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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
12
Local notes report residents traveling, visiting Bath and Boston, farm work at Indian Point, and outings with families. Highlights include Mrs. Albert Ross and Admiral Ross planning a Florida winter home, a horse illness at Charles Mains farm, and social events with the whist club in town.
On Monday September eighteenth Burnside A Powers harvests cranberries at Flying Point. Planking work proceeds on the Riggsville wharf. Charles Mains was seen peddling meat Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L C Noyes and their daughter plus her husband visited Mrs Eugene Reynolds on Wednesday and joined her for dinner on their way home from Rockland to Boston in Mr Noyes Imperial Six car.
Independent publishes extended life account of Captain David Gilmore who died after an auto accident on the Pacific Highway Washington. Born Woolwich Maine May 9 1840, he commanded ships including Assyria Austria Samaria Servia Parthia Guy C Goss and St Paul sailing 45 years and circling the globe four times. He valued vigilance and honesty and left memories with family authorities. He retired to Auburn Washington to live with sister Elizabeth Trott and is survived by siblings, nephews, and cousins.
The fourth year of the Bailey School of Industries opens with registration at Morse High School on Wednesday evening September 27 from 7 to 8 30. All prospective students must attend to enroll so classes can be arranged to fit all applicants.
A Riggsville column notes a Sunday sermon at 10 30 in the church and a 11 30 Sunday school with a 7 pm service. It recounts a picnic to Indian Point on Thursday the 14th, a Ladies Aid meeting on Wednesday, and a chicken supper by Arrowsie Church.
The Bailey Evening School in Bath opens on Tuesday October 2 for a 25 week term with classes from 7 15 to 9 15 two evenings a week. Registration September 27. no deposit required. some books furnished. courses include applied mechanics advanced mathematics drawing shorthand typewriting cooking sewing manual training bookkeeping navigation physics ship draughting and more. Charles Watson elected principal. roster of teachers to be announced later.
The Woolwich district celebrates State Equalization Fund aid totaling 230 dollars to extend the school year and improve buildings. Superintendent Mrs John G Reed has worked with state agent Allan to secure the funds.Mrs Reed and Catherine travel to Boothbay Harbor for the weekend away from school matters.
The Winter Street Church will organize a new Girls Camp Fire group called the Quinninippiohire Group meaning Kennebec. Eleven have joined so far with plans to reach twenty by charter. Applicants listed include Almira T. Sturtevant Athana Congdon Wilhelmina Ahxens Helen Artis Jeanette Cook Vivian Beals Mary Ellers Flora Cooke Ella Congdon Clarice Kinsman and Mrs. Maurice J. Duncklee. Mary E. Campbell to serve as Guardian. Center Street paving blocks from Waldoboro stored nearby. Rail laying progresses and Boiler Rock buoy 2 in Goose Rock passage is out of position per Inspector C. E. Sherman.
H. R. Lemont 18, Alonzo Harriman, and Paul Fitzgerald 20 traveled to Orono on Tuesday for the University of Maine year opening events.
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