Notable Bath residents prepare for national G A R convention
Joseph C Varnum and granddaughter Miss Alice Comeau plan travel to Indianapolis for the national G A R gathering after a Maine party leaves Portland Friday. Miss Irma Gilman of Morse High earns advanced music class placement at Farmington Normal Training School. Rear Admiral Charles F Hughes visits Bath relatives before proceeding to Los Angeles to join the Arizona. Lillian Owen, daughter of George Owen, earns New York stage success with her Marionettes in Greenwich Follies at the Schubert Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Varnum
Alice Comeau
Waterville
Bath
Charles F. Hughes
Lucy Hughes
Washington and
Russell Streets
European
Connecticut
Los Angeles
Cal
Arizona
Lillian Owen
George Owen
Washington, D. C
Greenwich
Bath Chapter’s Excellent Work In Garment Campaign
The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross sent 2234 garments including 77 layettes to Central Europe children, with many organizations and individuals contributing through sewing drives. Mrs. William A. Jack chaired production and packing, leading six months of effort that produced dresses, underwear, coats, caps, stockings, shoes, bootees, and more from community groups and donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Europe
Aids
Red Cross
Beacon Street
Central
First Baptist
Wesley
Winter Street
Ladies
Woman's Auxiliary
Grace Church
Coombs
Corliss Street
Five Islands
Georgetown
MacMahan
West Bath
Annie Trufant
Woolwich
Sagadahoc Ferry
Bath Department
T. V Percy’s
Cahill
S. Bath
Percy's
Lizzie Pepper
Clayton Mulcahy
George Allen
Jane Stedgkins
Ain
William A. Jack
Bath Briefs Society Notes and Local Travels
Capt Harvey Berry of the Coast Guard at Popham Beach returned Tuesday from a ten day visit in Machias. Miss Katherine Green finishes clerk duties at Shaw's and heads Saturday to Philadelphia to enter the Philadelphia School of Design. Mrs Charles T Hathaway leaves for Cambridge Mass after visiting Bath following the death of her brother Albert G Winslow. Rodger, John McInnes, and Frank M Deering Jr leave for Worcester to resume studies at Worcester Academy with Rodger a senior and others sophomores. Mrs Marshall H Hagar visited from Sebasco and returns to New York Sunday with her children Thomas and Marjorie. Frank S Wakefield resumed duties as Bath post office letter carrier after annual vacation. clerks and carriers have completed vacations. Mrs Eva D Smith returns to Cambridge after visiting Bath. formerly Miss Eva Mitchell and her first Bath visit in 18 years. Anthony Humphries, superintendent of the City home in Malden, Mass, visited Bath. he left Bath 25 years ago and has led the Malden home for 13 years, formerly a moulder in Bath and once ran boot and shoe stores on Center Street, near the M O Wright store now with M M Lemont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Berry
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Machias
Katherine Green
Shaw's Book Store
Philadelphia
Philadelphia School of Design
Charles T. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Bath
Albert G. Winslow
Rodger
John McInnes
Frank M. Deering, Jr
Worcester
Worcester Academy
John
Frank
Marshall H. Hagar
Sebasco
New York
Thomas
Marjorie
Frank S$. Wakefield
Eva D. Smith
M.B. Clarke
Smith
Eva Mtchell
Anthony Humphries
Malden
Center Street
M. O. Wright
M. M. Lemont
Five Islands Grange celebrates sixth anniversary gathering
The Grange at Five Islands observed its sixth anniversary with a social evening on Tuesday. A meal of clam chowder, crackers, pickles, cake and coffee was served. Committee members included Mrs. Charles Nocton, Mrs. Ferris Leonard, Mrs. James MacMahan, C. W. Nocton, James MacMahan, L. H. Rowe and Ferris Leonard. Various members and guests from Bath, MacMahan, and nearby towns visited or stayed, and library activities were announced with extended hours and a note of many new summer book gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Charles Nocton
Ferris Leonard
James MacMahan
C. W. Nocton
L. H. Rowe
Percy I. Savage
Bath
Alton Reed
S. H. Rowe
Drummond Stevens
Bath Mon
Lulu Rowe
LL. DP. Line
Dorothy Pinkham
MacMahan Island
Eugene Rowe
Harold Rowe
Alton Berry
Will Field
MineMahan Island
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Moore
J. G. Stevens
Helen Andrews
Stevens
Wiscassett
Fred Dodge
Somerville
Gertrude Blaisdell
Winneganes
J. K. Blaisdell
Iva Cromwell
MacMahan
Henry Troward
Five Islands
Elbridge Mains
Elizabeth Cromwell
Cleveland
George Yeo
Boston
Alice Cromwell
Marion Stevens
L. G. Lewis
Maine News Notes Highlights From Boothbay Harbor To Aroostook
