Bath Board Authorizes Purchase of Textbooks and Supplies
At a Bath board of Education meeting Superintendent Charles Lester Smith was authorized to purchase all necessary textbooks and supplies. The board, amid budget gaps, discussed reallocations and staff reductions, with a plan to consolidate schools and divvy classrooms to Morse high and other buildings. A census to assess pupil numbers was planned ahead of a Monday vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
City Hall
Charles Lester Smith
John J. Keegan
Board of Education
Morse High
Supt. Smith
Weeks Street
Portland
Deering
M. H
North
Dummer Street
Leland BR. Mitchell
Real Estate Transfers in Sagadahoc County Fortnight
A list of recent realty transfers recorded at the Sagadahoc registry of deeds over the past two weeks across Bath Bowdoin Georgetown Wiscasset and surrounding towns. Names include Grant Frye McAllister Coombs Tourtillotte Spickenreuther Denham Little Drown Spinney Todd Dunlop Barnes Berry Oliver and others with library and private property transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Sagadahoe
Bath
Evelyn F. Grant
Ulyssess. Grant
Scott R. Frye
Henry Sandbach
Annette McAllister
Hattie I. Fox
Charles A. Coombs
James Levigne
Mary E. Tourtillotte
John C. Tourtillotte
Mary
Mary FE. Carll. Bowdoin: Daniel S. Jaques To John and Annie Spickenreuther
Bowdoinham
Tyng W. Fogg
William W. Denham
Linden E. Little
Maude M. Billings
Georgetown
Maybelle H. Drown
Cora B. Minchen
Effie Louise Spinney
Vesta M. Spinney
Augusta V. Todd
ID. Henry Todd
Anna J. Ferdinand
Kenneth FE. Dunlop
Burleigh Dam
Olive E. Haynes
Whippsburg
Wesley Epworth League Party at Empire Grove Institute
Members of the Wesley Epworth League who attended the Institute at Empire Grove East Poland held a Friday supper in Wesley vestry attended by over 50. The event featured potaged dishes pies coffee and doughnuts. speeches by Warren D. Oliver M Evelyn Oliver Elizabeth Gray and a piano solo by Musetta Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Epworth League
Empire Grove
East Poland
Wesley
Institute
Premature Gun Explosion Injures Five Islands Man
Henry Rowe, 31, of Five Islands, was injured when a gun he carried prematurely discharged near Charles Pond. A bird shot damaged his face and three fingers, with the middle finger on his right hand amputated at the joint. He is hospitalized in Bath and his Kansas City plans are delayed. Rowe is son of Dr. A W Rowe of Old Town and formerly ran Bath Fruit Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rowe
Five Islands
Mr. Rowe
Mrs. Rowe
A. L. Derry
A. A. Stott
A. W. Rowe
Old Town
Bowdoin College
Bath Fruit O
Kansas City
Daring Halifax Sailors Aim for Vancouver by Boat
J T Engle and Arthur Spragg, both 25 and veterans of France, started July 25 from Halifax in the 151/2 foot Vet lap-streak rowboat with four oars and a small sail. They reached Popham Beach last Wednesday after a 15 mile run from Christmas Cove, planning a two year voyage to Vancouver via the Panama Canal, surviving a leak and a rough 45 mile stretch. Morrison left the crew mid journey, and the pair continue toward their bold adventure for postcards income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. B
Vancouver
Bl. C
J. T. Engle
Arthur Spragg
St. John
Popham Beach
Shelbourne
N.S
Engle
Spragg
Halrfax
Rockland
J. TL. Morrison
Navigator
Popham
Lelilux
B. C
Panamac Canal
Morrison
Nova Scotia
Woods Harbor
Yarmouth
Liey
Christmas Cove
Wopham
Good Team Certain Morse High Football Candidates
There is ample material to form a classy team and when the season opens next Saturday with South Porth and Bath people will have a chance to see a fast backfield in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
M. Fitzgerald
South Porth
Bath
Bowdoin crew thanks donors after stop at Hopedale Labrador
