Bath Masons Buy Property for a Masonic Temple
The Bath Masons purchase a two story brick colonial mansion at Washington and Garden to convert into a Masonic Temple. Plans include retaining the main house for social use, a large attic billiard room, a widened ell, a banquet hall and armory in the basement, and a drill floor access from the hall. Title will rest with Bath Masonic Building Association and work likely starts in spring after legal arrangements by Walter S. Glidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McLellan
Washington and
Garden Streets
Masons of
Bath
Masons
Bath Masonic Building Association
Masonic Fraternity
Walter S. Glidden
Soldiers of Bath Co. Li Third Maine Infantry Return From Camp Keyes
Third Maine Infantry returned Saturday night from a 15 days school instruction at Camp Keyes Augusta. Rain hindered some programs but officers and men praised the training and readiness for winter duties. Co L went with 48 men, six excused for industrial reasons, yet performed well versus larger units. Sergt White of Co J posted the top battalion score 197. Lieuts Cox and Brown near top. Armory conditions in Bath under review with state steps expected to address criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Maine Infantry
Camp Keyes
Augusta
Co. J
Co. L
Portland
Biddeford
Bath
Co. D
Sergt. White
Lieut. Cox
Co. A
Lieut. Brown
Co. C
American Legion Post Honors Roland Smith Name Post Smith
Bath American Legion votes to rename its post Smith post in honor of Roland Smith the first Bath boy to die in France during the 1918 drive. Smith enlisted after Lusitania sinking and died September 23 1918 with Battery 10 41st Artillery. A funeral delegation from Smith post Roscoe Shaw Ernest Couture and William Lumsden will attend Central Church with a Legion pillow tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Legion
Smith
Roland Smith
France
City Hall
41Th Artillery
Lusitania
Coast Artillery
Hyde Light Guards
Tyne
Munday
Harold A. Reed
Central Church
Smith Post
Roscoe Shaw
Ernest Couture
William Lumsden
Legion
Campbell Caton Couple Wed at Bath Parsonage
Miss Mary E Caton and Merton T Campbell of Bath were married at Corliss Street parsonage by Rev Clarence M Fogg. No attendants. The bride is daughter of Albert and Mrs Caton of Bath. Campbell, a Bath Iron Works boilermaker, is son of Mandley B Campbell of Boothbay. They will live at 7 Getchell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell-Caton
Mary E. Caton
Merton T. Campbell
Bath
Corliss Street
Clarence M. Fogg
Albert Caton
Mandley B. Campbell
Boothbay
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Campbell
Getchell Street
Bath Chamber Forum to discuss school plans this month
Bath Chamber of Commerce Forum committee is set to meet this week to arrange a members meeting later this month. The topic will be schools and Superintendent of Schools Charles Lester Smith is expected to outline plans for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Chamber of Commerce Forum
Schoo
Charles Lester Smith
Wreck Involving Ford Car At Dolloff Driveway
A Ford owned by Ralph Rand and driven by C R Dolloff was crushed between two poles and a trolley at 9 28 Sunday morning while leaving the Dolloff driveway in Bangor. No injuries reported. Separately a Maine Central crossing incident caused a tire puncture and minor damage. crowd gathered but no injuries. Stores should note Wednesday noon closing and post notices.
