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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1915

Page

11

Boy Hit By Auto Injures On High Street

Ten-year-old Langdon Thistle son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Thistle of 17 West Street is hospitalized after being struck by an automobile driven by Guy Hosmer on High Street shortly after 11 30 this morning. The boy sustained a badly bruised head with no fractures and will be watched for several days.

Langdon Thistle Charles H. Thistle West St Guy Hosmer High St Young Thistle Granite George A. Mayer Thistle Mr. Hosmer Elmer F. Hayes Wishart House Phyllis Bowie Raymond’s Court Empire George Mayers Center and High Sts

Loss of Four Vans of De Gogorzas Furniture in Ship Fire

Mme Eames and Senor de Gogorza learned that four vans of their valued possessions aboard the freighter Drome were total losses from a shipboard blaze. A fifth van was damaged beyond use and articles included royal gifts and treasured souvenirs. The ships’ insurer covers the loss, but personal grief remains as the couple reflects on greater wartime ruin faced by others.

Mme. Eames Senor de Gogorza New York Drome de Gogorzas Madame Europe

Local Jottings and Society Notes From Bath Area

Sunday wind and quiet police report frame a busy Bath notebook with meetings at Dunlap Commandery and Solar Lodge, Sagadahoc Fair preparations, club gatherings, church events, a shipping log, tax updates, and a humorous tale of a yellow cat purchase and a stolen stray.

Community notices and events across Bath area

Bowling league meeting invites players at Park Bowlodrome. George Rooke of North Bath recovers eight ducks in under an hour at Bay. Cosmopolitan Club holds monthly meeting with free entertainment and refreshments. Boston steamers schedule shifts. City of Rockland departs Gardiner at 3 p m and Bath at 6 p m. Red Cross and TB association print 200 million Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis relief. Forester tales and fishing lore shared from Small Point. Rally Day observed at First Baptist Church with W A MacCormick address and illustrated sermon. County Attorney Perkins praised for fisheries post. Catholic relief for Mexico appeals sent through church hierarchies. U S Treasury reports September receipts about 50 million and a large year deficit. new daily Treasury statement planned. Corliss Street Church reports 300 in Sunday school Rally Day with a full program of performances and recitations.

George Rooke North Bath The Bay Cosmopolitan Club Boston Rockland Gardiner Dresden Richmond Bath Red Cross American Red Cross National Association For the Study and Prevention of Capt. McIntyre First Baptist Church W. A. MacCormick James B. Perkins Lincoln County Boothbay Register Mexico United States Cardinal Gibbons Baltimore Leopoldo Ruiz Washington U. S. Treasury Treasury Corliss Street Sydney Eaton Lewis Eula Chapman Arletta Gurney Margaret Chaney Isabella Paisley Eleanor Heaton Bernice Hunt Floratine Knowlton B. R. Brown Lizzie Coombs Cora Small Eleanor Bruce Josephine Crosman Cynthia Crosman Ernest Wexler Miss McCabe Oliver

Dance at the Casino and Bay Point sports noted

Articles report a dance at the Casino Bay Point and various local activities. Musicians led by Miss Althea Strout performed for the West Bath Grange while anglers reported ducks in the Bay and hunters in Horace Mitchell's camp.

Munsey and Rand Wed in Simple Bath Ceremony

Edith C. Munsey and Ralph A. Rand wed in a double ring ceremony at People's Church parsonage 1037 High St. Bath residents, the couple to reside in the city. Rev. S. A. Evans officiated. The groom works as a clerk at Johnson Bros. and the bride is described as capable and pleasing.

People’s Church High St Edith C. Munsey Ralph A. Rand Bath S. A. Evans Johnson Bros

Beacon Street Church Society Meetings Held This Week

The Foreign Missionary society met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. E. G. Erskine. The Ladies Aid met Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. E. C. Sawyer. The Guild meeting was omitted this week.

Foreign Missionary Society of Beacon Street E. G. Erskine Ladies’ Aid J. E. C. Sawyer

Various Bath Area Notices Reveal Weather, Vessels, and Local Incidents

The Bath region reports a 30 mph wind with rising seas and a final round trip on the Islander to Boothbay Harbor for fifty cents. A 1038 foot artesian well on the Hyde estate yields 1800 gallons per hour. Local ship movements include the Seguin, Lizzie Call, and Gracie J. plus arsenals of fires and a coast guard deserter reward.

Boothbay Harbor Bath Andrew S. Merrill John S38. Hyde Estate Pinkham Southport Venetta Ariel Hammond Parker's Flats Lizzie Call Seguin Gracie J Alice Wentworth Boston Portland Easton Augusta Charles Norton Hose 2 Milton H. Douglas York St Edward Sewall Washington St Capt. Swett Cedar St L. S. Lowell Ferry St Maine Central W. C. Oliver Army Roy Cox 154Th Company Coast Artillery Corps Fort McKinley Lee E. Cox Pleasant St Covington Millard United States Army

Lobster License Law Pushes Into New Season At Bath

Bath dispatch reports mixed weather with early snow flurries and a flood of autumn fruit. The lobster license system begins Monday with penalties rising to 50 dollars and 30 days in jail for repeat offenses.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Langdon Hosmer Wind N. W Dunlap Solar Lodge Sagadahoc Fair Murray Club D. D. Clarke Wesley Church Sorority Arthur White Court St Cora Cressey Morse High Assembly Hall Hallowe'en Bath Teachers’ Club Bangor Robert Hatch Yarmouth Geraldine Farrar Bath Opera House Carmen State Road Brunswick Bailey ‘School Squirrel Island Frank Dingley Journal Colonial Cafe Unity Guild Cedric Martin Willow St James Lockery Margaret A. Williams St. Mary’s Church Horan John Gannon Harold Dowling Michael Flaherty Harry Sullivan Oak Grove Cemetery Phi Rho Society John Miller Wendell White Leo Thebeau Leon Mason Henry Mason Levi’’ Adams Alice Murdock Sunbeam Augusta Lumber Co Redman Leonard & Mitchell Thomas New Jersey Bay Point Central Church League Charles Jackson South St Harry Madden West Bath Grange Althea Strout Small Point Wood Island Charles Monroe Philip Murphy Horace Mitchell Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge D. L. Howard Opia Hazel Dell Rev. S. A. Evans South Portland Higgins Art Co Theodore B. Starr New York City Bowdoinham Harold P. Richardson Bridgham I. T. Snipe Albert Hanson Bowdoinham Road Hanson Farmington Munsey-Rand C. A. Peaslee Reed & Bonney Hockomock Cape Elizabeth South End William R. Donnell City of Hathorn Eddie Biggins Yellow Thomas Chestnut St Monahan Worcester Mass Eddie George Jones Massachusetts A. M. Cutler Commercial St Kineo Newport News Port Arthur Texas Cutler Frank Palmer Kelley, Spear Co Sagadahoe Towing Co Boone Island Wells Beach Eureka Perth Amboy Corliss Judge Dun Eastport Lobster Commission
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