Clinton Gilliam dies after typhoid in Phippsburg
Clinton Gilliam, 22, son of Jer and Mrs Oscar Gilliam of West Point Phippsburg, died at home after a two week battle with typhoid fever. Burial will be at West Point. He leaves one brother Oscar Gilliam Jr and three sisters Susan Madeline and Lorana Gilliam. He had worked at Hyde Windlass Co Bath and lived in Phippsburg. The town reports sickness in many cases and a physician is badly needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Jam
Osca Jam
West Point
Phippsburg
Hyde Windlass Go
Bath
Oscar Gilliam, Jr
Susan Gilliam
Madeline Gilliam
Lorana Gilliam
Silas B. Pashard
Parker Head
Pushard
Ushard
Hannah Jewett
Georgetown
Ruby
Arthur Wright
Parker Hill
Annie Synnott
J. H. Blaisdell
Portsmouth
F. M. Smith
Morse
Blaisdell
Harry P. Bowker
Camp Humpheys
Jay K. Bowker
Fortyvers & Pond Piano Co
Boylston Street
Boston
F. C. Bowker
Meadowbrook
Earl Pike
Dora Frisbee
Ih. P. Brown
New York City
Sebasco Estate
John F. Leach
Florida
George Penton
New York
Winlter McIntire
Small Point
iHe
Robert McIntire
Walker
Clinton Beals
Comet
Back River
Harry Roderick
Port Henry
N.Y
Whitliam Roderick
George C. Stacey
F. P. Jones
Norfolk
Stacey
Marguerite Holmes
Newport News
Newton
Mass
George W. Stacey
Standard Oil
G. C. Pease
C. V. Minott
Herman Smith, Jr
Leon Davis
Boston Gun Club
Richard L. Marston
Sacramento
Cal
Amherst
Bowker Yard
Irving Harrington
Perley Rattleff
Duxbury
Mags
Clinton Gilliam
Jer
Oscar Gilliam
Annie Lowell
Portland
M. L. Percy
Cox's Head
Percy Morse
Winnegance
Elbridge Morse
Frank Jewell
Maine Steam
Tractor Arrives to Aid Hagan Field Housing Project
The big Lombard Tractor from Waterville arrived in Bath at the North end where JL P Soule Sons Co works on the government housing project. It will haul heavy loads and help accelerate construction as crews grow despite influenza impacts. Roads drainage and lot grading proceed, barracks heat and extensive shower and toilet facilities are installed to support workers.
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Lombard Traction Engine Co
Waterville
Bath
North End
JL. P. Soule & Sons Co
Augusta
Brunswick
Department of Labor
Bath's New Soldiers Get Government Pay
Captain Merton O. Webber received a letter from Adjutant General Presson granting Co. L of the 3d Me Regt Federal recognition and pay for armory drills. Pay begins Sept 1 at 96 cents per drill for attending members. absentees receive no pay and attendance may be compulsory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton O. Webber
Adjt
Presson
Co. L
3D. Me. Regt
Big World War Map Shown At Bath National Bank
Fred D. Hill, Bath National Bank cashier, placed a large map of the European battle front in the Bath window to spark Liberty bond interest. The map, showing allied flags, will be updated daily and published by the Literary Digest, viewable after banking hours in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Hill
Bath National Bank
Central Maine Power Co
The
Literary Digest
Sleeping rooms to be added in YMC A building
Arrangements between Acadia lodge K of P and the Y M C A let the lodge banquet hall and social room to the Y M C A during the war. The rooms, inside the Y M C A building, were leased after the Colonial Club moved to new quarters in the Times building. A L Tripp's crew remodels two rooms into 13 sleeping rooms with removable partitions for future removal.
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Acadia Lodge
K. of P
Lodge
Y. M. CG
Knights
Colnial Club
Times
A. L. Tripp
Freight steamer master Jewell visiting Portland
The captain Jewell, master of a coastwise freight steamer, was caulking and visiting along the water front in Portland for a short time. The report notes the ship company and the longtime activity near the harbor.
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Ship Co
Jewell
Portland
West Bath Doubles Liberty Bond Quota in Week
West Bath has raised its Liberty bond allotment to nine thousand dollars in under a week under drive leader Mrs. Miles Purington. Local lumber camp workers and townspeople contributed, while residents cope with influenza and grip as Red Cross volunteers sew garments for the sick. Community updates include residents returning from trips, repairs, and school closures pending Bath's opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Miles Purington
Sabine
Ernest Rose
Sagadahoc County
Camp Lee
Bath
Red Cross
F. J. Alexander
Roslindale
Mass
Alfred White
Topsham
Alonzo Fisher
Water Street
Lester
Carl Crocker
The
Merchant Marine
Roxedale
L. H. Curtis
Lillian Brown
Cranmore Ramsey
Lucy Chase
Reuben Rich
Portsmouth
N. H
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
H. ‘Walter ‘Butler
Malden
Little Round Top
Harry J. Rich
William Pierson
Lacey Bryant
Charles Bates
A. G. Fisher
Foster’s Point
J. B. Lemont
Harry Wright
White Mountains
Wright
Joseph Larrabee
Richmond
Larrabee
Grand Castle of
Maine
Supreme Castle of ‘Knights of the Golden Eagle
Washington
New York
W. O. Frost
Rockland
Barrus
Annie Truf
Kelley
Millinocket
Annie Trufant
Kennebec Yacht Club
W. H. Larrabee
Jennie ‘Larrabee
Lowell
Texas Steamship’ Co
Joseph White
New Meadows Notes From Harpswell Area
Miss Alma Holbrook visited from Harpswell Center for the weekend. Ada Holbrook reports overseas safe arrival of Corp Samuel S Holbrook. Potato crop concerns as rot and wet ground threaten a short harvest. Local influenza light, knitting session at Garnett house. light refreshments served. Alexander Shannon buys a cider press to turn windfalls into cider.
