City News Briefs From Bath Area In Early January
Probate Court next Tuesday. Bath mayoral election returns show Democrats Oakley C. Curtis leading a Democratic city government. Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church, dies near 90 at Chestnut Hill. Bath to launch two big schooners in spring. Avery Williams breaks leg at feldspar quarry in Georgetown. Duncan McKinley to be assistant postmaster general in March. Maine Central cars change to olive green. Bath Elks memorial services honor deceased members. January postmaster exam set for Winnegance. residence rule applies. School board reviews new south end school plans and Bailey fund income details.
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The
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Chestnut Hill
Boston
Avery Williams
Bath
Georgetown
Duncan McKinley
California
Nellie Dellmore
Skowhegan
N. Gratz Jackson
Colonial Club
Fred F. Blaisdell
Wiliam M. Adams
Hiram T. Stevens
Ole Hanson
Herbert E. Williams
John L. Wilson Jr
Arthur
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Civil Service Examiners
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People’s Church
Maine Central
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
Bath Lodge of Elks
Henry Bickle
Bath Lodge
Edward P. Donnell
Charles L. McLellan
Lewis Cameron
Frank M. Jameson
George M. Daley
George L. Knight
Mason M. Lemont
Woodbury L. Haskell
Joseph O. Malo
Francis T. Whitehouse
William T. Donnell
Richmond
Sunbeam
Augusta
Hammond
Marine National Bank
E. F. Kelley
City fire whistle may need new location after March
Since 1892 the Gamewell alarm whistle has sat atop the electric light station and depended on its steam plant. With the contract expiring in March the light and power company may not renew, threatening steam operation and forcing a search for a new site to maintain the same loud blasts across the city.
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Light and Power Company
Brunswick
Prohibition foes mobilize as Maine vote looms
Rural groups and Pomona granges in Waldo and Sagadahoc counties push to defend Prohibition. Waldo Pomona Grange adopted a resolution opposing the overthrow of Prohibition and supporting license laws, while Sagadahoc members doubt any resolution will be offered at the Pomona meeting in Bowdoinham on December 28.
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Sagadahoc
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First National Bank of Math
Two Terms of Court in Sagadahoc County Debate
The article discusses whether Sagadahoc County should have two terms of court instead of three. Proponents argue August term is costly and unnecessary in hot weather. They claim annual business supports two terms and savings would benefit taxpayers. Some attorneys prefer April or December for trials. Legislation and hearings may follow this winter.
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Sagadahoc
Oil firms poised for Bath market battle this spring
Standard Oil faces expected opposition from Texas Oil Company as it bids for eastern business this spring. A Bath firm is said to act as agents for the new concern, signaling competition in oil and gasoline sales.
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Standard Oil Company
Bath
Texas Oil Company
Mrs Hartley Williams Passes After Long Worcester Life
Mrs Rachel R Williams widow of Hartley Williams died last Saturday in Roxbury of old age in her 90s. She lived in Worcester Massachusetts for many years. Survived by daughter Henritta F widow of Commodore Charles Ward Bartlett USN and a grandson Hartley Williams Bartlett an attorney. She had many friends in this city and area. She spent summers with her daughter at a Georgetown Sagadahoc Bay home.
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Hartley Williams
Roxbury
Worcester
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Charles Ward Bartlett
Hartley Williams Bartlett
Bath schoolhouse coal contract dispute ends in higher costs
The Bath city faced higher winter coal costs after bids to supply fuel were weighed on city scales, with dealers charging 25 cents per ton extra for cartage. A timing oversight meant coal was bought after the long price period, raising expenses for the upcoming season.
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Bath
Sheriff Vote Delayed Awaiting Ballots
The Independent contacted Judge Spear at Gardiner about the sheriff matter. He said ballots in dispute had not yet arrived, so a decision is unlikely until next week.
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The
Independent
Spear
Gardiner
Boy Falls Through Ice In Winter Bath Test
A Winneyance youth tested ice on Sunday to see if it would bear his weight. It failed and he fell into the icy water, narrowly escaping the season’s first drowning incident.
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Winneyance
Better Times Ahead for Bath Industry Say Leaders
The Independent quotes prominent citizens predicting an end to dull business times with brighter prospects. Bath Iron Works expects to add workers next month and reach busier levels by mid to late March. Wood shipyards also show brisk, if temporary, improvement likely to hold for a year or two.
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the Independent
Bath
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