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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1915

Page

13

May social notes and local events in Bath and nearby towns

May forecasts predict a wet month while May dances face bad weather. Miss Harvey closed her Thomaston class last Monday. Murray Club met at Universalist Church vestry. K Y C floats prepared on the riverfront. May breakfast drew 200 at Lincoln Hall with a hearty menu and net proceeds over $50. Bath Woodmen moved to Red Men Hall after remodeling. Sagadahoc Council K of C hosted a successful ball in Music Hall with lavender and white decor and a grand march led by John J. Keegan.

Harvey Thomaston Murray Club The Universalist Church Lincoln Hall Pastors’ Union of Lewiston Auburn Tall Stove Club Capt. Thayer Elsie A. Bayles Kelley Spear Yard Bath Red Men Front St Churchill’s Henry Hodgdon Music Hall Ladies’ Aid of People’s Baptist Church Frank Young Preble Mulcahey Cook Carrie Thompson Washburn Rockland Courier Gazette Mathew Burnside Pemaquid Point Mr. Burnside Wiscasset New Harbor Damariscotta Woolwich Burnside Sagadahoe Council No. 249 K. of C Margaret Hennessy Arline McNeil Gaudreau John J. Keegan Ethel Lundrigan Joseph Madden Harry Sullivan Henry M. Biggins E. J. Fitzgerald Peter Flaherty John Mulcahy Munroe Royal Eugene Thebeau Sagadagahoc Council Lincoln Lodge Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Organization of Odd Fellowship Wesley M. E. Church Odd Fellows Noble

Front Street incidents and river shore notes

A string of Bath area items from a Friday shower to weekend events includes a drowning report on Front Street and a runaway collision near Summer Street. Shad drifters face easterly showers. boats Eugene and other tugs operate between Parker Head and Bath. a late-night arson incident is after a vagrancy case.

Louis Front St South End W. R. Donnell High St Kennebec Eugene Parker Head Bath Leonard & Mitchell Pharmacy Ferry St

Moosehead Ice Awakens Town with Spring Dandelions

The report blends local nature notes with community happenings. Ice departs Moosehead Lake while dandelions brighten streets and shad and alewife runs are observed in nearby waterways. Community events include church entertainments, a revival of Are You A Mason at the Columbia Theatre, and a Gardiner boating party returning home.

Local notes and society reports from Bath and Rockland

Community updates include Selectman George M. Oliver visiting his son in Wal tham la s, Jolly Thimble Club meetings, a special Finance Committee session on the appropriation bill, water main repair work on Center Street, and the funeral of Hon Charles E Littlefield in Rockland. Also covered are FEW Society meetings, Queen Esther Rebekah lodge, a Boston bound City of Bangor cruise, a fishing boat catch at City Landing, Moosehead Lake and steam boat activity, and Maine Central transfer steamer Ferdinando Gorges overhaul.

Tuliy George M. Oliver Earl Waltham Rockland Moore Bangor Regilar Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Boston Boat Wharf Boston Biddeford Journal Myra E. G City Landing Hyde J.cht Augusta Moosehead Lake Lily Bay Knee Maine Central Ferdinando Gorges Bath Iron Works Bath Woolhe

Local stevedores discharge coal at Gibbons and Sewall yards

In a busy day, stevedores unload coal barges at the Gibbons and Sewall yards. The report also notes church group meetings, a funeral, and local harbor activity with vessels from the Winslow fleet undergoing repairs at Percy and Small's yard.

Emblane Sails From Bath for Sag Harbor

The steamer Emblane built for the E. W. Bliss Co. sailed Sunday from Bath for Sag Harbor after a delayed departure due to weather. The crew of eighteen included Bath Iron Works men and the ship’s designer George Owen and his son George Jr. onboard with Captain Reed A. Young in command.

Emblane Bath Tron Works E. W. Bliss Co New York Sag Harbor Bath Iron Works Capt Reed A. Young Benj. H. Spurling William F. Jewell Paul D. Henseler Augustus Leonard C. D. Colby Fred D. Keene A. Kingsbury A. ‘Carr William T. Blackwood C. L. Shepard Oilers E. P. King G. F. Cary Charles Kingsbury J. R. Huse E. C. McNeil G. Lewis W. W. Hill George Owen Newton George, Jr

Lemieux Cummings Marriage at St Marys Church

John W Cummings and Miss Mary Lemieux of this city wed at St Marys Church in a ceremony performed by Rev Fr N J Horan. Walter Cummings served as best man and Annie Collins as bridesmaid. After a Brunswick departure the couple will travel to Boston and Baltimore then visit Pottsville with Mr Cummings mother before settling at 149 Oak St.

