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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
5
Five Islands Church offered a Sunday service with a focus on music, inviting attendees to enjoy communal singing and worship. The event highlighted congregation participation and planned future music-centered gatherings.
The article reports strong church attendance with two sermons and several duets by Mrs. Luva Gray and her daughter Aurelia, plus Miss Dorothy Pinkham and Florabella Moore. Grange meeting notes include degrees conferred, finances, a bond plea, and plans for a future play. Several residents’ travels and social visits are listed along with a hiking trip by eight local youths.
West Bathman age 85 runs a farm and keeps his house, cooking and chores indoors while operating cattle and horse stock. He raised about ten bushels of potatoes for winter use and attends Topsham Fair, with local friends wishing him many years of labor fruits.
The biggest dance of the year was held last Saturday night at Union Hall drawing crowds from Five Islands Woolwich Bath and Popham. Live music by the Five Islands orchestra entertained guests with hot coffee and cake during intermissions.
A first person account from a sentry describes evening guard routines at Camp Devens. He lists uniform items weapons and gear including a Springfield rifle, blanket roll with two army blankets and poncho, mess kit, toilet articles, and a heavy O. I. coat. Five men share provisions and endure marching fatigue during posts.
John M. Clark is listed with a residence at 352 Front Street. The entry also notes contact details and adjacent nearby addresses including 32 Broad Street with similar telephone references.
The season’s first snow fell Thursday night, creating a scenic backdrop of white among maples and fields near Bath and Phippsburg. Local activities included a Centre dance, visits by Gardiner Rogers, and notes on Camp Ayer’s rapid growth and labor shortages affecting merchants.
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