Eight Men Report For April Induction In Sagadahoe County
Eight local men are summoned to report to Judge J J Keevan April 1 at 3 PM for immediate military service under the local exemption board. The notice warns of court martial and desertion penalties for failure to report and lists required packing items and clothing for the journey. Alternates named include Coughlin Mahoney Trembley Reynolds and others. West Bath Grange vows a service flag dedication on April 1 after conferring third and fourth degrees at a Monday meeting with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Keevan
The
United States
Segadahoe County
Army of the
Bath
West Bath Grange
Bath Citizen Testimony Endorses Kidney Pills
Frank H Beal a Bath motorman reports kidney trouble eased after using Deans Kidney Pills bought at Webbers Drug Store. He says two or three days brought relief and after one and a half boxes the ailment was gone. The ad promotes Deans Kidney Pills priced 60c at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Frank H. Beal
Center St
Dean
Webber's
Morse High Defeats Kent's Hill In Fast Whirlwind Game
Morse High beat Kent's Hill 17 to 11 at the YMCA gym Friday, the home team's final game of the season. The contest stayed close, Morse pulled away late in the second half after a tight 12 to 11 score, with Jewett Lyden Horan and Coss among top scorers and Captain Talbot praised for building a strong 17 win 3 loss season.
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Morse High
Kent
Hill
Iso
Morse
Kent's Hill
Pat
Jewett
Lyden
Horan
Coss
Capt
Talbot
Real estate deals move several Bath properties
Joseph Charles Footer’s office reports multiple sales in Bath. Norman J. McCabe buys the Walter M. Potter house on Lemont Street and will move in this summer. Earl A. Stanley purchases the Frank M. Leavitt property on Cottage Street for a home. Solomon Greenblatt acquires the Franklin and Granite Street two family house and will occupy one side. J W Barbour buys the Granite and Middle Street eleven room house for his family. Henry Bickle buys the William Shaw property on North Street for a home. A C Blair purchases land on Western Avenue opposite the Fred Leonard property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Charles Footer
Walter M. Potter
Lemont St
Norman J. McCabe
Bath Iron Works
Vine and
Water Sts
Mr. McCabe
Frank M. Leavitt
Cottage St
Earl A. Stanley
Friendship
Jones
Franklin and
Granite Sts
Solomon Greenblatt
J. Augustus Leonard
Granite and
Middle Sts
J. W. B. Barbour
Gem Opera Cafe
Center St
Mr. Barbour
William Shaw
North St
Henry Bickle
A. C. Blair
Western Avenue
Fred Leonard
Billy Coon Bath Young Lady's Cunning Pet Raccoon
A Bath South End young woman kept a captive raccoon named Billy Coon after nearly a year. The animal acts like a pet cat at home and greets his owner eagerly. He fears strangers and clings to her neck on the street, showing affection yet scratching dogs and avoiding men.
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South End
Billy Coon
St Marys Ladies Finish War Relief Garment Drive
St Marys War Relief group met at the parish school house to finish their winter garment drive. They plan to begin a new supply for older Belgian and French children next week, following last fall’s 700 infant garments sent to France.
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St. Mary's War
Bath Civilians Help Belgian Relief Drive Through Red Cross Efforts
The Civilian Relief Committee of the Red Cross thanks Bath and outlying districts for gifts to the Belgian relief effort. Volunteers organized packing of 17 large boxes totaling nearly 3000 pieces including 220 pairs of shoes and 814 pairs of stockings, with items categorized by type for shipment to the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
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The
Red Cross
Bath
Miss ,Pricilla
Kimball
J. Edward Drake
Harold M. Sewall
Carl Troop
Carrol Watson
Harry B. Sawyer
H. H. McCarty
Commission For Relief
Belgium
Broadway
New York City
N. Y
Wilson Wright
Woolwich
Commission For Relief In
Bath Maine
American Red Cross
Guinea hen nests chick swap at Hardings Pumping Station
Sewall Jewett keeper of the Pumping Station at Hardings narrates a farm yard incident where a brood of Guinea chicks, raised by a substitute hen, return to their original mother teaching them to fly to her roost. Also noted is a Knights of Columbus retreat closing at St Anne's Church Worcester Massachusetts led by Lieut Robert C Hannigan USNRF with 1 000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall Jewett
Hardings
Mr. Jewett
Robert C. Hannigen
U.S.N.R.F
Alhambra Council
Knights of Columbus
Worcester
Mass
St. Anne’s Church
John J. McCoy
Bath Naval Boy of Eighth Massachusetts Home From Big War
Michael Callahan, recently back from Flanders with a wounded right leg, spoke at the Spanish War Veterans camp fire in Bath. A Bath Iron Works volunteer, he served on the monitor Wyandotte and later with the Eighth Irish Battalion nicknamed the St. Massachusetts in battles along the Somme area. He described hospital recovery and an honorable discharge, noting his return to Bath Iron Works after service in multiple theaters. The talk boosted Camp Keaton membership by 100 percent under Commander Lewis King and officers K I Sterling and Howard B R Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Callahan
Flanders
Callahan
Bath
Wyandotte
Philippines
Liverpool
King’s Liverpool Regiment
Bath Iron Works
Camp Kateon
Lewis King
K. TI. Sterling
Waterville
Howard BR. Hilton
Skowhegan
Mr. Callahan
Third Liberty Loan Opens April Six With 4 Percent Yield
The third Liberty Loan will open April 6 for 8 billion dollars with all oversubscriptions at 4 percent. Bonds from the first and second loans may be exchanged for the new issue, but third loan bonds are not convertible. Subscribers will receive an artistic badge featuring a red border blue field and a Liberty Bell.
