Bath built craft has reputation for bad weather
The Annie and Reuben, Bath built 129 ton two masted schooner, arrived Portland Harbor during a storm season. Locals credit the vessel with bringing rain whenever it enters, a claim tied to 34 years of granite and stone shipments from Stonington to Portland and beyond. Crew, led by Captain John E. Duke, confirms the pattern as storms follow her arrivals.
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New England
Portland
Annie
Reuben
Bath
Reuben Hunt
Stonington
Portland Harbor
Central Wharf
Cxplain
John E. Duke
Duke
Stoningham
Casco Bay Lines
Maine
Distribution of War Material in State
An order by the Governor and Council sets the distribution of captured war material by Adjutant General guidelines. Cannons are allotted one per county with priority to the most populous applicant within each county, due to a statewide limit of ten cannons. Communities must cover delivery charges.
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Maine
Stymeist Family Visits Bath Relatives in Weekend Stop
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stymeist, Mrs Mabel Schorn and daughter Alva, Mrs. Sarah McArthur and daughter evis from Somerville Mass visited Bath relatives and spent the weekend at the home of Hon. Charles J. Cain on Trufant Street.
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W. A. Stymeist
Mabel Schorn
Alva
Sarah McArthur
Evis
Somerville
Mass
Charles J. Cain
Trufant Street
Bath
Bath Y M C A Ready For Season Work
The Bath Y M C A reports a solid financial footing after debts were cleared and a cash balance shown. Under Secretary Perkins and a dedicated board, aided by the Ladies Auxiliary, the association has rebuilt over three years, joined the National Council, and plans a full year of programs starting October 1. Perkins’ leadership steering the revival is praised as exceptional in New England.
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Bath Y. M. C. A
Perkins
Bathe
Y.M.C.A
Bath
Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Verkins
National Council
Y. M
William C. W Perkins
Perkine
New England
Many Masons in Bath Have Longstanding Membership
The Bath Masons recount long records with Dr. Thomas Pomeroy of Pembroke likely the oldest Mason in the United States at over 90 years. In Solar lodge F. and A. M. names include William H. Watson 67 years, James Y. Morse 61, W. Scott Shorey 50, Oscar F. Williams 95, Ephraim S. Marr 52, and William W. Hodgkins 51 years. Polar Star lodge lists James A. McLellan 61, William J. Rouse 68, and Frank Brown 54 years, with nine men total over half a century.
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Thomas Pomeroy
Pembroke
United States
Bath
William H. Watson
Oak Street
Ath
Watson
Solar Lodge F. & A. M
Frank Brown
Hearing on disputed claim of Bath merchant
Fred W. Hartnett president and treasurer of Hartnett Furniture Co. seeks 5000 for unpaid notes and salary. Receivers dispute the claim. Hearing held Monday before Judge Cyrus B. Tupper in Boothbay Harbor with Judge Keegan representing the claimant and Bridgham Heselton for the receivers.
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Fred W. Hartnett
Hartnett Furniture Co
Dellares
Bath
George W. Heselton
Gardiner
Bridgham
Cyrus BR. Tupper
Boothbay Harbor
John J. Keegan
Heselton
Republican Women of Maine Meet in Portland Conference
Many Bath women travel to Portland for the New England Republican Women's Conference in Fryehall. The program opens at 10 30 with Eva Mason presiding, prayers by Rev Turk, greetings by Neal Allen, and talks on Women in Public Office and The Navy. Afternoon talks cover China, balance, and other topics. A dinner at The Falmouth features Gov Ralph Brewster and prominent guests. Conference closes with America. Men and women invited to attend all sessions.
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Bath
Portland
New England Republican Woman's Conference
Fryehall
Maine State Committee
Harriott. Ledyard
Eva C. Mason
Dover-Foxcroft
Morris H. Turk
Neal W. Allen
National
Guy P. Gannett
Maine
National Republican Committee
Ralph ©. Brewster
Medill McCormick
Chicago
National Committee
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Singing of America
Bridge Directors Meet at Augusta
Governor Brewster appointed George LB Wood of Rockland Col Ernest A Robbins of Camden Major Ernest L McLean of Augusta and Sen Frank W Carlton of Sagadahoc as toll bridge directors for the Kennebec project. They meet with State Highway Commission members to plan immediate work on the Bath to Woolwich bridge following a constitutional bond vote.
