Memoir Sketch of a 19th Century Politician and Nantucket Roots
Charles E. Allen recounts a Democratic figure linked to Tammany Hall and Clinton era politics. The narrative covers dueling in 1822, a 1826 fraud trial, move to New Orleans, stance on slavery and Texas, hotel projects, and late-life reverses. It ties lineage to Wharton Barker and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s collateral line, noting Nantucket connections and family histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rogers
Clinton
New Orleans
North
Texas
General Taylor
St. Charles
Abraham Barker
Philadelphia
Wharton Barker
Abraham
Jacob Barker
Swan Island
Perkins
Kennebec River
Maine
Boston
Nantucket Wharf
Nantucket Farm
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nantucket
Hussey
Folger
Barker
Robert Barker
Benjamin Tupper
James Tupper
Charles E. Allen
Nova Scotia legislature votes for reciprocal trade deal
Nova Scotia lawmakers approve reciprocity 31 to four while Boston news cites various regional events, from fires and deaths to military tests and local politics.
Local Notes From Center and Surrounding Towns
BOW DOES A M Brown ill with a bad cold. Miss Curtis Gray visited Lewiston for a few days. Mrs Chandler sold her Center farm to B D Coombs and moved to Brunswick. Robins and bluebirds arrive in large numbers. J O Roberts returned home after a week away. Frank Varney lost a horse and bought a replacement. Herbert Derham is quite ill with the grip. Miss Doris Gray returned from Lewiston. Schools start April 10. Miss Ollie Small ill. Miss Zebbie Small returning from Brunswick. Miss Clara Williams visiting family in Massachusetts. Granville Purinton left Monday for Kansas to remain indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Brown
Curtis Gray
Lewiston
Doris Gray
Ollie Small
Zebbie Small
Brunswick
Delicately Formed Laxative Syrup of Figs and Senna
An advertising feature extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle safe laxative for women in all life stages. It highlights its delicate pleasant taste, natural action, and suitability for regular use with mild cleansing benefits. The genuine California Fig Syrup Co product is sold by leading druggists in one size at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Probate Court Grants and Matters From April Term
Probate Court at an April session before Judge Lowell transacted estates granted wills proved and accounts filed and allowed. Administrations granted include Ruel Seigars Richmond and Emily J. Savage Bath with executors named. other estates listed with officials. Inventories and affidavits of appointment filed cover Clifford Richmond Provins Bath Harris Bowdoinham Hinckley Bowdoinham Gibbs Bath Knight Topsham and related guardianships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Ruel Seigars
Richmond
Mary J. Seigars
Admx
Emily J. Savage
Bath
Benjamin F. Savage
Mellville B. Spinney
Joseph M. Trott
D.b.n
Harry H. Savage
James Savage
Detsey B. Whitmore
Bowdeinham
Marshall H. White
James H. Cutting
Sarah D. Small
Phippsburg
Henry F. Smith
Moses Marco
Elmer F. Hayes
Joseph M. Hiayes
Marie L. Mato
Joseph O. Mato
Lillie W. Clifford
Frank F. Clifford
Malden
Mass
Victoria A. Snowman
Walter E. Snowman
Georgetown
Annie J. Staples
Franklin P. Shepard
Lydia J. Clifford
Miriam C. Knight
Topsham
Samuel Knight, Jr
Gnardian
Wm. A. Provins
Roswell C. Harris
Hannah L. Hinkley
Richard Gibbs
Hath
Westport Notes Include Visits and Local Happenings
Westport reads as residents arrive and depart with guests at the L Heal and J M Fowle households. Dorothy Tarbox returns from Collinswood New Jersey while selectmen meet at the Town Hall. Local weather roughened roads and beekeeping plans surface as James H Knight expands hives. KE P Webber party plans to open a Center home, Holmes of Belfast scouts lumber for a portable mill, Boston developers rumored to build a center dwelling, and A J Knights lumbering on the Bowker lot near Squam Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Tarbox
Collinswood
N. J
Jesse Ames
James H. Knight
William Bryant
Knight
Sabattus
KE. P. Webber
Portland
Holmes
Belfast
Boston
G. W. Colby
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised by Bath Resident
Bath resident George W. Farrin testifies in a public statement that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his three year kidney pain after trying several remedies and plasters. He bought the pills at Webber's Drug Store, completed three boxes, and now recommends them to others. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, as U.S. sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Doan
George W. Farrin
Middle St
Dean
Webber's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Maine seed corn cooperation seeks 200 apprentices
The University of Maine College of Agriculture invites at least 200 Maine men and boys to grow corn with cooperative effort. Selected seed corn will be sent for experimental plots, and cooperators must report methods and results, plus a ten ear sample for display at Farmers' Week in Orono and other events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University of Maine
Maine
Orono
England
New England
Seed Improvement Association
Portland
Leon S$. Merrill
Senator Frye in Poor Health in Washington
Senator William P. Frye of Maine is reported to be in very poor health while in Washington. The illness has prompted medical attention and raises concern among colleagues and constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Frye
Maine
Washington
Second Account of Administration in Bath Probate
In Sagadahoc county the administrator on the estate of Joseph Russell of Topsham presents his second account for allowance. A notice is published in the Bath Independent inviting interested parties to appear at the Bath Probate Court on the second Tuesday of April at nine in the forenoon to show cause why the account should not be allowed. James S. Lowell, Judge. True Copy Attest Mar 25 Apr 1-5.
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State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Joseph M. Trott
Bath
Joseph Russell
Topsham
A. L
State OF Maine
Charles A. Corliss
James 8 Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Samuel Knight
John S. Knight
Topahaman
Havin
Bath/Independent
James
Lowell
Joseph Russell Late
George Temple
Thomas Russell
Alexander Russell
Mary Shanks
James Russell
Jane Parker
William Hildret
Thomas Hildret
Jeaner Bacon
Philip Hildreth
George Hildreth
Join Russell
Sarah Ann Cowbey
Jane Drake
William Tindle
England
Eleanor Jane Nunro
Cyrus W Longley
Sugadahoc
A. D
Oscar C. Rogers
Francis M. Hawethorne
Woolwich
Register
Haveing
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Thomas D. Barry
Brockton
Henry C. Peabody
Supreme Court of Maine
West Braintree
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Maine Red Granite Company
Red Beach
Congress
Daniel Belcher
Co. K
2D Regiment
New York City
Laura Kane
Waterville
Augusta
Allan BW Thwing
Marrill McKenney
Charles HW. Mason
Frank A. Small
Charles L. Farnham
The
Street and Sewer Commission
Oscar F. Williame
O. €. Nutting
Noble Maxwell
W. Nelson
Bowdoin
Lewis M
Fulton
Bowdoinham
Isaac W. Coombs
Fred A
Secretary of the Navy
San Mateo
Scott
Ali
Frank Varney
Herbert Derham
Clara Williams
Massachusetts
Mra
Melvin Williams
Granville Purinton
Kansas
Probate Court
Westport
Fred Boyce
Phillips Andover Academy
Upper Landing
A. J. Knigtts
Squam Creek
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Estee Tidy
Kum Ann
Kenaland
A Ainne
T. Felix Goureud
L. A. Sayre
CERO
Hopkins
James Sivwet
Johnson
Anodyne
I. S. Johnson & CO
Boston, Mass
Chichester
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