Local Jottings From Bath Area News Reporting
A Bath area item list notes Cecil Payne driving a new five seat car and Labor Day activities at the Bay with a crowd of gunners. It covers city landings, sidewalk repairs, church services, autumn parties, and painting at the Davenport homestead. It also records election ballots, ship movements, funerals, and local industry outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Payne
City Landing
Knights of the Golden Eagle
People’s Baptist Church
Davenport
Bowdoinham
Charlotte C. Silsby
Seguin
Randolph
Togus
Hennessey
Popham Beach
Bath
Anne Kimball
Ruth Whitney
Grassy
Express
Combination
Henry Endicott
John T. Donahue
Stonington
Kelley
Roland II
Capt
Wallace
Small Point
Uniformed Bank
K. of P
Five Islands
Rowe
Cleveland Rowe
Local residents and visitors in town over weekend
State Secretary Jefferson Co. Smith of the YMCA visited town Friday. Various guests arrived, including Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Jacey from Massachusetts, A. R. Webster and family from Boothbay Camp, and Charles H. Vinson of Boston representing Baker, Algin & Co. Several locals hosted relatives and friends, with trips to Worcester, Boston, the White Mountains, andWinthrop noted. Health updates mention Mrs. H. E. Gurney’s improvement and Marie Green’s return from Providence with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Co. Smith
Y.M.C.A
Fred A. Jacey
Massachusetts
A. R. Webster
Boothbay Camp
Cincinnati
Rtv
OG. W. Folsom
Congregational Church
Wiscasset
Joseph Bimson
South Portland
James A Bimson
High St
Charles H. Vinson
Boston
Baker, Algin & Co
E. -Owen
Waterville
Corliss Street
Charles A. Corliss
Frank Eaton
Dorchester
John A. Nichols
New York
Ernest A. Allan
Fred H. Low
California
Edward Ver Bridgham
a_e
North Woolwich
E. P. Briggs
Owen Ledyard
White Mountains
W. W. Morse
East Boston
Small Point
Capt. N. Falker
Newfield
Edward B. Smith
Middle St
F. C. Curtis
F. C. Hill
James Harrington
Gladys
Madeline
Phippsburg
Harold E. Gurney
Washington St
Eugene McGrath
Ernest Stevens
Fort Fairfield
Dain Cottage
Sabine
James O'Hara
Winthrop
Upper
Harold M. Sewall
Maine
Camden
Pliny Lyons
Earle Chaney
Vassalboro
Charles Fitzgerald
Washington, D. C
Washington University
William Bell
Hull
Elsie Pike
Miss Pike
W.S. Wigzin
Somerville
Wisin
Charles A. Loeckery
Harry Smith
A. Hamilton
Forest Hamilton
Springfield
James McPherson
B. F. Barker
Barker
Charles R. Wigerns
Satlurius
Dixfield Notch
Elwell G. Pinkham
L. N. Hooker
Everett Green
Providence
R. C
Marie
George H. Lancaster
Keep What You Gain With Dr Williams Pink Pills
Small reserve of strength in winter from summer vitality can be maintained by Dr Williams Pink Pills a blood ton ic that builds up blood nourishes the body and supports nerves Debility nervousness headaches appetite sleep rheumatism anemia and related conditions are eased by this remedy Free pamphlets describe its blood and nerve action Send requests to Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY Mention this paper Your druggist sells the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Obituary of Daniel Guthrie 75 Bath resident and Army veteran
Daniel Guthrie aged 75 died Saturday at his Union Street home after a brief illness. Born in Claire County Ireland he served eleven years in Battery A 3d Regiment of Artillery with battles against Indians in Oregon and New Mexico and was wounded once. He was a mail carrier between Alberquerque and Santa Fe covering 75 miles by night heat. Returning to Bath in 1868 he worked thirty years as gardener and coachman for General Thomas W Hyde and was active in Sedgwick Post No 4 G A R. He lived with his sister Bridget A Guthrie on Union Street. He was a charter member of the Holy Name Society of St Marys Church. Funeral was held Monday at 8:30 from St Marys Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Guthrie
Union St
Claire County
Ireland
Thomas Guthrie
Bath
U. S. Army
San Francisco
3D Regiment of Artillery
Oregon
New Mexico
Alberquerque
Santa Fe
Thomas W. Hyde
Sedgwick Post No. 4
Bridget A. Guthrie
Guthrie
Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Church
Palmer elected commander in chief of Grand Army at Detroit encampment
Comrade David J. Palmer of Washington Illinois elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the 4Sth national encampment in Detroit. Washington D C chosen for next year. Other officers named include J B Griswold, F W Connors, Lloyd Pritcher, Orville Nave and George A Newman with staff appointments announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Palmer
Washington, Ila
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Detroit
Washington, D. C
G.A.R
George A. Newman
Des Moines
Col
Stowitz
Buffalo
J. H. Holcomb
Philadelphia
Information Wanted Crops Outlook Circular Letter 1914
The Maine Central Railroad Co sends Circular Letter No. 6 dated Aug 26 1914 asking agents for the 1914 crop outlook along the railroad line. It requests estimates of acreage planted for potatoes hay apples sweet corn grain and miscellaneous and asks for comparisons with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central Railroad Co
Portland
Circular seeks early replies from leading producers
The note requests information for the tributary section to stations by inquiry among leading producers or reliable sources. An early response to the circular is desired.
