Capt M C Webber Leads Third Maine Regiment’s Bath Company
Capt Meron O Webber of Bath organized and now commands Company L of the Third Maine Regiment. He built the unit through patient drills and recruitment, serves on Gov Milliken's staff, and holds Masonic and Knight Templar affiliations. He lives at 49 Western Ave with wife Jennie B. Stevens, married 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Webber
L Company
Ray G. Gourley
Walter T. Brown
East
Vassalboro
Walter G. Webber
Co. L
Milliken
Polar Lodge of Masons
Montgomery & St. Bernard
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Principal King to Attend Meeting of Prep School Heads
Principal James Putnam King of Morse High plans to attend a meeting of preparatory school head masters at the DeWitt house in Lewiston tomorrow. The session is expected to discuss athletics eligibility and a push to clean up scholastic sports with backing from athletic followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Putnam King
Morse High
DeWitt House
Lewiston
Postmaster at Wiscasset resigns to return to egg business
James B. Clark, who has led Wiscasset's post office for five years, announces in an open letter to the Lincoln County News his resignation to reenter the egg trade. He cites central accounting changes,对 rising costs, and perceived injustice in pay and workload, noting Boothbay Harbor receives higher pay for fewer offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Clark
Wiscasset
Mr. Clark
Lincoln County News
Clark
Central
Washington
Whites House
New England
Post Office
Sam
Lincoln County
Boothbay Harbor
Bathman elected governor of club in Paris
Kathryn Scott Williams recounts life in Paris with the AEF remittance unit and notes the formation of the Trowel and Triangle club. She mentions George E. Willey of Bath being elected governor, her Paris headquarters near La Madeleine, and handling auditing duties overseeing remittances of millions of dollars sent home since February.
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Kathryn Scott Williams
Bath
France
the Times
Paris
Trowel & Triangle Club
George E. Willey
Polar Star Lodge of Masons of Bath
Kathryn Williams
Willey
Paria
Champs Elysees
Rue Royale
la Madeleine
Peter
Subordinates of City Government Likely to See Minor Changes
Mayor Drake will be sworn in as the new city government organizes for the year. No major changes expected. Clarence A. Peaslee to likely remain alderman president and Henry R. White unopposed for board of common council president. City clerk Albert J. Grassy anticipated to be re elected. Tight timetable eyed for passing the annual appropriation bill in April with hearings by the finance committee intensified.
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Drake
Clarence A. Peaslee
Board of Aldermen
Henry R. White
Board of Common Council
Albert J. Grassy
Atenu
Mrs DeMott of Portland Returns From New York Surgery
Friends of Mrs George DeMott of Portland formerly of Bath say she has recovered from a recent operation in New York and has returned home. She was accompanied by Dr DeMott former pastor of Central Congregational Church and rector of St Stephen's.
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George ¢. DeMott
Portland
Bath
New York
DeMott
Central Congregational Church
St. Stephen's
Bath Men Rally For City Good At Civic Dinner
Bath Chamber of Commerce hosts a large civic dinner on March 12 to support expansion and reorganization efforts. William Z Cobb and Bath Iron Works pledge strong backing. Toasts by W S and others marked one of the citys most successful events, with continued support for the expansion plan.
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Bath
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Bath Iron Works
William Z. Cobb
Bath Chamber
Universalist
the of Commerce
Vestry
W. S
Armory urged for City to house Co L drills and gear
Capt Merton O Webber of Co L 3d Main Regiment demands city furnished armory space for drills and storage. He cites inadequate floor and lockers for 100 members and plans to press Mayor Brake for action while pursuing a suitable building in the business district. About 60 members attended and others faced patrol penalties for absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton O. Webber
Co. L
3D Main R Regiment
Webber
Capt. Webber
Berry Injured at Pendleton Yard in South End Mill
Charles Berry of 417 Washington street foreman sawyer was badly hurt Monday in Pendleton Bros. ship yard while hauling a log toward the Daniels planet. His coat tangled in a windlass gear and his arm was amputated above the elbow at City hospital. He was alone when rescued and the accident cast gloom over the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Berry
Washington Street
Sawyer
Pendleton Bros., Inc
Berry
State may take over Bath Woolwich ferry operation
Maine legislative committees urge immediate state takeover of the People's Ferry Co to operate Bath and Woolwich service for the public benefit. A new boat and suitable slips would be built, with joint State Highway and Public Utilities Commission control to expand capacity and reduce tolls. Governor Miliken reportedly supports the plan to relieve local financial burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath-Woolwich
Legislative Committee
Freeman M. Grant
Portland
Robert P. Peacock
Lubec
Senate
Ernest F. Clason
Lisbon
House
People's Ferry Co
Bath and
Woolwich
Grant and Peacock
Bath Woman Dies After Lump of Coal Hits Face
Mrs. Margaret H. Smith of Bath dies in Chicago after being struck in the face by a coal tossed during a dispute between a theater manager and stage hands. She leaves husband Larry Smith two sons Forrest and Clarence, sister Mildred, brothers Stewart Sidney Matthew John, and previously resided in Bath. Funeral held at Stewart McPherson residence in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Smith
Larry Smith
Bath
Chicago
Truro
N. S
James
Nancy McPherson
Smith
Bath girl writes of life of a Red Cross ship nurse
Miss Charlotte Hyde, formerly of Bath, describes her two voyages to Brest, France aboard the Leviathan as one of eight ship nurses. She recounts seasickness, cargo operations, Christmas candy exchanges with nurses in Brest, encounters with German prisoners, and nightly hospital duties aboard the transport. The piece notes varied experiences on both trips and hints at further details on the next page.
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Charlotte Hyde
Bath
Red Cross
Brest
France
Leviathan
Horatio A. Duncan
Basels
Newport
London
States
Donald Wishart reports German cruelty from the front
Soldier Donald Wishart of the Canadian forces sends letters home from Belgium and Germany describing harsh war conditions. He recounts snow covered villages, wounded civilians, and executions by Germans in 1914 while noting better billets in Germany and longing to return home to Bath.
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Montreal
Germany
Belgium
Wishart
Bath
Marriage Announcement From St. Mary’s Bath Church
Announcement made Monday of the marriage on March 4 by Rev. Nsial at St. Mary’s Catholic church in Bath. The groom, an iron worker, is the son of John McDonald of Bath. The bride Beatrice Pearl, of Bath, is a cashier and daughter of the late Taylor Inman.
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Nsial
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Bath
Beatrice Pearl
John McDonald
Taylor Inman
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M. C. Webber
L. CO
THIRD
Third Maine Regiment of Infantry
Merton
Edward W. Wheeler
Brunswick
Bathman
CLUB
Y.M.C.A
Mayor
South End
Margaret Hamilton Smith
Bath Girl
Miss Charlotte Hyde
Donald Wishart
Canadian Forces
John Wishart
Granite Street
McDonald-Pearl
Brush Headquarters
Johnson Bros. Co
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