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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1921

Page

6

Morse High Loses Opener At Bath To South Portland

Morse High football opened the season at Kelley Field in Bath, losing 8 to 0 to South Portland High. Waterman Trefethen scored the only touchdown for South Portland in the first quarter, with a safety on a bad Morse pass. Morse showed flashes of offense in the second half but missed scoring chances as Bucklin and Cahill led the ground game and Syde and Carr delivered several gains.

Morse High Bath Kelley Field George Beal Husky South Portland High Fitzgerald South Portland Bucklin Cahill Syde Syde O Tommy Bates Morse Waterman Trefethen Breklin McFarland Portland Waterman Trefé Johnson Cant. Johnson Lucklin McDonald Waterman T George Cahill Ineed Carr Steward Gibbs Capt. McFarland Walter T Bates Walterman Tr Shear Footer McMann South Wortland Cybill

Bath Players Return From Frederick Pennant Season

Bath in the Blue Ridge league. Joe Neptune captained and played shortstop batting .350. Rexford B Beans Stover caught and hit .325. The Bath team won 58 games and lost 42. Neptune and Stover received gold baseball pins at Frederick celebration. Bath had no summer baseball revival.

Joe Neptune Rexford B Beans) Stover Frederick Mad Bath Boys Stover Neptune Bath

Furnishings Committee Named for Bath Masonic Temple

Bath Masonic Temple progress prompts furnishing talks by several bodies. The furnishing committee includes Dunlap Commandery members Melvin N Beerwort Charles I Curtis Edward IK Morse Harry G Deering and Arthur B Stilphen. Montgomery & St Bernard RIA C members John E F Sherman John Wishart William A Furber. Solar lodge TIarry EB Thompson William 2 Rich Clinton O Phompson Jr. Polar Star lodges Bucius M LeMont Capt Samuel Reverey and Thirry Stetson.

Bath John Wishart William A. Furber Solar Lodge Tiarry EB. Thompson William Rich Clinton O.phompson Bucius

Box of Scotcheather Heather Welcomed in Bath

In the Times window a box of Scotcheather from Caithness arrived for Archie Miller the baker. The box comes from the far north and the plant is praised for its fragrance and beauty. Mrs Miller and daughter Margaret enjoy their visit, likely returning for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Times Archie Miller Caithness Scothind Colou Miller Margaret

Winnegance Season Ends With 11 Wins In 15 Games

The Winnegance baseball club closes the season with 11 victories in 15 played. Highlights include a 19 to 11 win over Corliss Street on Aug 4, later 81 to 2 over Corliss Street, and several wins against White Bears and Parker Head. The club finished with 183 runs for and 128 against, and plans to form a community club with 40 members by Oct 1 to fund ball grounds improvements and uniforms.

Winnegiance Corliss Street Winnegance White Bears Winneganee Parker

Epworth League Banquet Celebrates Bath Church Baseball Victory

Epworth League of Beacon Street Church celebrated a victorious church league baseball team with a Friday vestry banquet in Bath attended by 50 people including Corliss Street, Wesley YMC A, and Rev. Lewis W West. Guests urged continued youth activities and suggested winter sports programs and a temporary council to organize events.

Bath Lemues Cotley Barith Lovejoy Dencom Street Hhirry Therion Wesley Louis Wo. West People’s Keste Mit Corliss Tiake Wellestey Yale Ou Crown Bates Pendoia Te Varios Walter Piggins Herr Dougus Migene Mereth Miss Lanesden Maes Prolaneks Milton Hh. Vhong Endein Pharmon Stith Ceaptsin Mas Rlarenes Biskine Roger Worters Leavitt Th Bennett Marion Bowie Kelvin Bowie William Perry Ralph Faovedey Douglas A. Dowie MM. Tanty Leh Piniginer Olford Ste. Oea i

MacDonald Pleads Guilty in Municipal Court

E J MacDonald pleaded guilty to assault and battery on John F King in municipal court Friday morning. The case was placed on file on good behaviour with a $200 recognizance to keep peace for one year. King, who oversees street cleaning for the Board of Highways and Sewers, was the target in the unprovoked incident. Gray selectmen and deputies investigate an alleged attempt to burn the Baptist church on Shaker road during Sunday services. officials say timely discovery prevented a church fire.

KE. J. MacDonald John King John F. King Board of Highways and Sewers MacDonald Gray Fernald D. Sawyer Herwitt Cole Perley Sawyer Shaker Road

Red Haired Entertainers Roast Corn By River Event

A red headed committee of Lucy Ward Miautin and Louise Prish organized a Friday evening gathering along the New Meadows river near the old Ball Rock bridge. The group roasted corn over a fire, shared rolls and coffee, and then moved to the grange hall for a dance with Fred Colby providing the coin.

