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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1912
Page
5
Harpswell residents tackle a steep Orrs Island bridge approach by blasting a rock ledge and using the rock to build a new level road. Mr Ricker sets up a derrick and gravity cars to move stone, with plans to raise bridge abutments and close the offshore channel.
Work under E C Ricker foreman for Mr Shanahan to cut through ledge at end of bridge replaces steep old road with a new curved approach. Eastern crews build a new road to join the old highway near hill foot. Road closed to traffic during construction.
Mrs. Jurington, longtime resident of Bath and oldest Wesles Methodist member, died Sunday. Her funeral Tuesday afternoon drew many of the town’s oldest residents. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Surat Lemont of Bath and three grandchildren Hiran Par ington D Wylie Lemont and Ernest Puraston. Services were led by Rev C W Tradte of the Wesley church. The burial was with the Wes Bath caretaking. Two sons William and Alonzo Donnell Harry E Peterson and James Lemont attended. Tabor day Monday.
Letter to the Independent argues Maine voters should closely review a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing 2 million dollars in state bonds for trunk line highways. It emphasizes budgeting via a single large contract, prioritizes gentle grades, and warns against costly piecemeal road work while noting local interest in good roads and balanced urban rural needs.
The three masted schooner Edwin G Farrar, built by PF Bowker & Son for the Rogers & Webb fleet, slid into the Kennebec waters from Bowker yard at Phippsburg Center amid crowds. Named for Edwin G Farrar of Boston, the vessel features Hyde Windlass, Oregon masts, quartered oak finish, and onboard accommodations for officers and crew.
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