Local Jottings and Maritime Notes From Bath Area
A Bath area column reports on a mid April smoker for the KYC and various community items. Activities include a Tuesday street sweeping, a Bay Point post office cabinet removal, and W C T U and Unity Guild meetings. Mariners Capt Horton and Capt Brewer bring lobsters and cod. two schooners Cora F Cressy and Wyoming show remarkable trip times from Norfolk to Portland. A funeral, road work on the Portland Brunswick Federal highway, and local civic notes complete the roundup.
Bath items and events from a busy Thursday and beyond
Bath news recounts a busy week with Bath Lodge of Elks saving a steam boiler from Rockledge and the Bristol area civic groups meeting. Beacons Street Sunday School reports strong missionary offerings, while Mme Fremstad’s land transfer is recorded at Cumberland deeds.
Local notices recount sea voyage, balls and club events
Sd Oakley C. Curtis sailed at 1 30 a m and 52 at noon as seven cars ferried Monday by Hockomock. Hartung lighter carried coal to Boothbay. Sons of Veterans ball planned in Music Hall with Stanton providing music. Beacons against Corliss St basketball. Lydia Tracey hosted Winter Street party. Ladies' Aid to hold food sale Saturday at Miss Morse's home. Epworth, Wesley, Brunswick leagues planned for April. Captain Crocker launched two launches Hattie B and Ruth toward Eastern River for summer work. Other gatherings include the One Two Three Club, Colonial Club, and a fishing-boat project by George I Mains. Women’s and club events noted with raffles, readings, and music. Prescott Pratt moved to Thomaston after murder conviction. artesian well finished at Cape Elizabeth. Clothiers and Hywincs tied in Park Bowling. Captain Silas H. Harding retired from U S Coast Guard service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley C. Curtis
Mercury
Hockomock
Hartung
Howard's
Boothbay
Sons of Veterans
Music Hall
Stanton
Beacon Street Dorcas Guild
Winnie Whitehead
Front St
Edward Brown
Lisbon Falls
Bath
Corliss St
Lydia Tracey
Winter St
Ladies’ Aid of
New Church
Jennie R. Morse
Beacon Street
Epworth League
Wesley League
Brunswick League
Wm. J. Crafts
Beacon Street League
Norris
Keegan
Crocker
Hattie B
Ruth
Booothbay
Eastern River
Charles DeWolfe
Liberty St
Colonial Club
Brunswick
George I
Cotton
Georgetown
Ladies’ Aid of People’s Church
Lincoln Hall
S.A. Evans
Lester Pratt
Baylis
Jank Young
Aid
Prescott Pratt
South Paris
George W. Davis
Portland
Thomaston
Allen
Pratt
Acadia Lodge Installs Page and Local Affairs Report
Acadia Lodge conferred the rank of page. Lighter Hattie B. Wednesday brought her first sand load from the Bay. City policemen list shows four Johns. Torrey Bushing Works rafters up. Frank Whalen packs Bailey house furniture for shipment to Boston. Mayor Small asks new committees to act at City Government meeting. Acadia Lodge degree team prep for K P Convention in Auburn April 19. Elm Street Baptist Church ladies aid entertain with farce The Business Meeting of the Ladies. Charles A. Campbell schooner clears Portland for New York then Norfolk for coal to Para Brazil. Frank Smith Naval carpenter ships pine lumber to Kittery Navy Yard. Bath Industrial Corp elects C C Toothaker to vacancy. Sesui brings barges Franklin and Neshaminy coal to Gardiner and Augusta. Neshaminy to capital. Rose Hill butterfly shown in Times window. Funeral of Charles H Potter conductor on Bangor & Aroostook. service in Bangor and Brunswick interment. Tucker named torpedo boat at Fore River Works Quincy. Mary Thompson invited to christen. Traveling salesman dies. body sent to Lyndonville for burial. W C T A meets with Mrs Francis McFadden. county convention at West Bowdoin late May or early June. Local union votes for public temperance meeting. Funeral of Potter held at 52 Kirst St Bangor. Masons present. 2:35 p m Bangor train shows mourning handrails. Potter honored. Mt Vernon Chapter R and S M meets in Brunswick. large degree class and sumptuous banquet served. Bath delegation returns by electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.Y.C
