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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1913

Page

3

Memorial Day Services in Centre Church

Memorial Day services will be held at Centre Church on Sunday afternoon June 1 at 2 50 with a program including invocation hymn Onward Christian Soldiers scripture reading prayer solo The Battle Song of the Republic and a sermon by the pastor on The Lessons from Memorial Day followed by hymn My Country Tis of Thee and benediction. Local residents were seen visiting and preparing for guests arriving for Memorial Day.

Centre Church Bailey

Dresden Plain Notes Brief Items of Local Life

Mr and Mrs Harold Sickford welcome a son born Friday morning. Bridge Academy graduation and senior class exercises are set for June 12. Weir shad fishing remains light as the season advances. A large crowd attended Saturday night’s Town Hall dance despite rain. Miss Waura Hittal and Miss Cora Downing from Wiscasset visited town. Mrs Carle Moody returns from Massachusetts. Frank Houdlette took a party of Joy for his motor boat. All schools closed Thursday for Memorial Day. Mrs Cora Graham cares for Mrs Harold Bickford. Next week the Sons of Veterans will own the town.

Harold Sickford Bridge Academy Waura Hittal Cora Downing Wiscasset Carle Moody Massachusetts Frank Houdlette Cora Graham Harold Bickford Enoug Spinney Bros P. Emmons Bancor Bay Point Harry Stinson Bath Haines Auburn Nathaniel Perkins Popham Beach George Oliver Herman Spinney George A. Sprague West Georgetown Bath City Hospital Boston Popham Gilbert Cromwell Georgetown Smith Sagadahoe Bay Edgar Drake Long Island Vinal Haven Woolwich Thhem Cove Ben Ferris Leonard

Spinney Brothers run busy Bay Point groceries and boats

Spinney Brothers employ five at the wharf two teams and two motor boats delivering groceries. They plan another team after summer and ship large clam lobsters to Boston market. three launches are in commission for party cruises as summer crowds grow.

Spinney Brothers Bay Point Boston Benjamin Rowe Five Islands Bath

Bowdoin Names 7 Seniors for June Commencement

Prof Wilmot B Mitchell of Bowdoin announces the June 26 commencement lineup led by Edward Oliver Baker North Adams Mass and Lawrence Alden Crosby Bangor with Ced ric Crowell Richmond Hill N Y Clifton Pare Bath Alfred Swett Portland and Fred Wish Jr Portland. The seven won a competition among provisional nominees and one will receive the Goodwin prize.

Wilmot B. Mitchell Bowdoin College Edward Oliver Baker North Adams Mass Laurence Alden Crosby Bangor Cedric Russell Crowell Richmond Hill Clifton Orville Pare Bath Alfred Henry Swett Portland Fred Dixon Wish, Jr

Bath Sees No Jobs as Shoe Firms Leave City

Lynn footwear firms, twenty companies with over swo annual payroll, left Bath in three years. Labor agitation costly and sometimes needed to win concessions. Bath did not host these firms but plans a new shoe factory soon, time not distant.

Lynn Shoe Manufacturers Bath

Navy bids for six torpedo boats issued this week

Advertisements have been issued this week for bids on six torpedo boats for the navy. The next Pomona grange session will be with Bodwell grange at Small Point. The Bath Marine Construction Company shipped a hydro plane to Berlin this week. A city party will visit Lewiston next Saturday to see the Ringling Brothers circus. Flower sellers report record demand this year.

Pomona Grange Bodwell Grange Bath Marine Construction Company Berlin Germany Lewiston Ringling Brothers’ Circus Thorists

Death notices from city and New York reference

In this city on May 28 George A infant son of Benjamin To and B M Cressey. In New York on May 25 Robert JL Man son aged 50, son of late Captain George F Manson formerly of Bath. In this city on May 28 Frank TD Monroe aged 56 years 10 months 18 days.

George A Benjamin To B. M. Cressey New York Robert JL. Manson George F. Manson Bath Frank TD. Monroe

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