Peterson Farm Burned Flat In Bath Dorset Fire
A swift blaze Friday night destroyed the Riverside Dairy Farm holdings of Harry E Peterson on Ham's Hill East Brunswick. Thirty cattle perished, 27 cows killed in stalls, loss to owner estimated at $25,000 with unknown origin fire. Captain Sewall raised alarm in time to save the farmhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
Superior
Harry E. Terson
East Brunswick
Ham's Hill
New Meadows
Tce House
Local Officials Named Draft Registrars Amid City Court Action
Woolwich resident Frank W. Carlton was arrested on a capias writ in a libel suit by Hon. E. W. Hyde for 19000 dollars. Carlton posted 10000 bail with bondsmen A. H. Shaw and Joseph Torrey. the case, aided by George W. Heselton, heads to the October term before Justice Bird. Charles T. Duparr of South New Castle visited and noted as longtime Bath Iron Works hammer operator and veteran fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Carlton
Woolwich
John A. Norris
E. W. Hyde
Carlton
Norris
Mr. Carlton
A. H. Shaw
Joseph Torrey
Hyde
George W. Heselton
Gardiner
S. J. Court
Justice Bird
Charles T. Duparr
South Newcastle
Mr. Duparr
Bath Iron Works
Georgetown Happenings at First Baptist Church and Local Arrivals
Due to bad weather there was no morning service at First Baptist Church in Georgetown. evening attendance was strong. Rev. William Bord preached on Christ as a Merchant and the spiritual value of buying gold tried in fire, white raiment, and eyesalve. Numerous locals, including the Boyd and Billings families, arrived or moved to cottages around Robinhood Cove for the summer, with furniture deliveries, visits, and new arrivals noted in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
William Bord
Christ
Boyd
C_ W_ Billings
Emma Thomas
Malden
George West
Robinhood Cove
Bath
C. W. Billings
Stewart Rand
Newton
Martha MacFadden
Georgetown
MacFadden
Harry
Wolfborough
Adeline Massey
Robinhood
Couch
Governor Orders Civilian Run Roll for Universal Service
The War Department outlines a civilian led process to register men for the future national army under the selective service law. State governors will head registration with sheriffs clerks and physicians in counties and mayors in cities directing local boards. Registration awaits presidential date with printed instructions to follow.
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War Department
National Army
Graduation Day June 13 at M H S Exercises
May Board of Education meeting notes discuss farm work leave for boys, paper baler purchase for high school, nine grade paper profit, and 90 copies of The Stars and Stripes Forever for Ninth Grade patriotic program at Friday graduation exercises. The board approved principal King’s recommendation and set plans for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
City Hall
John A. Small
Edward W. Hyde
Ernest F. Kelley
Leland R. Mitchell
Stors and Stripes Forever
King
Sagadahoc Farmers Meet On Dairying Labor Shortage
Representative Tucker of the N E Milk Producers Association spoke at West Bath Grange Hall where 25 Sagadahoc County farmers discussed dairy stock feeding and grain self sufficiency. They cited farm labor scarcity as the main issue outweighing seed or fertilizer concerns. Chairman Fred Wright and others spoke on hiring unskilled help at 35 dollars a month amid ongoing dairy challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Tucker
N. E. Milk Producers’ Association
West Bath Grange Hall
Sagadahoc County
Tucker
Maine
Fred Wright
Mr. Tucker
Wright
Patten
Llewellyn Rogers
Elmhurst
Henry Rose
Arthur Sewall
Stone House
BE. W. Hyde
Public Safety Committee
Bath City Nurses to Sail for Harvard Surgical Unit to France
The Bath City Hospital nursing staff will join the Harvard Surgical Unit sailing from New York next week to serve in France. Miss Jennie Stannix of McAdam Junction, a graduate of Bath's City Hospital and Boston area infirmaries, heads a group including Miss Marshall in Bath. The unit, assigned to Hospital No. 22 near the front, will accommodate 2300 men and sail May 15, with steamer name not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
Harvard Surgical
New York
France
St. John
N. B
New Brunswick
Jennie Stannix
McAdam Junction
Stannix
City Hospital
Bath
Massachusetts
Land Ploughing Surges in Phippsburg as War Prep Urged
In Phippsburg and nearby areas land is being ploughed extensively as residents rally to wartime preparedness. Farmers at Basin Parker Head Se basco Small Point and Dromore increase field work while local mills and households plant gardens. Mrs. Rogers works on her eleventh button rug and the boys and girls club plans season activities with new honorary member Eleanor Fullerton.
