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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
3
A Bath Iron Works feature reports a Liberty Bond drive exceeding its quota by a full hundred percent. A booth enticed workers with a $2 weekly plan, leading to multiple purchases including a $50 bond for cash and bonds for children. Total company subscriptions reached $172,000 with $152,000 from employees and $15,550 subscribed on Saturday morning.
The Bath community recalls nurse Harriet Bliss who led the Wennebec Yacht Club emergency hospital during the early influenza outbreak. She died after contracting pneumonia blamed on overwork while caring for about 40 patients. Local official Arthur Bishop extols her sacrifice and lasting impact on lives saved.
A home wedding at Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Corliss in West Woolwich joined Miss Ellen Warren Corliss and Charles Woodworth Merrill of Woolwich. Rev. R. L. Wilson officiated in a double ring ceremony with attendants Miss Della Merrill and Clarence Merrill. The bride wore white satin and carried roses.
Mr and Mrs George Spinney and Miss Muriel Shea took an auto trip to Bowdoinham Saturday. Miss Alice Walker of Bath visits Mrs W F Potter. Mr and Mrs Henry Carlton welcome a son Roland Harold. Miss Mildred Snipe guest of Mrs John Russell Bath. Mrs Jack Whiting and family return from New Hampshire. Mina Snipe hosts about 30 friends for birthday party with games and ice cream. Eben Dana of Woolwich in town Wednesday. Harold Snipe of USNRF sails for France Oct 20. Harold Walker of Bath weekends with I H Snipe. Jessie Kelley of Parkers Head to teach fall term at North school.
The Bailey evening school opens Monday at 7 o clock in Morse high school. Principal is W E Ash with MIT training and civil engineering background. Ship drafting taught by John and Robert Wishart. applied mechanics by Ash. mechanical drawing by Andrew M Butterfield.
State Board report cites Bowdoinham town farm as uninhabitable with sixers, notes no inmates, and calls the almshouse uneconomical. It also covers Liberty loan results, personal visits, Red Cross plans, and local movements, including coal deliveries and community notices.
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