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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1919

Page

2

Energy contract terms among Bath entities and Central Maine Power

The agreement ties electric energy pricing to twelve mills based on steam coal at twelve dollars per ton FOB Nequasset. It notes filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Maine and possible modifications to comply with law or prevent unfair discrimination. It covers force majeure with proportional rate concessions and outlines signatories from Bath & Brunswick Light & Power, Central Maine Power, and Bath Water District led by named officers.

F. O. B. Nequasset Public Utilities Commission of Maine Public Utilities Commission Commission Bath & Brunswick Light & Power Company Walter S. Wyman Central Maine Power Company Bath Water District William S. Newell Rupert H. Baxter Fred H. Thompson

Water District Plans Electrified Pumping Station Loan Terms

The district outlines a three year contract for pumping energy at Nequasset Thompson's Brook and Bath sites. Rates start at twelve mills per kilowatt hour for the first year, with reductions tied to steam coal prices to about .0115 to .01 per kWh. Energy cost under thresholds may stay under $600, with Treasury certificates offering 4% to 4.5% yields. Also notes Third Liberty loan progress and coal transport incident involving the schooner Roger Drury, plus first strawberries of the season at 90 cents a box.

Nequasset Thompson's Brook Bath F. O. B. Nequasset B. Nequasset F. O

Bowdoinham Notes Celebrate Wedding and Community Life

Bowdoinham community pages recount the wedding of Bertha Graves to Llewellyn Welch at home, with turquoise satin gown and marine trimming. The tale threads in town events, social gatherings, school closings due to scarlet fever, and local visits as residents cope with illness and civic matters.

J. A. Cone Framingham Mass Charles McCarty Augusta Wilson Pharmacy Brunswick T. W. Elliott Newtonville James S. of W. Auxiliary Aid Elliott Ella Comins R. B. Andros Braintree Andros Vining Dunlap Cornell Ithaca New York J. A. Dunlap Coombs ‘High School J. L. Tarr Richmond Charles Wentworth Albert Henderson R. D. Purinton Julia Davis Wallace ,Quint Topsham R. E. Ferguson Mattie Seigars Maria Gray Dr. Peabody J. H. Little Bethel W. J. Graves Bertha Llewellyn Welch L. W. Welch South Casco L. W. Staples Ethel Graves Bowdeinham High School Shaw Business College Portland Welch Shaw College Ordnance Department Lowell Gordon Brearey Mrs. Welch Boston

Phippsburg News Chronicle Summary

Phippsburg items report Harold Pye's death at 23 from pneumonia in Bath City Hospital and funeral at Small Point with Rev S A Evans. burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Carl Witherell returned from Oakland via Bath after a travel mishap with Fort Baldwin doctor aiding. Local notes include residents' movements, cold snap records with nine degrees below zero, and miscellaneous Bath area visits and chores.

Harold Pye Bath City Hospital S. A. Evans Bath F. C. Curtis Carl Witherell Popham Beach Oakland Phippsburg Walter McCourt Mrs. Witherell Fort Baldwin Union Philip Lozier Dromore Gifford Rogers Geo. Ingalls Emma Nevins Lewiston Susan Campbell Bath Hospital Campbell Bess Grace Dickinson George Ingalls Idgewood Farm

Classifications Of Sagadahoc Co Exemption Board List

Augusta today releases the District Exemption Board No. 1 classifications for Sagadahoc county registrants chaired by Walter S. Wyman. The list names dozens of Bath Bowdoinham Topsham Richmond West Bath Woolwich and other towns with 1-F 2-D 3-J and other draft designations. Also quoted is a note from a Berkeley Cal source praising a Stanford fraternity group for rapid wartime service commitment.

Roy L. Oliver Bath James A. Nelson F. Leon Kk. Merrill Topsham J. John N. Murphy James E. McLaughlin F. Charles Mayberry John E. Marr Mark Lavery George H. Jones Ira H. Durgan Ralph EB. Hart George EB. Getchell Oliver E. Groves Harry E. Readman Harry M. Thurlow Francis Walsh Oscar E. Trott Frank EB Studley Bath; 1-F. John PB. Skillin Richmond Ernest Stewart C. Maurice Smith William Roberts F. Russell Dalrymple Harold L. Dunham F. Alfred Duval F. Eurotus Darling Bowdoinham E. Chester W. Clement F. Alphonse Cookson D. Loring P. Crossman George F. Chase West Bath F. Oscar ©. Coffill Harry C. Chase Robert L. Brackley John Johson I. James Wagg William Wagg James P. Jones George ©. Clough Ralph M. Coxynish Alton R. ‘Covel William JL. Cullinan Harold W. Childs Tyke Anton ‘Set Carlson Henry J. Cornish Joseph W. Cyr James Carr Joseph M. Calvin Howard L. Carr Grover C. Smith Hiram L.robinson Ernest IE. Rose A. Fred J. Rose J. Charles H. Rackley C. Frank ‘Be. Rollins F. Ralph EB. Robinson Earl A. Rice Berkeley Cal Stanford Army Navy

