Bath steamer Moosehead seized leaves ferry service in peril
Local notes report the Bath built steamer Moosehead, and the Maine Central steamer, have been taken over by the government leaving Par Harbor ferry service idle. The funeral of Silas N Haynes in Richmond is set for Saturday at two. Ship Aryan, built at Phippsburg in 1893 and once owned by Eugene P Carver Boston, sold to L A Peterson San Francisco for about 100000 dollars. The 2124 ton vessel has a storied Pacific career and Australian trade.
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Timothy McDougall
Frank Clark
Boston
Government
Moosehead
Maine Central
Par Harbor
Silas N. Haynes
Richmond
Boynton St
Rey
I. A. Beard
Lewiston
Aryan
Phippsburg
Eugene P. Carver
L. A. Peterson
San Francisco
Pacific
Decker Card Wedding Unites Two Bath Residents
The ceremony took place at Central Church parsonage in Bath on Saturday evening with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Marshall M. Card and Eliza A. Decker, both of Bath, were married. Charlie W. Nelson was best man and Mrs. Nelson matron of honor. The bride wore navy blue taffeta. After a short honeymoon the couple plan to reside on a farm in Southport after April first.
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Bath
Southport
Central Church
Marshall M. Card
Eliza A. Decker
David L. Wilson
Charlies W. Nelson
Bath City Hospital
Bath Opera House
J. Edward Drake
Armory Orchestra
Mr. Drake
America
David
Clarence M. Fogg
Fogg
Father Horan
S. A. Evans
Red Cross
City Hospital
Margaret M. McFarland
E. Maude Ellis
Mary McAleese
J.C. Manderson
Muriel J. Hill
Edith Warlsh
Bessie C. Murray
E. M.robinson
Persis Danforth
Jennie Marquis
Ruth Wight
Madelyn Chase
Pauline Hatch
Catherine Torrey
Dorothy Jewett
Virginia Paine
Muriel Staples
Harriet Jackson
Ruth Fox
Louise Ca
Grace Church Parish
Women as Rural Route Carriers Authorized for War Emergency
Women will be hired as rural route mail carriers nationwide as a war emergency measure. The first county exam is set for April 27 at the local custom house to fill the rural carrier post and any county vacancies. It marks the first broad eligibility since 1911, with rare exceptions for substitutes.
Fence Viewers Meet After Election at Colonial Dinner
The fence viewers held their first post election meeting at a Colonial dinner hosted by Scott R. Frye. The full board attended with Mayor J Edward Drake Senator Rupert Baxter and Sheriff Wilbur Oliver as guests. The board plans to organize at its next meeting.
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The
Colonial
Scott R. Frye
Charles P. Wetherbee
William S. Newell
Oliver Moses
Rodney Ross
J. Edward Drake
Rupert Jr. Baxter
Wilbur C. Oliver
Day and Drisko wed in Mobile ceremony
Word arrives of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Day daughter of Holman F Day to Capt Ralph B Drisko Jr in Mobile Alabama where Capt Drisko is stationed The ceremony was conducted by Rev G C Tucker of St Johns Church Mobile.
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Dorothy Day
Holman F. Day
Ralph B. Drisko
Fairfield
Mobile
Ala
Drisko
G. C. Tucker
St. John's Church, Mobile
Polar Star Lodge 114 Officers Installed in Ceremony
Polar Star lodge No. 114 ALI. & A.M. installed officers Wednesday night with N. Gratz Jackson R. W. and Rev. David L. Wilson grand chaplain assisting. A turkey supper followed. New officers include Delmar Bates as Worthy Master and Lucius LeMont as Secretary. Prof and Mrs. F. E. Seavey visited from Tufts College after weekend at the Duncan home in Boston.
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Polar Star Lodge No. 114
Ali
A.M
N. Gratz Jackson
R. W
David Ll. Wilson
W. Alden P. Denham
Keene
Polar Star Lodge
Delmar E. Bates
Merton O. Web
F. E. Seavey
Tufts College
Boston
Horatio A. Duncan
Washington St
Bowdoinham News Highlights 99th Birthday and Local Events
Bowdoinham marks Mrs. James Sparks’s 99th birthday with family and neighbors recalling her Denham family roots and early Maine life. The issue also notes a surprise party for Miss Emily Rideout aiding Red Cross funds, newly installed Electa officers, a barn fire, weddings, travel, school and church happenings, and local illness and social events in the Bowdoinham area.
Augusta social notes and town updates mix with illness alerts
Visitors and local residents share weekend plans and family news in Augusta. Measles quarantine affects several households while a pneumonia death and hospital updates touch nearby Maine towns. A Red Cross entertainment is urged for Town Hall to support ongoing relief work.
Local People and Outings in Bowdoinham and Bath
Notices from Bowdoinham and Bath detail visits by Ethel Graves Harold Bickford Mrs Charles Crocker Ruth Preble Forest Yeaton and others. Day's Ferry residents recall George Howe crossing the ice on the river with thin sections near the Bath shore noting record early spring crossing.
