Farmers urged to advertise and unite with Grange work
Charles M. White of Bowdoinham urged Sagadahoc Pomona Grange members to push advertising and cooperative efforts. He cited Grange stores, farm clubs for youth, labor needs, crop choices, and dairy price gains through marketing reforms. He urged improving seed, fertilizer use, and strengthening Patrons organizations to aid American farmers. The Wishing Ring act from a Cosmopolitan club tour was noted for later presentation in Woburn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. White
Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
State Department of Agriculture
Wrest Penobscot Pomona Grange
White
Consumers’ League
Farmers’ Union
Grange
Richmond
Whiite
Mr. White
Milk Producers Association
Pattee
New Hampshire State Grange
Morse High School Granted Three Year Certificate Privilege
Principal J. P. King announces Morse high school has extended certificate privileges for three years after a notification from the New England College Entrance Certificate Board. Graduates from class of 1917 excel in colleges such as Colby, Bowdoin, and Georgetown University, with students like Miss Leota Jacobson, Forrest Rogers, H. Laton Jackson, and Leo Burke achieving high honors and strong reputations. The board includes Amherst, Bates, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Colby, UMass Agricultural, Middlebury, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Tufts, University of Vermont, Wellesley, Wesleyan, Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. King
Morse High School
New England College Entrance Certificate Board
Leota Jacobson
Colby
Forrest Rogers
Bowdoin
H. Laton Jackson
Maine
Leo Burke
Georgetown University
Morse
New England College Certificate Board
Amherst College
Bates College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Colby College
Mass. Agricultural College
Middlebury College
L. A. & W. Punctuality Improves Amid Crowded Cars
Citizens relying on electric car service note marked punctuality gains from L. A. & W. over recent weeks. Brunswick line shows time improvements despite lower frequency. Hope for a half hour service grows as crowding persists and minor accidents seem possible. A Brunswick car brought men and boys on the fender while interior crowds grew restless Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Southport Overflows Liberty Bond Quota With Flag Display
Southport, May 6. The island town surpassed its Liberty bond quota of 10 700 by raising 11 100. Non residents contributed 5 250 and residents 5 850. An over quota celebration ended with a church pulpit flag display and a pastor's joyful discourse on completing the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Boxing Carnival match set for next Wednesday night
Dummy Burns who beat Harry Ah Sing last week is matched with Emil Gauvin of Summersworth New Hampshire for two six round bouts at the armory. The Texas Steamship Co. backs the show, promising a fine display of boxing skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummy Burns
Harry Ah Sing
Emil Gauvin
Summersworth
N. H
Armory
Texas Steamship Co
Boy Run Over by Bicycle Near Elm Street
Seven year old Happy Jack Travers son of Mrs. Alice Travers on Elm street was struck by a bicyclist at Middle and Oak streets while returning from school. His left leg was broken and he was taken to City hospital after a physician was summoned to the home of Mrs. John E. Fitzgerald at 900 Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Travers
Alice Travers
Elm Street
Middle
Oak Streets
John E. Fitzgerald
Washington Street
City Hospital
Bathman’s turkey sets laying record beyond expectations
A Bathman reports his turkey, typically laying 12 to 15 eggs before brooding, has continued laying beyond the usual pattern and, up to now, has produced 20 or more eggs, puzzling the owner.
Fares Likely Up for Bath Woolwich Ferry Soon
The People's Ferry Co. faces higher operating costs and the Governor and Council acknowledge the need for fare increases before state aid. Other transport firms have already raised rates, prompting consideration of a rise for the Bath Woolwich ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Ferry Co
Bath‘Woolwich
Capt Leonard W Oliver Given Command Of Lake Houghton
Capt Leonard W Oliver formerly of Bath has been appointed commander of the steel steamship Lake Houghton now at Detroit Michigan. The 261 foot long vessel of 2400 gross tons carries 3900 tons of coal and a crew of 41. Oliver sails to Cleveland to load coal for Montreal then to Sidney to load pulp wood for Portland via Lake Erie the Welland Canal and Lake Ontario to Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard W. Oliver
Bath
Lake Owens
Lake Houghton
Detroit
Mich
Atlantic
Oliver
Cleveland
Montreal
Sidney
Portland
Lake Erie
Willard Canal
Lake Ontario
Miss Cathleen Leonard Birthday Party Celebrated
Little Cathleen Leonard marked her fourth birthday with a party hosted by her aunt Mrs. G R Ingraham at Center street home. Twelve friends attended from 4 to 6 pm with games, lunch, ice cream, and hot chocolate as gifts and good wishes were exchanged for many happy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathleen Leonard
