Fortunes, Weather, and Social Notes From Bath in 1911
Maritime shifts signaling off shore trade growth as schooners move to load lumbers for Argentina. Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Maine opens with 300 delegates. Local notables include Holman F. Day and J. Putnam Stevens returning from England, coronation plans, and Bath social events at the Waldorf Astoria. Weather, plant concerns, and civic notices fill daily items along with Bath Iron Works personnel changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uenos Aires
Helen Bmas
Alice May Davenport
Frontenac
Lucinda Sutton
Jacob B. Haskell
Argentina
Margaret Thomas
James Pierce, Jr
Bangor
Order of the Eastern Star
Maine
Despicable Offence Exploiting Child Ignorance
The report condemns adults who take advantage of a child to gain a few cents, causing lasting harm. It notes many youths smoke on the streets and often buy cigarettes themselves or through other minors, highlighting widespread youth smoking issues.
Bath notes May 24 1911 events and plans in town
May 24 1911 Bath items report a dance at Armory Hall run by Henry Big Lillian Marks. Popham Beach Steamboat Co. summer service begins June 16 with two weekday round trips Bath to Popham. July 2 Sunday trips with five hours at the beach. society events include a June 9 twenty-fifth wedding anniversary reception for Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sewall. several local meetings, sales, club news, and Memorial Day preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Hall
Henry Big- Lillian Marks
D. T. Percy & Sons
Popham Beach
William D. Sewall
York Hall
Seashore Holiday Moves Amid Memorial Day Rush
May 26, 1911 passengers arrive from Boston for Memorial Day as Brunswick High defeats Morse High 8 to 4 on Kelley field. A large crowd from Brunswick travels to Popham Beach where William Hamilton has leased the Riversides Hotel.
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Boston
Morse High
Brunswick High
Kelley Field
Brunswick
William Hamilton
Riverside
Popham Beach
May 28 1911 G A R post to decorate graves
Sedgwick Post G A R will decorate the graves of more than 300 veterans next Tuesday with flags and potted plants. Since last year the post lost six members and five veterans not members passed away. Major Holman F. Day visits town as one of Maine’s early yachtsmen planning a season cruise. The schooner S P Blackburn from Portland for a new mast arrived at Percy and Small yard. built by Percy and Small in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.S. Bowker
Phippsburg
Gardiner
Phineas W. Sprague
Sprague
Percy & Small
Knights of Pilgrim Commandery
K. T
Lowell
Mass
Dunlap Commandery
G. G. Deering Co
New England
John Murphy
Sedgwick Post
Joseph W. Grassy
Roswell C. Harris
Francis E. Johnson
George T. Silsby
Seth T. Snipe
William H. Talbot
S. P. Blackburn
Wallace
Percy & Small Yard
Portland
Blackburn
Holman F. Day
Maine
Davy Jones
Europe
Social visitors and weekend guests in Bath area
Tuesday to Sunday notices list residents and visitors including Mrs. Sarah E. Wilbur in Cox's Head with her daughter. Mrs. Stanton Dozois visiting Brunswick. Edwin Hill and Nathaniel Percy’s trip to Augusta. the Lewis family from Swampscott at the Percy cottage. Captain and Mrs. George Stacey of Bath at their cottage. the Hannaford family from Lynn. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Goodwin’s trip to Wolfeboro. Dozois and Mrs. Julia Dozois calling on Mrs. L. H. Carlisle in Bath. Bath kin spending Sunday at a cottage. Mrs. George C. Minard and Miss Katherine Hoover en route to Five Islands for the summer home weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin F. Goodwin
Wolfeboro
N. H
Stanton C. Dozois
Julia Dozois
L. H. Carlisle
Bath