Presson Corm West Bath New Meadows Ball Rock Bridge Fred Colby Grange Hall Duance Lucy Ward Dna Miautin Tlouise Prish

Apple expert grafts many varieties on Lincoln street trees

S C Martin of 95 Lincoln street grows four trees with U4 varieties including Ned Pleads Belle Fleur Crarden Royals Blick Oxfords and Shaw capples. He fixed straggly weak trees by topping tops and grafting new varieties bringing back fruit and foliage. Two branches show Belle Fleur and Ned Ponds bearing well each year with large fruit. He stores two barrels of God Thends among select eating apples. grafts came from South Paris and South Durham where he lived before Path.

S.C. Martin Lincoln Street Ned Pleads Belle Fleur Crarden Royals Blick Oxfords Binnes Place Min Martin Tle Paris Sorth Durham Martin Path

Maine Attorney General Rules on Lobster Licensing Conflict

Attorney General Ransford W. Shiny informs Sea and Shore Fisheries Director Horatio Crie that a previous law clause barring U S workers from lobster fishing will be disregarded and licenses issued on application. He argues the section is unconstitutional under both Maine and U S constitutions. A Bath man who was denied a lobster license for not being in the lobster trade allegedly bypassed the law by placing traps at Sabine and notifying Crie, with no action taken yet.

Ransford W. Shiny Horatio I. Crie Maine United States Shaw the Times Sabine Crie

Carry Your Hunting License Card When Bearing Firearms

The notice says always carry the hunting license stub from city hall while possessing firearms. It warns that unlicensed possession is prima facie evidence of hunting without a license and urges placing the license in a pocket before starting the day’s shooting to avoid trouble.

Died Suddenly Fred Roderick Of Bath

Fred Roderick aged 65 died Saturday morning at his Bath home after a period of poor health. A longshoreman and later a Bath Tron Works employee, he was an expert noble polisher who shared his craft in local cemeteries. He is survived by his wife Esther, seven children Pred J William Norma Aetius Anita Sbbie Go and Percy, two brothers George and Willi, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.

Fred Roderick Bath Levi Mary Hart Roderick Esther Pred J William Norma Aetius Anita Sbbie Go Percy Veeth George of Gardiner Willi Phippsburg Inert St. Mary's Ehavesy

Morse High appoints new assistant managers and starts library

Morse High announces the resignation of John Olnste as assistant manager and unanimous election of Mark Hennessy to fill the vacancy. Edward True, Herbert Morse and Hennessy named as assistants as the school plans a library, accepting gifts including seven history books from William A. Furber of the Board of Education. Reception Friday. Senior class will oversee event and outsiders are restricted due to overcrowding.

John Olsnte Morse High Thns Mark Hennessy Edward True Herbert Morse Hennessy William A. Furber Board of Education Frestien

Walter S. Icirc death notice from Breeport Pryday

Word has been received of the death of Walter S. Kirk a native of Bath. He leaves his wife and one daughter Mars. Fred Towle of Freeport. He was formerly employed by the So W. Warren Co in Westbrook and later by the Davis shoe factory in Freeport. He was a member of the Masonic bodies and Maine commandery will conduct a burial service at Gardiner Sunday afternoon.

Breeport Walter S. Kirk Bath Mars Fred Towle Freeport Tle So W. Warren Co Westbrook Davis Shoe Factory Ife Masonic Maine Gardiner

North Shore Fish Corp Formed in Boothbay Harbor

William A. McK-eney of Boston elected president of North Shore Fish Corp at Bath meeting. Maine Fisheries Corp, bankrupt with about 860,000 liabilities, votes to sell assets of 81,000 to fund reorganization and pay creditors. Directors from Bath Boston New York attend. plan to revive fish business with strong equipment and favorable outlook.

William A. McKeneny Boston McKenney & Waterbury Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Co Bath Stomer Ph. Phinney Boothbay Harbor Maine Fisheries Corp North Shore Fish Corp Pence Boothbay Harlor Milton A. Stone Clyde Colt Charles Peehner New York Edward W. Bridghim Orkindo TH. Lane Mr. Pechner William Travers Jerome Harry Thaw Stanford White Thaw

Radcliffe Graduate Sails to Belgium for Brussels Exchange

Miss Eleanor Wyllis Allen of Radcliffe College sails from New York on the Laplind to enroll at the University of Brussels as a Radcliffe exchange student. She studies international law, holds a master’s degree, and will visit Belgian godsons and a French orphan while researching her doctoral thesis on enemy merchant vessels at war’s outbreak.

