Barracks for Guardsmen Occupied at Bath Plants
Guards on duty at The Texas Steamship Co. and Kelley Spear Co. plants occupy a new 20 by 56 foot wooden barracks on Front street near the plant line. The facility has toilets, electric light, city water and sewers, a sergeant’s office, and sleeping quarters with cots and blankets for off duty men. Guards will use the quarters during relief periods and soon additional buildings funded by the Emergency Fleet Corporation will provide full rest rooms and cookhouse for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Steamship Co
Kelley, Spear Co
Front Street
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bath
Sanford Geary in Service Overseas After Desertion
Sanford Geary of Bath who deserted from Camp Devens and was later arrested in Portland has been sent overseas to fight for his country. He was sent to Fort Williams and then Camp Merritt before crossing to France. His family’s government and state aid will continue. Mrs Geary will receive $77.50 monthly from Federal and State aid and half of her husband’s $230 monthly allotment, with Bath paying $1 daily to be reimbursed.
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Sanford Geary
Bath
Camp Devens
Portland
Geary
Fort Williams
France
Camp Merritt
N. J
Walter S. Russell
Bath Overseers of the Poor
Augusi
Ida FF. Williams
West Georgetown
Popham
Edward McNulty
Annie Williams
Williams
Waterville
B. G. A. Rosentwist
Boston
William Boyd
Georgetown
Sanbornville
N. H
Boyd
Earl Hagan
John D. Williams
Edgar Hunt
Dorothy Patterson
Ralph Reynolds
E. A. Williams
Mr. Williams
Robinhood
Lawrence Greenwood
Ann Cushing
James Clummings
Pottsville
Penn
Mr. Gummings
Elsie Mains
Charles Mains
Burton West
Charles Oliver
Marie Louise Clarke
Ethel Berry Todd
Harry M. Brooks
Everett
Mass
Riggsville
Henry Holden
West Bath
Five Islands
Back River Bridge
Bath Road
Holden
Vina Kingsbury
William Noble
Chelmsford
Benj. H. Woodside
Hearts of the World
Stearns Scott
Maj
Frederick Rechenback
New York
Rechenback
Orange
Fort Baldwin
John JD. Williams
Edgar 3
Hunt
Providence
R. J
Carroll P. Powers
Mrs. Cummings
Augusta E. Rowe
Martha Hinckley
Grange
Aid
Grange Hall
E. M. Horton
Charles W. Nocton
Salem
Ellsworth Pinkham
Edith
W. H. Davis
Medford
Leslie Ainley
Cambridge
Frank
T. W. Blaisdell
Hannah Oliver
Richmond
Blaisdell
J. F. Hinckley
George Gray
Willson Moore
Lillian Adams
Henry
Charles Moore
William Day
Proctor Hagan
Florine Elliott
Seguinland
Brunswick
Lizzie Stevens
Squirrel Island
Auburn
Fred Rittal
Party of Bath
Lester Davis
Almon Marr
Nora
Manfred Newdick
Paul
Neil Boynton
J. &. Gilmore
H.F. McMahan
America Grange
Lila McMahan
Florabel Moore
Onward
Christian Soldiers Grange
Alarm triggers fire call at North End yards letter box mix up
A guard attempting to post a letter at box 67 accidentally rang the fire alarm. He was advised to post across the street, rung Box 4, and a full turnout occurred at 10.00. Box 67 later had a new glass installed. Woolwich town fair is set for October 15 and 16 with Red Cross aiding directors in turning proceeds to town Red Cross funds.
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North End
Woolwich
Red Cross
Georgetown Social News Briefs From West Bath to Popham
Mrs Charles Clark and daughter leave Georgetown for Bay Point to visit Amos Steadman then travel to Bellows Falls Vermont and Toronto Canada. Families from Roslindale Mass visit Georgetown for a week at the summer home while others attend church events and social calls across West Georgetown and Robinhood.
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Charles Clark
Clarence Hill
Georgetown
Bay Point
Clark
Amos Steadman
Bellows Falls
Toronto
Canada
Marion Clark
Hill
Edward Wren
Roslindale
Mass
Wren
John Thibodean
John D. Williams
Woodrow Pershing Cousins Born In Bath
A seven pound son was born to Mrs. Sarah L. wife of W. E. Cousins of 780 Middle Street in Bath. They name Woodrow Pershing Cousins in honor of President Wilson and Gen. Pershing as the world fights to make it safe for democracy.