A Bowdoin crew member writes from Hopedale Labrador that gum drops sent by Mrs. R. P. McFadden and others delighted the Esquimaux. The letter from the Arctic exploration ship dated Aug 11 1921 describes rough seas from Sidney, repeated gales, oil skins, and plans to take an Esquimo boy aboard as mailboat call looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P .McFadden
Bowdoin
Labrador
Hopedale
Esquime
Sidney
Bishop to Move Club Building to 551 Washington Street
Daniel A. Bishop plans to move the Kenebec Yacht club building this week using two or three scows to a new site on the Bishop lot at 551 Washington Street. The crew will tow it into the dock between Bishop Lumber Yard and Central Maine Power Co auxiliary station and land it on the south shore east of the main store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel A. Bishop
Kenebec Yacht Club
Bishop Lot
Washington Street
Bishop Lumber Yard
Central Maine V Power Co
Bishop
Wallula
Mr. Bishop
Androscoggin Company
Leeds Junction
Lewiston
Trunswick
Maine Central
MSTI
Leeds & Farmington
Breece
Androscoggin
Bangor
Vanceboro
Maine Central Railroad
European & North American Road
Portland & Ogdensburg
Faybans
Lunensburg
Isso
Mountain Division
Penobscot Shore Line Co
St. Croix
Washington County Railroad
Portland & Oxford Central
Rumford Falls
Buckfield
Portland
Rumford
Grand Tank
Grand ‘Trunk
Bernier to Represent Local Council at National Convention
J. A. Dernier of Lewiston will lead 41 members from the local council to the national convention in Lewiston October 10 to 12. About 600 delegates are expected nationwide. Events include a reception, a high mass at a French Catholic church, a memorial service, and a concert. Lewiston hosts business sessions at city hall with parades and home hospitality plans. Water issues affect Bath Calais Augusta as St. Croix and Cobbossecontee supplies considered. Bath’s John F. King begins duties as white wings on Front and Center streets. Charles Ingham remains hospitalized. Miss Alice Sewall and Miss Charlotte Gorrie returned from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Dernier
High Street
Council Legal No
L'Union St. Jean de Baptiste de Americans
Lewiston
Maine
Lewixton
John F. King
Bath
Charles Ingham
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Morse High Seniors Elect Their Officers
Morse high announces class officers for all grades. Seniors elect George Moses as president Margaret Cummings as vice president Elsie Lake as secretary and Lil lian Miller as treasurer. Associations form for juniors and sophomores with named leaders. Mrs Bowen, a former teacher and New York resident, visited Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
George Moses
Margaret Cummings
Elsie Lake
Lillian Miller
Miss Miller
Elford Stover
Miss Cummings
George McFadden
Dorothy Furber
Rachel Webster
Albert Redlon
Mark Hennessy
Harriet Dunton
Byron Spinney
Carl Pinson
Carrie Shaw
Robert Bowen
New York
Elizabeth Hodgking
F. W. Carlton Secures Major Maine Bridge and Rail Work
Contractor F. W. Carlton has won a contract to rebuild the Camden marine railway, lengthen it for four mast vessels, and will begin repairs on the Dresden lower bridge and the Wiscasnet Edgecomb wooden bridge, the latter the longest in Maine. Supplies come from Hyde Windless Co. and Watson Frye Co. with ward pine from Deering Winslow Co. Carlton plans to keep crews busy through fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Carlton
Camden Marine Railway
Carlton
Dresden
Hyde Windless Co
Watson Frye Co
Bath
Wiscasnet-Edgecomb
Maine
Ward
Deering Winslow Co
Portland
Southern
Wiscasset
Gardiner- Randolph Bridge
Registering Hunters List At City Hall In Bath Maine
City clerk Albert J Grassy notes that hunters must register once with the city. A recent registration wave includes many named individuals and a long list of Bath residents who registered during spring and summer. Miss Marcia Savage, a New Vineyard girl, has been offered a governess post and a Philippine assignment with a future trip to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detaux
Miss-Mary-fhonise’ Graffam