Maine notes include a Boothbay Harbor ice seller raising prices to one cent per pound due to long hauling. Augusta’s coordinates are recorded as 44 18.5 N 69 47 W. In Rockland civil service exams G Her bert Blethen leads, Nathan F Cobb second, E K Gould third, among 12 aspirants. A new dam at Seua Pan Lake, 550 feet long, stores 600 million gallons for Aroostook Power, began June 20 and finished in September with 25 workers under William Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay Harbor
Spruce Point
New Jersey
Augusta
Maine
Maine Farmers’ Almaniac
Civil Service
Rockland
G. Herbert Blethen
Nathan F. Cobb
Col
E. K. Gould
Portland
Seua’ Pan Iake
Iould
Aroostookails
William Jefferies
First day opens busy for duck gunners at Merrymeeting Bay
Hundreds of hunters flood Merrymeeting Bay as open season begins with dawn shots and a heavy bombardment. Gunners from Bath and nearby towns report numerous birds, long-range shooting, and several minor mishaps including one tipped-over float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Bay
Herbert II
Spinney
Bath
Upper Bay
Willis’ Shore
Reed's Cove
Alonzo G. Fisher
Abagadasxett Stream
Bud” Welch
A. G. Fisher
Frank Toothaker
James Bonney
Horace Morse
Randall Leonard
Fred King
Howard Rice
George Rooke
Harold Adams
John Conway
Ernest, Ward
John Legro
Jay Nelson
Harold Chaney
Arthur McCullan
Edward McLellan
H. H. McCarty
Cash
Ward
al Ridley
Companion
Harold Small
Verey
Walter Morse
Chester
Arthur Plant
Horace Mitchell
Wilbur Howe
Frank Reed
Louis West
Arthur Thistle
Sasanoea
Fred K. Sturtevant
Vernal VY
J. M. Mansir
W P. Palmer
Galen Ward
Harold W. Carr
Albert J. Grassy
Bath and area residents return from travels and WWI veteran visits
A parade of locals returns from trips to Jackman and Rangeley lakes and from Fitchburg, Philadelphia, and Boston. Sergt. William Lumaden, a World War I veteran, arrived in Death for a week with his family after being wounded by poison gas and transferred to Glen Rock hospital in Malden, Mass.
Georgetown Hosts Social Roundup At Cottage Gathering
A New organ was presented to First Baptist church by Mrs. Martha I Rich with a dedication to follow. About 25 attended a Wednesday cottage meeting with Edith Porter giving a speech and many local guests visiting from Bath Woolwich and Richmond during the weekend.
Sampson and Miss Knight Wed in Bath Home Ceremony
John Sampson and Miss Ethel Knight were married Tuesday afternoon at 822 Washington street Bath in a ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Alonzo B. Webber of Avon and Rev. Frank H. Hall. They will reside at 52 Court street after a wedding trip. Mrs. Sampson is a Morse high school graduate and former Maine General Hospital nurse. Sampson worked in the Independent office for about ten years and served in the merchant marine during the war. Ruth Lenfest returned to New York after visiting Bath guest Mrs. Parker N. Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sampson
Ethel M. Ixnight
Washington Street
Alonzo B. Webber
Avon
Mass
Frank H. Hall
Wesley
Court Street
Sampson
Ruel I. Knight
Morse High School
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mr. Sampson
Carrie Sampson
Baltimore
Mad
United States Merchant Marine Service
Independent Force
Partridge Gunners Register at City Hall List of Names
Gunners prepare for partridge shooting and some unregistered shooters register at City Hall. Monday and Tuesday registrants include John Tallstein, Mary Baxter, Rupert Baxter, Bruce White, Fred Robinson, Abner Wilson, Roscoe Savage, Hornace Savage, Octave Daulphin, Charles Leavitt, Reuben Rich, Julius Berg, Andrew Richardson, R.A. Mains, Otis Card, W. Cresvey, John Sylvester, Fal Lermond, Robert Wallace, Wilton Oates, Charles Toothaker, Clifford Doughty, Ralph Cornish, A. R. Cunningham, Lincoln Marston, Amory McLellan, Frazier Haines, Paul Maclougall, Clarence Giles, Herbert Arey, John Daris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
John ©. Tallstein
Mary L. Baxter
Rupert H. Baxter
Bruce IL. M. White
Fred W. Robinson
Abner J. Wilson
Roscoe Savage
Hornace Sk. Savage
Octave Daulphin
Charles Leavitt
Reuben Rich Julius F. Berg
Andrew J. Richardson
R.A. Mains
Otis N. EK. Card
Cresvey
John Sylvester
Fal
Lermond
Robert Wallace
Wilton G. Oates
Charles (. Toothaker
Clifford Doughty
Ralph J. Cornish
A. R. Cunningham
Lincoln W. Marston
Amory P. McLellan
Frazier Haines
Paul Maclougall
Clarence Giles
Herbert Ib
Arey
John W. Daris
Cake for Rebekah degree anniversary marked with 70 candles
Queen Esther lodge celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Rebekah degree with a mammoth fruit cake baked by Mrs. William Congdon and daughters. The cake was presented by Mrs. Lillis Larrabee after being brought from the room during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Lodge
William Congdon
Lillius Larrabee
Attendance Drives Choice at Local Event Night
A large audience chose the event as the highlight of a busy evening that began with a business meeting. After the program, attendees were treated to sandwiches, cookies, cakes and coffee.
