Draughtsmen Field Day at Foote's Ends With Walk Home
The first annual clambake and field day of the American Society of Marine Draughtsmen Bath branch was at Foote's on the New Meadows. Seventy attendees enjoyed a seafood picnic then competed in events including Hull versus Engine ball game, egg and spoon races, dashes, tug of war, and a late stroll home along the turnpike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Marine Draughtsmen
Bath
Foote
New Meadows
Hull Department
Engine Department
Murray
Gullicksen
Hull
Murtaugh
Knight
Hull Room
Thomas Black
William Hussey
Blackwood
Nicholson
Richard Marr
Lilio Cahill
R. C. Cowles
John Thomson
Murray and Thomson
C. P. Wetherbee
John McInnes
Wethererbee
A. S.M.D
W. A. Murtaugh
R. P. Schlenker
John Evans
Three Prisoners Held After Bath Arrests and Hidden Razor Found
In Bath police custody City Marshal Pattee recovered a razor from one of three prisoners sent to Augusta jail last week. The large man Williams known as Flaming King resisted handcuffs, while Curley from St John, recently released from Kennebec County jail, drew local attention for a bad reputation. Bath officers maintain they properly arrested the trio and sent them to jail in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Pattee
Augusta
Williams
Curley
Skowhegan
Kennebec County
Brown
St. John
Fire destroys Storers home at Basin
Albert W. Storer of Phippsburg saw smoke from a defective chimney and the Basin residence burned to the ground Monday. The old house, swept by a gale, burned quickly with no water to fight it. Storer saved only a few upstairs items. the loss is total and uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Storer
Phippsburg
Mr. Storer
Lombard Perkins Wed at Wesley Church Parsonage
Rufus Lombard of West Bath and Georgie Etta Perkins of Phippsburg were married at Wesley Church parsonage by Rev. H. A. Corey. Attendant Joseph F. McCole. The couple will reside in West Bath and are noted for Lombard’s clambakes and lodge memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Lombard
West Bath
Georgie Etta Perkins
Phippsburg
Wesley Church Parsonage
H. A. Corey
Joseph F. McCole
Lombard
Lincoln Lodge
I.O.C.F
Bath Lodge of Elks
Medford and Somerville Guests Visit Woolwich Couple
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gilliatt of Medford and Joseph Saunders of Somerville are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Dunton, Woolwich, for a few days outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Gilliatt
Medford
Joseph Saunders
Somerville
E. S. Dunton
Woolwich
Sunday Gale Causes Havoc Across City and Harbor
A severe Sunday gale leaves streets littered with fallen trees and branches. The Hazel Dell schooner drifts into the Opia and damages the hull, while boaters secure craft and navigation on New Meadows River halts. Damages include broken wires, uprooted trees, and overturned awnings across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center St
Hazel Dell
Kennebec
Yacht Club
Howard
New Meadows
Prof
Testa
New Meadows Landing
Ocean Point
Squirrel Island
Temple
Bath Box
Sheepscot
Hockomock
Bath
Jenry M. Hartley
Lincoln
Western Avenue
Leonards
High St
Dr. Mullen
Rice
South St
Charles D. Clarke
William Melrose
Byron Barker
Harry Brown
Front St
Obituary Notice Capt Fields C Pendleton Islesboro Leader
Capt. Fields C Pendleton died Wednesday night in Islesboro after long illness. He led Pendleton firms with shipping and shipbuilding interests in Islesboro Belfast and New York. He was twice married to Lucinda Seeley and Brina Seeley and leaves two sons Fields S Pendleton and Edward Seymour and several daughters, with funeral held Sunday officiated by Rev. A. G. Warner. Interment in Islesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields C. Pendleton
Islesboro
Capt. Pendleton
Belfast
New York
Pendleton Bros
F. S. Pendleton & Co
Mark
Eliza Jane (Coombs) Pendleton
Richard Pickett Pendleton
Guilford D. Pendleton
Lester Lewis
Brooklyn
Pendleton
Lucinda Seeley
Brina Seeley
Fields S
Mass
Sidney Oscar Nelson dies at sixteen in family tragedy
Sidney Oscar Nelson youngest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson of 36 Hinckley Street died Sunday afternoon after a two week battle with blood poisoning. In ninth grade at city schools he was described as bright and generous and was loved for his cheerful spirit. He attended Winter Street Sunday school and, though delirious, spoke of attending church next day. His last words were I am going home. He is survived by two brothers a sister and both parents with many friends. The funeral was held at the home on Wednesday at two o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Oscar Nelson
Charles Nelson
Hinckley St