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Frank W. Carlton
Sagadahoc County
Kennebec Bridge
Brewster
George LB. Wood
Rockland
Ernest A. Robbins
Camden
Ernest L. McLean
Augusta
Kennebec River
Bath
Woolwich
State Highway Commission
Charles H. Innes
Saco
William J. Lannigan
Waterville
Charles Murray
Bangor
Aud D. Sargent
Senate Chamber
Seacoast Missionary Society Reports Meeting At Bar Harbor
At the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society annual meeting in Bar Harbor Rev Orville J Guptill presented a review of activities including visits to 27 lighthouses and services in 41 communities. A new Sunday school chapel serves 70 attendees after renovations. Dr Henry Van Dyke presided. The Chinese Reds around Canton were noted as preparing for conflict alongside Russian trained Chinese forces.
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Bar Harbor
Maine Seacoast Missionary Society
Orville J Guptill
North Street
Bath
Society
Henry van Dyke
A. F. Schauffler
John W. Auchinclose
Frank B. Rowell
William Jay Schieffelin
Milton Stratton
Bertram FE. Clark
Thomas Searls
J. Homer Nelson
Seacoast
Orville Guptill
van Dyke
Guptill
Technicality Endangers Bath Kennebec Bridge Bond Proposals
Officials warn two statewide bond proposals tied to highway aid and a Kennebec bridge may be invalid due to a counting error in amendments 9. Voters authorized up to 29 million in bonds, but the total now risks exceeding limits, prompting court review and legislative uncertainty.
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Kennebec
Bath
Supreme Court
Rotary program outlines Maine law making and road bonds
The Rotary Club meeting at King Tavern featured Representative J Edward Drake detailing how the Maine Legislature operates and the two House committees on insurance and highways and bridges. He highlighted the Kennebec Bridge bill credit to Dr C A Peaslee, the state road program, gas tax increases, and $6,000,000 in new bonds with repayment within 15 years from automobile license funds.
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Rotary Club
King Tavern
J. Edward Drake
Maine
Drake
Kennebec
C. A. Peaslee
Highway and Bridge Committee
Portland-Kittery
Highway Commission
Registration Department
Enforcement Bureau
Mill Tex
State Pier
Special Election Needed to Fill City Mayor Vacancy
Cor poration Counsel Walter Glidden says a special election is required to choose a new mayor after the death of George W. Dean. City Aldermen Mitchell Arel Nathan Coffin and Chester Plant met to discuss the process, with the president pro tempore to act as mayor until then. The election likely cannot occur for at least a month.
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George W. Dean
Walter 8
Glidden
Mitchell
Arel
Nathan E. Coffin
Chester A. Plant
Board of Aldermen
Dean
Charles E. Patten
John ©. Shaw
Workmen Start on Bath Opera House Reconstruction
The Bath Opera House destroyed by fire March 27 will be rebuilt with interior restoration to its former plan and possible improvements. Hermenegile Tremblay of Lewiston arrived with a crew to clear debris and begin work, aiming to finish by December 1.
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Bath Opera House
Hermenegile Tremblay
Lewiston
Tremblay
Bath Leaders Form Drive to Reach Nationwide Fund Goal
A Bath citizens committee organized at Edward Bridghams office aims to raise $1500 for the Nationwide appeal aiding disabled veterans and orphans. Chair Bridgham, with members Nichols Keegan Snipe Thebeau Drake Teeling Jackson Moses Skelton, placed Bath and Portland behind the quota with early pledges totaling $260 in one hour by Bridgham Teeling Thebeau.