Navy school seeks larger training ship for cadets
Newport arrives at Newport R I with the New York State Nautical School ship. Commodore Miller and Fred Dalzell form a committee to urge the Secretary of the Navy to sign a much larger vessel. The school wants a craft for at least 200 cadets to meet growing applicant demand and future merchant marine needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
New York State Nautical School
Secretary of the Navy
J. W. Miller
Fred B. Dalzell
Miller
Dalzell
Washington
Europe
Providence
Toulon
France
Fabre Line
Newland
New York
Bath Iron Works
Windfall Apples and Canning Methods for Home Use
Windfall apples can be canned whole or sliced for pie filling or sauces. Methods cover sterilization times for hot water bath, steam, and pressure canners, with note on thin syrup and variations by apple variety. Also mentions Boy Scouts in Cortland renting an orchard to can windfalls and a Bathhouse Wives recipe using garden beets with vinegar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Cortland
N. Y
Bath girl’s Farm Vacation Letter Highlights Rural Life
A 12 year old Bath girl vacationing in Bowdoinham details farm chores and joys. She tends 100 chickens and 11 hens, five cows, seven pigs, and two calves one named for her. She learns housework cooking washing crocheting and music while enjoying Sunday church and fresh garden produce. A new kitchen buttery and shed are being built on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bowdoinham
Old Home
Seriha
Gaddine Front St
Miss Vivian Matthews Returns to South Berwick
Miss Vivian Matthews came back to South Berwick Friday after visiting her grandmother Mrs Matthews of Maple Street in Maine. She resumed her duties as a teacher in the Manchester schools this week. Frank Noble, a Maine numismatist and diamond dealer from Augusta, was calling on Bath friends Saturday, visiting from his Ocean Point summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Matthews
South Berwick
Mrs. Matthews
Maple St
Maine
Manchester
Frank Noble
Augusta
Bath
Ocean Point
Ellard Marr Arrives in Boston by Boat for Week
Ellard A Marr of Boston arrived on the boat Saturday for a week in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellard A. Marr
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emily Rice
James A. Bragdon
Granite St
T. N. Kewley
Beacon Street Church
Wassalhboro
Rockland
Boothbay Harbor
Commodore Clifford
F. B. Nichols
Charles W. Clifford
Archie W. Dowling
N. J. Horan
Eugene Hartnett
Harry Sullivan
John Trainor
John Gannon
Calvary Cemetery
Fred M. Robinson
The
Pythians of Maine
Robinson
Maine Central Railroad
Brunswick
MT Robinson
Andrew J. Savace
William F. Carlton
Woolwich
Opera House
Savage
Ath Iron Works
Marine
H. O. Trowbridge
Henry Church
Taunton
Charles T. Jackson
William Powers
Howard
John Shea
Oak Island
E. S. Dunton
Miss Shea
Miss Saunders
George Reed
Reed
Lincoln St
Chandler & Co
the Grand Army
Maine Central
Nautical School
M. K. Harris
Standard Oil Company of
Albany
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