Sidney
Winter Street
W. L. McNamara
American Express
W.L. Scammon
Biddeford
Mr. McNamara
Rockland
James Ricker
E. P. Ricker
Poland Springs
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
J. Norman Taylor
Cameron
John M. Taylor
South Portland
Taylor
Scotland
S. B. Lermond
Clara Albee
Quincy
Mass
Lermond
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Bath Iron Works
Fore River Works
Mrs. Harriet Magoun Dies at 80 in Local Home
Mrs. Harriet E. Magoun aged 80 and 4 months died Monday at her Green Street home after a brief illness. A East Pittston native and Grace Episcopal Church member, she was widow of John W. Magoun and lived in this city 66 years. Survived by son Harry A. Magoun of New York Shipbuilding Co Camden. daughter-in-law Mrs. Charles F. Magoun. seven grandchildren. two sisters Mrs. William H. Watson and Miss Hannah Hatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet E. Magoun
Green St
Charles F. Magoun
Harry Day
Frederick Magoun
This City
Mary
Priscilla
Harriet
Ruth
John W. Magoun
Haddonfield
N. J
William H. Watson
Hannah Hatch
Gachenbach Troop Wed by Rev Duncklee at Parsonage
Kubra F Troop bookkeeper for Swift and Co and Miss Helen Gach enbach dressmaker were married Saturday night by Rev Maurice J Duncklee at the Winter Street Congregational parsonage. They went to their new home at 119 North Street and plan a trip later. A Casino Bay Point dance occurred last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kubra F. Troop
Swift & Co
Helen F. Gachenbach
Maurice J. Duncklee
Winter Street
North St
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted with $100 Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers $100 to any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Ohio, with the product priced at 75 cents and pills for constipation mentioned.
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Hall
School registration swells beyond 1914 levels in city
Public schools open with 51 more pupils than last year. Ninth Grade overflows requiring an extra teacher. High School registers 329 students this fall, up from 283 in 1914 and 249 in 1913, reflecting new industrial courses and expanded programs across five tracks: college, general, commercial, manual arts, and domestic arts. Transfers move students from Weeks Street and Center Grammar to neighboring buildings to relieve crowding.
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Weeks St. Grammar
South St. Grammar
Weeks St
Washington St
Center Grammar
North Grammar
Upper Grammar
Miss Adams
Miss Daley
Marr
Bath displays high pupil registration rate
Population of Bath is 9000. Morse High School records show 36.5 pupils registered per 1000 people, the largest proportion of any city in the state and likely in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Morse High School
United States
Notable local traffic of travels and visits in Bath area
A roundup lists A P Denham in Boston on business and John W Kimball back from vacation in Boston. Various residents visit relatives in Portland Rockland and Five Islands while workers switch posts at Bath Iron Works and American Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Denham
Boston
John W. Kimball
A. H. Blackington
Rockland
F. B. Reed
Portland
A. B. Coombs
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Charles E. Robie
Woodfords
Elver Stickney
Independent
Clarence Warner
Damariscotta Mills
M. A. Haraden, Jr
Kershner
City Hospital
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Hull and Engine Force
B. TI. W
Party of Seventy
William Lambie
A. E. Baum
Jonathan L. Evans
Jonathan Thomson
J. McInnes
Ethel Cochran
Miss Bliss
F. J. Whalen
J. B. Hunter
A. W. Kindred
H. A. Smith
M. Rosenblatt
D. Rothschild
T. Gullicksen
C. M. Hurley
C. L. Blair
A. B. Stearns
B. H. Murray
J. E. Pomeroy
F. A. Altekamp
A. W. Storer
Perkins-Lombard
Clambake
D. L. Howard
OPIA
Samuel Torrey
Cox’s Head
Touraine
Fletcher
Castoria
Capt. Fields C. Pendleton
Gachenbach
Bay Point
of Main
Miss Blair
Miss Hopkins
Miss Seymour
Miss Jones
Dummer St
Miss Douglas
Miss Metcalfe
Miss Turner
Miss Marston
Sibsby
Libby North
Miss Magoun
Miss Dunton
Miss Mulligan
Miss Hawley
Miss Trask
Miss Murray
Miss Andrews
Center
Miss Hooper
Miss Hennessey
Miss Lake
Miss Sturtevant
Miss Stinson
Miss Barnes
Miss Pickard
Miss Hunt
South
Miss Tarbox
Miss Foster
Miss Mitchell
Miss Baker
Miss Wing
Miss Trott
St. Grammar
Miss Conley
Miss Cook
Date Tedge
George Dudley
Bath-Lewiston
Rumford
B. A. Tainter
L. W. Berry
Knox & Lincoln
Harry Warner
Leland Plummer
Charles Whittaker
Maine Central
Five Islands
S. E. Snowman
John Lakin
Edwin Rines
Plainsville
Farmington
Lewiston
Capt. Harwick
William Rogers
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