Enthusiastic Republican Rally Attends New Meadows Inn
About 300 GOP leaders and 150 to 200 guests gathered on the New Meadows Inn lawn for a Second District meeting with Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania and Governor Cobb of Maine. Speakers urged pro prosperity policies, tariff reform, and a Republican victory to counter Democratic policies and avert war.
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New Meadows Inn
Maine
Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Cobb
Little Grove
Congress
Brumbraugh
Wayne
Floyd Ewing
Huntington
Norris
Lampson
Cobb and Fernald
T. F. Callahan
Lewiston
Fred P. Hale
Wallace H. White, Jr
Harold M. Sewall
Bath
Byron T. Boyd
Augusta
Roberts
Boyd and Brown
F. L. Blanchard
Wilton
S. T. Kimball
Rockland
Robert Cony
Burleigh
A. H. Shaw
F. B. Nichols
Samuel Percy
Blaine Wiles
Llewellyn Nute
Wiscasset
Jones
Kennebec
Frank J. Ham
State Republican Committee
E. W. Wheeler
Brunswick
W. N. Bonney
Bowdoinham
Frank Dutton
F. J. Purington
Charles Holt
Abenaki Club
C. B. Randall
Bowdeinham
John S. Hyde
George P. Davenport
Anthony Wayne
Republican Party
Luther Norris
James G. Blaine
Obituary of Mrs Emma Larrabee Locke
The body of Mrs Emma Larrabee Locke was returned to Cambridge Massachusetts for interment after dying at her summer home in Woolwich last Tuesday. She was formerly of Bangor daughter of O F Larrabee and had lived in Cambridge for years with ties to Bangor Central Church. Survived by Horace Locke Austin Locke and two daughters Mrs Frank Lawrence of Cambridge and Mrs Shirley Brooks of Winthrop Massachusetts.
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Emma Larrabee Locke
Woolwich
Cambridge
Mass
Bangor
Central Church
Deaths of Mrs Rhoda S Cooper and Third Maine Regiment Leaders
The death of Mrs Rhoda S Cooper of West Bowdoin occurred Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Clara A Prout's home in Portland. She was born in Carmel September 22 1840 and survived by husband Cephas C Cooper two sons Willbert Carver and Emery E Cooper one daughter Mrs Clara A Prout three sisters eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. At the 41st annual Third Maine Regiment Association reunion in Augusta officers were elected including President W H Weston first vice president Mrs Rose Staples second vice president Charles A Thompson secretary treasurer Dr William McDavid corresponding secretary Allen Partridge chaplain J Edwin Nye. Communications were read from Gen John T Richards Gen Joseph S Smith and Iddo B Turner. A telegram to Gen Smith was authorized in greeting and congratulations from the association.
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Rhoda S. Cooper
West Bowdoin
Clara A. Prout
Portland
Cooper
Carmel
Henry Stewart
Cephas C. Cooper
Willbert Carver
Emery
Third Maine Regiment Association
Augusta
W. H. Weston
Skowhegan
Rose Staples
Charles A. Thompson
Winthrop
William McDavid
Allen Partridge
J. Edwin Nye
Auburn
John T. Richards
Joseph S. Smith
Iddo B
Good Month for Shooting Stars in the Heavens
The piece notes a favorable period for observing meteors as wanderers blaze across the night sky, inviting stargazers to watch and enjoy the celestial display.
Bath Localities and Events Highlight Friday News
Friday the 13th brings local luck with the Research Bible class gathering on Washington Street and a 1600 piece silk patchwork comforter in the Swastika Exchange. A large society wedding is planned for August 25 at the Skolfield homestead in Harpswell. The steam yacht Machigon ne arrived from Casco Bay and will sail to Camden. An auto collision tests a Kennebec Fruit Co hydrant, damaging only the car. A Louisiana battleship under Capt George F Cooper garners Bath sympathy. Bath Iron Works workers display prosperity and contentment. Orchard thieves are seen stealing apples on Lincoln Street. Directors of the Old Folks Home Association of Brunswick plan to accept Byron Stevens offer for Harpswell Street farm. Lily Bay storehouse rebuilt after July fire. new power conveyor starts. Arthur Kateon released after discharge. no charges. Sea Call schooner yacht dismantled due to dangerous electrolysis. A 1000 pound horse mackerel is displayed after capture near Small Point Harbor.
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Bath
John Nocton
Washington St
Water St
Lydia Clementine Skolfield
Wallace Emery Parsons
Skolfield
Harpswell
W. L. Douglass
Casco Bay
Camden
Kennebec Fruit Co
Center St
Vera Cruz
Louisiana
George F. Cooper
Louise H. Lewes
Cooper
Tropics
Bath Iron Works
Lincoln St
Old Folks’ Home Association of
Brunswick
Byron Stevens
Harpswell St
Lily Bay
Great Northern Draper Co
Arthur Kateon
Corliss
George E. Hughes
Kateen
Yacht Works
New Ponset
Sea Call
Alexander Cochrane
New York
Bath carnival scenes mix concerts and midway pageantry
W Scott Tibbets repairs his Edwards Street property while Bath hosts a lively carnival with a band concert moved to the midway. From sheriff and booth ops to a runaway snake, the fairgrounds see good order, odd incidents, and local figures like McLean’s jail term and Damariscotta editors escaping harm in a crash.
Midweek City Life and Local Shifts in Bath
A busy Bath week features a gala Inn crowd with 25 cars on the lawn and a Midway crowd fleeing from Woolwich. City Council holds a Friday meeting to address important business. A marriage intention is filed for Charles Durfee of Boothbay Harbor and Delia O Hara of Bath. A poacher is noted as bad, while a large flower garden on High Street displays a 9 1/2 inch dahlia.
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North St
Osccar
Charles D. Clarke
Woolwich
Charles Durfee
Boothbay Harbor
Delia O'Hara
Bath
Muddy Bridge
New Meadows
Front St
Sagadahoc Square
Augusta
Grasso
Sanford Launsbury
High St. Court
Sultan
Boston
Reynolds
Lowell
Mass
Bath Water District Act debated by Bath citizens
Wm. T. Hall of Bath writes that he plans to vote against the Water District Act at the September city election, arguing it favors the water company and could bind the city to unfavorable terms, while inviting sponsors and supporters to present merits for informed public discussion. He expresses support for municipal ownership of a water works plant and seeks a public airing of the act’s pros and cons.
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Bath Water District
Water Company
Bath
Wm. T. Hall
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Gov. Brumbaugh
Briggs
Gov. Cobb
Martyn S. Brumbaugh
Emma L. Locke
Harmon Smith
Fred P. Wilson
Small Point
Mackeral
West Point
W. Scott Tibbets
Edwards St
Llewellyn
McLean
J. J. Desmond Co
Madame Domino
Shriners
Philadelphia
Oliver
Wallace
Frances M
Hagan
Minott Fleet
Percy & Small’s
Forest City
Center Street
Midway
Mr. Gilmore
George W. Singer
Damariscotta Herald
Will Stevens
Damariscotta
Mr. Singer
Metz
The
Eddy
Wiscasset Bridge
Singer
Thompson Brothers
the Independent
James Frederick Patten
Sagadahoc
Annie E. Hildreth
Safe
Motor Bath Independent
Maine St
Nie
M. F. Taylor
Harvey Oil Co
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