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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1916

Page

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Phippsburg Silver Plated The Morning Of Election Day

Miss Bertha Morse visits at Morse home for two weeks as locals discuss election day duties. Voters from Hughes and Wilson camps throng the town hall amid school events and town news.

Phippsburg Bertha Morse Elbridge Morse Hughes Wilson United States Edith Oliver Stone Oliver Parker Head Slade Bowker Harry Bowie Bath William Bowie Miles Webber Elijah Morse William Rollins Mr. Lewis Boston H. S. ‘Bowker A. R Pike Lewis John Walker Thomaston Violet Lufkin Ina Pease Chaffee Bros Mark L. Percy William Heald Small Point Drummond Kelley M. J.percy Eleanor Fullerton J. F. Leach S. C. Campbell Laura Matthews Doris Pease John Pease Walter Small Henry Heald Harrison McIntyre George McIntyre Augustus Wallace McIntyre Mr. Wallace Sol Jack Frost Minnie Wallace Knight Portland C.V. Minott, Jr Minott Lake J. F. Upton William Willis T. l. Perry Frances Wade George Oliver Charles Cutting M. J. Percy Victoria Butler F. C. Bowker William Butler Basin George Curtis M. F. Slade Chester Oliver F.S. Bowker Adalbert Williams Walter Bowker Desmarris Center Maggie McDonald Timothy Small Walter

Quiet Election Day In Bath Shows Democratic Plurality

Voters in Bath produced a 133 vote Democratic plurality over Republicans for president, with a 60 vote margin over other candidates at the city level. County results favored Republicans by 37, carried by Sagadahoc. Maine results showed Hughes leading. The day was notably peaceful with minimal liquor signs and few arrests, as crowds gathered for returns and news in Bath.

Bath Wilson Sagadahoe Maine Augusta Union Hughes Times Associated Press Republican Club Church Block Srvice Postal Telegraph Bank Block Center St A. D. Stetson Alderman Jackson Register of Probate Cyrus Longley Washington and Center Sts Five Islands Boothbay Phippsburg Frank Getchell

Clever entertainment by the Winter Street Church ladies

The Winter Street Church Tuesday Evening Club staged a county fair in the chapel with stalls, auctions, a magazine booth, a suffrage booth, and varied acts. Miss Elmira Sturtevant led rapid silhouettes while Miss Beulah Withee ran the magazine booth. The event, featuring colorfully dressed participants and a comic orchestra, raised about thirty dollars for the club treasury.

Winter Street Langdon T. Snipe Elmira Sturtevant Miss Crockett Beulah Withee Fred Sturtevant Sypsy John Wilson Carnack Clarice Kinsman Clare Coombs Leonice Morse Carol Percy Tom Black Fred Starkey Effie Wright Ober W. E. Kershner Russ Allan Irish Millicent Clifford Clarence Morse May Congdon Frances Lord Helen Artis M. Janet Cutler Miss Withee Snipe Sarah Lermond Miss Hammond Johanssen Murray John Lord Miss Campbell

Shipyard Move Sought From Fore River to Philadelphia

Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce leads a push to relocate Fore River Shipyard Co from Quincy Massachusetts to the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Officials seek Schwab and others interest. company protests tax raise by Quincy assessors and warns of relocation. John Buchanan denies current relocation plans. At the Maine Women's Club in New York, Louise Elizabeth Dutton read from The Wishing Moon.

Fore River Shipbuilding Co Quincy Mass Philadelphia Delaware River Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Charles M. Schwab Fore River Company Quincy Board of Assessors John Buchanan The Fore River Co Maine Women’s Club of New York Waldorf Louise Elizabeth Dutton Ellsworth Clio Chilcott Miss Dutton

Deer seen near McKay camp by mill engineer

Joseph LaBelle, engineer at the mill near the McKay camp in Ingall's field, reported sighting a large buck with four prongs in the open. He recalls Lynde's Island having a deer all summer and believes this is the same deer the Times said was killed after open season began.

Ingall’s McKay Camp Joseph LaBelle Joe Lynde’s Island Times

Colonial Club to Make Improvements in Its Rooms

The Colonial Club met with a large turnout and voted to install a large fireplace and two windows in the south end with Central Maine Power Co. handling the contract. The club planned a reception to rededicate the rooms, voted a liberal extra appropriation, admitted three new members, and approved a larger scale Christmas celebration with donations to the tree fund. A fall play at Columbia Theatre was announced with a complete cast, and a November tournament plan was proposed. A marriage announcement from Newport noted Mary Canfield Bivins to William Clyde Williams.

Cahill Central Maine Power Co Penney & Nichols Arthur Sewall Carl B. Timberlake John H. Freeman Christmas Tree Fund Brown Columbia Theatre Miriam Kimball Lydia Tracy Carol Percy Millicent Clifford Mary Spear Priscilla Kimball E. W. Hyde W. A. Murtaugh W. Percy Marks H. A. Huse Robert Dunton Mark Hagan Merrill A. Foss Mr. Johnson Auburn Andrew S. Merrill Well Diggers O Hums J. F. McCole

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