Social Happenings: Bath weekly crowd and travels
Bath diary of visitors and residents includes Mrs. Eleanor Saurman and Ruth of Dorchester visiting brother James C Mulligan, Skippers James Fitzgerald and others in Bath, Wiscasset, Portland and Boston. Notes on engagements, travels to Moosehead Lake, St Petersburg, Falmouth, and Columbus marriage plans for Lieut Harold Strong Kelley and Emmett Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Kelley
Charles Kelley
Fort Benning
Columbus
Vacationing men search for buried skeleton at Nason farm
Tart Copareily Martin Connelly H Nason and Frank Hinds visited Nason's farm on the Back River shore to search for the skeleton recently found by Clyde Stilphen and Berhest Kingsbury but found no trace. They used Mason's power boat Baby and Connolly's yacht Shamrock for the trip along with lunch from the palm roots they dug up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Connelly
Nason
Prank Hinds
Mr. Nason
Georgetown
Back River
Clyde Stilphen
Berhest Kingsbury
Mason
Mr. Hinds
Bath area social notes highlight visitors and events
Numerous friends predict further success for him in this department. Harry A. Nealley of Newton and Fred J. Fawcett came Monday from MacMahan island with Nealley’s brother William V Nealley and his son Bowdoin Nealley of Bangor. They visited Nealley cottage then returned toward Bangor via Rockland dining at the Canoe club. Mr. and Mrs. EF. H. Jewett of Toledo arrived en route to Damariscotta for an extended visit with Mrs. Chapman. Mrs. Lewis B. Swett and Willis A. Frost of Berwick were local visitors. Various officials and residents, including J. P. Grenier and Neil I. Violet, were noted in Bath. Gov. Milliken plans Memorial Day events in Boothbay Harbor, and James de Gogorza donated Brand Whitlock’s Belgium to Patten Free Library along with remarks on its significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Nealley
Frederick J. Fawcett
Newton
Mass
Bath
Jeff
McHahan
George TB. Moody
Bowdoin
Bangor
Fred J. Fawcett
MacMahan Island
Mr. Nealley
William V.’. Nealley
Bowdoin Nealley
Nealley Cottage
Rockland
Canoe Club
Harry Nealley
Mr. Fawcett
Toston
EF. H. Jewett
Toledo
Ohio
Carl FE. Milliken
Boothbay Harbor
Mme
James de Gogorza
Patten Free Library
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Whitlock
Edith Cavell
Louvain
van der Lanckens
Local notices and social updates from Bath area
Rev Edwin Dodge Hardin preached at Bowdoin College chapel after invitation from President Sills. Burton Vieree received a $100 prize show Spitz Pomeranian. Capt O M Gray of Pendleton Yard visits Islesboro before Maine coast trip. Mrs Mary F Curtis travels from Christian Science church in Bath to Richmond. Bishop Brewster officiated Grace Church services after return to Portland. Mr and Mrs Benjamin P Frank of Beverly are guests in Bath. Walter S Glidden attends funeral in Camden for aunt Miss S P Seward in New York. Mrs Mary A Gowen returns to Woolwich after winter with son Fred in Bath. Helen Little resigns from W T H Smith & Son, to go to Portland. Justice Warren Philbrook returns to Waterville after Sagadahoe court adjournment. Fr Brandall Leonard and wife plan North Conway visit. Jerry Smith returns from winter fishing in Pensacola. Mrs TP Joyce returns to Lewiston after Bath visit with daughter. Joseph White, Mrs Lemont, Mrs Larrabee attend funeral of Mrs E J Trask in Nobleboro. Mrs Roscoe P Ham returns from visit near Camden. Marriage intentions of Gilman Day and Grace Plourde recorded in Bath city clerk office. Mrs William Sewall and Miss Dorothy Sewall spend weeks in Fargo with daughter Mrs Fred Hector.
Fox mischief and pond eels hook Bath items
A Bath area column mixes anecdotes from countryside fox encounters to local fishing catches and civic notes. A fox chased poultry at Joseph Paslok’s farm. anglers report eels in Campbell’s pond and a brook trout in the Androscoggin near The Jepson mill. Other items cover ships, camps, a dog and cat trained to sit for ice cream, and a tree replacement for Hon. A. H. Shaw.
