West Bath Town Meeting Votes Road Work Location
At a recent West Bath town meeting a vote chose to extend the state aid gravel road from the th and Brunswick road toward the Inn, about 700 dollars expected to be spent. The choice followed years of treacherous travel as cars and heavy trucks struggled through mud near Trufant’s crossing. Musicians and readers highlighted the Grange meeting with a varied program, and many local residents were noted visiting, mainly Bath and Brunswick. Further social and family events filled the week with visitors and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Road
L. D. Rogers
Bull Bridge
Trufant
Grange
The
Hope Ward
Ruth Martin
William White
Er. W. Haggett
Irish
William Ham
Herbert Hodgkins
James Wallace
Bath
H. R. Rich
Carrie Malcolm
Malden
Charles B. Williams
George Marks
Wiscasset
Herbert Russell
John Sylvester
Horace Gahoun
Sabine
Annie Trufant
Ladies Aid
Wesley Church
West Bath School Board
Supermill’s
Everett Lemont
Lemont
J. M. Lemont
Florence Neiley
Brunswick
I. B. Neiley
Samuel F. Bates
Charles W. Lee
Marion Purington
Geeham Normal School
Miles Purington
J. Everett Mayo
James Stewart
Cardiner
John Teague
Mr. Mayo
Abbie Braun
City Hospital
Elmer Rich
James B. Lemont
Fred Colby
Portland
J. Albert Redlon
Brigham’s Cove
Ernest E. Williams
Annie Ridley
Oak Street
Elmer Craig
Craig
Joseph Groves
L. D. Sheldon
Joseph W. Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
Carolyn Stackpole
the Vorys
James Coombs
Campbell’s Pond
Brigham Turn
New Meadows
Walter H. Lacerhee
Miami
John Adams
Methodists to Convene Maine Conference in Auburn
Bath plans a larger delegation for the Maine Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church meeting in Auburn April 18 to 24 at High Street Methodist Church under Bishop Francis J. McConnell. The schedule includes examinations, sermons, evangelistic hours, anniversary meetings, devotionals, and a Sunday love feast, with speakers from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Bangalore. Bishop McConnell will lead services, and readings of ministerial appointments close the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Auburn
High Street
F. J. McConnell
Pittsburg
Board of Education
Warren F. Sheldon
New York City
Cummings
McConnell
J. H. Roberts
C. L. Goodell
New York
Board of Conference
C. R. Oaten
Board of Home Missions
P. L. Voght
Philadelphia
Deaconess Board
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Attordehird
Goodell
Boston University
Bishop McConnell
Francis J. McConnell
American Bible Society
Committee On Conservation and Advance
Bishop Smith
Bangalore
India
B. C. Wentworth
D. B. Holt
J. M. Arters
Everett Brooks Visits Portland Wednesday
Everett Brooks was a visitor in Portland on Wednesday, spending time in the city and meeting with local residents and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Brooks
Portland
Plans for Sale of Brick Houses in North End Project
Arthur K. Mack of Joseph P. Day auctioneers outlined plans for selling brick houses in the North End project at the end of April. He and William M. Adams discussed visits, public meetings, and preview visits two weeks prior. The Columbia Theatre will host the auction with assistants present to guide bidding. Houses may be sold individually or as halves of doubles, with three house types in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur K. Mack
Joseph P. Day
North End
Bath
William M. Adams
Mack
Columbia Theatre
Day
Orig NL. Card
Two Newcomers Capture Honors In Whist Tourney
Clarence W. Morse and Edwin W. Booney won first honors in the Colonial club duplicate whist tournament, narrowly beating M. W. Haggett and Harold Thompson by a quarter of a trick. J. A. Legro and Ed. J. Raisay took third, while A. J. S. Merrill and Fr. H. Thompson placed fourth. The event, the season’s biggest match with 16 pairs, did not alter the top four standings. Additional scores listed the top trick and kill totals. Twin daughters were born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Johnnis Lasell Whitins. Jean Hamed Katovine and Elizabeth Lasell. Mrs Lasell is known in Bath society as Miss Frances Sumner of Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Morse
