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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1915
Page
11
Inauguration notes urge Bath to invest in a livable city that attracts home seekers. The essay extols the value of trees, cites real estate estimates, warns about elm destruction along High and Lincoln streets, and details city forester H. M. Sewall’s accounts and park works. Final city trust funds report tallies $154,523.14.
Local report recalls a Monday evening gathering of Stanton's Military Band to discuss the coming spring campaign. The write up notes the event as a formal business meeting with turnout including Marion Worry and Frances McCabe among others.
Warden Willis reports Merrymeet ing Bay all clear after the big blizzard that paralyzed NY City and New England 26 years ago. Fifteen barrels of clams were landed for shipment to Boston. coal loaded for Horton's in Boothbay. Various local appointments and society events fill pages alongside a Morse High win over Rockland High 50 to 6 and a chartering note for new coast guard cutters Ossipee and Tallapoosa.
Ninth Grade basketball traveled to Auburn Saturday. Morse High girls beat Cony High at Angusta by two points. The first baseball game at Kelley Field featured Capt. Jenkin's team defeating Capt. Staples 17 to 11. Shingle loads arrived from Spinney and Crosby mills. Community League in Bath formed with by laws and officers named EK. W. Hyde chairing finance committee. A Young Men class at the People's Baptist Church donated three aluminum ware plates. The William J. Quillen schooner sank after a collision near Cape Hatteras. six crew were rescued at Newport News. A Bath resident injured by a window accident sought aid from Dr. Morin. North Grammar School beat Front St. 22 to 16 in a baseball match. The Ohio Catarrh Cure warranty is noted by Frank J. Cheney of Toledo.
A town column records Thursday prayer meeting in the men's room, visits from Lewiston and Brunswick to view ice on the Kennebec, and multiple sewing circles meeting at homes including Mrs. John Johnson in Middle St. It notes church and lodge activities, a front story addition at Front St. Dye Works, and preparations for boats and ice shipments.
A river shanty floated past with the ice on Sunday. Everett Neal caught pickerel at Nequasset Lake. Crocuses bloomed at the McCarthy place near North and High. Two Bath men work in Detroit Ford plant. Robbinses on High Street and four in Woolwich noted. Birds seen around Bath and a duplicate whist tournament at the Colonial Club Monday. The Kelley Spear yard adds workers. Western Maine Coaly Association to banquet in Portland on March 16. An ice jam on Swan Island Narrows awaited the next flood tide. A mink spotted near Hockomock. “Majestic Niagara” 60 views shown at Universalist church. Mrs. Walter C. Rogers owns a champion collie from Clover Nook Kennels. Portland State Boys’ Conference discussed at Beacon Street Sunday School. Dorcas Guild and Ladies’ Aid gatherings noted. A wrecking derrick at Gibbons Coal Co. wharf 68 feet high. new steamer Em Clane stack at Bath Iron Works. Capt. Amasa C. Williams returning from New York as Nellie G. captain. plans to move to Boothbay Harbor. saw-mill work heavy. 196,000 box boards order. logs hindered by snow. Ship schedule changes and savings notes for Maine residents cited. Bowdoinham town government praised. Advertisements for Dean’s Ointment, Burdock Blood Bitters, Dr. Thomas’ Eclectic Oil, and Dean’s Regulats appear.
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