Forty Years Ago in Bath Highlights Local News
Boothbay Harbor natives John and Fred Higgins, recently trained at the Boothbay Harbor Navigation school, were assigned ships in New York with John serving as third officer on the City of Atlanta and Fred joining the St. Louis officers’ mess. The item also notes several local visits, Army training updates, and town social events with various residents traveling to Portland, Farmington, and Lewiston for work, education, or leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Fred Higgins
Fred B. Higgins
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
New York
Atlanta
Fred
St. Louis
Bath Readies Biggest Muster Day in Maine History
Bath firemen prepare for Muster Day with Steamer Virginia excursion and a $1,500 fund from local merchants and citizens. A 1917 Labor Day event may mark Bath’s most successful muster yet, drawing crowds from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
America
Maine
Local News Notes and Appointments in Arcadia Area
Marketing to the cottagers on the New Meadows and a crop of cultivated blackberries draw comment. Miss Elizabeth Hodgkins of Crowley’s Junction is named mathematics instructor at Morse High School. Arcadia Lodge Knights of Pythias installs officers led by Chancellor Commander Frank H. Beal and others including Walter Mosher and Edward McLellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Brundage
Quincy
Walter Taylor
Washington Street
Miss Brundage
Morse High School
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Boston
Keting
Elizabeth Hodgkins
Crowley's Junction
Arcadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Frank H. Beal
Walter Mosher
Bath News and Social Notices Shine on Late Summer Scene
Aug 31 1917 Bath Maine social and civic items cover farewells at New Ivon House, summer at Mac Mahan Island, fund movements for the Bath Times mess, residents visiting Boston and Portland, local knitting drives for the Navy, and upcoming entertainments with multiple local figures and groups noted.
Bath Firemen Muster Draws 10000 Onlookers
Sept 3 1917 crowds watched Bath first fireman muster in 15 years as water spilled and events entertained 10000 spectators. The State Department reported the August 23 sinking of the American schooner Carl F Cressy by a submarine. seven crew members were saved. Cressy built in 1915 at Bath by Percy & Small. Sagadahoc men Kenneth L Patterson Horace S Hatch lead the advance guard of 33 Bath recruits for the National Army leaving for Ayer Mass on the 4 05 train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
State Department
Carl F. Cressy
a_ sub‘marine
Cressy
Percy & Small
Kenneth L. Patterson
Middle Street
Horace S. Hatch
Chestnut Street
Sagadahoc
National Army
Ayer
Mass
Priorities Named To Limit Outbreak Impact
A state health letter urges calm over disease fears and outlines vaccine use with restraint. It asks police firemen teachers medical staff and essential workers to be prioritized, followed by institutional staffs inmates young and debilitated, dormitory groups, and large families, with counties and hospitals planning for outbreak contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health and Welfare
Mitchell teacher leads church choirs and preaches
Miss Fowle, connected with Mitchell School, directs a junior choir of 25 voices, a youth choir, and a men's chorus at Boothbay Harbor Methodist church. She has received a lay speaker's license from the Quarterly Conference and preached Sunday at Randolph Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell School
Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church
Miss Fowle
Quarterly Conference of
the Methodist Church
Randolph Methodist Church
Parker Head Guest Lineup Includes Brunswick Family
Parker Head residents host families and visitors including George Barnes of Bath. Mr and Mrs G C Beals of Stonybrook road spent time with Mrs Rollins and Mrs Eliza Bradshaw at Winnegance. William Cushing works on Bangor construction and weekended with his wife at Parker Head. Carolyn Wyman departed for West Virginia for work. Mr and Mrs Barney Goulette of Lisbon Falls called on Parker Head friends during Labor Day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
George Barnes
Bath
G. C. Beals
Stonybrook Road
Rollins
Eliza Bradshaw
Winnegance
William Cushing
Bangor
Parker Head
Carolyn Wyman
West Virginia
Barney Goulette
Lisbon Falls
Dromore Grange entertains with readings quiz and songs
Last week's Dromore Grange meeting featured group singing of A Church In Bis Wildwood and In the Gar e. Mrs Annie Wilson read a poem Dont Be Too Seri ous and a question Is it cheaper to make or buy bread was discussed. A reptile quiz engaged all members and community singing followed. Mrs Evelyn Beals presented Lets Boost the Grange read. Reuben Purington won the Dime March and a bean bag contest was held by Mrs Wilson and Milan Ellis. the losers provide a treat next meeting. Closing thought by Mrs Florence Rollins with Mrs Elfreda Perkins at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
Bis Wildwood
Gare
Annie Wilson
the Grange
Evelyn Beals
Reuben Purington
Wilson
Milan Ellis
Florence Rollins
Elfreda Perkins
Bath area notes week of leisure and study
POPHAM BEACH week outing at the Vachon cottage, while Mr Grindell vacationed at Bath Iron Works plant. Miss Sherry resumes studies at Maine Medical Center Portland as student nurse. Mrs Auta Munsey of Bath hosted Thursday for her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Fred Spinney. Mrs Guy Crowley finished summer duties at Spinney store. Miss Margaret Oliver also completed duties and resumed Morse High School studies. Mr and Mrs Morris Petlock and Donna of Lincoln Street Bath spent the weekend at their cottage.
