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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1927

Page

4

John Quincy Adams as a model public servant in a nation’s infancy

Omar W. Folsom profiles John Quincy Adams from his youth in Newburyport through his career as diplomat, senator, and statesman. The piece recalls Adams as a principled servant who sought office only to serve, contrasts his career with Borah and Madison, and notes key moments from Ghent to the Adams presidency.

the Independent Newburyport Mass Theophilus Parsons Massachusetts Quincy Adams Tlelind Europe Toosten Publicola John Quincy Adams Theophilus Parson Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson Paine Young Adams Washington Holland John Adams George Washington Adams Jeffersons Louise Catharine Johnson London Massachusetts Senate United States Senate National Senate William E. Borah Senate Idaho Emily Grover Cleveland Borah Madison St. Petersburg Russia United States Ghent Paris Napoleon Elba Louis XVIII the Tuileries Henry Clay John Randolph Roanoke Clay Randolph Denton Omar W. Folsom Kilbourne Place Washington, D.C

Probate Court Passes Papers In April Term Session

Saga daboe county probate judge Walter S Glidden handles wills and administrations. Executors named without bond for several estates include Agron W Farley and Benjamin Cressey as well as others with petitions for probate, administration and ancillary matters filed in Bath Topsham Richmond and Georgetown.

Sagadaboe Walter Os. Glidden George Mmnery Topsham Walter Lewis Agron W. Barley Richmond Wolson L. Farley Pamelin Ds. Cressey Tath Henjamin Cressey Tstate Mima A. Lermond Bath Sidney DB Lermond Samuel A. Evans Caroline A. Evans George Emery Barnes Walter I. Lewis Agron W. Farley Pamelia DB. Cressey Benjamin O Ressey Annie M. Rideout Lizzie G. Lewis Georgetown Blanche PL Gibson Terbert W. Cutting Whippsburg Annie B. Cutting Edward W. Bridgham Charles F. Perry Milton Maass Jessie A. Perry Blanche Converse Purington Towdoinhim Marcia G. Purington Baestiac Edgar KB. Hunt William A. Todd Albion F. Smith Mary E. Stackpole Charles J. Cain Jennie S. Rideout Charles F. Rideout Clarence I. Sawyer Darius Keay Elly J William DP Lincoln Elinor LL. Mildram Margaret E. Leydon J. Edward Hughes Thelmas Wright, Minor Flora Dockendoff John Dockendoff Bertha V. Wright Jude A. Hivde James I. Hivde James Tk. Perkins Eugene A. Pinkham Thath Alice B. Fulton James Dean Lite LeRoy C. Percy Hazel EF. Gatcomb Carrie M.D. Mason Evelyn IK Pabor Lite Luaeinda T. Sprague Mabel B. Coombs Suth G. Coombs Mary EF. Campbell Newton Warren H. Bearse Aymin Davis Ellis J. Aldrich Hugene AL Pinkham James B. Perkins

Mrs Roche Observes Her 86th Birthday in Bath

Mrs Ellen S Roche, Bath High School Alumni Association’s oldest member, received gifts and congratulations for her 86th birthday. A Bath native, she graduated in 1859 with classmates Emeline Brooks and Sarah Eaton among others, and was the widow of Civil War surgeon Dr William Roche.

Ellen S. Roehe Bath High School Alumni Association Roche James EB. Hiley Old Bath High School Emeline R. Brooks Sarah EF. Eaton Jane A. Fisher Hannah A. Hatch Annie KE. Haydn Susan M. Knight Abbie A. Morse Alice W. Sewall R. Alonzo Friend William Roche

Winter ill with bronchial asthma in West Bath

Local notices from West Bath detail Fred D. Winter of Clifton Street ill with bronchial asthma, under Dr. Morin care. Many social visits note guests from Bath Brunswick Sabine and Portland, with several family and school updates and minor health improvements.

Woolwich Farm Bureau Meeting on Table Furnishings

Knox and Lincoln Farm Bureau met at the Grange Hall to study Table Furnishings with Nettie Simmons H I A present. A noon meal of American chop suey, bread, butter, pickles, custard pie and coffee was served. April brings millinery training class at the Grange Hall with delegates from Alua Damariscotta Edgecomb and local members.

Dresden Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and New Home

Mrs Daisy Munnsey returned home after visiting her son and family Mr and Mrs Hubert Munsey. Mrs A J Wibbetts visited Friday afternoon with Mrs Harley Lilly. Thomas Fletcher of Bath stayed with his family in South Dresden. Mr and Mrs Joseph Ward of Warwick are vacationing with Mrs Ward's brother and family. Thomas Fletcher and Mr and Mrs William Delong opened a new home at Sagadahoe Perry. The first Bath to Dresden auto came March 25 owned by Mr Stevens. Dresden to Bath auto driven by John Lilly on March 28.

