Maine highway system showcased for surface treated gravel retreatment
State highway engineers from Maine inspected routes between Woowich Wiscasset Bath and Brunswick with J F Donaghey and Wisconsin officials to study Maine methods for treating gravel roads. Donaghey praised the program and considered adapting it to Wisconsin as preparations for retreatment draw ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woowich
Wiscasset
Bath
Brunswick
J. F. Donaghey
Wisconsin State Highway Commission
State Highway Commission of
Maine
Canada
A. R. Hirst
Wisconsin
Thomas H. McDouald
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hirst
Mr. Donaghey
Kittery
Donaghey
Martin
Chicago
The
Barrett Co
How Term Mayor Came Into Use
The piece traces origins of alderman earldom and mayor from Anglo Saxon ealdormian to the king’s officer. It explains shifts from royal spokesman to elected mayor, guild influence, and the modern use of mayor as the executive head of towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egbert
Wessex
William the Conqueror
Feathered Guests Grow in Bath Bird Life
Nature lovers rise early in spring to enjoy the growing number of birds in Bath. The purple grackle, dusty blackbird, meadowlark and various sparrows are noted, with bluebirds and others sighted around town. Local interest has boosted humane attitudes toward birds and limited mistreatment, as nests appear in city trees and mornings bring song and healthful recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Bath
First keel laid for Bath lightship contract
Bath Iron Works laid the keel for the first of five lightships to be built for the Department of Commerce. The five ships, second class lightships, will be single screw steel with about 775 tons displacement and 400 indicated horsepower. The contract totals 920,000 dollars at 184,000 dollars per ship, funded under the March 4, 1921 act appropriating 1,000,000 for lighthouse vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Department of Commerce
Bath Box Co
Temple Bros
General Service
Rusty Blackbirds Teach Young to Fly
A group of eleven rusty blackbirds gathered near North End housing, with parents guiding the youngsters in gradual flights. The plumage showed little rust, and the young birds cried hoarsely as they learned to navigate roughly 100 feet between trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Circle
North End
Easter business remarkab ly good at Kennebec Greenhouses
Vanl Olm proprietor reports Easter trade at Kennebec Greenhouses to be one of the biggest in his history. Saturday sales exhausted Easter plants and many cut flowers, including yinks and snap dragons, with local demand exceeding war-period peaks. Olm notes strong out of town orders and credits right goods and clear notices to customers for the record result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Vanl Olm
Mr. Olm
Ss To
Cast of Characters in Coming Mock Trial
Central Church League members will appear in a chapel mock trial on April 24 25 with Mrs Alice Cor liss Mrs Nellie Stilphen Mrs Daisy Fuller Mrs Lula Turner Mrs Nellie Lord Mrs Laura Appleton Miss Annie Cox Mrs Dorothy Bragg Mrs elle Welch Mrs Harriet Small in the cast and Miss Martha Foote Mrs Anna Mullin Mrs Lila Howard Mrs Estelle Ledyard Mrs Sertha Dean Mrs Pearl Wilson Miss Natalie LeMont Miss Ethel Oliver as jurors Assistants are William S Newell Owen J Ledyard and William H Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Alice Corliss
Nellie Stilphen
Daisy Fuller
Lula Turner
Nellie Lord
Laura Appleton
Annie Cox
Dorothy Bragg
Elle Welch
Harriet Small
Martha Foote
Anna Mullin
Lila Howard
Estelle Ledyard
Sertha Dean
Pearl Wilson
Natalie LeMont
Ethel Oliver
William S. Newell
Owen J. Ledyard
William H. Small
Red Sox Jrs Defeat North Stars 10-1 at Shawfield
The Red Sox Jrs scored 10 runs to 1 as pitcher A Hatch led the way on the mound and the North Stars were held scoreless until the fourth inning. Lineups include Miller and LeClair for the Red Sox and Reed and Hall for the North Stars. Score by innings shows a decisive 10-1 win for the Red Sox Jrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawfield
Red Sox Jrs
North Stars
A. Hatch
Red Sox
Miller
Hateh
LeClair
Wibbets
Dridges
Gallagher
Hart
Allan
Lewis
Reed
Hall
Wilson
Slavin
Moody
Pratt
Russell
Freeman
McCole
Postal Clerks Plan to Attend Maine Convention in Auburn
Local postal clerks will attend the Maine Association of Postal Clerks annual convention in Auburn on May 30. Auburn members are already preparing for the event with a business meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room and an afternoon auto trip to Poland Springs. Sherif W. C. Oliver ex Mayor Charles H. Cahill Councilman John H. Freeman and Warren D. Oliver drove to Portland on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Association of Postal Clerks
