Revival of Bouts Draws Local and Out of Town Crowd
The Columbia Athletic Club staged a boxing revival at Columbia Theatre Tuesday night with about 4100 attendees including out-of-town spectators. The six-round Chase vs Collins bout ended in three rounds, Butler vs Lessard thrilled the crowd, and Eagan vs Herz fought twelve rounds in a vigorous but calm main event. Referee Roger Guthrie kept the action orderly as managers praise the show despite reports of limited profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coumbia Theatre
Columbia Athletic Club
Kid Chase
Kid Collins
Lewiston
Chase
Kid Butler
Kid Lessard
Butler
Biddeford
Joe Eagan
South Boston
New England
Carl Herz
Washington, D. C
Five Generations in Maine Family Photograph
Frances F. Noyes heads a five generation Maine family totaling 232 years in age. The clan includes Ada M. Bennett of East St Johnsbury and descendants in Bethel Greenwood and Norway with births from 1829 to 1891. The five generation line ends with Cora Frances Truman, age ten.
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Frances F. Noyes
Henry Rose
West Bath
Noyes
Bethel
Hannah Dustin
Ada M. Bennett
East St. Johnsbury
William Henry Bennett
Vermont
Cora Nores
Greenwood
Anna Nichols
George
Walter
St. Johnsbury
John
Trafton
Wallace M. Noyes
Della M. Truman
Norway
Betram Truman
Cora Frances
Bertram, Jr
Florence Truman
Cora Frances Truman
Mrs Hodge Takes Leave for Norfolk With Family
Mrs W F Hodge and her children departed Tuesday to join Mr Hodge in Norfolk Virginia after a long stay in the city at the home of her mother Mrs Ernest Savage on Middle street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hodge
Hodge
Norfolk
Ernest Savage
Middle Street
Trowbridges Return From Somerville Visit by Car
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Trowbridge of Somerville returned home Sunday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Hall on Walker Street. They traveled by automobile.
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Walter Trowbridge
Somerville
D. B. Hall
Walker Street
Bath W. C. T. U. Holds Postponed Meeting at Y M C A
Report of the State Convention shared by delegates. Mrs Lelia Knight noted Maine W C T U history from Old Orchard 41 years ago with treasurer Mrs Charles Allen Frances Willard influence and Neal Dow. Sheriff Oliver praised. officers chosen: President Mrs Sarah Aderton, corresponding secretary Alice May Douglas, recording secretary Ann WM Robinson, treasurer Mrs Frances MacFadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Lelia Knight
Quimby
Maine
Old Orchard
Charles F. Allen
Frances E. Willard
Miss Willard
Neal Dow
U. S
U.S
Bath Union
Oliver
Thh
Sarah Aderton
Alice May Douglas
Ann WM. Robinson
Frances MacFadden
Colonial Club Holds October Meeting and Plans Fall Event
The Colonial Club met in October with President Cahill presiding. New members Frank E. Whalen and John E. Blais dell were elected. A clambake at Charles Foote's on New Meadows River was reported a success. The group approved a Thanksgiving performance to benefit the Christmas Tree fund and set a $190 October entertainment appropriation. A arrangements committee was named: Brown, Stevens, Murtaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Cahill
Frank E. Whalen
John E. Blaisdell
Warren F. Hawley
Charles Foote
New Meadows River
House
Central Maine Power Co
New Columbia Theatre
Charles S. Brown
Hiram T. Stevens
Walter A. Murtaugh
Joseph F. McCole
Carl C. Troop
Edward D. True
W. Percy Marks
Fred A. Starkey
Quinninippiehke Camp Fire Meeting At Winter Street
The Quinninippiehke Camp Fire group met Tuesday afternoon at the Winter Street parsonage. A second group is likely later at Winter Street. Manuals were distributed and a box supper will be held in the chapel next Tuesday evening with each member bringing a box to auction for the lunch at the picnic.