Edwin W. Booney
Colonial Club
M. W W. Haggett
Pres
Harold Thompson
J. A. Legro
Ed.j. Raisay
Ajs. Merrill
Fr. H. Thompson
Oyen
Puller
Ki. Bonney
Johnnis Lasell
Whitins
Jean Hamed Katovine
Elizabeth Lasell
Lazell
Bath
Frances Sumner
Worcester
William D. Sewall
Phippsburg News Roundup From Local Families
Local notes report George Savage visiting relatives in Woolwich. Nellie Verry of Brunswick visiting Basin. Basin School attendance around 40. Small Point School reopens with Bessie Sprague. Mrs Rose Carpenter to transport students from Ditch Pine Hill to Dromore. John J McCollette buys a horse from Brunswick dealers. Ina Pease returns from Springvale visit. Roads poor due to frost, many miry spots. Star routes mail carriers struggle. George C Beals aided with wood. Herbert Doughty family moves to Bath. Horace Woodman appointed attendance officer. Portland families move to Sebasco. Susie Hamilton returns to Chebeague with Christine McCourt visiting. Virginia Gilmore born to Paul and Mrs Gilmore of Sebasco. Stratford Belanger at Dromore school out with blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Savage
Woolwichk
Nellie Verry
Brunswick
Basin
Madeline Rich
Parker Head
Small Point
Bessie Sprague
Rose Carpenter
Ditch Pine Hill
Dromore
John J.mccollette
Ina Pease
Springvale
George C. Beals
Franks
Frisbee
George C. Pease
Herbert Doughty
Virginia Gilmore
Stradford Belanger
Middle Bridge News Reports School Reopens After Break
Middle Bridge Maine Opens April 38 with an eight week vacation. Miss Carolyn Sheldon resumes duties as teacher. George Reed of Central Maine Power reports deep snow and travel hardship en route to Bath line. Eggs sell at 18 to 20 cents a dozen. Store business strong. drug department being installed. Ice on the Eastern river breaking up. Merrymeeting bay ice holds. Wild geese migrate north in flocks. Burning blueberry pastures adds odor to spring chorus. Clifton and Frank Cate visit Gardiner reporting fair roads. H Winfield Mayers trips to Boston. A boy jokes about Uncle Bill’s “two vomiters” after watching thermometers hung. S.PL Call buys two cows to add to his herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Sheldon
George Reed
Central Maine Power Co
Middle Bridge
Bath
Eastern River
Merrymeeting Bay
Clifton Cate
Frank H. Cate
Gardiner
H. Winfield Mayers
Boston
Bill
River Clearing of Floating Ice
Ice in the river has mostly moved to sea with the ebb tide as Bath coast guards report clearer waters by night. Light NW wind may push remaining ice toward the Woolwich shore, but shipping should face no trouble when the river calms. Heaviest ice originates above Merrymeeting bay. pieces break near rockbound shores, risking vessels. The last big ice fields likely exit before Thursday noon leaving the river mostly clear. James B. Perkins of Boothbay Harbor visited Bath on legal business and is praised as potential leader for the April 7 state Democratic convention and possible U.S. Congress candidate. City Clerk Gilmore received a letter from former mayor Crosby, now in West Palm Beach, Florida, noting his early service and current status. Madelyn Rich of High Street has gone to Parker Head to teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Woolwich
Arrowsic Gut
Augusta
Waterville
Merrymeeting Bay
James B. Perkins
Toothbay Harbor
Perkins
Maine
Kennebec River Opened to Navigation Above Bath Gardiner
March 28 was declared the opening date for navigation on the Kennebec River above Bath to Gardiner Capt Thomas K Haley of the tug Seguin said heavy ice moved with the night tide Tuesday little test remained above Bath The Seguin will be commissioned Thursday and proceed to Augusta to tow down a barge frozen there since December Four barges are loading coal for Kennebec two bound for Hanowell and two for Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Bath
Gardiner
Thomas K. Haley
Seguin
Wail
Augusta
Hanowell
Bath Democrats Conclude Caucus Deliberations for Delegates
