Bath records seven days of local happenings
Arbor Day observations and fruit crop reports mark a week in Bath. Topics include repairs on Arrowsic bridge, Boothbay line trains, local theatre and concert plans, shipyard activity, factory hiring, fishing trips, new sidewalks, and a navy recruiting office opening. The body of Bath native Charles Watson was buried after services in Maple Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Charles Thompson Watson
Ballston Spa
N. Y
Georgia
G. A. R. Post
Maple Grove Cemetery
Memorial service in Woolwich to be held at Free Baptist Church
The annual Woolwich Memorial service is set for May 29 at the Free Baptist Church in Montsweag with Rev. Henry E. Dunnack to deliver the oration and Prof. Frank Whittum in charge of music featuring a quartet. If weather delays, the event moves to June 2.
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Woolwich
Free Baptist
Montsweag
Henry E. Dunnack
Augusta
Frank Whittum
Ellen Corliss
Sarah Bagley
John Reed
Ellen R. Warren
Grand Army Post
Relief Corps
New England
United States
West Bath News Briefs Include Fires Rearing and Local Happenings
Residents report a forest fire burning large tracts of land belonging to Charles Rich and Harry Rich with damage to lumber from M. J. McCormick. A house near Ham's Hill owned by Al Jackson burned, likely started by children playing with matches. Gar Net Bridge hearing before Col Craighill discussed raising and widening. West Bath Grange to stage Eleanor Danforth program after May 21 with dance by Perkins Orchestra. Arbor Day observed citywide with school closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Frank Sawtelle
Fryeburg
Sidney
Little Blue
Farmington
Maine Central
Crowley's Junction
Foster's Point
Mr. Hopkins
Hyde Windlass Company
Bath
Charles Rich
Harry Rich
M. J. McCormick
Ham's
al Jackson
Harry Peterson
Mr. Jackson
West Bath Grange
Eleanor Danforth
Danforth
Perkins
Civic Improvement Efforts Clean City Dump Areas
The civic improvement drive clears vacant lots of years of rubbish and tin cans. Workers mark cleared dumps with signs and vow prosecution for further littering. Cleaning shifts between North Street and ropewalk pond adapt to weather. incinerator on Water Street burns business waste.
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North St
North Mewn Center St
Hyde
Water St
Exciting Phippsburg Fire Threatens Town and Mills
A major forest fire in Phippsburg spread across town from the James W. Davis wood lot toward the Center pond and east shore, burning hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber, halting traffic on Small Point road, and prompting Bath officials to assist under Assistant Engineer Thomas P. Neagle.
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Phippsburg
James W. Davis
George C. Pease
A. F. Williams
W. R. Dickinson
Karrabee
Bath
Thomas P. Neagle
McCormick
Last of Bath shipbuilding family dies at 19
John R. Houghton of Bath died Thursday at his Washington Street home after a brief illness of heart failure. He was 19 years old and the last of eight children. Born in Bath, he worked in ship construction and management linked to ships that carried the American flag abroad. The family yard on Water Street near Bath Iron Works had long been run by Houghton relatives since 1811. He passed away peacefully after a momentary fatigue and a short conversation with his son.
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Frank Card
Georgetown
Henry E. Carleton
Bath
Nequasset
Eben Dana
Harriet C. Gilman
Milford C. Oliver
Colonial Cafe
Riverside Cemetery
Charles Reed
Richmond
Friends
W. E. Howe
N. L. Jackson
King Tavern
D. W. Baker
I. R. Morrell
Brunswick
Maine Central
Ferdinando Gorges
Woolwich
John R. Houghton
Washington St
Mr. Houghton
Levi Houghton
Water St
Lord
Bath Iron Works
Houghton Bros
Houghton
Obituary of prominent Central Congregational member Amory Houghton
A longtime member of Central Congregational Church and a well connected international businessman, he made several trips abroad in youth and knew many world figures. He is survived by his son Amory M. Houghton of this city, his wife, and three grandchildren Elizabeth, Join Ri Jr, and Amory Mi Sim.
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Legion
Central Congregational Church
Amory M. Houghton
Elizabeth
Join Ri Jr
Amory Mi
Sim
Red Coats And Skirt Suits In Vibrant Fashions
Red coat and skirt suits captivate for occasional wear with Besuard red and soft rose shades favored. Epange and ratine fabrics highlight the elegant ensemble.
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The
Independent
Arbor Day
Arrowsic Bridge
Boothbay
Kennebec Yacht Club
W. E. Chase Company
Clarence Parker
Calais-St.Stephens
Dreamland Theatre
Irwin
Kelley, Spear Company
Baxter Paper Box Company
Cosmopolitan Club
Baker Palmer
Percy & Small Yard
Wesley Brotherhood Baseball Club
Bowdoinham
Small Point
Deering Sts
Bath Merchants’ Association
Bliss Business College
Morse
Kelley Field
Percy
Bath City Hospital
Boston
Pinson
Shaw
Kelley
Rangeley
Portland
Edward Bullock
Wilbur C. Oliver
Elsie Oliver
Judge Keegan
Fred W. Hartnett
Charles Fitzgerald
Lubec
State Council
Knights of Columbus
Keegan
Navy
Government Building
William L. Davis
News OF
Kennebec River
Donnell Thwing
J. B. Mains
Connecticut
J. R. Bailey
Dresden
Murphy's Corner
Street and Sewer Commission
West Bath News
New Meadows
Charles W. Campbell
Erastus Tibbetts
Lewiston
Joseph Winter
William Henry Brown
Curtis
Orren King of
Dora Austin
Edna Bliss
Charles E. Bliss
Wesley Methodist Church
Ernest Williams
Campbell’s Pond
Winthrop
William
Bonney
Rufus W. Lombard
Eugene Brown
Haverhill
Pentecostal Assembly
I. W. Hanson
Col. Craghill
U. S
New Meadows Boat Clubhouse
Garnet Bridge
New Meadows Boat Club
Pense
Norfolk
Thompson Bros
Conley’s Specialty Store
State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Henry F. Palmero
Lydia Ells
Cor Wells
High Street Court
John S. Hyde
Nery Ts. Fea
Steed
State OF Maine
James S. Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Register
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