G. R. Ingraham
Center Street
Spinney Takes Charge Of New 9 Mile Wiscasset Boothbay Highway
James J. Spinney, road superintendent for the State highway commission, begins supervision of a new nine mile highway project from the Edgecomb end of the Wiscasset bridge toward Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. The route will remove steep grades and shorten the trip by about a mile. Spinney brings ten years of road construction experience to the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Spinney
State Highway Commission
Wiscasset
Boothbay
Edgecomb
Wiscasset Bridge
Boothbay Harbor
Spinney
Make the Garden Work
USDA garden specialists urge successive plantings to maximize crops before fall frost. Readers can find detailed timing and succession guidance in The Farm Garden in the North Farm Bulletin 937, provided free by the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Jack Frost
Farmer’s Bulletin
Henry W. Howard Alters Jackson Block at Arch and Commercial
Henry W. Howard reworks the Jackson block at Arch and Commercial by removing center stairs and elevator, adding a west side stair, replacing roof posts with double steel girders, and planning a third story hall possibly Bath’s largest. First floor storage for Bath Tron Works with asbestos, second floor pattern shop for Texas Steamship Co. Granolithic sidewalks to be built around Arch and Commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Howard
Jackson
Arch
Bath
Bath Tron Works
Texas Steamship Co
Enrollment effort aims Bath summer work for Colby baseball team
Hon. Edward W Hyde reports a letter from C S Hichborn of the U S Employment Service about Colby College students. Prof Little says nearly the whole Colby baseball team wants to come to Bath to work at Bath Iron Works or the Texas Co. The team would be employed and provide off hours entertainment. Hyde, the local enrollment agent, plans to place the players for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Hyde
C. S. Hichborn
U. S. Employment Service
U. S. Public Service Reserve
Prof. Little
Colby College
Little
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Texas Co
Mr. Hyde
Texas Boys Raise Flag At Yacht Club
The Kenebec Yacht Club building now houses Texas Steamship Co. men as living quarters. Arthur Morrill gave a patriotic address, Miss Jean Kelley unfurled the flag, and about 50 men sang patriotic songs and cheered. Iron beds and decent quarters are noted as they plan to raise a service flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenebec Yacht Club
Texas Steamship Co
Arthur Morrill
Texas Dining Room
Jean Kelley
Miss Trouble Is Winner Of Prizes
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lemoine return from a two week auto trip to Providence Rhode Island with their daughter Alma now Mrs. Robert A Ham of Portland They toured with their prize Boston terrier Miss Trouble At the Brockton dog show last week Miss Trouble won a blue ribbon and a $2 50 gold piece for traveling the farthest distance from the Lemoine party
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Lemoine
Providence
R. I
Alma
Robert A. Ham
Portland
Massachusetts
Miss Trouble
Brockton
Steamer Winter Harbor to be lengthened and expanded
The Steamer Winter Harbor formerly of the Eastern Steamboat Co is to be lengthened by 15 feet at the Atlantic Coast Co plant. The project will extend her overall length to about 80 feet nearly matching the Islander on the Augusta Gardiner and Boothbay Harbor route. Engines stay in place while extra cabin space is added for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Harbor
Old Eastern Steamboat Co
Bath
Popham Beach
Boothbay Harbor
Old Eastern
Wiscasset
Atlantic Coast Co
Augusta, Gardiner and
Bath sends 55 more books to Patten Library
Bath residents contribute to Maine Library Bulletin efforts with 55 volumes shipped to the Augusta headquarters. The April 1918 bulletin notes 13 Maine cities have given over 4 000 volumes and Bath aims for strong local representation. Librarian Miss Margaret R Foote welcomes the community response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gur
Patten
Augusta
Maine Library
Maine
Bath
Margaret R. Foote
Local Notes on service members and Bath events
First Sergt. John F. Rankin reenlists in the tank service and sails to Gettysburg after leaving a bodyguard post for J. P. Morgan. Pemaquid honors J. H. Cartland for fort restorations and donations. Farmington Normal glee club to perform May 17 at First Baptist, directed by Miss Margaret Bakeman. Captain Henry W. Owen moves from Fort Oglethorpe to Fort McKinley on Great Diamond Island and then Fort Levett. expected to relocate family to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Rankin
James M. Rankin
Texas Steamship Co
Gettysburg
Rankin
J. P. Morgan
New York
Pemaquid
J. H. Cartland
Cartland
Bath
Farmington Normal School
Margaret Bakemanr
Great Diamond Island
Portland
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Levett
Fort MacKinley
New England
Owen
Red Cross fund drive to raise 100 million nationwide
