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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1916
Page
11
Reports from Georgetown Center and Riggsville cover a cranberry gathering at the Drake home, visits by Mrs. Boyd and family, town guests and departures, local trades, and community events. Several residents are noted for work on a new barn entrance, a record cranberry pick, and a recent whist party with prizes and a painting gift.
Morning worship at 10 30 a m with sermon Family Prayer. Sunday School at 11 30 a m. Evening service of song with brief address at 7 30 p m on The New Enthusiasm. Ladies' Aid meets at Mrs E A Williams home to plan quilts and a church supper set for Thursday October 12 1916. date change from October 11 noted.
The item lists expected visitors from Arrow and Georgetown and visits by Mrs. F Regan of Roxbury and others. It notes Mr George West’s fall from a hay mow injuring his arm, Belle Heald’s and Elsie West’s social day, William Noble with George West, Edward Clarey selling pups and strawberry picking, and trips by Mrs Morse and granddaughter Elsie Haines.
The Arrowsic church schedules Sunday service at 2 30 p m with sermon on The place of Prayer in the World's Work Sunday school follows at 3 30 p m Pastor Rev J E Churchill urges all children to join His class Last Sunday a large crowd attended the upper school house program featuring a solo by Miss Crowell of Boston Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth E Snipe were held at 2 o'clock Saturday at her Arrowsic home Rev M N Eisner of Westport officiated floral tributes were many Interment was in the family lot in Arrowsic
Fraternal Order of Eagles opened a series of whist and dancing parties in Front street hall drawing a large crowd. Fourteen tables played whist with Mrs Parker Adams and William Quimby earning ladies and men’s prizes. Mrs W F Ham and George Gallant won booby souvenirs. Perkins Orchestra provided music. Organizing committee members include Harry Miller Charles F Whitehouse John McCabe Stewart McPherson Oscar F Wright and John J Lee.
Miss Grace L Morse and Roy G Hosmer were married Friday at 7 30 AM in Grace Church rectory by Rev Culbert McGay. Attendants were Gert rude White and Guy A Nichols. The couple planned an automobile trip through Massachusetts and will reside at 25 Raymond Court.
The Texaco Social Club for Texas Steamship Co. workers in this city held its first meeting at Music Hall, which will host permanent club rooms. President Hynes outlined goals and the group received thanks from Texas Steamship Co. officials for rooms and equipment. The charter listed 100 members with officers planning educational and social events for fall and winter.
William S. Haskell of the American Game Protective Association argues that the Canada United States migratory birds treaty precludes any challenge to the federal migratory birds law. He notes Article VI Clause 2 makes treaties the supreme law and binds states, so the treaty and the law are effectively one and the same in enforcing protection. Without the law, the treaty has no mechanism for enforcement.
The text argues the Supreme Court should declare the law constitutional as needed to carry out treaty obligations, to provide moral assurance to supporters. It notes no machinery to implement treaties and mentions figures Frank B. Nichols and others traveling to Boston for the World Series, plus Dr. H. E. Ragan receiving a large automobile for a Maine to California tour.
Daniel Bishop relocated the former Morse cigar factory on Washington street to the Shaw lot to be developed into a lumber and wood yard office. Rev. J MacAuliffe will lead Sunday services at the F B Church Boothbay Center. Alice May Douglas of Bath speaks at Free Baptist Boothbay Center next Sunday October 8.
Citizens urged to remove rubbish and inflammable material from public buildings factories and homes on Monday Oct 9 in line with the Safety First Confederation of America Fire Prevention Committee plan. Heating systems will be cleaned and repaired and fire extinguishing appliances checked to reduce common fire hazards.
Florence Neiley of the Lowell School at Trufant's Crossing received a battlefield souvenir via mail. A cousin serving in France sent a silk and lace handkerchief wrapped with stamps and seals, barely revealing her address, now valued as a gift from the firing line.
The four masted Sam C Mengel is being built at Percy and Small yard for C C Mengel Brothers of Louisville Kentucky. It will carry two triple expansion engines and is slated to launch next month.
Ninth Grade pupils raise 39 dollars through paper sales soap orders and candy sales to support a new piano fund and plan an entertainment at month end.
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