Bath Chronicle July Notes and Local Industry Glimpses
Bath today reports on river traffic with Towboats Ariel and Sarah Weed moving two coal barges upriver and a plan to remove Woolwich pontoons for caulking. Local farming sees parsnips dug and a shad season expected next week while a teacher reveals a pupil’s hidden blindness and municipal courts handle minor cases.
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Ariel
Sarah Weed
Boston
Lorand
Bath
J Ladies Aid of Peoples Church
Lincoln Hall
A. H. Saunders
Prince Arthur
H. A. Everett
Massachusetts Tech
Everett
Defiance Syndicate
South End
H. Oliver
Hiram Turner
Western Avenue
William R. Kimball
Pine Tree Seed Co
Augusta
Quartermaster’s Department
Togus
National Home
Institution For
Pownal
North End
Center St
Dr. Hannigen
Central Church
Silsby Meadows
Dromore Grange Holds Successful Day Meeting
Dromore Grange in Phippsburg reported a fruitful day meeting with 25 attendees including Maine State Grange Master C S Stetson and County Deputy Daniel Brown. Maine Fire Prevention Day was observed by governor proclamation and the lecturer’s program centered on the day’s aims. Next Tuesday’s meeting features music readings stories and a Q A led by Susan Campbell and others.
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Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Maine State Grange
Stetson
Greene
Daniel Brown
Richmond
Maine
Pomona
Grange
George D. Weston
S. C. Campbell
D. A. Merry
Kate Weston
Susan Campbell
Abbie Minott
Bessie Dickinson
Foreign letters praise Bath Independent by distant readers
Two letters from abroad express high regard for the Bath Independent. A Batavia Java consulate note requests subscription credit from February, and Rev B Hervey in Bermuda praises the paper for rich local news while planning return to Bath by May.
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Bath
Sons of Bath
Sons and Daughters of Bath
American Consular Service
Batavia
Java
Messrs. the
Bath Times Company
Bath Independent
Independent
B. Hervey
Bermuda
Islands
Old Ladies' Home Association Holds 39th Annual Meeting
The Bath Old Ladies' Home Association elected officers including President Augustus A. Percy and Vice President William D. Sewall. The home reports about $3,000 annual income, covering running expenses, with vacant rooms awaiting new inmates requiring further endowments to fund expansion.
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North End
Woolwich
Tuessie Hall
Harold M. Sewall
Sagadahoc
Beacon Street
James EC. Sawyer
Herbert E. Worrey
William J. Perry
Weston Bonney
William Deehan
Flood
Old Ladies’ Home Association of Bath
Augustus A. Percy
William D. Sewall
William I. Moses
L. T. Snipe
George P. Davenport
Owen J. Ledyard
Joseph M. Trott
C. C. Low
C. W. Larrabee
F. D. Sewall
Secretary Pro Tem Reports Status Amid Secretary’s Absence
In the secretary’s absence abroad, Miss L. T. Moses served as secretary pro tem and brought the regular secretary’s report up to date for the annual meeting. Mrs. Harry Oliver and daughter Carolyn returned to Portland after a visit in the city. Mrs. Stanley Wallace and son Stanley Jr. accompanied her for a brief visit.
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L. T. Snipe
L. T. Moses
Harry Oliver
Carolyn
Portland
Stanley Wallace
Stanley, Jr
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People’s Ferry
Hockomock
City Landing
B. I. W. Gates
Bangor
Kennebec
Silas Hart, Jr
State Hospital
Levi F. Andrews
East Brunswick
Dick Sears
The
International News
A. M. Cutler
Edwin R. Hunt
Worcester
Lewiston
Lawrence
Halbert Gardner
Hal
New York
Park
Morse High School Athletic Association
Arthur Spragene
John Miller
Warren A. Kerschner
Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
North Street
Philippine Islands
Maine Central Railroad Co
Bowdoin Musical Clubs
Brunswick Town Hall
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
J. W. Powell
Francis T. Bowles
Powell
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Lynn
Fitchburg
Sc. Scott Greenleaf
L. L. Hooker
Arthur Stewart
Alex Mason
Lisbon Falls
Sons of Veterans Camp
Bath Gun Club
Genesta
Ladies of People’s Church
Haines
Grace Church
Oliver
George McKensie
Levi Getehell
Lemont's Creek
Mr. Getchell
McDougal
Jones
Alna
Scott
M. J. McCormick
William T. Hall, Jr
Dunton
Glidden
John W. Ballon
Wiscasset
Supreme Judicial Court
Cornish
Keegan
Fred
William Crocker
Defiance
Itrolita
Newport
Trolita
Irolita
Stepaloneg
Bowdoin College Track Athletic Association
Whittier Field
Hebron Academy
Jewiston High
Morse High
Sullivan High School
Berwick
Cumberland County
John B. Warren
Westbrook
King F. Graham
Gev. Haines
Eureka
Thompson
B.S. Ratrden
OLD Ladies’ Home
Percy
Red Cross
Conley’s Specialty Store
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