Social notes from Bath area residents and visitors
A long list of local residents and visiting guests frequent Bath and nearby towns. The items mention trips to Boston Berlin Falls Moose Head Lake and Gloucester with names including Nathaniel M. Clapp Emma Greenleaf Ruth Marshall Harvey Fisher and many others. The notes record campers travelers and social visits, along with a shore dinner organized by Fred Kittredge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel M. Clapp
Wiscasset
Bath
Card
Emma Greenleaf
Berlin Falls
N. H
George E. Soria
Gloucester
Mass
F. H. Wilson
Brunswick
L. B. Swett
Pemaquid
A. H. Shaw
Moosehead Lake
Ruth Marshall
Portland
Robert Calderwood
E. D. Bowie
East Vna
M. R. Chase
Boston
Harvey
Lunnenberg
B. Martin
Clifford Spinney
Herbert Rice
William Foley
Birch Point
Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Personal News
A compilation of short notices from Portland and nearby towns lists deaths, guests, travels, and employment moves. Included are obituaries for Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Howard, and Lewiston resident Thomas Dowling visiting relatives, with frequent references to guests at the King tavern, summer visitors at Mere Point, and local movement among residents such as Miss Cora Martin heading to Hallowell for millinery duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Harry Haynes
White Mountains
Silas N. Hares
Richmond
Charles E. Bord
Boothbay Harbor
Eleazer McDougal
Wellester
Mass
H. K. Fisher
Montclair
N. J
Maine Woods
J. A. Martin
Germaine Reau
Boston
Chicago
B.lw
Wiler
Thornhill
Hyde Pars
Ewen
Chelsea
Quick Somerville
Thomas Perry
Dorchester
Benjamin Fisn
Charlestown
Emil Carlson
Mize Clara Carlton
Brockton
Clara Dunton
Freda Kee
Lewiston
Josie Sanders
Franci Callan
Bath
Curton
Woolwich
Fred Kittredze
Everett Lemont
Oakredge
New Meadows
Lave
A. E. Melendy
Helen Sumell
Ralph
Rar Melendy
William Kittredge
Wollaston
Chester McGinnes
Cambridge
O. A. Kittredge
Pearl
Thelma Kittredge
A. Frederiksen
J. M. Lemont
Mabel Shepherd
Jane Lemont
Eamma Cox
Arthur Lemont
Edwin Hazzert
Harry Lemont
Humphrey Owen
Leon Brown
Billy Plummer
Seneca Conley
F. W. Brown
Marie Brown
Hummy Owen
Fred Kittredge
Henry W. Howard
Portland
Thomas Dowling
J. A. Spinney
Cudahy ,Co
Baltimore
King Tavern
A. W. Flynt
O. M. Card
Seth R. Keller
Cora Martin
Hallowell
Winnie Whitehead
Mere Point
Walter I. Norton
Canton
John Preston
Peaks Island
Portland Harbor
Georgia Lord
Laura Matthews
Phippsburg
Bowdoin
William P. Cobb
Wiscasset
J. Fred Tobey
Riggsville
Edna Martin
Rum Trade Returns as Boston Vessel Carries African Cargo
The Boston owned schooner Florence Thurlow sails for Sekondi with thousands of gallons of newly distlled white rum. The ship carries 52 puncheons 1770 kegs and 392 barrels along with other cargo as British merchants resume rum trade on the African coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Florence Thurlow
Sekondi
New England
Boston
Ruth Stark
Thuriow
Bay Duck Hunting Quiet As Warm Weather Persists
Up to Monday on the Bay hunting has been poor due to unusually warm days. Guides say the birds are scarce in daylight and expect better hunting only after a cold spell arrives.