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Vachon Cottage
Grindell
Bath Iron Works
Sherry
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Auta Munsey
Bath
Fred Spinney
Guy Crowley
Spinney
Margaret Oliver
Morse High School
Morris Petlock
Donna
Lincoln Street
Labor Day Weekend Recap of Kennebec Area Visits
The piece notes many cottages and families on labor day across Bath, Boothbay, Wiscasset, and nearby towns. Returns from vacations mark reentries to homes in Maine with several mentions of visitors from New Jersey and Massachusetts.
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Kennebec
Legion Cadets Inch Toward Atlantic City With Funds
News notes show the Cadets raised 548.15 through a pin day campaign and a September 21 record hop at the state armory. Two Cadets left for Maine Maritime Academy, and a Labor Day Woodland parade boosted support. A banquet is planned September 12 before their Atlantic City trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National American Legion
Atlantic City
State Armory
AAA National Guard
Armory
Open House At City Schools As New Lunch Milk Programs Begin
Interested parents visited city schools for an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. The school lunch program began today with classes opening and the milk program will start tomorrow.
Missing Clothes and gown spotted after parade incident
A woman reports missing attire after last night's parade, noting she wore an inexpensive gown she brought with her. Local police are investigating to trace the missing suit and accessories.
Birthday Party for Judith Guptill at Bath Home
Miss Judith Guptill observed her sixth birthday on August 30 with a supper party at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Bertrand Guptill of 75 Russell Street. Attending were Richard Kneiland John and Robert MacGillivray Sonia Bridges Randy and Susan Guptill all of Bath Jo and Billy Nichols of Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Guptill
Bertrand Guptill
Russell Street
Richard Kneeland
John and
Robert MacGillivray
Sonia Bridges
Randy
Susan Guptill
Bath
Jo and
Billy Nichols
Wiscasset
Mrs Vail to Visit Portland Guest of Mrs Doten
Mrs Lawrence R. Vail of this city left Wednesday for Portland where she will be the guest for several days of Mrs Laura B. Doten of Sherman street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. A. Hartwell
High Street
Perth, N. B
Lawrence R. Vail
Portland
Laura B. Doten
Sherman Street
Reunion for 48th Infantry Division Veterans
The 48th Infantry Division Veterans Association holds its 11th annual national convention and reunion at the Hotel Viking in Newport Rhode Island. Members of the division and their families are invited to attend. the division served in World War II in the Pacific theater.
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48Rd Infantry Division Veterans’ Association
Viking
Newport
R. IL
New England
Pacific
Smith and Bosse Wedding Invitation Set for September
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Marion Aylane Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Howell B Smith of 276 Washington Street to Robert Norman Bosse son of Mr and Mrs Robert P Bosse of Lewiston. The ceremony is Saturday September 21 at 9 am at St Mary's Church with a reception to follow at Bath Country Club.
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Marion Aylane Smith
Howell B. Smith
Washington Street
Robert Norman Bosse
Robert P. Bosse
Lewiston
St. Mary's Church
Bath Country Club
Lakewood Theater Set for Record Week in 1957
Lakewood Theater aims for a record closing week as Gramercy Ghost headlines with Skedge Miller Martha Randall and Wayne Carson. Grant Mills reports the 1957 season tops all prior summers since 1901, highlighted by Henry Morgan in Father of the Bride selling out the entire week with extra chairs and standing room. Elitch Gardens Denver remains the only larger summer theatre in the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skowhegan
Skedge Miller
Martha Randall
Wayne Carson
Lakewood
Grant Mills
America
Henry Morgan
Lakewood Theater
New York
Morgan
Elitch's Gardens
Denver
Gardens Raided As Thief Takes Fresh Produce
A thief raided two city gardens Sunday while residents were away. Mrs. Maurice G. Merrick of 13 Dummer Street Court reported missing vegetables from her plot. Ross Borden reported corn, beans, beets, cucumbers and tomatoes stolen from his garden at High and Rose Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice G. Merrick
