Maine approves buying Nathan Hale ferry for Kennebec route
Governor and council authorize the State Highway Commission to purchase the ferry boat Nathan Hale from Groton and New London Ferry Co for 60 000 dollars. The vessel built in Brooklyn in 1902, 146 feet long, 61 feet wide including rails, two decks, capacity up to 520 passengers and 20 to 22 autos, insured for 42 000 dollars, and suitable for service between Bath and Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Nathan Hale
Groton and
New London
Brooklyn
Sargent
Sisson
Several Bath Boys Form Radio Club
At Alyah Morse home last Wednesday a group of young men formed the Radio Bugs club with Wallace Rittle as president Ernest Shepard as vice president Edward Pomeroy as secretary Harl Whittemore as treasurer and Alvah Morse as librarian The group discussed receiving messages from distant cities and noted sending limits are government regulated The next meeting is set for J H Pomeroy 754 Court Street inviting all interested young men to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alyah Morse
Radio Bugs
Wallace Rittle
Ernest Shepard
Edward Pomeroy
Harl Whittemore
Alvah Morse
Chicago
Washington
D. C
New York
Earl Whittemore
Napoleon Vashon
Haranson Smith
Marshall White
Fred D. Armes
William Plummer
Carl Hall
J. H. Pomeroy
Court Street
Car for Bath Local Faces Traffic Delays Eased
Congested traffic on the A. and K. Rail road line will ease with the arrival of car 284 from Freeport, a twin to 282. Supt. Lewis says the division will use 100 persons per car, with cars 102 and 106 as extras. Car 318 nicknamed the wood box has been sent away and may not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Lewis
Must Pay Wife Weekly Ordered for McGuiggin
Charles McGuiggin a Bath ship carpenter missing for two years was ordered by Judge Keegan in police court to provide weekly support for his wife and child. He had been in St. John New Brunswick but was found working in a South Portland ship yard. Police Inspector Colgan supervised his return Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGuiggin
Bath
Keegan
McGuiggin
St. John
N. B
South Portland
Colgan
Bath Rotarians Do Blind Run Despite Stormy Weather
The Bath Rotary club held a surprise blind run to the Grace Episcopal parish house, despite Wednesday night’s storm. Nearly all members attended, greeted by wives who hosted a formal supper and lively program by an amateur orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Culbert McGay
Harry T. Passmore
Harry P. Shaw
Grace Episcopal Church
Oak Street
King Tavern
McGay
Passmore
Front Street
Kaiser
Rotary
Rev. McGay
Orchestra de Luxe
Rotarians
Margaret Torrey
Miriam Kimball
Jennie Sawyer
Isabel Oli
Doris Stetson
Louise Hill
Madelyn Chase
Louise Robinson
Fred D. Hill
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Louise Haggett
Royal Johnson
Castles
Vernon
Bernice Sturtevant
Lucy Marsh
Symphony
Miss Kimball
Galli Curci
Picardy
Miss Hope Sturtevant
Louise Homer
Bath Club
Fred P. Shaw
William 8. Newell
Charles H. Hooper
Walter E. Chase
Harry M. Huse
Langdon T. Snipe
New England
Mrs Ida H Roew Tells Of Her Western Coast Trip
Mrs Ida H Rowe editor of The Times recounts a cross country journey to the western coast. She describes autumn foliage in western Massachusetts from Springfield to Bathana, vast prairies of Nebraska, Wyoming mountains, Utah deserts, and the Great Salt Lake. She notes a 103 mile long cut off bridge over the lake, the Wasatch Range at sunset, and changes of time zones en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida H. Rowe
Western Coast
the Times
California
Bathana
Massachusetts
Springfield
Michigan
Nebraska
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Utah
Nevada
Sierras
Great Salt Lake
Ogden
Wasatch Range
Chicago
North Platte
Neb
San Francisco
City Bath authorizes sale of Peoples Ferry stock
The City of Bath and Woolwich approve transferring three quarters and one quarter stock respectively to the State of Maine under Chapter 212 of the Public Laws of 1919. E Randall Leonard and H E Worrey are named as agents to vote the stock at future meetings to authorize sale and transfer of all franchises real estate and chattels to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Leonard
Herbert E. Worrey
Peoples Ferry Co
State of
Maine
Leonard
Worrey
Woolwich
Mayor Drake
Everett
Lewis
Elbridge R. Wright
Walter P. Kingsbury
William F. Ham
Harry W. Totman
John Shaw
William N. Beal
Ira W. Robinson
Daniel A. McDonald
Peoples Ferry Company
Board of Common Council
City of Bath
E. Randall Leonard
Tragedy Touches Thanksgiving as Robbins Family Grieves
The funeral for Henry L. Robbins of Bath will be held Thursday at 2 PM from 735 Middle Street. Robbins shot his wife and then killed himself in Waterville on Tuesday. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Grace E. Oliver of Bath, speaks of his despair over unemployment and a worsening mood that led to the fatal act. The wife remains in critical condition with a chest wound, blood poisoning feared if infection develops. Robbins served briefly in the 4th Company of the C A C and had married in 1915 after a prior engagement. Continued reporting notes further details and the sister-in-law’s home connection in Waterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Robbins
Bath
Waterville
Middle Street
John W. Oliver
The
Independent
Kaseila
Phanksgiybyins
Constanta
Harry Aldrich
Robbins
4Th Co
Fort Baldwin
Portland
J. Henry West
Waterville Sentinel
Grace E. Oliver
Babies Shine At West Bath Grange Fair Show
The West Bath grange fair opened with a baby show featuring 25 infants under two. Prize winners include Emily Larrabee 18 months heaviest, Lilian Rice 14 months lightest over one year, Stanley Rose 8 months heaviest under one year, Alberta Rice 2 months lightest under one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Malena Seciok
Emily Larrabee
Joseph W. Larrabee
West Bath
Lilian B. Rice
Frank Rice
Bath
Stanley E. Rose
Fred J. Rose
Alberta E. Rice
Harold Rice
Herman McCrater
Hassin H. Workman
Marjorie McMeal
Scott Maxon
John Wakefield
Merry Morrell
Rachel Scott
Josephine Rines
Florence Coombs
Walter Taylor
Linwood Temple
Frances Strask
Edith Jakes
Evelyne Bye
Harry Smight
John Ring
Arthur Bye
Madeline Preble
Harry Libby
Margaret Lorraine Rich
Iva Durgin
Pearl Kittridge
Louise Hughes
Dorothy Crocker
Fannie Oliver
May Witter
Harry Lemont
Eulah Wright
Clara Troop
Addie Purington
Rose Rich
Ethel Lemont
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John S. Hyde
Thomas W. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
John 8. Hyde
Edward W. Hyde
John
Hyde
John 8
Franklin Fisher
Lewiston
Hugh J. Chisholm
Cumberland County
Apna P. Peabody
Penobscot County
John F. Hill
Augusta
Ernestine. Hyde
John H. Hyde
Bath Boys Form
MR Gobbler
Pider
Goeth
Georgetown
Henry Robbins
Fair OF the Grangers
West Bath Grange Hall
Thasbestuthe Gates
Fort FO
Jonnson Bros Co
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