Obituary of Bath resident John W. Roberts at 96
John W. Roberts Esq a Bath figure of long standing died Saturday at his granddaughter s home after a week long illness from a fall He was 96 28 days a former shoemaker merchant and town benefactor with ties to the Winter Street Church and a lifelong Republican He helped fund the park fountain and seats and was a skilled woodworker Funeral from H W Tucker s Middle Street residence with interment at Hillside cemetery Also noted are local real estate transfers and court updates involving Percy Jordan and J Fred Tobey with property in Riggsville and nearby islands in Hockomock Bay
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John W. Roberts
Bath
Harry W. Tucker
Middle St
Mr. Roberts
New Meadows
Ivon
George, A
Winter Street
Roberts
Lord St
Wesley Methodist Church
H. W. Tucker
Elizabeth McLean
Universalist Church
Poltics
Keegan
The
Times
Percy Jordan
Augusta
Sagadahoc
S. J. Court
J. Fred Tobey
Riggsville
F. E. Handy
Boston
Willis L. Hall
Portland
Hockomock Bar
Little Hell Gate
Hall's Bay
Tobey
Bear Neck
Webber
Lincoln County
John Quinn
Norah Webber
Webbers
Death of Bath merchant W Scott Percy reported
Winfield Scott Percy, 55, died at Bath City Hospital after a second stroke while at his home on Lord Street. For forty years he led the carpet department at the Percy store and was beloved for his courtesy and business skill. Survived by mother, brother Andrew J. Percy, and a former Bath community of fraternal memberships. Funeral held Monday at Andrew J. Percy’s residence.
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Bath City
Winfield Scott Percy
Lord St
Percy
W. Scott Percy
Saco
David T. Percy
John Percy
Andrew J. Percy
Bath Lodge of Elks
Polar Star Lodge F
A. M
Acadia Lodge K.P
Pythian
Kennebec Yacht Club
Washington St
Death of James Hoyle at 73 in Lisbon Falls
James Hoyle died March 26 after a three year illness caused by a shock. Born in England in 1842, he came to Lisbon Falls in 1869 and lived there until his death. Survived by his widow and four children William Hoyle of Bath Luke Hoyle of Brockton Mass Lizzie
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James Hoyle
England
Lisbon Falls
William Hoyle
Bath
Luke Hoyle
Brockton
Mass
Lizzie
Wesley Fourth Quarterly Conference Honors Duncan After 51 Years
The Fourth Quarterly Conference at Wesley Methodist Church honors Mr. Duncan with roses and a cordial appreciation for 51 years of service. Officers and committees for the new year are elected, and Rev. C. Wilson Harrison is invited to return as pastor for another year.
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Wesley Methodist Church
J. M. Frost
D. D
Portland
A. A. Morse
Duncan
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
H. A. Duncan
L. D. Rogers
H. C. Hopkins
F. W. Armes
H. A. Walters
A. E. Baum
E. A. Farrar
W. A. Lowell
C. W. Longley
E. E. Whittemore
W. B. Cortell
A. W. Rand
Charles Foster
Andrew Butterfield
Galen Watson
R. S. Gordin
Gorham Weeks
L. D. Rodgers
Read Nichols
T. F. Perkins
Epworth League
Louise Child
W.F.M.S
Annie Wylie
W.H.M.S
G. A. Cahill
Ladies’ Aid Society
Annie Trufant
H. A
Abbie Gage
A. E. Battin
Emma Pierce
H. L. Hopkins
C. Wilson Harrison
Real Estate Transfers Recorded Last Week in Maine Towns
Register of Deeds log lists transfers including J C Purington to Almond Cutler in Bowdoinham and multiple deeds in Bowdoin Georgetown Bath Richmond Arrowsic and Woolwich. Transfers show numerous pairings such as Mary E Mathes to John R Mathes and Annie Summerton to John Summerton with property in Bath Bowdoin and Richmond.
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Register of Deeds
J. C. Purington
Alonzo Cutler
Almond Cutler
Bowdoinham
Sarah E. Young
Carrie C. Adams
Emma C. Goodell
Bertha Carson Day Bates
Georgetown
Edith Gregson
Bertha Garson Day Bates
Myrtie B. Fisher
Carroll A. Deering
Bath
Sarah Louise Eastman
Ansel B. Gaubert
Richmond
Ansel Gaubert
Mary J. Gaubert
Charles T. McFadden
Elvira A. Trafton
Lydia F. Spencer
James H. Harsh
Bowdoin
Annie Summerton
Arrowsic
Jane Mary Webber
Jennie L. Tobey
Charles C. Turner
John L. Evans
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
Joseph Solovich
Belle A. Wallace
Edith L. Small
J. Fred Tobey
Fred E. Haredy
James Purington
Annie L
Orioles Win Telephones Series In Park League Match
The Orioles defeated the Tele phones two to one with a 1271 to 1188 score. Rogers led singles with 113 and total pins with 272 as the Orioles showed their best work in the final game. The Park League also saw the Board of Tax Assessors rate actions with James C. Mulligan reelected chairman and Henry G. Hodgdon secretary.
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James C. Mulligan
Henry G. Hodgdon
Orioles
Telephones
Rogers
Passing of River Ice Delays Kennebec Mail Across Bath
Kennebec ice moved in Sunday causing delays for mails and Sunday papers crossing from Bath. Temple brothers planned boats but heavy floes stopped passage. Gorges crew ferried cargo after a river battle, delivering papers four hours late to Rock Island and stations. River opened along sections from Augusta to Richmond later in the day.
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Kennebec
Bath
Temple Brothers
Big Gorges
Gorges
Woolwich
Arctic
Augusta
Richmond
Sheldon’s
Brown’s Point
Bay
New Moon Health Advice and Local Remedy Promotes L F Medicine
A health urged column praises well being and urges readers to guard their health with L F Medicine. It promises quick relief for headaches bilious feelings loss of appetite and indigestion and invites readers to obtain a 35 cent bottle and a free sample from Peckstarreday this week. The ad credits L F Medicine Co.
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L. F
Atwood
Peckstarreday
L. F.” Medicine Co
Coast Guard Cutter Ossipee Logs A Busy Winter Cruise
The Ossipee completed a four month winter cruise ending March 31, logging about 10 090 miles and 29 cases of special service. It boarded nearly 1000 vessels and rescued the schooner Irene B Messervey at the Kennebec mouth. The vessel is docked in Portland for several days of cleanup.
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Kennebec
Bath
Murray Club
S. J. Willis
Garden St
Alna
The
Echo
Bertha
Bertha—‘Is Grandma Married, Too?” Mamma
Mamma
Coast Guard
Ossipee
Treasury Department
Washington
Randolph Ridgley, Jr
Irene B. Messervey
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Carville
Lottie Webster
Columbia Lodge
R. of P
Mr. McGay
Grace Episcopal Church
Hillside Cemetery
G. W. Beal
M.S. Hodgkins
C. F. Hackett
Fred Dunham
Gouraud
Hopkins & Som
Great Jones St
York
Dean
Wesley Church
Socony
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Buffalo
Albany
Caeny
Fletcher
C. M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Watson
Brunswick
Maine
Union Street
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Chichester
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. Longley
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