St. Mary's Church John W. Cummings Mary Lemieux N. J. Horan Walter Cummings Annie Collins Brunswick Boston Baltimore Pottsville Mr. Cummings Oak St Cummings Georgetown Bath

Seekins and Carlisle Tie Simple City Wedding

Miss Alice Seekins and Horatio Carlisle of this city were married Saturday evening at People's Church parsonage by Rev. S. A. Evans. The bride and groom were unattended. The groom works as a machinist at Hyde Windlass Co. They will reside on Liberty Street.

People’s Church Alice Seekins Horatio Carlisle S. A. Evans Hyde Windlass Co Liberty St

Harold Lemont Dies in Philadelphia After Visit

Harold Lemont who passed away last week in Philadelphia was getting acquainted with a new four floor boring machine built there for Bath Iron Works. He returned home from Philadelphia and New York City Sunday afternoon. He found Philadelphia hot with high grass and blooming flowers, the season about a month ahead of Maine. Jitney cars in Philly were numerous and both cities faced dull times according to him.

Portland F. G. Small M.C.R.R Thomas Pratt Chase Transfer Co Sebago Lake Tommy” Pratt Bath Maine Sheepscot River Maine Central Rockland Public Utilities Commission Wiscasset Edgecomb Newcastle Wallace Keegan T. N. Kewley Beacon Street Young People’s Chorus Milton H. Douglas A Mason Columbia Theatre H. A. Huse Gardiner Kennebec Richmond Bee E. R. Bowdoin Sagadahoc County Teachers’ Association Bowdoin Richmond-Bowdoinham Hannah Rogers Riggs Maple Grove Cemetery New York Howard Sumner Ruth Southwick Grace Canfield Rogers George A. Preble Middle St Gibbons Sewall Wesley Church Bessie Hopkins Spring St Aderton Ladies’ Aid Beacon Street Church Charles Bachelder Unity Guild First Baptist Church Jena Heal High St First Baptist Brotherhood Henry W. Butler Pacific Coast Butler Edward B. Winslow Percy & Small’s L. B. Clark J. S. Winslow & Co E. B. Winslow George E. Walcott Winslow Fleet Percy & Small's First Baptist Penobscot Capt. Calhoun Shawmut Steamship Co Bangor Bath Iron Works E. C. Patten Ford Topsham Bath Garage Bath Garage Co Mary W. Bowen San Juan Porto Rico Boston Norfolk Uranus Earth Mars Venus Solar System Harold Lemont Philadelphia New York City Philly

Judge orders tramp to leave town after hotel fire

Judge Keegan Monday gave the stranger who set his bed on fire Saturday a suspended sentence on condition that he depart the town. He complied and left.

Keegan

Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Legal Form

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County declares F J Cheney Co senior partner in Toledo. Firm seeks one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J Cheney signs. Notary A W Gleason seals. Cure claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials F Heney Co Toledo. Sold by all druggists.

State of Ohio City of Toledo Lucas County F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Hall Frank J. Cheney A. W. Gleason F. Heney & CO

Also Mentioned on This Page

Arthur Stewart T. W. Hyde Camp Sons of Veterans Cobb Frank H. Dolloff Boothbay C. E. Sherman First Lighthouse District Kennebec River Winslow Rock Reading Carlisle Hugh Ross Lehigh Perth Amboy Gahan’s Bridge Rgd Comercia Sagadahor Ferry Arthur L. Larrabee Moosehead Nequasset Oregon Morse Bros St. Hill Dorras Guild Virginia Marine Railway Popham Sophia E. Stevens People’s Baptist Church Coombs Furbish Dow Foster Oak Grove Cemetery McCall’s Magazine FE. W. Society of the First Baptist Church Ethel McLellan Sewing Circle Cosmopolitan Club Margaret W. Metcalfe April Entertainment J. W. Gorman Billy Carleton Colisewts Rockladn Parton Crawford Srinswick Lit Week Stockland Independent Emblane Sails Lemieux
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