Bath Democrats met in the common council room on Thursday night. Chairman Ernest I. Kelley presided and Alderman James Lester Morse was elected chairman with Herbert D. Maxwell as secretary. A three member committee of Mulligan, Thompson, and Hannigen was named to draft delegates and alternates for state and district conventions, later approved by the caucus. The lists named numerous delegates and alternates for both State and District Conventions and authorized vacancies to be filled. A City committee was also selected with Kelley and ward representatives including Morse, Maxwell, McKiever, and others serving terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest I. Kelley
James Lester Morse
Herbert D. Maxwell
James C. Mulligan
Fred H. Thompson
Robert C. Hannigen
Scott J. Morse
John A. Leonard
Herbert DD. Maxwell
William J. O'Brien
Ralph O. Dale
Roscoe P. Higgins
Frederick W. Hartnett
U W. Thompson
Abram C. Oliver
John J. Keegin
Mary Conley
Allan A. McDonald
Joseph B. McCutcheon
Ernest F. Kelsey
Ernest F. Kelley
Charles W. Robinson
John Lerry
Harry Crosman
Harry W. Thebeau
George A. Goodwin
Charles J. Farnham
Levi T. Thompson
Thomas J. Lynch
Lois T. McKiever
J. Fred Tobey
Busy days as new city clerk Gilmore wheels through duties
John W. Gilmore, new city clerk, greets numerous newly elected officials as they qualify. Mayor Torrey appeared for city marshal qualification. overseers of the poor Walter S Russell Ernest B Heald and Harry W Thebeau qualified and organized with Russell as chairman. Assessors and other staff followed, while the Dike school mural relocation marks city chamber updates. City Treasurer Hall prepares a financial statement of city debts as of January 31 1922 for the finance committee. Mr and Mrs Albert S Grimme, formerly of Bath and now in Portland, return as he assists with The Texas Steamship Co stock disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
Torrey
Overseers of the Poor
Walter S. Russell
Ernest B. Heald
Harry W. Thebeau
Mr. Russell
James A. Lam
Harry W. Phoebeau
Harold W. Child
Samuel P. Dike
Council Chamber
City Treas
Albert 8. Grimme
Bath
Portland
Grimme
The
Texas Steamship Co
Fire destroys dwelling and barn at Woolwich
A Day's ferry road Woolwich home owned by Mr and Mrs Augustus W Lavigne was destroyed by fire early Friday with all contents lost and occupants escaping by a ground floor window. The blaze also consumed the barn with stock lost. Neighbors and County Commissioner George M Stinson witnessed the roof collapse. The house valued with its furniture and the barn could not be replaced for $3000 and was insured. The article also notes local Republican delegates and town committee elections, community plans, Mayflowers first picked by Mrs M P Gay, and various social notices and personal updates from Woolwich residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry Road
Woolwich
Augustus W. Lavigne
George M. Stinson
Lavigne
Edwin Reed
Bangor
John C. Gilmore
J. BK. Fullerton
F. W. Carlton
J. E. Fullerton
Edgar Blanche
George W. Marston
Clara M. Reed
Clarence Bailey
FE. R. Main
Harriet Hathorne
J. C. Gilmore
Sarah E. Charlton
M. A. Gilmore
D. J. Hathorne
Susie Brown
Bernice Bailey
Jennie Howe
G. M. Stinson
E. R. Main
J. (. Gilmore
J. F. Fullerton
M. P. Gay
Brown Hill
Montsweag Grange Hall
Woolwich Red Cross
Anthony Dodge
Fred Carlton
Wiscasset Bridge
Philip Hathborne
U. of M
Dromore
Whippsburg
Mahelyn Johnson
Wiscasset
Wendell Leavitt
Douglass Hunnewell
Morse High School
John McKenney
Madison
Frank Walker
Maxine
Jannaica
Walker
Front Door Keys in Paris Then and Now
A traveler learns in Paris that front door keys are oversized and rarely used by residents. Landlords show a nine to ten inch key weighing about a pound, while a porter or concierge guards the door. Locks remain medieval in design, with a candle bearing concierge origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bridge To Birch Point Funding Granted At Town Meeting
In a special Wis casset town meeting the vote totals ten to seventy to fund Birch Point bridge repairs. Citizens discussed whether to repair or replace the structure as selectmen decide next steps. Proponents included Wilbur F Merrill and W G Grover. The town will raise 2000 by direct tax this year and issue notes for the remainder at up to 6 percent interest, retiring 1000 annually until paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Birch Point Bridge