Fred D. Winter Clifton Street West Bath Winter Morin George Chesley South Tortland Jobn Higgins M. Bryant Brunswick Fred W. Larrabee Eleanor Bates Porthind Samuel F. Bates Sabine George Hunt Prey Ehall Bath Birch Point Loring Small and Son Wilbert Charles Bates Srr Samuel B. Bates Charles S. Lemont Fred Witham Stackpole JL A. Owen Henry Cotteau Austress Larratee Anstress Larrabee Kyrwin Wharff Harland Booker Helen Rogers Gorham Normal School Buster Llewellyn Rogers Henry Brown William Davis Frances Wallace H. R. Rich Raymond Miles S. Warington Augusta J. Everett Mayo Lois Palmer Jligh Street Lath Gwendolyn Brown W. A. Brown Henry Butler Montsweag Park Cambridge Shlovey Edgecomb Montsweag Church John G. Reed Alton Strout Edward W. Bridgham Ath Woolwich Blow. Trovey First Baptist Church Woolwich Center Reed Torbert FE. Wright Bates College Wilson Wright Horace Savage Yarmouth Portland Mass Hollis Leeman William Leeman Harry Hayward Susan Preble Connecticut Melvin Howe Dora Parker Waldoboro C. P. Hall Joseph Higgins Kate ‘Trott Day's Ferry James Bernier Perth Dora Foster Lewiston William Cressey Marion Skinner Eben Dana Sassanea Bluffs Eleanor Hathorne Westport Negquasset R. J. Gilmore Richmond Charles Alexander Waldo DL Hlathorne A. AL Stott D. W. Dexter Vera Mary Wright F. W. Carlton Henry Carlton Florence Carlton Geraldine Stott John Carter Harold Dexter Milton Hathorne Earl Kennerson Fred Carlton Harvey Hathorne Lawrence Putnam Shorey Provost Woolwich Farm Bureau Charles Perkins Subject A. A. Stott Waldo P. Teathorne Daisy Munnsey Hubert Munsey A. J. Wibbetts Harley Lilly Thomas Fletcher Dresden Joseph Ward Wawtucket Rob Sagadahoe Perry Mr. Stevens John Lilly

Kennebec Bridge Bath to be Dedicated by State Officials

A state dedication for the Kennebec bridge at Bath is planned with a group including the Senate President two Senators Drake of Sagadahoc and Sompenet and Speaker of the House Representatives Baker of Bath Bishop of Boothbay Harbor and Gilchrist of Thomaston. Governor and Council funds will cover dedication expenses.

Kennebec Bath Maine Drake Senate Hrouse House Sagadahov

Highway Bulletin Details Mixed Road Conditions Across Maine

The Highway Commission reports passable sections from Lewiston to Sabattus and Red Rock to Southwest Harbor, with several routes impassable or rough including Bowdoinham to Bowdoin Center and Old Town to Ta grange. Some inquiries note snow and poor surfaces on others. travel advisories caution against Belfast to Albion and North Anson northward. An unrelated note mentions two ships to establish a Wintershore station in Labrador with missions through 1928.

State Highway Commission Lewiston Sabattus Bowdoinham Bowdoin Center Ellsworth Bur Harbor Red Rock Old Town Tagrange Bangor Winterport Belfast Camden Albion Waterville Oakland North Anson Norridgewock Mercer Auburn Turner

MacMillan Leads Arctic Expedition From Wiscasset

Commander Donald B MacMillan will sail from Wiscasset on June 28 to command a 15 month Arctic expedition sponsored by the Field Museum of Chicago. He has 19 years of Arctic exploration behind him and will study unvisited areas including the Fossil mountains of Graffin Land and Naskapi remains with a team of scientists and authorities.

Wiscasset Donald B. MacMillan Arctic Explorer Far North Arctic Field Museum of Natural History of Chicago MacMillan Graffin Land

Locomotive Crane Arrives to Discharge Pulpwood at Maine Central Docks

A large locomotive crane built for the James C. Mulligan Co. is being assembled to unload pulpwood from Sagadahoc Towing Co. barges at the Maine Central wharf. The dock is being upgraded, and Tug Wejepscot will resume towing from Canada with a new oil burning engine in Portland.

James C. Mulligan Co Maine Central Docks Sagadahoc Towing Co Maine Central Wejepscot Portland

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