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Bath
Edward W. Bridgham
Citizens’ Committee
E. W. Bridgham
Frank B. Nichols
John J. Keegan
Langdon T. Snipe
L. Eugene Thebeau
J. Edward Drake
Fred B. Teeling
N. Gratz Jackson
Oliver Moses 2d
W. L. Skelton
Bath Trust Co
Maine
Portland
W C T U Convention Set for Auburn Maine
The annual Maine state convention of the W C T U will meet in Auburn from Wednesday to Friday, Sept 30 to Oct 2. Delegates may receive special railroad fare certificates for half the return ride. Noted speakers Dr Ella A Boole of New York and Miss Julia Dimean will address sessions, with a Wednesday banquet featuring Governor and Mrs Brewster.
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Maine
W.C.T.U
Auburn
Ella A. Boole
New York
W.clt.u
Edinburgh
Julia Dimean
Kittery
United States
Brewster
Lewiston
Edith Riggs
Elizabeth Newbert
Appleton
Knox County
Virginia Boobar
Lincoln
Penobscot
Martha T. Miller
Dover-Foxcroft
Wiscataquis
Althea G. Quimby
Bull moose sighted near Woolwich pumping station
A bull moose blocked a Bath Water District employee Charles Brown near Nequasset pumping station in Woolwich on Tuesday morning. The animal grazed within 500 feet, crossed to Maine Central tracks then swam the creek, prompting Brown to hide behind a tree before curiously reappearing at the station. The moose has prior appearances across Woolwich Dresden and Wiscasset.
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Woolwich
Charles Brown
Nequasset
Bath Water District
Brown
Maine Central
Dresden
Wiscasset
Bath Boy Writes of Narrow Escape on Ship Solitaire
Chief Engineer Walker M. Reed recounts a fierce explosion and fire aboard the Bath built motor tank ship Solitaire in Sacksonville. Despite two major blasts, the crew and captain's family were rescued. one wireless operator is missing. The ship will undergo survey and repairs, possibly heading to New York or the Gulf.
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Solitaire
Sacksonville
Fis
Walker M. Reed
Emma B. Reed
North Street
Reed
O.K
Sparky
New York
Gulf
Boston Guest Miss Edith MecTeer Heads to Wiscasset
Miss Edith MecTeer of Boston, guest of Mrs. Harry L. Day of Green Street, left Monday for Wiscasset to spend the night with friends and plans to return to Boston Tuesday.
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Edith MecTeer
Boston
Harry L. Day
Green Street
Wiscasset
Miss McTeer
Ferry To Change Schedule On Standard Time
The State ferry will operate on standard time starting Sunday. The Bath departure begins at 6 a.m. and the final Woolwich trip leaves at 11 04 p.m., reflecting the new schedule.
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State
Bath
Woolwich
Mrs Andrews and family return from Squirrel Island visit
Mrs George M Andrews, Mrs How land Bottomly and two daughters Mary and Janet have returned to their home in Haddonfield New Jersey after a visit at Squirrel Island. Mrs Andrews and her granddaughters spent the summer at Squirrel Island while Mrs Bottomly stayed a few weeks there after returning from Europe.
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George M. Andrews
Howland Bottomly
Mary
Janet
Haddonfield
N. J
Squirrel Island
Andrews
Mrs. Bottomly
Europe
Stinson Named Stenographer at Portland Associated Charities
Miss Katherine Stinson of Bath has accepted a position as stenographer in the offices of the Associated Charities in Portland, succeeding Miss Edith Huston.
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Katherine Stinson
Bath
The
Associated Charities
Portland
Edith Huston
Bath Mayor George W. Dean Dies at Pearl Street Home
Mayor George W. Dean, 70, died Thursday morning at his home, 3 Pearl Street, after weeks of ill health. He had been ill most of the time since late spring and was unconscious for much of the last two weeks, recognizing his son William R. Dean briefly before death. He had served as Bath’s first in-office mayor since election, and his passing prompted a special city council meeting and flag lowering. His funeral was scheduled for Sunday at his home.
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George W. Dean
Pearl Street
William R. Dean
Norwich
Conn
Dean
Bath
Pres. Quimby
Board of Aldermen
Mayor Dean
Pearl
Front Streets
Kennebec
Masonic Hall
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Perkin
Republican Women OF
Seacoast Missionary Society
Canton
Rotary
Solons
Dr. Bodle
Gov. Brewster
Engineer Brown
Bath Boy
Big Bath
Johnson Bros Co
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