Notable Maine Figures Travel and Local Happenings
Miss Florente I Dodge Mrs Boyd Bullock and Zina M Eaton guests at the Old Fools Home pass away in Portland on an early morning trolley. Congressman Wallace H White Jr arrives in New York aboard Noordam after Europe trip with a congressional delegation. Mrs L F Morse visits Portland as Mr Morse buys a new Oldsmobile and returns to Woolwich. William Mann attends the 47th annual Grand Lodge of the Dythians of Maine in Lewiston with Acadia lodge members. Edward Plummer Harry T Passmore Henry G Hodgdon Earnest W Miller Frank H Beals Lewis B Swett attend. Mr and Mrs Edward J Hawkes return to Fall River after Bath visit with daughter Mrs Henry Southard. Mayor J Edward Drake presents Mrs Drake with a new quick sedan. Dr and Mrs Harry F Morin return to Bath after 18 months in the U S army medical corps. D J Lindsay of Newcastle representing Liberty Bronze Works in New York on bronze tablets memorials for young men in service. Mrs James B Perkins and daughter Elizabeth return to Boothbay Harbor from Bath visit with parents Mrs and Mrs Zina Orne. Hen son Blenn helps grandparents until schools close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florente I. Dodge
William Mann
Lewiston
Grand Lodge of the Dythians of Maine
Acadia Lodge
Edward (. Plummer
Harry T. Passmore
Henry G. Hodgdon
Earnon W. Miller
Frank H. Beals
Lewis B. Swett
D. J. Lindsay
Newcastle
Liberty Bronge Works
New York
James B. Perkins
Elizabeth
Bath
Early season drive reports smooth roads and upcoming yacht cruise
Driver W. F. Delano of Georgetown Stage notes good road conditions with only a few bad spots. Hon. Harold M. Sewall departed Monday for Boston to join a party aboard the Dearborn yacht Colonia for a cruise to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Delano
Georgetown
Harold M. Sewall
Boston
Dearborn
Colonia
New York
Mrs Teasdale Joins Sailor Husband In New York
Mrs Stanley Teasdale left Thursday for New York to join her husband Chief Electrician Teasdale of the U S S Evans who expects discharge soon. Teasdale was stationed in Bath and met his bride here. she is formerly Miss Gertrude S Dutton daughter of Mrs Harry A Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Teasdale
New York
Teasdale
U.S.S. Evans
Mr. Teasdale
Bath
Gertrude S. Dutton
Harry A. Barker
Gannett Yacht Purchases and Washington Campaign Meet
Guy T. Gannett of Augusta, known to Bath residents as a yachtsman, bought two Topaz yachts from ex-Commodore Charles W. Clifford Jr. of the Kennebec yacht club and travels to Washington to help organize for the next presidential campaign, with Mrs. Gannett representing Maine women. Capt. A. P. Greenfest of Southport operates the Norman II between Boothbay Harbor and Bath on Tuesdays and Saturdays, drawing solid patronage for passengers and freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy T. Gannett
Augusta
Bath
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Kennebec
A. P. Greenfest
Southport
Boothbay Harbor
Howard Coal Co Purchases Grays at Bailey Barn Auction
The Howard Coal Co purchased at the Bailey barn auction sale in Wisconsin set Saturday a pair of handsome dapple grays standing 17 hands high and weighing 3400 pounds. The pair is now quartered in the coal yard stables and excites great admiration from horse fanciers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Coal Co
Bailey Barn
Wiscasset
Coal Yard
Fishermen report poor river season and slim catches
In Kennebec the river yields few fish this season with cold spring blamed for the sparse schools. A fisherman notes oil scum may deter fish yet recalls harder work in calmer days. Meanwhile Oscar Busch reports 350 bushels of potatoes sold to stores and homes last week as Early Rose seed sells at three dollars a bushel. Bath Brunswick Light and Power installs ornamental street poles and wires at Housing Project 59 Russell Field, with gas planned for all homes. Construction at Watson Frye Co. progresses with bricklaying, iron girders, and timber piles visible along Front Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Oscar Busch
Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co
Russell Field
Watson, Frye Co., Ltd
Bath notes on relics and local happenings in Maine
Bath residents reflect on war relics gathered by veterans Porto, family ties, and local social life. The piece covers a sailor’s daughter, streetcar trials, confirmation service, Red Cross workrooms, Bath harbor events, roadway and municipal updates, and memories of local figures intertwined with naval and military history.