Hyde Estate Inventory Records Record $3.22 Million Total
The late John S. Hyde's personal estate totals 3 047 688.69 with gains from estate sales of 167 756.00, totaling 3 215 374.69. Executor Joseph M. Trott's commission equals 84 577.76, paid out 2 760 361.68 leaving 455 013.91. Sagadahoc probate marks largest local estate. park board forms with Cahill chair, Kimball secretary, Crosman member. Miss Emily Thornton visiting Bangor.
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John S. Hyde
Joseph M. Trott
Sagadahoc
Trott
Sagadahoc County
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claiming Cure
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a case of catarrh Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure by cleansing the blood. It promotes testimonials and urges immediate use and states F F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio sell it nationwide.
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Hall
FF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Phippsburg Notes From Bath Visit and Local Happenings
Bath visitors and town residents figure in a busy Phippsburg column. Maritime workers like Brad Oliver and Chas True join Bowker shipyard plans, while ships Virgin ia and local boats affect the harbor. Families move, travel, and weather hints accompany a snapshot of daily life and local governance.
Local Notes on Mrs Campbell and Community Chores
Dr J O Lincoln visited Mrs Susan Campbell who is learning to use crutches and mobile with help. No signs of Minott Lake thawing yet as three foot ice remains. Miss Bess Dickinson dined with Mrs Geo Ingalls at Hedgewood Farm. Rumor says a local hustling business has changed hands. Mrs Hammond of Auburn will teach Center school and stay with Mrs Ann Perry temporarily. Richard Mann is sawin g wood for C V Minott Jr.
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Margaret Clough
Margaret
Virginia
Maurice Richards
Elbridge Morse
Cox
Princeton
Thelma Young
Hoboken N. J
Joseph Young
John Williams
Hebron Academy
A. F. Williams
Newport News
Raymond McIntyre
Everett
Mass
McIntyre
Myra Sylvester
Walter McIntyre
Small Point Road
Col. Roosevelt
Portland
J. H. Stacey
Willard Daley
C. V. Minott, Jr
Frank S. Bowker
Ann Maria Perry
Bath
Etta Morrison
Edward Curtis
Togus
Sunshine Hill Farm
George Ingalls
Mr.Bliss
Ferry Road
Walter McCourt
Dr. Blake
Roderick
F. S. Bowker
William Smart
Ellison Houdlette
John G. Morse
Golder Leeach
Quality Ridge
Martin Wyman
John D. Rogers
J. O. Lincoln
Susan Campbell
Hammond
Auburn
Ann M. Perry
Richard Mann
Cc. V. Minott, Jr
Fifty Men Join New Bath Company of Third Maine Regiment
Fifty recruits completed medicals and joined Bath's new Third Maine Infantry company. A Monday Armory meeting featured Stevens orchestra and Lieut P R Chapman urging rapid recruitment. Half the required 100 names are secured.Private Francis C Chantereau spoke of army life and entertained with songs including The Third Maine.
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Bath
Third
Maine Regiment of Infantry
Stevens Orchestra
P. R. Chapman
Portland
Francis C. Chantereau
Third Maine
Bath Lady Lost All In Fire At Hutchinson Kansas
Mrs N Rice of South Street received a night letter from her daughter Mrs Edith Durand of Hutchinson Kansas stating their home burned to the ground and that they lost everything except clothing none of the family hurt awaiting further details Mrs Rice also notes the calamity. Tug Cumberland from Portland brought the six masted Ruth E Merrill to sea bound for an Atlantic port and likely to resume coastwise coal trade.
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Cumberland
Portland
Ruth E. Merrill
Percy & Small Yard
Atlantic
Mrs Caroline Stevens Departs on Virginia for Five Islands Home
Miss Caroline Stevens of MHS faculty left Saturday on the Virginia bound for her home in Five Islands.
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Caroline Stevens
M.H.S
Virginia
Five Islands
Woman Recovers Strength After Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Massachusetts woman describes being nervous and dizzy before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits the remedy with rebuilding her blood, restoring color and energy, and enabling her to walk again. She urges others to try the pills and notes free books available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Dr. Williams
Dr. Wiliams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Harold F McCarty Promoted to Lieutenant in Navy
Harold F. McCarty a Bath native and former assistant naval constructor has been promoted to full lieutenant. He currently serves at Portsmouth Navy Yard after enlisting as a carpenter in 1909 and gaining extensive service. His elevation is welcomed by Bath friends.
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Harold F. McCarty
Bath
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Lieut. McCarty
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Camp Devens
Harold, Brasier
Charles Lundy
Donald D. Young
Ralph M. Atwood
Topsham
Cesare Papi
Georgetown
Tharold H. Emerson
Richmond
Clarence Wynn
North Bath
John H. Hyde
William J. Coughlin
Bowdoin
Ham
John H. Mahoney
Frank Trembley
Alvah C. Reynolds
Morse Downs
Bath Young Lady
ST. Mary's Ladies
France
Farm Yard
Bath Naval
Liberty Loan
J. S. Hyde
Park and Cemetery Board
Charles H. Cahill
Fred H. Kimball
Harry W. Crosman
Emily Thornton
Bangor
George Chase
High St
Phippsburg
Ima Pease
William H. Heald
Pendleton Yard
Philip Lozier
Mill House
Dromore
Leon Davis
Walter ‘Richardson
Niles Wallace
Ida Dunton
Cox’s Head
Harry F. Morin
Camp Greenleaf
Fort Orglethorpe
New Bath Company of
Maine
3D Regiment
Bath Lady
Durand
Kansas
Semple Free
L. F.” Medicine Co
Harold
Che
Castoria
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