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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
6
Mrs. James C. Perry hosted the Sebasco Red Cross branch for an all day meeting with members including Mrs. Eaton York York Coffin Harris and Perry. They sewed chemises and layettes and reported strong recent outputs.
Mrs Lois Cromwell of Nequasset is seriously ill with influenza. Genesta chapter Eastern Star meets Friday evening. Clarence Black buys a new scow for river freighting. An addition is being built to Louis Bachers house at Front and Fremont streets. John Curran Jr buys a gray horse from Bath Tallow Co. The city clerk office is being renovated with plastering and wallpaper. Eggs in Eastern river sell by weight at 25 cents per pound, dozen 40 cents. Ferry Hockomock carried 87 passengers from Sunday train to Bath. Up river parties plan towing on the Kennebec with three tug boats. Wildlife reports birds largely gone from Merrymeeting Bay. Oveay Volway Co power truck broke down Tuesday evening and was towed back. Raymond and Mrs Rogers of New York return to West Bath after years away. Karl Warren of Bath rests after appendectomy in Worcester done by Capt Harry F Morin.
The Goodrich National Touring Bureau reports the highest ever demand for road information and state highway maps. Free maps are distributed via Goodrich branches in 120 cities and tire dealers nationwide. With war restrictions lifted, motorists plan extended tours to scenic and historic sites, predicting a record 1910 season.
The Ladies' sewing circle at First Baptist church held a Friday night event for both men and women. Mrs. Fred W. Lagrabte presided as solos and sketches drew hearty encores from Mrs. So L. Sprage and Miss Fthel McLellan. A quartet with several members entertained, readings by Mrs. Millward Patten of Topsham and alphabetics by Mrs. Larrabee followed. Afterward men and women shared refreshments, ending a delightful social gathering with committee support from HW Worrey, PF Larrabee, J M Lemont, Lottie Eaton, Flomer Rich, Everett Lemont, John Tillson, and Eleanor Hilton.
Gideon Carrier, arrested Friday with a gallon jug of alcohol, stood before Tadge Weegan. He faced charges of illegal possession of liquor on February 6 and April 25 and illegal transportation on April 25. Convicted on all counts, he received identical penalties: 100 dollars plus 4 dollars in costs, and two months in jail with six months default, totaling 318.11 dollars and six or 12 months in default. Fines paid, jail terms suspended pending one year probation. County Attorney Charles J. Newell prosecuted. George S. McCarty represented Carrier.
Mare T. of Mast Boothbay recounts experiences as a quartermaster on the destroyer McCall and praises Bath built vessels. He cites the Allen built by Bath Iron Works and Commander Parley, noting their role in convoys and severe tests, and affirms Maine pride in Bath ships and their wartime performance.
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