Many moth millers flying across town bustle
Baltimore birds call mates at sunrise and sunset while prices rise for hot dogs to a dime. William Roderick buys and dismantles the David 8S Harris barn on High street for lumber. Ketcha Koo show at Columbia theatre May 27 28. Club girls rehearse. Diamond Spring Ice coats Woolwich route three deliveries weekly. Woolwich residents pleased. Colonial cafe fills with dancers at 11 15 pm for midnight lunch. A barge reaches Augusta. seven feet of coal float upriver to Gardiner and points beyond. Epidemic leaves many in bad shape with pleurisy heart trouble and other ailments. Joseph Charles Footer moves houses on Academy and Center streets. Shea house shifts to new colony. elm on Water Street cut for kindling. West Woolwich man drives a new Ford. Fly suppression campaigns begin statewide. Spring showers promise large hay crop at 28 per ton. Winter Street Hill walk removed to expose mud. Augusta sign lights dominate Bath car. half of Augusta now in Bath. Wilbur Howe finds square tail brook trout in his weir. Authorities curb merchants sidewalk displays. About 745 Sagadahoc council Knights of Columbus attend Mass at St Marys. mission ends. members dine at hall on Front Street.
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Eleanor Saurman
Ruth
Dorchester
James C. Mulligan
Saurman
New England Conservatory of Music
John Fitzgerald
M. A. Haraden
Henry W. Howard
Mr. Fitzgerald
Marjorie York
A. F. Goodrich
Hallowell
Hiarry T. Passmore
Portland
Bernard FE. Goon
The
Times Linotype Battery
A. Hi. Shaw
Forest Park
Moosehead Lake
Fred TP. Nichols
Randall
Portsmouth
Nichols
Robert J. Gilker
Sherbrooke Troward
Fred C. Potter
Fimdell Pond
Mr. Potter
J. McRoyal
George A. Tickinson
Massachusetts
Charles Powers
Merritt CC. Gackenback
Ernest Ward
Herbert I. Grindle
John and
Arthur Pooter
Embden
Edwin E. Pinson
East Boothbay
Goldie Povich
Bath Savings Institution
Charles Day
Richmond
John A. Morse
Congress Square
Thomas Jack
Donald
John Wplack
Shaw
Greenville
Fred H. Kimball
St.eetersburg, Fla
Harold Kelley
West Point
1918
Charles E. Kelley
Lieut. Kelley
Helen Decker
Mrs
Roscoe Decker
High Street
Warren E. Kershner
Landgon T. Snipe
Winter Street
Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Washington
Charles W. Clossom
Mae Miraldes
Ibass Harbor
Ray, Leavitt
Topsham
Evelyn P. King
Joseph Sanford
Richard Chew
Bath Iron Works
I. H. Rowe
Five Islands
Chorge Cross
Haverhill, Mass
Henry Blodgett
Lawrence P. Dyer
Ralph Pitman
Saunday
Dover
N. H
W. H. Holland
Herman McFadden
A. F. Williams
Phippsburg
Jane Walsh
Kittery
Thomas Watson
Lindsay
Ernest L. Marr
Commercial Street
Franklin MacCormick
Bowdoin College
William BR. Pattangall
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
Arthur Snow
William J. Doherty
United States Housing Corporation
Lincoln and
Academy Streets
Wilbur T. Emerson
Augusta House
Washington, D.C
Mr. Emerson
Aviation Corps
BE. Hilton Post
Falmouth
Methodist Episcopal Church
Beacon Street
W. P. Merrill
Thomas McDonough
South Framingham
Annie Sullivan
Woolworth
Seollay Square
Sullivan
McDonough
Harold Strong Kelley
Emmett Curtis
Walter Wells Curtis
Trinity Episcopal Church of Columbus
Lieut
Kelley
Morse High School
