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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
12
Exclusive Distinctive Apparel for Women presents Spring and Summer merchandise across all departments. New suits and coats showcase high design, with sport stripes and checks in wool goods, and a strong display of cotton wash goods, hosiery, and underwear in fresh colors and weights.
A ward by ward tally shows 141 Republicans in Ward One, 84 in Ward Two, 47 in Ward Three, 20 in Ward Four, 35 in Ward Five, 41 in Ward Six, and 49 in Ward Seven did not vote last Monday. Weather and travel troubles kept many from polling, suggesting a stronger result for Hyde on a clear day.
The W F M S met at Mrs Grover s home last Friday with good attendance despite snow. Miss Wylie presided as members discussed The Protestant Epoch of Christian Conquest. readings and a shift from comedy to tragedy were noted.
Andrew Henry Adams faced Municipal Court on larceny charges for a stove four flat irons and a dustpan taken from the Birch Point cottage of George B Jewett at Pell Point. Witnesses described a visit by six men from a white cabin cruiser and a claimed sale of the stove for $9.00. The stove remains at the Harney house as sheriffs could not transport it.
The Deering class met with large attendance and elected Everett Lewis president W D Coombs vice president Ferdinand Coombs secretary Pearl Dunbar treasurer Rev C M Fogg teacher Clarence Freeman social chairman Chester A Plant visiting chairman John Sampson membership. A lecture on How We Got Our Bible followed and several new members joined. The Free Will Workers met with Miss Vic Coombs at 357 High St. The choir rehearsed in the vestry and the Thursday prayer meeting focused on The Joy of a Christian with a social planned for March 20 by the Sterling deal.
The Boston Globe notes a proposed portrait of William Jennings Bryan for the State Department Diplomatic Room beside portraits of Root Hay Blaine Seward and other Secretaries of State. The Belfast Journal and Bath Times react with a motion to hang the original and discard the copy.
Hans H Mitchell a rigger and Margaret E Hynes daughter of Joseph H Hynes were married by Rev T N Kewley at the Beacon Street parsonage and will reside in the city. An alarm from box 47 reported a small fire in a carton of waste in Edward Pepper's pool and billiard parlor on Front Street. Firemen broke a plate glass light to remove the carton and the fire caused only smoke and minor glass damage.
R B Magune of Eagle Grove Iowa reports strong anti German sentiment in several middle western cities. He forwards Des Moines Register clippings featuring cartoons and articles harshly attacking the Kaiser and German representatives who opposed Wilson's plan to uphold American honor in the U S Senate.
Public schools close for March vacation Friday March 23 and reopen April 1. Night school ends for the year April 30. Rev. Mr. Fogg, pastor of Corliss Street Church, led the meeting at Winnegance Church.
Police Officer John Place received three quarts of whiskey and a quart of rum in a dispute over a consignment found by the sheriff. Judge Keegan ordered the liquor returned to the claimants after evidence failed to show intent to sell, amid testimony about Place's past liquor connections.
Women are urged to interview the secretary or contact division heads to help plan classes. Miss Foote heads Camp Fire groups, Mrs. Arthur E. Bishop leads telephone and wireless departments, and several officials join the advisory board. A public mass meeting is planned and a YMCA gathering featured speeches and a devotional note on YMCA work in Europe and Canada.
Bath was incorporated as a town on March 19, 1781 with Samuel Harnden of Woolwich as moderator. A single descendant remains in Bath. Previously Bath was known as the Second Parish of Georgetown and incorporated in 1753. At the first 1781 town meeting residents voted to raise ten thousand dollars for enlistment of soldiers, though the initial gold amount listed was only five hundred.
The March Colonial Club meeting elected Rodney E. Ross as president Allen M. Irish as vice president Harold L. Thompson as secretary Edward D. True as treasurer Walter A. Murtaugh as director for three years Charles S. Brown to the finance committee Roscoe H. Shaw and Joseph Lausier named members. A new fireplace was dedicated and True reported strong finances A committee to study a military organization was authorized and another to plan a patriotic emblem for the fireplace front. Rev Culbert McGay invited members to a Grace Church service next Sunday afternoon and an open house was planned for a Sunday later this month.
The Wesley Methodist Church Sunday school board held its annual meeting in the vestry with a supper event showcasing potato place cards. Officers and teachers were elected, reflecting strong engagement in the newly introduced graded lessons and ongoing church work. Highlights included musical performances and remarks by Rev. C Wilson Harrison.
An 18th or 19th century style paragraph notes Bath men born in the 17th century as exceptionally tall and heavy. It cites a typical height range from 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft 2 in, few under 180 pounds, and lists heavy individuals including Capt. Levi Peterson at about 500 pounds and Isaiah Crocker Jr. at 360 pounds. David Le mont Jr., born 1779, is the only survivor among these ancient Bath fathers.
Mr and Mrs Robert A Hickey of St John NB announce the engagement of their daughter Ida E Hickey to Francis Leo McDonald son of Mr and Mrs Danford McDonald 1733 High St Bath. Miss Hickey is a Bath City Hospital 1917 graduate. Mr McDonald works in the mold loft at Bath Iron Works.
The contract is awarded to build a new Catholic church at Boothbay Harbor on land bought last summer from Captain Abner Lewis. The project advances plans for a parish in the coastal town.
The article by Mary P. Hill of the Daughters of the American Revolution calls the flag a symbol of brotherhood and liberty. It urges reverence, proper handling, and raised standards from sunrise to sunset, linking the flag to freedom education and national ideals.
The Navy Department moved toward contracting for 100 or more high speed coast patrol boats designed to scout submarines. Deliveries could begin within four months, with contracts expected soon. Boats would be 110 feet long with powerful steam engines and planned armament and equipment are in development.
Bath items record the marriage intention of George F. Chandler and Nellie G. West, arrival of touring cranes for the Texas yard, and visits by rail officials. Also noted are a Harpswell captain’s death, Lent program changes, fire station procedures, and details on the Shawmut Co. steamship Sudbury and related fleet inspections.
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