Germantown Arrival Reported In Local News Brief

A brief item notes the arrival of a party or group in Germantown. The readable text confirms a local movement or visit with no further details provided.

The Swastika Exchange Registrations and Classifications

A list from Bath and nearby towns shows registrants for the draft with assigned classifications and explanatory letters. Names include Elbridge R. Wright, Edgar D. Williams, Parker Rogers, Ralph Reynolds, and others, with divisions 4-A to 1-I and letters explaining the meanings of the classifications for single, married, skilled, unskilled, and managerial roles in agricultural and industrial settings.

Elbridge R. Wright Bath A. Edgar D. ‘Williams A. Thomas W. Wilds Rawdeinham A. Roy E. Wallace A. Clifton W. Tedford A. LeRoy Shea D. Conray Lenk B. Beth H. Sawyer A. Parker Rogers Ralph M.reynolds Andrew M. Rice John C. Ridley Topsham William C. Richards John T. Pratt Bowdeinham Edward Ay Poitras

Woolwich Notes A March Partridge Cemetery Meeting and Church News

Woolwich preparations include a Partridge Cemetery Association meeting with Mrs G M Stinson on Saturday afternoon March 2 to appoint officers for the year. Montsweag welcomes a settled pastor as Mr Webster and family gain friends and engage in church work. Mrs Webster leads services at Woolwich Center while Mr Webster attends Bates College and returns Sundays. Washington's Night is planned by Woolwich Grange for Saturday evening February 23.

Harry Mosher Wiscasset Ida Fowle Jy M. Fowle A. Getchell Portland Red Cross Epworth League Will Purinton Lottie Cobb Charles Berry Edith Fulton Ruth Grace Pinkerton Clara Temple Pearl Ames Ada Purinton Edna Graves W. B. Kendall Augusta Augusta House W.B. Kendall Waterville State’ Highway Commission Court House Bath R. B.andros Harold Chadwick Franklin D. Roosevelt Navy Naval Observatory Washington, D. C E. P. Kendall P. W. Sheldon F. H. Purington P. W Sheldon Roland Small Mra Newton’s Miller, Jr Miller Davis Weet James M. Pratt Leighton Brunswick Paul Hatch Millard Charles Hatch Charles M. White Agricultural Department Mrr. White Capitol Washington Village Lodge of Masons Given Dr. Peabody Richmond Charles Woodworth W. H. Blanchard Fulton Main St E. B. Douglas James Pratt Town Hall Marshall Davis Albion Cornish Bowdeinham Ava Marian Rupert W. Miller Winston F. Miller Lewiston Partridge Woolwich Center

Georgetown Visitors From Hudson And Maxi

Mr and Mrs H W Tucker are visiting in Boston while old friends and neighbors in Hudson and Maxi send regards and share small town updates.

Hudson Maxi Mrs.h. W. Tucker Boston

Also Mentioned on This Page

Maine Ferris Jean W. G. Cahill Center Street L. Farnhamco Elm St D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadahock Block Bath, Me George D. Hegarty Central Maine Company W. S. Newell Trustees Walter S. Glidden P. C Treasury McAdoo Roger Drury Sharps Rocks Biddeford Front Street News From the Cathance John A. Cone Graves Epworth Kendall An Niversary Archie Hunter Brookline Mase J. H. Ames Robert Jack Miss Rogers Maine Central Station I. M. Fowle Auburn William Sampson Steadman Lynn M. E. Sampson Pleasant St Mary Wilson J. H. Wilson KF. S. Lancaster Shirley Worcester Capt Ben Adams Capt. F W. B Kendall New England Navy Department Mr. Comins William Hardy Maine Central Harry F. Morin Chattanooga Vincent Dickinson Risdon Iron Works San Francisco Union Tron Works Sagadahoc CO Oly Ib Germantown Price D. T. Percy & Sons Woolwich Georgetown
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