boothbay Harbor Arthur Snow Charles Snow City Hospital

Local trip and crew activity report

Perley Beaton and Clifton Tedford left Saturday for an over Sunday automobile trip to Bar Harbor and vicinity. Israel Pierce, Clifford Taber and Paul McGouldrick, members of the white pine blister crew working in West Bath, passed Friday in Augusta.

Perley Beaton Clifton Tedford Bar Harbor Israel Pierce Clifford Taber Paul McGouldrick White Pine West Bath Augusta Third Maine Infantry National Guard Camp Keyes Co. L Walter T. Brown Isaiah W. Hunt J. C. Coombs M. R. Johnson H. I. White Herbert Rice Wil Tam McMann Roy Preples M. Green- Jaw I. Stevens W. Anderson R. Winslow

Mrs Hodgkins Heads to Freeport With Guests

Mrs Elwood Hodgkins motored to Freeport Friday afternoon with friends who were guests for the evening of her mother.

Visiting Bath Relatives Leave for Robinhood Visit

Mrs. Weston L. Bonney and her son Orvis visited Bath and then traveled to Robinhood for a few weeks with relatives. They had just returned from Somerville Massachusetts where they stayed a week with Mrs. Bonney’s niece Miss Eleanor Turner while Master Bonney took entrance examinations for Phillips Andover Academy.

Paul Orvis Scarsdale, N. Y D. A. Tarbox Weston L. Bonney Janet Jewett South Portland Ben Bath Robinhood Orvis Somerville Mass

Local Carnival Posters Draw Compliments for Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy receives praise for drawings on Knights of Columbus carnival posters displayed in several shop windows. Master Hennessy is set to graduate from junior high next week.

Mark Hennessy Master Hennessy

Miss Alice Card Leaves for Lisbon Falls Home

Miss Alice Card, stenographer for The Texas Steamship Co., departed Saturday for her Lisbon Falls home to spend the weekend.

Alice Card The Texas Steamship Co Lisbon Falls

Bath City Notes And Local Happenings

Mrs F C Alexander of Winchester Mass visits her sister Mrs Emma Lowell with daughter Louise and son Frederick. Earl Crossman sails from the Texas to Boston for a few days before returning to New York. Jack Germaine takes a party to Westport for a Cochran cottage social. Furnaces parts arrive for Watson Frye Co foundry. Arthur Pratt becomes shipping clerk. Bath gunners plan to attend the state trap shoot in Rockland July 22 23 and a revival of Bath Gun Club. Marriage intentions filed for Alphonso Grant Istella Coleman John W Hume Ethel M Pushard Horace Pottle Mildred Murphy. A Bath man dividends from a 34 year old silver mine. wartime byproduct paid the first dividend. New Meadows Yacht Club boats mostly in the river. spawn fish decline noted and Damariscotta Mills experiment valued for coast fisheries. Henry Simmons of Rockland tried to drive Bath to Portland in 30 minutes. Brunswick police chief charges reckless driving. fined $10 plus costs.

A. J. Grassy Alphonso Grant Istella Coleman John W. Hume Ethel M. Pushard Horace Pottle Mildred Murphy Bath Henry ( Simmons Rockland Portland Maine Pleasant Streets Brunswick Wiliam B.rds

City Tale of Lost Boy and Busy Bath Street

A three year old boy wearing a police uniform figure attracts attention on Front Street as police seek his home language ties reveal an Indian family living above the Howard Coal Co. A crowd of diverse locals aids the interpreter search before the mother is found on Commercial Street. The issue follows with local notices of new construction, a car crash near Woolwich, and growing traffic in Bath.

Walter Brown Camp Meade Bath Lieut Brown 301St Heavy Tank Somme Mons Lieut Brown Packard Motor Car Co Front Street Howard ‘Coal Co Carter Woolwich Enoch New York Rock Friday Eerage Hughes

Ferry Ridership Report From Woolwich and Bath

The Hockomock Sunday carried 1320 foot passengers and 279 cars through day and evening. The 9.30 Woolwich boat ferried 12 cars. The seven o'clock train transports ferried 180 passengers to Bath.