Lewiston
Turkey
Miss Graffam
Sivas
Albert J. Grassy
Av Hunter
Bath
O. K
City Hall
the Bay
Gilbert I. Standish
C.H. Blaisdell
Linwood Boardman
Harrison EK. Bowie
Forrest Putnam
Edwinb. Parris
Rodney BE. Ross
Alma J. Murray
Rev
Louis West
Leon L. Bernier
Everett A. McKenney
Ernest M. Crocker
John Wallace
Warren A. Alexander
Napoleon A. Lemoine
Scott P. Cressey
John R. Dupont
Thatcher Pinkham
Chester A. Sopher
BF. Glidden
Ragdall W. Leonard
Ruth M. Reed
Clarence A. Reed
Clyde C. Robinson
Karcher S. Jackson
Perry L. Thompson
James A. Brown
Albee
George Pinkham
Merrillo A. Foss
George IL. Lassell, Jr
George A. Stunt
Harry DP. Nason
Dwight P. Webber
Fred C. Gilmore
Clarence L. Blaisdell
Marcia Savage
Marcia
Farmington High School
Philippines
Col Pa
Bishop
United States
China
Ieherry
Road Work On High Street Begins A Major Bath Upgrade
Bath plans a major year long road project on High Street from Russell to Winneganee fork with blasting ditching and widening to 27 feet. Ledge removal and straightening will reduce curves and a new 24 inch culvert plus heavy gravel surfacing from North Bath pit will finish before June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Street
West Bath
Phippsburg
Charles R. Oliver
Board of Highways and Sewers
Bath
Russell
Winneginee Fork
State Highway Commission
Lower High Street
Charles Perkins
Winneganee
Tie
Charles Small Farm
Oliver
Merry's Hill
William Merry
Winnegance
North Bath
Lincoln Street
North Street
Court House
Russell Street
Merry’s
Maine
Watson Frye plant chief Briggs resigns after 20 years
Edmund V P Briggs resigns as general manager of Watson Frye Co Ltd effective at closing of business Thursday. He joined the firm in 1920 after leaving the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Vacancy not filled immediately. Also notes Bath news interest from Bradstreet S Rairden now at Curacao and plans for a Jewish synagogue completion in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund VP. Briggs
Watson, Frye Co., Ltd
Briggs
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Texas Steamship Co
Hull
Bath Tron Works
Bradstreet S. Rairden
Batavia
Java
Canada
Curacao
West Indies
Bath
Rairden
Bath News
Mr. Rairden
Mrs. Rairden
Bath Celebrates First Regular Train Arrival on Independence Day
On July 4 the Bath community marked both the national holiday and the arrival of the first regular train into Bath via the Kennebec and Portland Railroad. The article traces the growth of rail lines in Maine, detailing connections, gauges, key junctions, and the timeline of various roads joining the Maine Central system, with protests of early schedules and fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central
Bath
Charles
IMO
Kenneby & Portland
Tbath
Yarmouth Junction
Portland
Yarmouth
Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Grand Trunk
Brunswick
Freeport
IX. & TP
Westbrook
Deering Junction
York & Cumberland
Kennebec Street
Deering Oaks
Congress Street
City
Commercial Street
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth
Eastern Railroad
Portsmouth
Boston
Boston & Maine
Berwick
Richmond
Augusta
Westbrook Junction
Woodfords
Kennebec & Portland Railroad
Androscoggin & Kennebec R. R
Danville Junction
Waterville
Danville
Lewiston Dee
Atlantic & St. Lawrence Co
Winthrop
Readfield
Somerset & Kennebec
Skowhegan
Pairfield
K.& PL
Wortland & Kennebec
D Portland
Penobscot & Kennebec
Bangor
Maine Central Railroad Co
Isto
Portland & Kennebec
Kennebec
J. D. Lang
Topsham
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M’millan
Labrador Coast
Bernier
Nequasset Lake
Calais
Cobbossecontee
Alice Sewall
Charlotte Gorrie
Camden
Hienry
Mechanic Falls
Portland Rumford Falls Railroad
The
Somerset
Tos
West Waterville
Oakland
Norridgewock
North Anson
Madison
Kineo
Sebasticook & Moosehead
Whittsfield
Harmony
Isss
Sandy River
Rangeley Lake
Bridgton
C. A. Woolsey Paint Co
Cherry Hill
Johnson Bros Co
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