Kins
George C. Minard
Katherine Hoover
Arlington, Mass
Five Islands
Morse Beats Brunswick 20-2 in Androscoggin Valley game
Morse Shipbuilders overwhelm Brunswick Green Dragons 20 to 2 at Edwards Field. Dickie Jackson starts for Morse, Jackson, Oliver, Haggett and Munsey lead hitters with multiple hits. Aldie Leeman drives in Brunswick’s two runs. Final line shows Morse scoring five in fifth, one in sixth, six in seventh, seven in ninth for the rout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Field
Brunswick
Morse
Green Dragons
College Town
Jim Walker
Walker
Snowman
Dennis Murphy
Shipbuilders
Dickie Jackson
Murphy
Jackie Oliver
Jackson
Jackie
Billy Haggett
Blue
White
Sonny Munsey
Gerry Jack
Carl Black
Louis Kingsbury
Munsey
Brad Stover
Sonny
Stover
Aldie Leeman
Ab Raymond
Berube
Brown
Guerette
Leeman
Whittier
R. Walker
Thebeau
L. Harris
Hahnel
J. Harris
Jowalkersp
Desi Snowman
Leblanc
Yanok
Everard
Oliver
Bruns
Jack
Marchetti
Haggett
Brewer
Coffin
Elks Triumph Over Draftsmen 14 to 5 in City Rec Softball
The Elks beat the B I W Drafting Department 14 to 5 at Kimball Field. The victory featured early scoring bursts and a decisive big fourth inning. Strong defense from Footer Varney Fortier Jenks and Robie supported the win as Bath Laundry is noted for a Monday follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
B.I.W
City Recreation
Kimball Field
Footer
Varney
Fortier
Jenks
Robie
Bath Laundry
Elks Ab
Boardman
Perry
A. Desm'd
J. Desm'd
Sarkis
C Bourget
Wright
B.lw
Po Varney
E. Jenks
P. Wilson
McNeil
B. Lemont
Larra
P. Lemont
Remick
Gowen
Draftsmen to Meet at Kim Ball Field
The Draftsmen will gather at Kim ball field for an announced meeting. Participants are expected to discuss plans and logistics for upcoming events at the venue.
Pre-nuptial Shower Held for Marguerite Rines
Miss Marguerite Rines was guest of honor at a Meadow Brook linen shower hosted by Mrs. William Grevers Friday evening. The Rines daughter will wed John W. Sonia Jr. in June, with gifts opened and refreshments served buffet style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Rines
William Grevers
Meadowbrook
Miss Rines
Chester A. Rines
Granite Street
John W. Sonia, Jr
John W. Sonia
Washington Street
Marion Rines
Clara Sonia
Florence Goodwin
Florence Boardman
Jacqueline Sylvester
Germaine Bonney
Helen Avery
Thersa Doiron
Kay Wonser
Muriel Mehlhorn
Kay Clark
Jane Dolloff
Dorothea Blair
Mildred Avery
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Probate Notices from Bath Sagadahoc Court
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoc holds hearings on estates Lens M MacCoy late of Sutton NH and Archibald A MacCoy as ancillary administrator Woolwich deceased Will and petition for probate for Alva Savage Colby and others. Judge Arthur J. Dunton orders notices published in Bath Independent for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Bath Independent
Woolwich
Alva Ae Eee
Alva C. Savage Colby
Arthur J. Dunton
Gonan
Henry Walter Butler
Will and Petit
Susie Utler
Frank B
Poe
Gnarl
St of Bath
Everett L Son
Horace McClure
Sagad
Butenins
Balis At
Sarah Anna Anne Carga
Carlson
Execu
Bond
Arthur Dunton Tullos
Proba
Missionary Rev Pointer Visits Maine Churches
Rev Pointer from Tennessee, under the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions, spoke in Maine for three weeks while visiting Rev Howard F. Cramer and Rev C Sargent. He recounted Africa jungle experiences including a lion hunt mishap and a nine foot snake incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Pointer
Howard F. Cramer
Beacon Street Church
C. Clifford Sargent
Wesley Church
Waldoboro
Maine
Tennessee
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Church
Newell S. Booth