Auburn
Auburn Chamber of Commerce
Poland Springs
Sherif W. C. Oliver
Charles H. Cahill
John H. Freeman
Warren D. Oliver
Portland
A Modern Sewing Society at Five Islands Grange
The Five Islands Grange staged the play A Modern Sewing Society Tuesday with a large cast including Mrs. President and Mrs. Knowall among others. Local residents attended Easter events, fishing progress, and community improvements were noted with several residents visiting Bath, Woolwich, Gardiner, and Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grange
President
J. E. Stevens
Knowall
George Gray
Wise
Fred Rittal
Snort
Isabel Stevens
Green
Elizabeth Cromwell
Brown
J. E. Blaisdell
Loweh
Addie Davis
Gossip
Lester Davis
Mirko Tritutul
Julia Davis
Chatter
Alice Cromwell
Flutter
Charles Nocton
Simple
Dorothy Pinknam
Delia Davis
Small
L. H. Rowe
Alfred Rowe
Bath
George Hanna
Ellen Hagan
Chester MacMahan
Walter Moore
Hallowell
J. W. Stevens
W. OF. Delano
Vive Islands
Georgetown
Manfred Newdick
Drumond Stevens
Alton Reed
Aid
Orville Rowe
Vernon Gray
Woolwich
Gotdie Poueridan
Esther Worthing
Five Islands
J. G. Stevens
T. M. Hagan
Gardiner
F. M. Reed
Grange Hall
S. G. Haskell
Sunshine Committee
Azuba Kolland
W. H. Holland
Everett
Joe Higgins
Local residents shuffle homes and repairs mark busy day
Lloyd Grover plans move to Topsham after purchasing a farm there while Mrs. Ella Collins and her daughters visit the Collins Sumter cottage. Miss Golden Kelail visits her mother in town. Henry Leeman repaired the island steamer Virginia after a near pump failure near Arrowsic bridge and ensured she reached Boothbay Harbor on schedule. Tug Seguin tows coal barges to Parker and Gardiner for Hollingsworth & Whitney. Fred and Mrs Silsby enjoy a day at Indian Rest on New Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Grover
Eaton Place
Kerkmere Farm
Topsham
Ella G. Collins
Carrie Lr
Florence Williams E
Laon
Mass
Collins Sumter Cottage
East Side
Golden F. Kelail
Loston
T. Kelail
Henry BB. Leeman
Blaisdell
Leeman
Virginia
Arrowsic Bridge
Norman WE
Seguin
Whiledelphia & Reading
Juhnton Bros
Parker Fats
John H. Winstead
Hollingsworth & Whitney. Gardiner
Fred WB. Silsby
Indian Rest
New Meadows
Bath could develop a wood working industry for profits
A Bath observer touts a wood based industry using nearby timber and hardwood pulp. He cites Maine Central Railway interest and says Bath workers can produce a wide range of wooden articles from chests to furniture with minimal waste. A local investor seeks a plant site and skilled labor to start a scalable operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gath
Maine Central Railroad
Maine
Oud
Ava
Primary papers filed Saturday for Sagadahoc candidates
The primary nominations for Sagadahoc County include Charles I. Randall seeking a second term as county commissioner with six-section papers signed by multiple supporters from Bowdoinham Richmond Topsham Bath and Bowdoin. Democratic filings list Alton Thwing Merrill McKenney N G Curtis Gertie Trott Ralph Dale James Lowell and others with petitions from various towns. Rev Ithiel T Johnson seeks the House seat for the Bowdoinham district with Morrill McKenney and C H Melkwen among signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. Randall
Bowdeinham
Sagadahoc
Department of State
W. A. Bibber
Richmond
Elizabeth S. Hall
Topsham
Henry A. Preble
Arrowsie
Rupert H. Baxter
Bath
Frank I. Nichols
Norman E. Curtis
Bowdoin
Sagadahoe County
Alton B. Thwing
Woolwich
Merrill McKenney
N. G. Curtis
Gertie Trott
Ralph O. Dale
James S. Lowell
Diath
Josiah M. Fulton
Edward W. Larrabee
William RR. Fairclough
Ithiel T. Johnson
Bowdoinham
House of Representatives
Georgetown
Morrill McKenney
C. H. Melkwen
Two Defendants Prevail In October Term Suits
Frderick H. Thompson reports two cases before Supreme Court Justice A. M. Spear. In Ching Lewis vs John H. Welch Jr. Boothbay Harbor the court ruled for the defendant on services worth several hundred dollars. In Thames Bishop vs Fred King repairs case the court also ruled for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frderick H. Thompson
Supreme Court
A. M. Spear
Ching Lewis
Woolwich
John He. Welch, Jr
Boothbay Harbor
FE. W. Bridgham
John W. Brackett
Thames Bishop
Fred King
EF. W. Bridgham
Wheeler & Howe
Mrs Gilbert Young and daughter Doris visit New York
Mrs Gilbert J Young and her daughter Doris left Thursday morning for New York to visit relatives, responding to a message from her father Christian Lominell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert J. Young
Doris
New York
Christian Lominell
Easter Concert at First Baptist Draws Large Georgetown Crowd
A large Easter concert crowd filled the First Baptist church in Georgetown on Sunday evening. Mrs. Frank Heald received much credit for the event, with music by Mrs Emma Dillings, Join Stevens, and Frank Heald. The program featured school singing, recitals, solos, and an address by Rev. W. T. Boyd, alongside various local performances and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Frank Heald
