Dedication of Co H Clubroom in City Hall Fraternity
Friday evening the old City Hall hosted a social event turning the hall into a clubroom for Company H of Waterville. National League for Woman's Service ladies and Public Safety Committee members organized furnishings and hospitality, with local residents donating piano, Victrola, pool table, games, magazines, and more for the soldiers stationing in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old City Hall
National League For Woman's Service
Public Safety Committee
Co. H
Waterville
Soldier Boys
National League
Maxwell Powers
Bath
Company H
John Shaw
Mikelsky’s
Men’s Club of Grace Church
Boston
Fred P. Shaw
William Mussenden
Fred Shaw
Blanche Metcalfe
S. H. Conley
Madelyn Chase
Wadsworth
Albert H. Shaw
Bath Daily Times
Frank B. Nichols
Arthur Sewall
Cosmopolitan Club
W. H. Smith & Son
William D. Sewall
Priscilla Kimball
Two Woods Fires In Bath Sudden Blaze Near Pine and Lemont
Wet weather kept Bath firemen busy with two woodland blazes west of High Street Tuesday. The Pine Street fire was quenched quickly after a hose line up the hill. The Lemont Street fire, helped by Dunbar’s automobile truck with Company H volunteers, proved the larger blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
High St
Pine St
Lemont St
Dunbar
Co. H
Standard ship plans to be released soon for U S ships
The Shipping Board announced a standard ship design to calm builders awaiting contracts. The vessel will be about 280 feet long with a 40 foot beam and 26 foot moulded depth, two full decks, 1500 horsepower, and provisions for submarine protection, with details to be finalized in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
Budy
Local Notices Of Passings And Visitors
J Clifford Spinney died in Portland on Monday and Lt B Gwett also died there on business. Robert Kennedy died in Portland and Saco on Thursday. Ernest F Kelley visited from Boothbay. Miss Bessie Moores visits Lisbon Falls. JHWB Nash of Wiscasset visited Saturday. Mr and Mrs W B S Wilson of Richmond visited Sunday. Mrs Rebecca Bowker arrived Monday from Phippsburg. Mrs Fred S Sears returned from Gloucester Massachusetts this week. Mrs Mallaber of New York arrives for summer on the Kennebec and Croft Lodge at Sinclair's Landing opens for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clifford Spinney
Portland
B. Gwett
Robert Kennedy
Saco
Ernest F. Kelley
Boothbay
Bessie Moores
Lisbon Falls
W. B. Nash
Wiscasset
W. BS. Wilson
Richmond
Rebecca Bowker
Virginia
Phippsburg
Fred S. Sears
Gloucester
Mass
Mallaber
New York
Kennebec
Croft Lodge
Sinclair’s Landing
Licensing of vessels for First Naval District waters
Notice from Captain of the Port Boston Navy Yard detailing licensing rules for vessels navigating First Naval District waters and local waters of the 7th section from Cape Ann to Minot's Ledge. It lists who must license, how to apply, club and company procedures, display requirements, and section boundaries with license numbering.
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First Naval District
Boston Navy Yard
Bath District
Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Naval District
Eastport
Maine
Moose Peak
Machias
Baker Island
Bar Harbor
Matinicus Rock
Rockland
Seguin Island
Bath
Goat Island
Portland
Cape Ann
Portsmouth
N. H
Minots Ledge
Chatham
Provincetown
Cape Cod Bay
Graduation Day at People's Baptist Church Seeks 1000 Seat Capacity
The program will match last year in parts and chairs may be added in the balcony and church body to seat about 1000 attendees. Carl Timberlake gets a leave to attend the Plattsburg officers camp. Principal King and Supt. Flood to fill the five week vacancy. A flag for the North Primary School may be purchased and high school tuition increases to 36 dollars per year starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Baptist Church
Carl B. Timberlake
Plattsburg
Prin. King
Supt. Flood
SubiMaster Timberlake
North
Operation Averted In Philadelphia Woman Recovers
Mrs Thos McGonigal of 3432 Hartville Street, Philadelphia, recounts severe cramps and irregular periods. After reading an advertisement, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and, after three bottles, felt cured and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Patna
Lydia E. Pinkham
Morse High School Graduation Plans for June 1917
The Morse High School class of 1917 will hold graduation on Wednesday June 13 with a reception on Thursday June 14 and an alumni banquet on Friday June 15. Community safety and farm service considerations are noted for students excused to work on farms.