Spann Family to Celebrate Sixth Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. William Spann and her two children visit her mother Mrs. Claude S. Gillette and Rear Adm. Gillette at 1111 Washington Street. They plan a family dinner on Sunday to mark the couple's sixth anniversary, joined by Mrs. Spann's grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter. The Spanns will then travel to Baton Rouge, La., for the summer as Mr. Spann resumes studies at Harvard School of Business Administration in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Spann
Billy, Jr
Ronald
Claude S. Gillette
Gillette
Washington Street
Spann
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Bath Daily Times
William R. Donnell
William T
Providence
Holman
F. Day
J. Putnam Stevens
England
Mr. Day
Great Britain
Stevens
Maine Women’s Club of
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Louise Soule
Orly
Henry M. Hartleb
Harvey
C. H. Marr
Beacon Street
Ira Robinson
Germany
Fred S. Curtis
Fred Mitchell
Druid Park
W. R . Shoemaker
Bath Iron Works
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Connecticut
Milton Morse
Bath [Ron Works
Colonial Club
Frank O. Smith
Frank Lemont
N. Gratz Jackson
Karcher
Wiscasset
Thomas E. Halkett
Direct Importing Co
Mr. Halkett
Libby & Chapman
Samuel R. Percy
Comer
Porcupine Club
Moosehead Lake
F. R. E. Dean
Ernest A. Allan
Longview
John McInnes
Scotland
New Meadows
San Souci Club
Lady Foresters
Psi U
Bath Medical Club
New Meadows Inn
Charles A. Coombs
Damariscotta
Grace
Clara Coombs
Elsie
Lydia Folsom
Mr. Coombs
Orcutt
Edward Mfg. Co
Augusta
Kennebec Valley
Bath Pares
Lisbon Falls
Julius Ansert
Walter Newdick
Grand Chapter of the Order of Sie Farry
George B. Moody
Fred F. Blaisdell
John A. Morse
Harry C. Webber
Jane Murphy
Hyde Windlass Co
Bethlehem
Sport
Sewall Percy
Akron
Ohio
Sewall
West Bath Grange
Grange
Annie Wylie
Minnie Barnes
Dorman Perkins
Mrs. Flint
Harold Freeman
Bango Club
Ella Douglas
Ada Perkins
Lillian Rogers
Stetson
Times
L. B. Swett
John J. Desmond
Captain Gillespie
Sea King
San Francisco
Nicaragua
John
Gillespie
Arthur S. Pepper
Carlisle
Elmer F. Campbell
Maine Central
Moosehead
Mr. Campbell
Gardiner G. Deering
Norfolk
Capt. Nash
Henry W. Cramp
John E. Ross
Arlington
D. J. Green
Skowhegan
Green
Kelley, Spear Co
Staples Transportation Co
Fall River
Commercial Towboat Co
Walter Wiley
Salem
Roy F. Shackford
High Street
Mr. Shackford
B. F. Savage
Hamilton
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Dromore Grange
Dromore
J. F. Upton
F. Wilbur Brown
Mt. Peele
Westport
G. L. Katlim
Lena Heald
Bay Point
Alice J. Shaw
Walter O. Parker
Hiram Turner
Somerville
Borden Co
Robert Oliver
Winnegance
Perry Brothers & Campbell
Willard Wright
Lester Campbell
Adirondacks
Hudson River
Lloyd Bates
Henry, Campbell
West Bath
Elsie Lowell
Eleanor and
Lilie Cahill
Ena Bucknam
Charlotte Cook
Elizabeth Cameron
Gertrude Gilman
Larrabee Cottage
Margaret Poole
Gertrude Eaton
Allan B. Cameron
Elkhorn
Indian Rest
Harry M. Dingley
Lewiston
Center Street
Atta
John Seymour
Fred Cressey
George Dell
Cundy’s Harbor
Kennebec
Day
Alfred Rawstron
Elizabeth P. Dean
Fred Laughlin
Miss Margaret Laughlin
Gilbert C. Robinson
Clyde
Westboro, Mass
Charles E. Robinson
Winnie Durgin
Middle Street
Arthur Temple
David Sprague
John Shaw
Oak Street
Grace Church
Edison Co
Thomas P. Black
Marion
Belle Wetherebee
Harriet Lermond
Sadie Lermond
Southport
Gertrude William
Owen J. Ledyard
Harriet Ledyard
Mooseheard
A. H. Shaw
Freeman H. Merritt
Sebasco
Edwards Mfg. Co
Front Street
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Wesley Methodist Church
Warren A. Lowell
Cox
Pota Black
Carmi Hael
Kingsbury
Henrikson
Dh'ti
Ponziani
Farrar
Tukey
Robert L. Gilmore
Auburn
N. Y
J. Horace McClure
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