Emma Dillings
Join Stevens
Aston
Elizabeth Hunt
Williard Iver
Heald
Junion Hagan
Ruth Reynolds
Victor
Maynard Thibodeau
Calvary
Velma Harford
Ida Lewis
W. T. Boyd
Jesus
Maine Felspar Co
Maurice Hinckley
F. G. Wren
Tufts College
Sen Pahi
Kennebec Point
Howard Cushing
Bath
A. Ee. Buzzo
Everett Higgins
L. H. Rowe
Edward Golding
Fred R. Andrews
Arthur S. Rowe
Massachusetts
John DD. Williams
Ralph Reynolds
Ruth
Working League
A. E F. Buzzo
George Eggers
Boston
A. E. Tuzzo
Charles Oliver
Vina Kingsbury
Alfred Rowe
Evelyn
A. E. Rowe
William Thompson
West Georgetown
Jack Eammons
Lewiston
W. A. Todd
Samuel Marreen
Marrtown
Lauline Moore
Roy Moore
A. Buzzo
Augusta Todd
Jennie Todd
Arthur Todd
Richmond
Emma Billings
Howard Heald
Robinhood
Arthur Delano
BB. HE. Woodside
George Oliver
Martha Hinckley
Wood Oliver
Andrew
KE. L. Harford
S Maurice Hinckley
John Tome
Fire in peat bog kept under control near Meadow Way
Firefighters battled a late Tuesday afternoon blaze in the Hagan peat bog west of Meadow Way. A wind blew tall grass as Chief Parks sent a squad with combos 2 and 4 and Assistant Chief Morse led a 30 minute bucket brigade to extinguish all flames. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagan
Meadow Way
Parks
Fire Department
Scott Morse
Bath Boston Road Cleared As Weight Limits Eased
The State Highway Commission lifted the gravel road weight ban from Bath to the New Hampshire line, leaving only the statewide limits of nine tons on four wheels or thirteen and a half on six or more wheels. Maine also requires out of state trucks to register and display Maine plates before proceeding. The Bath Y M C A plans a fundraising solicitor drive as local leaders cooperate with national policies to expand services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Kittery
Bath
New Hampshire
Boston
Maine
Boys Repair Chairs at the Bath Y M C A
Several groups of boys work at the Bath Y M C A removing chairs from the gymnasium and repairing them for reuse in the lecture room. The article notes heavy wear from spectators and high school events and calls for further contributions to cover heating lighting and water costs totaling about 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
No Outside Aid Claimed by Bath YMCA Affiliation
An article notes Bath YMCA does not receive financial assistance from state or international committees, despite affiliation. It stresses that local groups rely on internal support and are not funded by distant sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Bath Y. M. C. A
Cattle Tuberculosis Tests Planned in Bath Maine
Dr J B Reidy government cattle tuberculosis inspector met Health Officer Chester S Kingsley in Bath to arrange testing of 38000 to 4000 cattle by June. State dairy inspector Brooks Brown and assistant Merton Umberhind also visited. The mechanical cow exhibit from the State agriculture department will be shown at W E Chase Co next week with Umberhind supervising in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
J. B. Reidy
Maine
Chester S. Kingsley
Reidy
Brooks Brown
Merton Umberhind
Kingsley
Brown
State Department of Agriculture
W. E. Chase Co
Umberhind
Unity Guild Easter Sale Clears About 35 Dollars
The Unity guild of the First Baptist church held its annual Spring sale at Mrs. A. J. Dunton's home on Washington street. The event raised around 35 dollars under the work committee led by Mrs. Ring Miss Durgin and Miss Varney with specific duties assigned to each seller. In a separate item the Board of Aldermen approved North street track locations for the A and K Street Ry with Louis A. Jack and Howard E. Blake named as constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Guild
First Baptist Church
A. J. Dunton
Washington Street
Harry Ring
Winnie Durgin
Alice Varney
Board of Aldermen
North Street
Louis A. Jack
Howard E. Blake
Westchester Fire Insurance Company Financial Statement
The assets and liabilities as of December 31 show admitted assets of 10,590,927.09 with real estate mortgage loans and bonds totaling 8,685,491.59 plus cash in office and agents' balances 1,196,652.89. Liabilities include unearned premiums and other liabilities with a cash capital surplus. The report lists M. Humphreys & Co. as agents in Bath Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Fire Ins. CO
William Street
New York City
Csinecespsnerceseers
M. Humphreys & CO
Bath, Main
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Beaver
L Farnham C0, Inc
F-S- Curtis i
Westport
Mrs. Frank
Fred S. Curtis
Central Congregational Church
Pleasant
Mr. Curtis
Curtis
Arthur Totman
Ynee
Kaynee
John J. Desmond
Boston Road
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