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Alma Holbrook
Harpswell Center
Robert Jordan
Avery
Poland
Ladies’ Aid
Garnett House
Ada Holbrook
Corp
Samuel S. Holbrook
Motor Truck Co
Marjorie Holbrook
Annie Jordan
Charles Snow
Alexander Shannon
Germans Bombed Hospitals During Camap Illusion
Personnel recounts repeated air strikes on evacuation wards near a camp as seven bombs hit a hospital ward killing two patients. Despite the blasts the crew maintained calm and continued operating at a second evacuation hospital twenty miles distant as they moved on to a more suitable camp.
War nurse notes peril and progress amid campaigns
Madeline writes from Mobile Hospital 3 about air raids, hail storms, and harsh conditions while tending wounded. She describes rapid camp setup, supportive colleagues, and intermittent mail as her division advances with the army, amid chateau quarters and a peaceful view that may not last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeline
Woodcock Abound as Deer Hunters Prepare for Timber Trips
Local sportsmen report plentiful woodcock despite Partridge difficulties. Deer hunters plan hikes into tall timber as season approaches, signaling strong activity in cover and woodlands this season.
Probate Court Second October Session Proves Light One for Business
Sagadahoc county probate court met Tuesday before Judge Lowell. Accounts allowed include the first and final for George C. Lowell of Richmond. inventory filed for John G. Webster of Berlin, N H. Guardianship petitions cover Maria I. J. Myer and Francis J. Myer of Bath. Wills presented for Susan Gibbs Bath James A. Hathorne Richmond Robert K. Hatch Bowdoinham Charles B. Furber Bath. Wills allowed for Charles Hathaway Cambridge losses, Lester and Alton Hathaway executors. Administrations sought for Harrison M. Stone Topsham Annie Stone Tops ham John W. Brackett Bristol Octave Castonguay Brunswick estate of Thomas J Castonguay Topsham Gertrude A. Meyer Bath.
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Sagadahoe County
Lowell
George C. Lowell
Richmond
Alice M. Lovell
John G. Webster
Berlin
Kestate
Maria I. J. Myer
Francis Joseph P. Myer
Bath
Winifred Scott Cressey
Susan Gibbs
Walter S. Glidden
James A. Hathorne
Emma F. Hathorne
Robert K. Hatch
Volunteer nurses aid in private homes and yacht club hospital
Gladys McGillicuddy volunteers for emergency assistance by nursing in private families. Miss Hattie Richardson, a public school music teacher, participates in nursing at the yacht club hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys McGillicuddy
Hattie Richardson
Yacht Club Hospital
County draftees classified by district board
Augusta Oct 11 District Exemption Board No 1 chaired by Walter S Wyman classified Sagadahoc county registrants Arthur S Hutchings Bath class II D John H Pero Bowdoinham class III B George A Tinney Bath class I B George W Gaubert Richmond class I B Albert C Sproul Richmond class II A Clyde A Leeman Bowdoinham class I A William C C Heald Bath class I A Roland H Brown Bath class I F Norman D Stewart Richmond class I D James F Duffy Bowdoinham class I F notes I A I E I F II A II B III B explained the classification letters The Misses Minott and Mrs C J Stevens accompanied Charles Minott to Bath on a shopping trip Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Walter S. Wyman
Sagadahoc
Arthur S. Hutchings
Bath
William CC. Heald
Roland H. Brown
Norman D. Stewart
Richmond
Misses Minott
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Hagan Field
West
Giles A. Stewart
Stewart
Frances McDonald
Irving Frost
Ida Sickey
Delmar Bates Cottage
Enbino
Samuel Morse
Herbert Rogers
Harry Plummer
Campbell's ‘Pond
Omar Perry
C. Wi. Campbell
Iola Whittum
Campbell's Pond School
North Bath
William Whittum
Susie
Evelyn
Beechmont
Charles Bates, Jr
George W. Jewett
Walter Butler
H. R. Rich
Hiram Brown
Massachusetts
Marie Merryman
Isaac ‘Coombs
Dr. Palmer
Lilian Brown
New Meadows
Live Store
John J.desmondco
Water Streets
Bowie
Little Mobile Hospital
Conley’s Specialty Store
Probate
BOARD
John H. Pero
Bowdoinham
George A. Tinney
George W. Gaubert
Albert C. Sproul
Clyde A. Leeman
James F. Duffy
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