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Quinninippiehke
Winter Street
Maine Boy's Success in Common Clay Tour
Eugene M. Desmond, a former Bath resident, has joined A. H. Woods to portray the juvenile lead in a Common Clay company touring New York. He previously acted with Poli's stock in Washington. Bramley and Ayres also take roles in other company versions as the show tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene M. Desmond
Spring Street
Mr. Desmond
A. H. Woods
New York
Poli
Washington, D. C
New York City
Raymond Bramley
Portland
Dudley Ayres
Keith Theatre
Desmond
Mr. Ayres
Long Island
Portland Press
Kempton Registered at New Elm House Auburn
L. D. Kempton of this city is registered at the New Elm House in Auburn as a guest or occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Kempton
New Elm House
Auburn
Bowdoin to Resume Colby Cross Country Relations
Bowdoin College announces a fall track schedule led by captain Robert M. Fillmore with cross country events against Colby on October 21 and a planned interclass meet. The Colby race marks Bowdoin and Colby reestablishing individual relations after years. The program includes October 12 handicap cross-country and late October interclass and November intercollegiate meets.
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Brunswick
William E. Walker
Castine
Bowdoin College
Colby
Bowdoin
Maine
Lewiston
New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Boston
Old Orchard
Percy F. Crane
Whiting
Edward E. Hildreth
Wollaston
Mass
Hugh W. Blanchard
Cumberland Center
Harrow B. Mosher
Dexter
Robert E. Brown
Sharon
Dorchester A. A
Darrell L. Neves
Winter Harbor
Robert F. Cleaves
Portland
Hebron
Engineers of Three Tow Boats Go On Strike
Engineers of three Portland tow boats the Startle the Wawenoe and Sebago struck Sunday after Marine Engineers Association officers ordered action. One man returned to work, two replaced by non union labor. Union officials say wages were below scale. Startle and Wawenoe captains refuse to meet demands and hired replacements. Sebago engineer stayed at his post earning his current pay after an $85 request was denied. Captain Horace Perkins leads the Sebago.
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Portland
Startle
Wawenoe
Sebago
Marine Engineers’ Association
Engineers’ Association
James Perkins
Harry Perkins
Wawenoee
Horace Perkins
Perkins
Bailey Begun Evening School Opens with Record Attendance
The Bailey Evening School began its 1916 17 session Monday with higher attendance than any prior year. Principal Charles H Watson aids registration for those who missed last week. Classes in Beginning Mechanical Drawing Ship Development Typewriting Sewing Elementary and Advanced Grade Work Mechanics Penmanship and Cooking meet Mondays and Thursdays. Tonight Bookkeeping Sewing Mr Bates Mechanical Drawing Manual Drawing meets. Shop Arithmetic and Review Mathematics meet Wednesday in Room L. Walter T Brown leads the department.
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Bailey Evening School
Charles H. Watson
Bates
Walter T. Brown
Mrs McCrosson Returns From Visit To Wilmington
Mrs John D- Footer has returned from a three weeks visit with her parents Mr and Mrs James Mc Crosson in Wilmington Delaware. Mr and Mrs McCrosson recently moved to Wilmington from Berkeley California.
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John D- Footer
James McCrosson
Wilmington
Del
McCrosson
Berkeley
Cal
Bowling League Opens With Hyde Windlass Victory
The 1916 17 Park Bowling League began Monday as Hyde Windlass beat Eurekas 1308 to 1210. Eurekas led by first string pins, Windlass recovered with stronger later strings led by Leete and Martin. High single was Martin with 104. Leete topped three strings at 267. Next matches shown include Red Men vs Athl tics and Woodmen vs Swastikas.
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Park Bowling League
Hyde Windlass
Eurekas
Windlass
Martin
Leete
Frates
West Bath Methodist social at Jacques home
In West Bath the Methodist Episcopal Church hosted a Friday evening social at Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jacques home. The event welcomed all, with games and refreshments planned. The Sunday School formed a cradle roll and a mercy band during Miss Douglas's annual visit from the county Primary Department.