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Ethel Graves
Sanford
Harold Bickford
Bert Temple
Charles S. Crocker
Brunswick
A. Frank
Herbert Heath
Portland
Ruth Preble
Frank Jenkins
William Gile
Massachusetts
Forest Yeaton
Bath
Horace Millay
George Howe
Mr. Howe
Bath Nurses' Home Drive Tops $1200 at Opera House
The Bath City Hospital fundraiser at the Bath Opera House drew a strong crowd led by Mayor J Edward Drake and the hospital board. Aimed at $1000, the event featured songs, sermons, and donations from clergy and residents, with totals surpassing the goal and reaching about $1200.
Robert Weinblatt dies after month long illness
Robert Weinblatt aged 21 years and three months died at 3 o clock Saturday at his parents home 9 Franklin street after a month's illness with pneumonia. He was born in Portland and lived in Bath most of his life a Morse High School graduate 1916 he attended Bowdoin and the University of Maine and starred in basketball and football. He is survived by his parents a brother Senda and sisters Sophia and Rosie. Burial arrangements include Portland as the burial site.
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Robert Adams
Needham
Mass
Benjamin Adams
W. P. Carr
Newtonville
S. W. Carr
Evelyn Edgecomb
Children's Hospital
Portland
Electa
C.E.S
C. I. Mosher
Margaret Chapman Gile
Milton Given
Ethel Douglas Temple
Clara L. Hardie
Mildred Snell Given
Hannie A. Denham
Marshal
Ida Webber Douglas
Ada
Hattie Nichols Jack
Esther
Frances E. Wilson
Martha
Emma Adams Purinton
Frank W. Hackett
Sentinel
Ruth
Warder
Emily Rideout
North Vassalboro
Miss Rideout
Methodist Church
Cyrus Purinton
C. O. Purinton
Grace Hoyte
Rumford Falls
Bowdoinum High School
John Jewell
Jacksonville
Florida
United States
Grange Fair
Richmond Corner
Coombs High School
Town Hall
W. 5S. Tiven Co
Sarah C. Young
Cora
Old Orchard
Jessie
Carrol Ames
South Portland
Harvey
Sarah Tarr
Hatch
David Bridge
William
New Road
Lola Lang
Augusta
E. E. Wilson
Beatrice Small
Fickett
Rogerson
Ells Comins
Red ‘Cross
Ford Automobile
Brunswick
Richmond
Ida Millay
Bates College
Mary Millay
Cecil Denham
Rumford
Robert Weinblatt
Moses Weinblatt
Franklin Street
Bath
Morse High School
Bowdoin
University of Maine
Morse High
Maine
Senda
Sophia
Rosié
A Great Hunt A Great Hunt Price . .30c yd
A Great Hunt advertisement lists sale price at 30 cents per yard for fabric or material. The brief note indicates a promotional or clearance framing with limited details. No further terms or conditions are provided in the readable text.
Civil War Veteran William L. Ham Dies at Togus Home
William L. Ham, Civil War veteran and longtime New England railroad engineer, died today at the Togus Home after months there. Born October 1840 in Brunswick, he served in Co. D 1st Maine and Co. D 9th Maine, marching with Sherman to the sea, later becoming an engineer for the Grand Trunk and Brunswick stationary engineer and machinist. He is survived by son Charles H. Ham of Brunswick. remains to be returned to Brunswick for burial.
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James Sparks
Mrs. Sparks
Eleanor
Bowdoinham
Denham
Cathanee
James
Elizabeth (Webber) Denham
William K. Denham
Simeon Given
William S. Sampson
Carrie Kendall
Brunswick
William L. Ham
New England
Togus
Mr. Ham
Charles
Charlotte Ham
Bath
Portland
Co. D. 1St Aine
Co. D 9Th Me
Sherman
Grand Trunk R. A
Charles H. Ham
Bath boat builder Pinson named assistant superintendent at Portsmouth yard
Edward E. Pinson received a Saturday morning appointment as assistant superintendent of shops at the Portsmouth navy yard. He will depart Monday to begin duties of high responsibility. his experience in general ship construction qualifies him for the role and he will also train workers new to shipbuilding. Pinson also reports efficient help to manage his motor boat business at the South End, continued as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Pinson
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Mr. Pinson
Pinson
South End
Glass in peaches prompts war time paranoia
S Bradford Martin of 95 Lincoln street reports finding a piece of glass in canned peaches. He fears German propaganda may tamper with food and says the incident in wartime times should prepare Americans for unexpected dangers.
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S. Bradford Martin
Lincoln Street
Martin
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Tel
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Dowdoin College
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Jack
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J. C. Irish
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R. KE. Ferguson
P. A. Cannon
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H. E. ‘Cheney
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Whillace
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Eugene Small
W. H. Gould
Mary Esther Emall
C. B. Randall
Maine General Hospital
E. P. Kendall
G. K. Cutler
F. S. Adams
North Carolina
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