Kaulfuss
Bailey School
T. W. Hyde
Sons of Veterans
Bay Point
Virginia
Flaherty
Martin
Williams
Dall
Park Alleys
Gideon W. Evans
Bangor
Tibbett’s Lot
Campbell's Pond
West Bath
First Baptist Church
Sedgwick Circle
G.A.R
1.C.C.F
Ruth Rebekah
Auburn
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge
Lewiston
Ralph K. Hall
Wwitss
Charles. S. Brown
Bath National Bank
Hall
Alice B
Portland
Brunswick
Cora F. Cressy
Wyoming
Norfolk
F. Dyer
Frank Vee
South Warren
Marshal Mall
Acadia Lodge
Hattie B
Bay
Johns
Torrey Bushing Works
Frank Whalen
Bailey House
Middle St
Boston
Small
Charles A. Campbell
New York
Para
Brazil
Frank Smith
U.S.N
Navy
Kittery Navy Yard
Bath Industrial Corporation
C. C. Toothaker
M. H. Blackwell
Franklin
Gardiner
Augusta
Rose Hill
Western Avenue
Times
Charles H. Potter
Bangor & Aroostook
Potter
Harmon Potter
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Tucker
Bremen
Mary Thompson
Round Pond
anCome
Mirline
Cy Aals
Burgess, Fobes & Co
Lyndonville
Congress St
W.C.T.A
F Francis McFadden
Spring St
Sarah Addison
Lucy Southworth
West Bowdoin
Kirst St
Banzer
St. John's Commandery
Knights Templar
Ashley A. Smith
N. M. Howard
George O. Hill
C. J. Ryan
Luther Coombs
Mann
Bath
Meeting notes span Winneganee to Portland area events
Capt and Mrs Snowden led the Winneganee meeting while the Odd Ladies Sewing Circle met at 26 Shaw St. The Bath Board of Health formed with Rev Culbert McGay as chair and Elmer Rogers secretary. In Augusta, Pacts on woman's suffrage passed 88 to 58. An Easter sale by Cosmopolitan Club benefits members at 3 PM with 10 percent commission. Coroner investigates death at Pejepscot Mills identified as Alex C Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Ladies
Bucknam
Shaw St
Ralph Pattee
City Hospital
Ladies’ Sodality
St. Mary's Church
Music Hall
Oakley CC. Curtis
Percy & Smalls Yard
Norfolk
South America
Capt. Tibbetts
Roland 11
Had
Culbert McGay
Elmer W. Rogers
J. F. Butler
House of Representatives
Augusta
Charles A. Corliss
W. £. Bonney
Bowdeinham
Tatte
Topsham
M. A. Haraden
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath Chronicle Bullets of Local Life and Commerce
Local notes report frogs singing in marshes and unusually low tides. Survey work continues at Blind Crossing while musics hall hosts Easter Ball preparations. Bath shipowners discuss freight stability as a large lodger count packs police quarters. Lumber movements to South Gardiner and Boston, and a Bath bank lecture illuminate regional activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blind Crossing
Charles FE. Sargent
Easter Club
Music Hall
Lewis
Center St
Bath
Stony Cache
the Brook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Lodge of Elks
Rockledge
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Jocosely
Beacon Street Sunday School
Mme
Olive Fremstad
Highland Lake
Bridgton
Cumberland Registry
Mme. Fremstad
Bal Aussie
Stienmark
Austria
Daniel Wiggins
Wallula
Jennie Wolf
Bessie Gordon
Chicago
William Poper
Prague
Bohemia
Phi Rho
Phi Rhos
Phi Rlios
Larrabee
Andrew S. Merrill
Cape Elizabeth
Lester Williams
Mr. Merrill
A. R. Wright
Cape
Clothiers
Hywincos i
Spicer
Silas H. Harding
Portsmouth
U. S
Coast Guard Service
Wilson
Harding
Life Saving Service
U. S. Navy
Ladies' Aid
Elm Street Baptist Church
Capt
Mrs. Snowden
Winneganee
D. B. Holt
Wesley M. E. Church
Maine
City Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Churches of
Greater Portland
Pine Street
N. Gratz Jackson
Pejepscot
Pejepscot Mills
Alex C. Kennedy
Jisbon Halls
Bedy
Eldric Richards
Jackson
EF. Crossman
Kennedy
South End
Oscar Kingsbury
Edward Sewall
Fred Oliver
Maine Lodge
N.E.O.P
John M. Hill
Gibbons
Belthayres
Hazel Dell
South Gardiner
Driftwood Club
Crawford
J. W. Gorman
Bob Ott
Charles H. Smith
Port Orford
Oregon
RE. C. Plummer
Federal Reserve Banks
Rockland
the Times Company
Bath, Maine
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