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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
3
A Maine bulletin reports highway conditions and ongoing surfacing on the New Meadows Bridge project near Bowdoinham and Gardiner. Detours may be required as work continues and weather affects progress on the bridge and nearby roads.
Tower S Mooney of Augusta visited Tuesday in town. Mrs Frank H Percy returned Tuesday from an extended visit with her husband and daughter in New London Connecticut. Miss Jennie Morse and her niece Miss Anna arrived in the city after two months in the South and in New York. Mrs A E Stimpson and daughter Dorothy of Brunswick attended the launching at the Texas yard in Bath Saturday. Hon G H Page who has been with his daughter Mrs Edward Ripley the past year has returned to Appleton.
The Old Couples home accepts guest Alexander McDonald after favorable trustees action. Frank S. Shaw of Brooklyn visits Bath to pack late parents’ goods for storage. Henry Bickle to move into recently purchased residence. Military ball planned for Bath company of the Third Maine regiment on May 6 at the Armory. funds needed and local girls in charge. A stranger in town considers real estate investment and is shown Bath hotels, then surprised by Bath’s lodging breadth. A Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co rep contracts to supply coal for Bangor and Augusta hospitals and the Pownalboro State Home for the Feeble-minded, with delivery from the Bath coal pocket by trolley. sale handled by C. H. Cutter of Gorman Leonard Coal Co.
The Chaffee Bros. portable mill crew dismantled the mill at Bath, hauled it to the freight point and started it in Oxford Massachusetts for work on a large wood lot. Families moved toward Oxford, with some members staying to finish shipping parts. The town notes broad activity including shipyard work, car travel, and Liberty Loan efforts as residents adjust to wartime needs.
A handcrafted 25 by 10 by 9.5 foot land tank built by Central troop 5 scouts led by Assistant Scoutmaster Robert Wishart drew cheers on Front and Center streets. Miss Priscilla Kimball rode in the Hudson Six auto as the frame moved, raising about $6,000 in Liberty bonds as Rev. David L. Wilson oversaw subscrip tions at a table in the tank.
Cilla Kimball owner of the car will provide the vehicle to support Central troop of Boy Scouts in selling bonds at various times throughout the campaign to raise funds.
The Connecticut river opened to shad fishing with lighter than expected catches. References to potential movement toward the Kennebec and notes on local residents and wartime activities mingle with brief social items. The report includes updates on relatives abroad and hometown health news.
Fred L. Groves and Louis Thebarge, watchmen at the Maine Central bridge, chased a horse that escaped from a Brunswick freight yard car. After a long pursuit the pair corralled the animal with a rope and fed it to Groves' barn in Hardings, later taking it to Brunswick.
In Bangor the Bob Ott company offered a Liberty bond as a prize for ticket sales. The promotion drew a crowd to the Bath theater next week and helped sell another bond.
Builders report difficulty securing workers and essential stock amid strong demand. Labor gaps and scarce supplies cause frequent delays in obtaining building materials and finishing projects.
Government assures households that sugar supplies will be sufficient for the coming canning season, aiming to ease consumer concerns and support home preservation efforts.
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