Dummer Street Court
Ross Borden
High
Rose Streets
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The
Bath Daily Times
Merle Strong
Farmington
Helen Hartwell
Annie Ramsay
Robert Ramsay
Henry W. Cobb
W. R. Pattangall
Equal Franchise League
E. S. Anthoine
Clarence Reed
Hyde Windlass Co
Donald Small
John McInnes
Phillips Andover
Parker N. Moulton
Ayer, Mass
John A. Legro
D. W. Sprague
Hugenot Park
N. Y
A. W. Flint
Sangerville
Mrs
John B. Higgins
Carrie Hall of
Gorham
Miss Hall
Loyall F. Sewall
Paul Wing
Allan Cole
United States
France
Plattsburg Barracks
Onth
Popham Steamboat Co
Bath Military & Naval Orphans Asylum
Popham Beach
William R. Kimball
Natalie Borwn
MacArlawney
Post Office Square
Seth S. Mullin
Marguerite Murray
Rosetta
Ralph Munro
Bath Company
Mr. Mann
Mary Campbell
Upper
Farmington Normal School
Crehaver
Irving S. Baker
West Point Military Academy
Lloyd Daley
Orphans’ Home
Alexander M. Cutler
Janet Cutler
North Conway, N. H
Louie S. Fuller
Smith College
Fred A. Fuller
Harold M. Sewall
Small Point
Cadots of
Kelley Field
Elvira Coombs
Chester A. Plant
Annie Carolyn
Eldridge
W. Percy Hodgkins
Capen Road
South Gardiner
Lou Morgan
Wilfred
Roxbury, Mass
L. Mikelsky
B. A. Bailey
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
C. Raymond Chappell
Pa 1 Church
New London
Conn
William Mann
Bath Co
Mann
Frank Béal
Stead
Virginia
Labor Day
Popham
Harold Ham
Howard's Cigar Store
Center Street
James M. Royal
Mary
Arthur Totman
Orrin
Hoboken
Phippsburg
Elisha Totman
J. M. Lemont
E. W. Haggett
West Bath
Oakledge
Birch Point
J. Edward Drake
George Jewett
Frank Hammond
Worcester
William Hammond
Maine Central
William H. Hennessey
Carl E. Milliken
L. M. Hart
State Prison
Westport
Gardiner
Togus
Augusta
Tacoma Inn
First Company
Armory Hall
T. C. Wallace
Prince Edward Island
Joseph White
Mr. White
Fred Beaueris
Texas Steamship Co
Mac- Mahan Island
Alice Shaw
Brookline
Samuel S. Sewall
H. W. Owen, Jr
Fort Baldwin
Times
Merrill
George N. Reed
Chandler & Co
Arthur B. Stearns
Harry D. Hall
James Dunton
Robert Wishart
C. D. Mears
H. A. Peiffer
J. E. Smith
Peter Anderson
George L. Buchanan
White Mountains
Andrews. Merrill
State Highway Commission
Muddy River Bridge
Harold DeLong
Agnes Hennessey
Lucy Kennedy
Charles Larrabee
Rockland
Miriam Kimball
William D. Sewall
Dorothy Sewall
Alice Sewall
Committee On Knitting
Navy
W. D. Sewall
Manley
Leonard and Mitchell
Willis H. Holbrook
Pauline Hatch
Ethel Hawley
George H. Klippel
Theodore Ferris
Emergency Fleet Corporation
U. S. Shipping Board
Rodney Ross
Barbara
Kennebunk
Dr. Ross
Kelley
George Sonia
U.S. N
Commonwealth Pier
C. L. Hempel
Wilhelm
Baltimore
Carroll A. Deering
Hempel
Lydia Baxter
Earl Rines of
John J. Desmond Co
Fred Parks
Page
Edward M. Reed
Earl Crossman
Texas
Mark Hagan
U.S.S. St. Louis
Woolwich
Red Cross
Tuessie Hall
Howard Whittum
Edword Carter
Chester Robbins
Elizabeth FE. Webber
Marcia M. Stinson
MacMahan
Ethel Curran
Parker
Cox
Harvey Bergeron
Judy
Joan Hannaford
Summit
N. J
Harry S. Hannaford
Hannaford
Bath Memorial Hospital
Arthur Ostrander
Harry Hannaford
Plainfield
G. Platts
Carl S. Lewis
Leslie
Nancy Hardy
Swampscott
Elsie Hodgkins
Concord
N. H
Lewis
Stanton C. Dozois
Ruth Canfield
Boothbay
Marjorie Case
Ocean Point
Stanwood Gilman
William
Irma
Sebasco Eistates
Lester Oliver
Richard B. K. McLanathan
Europe
Minot Percy
Joseph Seblick
Marblehead
Seblick
Pophem Road
Lawrence Thayer
Jane
Stephen
Richard S. Dozois
Snow-Stetson
Wiscasset First Congregational Church
Wiscasset Inn
Wesley Lewis
George
East Douglas
Lewis Cottage
P. J. Lewis
Harry Smith
Edith Perkins
Earle B. Perkins
Legion ‘Cadets
Maine Maritime Academy
Castine
Jack MacDonald
Donald MacAllister
Admiral Glick
Maritime Academy
Corps
Woodland
Imrother
Henry Gilman
Country Club
Massachusetts
Chelsea Memorial Stadium
John P. Callan
Frances Callan
John Townsend
Georgetown
Elsie M. Townsend
Chester Plant
Vivian Plant
Elizabeth A. Williams
Daniel Williams
Ralph C. Covel
Harold J. Rubin
Barbara L. Brfwfr
Register
Barbara J. Brewer
Lfon F. Bates
Alice R. Small
Quali
June Parks Lewis
Forrest R. Lewis
Orail. Nye
Fred Dana Pinkham
Edna M. Dana
Eben Dana
J. Bradford Sprague
Phippeburg
John P. Carey
Dbon
Barbara L. Brewer
State OF
Harold I. Goss, Sethe
Waldo-Hancock
Bangor-Brewer
Fore River
Jonesport Beach
North Haven
Vinalhaven
Islesboro
Swan's Island
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