Woolwich Bath

Concert by Gaudreau's Band Draws Thousands in City Park

Some thousands of citizens attended a Sunday evening concert by Gaudreau's military band in the city park. The music featured popular selections played with admirable execution and several pieces were repeated. Washington street outside the park was filled with motoring parties, and Officer Feltis was on duty to keep order as the crowd behaved peacefully.

Gaudreau Washington Street Feltis

Frightened Chauffeur Encounters Hidden Children on Road

A local delivery truck driver heard children crying as he rounded a curve on a rocky road. Kids were wedged from the mud guard and hurled into view. One boy suffered a temple gash while another had a bruised arm. Witnesses noted wheels narrowly missed a head as the mother scolded the driver. The boy replied, smiling, Ain’t I lucky.

Clams Planted Near Meadowbrook Inn Yield Record Size

Genial Michael Frye of Meadowbrook Inn cultivates clams on his shores, placing small stock in mud over winter. He reports the harvest doubled in size and tasting sweet and meaty, calling it a great plan he may continue to guard against shortages.

Michael Frye Meadowbrook Inn Mr. Frye

Bear at Bath opera house causes commotion at depot

At the M C R R depot platform a crowd gathered around the steel cage housing a clever skating bear. A man fed the bear candy through the mesh and another man scratched the bear’s nose when it reached out. Mrs. Bruin leapt at the intruder then calmed as keepers escorted the animal to the car. State assessors will meet Sagadahoc county assessors at Bath courthouse on July 2.

M.C.R.R Bath Opera House Mrs. Bruin Court House Bath Sagadahoc ‘County

North end school project wins contracts for heat and structure

Harry M. Huse of Bath awarded the Emergency Fleet Corporation contract to install heating and plumbing for the six room primary school on Dummer street extension in Bath. F A Rumery Co of Portland builds the structure and moulds for the concrete foundation. The school, at the end of Dummer street with a rear playground, will house 32 pupils and aims for early fall occupancy with modern amenities.

Harry M. Huse Bath Emergency Fleet Corporation Dummer Street North End F. A. Rumery Co Portland Eavry

Model ship founder on coast amid grand square rig tale

A finely built square rigged ship foundered off the coast while under full sail due to unbattened hatches. The builder, a wealthy man who summers near Sheepscot, spent last winter constructing the 414 foot model to sell at a premium. He and his son are often seen sailing these models near their river shore home.

Sheepscot

Auction of Charles Chestra Household Goods Draws Crowd

Household goods of Charles Ches tra were sold at auction last week with brisk bids and high interest. Nearly all items found buyers as many attendees came to observe how an auction works.