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Parker Head
Sebasco
Small Point
Dromore
Chaffee Bros. Mill
Thomas McCormick
Bowker
Victor Roy
Messrs
Desmarrras
Stone
Keith
Irving Harrington
Bath
Clinton Beals
Cranberry Point
Ed. Wallace
H. W. Cutting
Frank M. Bowker
Hattie Rogers
Martha Rogers
R. P. Mitchell
Orono
Maine
Riverside Farm
Peterson Farm
Harry Peterson
Bath Boy Fourth Strongest Man at Bowdoin College
Charles Myron Sprague of Bath, Bowdoin class of 1919, is named the fourth strongest man in college after annual strength tests. The report from Dr. Frank N. Whittier lists Sprague as the strongest in his class, with the four top competitors including Charles Roy Harris of Lynn, Mass, and Boyd Wheeler Bartlett of Castine. The measurements are given in kilograms with pounds estimates and include lungs, back, legs, arms, and total strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Myron Sprague
Bath
Bowdoin
Frank N. Wnittier
Sprague
Charles Roy Harris
Lynn
Mass
Boyd Wheeler Bartlett
Castine
Supreme Court Team Opened
Supreme Judicial Court opened with juries empanelled and cases assigned. First jury trial scheduled Wednesday morning before Judge John H. K. Madigan with staff including Stenographer F. L. Hayden Clerk Frederick N. Thompson and Sheriff Wilbur C. Oliver. Traverse jury foreman James W. Coombs and members listed. Continued on Page Two.
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Supreme Judicial Court
John HK. Madigan
F. L. Hayden
Frederick N. Thompson
Sidney J. Willis
Edward W. Bridgham
Wilbur C. Oliver
Robert H. Jack
Parker Lewis
C. C. Aderton
Fred W. Atkinson
Second Traverse Jury
Joseph S. Carter
First Traverse Jury
James W. Coombs
Bath
C.E. Berry
Bowdsinham
Williamly Berry
Georgetown
Frank W. Bowker
Hank Brown
George I. Coombs
Bowdoin
Charles L. Crosby
Arrowsic
Harry C. Merri
A Trip Around the World in 1819 Singapore Visit and Snakes
Carolyn Wesson Bongartz recalls a voyage from Java to Singapore. The piece describes Singapore’s diverse population, the Raffles Hotel area, and botanical wonders. A dramatic incident near the Raffles Hotel involving a large boa constrictor unravels with a frightened crowd and a quick rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Singapore
Borneo
Equator
Raffles Hotel
Queen of Isles
Malay Peninsula
Australia
Thomas Stamford Raffles
China
Archipelago
Rafles Museum
Raffles Club
Raffles Street
Raffles Monument
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Peterson
Sewall
EW. Hyde
Frank W. Carleton
the Working League
Sin
Arthur S. Boyd
Mrs. Billings
Campbell Cottage
Dunton Cottage
the Bath Trust CO
Centre Street
Bath, ME
People’s Church
North St. Peril
Phippsburg
Mrs. Rogers
John M. Clark
Chadbourne
Front St. Tel
Broad St
Bath Boy
Bowdoin College
C. Myron Sprague
Supreme Court
Madigan
BY Carolyn Wesson Bongartz
Jahore
Calcutta
ARGA
Fugster
Benares
Hussey
Johnson Bros.co
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