Boy Scout Council Review Plans for Camp Birchwood
The council details camp use and finances with 100 participants including 53 Scouts and 7 others plus 5 officials over 42 days. A committee is urged to decide whether to continue the camp, lease land for cabins, or adjust the program by Dec 1, 1916. Troop updates note changes in leadership and growing enrollment, with 63 Scouts active and plans to add 30 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm St
Birchwood
L. R. Mitchell
J. F. Starkey
Fred W. Armes
D. L. Wilson
E. Pomeroy
Elm St. Church
Beacon St. Church
A. Hallet & Co
Harry Richardson
R. F. Shackford
Gould J. Brown
Appreciative Visitor Writes From Pottsville and Maine
In a letter dated October 2 1916 from Pottsville Pennsylvania and addressed to Mr Nichols tno Youngflesh thanks him for notices in The Times and laments that The Independent did not publish the article. He recalls a Maine departure and the scenic autumnal Kennebec region, notes travel hardships and a search by an officer at a Pennsylvania border, and ends with gratitude for kind words from The Times.
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Mr. Nichols
The
Times
Independent
Georgetown Way
Kennebec
Hill and Dale
Old Island
Georgetown
Pottsville
Bath
Pennsylvania
Maine
Buzzo
Tno
Sug gest ions for Hallowe en party treats and night editor chat
Suggestions for Halloween party treats describe popcorn shapes and candy figures using syrup and fondant. Also notes a night editor chat about sleep timing, claiming sleep onset around one half to three quarters after sleep begins and a later awakening pattern.
Local Jottings From Bath News Briefs
Capt Millard Dunton returns home from Boston for ten days vacation. Myra Morse goes back to Concord after visiting James G Leavitt. Frank Bowker in Phippsburg receives official Dodge number 28 291. David H Curtis of New England Telephone leaves for annual trip to New York. L D Rogers heads to Boston and Springfield to see the Steamer Boothbay. The Boothbay steamer resumes Rockland Bluehill route after boiler repairs. Work on an eight room residence for Leon Belanger in Center Street progresses with Gauvin & Gay builders. Rev Lester W Pease of Montpelier VT returns after visiting his father Gustavus Pease. Bowdoin College lectures draw Bath residents to Dean Charles R Brown speech The Glory of Going On. J R Richardson dwelling on Lower Middle Street damaged by fire at 1 40 am. An alleged Lewiston car thief captured in Bath. Herbert Burke identified and escorted to Lewiston for hearing.
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Millard Dunton
Boston
Myra Morse
Concord
N. H
James G. Leavitt
Frank S. Bowker
Phippsburg
David H. Curtis
New England Telephone Co
New York
L. D. Rogers
Springfield
Mass
Boothbay
Portland Co
Rockland
Bluehill
Leon Belanger
Center St
Huse
Gauvin & Gay
Lester W. Pease
Montpelier
Gustavus Pease
Pease
Bates College and
Divinity School
Baptist Church
Montpel
J. R. Richardson
Lower Middle St
Percy & Small
Richardson
Lewiston
Fridolin Breton
Marshal Wallace
Topsham
Beaulieu
Mr. Breton
Bath
Spokane
Washington
Herbert Burke
Morse High selects green and gold class colors
Morse High juniors choose green and gold as class colors. The article also notes Governor Curtis nominating Henry W. Hanson for notary public, marriage intentions filed for Frederick H. Wakefield and Helen Gaudreau, and local social notes including Norman McCabe’s berry find and John Warner’s visit to his grandmother in Damariscotta Mills. The Maine intercollegiate football title opener and Morse High football schedule are mentioned, along with a sea tale of the four masted schooner Hora to G Foss and Togus farm affairs. Local court: Herbert Burke pleads guilty to larceny and reckless driving. fines set in Lewiston.
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Morse High
Henry W. Hanson
Curtis
Frederick H. Wakefield
Helen Gaudreau
Norman McCabe
Times Newsie
Johnny Low
John Warner
Fannie A. Waltz
Damariscotta Mills
D. H. Warner
Jewett
Bates-Maine
Garcelon Field
Bowdoin-Colby
Whittier Field
Brunswick
Elmer Rich
North Bath
Horatio G. Foss
Maine Central
Portland
Seguin
Kennebec Towboat Co
W.S.W
Alden A
Lewiston
Herbert Burke
Fridolin Breton
Burke
Through Bath The Maine highway touring bulletin guides routes
The bulletin notes the best route between Portland and Bangor is the shore road via Brunswick Bath Rockland Bel fast. It describes a new bituminous Federal Aid highway from Portland to Brunswick and ongoing work Brunswick to Bath with detours and good alternates through Damariscotta Nobleboro Cook's Landing New Meadows.
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Maine Automobile Association
Portland
Bangor
Brunswick
Bath
Rockland
Belfast
Cook’s
Sid‘Ing
New Meadows
Damariscotta
Nobleboro
Thomaston
Public opinion turns against Wilson as campaign nears
Washington reports show widespread criticism of the Wilson administration. Voters fault foreign policy management and tariff law, with many Democrats pledging to oppose Wilson due to perceived instability. The public desires steadfast leadership from the nation’s head. A separate Bath probate order requires notice for Laurinda Wescott estate. Bar Harbor mandates health certificates for entrants starting Oct 18.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States
Sagadahoc
Bath
Dana
Williams
Laurinda Wescott
Bowdoin
A. H. Durgin
Maine Central
H. D. Waldron
Board of Health
Town of
Eden
Bar Harbor
Notarized Statements From Sagadahoc and Dawson County
Laura E Farnham and Ethel Hitchcock sworn facts dated October 2, 1916 in Sagadahoc and July 24, 1916 in Dawson County. Henry W Hanson and R L Wyman acknowledge with seals and county clerks present.
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Laura E. Farnham
Sagadahoc
A. D
Henry W. Hanson
Notary Public
Ethel Hitchcock
Jagadahoe, Ss
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BOY Scout. Council
Pottaville, Pa
Hallowe'en
Woman's Home Companion
Castori
Bears
Castoria
Shaw
Joseph M. Trott
William J. Sewall
Gilbert FE. R. Patten
James
Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
James S. Oeel
Vernon D. Mitchell
Abbie J. Mitchell
Havin
James 8
W. Longley
State OF
Edward W. W. Bridgham
Samuel T. Hinckley
Harman's Harbor
Joseph W. Moore
Joseph W. Moose
Hannah E. Stevens
Edward W. Bridgham
Sneadwhoe
State OF Maine
Laura KE. Farnham
Woolwich
Bradford D. Farnham
Lucy M. Farnham
Grace C. Farnham
Wellesley
Frank 8. Farnham
George B. Farnham
I. Henry Farnham
Coatsville
Ralph J. Farnham
Said
Register
Flora IX. Hathorne
Mabel Hitchcock
Fred N. Hitchcock
Detroit
Mich
R. L. Wyman
Dawson County
Mont
James S. Lowell
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