Birch V Point
Wilbur F. Merrill
Lincoln County
W. G. Grover
Bath men start to see country on cross country trip
Logan Martin and Karl Knight, sons of Bath residents, left Philadelphia last June to travel the United States. They worked in Texas, Oklahoma, Seattle, Fresno, and currently mine at the Standard Tintee mine in Eureka Utah. Herman Knight separated from them and is now unlocated while Karl and Logan plan to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Martin
Daniel Martin
North Street
Karl H
Herman TV. Knight
Reuel T. Knight
Washington Street
United States
Bath
Philadelphia
Texas
Oklahoma
Seattle
Wash
Fresno
Cal
Herrman
Karl
Logan
Eureka
Utah
Standard Tintee Mining Co
Thomas McDougall Dies After Prolonged Illness
Thomas McDougall age 21 died Tuesday morning at the city hospital after five weeks with appendicitis. He was son of Mr and Mrs John SleDou gall of 15 Phin kine and leaves a wife and son Philip, six brothers, five sisters, and formerly worked for the Board of Highways and Sewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McDougall
City Hospital
John SleDougall
Philip
Board of Highways and Sewers
Corliss Street Bell to Be Replaced After Silence
Trustees of Corliss Street Church voted to discontinue ringing the cracked bell and seek 200 to 300 dollars for a new one. Attendants will rely on personal timepieces until a replacement is funded. Treasurer reports year bills paid with treasury balance. 425 dollars spent on missions in 11 months. Deacon Coombs to arrange auditorium repairs. envelope system to continue. Annual parish meeting set for May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Corliss Street
James W. Coombs
Sidney Li. Maton
Deacon Coombs
Boston Kennebec Steamboat Plans For This Season
Steamship City of Rockland will begin the Boston Kennebec service on June 15 unless changes occur. A freight boat may float earlier as ice clears. The company will publish a souvenir booklet to promote Maine tourism and improve wharf and steamer conditions. Traffic Manager Godwin and Carl Crosby plan further service announcements, with expected improvement over last year between Bath and Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamship City of
Rockland
Kennebec
Maine
Frank R. Godwin
Boston
Carl IX
Crosby
Tath
Boothbay Harbor
Dodge Wishart couple wed at Central Church Parsonage
Noslyn Dodge of Bath and Elsie Wishart of Alona tied the knot at Central church parsonage with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Dodge, an accountant, is son of William R. Dodge of Portland while Wishart, a stenographer, is daughter of James G. Wishart of St John New Brunswick. Harry A. Nealley of Boston visited Bath on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noslyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath
Cedric Martin
Unity Guild
First Baptist Church
Willow Street
Arthur J. Dunton
Methodists
Women's Foreign Mission Society
Board of Sunday Schools
M. J. Trewery
Chicago
Blatchford
Blatchford’s
Phippsburg
Dresden
Elwell
West Palm Bead, Fla
Gilmore
City Messenger
Madelyn Rich Ofigh Street
Democrats Conduct Caucus
Charles H. Cahill
Francis Bb. Torrey, Jr
Elizabeth R. Moses
John J. Keegan
Mary Kane
James (. Mulligan
Bessie R. Brown
John EK. Fitzgerald
William S. Kelley
Herbert I. Grinnell
Marshall A. Haraden
Ralph C. Covel
Charles C. Voothaker
L. Mugene Thebean
Farward Sewall
Edwin M. Jones
Edward H. Sampson
William T. Hodgkins
Harry A. Plummer
Charles Pitzgerald
Benjamin Gediman
John Ll. Perry
J. Houghton McLellan
Edward W. Larrabee
Charles A. Corliss
Edward Brown
James L. Temple
George J. Goodwin
Augustus A. Percy
John A. Small
Scott M. Golder
Katherine Torrey
Gray's Syrup
Montreal
D-Watson,co
Mephins Co
Norway
Augustus Lavigne
Thompson Bros
Birch Point
Boston-Kennebec
Dodge-Wishart
Harry A. Nealley
L.F. Atwood
Nature
Medicine CO
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