Eleanor Wyllis Allen Radcliffe Commonwealth Avenue Ruston New York Red Star Line Laplind Belgium University of Brussels Radcliffe College American Commission For Relief American Commission Relief of Belgium Educational Foundation Miss Allen Raadcliffe Wes Yale Onouw Carnegie Merjen Petite Raymonde Lacoche Puys-de- Calais France England Portugal Italy Allen

Maine Agriculture Dept lists about 200 farms for sale

The Maine Department of Agriculture under Commissioner Washburn has prepared a pamphlet listing roughly 200 Maine farms for sale. The pamphlet describes locations and purchase terms. Five farms in Sagadahoc County are highlighted in the northern section. Copies are available from the Maine Department of Agriculture in Augusta. Dunlap Hatch and Howard Hawley spent the weekend at Popham Beach.

Maine Department of Agriculture Washburn Maine Sagadahoe County Augusta Dunlap Hatch Howard Hawley Popham Beach

Famous Racer Visiting in Bath with Ned Bishop

Ned Bishop of Porthiunt, a noted mobile race expert, is visiting Bath with his cousin Charles. The Knox Special, a striking red racer known as Blitzen Veuz in storage since 1915, attracts local attention though Bishop keeps it hidden. Bishop rarely races the machine, but he once clocked a fast time at Old Orchard Beach.

Ned Bishop Porthiunt Oteipellal Wiles Sheepshead Todo Sad Vna Kroex Jaissimg Bath O Charles GG Samborn Ned Barnes Oddfield Bishop Maude Germany Knox Plis Old Orchard Beach Tli Miles

One Crew Assigned to Ferdinando Gorges Ferry for Winter

Beginning Monday the Maine Central car ferry Ferdinando Gorges will operate with a single winter crew. Captain Leonardo J. Chaney leads. roles include Robert W. Perkins nate Osmond P. Erskine wheelman Alfred Clouse deck hand Charles H. Stinson chief engineer Benjamin W. Robinson assistant Harry Robinson Ralph Hart firemen Oscar Snowman deckman Charles W. Leavitt drop engineer in Bath I. M. Reed drop engineer in Woolwich. Roscoe AL Mains and Joel T. Mains will lay up the Hercules for winter.

Maine Central Ferdinando Gorges Leonardo J. Chaney Robert W. Perkins Nate Osmond P. Erskine Alfred Clouse Deck Land Charles HI. Stinson Benjamin W. Robinson Harry Robinson Ralph Hart Oscar Snowman Charles W. Leavitt Bath

Mendelssohn Club rehearses for Aida festival

The Mendelssohm club holds a special Thursday rehearsal ahead of the Festival. Aida will be staged in costume with action and a star cast. The orchestra is said to be the best ever brought to Maine and soloists are specially selected. Dancers from Emerson Mason school with Miss Janet Emerson and Miss Dorothy Mason perform with the ensemble.

Mendelssolm Club Maine Emerson-Mason School of Dancing Portland Janet Emerson Dorothy Mason Skarry Mason Porthind Bath

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M. H. S. Clai PLC Ohlsen En Mass Bates Dunton McBarland Stackpole Parris Trefethen Ains Morse C Bucklind Doyle Perry Dolloff Rt Ledyard Rhch Stewart McCurdy Bowdoin Norwood M. Tlaraden T. Hopkins & Son Gouraud'’s Village Winnegancee Parker Head Bath Merchants People's Church Path Times Fate Kelley's Chotee All Stars T. Winnegance Pirates Tigers Robert Manson Fred J. Parks Eugene Knight Ernest O. Knight Eugene Spinney Fred Dwyer The People’s Church Willard Cromwell Florence and Franklin Bowdoinham Ralph Whitehouse Charles Hewitt Walter C. Perry Porthamd George Charleson Seymour Hayden Ambert Storer Winfield Morse Ormand Rogers Sybil Houdlette Dresadler Ruth Frances Forest Rice Phillip Black Lawreston Black Vearl Rice Leon Eaton George Ingalls Maurice Skillings Fred Parks Rockland Charles Leavitt George Rogers Oliver Street Fred S. Coombs Genie Pearson Agnes Smith Josephine Hamblin Harry Conant New London Ray Campbell L.A. Merry Qnebee Grace Reynolds Woolwich Lemont Street High Street Whippsburg Epworth League OF Beacon ST. Church Maine Centenl Neo Go Lewiston Wiy Brunswick Porto Lewton Brunswiek Bancam Bangor Pine St. Jel Up River Aes Up River Points Veo Pin Roekland Main Sandays Kennebec Rockhind Cay Gole Knox & Lincoln Dlewiston Np River Browns Pood Steward Parker Worrey Tharry B Pholmpson Dorothy Tinaggard Louise Midoon Pharry Wilson Wellesley John Roy Browne Lelie Pillamier Janes Meskine Ake Crooker Marion Davin Paher Worrey Deletera Redperson Princeton Carville E. J. MacDonald RED Headed Girls Frederick Roderick Park Hill J.E. Davis Co Maine Street North Shore Fish Corporation Old Maine Fisheries Corp Agricultural Dept L. L Atwood U.fl
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