Open Forum Draws Large Crowd for Rabbi Fleisher Address
A Sunday open forum drew a large audience as Rabbi Charles Fleisher of Boston argued Christians should unite under one influential church with a simple creed. He praised Governor Coolidge’s Massachusetts victory through civic unity and impressed attendees with his call for Americanization and church unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fleisher
Boston
Rabbi Fleisher
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Y.M.C.A
Brunswick
Columbia
Emmons Warns Dog Owners About Night Roaming
City dog constable Edwin L. Emmons warns owners to keep dogs indoors at night as roaming and barking after sunset or before sunrise may lead to arrest and fines. He notes four in the morning indiscretions and stresses accountability for pet nuisances. Alton R. Brann has returned from Windsorville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
Delightful Book of Verse by Former Bath Girl
A Washington wartime poetry collection titled Washington in Wartime by Miss Anna A. Patten, a Bath High School graduate and daughter of Capt. Jarvis Patten. The book, issued on request of war workers, features a portrait of the new army and navy building and a unique cover design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anna A. Patten
Bath
Jarvis Patten
U. S
Bureau of Navigation
Shaw’s Book Shop
Miss Patten
Army and Navy
Bath High School
Society Girls of
North Winter Street
Patten
Anna B
Katherine
Jarvis
Goldwin
Hortense
Philbrick
Waterville
Kittie
Anna
Army and Navy Office
Orchestral Club Formed At Morse High School
Morse high school forms an orchestral club with Miss Rachel Webster as president James Hanson as vice president John McInnes as treasurer and Miss Eleanor Eaton as secretary. The club aims to develop considerable school talent. Miss Miriam Kimball led the Y M C A class meeting Thursday night. about 36 members are in the class with others seeking to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Rachel Webster
James Hanson
John McInnes
Eleanor Eaton
Miriam Kimball
Bath milk examination report for October
City sanitarian Chester S. Kingsley completed October milk and cream tests in Bath. The report lists examination results for the month, detailing quality and safety findings of dairy products sold in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester S. Kingsley
Bath
Albert Thompson Injured Falling From Freight Car
Albert Thompson, a Maine Central Railroad trainman from Portland, was badly injured Thursday when he fell from a freight car as it left the ferry Ferdinando Gogges. He suffered a cut above the right eye, ruptured muscles in the right arm, and severe bruising, and was taken to Bath city hospital where his condition was reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thompson
Maine Central Railroad
Bahne Thompson
Portland
Ferdinando Gogges
Bath City
Thompson
Bath and Durham Red Cross exceed quotas in New England
Bath and Durham chapters of the Red Cross report to the New England division that they surpassed their membership and roll call goals. Bath led with 2500 members, 64 above the prior total, and met its national fund quota of 2700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Durham
N. H
Red Cross
New England
Five Islands Grange Library opens with moved collection
Books from Five Islands Grange Library were moved to the hall, numbered, and listed for the new library setup. Miss Lila MacMahan supervised the opening on Saturday with regular hours 2 to 4 pm and Tuesday evenings before grange meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Hall
Lila MacMahan
Grange Meeting
Mattie B. MacMahan
Elbridge Mains
Bath
Ida Williams
Alton Berry
John Reed
Woolwich
Cleveland Davis
Dexter
C. ©. Davis
Gladys
Leona Pinkham
Almon Marr
William
Nora Marr
George Gray
J. G. Stevens
Carolyn
Marion Stevens
Byron Rowe
Fred Reid
Georgetown Centre
Nettie Snowman
Trealth
Hallowell
Elisha Fields
Gladys Pinkham
Norman II
Arthur Berry
Walter Moore
Joseph Prout
William Johnson
Moore
Angeline Lewis
W. L. Berry
G. H. Worthing
Joel Avery
Topsham
F. W. Carlton
Everett Cromwell
Ralph , Davis
East Minking
Mattie MacMahan
Waldo Lewis
J.T. MacMahan and Sons
Chester
Clarence
George McKenney
James M. Stevens
Joseph Rouse
T. W. Blaisdell
Frank Southard
Arabine Gray
D. KR. Stevens
Charles Boucher
George Rowe
Grange
Elizabeth Horton
Grange Library
Knights Columbus Dance Draws Fifty Five Couples
The Sagada Hoe council Knights of Columbus held the second series dance Tuesday night in Armory Hall with about 55 couples attending. Perkins orchestra provided music as the hall was festively decorated and the committee praised cooperation from council members and outside friends for the success and urged the date for the next affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Council
Knights of Columbus
Armory Hall
Perkins
Fine New Organ for First Baptists
The First Baptist church at Washington and Elm streets gains a top pipe organ built by Hook & Hastings Kendall Green Mass. The two manual instrument will have 82 stops and 629 pipes with pneumatic action. Installed in early summer 1920, the cost exceeds $4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Washington and
Elm Streets
Bath
Hook &Hastings
Kendall Green
Mass
West Bath Red Cross Roll Call Raises $91
The West Bath canvass for members and subscriptions for the third annual Red Cross roll call is finished. Committees report a total of $91 with receipts about evenly split among the three members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
West Bath
City Council Sets Special Meeting Friday on Ferry Transfer
A special meeting of the City Council is scheduled Friday night to discuss transferring the People’s Ferry Co. to the State of Maine. The action could shift control of local ferry operations and licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Ferry Co