Funeral attendance for boxing fatality noted in Hampden
Mr and Mrs Daniel TL Dougherty traveled to East Hampden on Wednesday for the funeral of Edward PF Prout who died after a Monday boxing match with George Langley of Waterville. An autopsy found acute dilation of a diseased heart caused his death. Langley was discharged after being held on a manslaughter charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel TL Dougherty
East Hampden
Edward PF. P Prout
George Langley
Waterville
Prout
Langiey
Wesley Board Meeting Debates Annual Roll Call
The Wesley M. E. church official board met Tuesday night at the parsonage on Union Street. They discussed the annual roll call but did not set a date as they await Epworth League's "win my chum week." A committee on roll call was named with Arthur Ki Baum Harry A Walters and the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. FE
Union Street
Epworth League
Arthur Ki. Baum
Harry A. Walters
Funeral for James Wright Veteran boiler maker
The funeral for James Wright will be held Thursday morning at 7.15 at St Mary’s Catholic church. Wright died suddenly Tuesday at his home from heart trouble after a half day illness. Mrs. Wright requests flowers be omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wright
Shepard Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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Washington
F. Lamberth
Fort Worth
Tex
Commonwealth Hotel
Bowdoin Street
Beacon Hill
State House
Hotel Avery
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Morse Bros. Managing Directors
Stuart
Front St
Beaver
U. L. Farnham Co, Inc
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
F. S. Curtis
Bath, Maine
Fishalmer
Otis N. E
Liberty Street
Howard
Octave Breton
New Method
Front Street
Maine News Notes
Sophie Wright Blinn
Vayette
Ida
Edward (. Stiness
Walter Higgins
Marcia Higgins
Jackman
N. IL
Rangeley Lakes
Stiness
Providence
John Fitzgerald
Fitchburg
John T. McGrath
Georgena Wright
Katherine Woole
John I. Fitzgerald
T. J. Andrews
Myron
Phillip
J. Hf
Bellerose
Western Avenue
Andrews
Boston Pattern Takers Association
W. W. Pendexter
Attleboro
Ann M. Robinson
Pendexter
Kings Daughters Circle
Margaret Foote
Joseph Madden
Joseph Frates
Lewiston
Miss Callahan
Seretboumeiden
Glen Rock Hospital
Parker Till Hospital
Roxbury
Mrs
Martha E. Rich
First Baptist Church
Martha I. Rich
Ralph Dunton
Edith Porter
Annie Jones
Etta Jones
Sammel Snyder
Carroll Powers
Robinhood
Tarell Hunt
Karl Pottle
Wiscasset
William Noble
Arthur Todd
Jennie Todd
Todd
D Bowdeinham High School
Fred Ward
John Blackie
Working League
Augusta Todd
Ralph Reynolds
Ruth
Eugene Reynolds
Ocean Point
Bb. Hf. Woodside
Ethel Todd
George Oliver
Nannie Russell
Carrol Powers
Marrtown
Vina Kingsbury
Walter Reid
W. OO. Oliver
Charlotte Young
Center School
A. A. Stott
Gladys Oliver
Mary Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
Brooklyn
N.Y
Edward Wren
Stearns Scott
Arthur Rowe
Ath
Bertha Russell
Hr. Woodside
Ida Hooker
Arlington
Allie Hinckley
Bath Hospital
Harry Torne
Richmond
Lillian Berry
Reid
Milton Buzzo
Clarence Oliver
Harvey Oliver
B.k.&co
Koppenheimer
John J. Desmond
the House of Kuppenheimer Clothes
Sampson—Knight
Ruth Lenfest
Parker N. Moulton
Wesley Board
Fletcher
Elf
Drk City
Entaur CC
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