Is This Your Trouble Stomach Constipation Cure
The notice warns that many stomach troubles stem from constipation and advises stopping strong purgatives. It promotes Pinklets mild laxative pills from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY and offers mail order with 25 cents. A booklet is available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Legal minds question juror venire changes in Maine law
Augusta dispatch reports a drafting omission in an amended statute that limits venires to grand jurors and omits traverse jurors. Lawyers fear lack of authority for traverse venires across Superior and Supreme Judicial Courts, sparking urgent debate among jurists and bar members. Bath Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held a special session Tuesday for initiation and important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Portland Argus
Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Judicial
Supreme
Bath Aerie
Order of
Earles
Bath Man Praises Doan's Kidney Pills After Recovery
George L Farrin of 49% Low Middle Street Bath recounts kidney disease of three years with severe back pain. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Weber's Drug Store, he recovered after three boxes and continues to endorse the remedy for kidney issues. He urges others to use Doan's Kidney Pills as his trusted solution from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Farrin
Bath Manor
George L. Farrin
Middle St
Bath
Doan
Weber’s
Dean
Farrin
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Popular Governor Hosts Veterans Excursion In Hampton
A Hampton Virginia report lauds Governor Joseph Smith for steering an outing for old soldiers aboard the Smithfield steamer. The National Soldiers Home band under J J Greenwood provided the musical highlight and dignitaries including staff and Rear Admiral Fletcher witnessed the event. The voyage included a stop at Portsmouth Navy Yard to view German ships and the cruiser Franklin with crippled veterans receiving special outings. Captain Wesley H. Brewer aided in arranging the trips as veterans praised General Smith for new features and comforts at the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Maine
National Soldiers’ Home
J. J. Greenwood
Joseph Smith
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Franklin
Union
Army
Fletcher
Wyoming
Smithfield
Governor Smith
General Smith
Wesley H. Brewer
Mere Point Cottagers Association Forms For Season
The Mere Point Cottagers Association is formed to unite management of the resort's interests. It will oversee bowling, baseball, tennis, floating wharf, entertainments, and Sunday scr markets for the upcoming summer season. Officers: President William D. Pennell Lewiston. Vice President Rupert H. Baxter Bath. Secretary Rev Charles S. Lane West Hartford Conn. Treasurer George T. Files Brunswick. Auditor Arthur B. Johnson Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mere Point Cottagers’ Association
William D. Pennell
Lewiston
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Charles S. Lane
West Hartford
Conn
George T. Files
Brunswick
Arthur B. Johnson
Topsham
Wil
Liam D. Pennell
Ernest A. Allen
Frederick W. Fulle
Upper Montclair
N. J
William L. Haskell
Edward S. Stetson
Laurence H. Parkhurst
Winchester
Mass
Francis P. McKenney
Ralph T. Howe
Helen Simms
Gorham
Frederick W. Fulle, Jr
G. Allen Howe
Lyman K. Eddy
Boston
Ithamer H. McKenney
Thomas Simms
Woodbury Pulsifer
Washington, D. C
Charlotte Ober
Lowell
Edgar H. Whittredge
Brookline
Philip B. Bruce
Notable Maine Leaders Named for Civic Committees
A list of residents from Lewiston Brunswick Bath Gorham and surrounding areas appears as appointees to multiple civic committees including baseball tennis sanitation and Sunday services. The roster features Prof. George T. Files Rev Thomas Simms and several local notables across Massachusetts New Jersey and Connecticut indicating a broad regional effort.
No Pajamas For Jack Sailors Refuse Night Garments
Navy sailors reject sleeping pajamas as a joke. An order directs ship commanders and navy yard stores to forward stock to the clothing depot for auctioning about $100,000 worth. For a year ships carried pajamas but sailors slept in the altogether. Paymaster-General Mc Gowen orders sale after receipt of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary Daniels
Navy Yard
McGowen
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted In 19th Century Ad
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh praising internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers, F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, offer 100 dollars to any case proving unsuccessful and urge readers to request testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Clothing and Small Stores Directed to Depot Sale Disposition
Directive instructs clothing and small stores to forward goods to the provisions and clothing depot for disposition by sale. The notice specifies transfer to the depot for orderly liquidation and sale of assets.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eugene McGrath
Daugh
Amelia McGrath
Harrys Ring
Carter
E. H. Stanton
Rockland
M. E. Leavitt
Charles Bradter
New York
William Brown
Bangor
Publicr Utilities Board
Capt. Lewis
Antoinett
Boothbay
George
Alice Shaw
Liberty St
D. W. Bagley
Michigan
William J. Perry
Harry Sullivan
James Russell
B. L W
L. W. Marston
A. G. Marston
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Emery Soule
H. O. Richardson
Kansas
Harriet M. Burr
Booths Bar
Arthur Harris
Lynn
M. K. Harris
I. A. Harris
Greenville
Harold R. McCutcheon
Norfolk
U. S. Navy
George F. Chandler
Detroit
Alfred Davis Chandler
J. F. Upton
Winnegance
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
The
Grange
John Freeman
Charles Freeman
Haverhill
Thurlow
Gen. Smith
Virginia
Cottagers’ Assn
Barrett Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Birmingham
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Jack
Daniels
Gouraud’s
Inc
Ferd. T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
New York City
Cyrus W. Longley
M. Humphreys Fire and Marine
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Maine Central Railroad
THI
Maine Central
Industrial Bureau, Maine Central Railroad
Portland, Maine
Sagadahoc
North Street
Rosella Rideout
Henry W. Cobb
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