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North
Middle Sts
North Grammar
Hyde
Committee On
Morse High School
Richmond Teacher Miss Farr Guests in Rome Maine
Miss Ruth Farr of Richmond, a local teacher in Rome, Me., is the guest of Mrs. Walter Norton on Lower High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Farr
Richmond
Rome
Walter Norton
Lower High St
Skulker Shot At Near Iron Works
Two rifle shots were fired by a guard from post No 4 at the B I W A after a skulker prowling near the works crawled under a fence and fled into a stormy night. The sentinel, a new Co H member, failed to halt the intruder and the skulker escaped. It was rumored he hoped to bet his way into the works, a reckless stunt likely to be halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skulker
Co. H
Engineer Captain Hussey to report for service after draft honor
AS ENGINEER CAPTAIN W F Hussey of Bath Iron Works left Saturday for Plattsburg to report for service and will be commissioned in the Officers Reserve Corps. He recently passed an exam and has been at Bath Iron Works for three years. A surprise presentation of a generous check was given by Walter A Murtaugh on behalf of Bath Iron Works drafting room staff, with plans to buy a sword. Mrs Hussey and daughter Ruth will stay in the city while he serves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hussey
Bath Iron Works
Plattsburg
American Society of Marine
Walter A. Murtaugh
Hussey
Bath
Texas Steamship Co
University of Maine
Elasa
Ruth
Mr. Hussey
Quarantine on Five Leaved Pines and Related Plants Issued
The Secretary of Agriculture issued two orders effective June 1 1917 to combat white pine blister rust. One bans imports of current and gooseberry plants from Europe and Asia. The other quarantines all states east of Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana and prohibits movement of five leaved pines and currant and gooseberry plants from these states to outside areas. Also prohibiting fire leaved pines and black currant plants from leaving the heavily infected New England and New York region. Nurserymen are urged to observe a prior voluntary restraint on shipping white pines and currant or gooseberry plants to the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Slope states, with western inspectors notified.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Asia
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
New England
New York
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Slope
Parish Meeting At Corliss Street Free Baptist Church Elects Officers
The Corliss Street Free Baptist Church parish meeting held Monday evening in the vestry adopted amendments to the constitution and elected officers including Mrs. John Hunt as clerk Sidney Eaton as treasurer and Miss Ethel Albee as auditor. Reports from officers were given with bills paid and a balance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss St. Free Baptist Church
John Hunt
C. M. Fogg
Sidney L. Eaton
Carol Deering
E. F. French
James R. Cressey
G. G. Deering
Charles Plant
Everett C. Lewis
Sidney Eaton
James W. Coombs
W. D. Coombs
Ethel Albee
E. F.F. French
Chester” Plant
Flowers
Parish Finances Backed for Another Year
The treasury reports steps were taken to secure funds for the new organ and parish members commit to continuing work with courage and gratitude for blessings from the past year.
Obituary of Mrs Harriot Dodge Stetson
Mrs Harriet Dodge Stetson wife of Alfred D. Stetson died Saturday after a prolonged illness at age 71. Born in Edgecombe she moved with her family to Brunswick then to the city where Mr Stetson expanded his furniture business. She leaves a husband and two sons Harry E. and Ensign Arthur H. Stetson and a cousin Mrs Henry Whiton. Funeral was held Monday at 4:30 from Washington Street residence with burial in Brunswick.