State of
Maine
Deer Sightings and Local Activities in Georgetown
Two deer were seen near Benjamin Woodside’s home and four crossed near William Noble’s pasture. Weekend visits from Clayton Rowe and families noted, with plans for the Working League Christmas sale on Dec 12. Various residents and visitors are listed for travels, visits, and Armistice day events in Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frida An Haning
Benjamin H. Woodside
William Noble
Clayton Rowe
Byron M. Rowe
Wibridge Cunningham
Earle Hagan
Thomas Hagan
Manford Newdick
Alex Cunningham
William Erry
Henry Reynolds
James MacMahan
Alfred MacMahan
Sarah
Mabel Pinkham
Z. Pinkham
W. ©. Todd
Melrose
Mass
Roscoe Todd
Walter Taylor
Bath
John D. Williams
West Georgetown
William T. Boyd
Sanbornville
N. H
Fred Ward
Daisy Mains
Leah Mains
Samuel Mereen
Marrtown
J. Fverett Jewett
George Oliver
Working League
John Thibodeau
Mark Marr
Howard G. Heald
Frank Goddard
Harpswell
Belle Heald
Dorothy Stuart
New York
Boston
New Hampshire
William A. Todd
Fred Reid
Richmond
Georgie Knight
Marion Lbuzzo
Wither B. Todd
Bertha A. Russell
Ellery Harford
Martha Hinckley
Pinkham
Frank Heald
Earle Pottle
Roland Harford
Junior Williams
Harry Heald
Nancy J. Russell
Railway Duty Recruits Sought For Europe and Hawaii
Maj. Phillip Powers announces openings to form a 253 man railway company for operation and maintenance in France and Germany with one or three year enlistments. Qualified roles include dispatcher engineer conductor and more. Selected men go to Camp A. A. Humphreys, Virginia. Hawaii needs 100 medical staff for three years with good pay and chance to study medical subjects in a scenic location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Powers
Maine and
New Hampshire
War Departments
France
Germany
Camp
A. A. Humphreys
Virginia
Europe
Hawaii
St Mary's Whist Party Aids Bordeaux Orphan Fund
St Marys War Relief plans a whist party at Knights of Columbus hall on Friday. Proceeds go to Genie Vine of Bordeaux, a ten year old orphan supported by the society for the past year. Also notes Marines recruiting auto trip and Lancelot Cooper’s return from Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mary’s
St. Mary’s War Relief
Knights of Columbus’ Hall
Genie Vine
Bordeaux
Trains His Birds to Attract Others at Franklin Gaming Camp
Percy Homer of Eastern Drug Co travels through Bath to discuss his gaming camp on his Franklin farm. The preserve uses trained live geese to lure flocks, with geese released from traps and fired upon by gunners from behind bushes. Goslings on the beach are kept noisy to draw attention, and the geese are released each spring to mate and return to the camp. Frenchman's Bay is home to his farm, with black ducks bred there noted for their aggressive decoys. John Hickey spent the weekend at Gardiner home before returning Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Homer
The
Eastern Drug Co
Bath
Franklin
Homer
Frenchman's Bay
Ducks and Night Shooting Reported at Merrymeeting Bay
Capt William Crocker notes heavy flocks of ducks at Merrymeeting Bay last Friday and Saturday. A K Ridley shot five black ducks on the bay and eight earlier in the week. Bath officer Hgan and Roscoe Robinson hunted coons without success. A Baker camp party heard gunfire at night. Night shooting violates law. Warden Spinney will mount an elder duck for the Augusta Capitol museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crocker
Hattie B
Merrymeeting Bay
K. Ridley
Officer Hgan
Bath Police
Roscoe Robinson
Robinson
Baker Camp
Sturgeon Island
Warden Spinney
A. K. Ridley
Capitol
Augusta
Eider Ducks Shot at Merrymeeting Bay
A. K. Ridley shot three eider ducks at Merrymeeting Bay. Game Warden Herbert S. Spinney, an authority on birds, identified the birds as female eider ducks. Spinney notes these birds are common along the coast at this season but seldom enter inland waters. He suggests they may have lost bearings or sought shelter in the bay during last week's big sea storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Bay
A. K. Ridley
Herbert S. Spinney
Mr. Spinney
Bishop Homer Stuntz to preside over Bath conference
Announcement reports Bishop Homer Stuntz of Omaha Nebraska will preside over the annual Methodist conference in Bath in April. Wesley church hosts sessions from April 14 to April 20 and the event is described as the largest Bath has hosted with sessions likely of unusual importance amid postwar reconstruction debates within the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer ©. Stuntz
Omaha
Neb
Bath
Wesley Church
Methodist
No Ban on Silk Stockings Sparks Morse High Concern
Morse high School discussions centered on vanity waists and silk stockings with Principal James Putnam King denying a blanket ban. Teachers cited concerns about attire shifting from day to evening wear, while warnings stressed season-appropriate clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
James Putnam King
Independent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thompson Brothers
OPEN
Emmons
Alton R. Brann
Windsorville
Orchestral Club
F. Andrews
E. R. Brown
W. A. Brown
H. Cary
C T. Chappell
E. L
Curtis
W. F. Dunton
L. J. Eggleston
H. E. ‘Freeman
F. W. Hagan
David Henderson
A. B. Higgins & Son
J. H. King & Son
J.M
J.B. Lemont
J. R. Lilley
John Loring
Thomas Mains
Everett Mayo
D. M Morse
Harry Peterson
H A. Plummer
Miles Purington
A. W. Ray Turner Center
E. J. Rich & Son
W. Rooke
Arthur Sewall
Charles T. Small
A.W. Stackpole
Henry Rose & Son
E. Mason Wright
Trace
V.D
Round Table
Bath Dept Store
Knights Columbus
First Baptists
Georgetown
Woodside
Marines
Costers
Lancelot, Cooper
Welding Department
Texas Steamship Co
Dresden
Iver
Crane's Linen
Highland
James F. Will Co
Brunswick, Maine
John Hickey
Gardiner
Bishop Stuntz
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!