The Red Cross plans a campaign during the week starting May 20 aiming to raise 100 million dollars nationwide, echoing the Liberty Bond drive while encouraging generous public giving. Capt. William F. Hussey led funeral escort arrangements for private Charles Ellison, drowned at Camp Devens. services held in Johnston Rhode Island. Mother's Day promotions feature attractive card displays in stores ahead of May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
William F. Hussey
Bath
Co. F
301St Engineers
Charles Ellison
Robbins Pond
Camp Devens
Johnston
R. I
Cook's Corner
New Fish and Game Club
Jennie Harvey
Armory Hall
Probate Court Busy Session Names Multiple Administrators
Tuesday's probate court in Maine appointed administrators for the estates of Martin A Perkins of Woolwich Annie B Oliver of Phippsburg Joseph L Gaudreau of Bath and others. Petitions were filed for several estates including Mary K Mitchell and Mary Eva Hathorne. Accounts and inventories were approved for numerous Bath and Richmond estates, with licenses to sell real estate granted and guardianship issues noted for minor heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee County Probate Court
James 5S. Lowe
Martin/A. Perkins
Woolwich
Charles Herman Perkins
Anson M. Oliver
Phippsburg
Annie B. Oliver
Peter Gaudreau
Bath
Joseph L.gaudreau
Robert H. White
Richmond
Mary A. White
Mary L. White
Thomas Gibbs
Wilbur C. Oliver
Silas N. Haynes
Elizabeth
P. Haynes
Mary K. Mitchell
Mary Eva Hathorne
James T. Minott
George King
Harriet C. Plummer
Weymouth
Mass
Annie C. Flint
Ruth M. Osborne
John J. Keegan
Charles H. Doyle
Bowdoin
Daniel S. Jaques
Guardian
Charlotte B. Manchester
John 8. Hyde
Jerusha Coombs
Arthur J. Bunton
Henry Totman
Georgetown
Edward A. Williams
Fred B. Scott
Abbie Scott Starkey
LeRoy M. Reed
Alfred R. Ames
Nancy E. Clapp
Edward H. Morse
Joseph M. Trott
Eugene L. Curtis
West Bath
Raymond E. Curtis
Emma F. Lowell
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Jennie L. Maxwell
Bowdeinham
Zina Maxwell
Bertha C. Dean
Allen Loyal Jones
Albert K. Millett
Swan Lake
Montana
James A. Averill
Cynthia J. Adams
Olivia B. Hunnewell
John Sewall Adams
Alfred J. Niles
Robert H. Niles
Julia B. Lakin
Geo. E. Bridgham
Henry W. Hanson
Drucilla A. Ross
James L. Ross
Olive J. Frost
Tate
Hara A. Billings
James A. Hussey
Albert N. Carr
Lottie S. Eaton
Timothy B. Morrison
Charles P. Morrison
Helen Lewis Stacey
M. Ordway Lewis
A Cripple For Three Years Product Ad
An advertisement offers a product named A Cripple For Three Years priced 50c per box six for 2.50 and trial size 25c. Sold by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited in Ogdensburg New York or sent on receipt of price to dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.R. No. 1
Lorne
Ont
Alexander Munro
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Inheritance Tax Petitions and Guardianship Appointments
Proceedings list petitions to determine inheritance tax in the estates of Bartholomew H. Coughlin Bath Martin Flaherty Bath Lydia A. Patterson Richmond and related guardianship orders. Margaret Anna Flaherty Bath named guardian of petitioner’s minor children Patrick H. Flaherty Bath Ernest M. Evrard Bath guardian of Nathaniel and Emma E. Norton child Permelia C. Coffin Bath guardian of Albert E. Flagg's minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trator
Louis C. Honaker
Richmond
Leary A. Honaker
Bartholomew H. Coughlin
Bath
Martin Flaherty
Lydia A. Patterson
Margaret Anna Flaherty
Nathaniel E. Norton
Emma E. Norton
Permelia C. Coffin
Albert E. Flagg
Topsham
Beverly Ensign McCarty Visits Bath Family News
Ensign W. P. McCarty U S N R wife and son Walter Jr of Beverly Mass arrived in Bath Sunday. Mrs. McCarty and son will stay with her parents Mr and Mrs George E Avery on Academy Street. Ensign McCarty left for New York where he is stationed. He is known in Bath for his drafting work at Bath Iron Works and later as a draftsman for United Shoe Machinery Co of Beverly for about six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign W. P. McCarty
Walter, Jr
Beverly
Mass
Bath
United Shoe Machinery Co
Former Times Pressman Milton Brown Now in Army Service
Milton Wi Brown a former Times pressman serves in the army and is assigned to the quartermaster corps stationed at a southern training camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Wi. Brown
Times
Quartermaster’s Corps
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Sagadahoc
Pomona
Penobscot
Cosmopolitan Club
Woburn
Jack Travers
Turkey
Capt
L. W. Oliver
Washington
TEXAS
Yacht Club
Cosmopolitan
OY Girls
PLA
Dorman Perkins
Fred Hill
Hdna Bliss
Mary Elizabeth
Alice Whalen
Helen Crosby
Louise Robinson
Ruth Ledyard
Madelyn Davis
Miriam Kimball
Bessie Brown
Edna Bliss
Ruth Mikelsky
Jane Goodman
Margaret Foster
Perkins
Catherine Torrey
Vera Bradford
East
Ouraud
FERD
T. Hopkins. & Son
Joseph Philbrook
Cumberland
Lewiston
Bes Lia " Urwiston Sprugt. Company
Alexander‘munro
Continental Casualty Co
Cisiesn
Deeba
Miluers MU Co
Harris Assets
Tual Ferre
Burg
Ere Eee Life
Maite Maissiaichuse
Adimi Een
Cuapaien
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