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Ford
Ralph Rand
C. R. Dolloff
Washington Street
Dolloff
James Green
Alonzo Holmes
Rand
Maine Central
Center Street
Bath Ship Yards Beat 1918 Record With Higher Tonnage
A Bath water front tour shows strong yard activity and prospective new contracts as Bath builds 17 vessels this year totaling over 27 000 tons, surpassing 1918 figures. The Kelley Spear yard rests after launching the barge New Meadows while Bath Iron Works keeps three destroyers under construction. multiple yards report plans for additional ships, braces replacing knees in wood vessel frames, and crews preparing for months of future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Kelley
Spear Yard
New Meadows
Texas Steamship Jo
Pendelton Bros., Inc
Anna G. Lord
Percy & Small
G. G. Deering Co
Lydia McL. Baxter
Phippsburg
Frank S. Bowker
Boothbay Harbor
Maine Central
Maine
Washington
Temple of Philadelphia
Howard's’ Wharf
City Landing
Scott Tibbetts
Sea Dogs
Richmond
Crosby Yard
Admiral Farragut
Norfolk
Farragut
Philadelphia
Aisdells
Ramsay landscape gardener raises about a thousand plant varieties
Robert T Ramsay of Bath Maine showcases nearly a thousand kinds of plants and shrubs on half an acre at Lincoln and Oak streets He rears and sells from his own stock and designs private grounds He came from Portland forty years ago and helped build ponds hedges and ornamental work in parks and cemeteries before becoming a superintendent and later leaving to avoid gloom in places of loss He also laid out grounds at Burnham Morrill packing factory in Portland and designed a notable crescent lawn area
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Lincoln Street
Lincoln
Oak
Robert Ramsay
Earth
Mr. Ramsay
Bath
Portland
John H. Ramsay
Logics
George H. Nichols
Linden Street
Ramsay
Burnham & Morrill Packing Factory
Plans for Bath's proposed new hotel discussed at luncheon
J Edward Fuller of Worcester Mass head of Fuller Construction Co Boston and Kelley Spear Co Bath presented sketches for a brick and stucco hotel on Center Street. Estimated cost about 875000 for construction and 60000 for outfitting, with questions clarifying details. Host Jackson of King Tavern organized the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
King Tavern
J. Edward. Fuller
Worcester
Mass
Fuller Construction Co
Boston
Kelley, Spear Co
Center Street
Fuller
Jackson
The
Red Cross Designated Clearance Medium for Service Men
At a national welfare conference the American Red Cross was named the clearance medium for all community problems of service men. The Work will be carried on through Home Service sections of various chapters with participation from Y.M.C.A. Veterans of World War American Library Association Boy Scouts of America and other groups.
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American Red Cross
Y.M.C.A
Veterans of the World War
American Library Association
Boy Scouts of America
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
National Catholic War Council
National Tuberculosis Society
American Legion
American Jewish Relief
War Camp Community Service
Police Captain Harriman Wounded in Boston Incident
Joseph Harriman captain of police at Jamaica Plain was accidentally shot in the thigh by a State guardsman loading his rifle. He is slighted wounded and resting comfortably at Faulkner hospital. He has many Bath friends. Sugar remains scarce in local grocers with a barrel arriving for a shop grabbed in two pound lots.
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Joseph Harriman
Jamaica Plain
Wiscasset
Harriman
Faulkner Hospital
Bath
Mill Pond Drained Under Fall Practice By Sewall & Co
The Mill pond has been drained as part of the autumnal practice of M. W. Sewall & Co each fall before the rains start.
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M. W. Sewall & Co
Uncle Sam's Colony at Palmer Field
Bath's added population spurs housing solutions as Bath Iron Works secures a large cargo vessel contract. The site faces heavy clay soil, sewer complications, and rock obstructions, with Academy and Lincoln streets defining boundaries and a gas mains project planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Palmer Field
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Academy Street
Lincoln Street
Leighton Mitchell project in Bath Maine described
A detailed government report describes Bath Iron Works housing for workers, the Leighton Mitchell project on Lincoln Street with green trim and central park, its Colonial style homes, lot layouts, street design and utility plans, plus noted faults in ground height and repetitive fronts.
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Lincoln Street
Leighton, Mitchell
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States Housing Corporation
Bath
Maine
Kennebec River
Shipping Board
Texas Steamship Co
Navy Department
Bath Iron Works
Trousing Corporation
Housing Corporation
Homes Registration Service
Secretary of the Navy
Palmer Tract
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Ship Yards
Robert T. Ramsay
Birdseye
Academy
Cobb Road
Academy Streets
Palmer
New England
Palmer House
Andrews Road
Piasza
ATL
Corporation
Davenport
Rock Island
Flaherty Park
Ga. Peters
Ajax and
Romax
Jonnson Bros Co
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