Charles Chestra Nike

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank M. Deering Boston Charles S. Brown Spencer Forest H. Colby Frank Staples T. H. Stevens Judge Pierce Islands Anna Rayden New Meadows Ivan Five Islands Nehemiah Boynton France William J. Tourigny Lewiston Paul Locke, Jr Melrose and Brockton E. Randall Leonard Sadie Klippell Charles Ingraham Ingraham Popham Beach Irene Stearns State Normal School Gorham Leonard & Mitchell Charles W. Fisher Julia Watson Middle Street Southend Fisher Commodore J. Ross True Elixir King Auburn Lincoln County Southport Boothbay Register Lake Auburn E. L. Decker Commodore True Thomas Henry Eaton Ray P. Eaton Bowdoin Eaton Mexican Producing and Refining Co Oil Landa Mexico Mr. Eaton Bath High School Larkin Dunton Dunton Galen Allen George W. Johnson Elsie Hamilton Waldoboro Stuart Bath Schools Harry W. Thebeau Harry Jr Vicinity Winona Tilton Stinson Katherine M. Gibbs George DP. Cummings Worcester, Mass Henry Coleman Ida Teals Ledford Street Avis A. Morse Omar Humphreys Seattle Fred Z. Hill High Street Adriatic Newport News Liverpool Humphreys Sewall Ranier Pacific Hartley Ll. Lord Lucinda M. Lord Ann D. Lord Kennebunk Squirrel Island Silas Owen Kennebec Quincy Omar W. Folsom Hanover N. H Dartmouth College Dartmouth Folsom Benjamin F. Savage Albert Martin Card Card J. Pearl Card Oliver Robert Cochran England Chef Reynolds Mr. Reynolds Cosmopolitan Club New Meadows Inn Mildred Nichols Dorman Perkins Charles Webber Marion Titcomb Laura Palmer Mary Barry Helen McGraw Lewiston High School McGraw Anna Drake George Hempel Saugus Augustus Mann Charles A. Harriman Belfast E. Reed Randall Mrs Jesse Randall Della Merrill Ernest Davis Haines Theatre Waterville Melvin Sprague Hugenot Park Staten Island Tor John A. Legro Harold Smith Prout’s Neck J. H. Brown West Virginia Tibbetts Ferry B. A. Fuller Melrose Florence Erskine James John Randall Anderson Joseph L. Anderson Anderson Bull Bath Iron Works, Ltd Elizabeth EK. Little N.—L. .Jackson King Tavern Canaan, N. Y Earl Perkins Westbrook Seminary Horace Perkins City Perkins Leonardo B. Chaney Young Perkins George Lewis Chauncey Lewis Warkstreet Mrs. Greenleaf Westport Welbhie Baker Gorham Normal School F. A. Manion School Street Frank Pike Connecticut Mr. Pike James F. Chaney Topsham Maine Central Railroad Co Pleasant Street Michel M. Pashard C. Raymond Chappell George Pushard Wiscasset Ezra Hume Wellington Moore Shirley Charles Adams Main Street Rosa Brown Miss Brown Wilbur Higgins Fred Wright North Oscar Kingsbury Baltimore Fitchburg John G. Morse John G. Morse, Jr Capitol Island Frank J. Staples Cony High School Hortense Staples Albert H. Shaw Greenville Shaw Moosehead Sagadahock Lawrences Frederick Payne Baxter Zina Orne Raymond Harding Baxter Columbia University Lever Hill Hospital J. M. Lombard Oxford High School Arthur J. Dunton A. H. Kateen Wesley Street Frank M. Russell Russell Frank L. Staples Sanford L. Fogg George T. Piles Granville Jewett Dorothy Nichols Priscilla Kimball Mildred Morgan Harriet Jackson Herbert Ellis Williams. Avery Edwards Street Edith Josephine Guy William Shaw Butler Road Miss Avery Quincy High School Quincy National Bank Fere River Shipbuilding Co Frank H. Lamb Vantos A. Merrill and F. C. Alexander Winchester Nancy Lowell Louise Alexander Frederick Alexander, Jr Emma Lowell Western Avenue Earl Crossman U. S Texas Bertha Crossman Jack Germaine Cochran Watson- Frye Co Arthur Pratt New Meadows Yacht Club Bureau of Fisheries Damariscotta Mills Hyde Foundry Water Street Bristol High School Pearl Middle Streets Midair Robett Company New Meadows Inna Sasanoa Woolwich Dike Clarence’ Johnson Birch Point Percy Savage Sabino Nequasset Pleasantdale West Woolwich Phippsburg State Highway Commission Limerock Hill Nahum W. Brewer Brewer Center Street Depot Square Water—street Vine Street W .M. Potter Raymond Mr. Potter Cole Frasier Morse High Frasier Harvard Aderton City Landing Robert Carter Sagadahoc Square Carter's Place Marshall P. Cram Bowdoin College George Clough
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