Far Bath lad Walter King in Mesopotamia with British forces
Isaiah King of Academy Street reports a letter from his son Walter, likely Bath's farthest boy in the war. Walter writes Nov 15 from Basrah, Mesopotamia, with the British expeditionary forces. He longs for news from home and asks who from Bath has enlisted, noting a recent illness but says he is now in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah King
Academy St
Walter
Bath
Meso
Potamia
Basrah
Dle
Josie Winter
Gowan
New
Nisitin
Samuel Bates
Boston
Bates
Henry Rose
West Bath
Frank Rose
U.S.N
Europe
U.S
O. K
Jacob Jones
John J. Flaherty
Rose
Newport Torpedo Station
Maine
Sagadahoc County
Fred Stevens
Fred
Portland
Times Job Printing Department
Times Printing Department
Ice Bridge Across Kennebec Unites Bath and Woolwich
Across the Kennebec the ice bridge remains the strongest ever noted by settlers, enabling constant travel between Bath and Woolwich for over a month. Observers report good ice quality with few air holes, while local activity includes school closures, a wedding, and community visits as residents adapt to winter routes and new duties.
Bath Briefs: Local Families Visit and Travel Plans
Mrs Reuben Lib by and Mrs Lib by of Lisbon Falls visit Bath relatives. Mrs J Arthur Stevens and family return to Dover NH after visiting her old home at Pop ham Beach. Michael J Cook of Auburn returns to Bath to work after a vacation at home. George P Davenport leaves Thursday for Boston to spend winter at Youngs Hotel and will return to Bath in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pers
Edward Harrington
Bath
Ernest E. Williams
Edward Sampson
Wlliam A. Furber
Williams
William Work
James Perry
Harrington
Everett S. Stackpole
Winter Street Congregational Church
West Bath
Lillian Brown
Mary Brrry
Grove @t
Charles Rogers
Winneganee
C. T. Denham
Lewiston
Fred J W. Larrabee
Eugene Brown
Herbert Groves
Brunswick
Edward Eastman
Charles Kincaid
Dorothy Stilkey
Freeport
West Bath News Briefs on Possible Theft and Community Events
In West Bath the cottage of J Edward Drake was broken into on Thursday noon January 24 with thieves taking tools and edible items. The entry follows recent suspicious activity as tensions grow over local property security. Also noted: West Bath Grange will host an annual conference in Augusta February 6 and 7 with multiple speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Jewett
Birchwood Farm
J. Edward Drake
Drake
West Bath
Bath and area local notes and arrivals
Hiram Gattrix of Hallowell accepts a position at Bath Garage Co. Mrs Paul Hatch of Amesbury is visiting her cousin Milton Trott. Six coal train cars pass Bath for eastern points to ease shortages. Red Cross rooms open evenings this week except Saturday. Ladies' Aid at Central Church met at Mrs J F Dunton's. State health boards urged reporting contagious diseases. Pine Tree circle Sew ing Club knitted for Red Cross at Mrs Frank Murphy’s. Bath lists 186 furnished room houses and 50 boarding houses. Percy Miller recovers from a broken ankle from Kent’s Hill game. Beacon Street Ladies' Aid met at Mrs Caroline Shillings. Clyde Carter and Carlton Campbell report for navy at Charlestown Navy Yard. Bath residents greet them at the station. Arthur R Chadbourne family from Fall River visit the Bullmann and Chadbourne households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hatch
Amesbury
Mass
Milton Trott
Bath
Red Cross
Ladies’ Aid
Central Church
J. F. Dunton
Court St
Board of Health
State Board
Augusta
Pine Tree Circle
Kent's Hill
Hebron
Beacon Street
Caroline Shillings
Washington Street
West Bath Grange
Grange
State House
Clyde Carter
Carlton Campbell
Trevett
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy
Arthur R. Chadbourne
Barbara
Jotto
Fall River
O. F. Bullmann
W. C. Chadbourne
February notes from Bath and nearby communities
Social and civic notices from Bath Maine and Sagadahoc County report lodge meetings and officer installations with Knight of Pythias and Knights of Columbus, Red Cross and club activities. Mentions West Point class graduates, Bath Iron Works workers injured at the plant, and local casts appearing at Bath Opera House.
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Opportunity
Thompson Bros
Rochester
New York
Assort
Sd YxoamiCounten Stegelbts Go
Front’ Street
Mburgs
Hamburg
Blue River
Woolwich
Nequasset Home
Kennebec River
Woowich
Harvard
Thwings’ Cove
Kelley, Spear Co
Days Ferry
Fuller
Bath Iron Works
Montsweag
Grace Crocker
St. Albans
Lester Hodgdon
L. L. Lowell
Harold Shaw
Virginia
Mallard Webster
Dea
J. T. Soule
Winnifield Wright
Red Cross Society
Moatsweag
Percey ‘Bailey
William Wright
Wiscasset
Ross Bailey
Harpswell
Edgar Bailey
North Woolwich
Gladys Wright
Frank Card
John Reed
Westport
Montsweag Bay
Westport Ferry
Sagadahoe
Front St
Baron Rosentwist
Georgetown
Dr. Stott
Sagar Dance
Morton H. Baker
Nequasset
Ethelynd
Morris Shea
C.©. Shea
Arrowsie
Shea
Massachusetts
Sagadahoc Ferry
Charles P. Knight
Maurice Bakler
Knight
Ardene Stott
United States Naval Reserves
William R. Rush
Boston Navy Yard
Fred Hathorne
George Lakin
Lowell Brown
Ralph Rice
D. J. Hathorne
Topsham
Sabatus
Hathorne
No. 6
David G. Munsey
Day of
O. C. Nutting
Mt. Desert
Lincoln Bailey
Addison Rice
Warren Bailey
J.bailey
Rhode Island
Savate
B. G. Potter
Sagadahoe Ferry
J. Sumner Bailey
Percy Bailey Thursiday
Ruth Hodges
Winslow
Bliss Business College
Pearl Hall
Dorothy Crocker
George Shaw
Woolwich Grange
Clifton M. Toothaker
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Harold M. Bailey
E. C. Locke
Marion Soule
New- Mangn Getchell
Toothaker
Red Soule
Clinton R. Bailey
Mary BE. Plumstead
Ernest Getchell
Asbury G. Bailey
Cynthia Adams
L. A. Bailey
Har
Ry P. Hathorne
Albert Hathorne
Alton B
David Henderson
Sarah P. E. Hathorne
Leon Pratt
The
Baby Outfit Store
W. G. Cahill
Center Street
U. S
United States
Runswick
Hiram Gattrix
Hallowell
Bath Garage Co
Knights of Columbus
West Point
Harold Kelley
C. E. Totman
Maine Central
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Annette Robinson
Lois McKiever
Evening Star Rebekah Lodge
Samuel Wakefield
Fort Levett
John Williams
A.J. McNeil
Elm St
Edgar
Atlantic
Susquehanna
France
Cosmopolitan Club
Hoover
Alex Burgess
John Tong
Burgess
Long
Adelaide Keith
Keith Stock ‘Company
Mother Carey
Bath Opera House
Ena Bucknam
B. K
Shaw St
Miss Bucknam
Companions of the Forest
Foresters Hall
Roger Moulton
Alice Travers
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