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Wilson
Gen. Pershing
Sarah L
W. E. Cousins
Middle Street
City Hospital
Woodrow Pershing
Postal Savings Shows Little Growth In Bath
The Bath post office postal savings department reports modest business growth hindered by wartime Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps sales. About $15,000 is on deposit, with most customers staying and a few new ones. Fred P. Ring Jr has entered a gunners mate school in Newport News and will become a first class gunner’s mate or machinist before overseas duty. he is the son of Fred P. Ring of East Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Reid
Bath
Reid
Working League
Postal Savings Bank Department
Fred P. Ring, Jr
Marjorie Ring
Newport
R. J
Fred P. Ring
East Brunswick
Bath Loan and Building to Issue New Stock Oct 1
Bath Loan and Building association plans a new issue of roughly 1200 shares on October 1 after nearly all April series stock was taken. No aggressive marketing until after the Liberty loan drive ends on October 21. Shares offer about 6 percent, deemed safe. On October 1 investors with maturing shares will receive checks for 204.95 on each 144 paid over 12 years.
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Bath Loan & Building Association
Bath
Mayor Drake’s Giant Squash At Birch Point Harvest
Mayor Drake reports success from his farming operations at Birch Point. A squash harvested on Wednesday measured 49 inches in circumference, highlighting notable crop yields this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Birch Point
Klearflax Linen Rugs Offer Durable Decorative Appeal
This ad highlights Klearflax and Nicarflax linen rugs praised for color fast dye, reversibility, easy cleaning, moth resistance, and sanitary tight weave. It promotes use in every room and especially children's rooms with prices for various sizes listed.
Casius Woven Names Orders Promptly Filled
Product list shows prices for woven name items with quantities and initials. Includes pricing per ounce and per dozen with various initials and volumes.
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Casius
Guard Duty Brings 27th Co to Bath From Camp Green
Soldiers of the 27th Company stationed in Bath for guard duty report their arrival from Camp Green North Carolina. One GI recalls service on the Mexican border and notes risks from stray bullets and rattlesnakes. He observes many draft age men in Bath and expects better barracks with steam heating.
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27th’Co
Hagan Field
Camp Green
North Carolina
National Guard
Buffalo
Mexico
New England
Bath
Kennebec Mills Save Lumber Amid Spruce Demand
The Kennebec mills protect lumber output as spruce consumption surges for pulp mills. A few years ago spruce sold in rafts of 1000 feet at 16 dollars and yielded 90 dollars in pulp, driving rapid depletion. Paper mills now dominate spruce demand, risking sawmills becoming relics of the era.
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Kennebec
Mrs Julia E Choate Dies At City Hospital
Mrs Julia E Choate 20 wife of Eugene Choate died Sept 20 at City hospital born North Haven daughter of Allen Sawyer and Mrs Alice Male. She lived in Bath with her mother and attended Winter street church. Survived by husband infant son father mother brothers Erald Sawyer Gardiner sisters Mrs Fred Sturtevant Bath and Marjorie E and Eleanor Sawyer Rockland. Also note Bath lodge suppers reduced due to high food costs this year.
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Julia E. Choate
Eugene Choate
City Hospital
North Haven
Allen Sawyer
Bath
Alice Male
Winter Street Church
Erald Sawyer
Gardiner
Fred Sturtevant
Marjorie E. and
Eleanor Sawyer
Rockland
Remembering Captain Dickinson and Bath childhoods
A Boston reader recalls Captain Dickinson and youth in Phippsburg during the 1850s. The letter reflects on past mischief, local elections, town meetings, and aging residents from that era. The writer asks others to share reminiscences of former townsfolk and experiences.
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Bath
Phippsburg
Boston
Hyde Windlass President Purchases Percy Cottage
Fred L. Andrews, president of the Hyde Windlass Co., recently purchased the Percy cottage at Bay Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Andrews
The
Hyde Windlass Co
Percy
Bay Point
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George Witham
High Street
Witham
Machiasport
Wu S. N. R
Yacht Club
Sanford Garey
the House of Better Merchandise
Igh Wilson
Gen
Pershing
Eugene Reynolds
Clement Todd
William A. Todd
Ruth
Allie Hinckley
Todd's Wharf
Hinckley
Cromwell
Sagadahoc Bay
Lester Hallet
Hallet
Buzzo
Indian Point
Dorothy Stuart
Brigham
James Stuart
Reynolds
Charles D. Russell
Annie Russell
Daytona Hunt
F. J. Hinckley
George H. Sampson
Kennebec Point
Anna Hooker
Arlington
Henry E. Harford
Everett Higgins
J. W. Cummings
Grange Social
L L. H. Rowe
Lena Grey
Nellie Rowe
Wm. Boyd
Columbia
Gem _ of the Ocean Grange
Amanda Blaisdell
Battle Hymn of Republic Grange
Elizabeth Horton
Star Spangled Banner Grange
Ida H. Row
Ladies’ Home Journal
James F. Will Co
Kennebec Mills
Dickinson
Maine Central Railroad
MA Central
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Maime
A. B. Watson
Maine
Union Street
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