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Harriet
I Louise) Dodge Stetson
Alfred D. Stetson
Stetson
Edgecombe
Arthur
Sarah Dodge
Brunswick
Harry E
A. D. Stetson
Ensign Arthur H. Stetson
Henry Whiton
Brookline
Mass
Washington St
Captain Erwin Hussey Dies in Brooklyn Hotel
Captain Erwin A. Hussey of Brooklyn died at the St George Hotel Sunday morning from apoplexy. Born in eastern Maine, he rose to master and commanded noted coastal ships. He married the daughter of late Captain T J Southard of Richmond and leaves two children, T J Hussey and a daughter who was C W Morse's first wife. He bought the John McDonald house in Bath in 1912 and later sold it. longtime member of the New York Stock Exchange, selling his seat a few years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin A. Hussey
Brooklyn
N. Y
St. George
Capt
Hussey
Maine
T. J. Southard
Richmond
T. J. Hussey
C. W. Morse
Capt. Hussey
John McDonald
Washington St
Bath
New York Stock Exchange
Death of Mrs Dwinal Cornish in Bath
Mrs Susan C Cornish aged 81 died at Bath City Hospital after a brief illness following an appendectomy. A Bath native and longtime Corliss Street Baptist Church member she leaves two daughters Mrs Justin Eldridge of South Gardiner and Mrs Merritt Lermond of Bath, son Fred J Cornish, brother Timothy B Curtis and sister Mrs Israel Jewell. Funeral was held Thursday at 2 p m from 505 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirs
Susan C. Cornish
Dwinal Cornish
Bath City Hospital
Cornish
Capt
Richard
Susan Merriman Curtis
Bath
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Justin Eldridge
South Gardiner
Merritt Lermond
This City
Fred J. Cornish
Cone
Timothy B. Curtis
Israel Jewell
Middle St
Death of Mrs. Arthur L. Berry in Newtonville Mass
Mrs. Arthur L. Berry formerly of this city died in Newtonville Massachusetts. She was daughter of the late William Field and mother to two sons Richard and Gordon and a daughter Marion. She leaves a brother George Bemis of Wiscasset. Field was master mechanic on the Knox and Lincoln Railroad. The Berry family resided on Pearl Street and she attended local public schools.
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Newtonville
Mass
Arthur L. Berry
Berry
William Field
Richard
Gordon
Marion
George Bemis
Wiscasset
Field
Knox & Lincoln R. R
Pearl St
Knight joins Bath Iron Works pipe shop crew
H. I. Knight joined the pipe shop crew at Bath Iron Works on Tuesday, adding to the workforce at the Maine shipyard known for its naval and commercial vessels.
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H. I. Knight
Bath Iron Works
Fruitatives Promised To Cure Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as a universal remedy from stomach to skin issues. It cites J W Hammond praising the product after trial with family use for two years. The note claims a 50 cent price per box and a 25 cent trial, with sale through Fruitatives Limited in Ogdensburg New York.
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ScorLand
Asth
J. W. Hammond
Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
New York
Local Officials Instructed On Registration Procedures
The notice outlines registration rules for absentees and those ill or detained in counties or cities, with six day deadlines after the President's proclamation. It also lists instructions for educational institutions, jails, and prisons, and mentions volunteers and sheriffs. Twenty thousand trees were lifted at the State Forest Nursery in Orono, lifted and prepared for shipment by Prof Briscoe and University of Maine students, emphasizing conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persens
Orono
Prof
Briscoe
Department of Forestry
University of Maine
Broken bridge plank warns drivers on Washington Street
A plank under the Deering shipyard bridge on Washington Street was used as a buoy Monday night to alert motorists to stay right. The Bath Opera House rear lot has been filled and traded, creating an attractive view.
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Deering Shipyard
Washington St
Bath Opera House
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CO. H. Club
Ladies of National League
South End
Fletcher
Alter Cickehallcees Saow
Zicb
Castoria
Miss Riddle
Committee On Public Safety
Augusta
Seholis
State Committee On
E. L. Newdick
Flaad
King
Kelley
Board of Education
Near Iron Works
W. PF. Hussey
Corliss St. Baptist Society
Mrs. Dwinal Cornish
É. W. Hammond
Gouraud's Oriental
T. Hopkins & Son
Tal
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