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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
8
Stores close on Memorial Day while Bath plans sales and improvements. Local reports note cemetery work at Oak Grove and Maple Grove, new sidewalks on Linden street, dock and river traffic changes, and community events including sports, a graduation music program, and a memorial sermon.
James Lawrence McQuarrie of Bath Maine rose from night operator in 1882 to assistant chief engineer at the Bell system. Over 28 years he stayed with a single firm through transfers to Portland Portsmouth Boston Chicago and New York, earning 55 patents and helping develop common battery equipment and the first cb switchboard. Born August 15 1867 he combined hard work with invention and golf as he grew into a leading telephony figure.
Bath resident Thomas G Plant formerly of Jamaica Plain Mass longtime baseball enthusiast donated 100 to Scott R Frye for the athletic field committee. The gift aims to improve the field used by local boys and young men and may lead to the field being named in Plant’s honor.
Charles W. Morse was taken to the hospital at the government prison in Atlanta for a kidney ailment. Mrs. Morse is selling valuable art and bric-a-brac to raise funds for his release.
Mrs Harold Marah Sewall hosted three bridge tables at her Washington street home for guest Mrs Staples of Lewiston. The Haydn Quartette performed for Old Ladies Home residents and the W T C U attended via Mrs Packard. Kimball arrives in Bath after training in Boston. Mrs Skillings and son Roger toured Colon aboard Cristobal with Capt Skillings. An incubator and fifty chickens arrived for Mrs Seward. Annie Torrey spoke at Bowdoin College on language teaching. James A Bartlett read at Fortnightly. Stores closed tonight for shopping. Bath U R K P and Acadia lodge members join Memorial day procession at K P Hall. Brownie show opens at High and North streets. Manager Brown starts the season at home.
The yacht now Cuban vessel Hateuy, formerly Pantooset built at Bath Iron Works for A. 3. Bigelow of Boston, will arrive flying the Cuban Republic flag. She will undergo months of overhaul at Bath plant with officers and crew making the city their headquarters. The ship, used by Cuban coast guard, caused a stir when it saluted New York harbor in fog.
In Rockland a fog bound Belfast rammed the James T. Morse at her dock and the Morse sank quickly with passengers and crew making narrow escapes. The Belfast suffered little damage and it was undecided whether the Morse would be repaired in Camden or sent to East Boston for repairs.
Two Wild West shows scheduled to visit Bath next month have canceled their appearances due to difficulties securing a suitable field and other unspecified reasons.
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