Columbus Ledger
South
Atlanta
George E. Thompson
Elwell S. Crosby
Rebecca Nash
Elbridge
Giles Stuart
Tath
Doris Fields
South Paris
W. H. Smith & Son's
Annie Tripp
St Washington Street
Harry Adams
J. 11. Hawkins
Thomas EF. Mettormick
McCormick
France
803D Heavy Artillery
Hawkins
Argonne
Metz
Mt. Desert
Manchester
N. IL
Bert GL. Borpheimer
Waldoboro
Path
Fred B. Silsby
Byverett
Supt. Ellingwood
the Public Schools of
Newport, Vt
John Howe
Freeport
Galen C. Moses
Miami, Fla
William J. Skelton
Public Utilities Commission
Allen Gove
Barters Island
B. H. Woodside
Bertha Russell
Oscar J. Farech
Worcester
Anna Field
Florence K. Mitchell
Dummer Street
Henry C. Tarbox
Ernest A. Allen
Washington, D. C
Mere Point
Lois Steward
Nahum S. Steward
Miss Steward
American Red Cross
Willis A. Frost
Berwick
J. P. Grenier
Neil I. Violet
Deputh
Benjamin Desjardin
New Ivon House
Harold Sewall
Frank Sewall
California
James B. Young
Episcopal Church
Blanche Metcalf
John W. Brown
American Clothing Co
Mr. Brown
Hubert H. McCarty
McCarty
Capt
John Conway
Morse High
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Bowdoine College Chapel
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Burton Vieree
O. M. Gray
Pendleton Yard
Islesboro
Maine
Mary F. Curtis
Christian Science Church
Brewster
Grace Church
Benjamin P. Frank
Beverly, Mass
Thomas Lord
Walter S. Glidden
Camden
8. P. Seward
Mary A. Gowen
Woolwich
Fred N. Gowen
Helen Little
W. TH. Smith & Son's
Pemaquid
Warren (. Philbrook
Sagadahoe County
Brandall Leonard
North Conway
Jerry Smith
Pensacola
Fla
TP. H. Joyce
Holland Street
Walter Smith, Jr
Joseph White
Joseph Lemont
Fred Larrabee
West Bath
Nobleboro
E. J. Trask
Mr. White
Roscoe P. Ham
Willis Witcher
Gilman I. Day
Grace I. Plourde
William D. Sewall
Dorothy Sewall
Fred Hector
Fargo, North Dakota
Joseph Paslok
Taylor
Pianza
Sir Reynard
Campbell’s Pond
H. L. Griffin
Androscoggin
Thejepscot Mill
Brunswick
Carton Trott
Wilbur Howe
West Woolwich
Howard Block
Center Street
York Street
North End
North
Arthur Morrell
Mitchell
Texas Steamship Co
C. A. D’arcy and
N. FE. Cadman
F. W. Carlton
Hotel Wentworth
Mr. Carlton
Court House
Columbine
A. R. Webster
Merrymeeting
Boothbay
Thorne’s Island
A. H. Shaw
Wallace H. White Jr
Noordam
L. F. Morse
B. G. Potter
Morse
Mrs. Morse
Edward J. Hawkes
Fall River, Mass
Henry Southard
J. Edward Drake
Harry F. Morin
Morin
Medical Corps
United States Army
CITY
New England
Henry West
Southend
Annie
Abbie Martin
Charles T. Burnett
Bishop Brewster
Red Cross
Islander
Secpd Bath Directory
Jake Conant
Mean Laws Inn
Joseph Charles Footer
Lincoln Street
Wilbur G. Cahill
Arcola
Rice
Billy Boland
Batherr
Boland
John Barleycorn
Keegan
Maryston
Water Street
Percy D. Marston
U. S. Army of Occupation
Per
Percy
Jennie Harvey
Town Hall
Popham Beach
Garnet House
Frances
New Meadows Land
Camp Kateen
United Spanish War Veterans
Red Men's Hall
Central Church
Veterans and Friends of the
Order
Parent-Teache Is Association
Watson
Welch
Leo Doucette
Baltimore
Érislep
William Roderick
Columbia Theatre
Diamond Spring Ice Co
Colonial Cafe
Gardiner
Academy Street
Shea
Lincoln Streets
Vine
Center Streets
Winter Street Hill
Sagadahoc
Nights of Columbus
St. Mary’s
Front Street