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Llewellyn D. Rogers
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Jacques
Douglas
Royal Arcanum Plans Rate Increases Under Mobile Law
The Royal Arcanum life insurance company, amid Mobile law effects and actuarial review, announced new rates this week. Regular-rate members will face higher charges and forced reinsurance at attained ages, while some options rise modestly and others remain unchanged. Analysts expect the move to strengthen solvency and sustain the company as one of the world’s soundest insurers.
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Bath
Royal Arcanum
Life Insurance
The
Retirement Honored With Silver Shaving Set Gift
William B. Berry of Gardiner retires as manager and director of the Augusta Gardiner and Boothbay Steamboat Co. The crew of the steamer Islander presented a silver shaving set at his Gardiner home on Pleasant Street. Purser Frank Greenleaf announced the simple ceremony and Berry expressed heartfelt thanks for the gift bearing the inscription From the crew of the steamer Islander 1916.
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Kennebec Journal
William B. Berry
Gardiner
Augusta, Gardiner & Boothbay Steamboat Co
Islander
Augusta and
Boothbay Harbor
Berry
Pleasant Street
Frank Greenleaf
Straw hats bend to warm days in Bath comfort
In Bath on Tuesday Emilio de Gogorza wore a straw hat as the town bell called men to don straw for comfort. When asked if he heard the bell he asked if others had switched to winter flannels, explaining the straw gave him warmth on the pleasant day.
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Bath
Emilio de Gogorza
Two Men Hurt at Bath Iron Works In Separate Eye Injuries
Harvey Hill of Bath Iron Works suffered a left eye injury from emery and sought medical care uptown. Howard Pratt, also with the Iron Works, injured his eye on steel. Rev. Frank C. Potter, longtime Methodist minister and former supply for People's Church, entered Maine General Hospital for a planned operation hoped to relieve long illness.
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Harvey Hill
Bath Iron Works
Howard Pratt
Beacon Street
The
Iron Works
Frank C. Potter
People’s Church
South Portland
Maine General Hospital
Mrs Small Surprised by Kin on Return from Mountain Trip
Mrs William H Small was greeted Friday evening by 14 relatives and 1 friend upon arriving home from a White Mountains automobile trip. She received many gifts including a large birthday tribute. the occasion was described as a very happy one.
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William H. Small
White Mountains
Tuition Money Boosts Bath Revenue as High School Crowded
October report from Supt. Clarence Flood and the Bath Board of Education details 49 Morse High students contributing 1470 to city tuition for 1916-17, with Woolwich and nearby towns sharing payments. Projected income nears 1650, amid overflow classes and staff changes including Miss Florence Watson’s assignment and Miss Fanny Camack filling the third grade vacancy.
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West Bath
Phippsburg
Arrowsie
Pittston
Georgetown
Winneganee
Florence Watson
Richmond
Mitchell ‘School
Miss Watson
Richmond High and Gorham Normal School
Marguerite Hennessy
Supt. Flood
Fanny M. Camack
North St
Miss Camack
Farmingham Normal School
Newton
Mass
Everett
Boothbay Harbor man hiked 22 miles to Bath
John Warren, a Boothbay Harbor native now employed at Hyde Windlass and living in Bath, walked from Woolwich to Bath on a 22 mile trek. He started 1 45 pm from Woolwich after taking the 1 30 ferry from Bath and reached Bath at 7 45 pm six hours later. He did not stop along the way and arrived slightly damp but in good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Register
John Warren
Boothbay Harbor
Hyde Windlass Works
Bath
Woolwich
Key to Christian Science lecture by Dr Swain in Bath
Dr Swain delivered a Friday night lecture on the Key to Christian Science in Bath. He traveled from Lewiston to present the address before the Bath public.
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Swain
Lewiston
Bath
Copeland Begins Rockland Lewiston Line Conductor
C T Copeland who has served as purser on the Sieur de Monts this season started as conductor on the Rockland Lewiston branch of the Maine Central this Monday.
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C. T. Copeland
Rockland
Lewiston
Maine Central
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Eac
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J.W
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Maine ST
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W. B. Berry
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