Winter storms and farm life in Phippsburg
The Phippsburg notes describe a northeast snow spell bringing a white ground by Tuesday, with frozen lakes and improved travel. It highlights pork prices tied to grain costs, farmers butcher ing hogs, notable hog weights, local illnesses, church attendance, and community news from Bath and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Walter Small
N. W. Eaton
Small Point Woods
Joe Crocker
Nellie Perry
Caroline Perry
Brunswick
F. C. Bowker
E. Motley Fuller
God
Isreal
Christ
Percy and Small Sell Six Masted Schooner Eleanor A. Percy
The six masted schooner Eleanor A. Percy, built by Percy and Small in 1900, sold Tuesday in Portland to New York buyers for 125000. The vessel, 3823.5 feet long, 50 feet beam, 24.8 feet depth, gross 3401 tons, will sail on a coal trip to Philadelphia then back to Portland under Capt. Alex Ross. This is the second Percy and Small sale after the Helen W. Martin last July.
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Basin
Theodore Anderson
Charles Morrison
Bath
New York
F. S. Bowker
William S. Roberts
Jesterville
Martin Wyman
Emma
Ernest Rogers
Charles Pye
Will Hosmer
Irving Wallace
Billy Gilman
Dearborn Cottage
Pearl Lowell
Charles Blaisdell
Vivian Hallet
Miss Hallet
Drummond Kelley
Parker Head
Walter McCourt
Ora
Lester
Will Hallet
Will Lowell
Andrew
James Harrington
Boston
C. Galen Hinckley
F. E. Austin
Lewiston
W. Percy
James Cutting
C. H. McIntyre
Dr. Williams
Augustus Small
Emma Sylvester
Leander Shepherd
G. L. Harris
Harris
Fred Curtis
John Carr
Alvin Wallace
Walter Bonegartz
H. F. Morin
George Harris
Eleanor A. Percy
Portland
Percy & Small
Percy
Lincoln W. Jewett
Philadelphia
Alex Ross
Helen W. Martin
Rullmann-Foster Wed In Bath Home Ceremony
Miss Caroline D. Rullman and Sherley N. Foster of Augusta wed at the Rullmann home on Washington Street. Rev. Herbert L. Nichols officiated. The couple left for a honeymoon and will settle in Camden, Maine where Foster works as a gasoline and marine engineer. Mrs. Foster is a Morse High School graduate and Cosmopolitan Club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto F. Rullman
Washington St
Caroline D. Rullman
Sherley N. Foster
Augusta
Herbert L. Nichols
Norway
Camden
Foster
Abolish Blind Crossing Ordered in Bath Bath plans underpass at Lemont's Creek
The Public Utilities Commission approves Bath petition to abolish the Blind Crossing with Maine Central Railroad to construct an underpass near Lemont's Creek. Costs split 65 percent railroad 25 percent state and 10 percent Bath with grades 4% or 6% debated. damages awarded to Rupert Wing 175 dollars and Rose Rowell 50 dollars. Continued on page twelve.
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The
Public Utilities Commission
Bath
Maine Central Railroad
Lemont's Creek
Rupert Wing
Rose Rowell
Sagadahoc
Highway Commission
Paul D. Sargent
Sargent
Ihis
B. T. Wheeler
Maine Central Railroad Company
Wheeler
Missing Men List From Bath Police Seek Public Aid
The Bath police report several missing individuals with descriptions. John W. MacConnochie has been missing since November 16, 5 feet 5 inches, 150 pounds, dark brown hair, pale smooth shaven face, glasses, blue suit and overcoat, black derby. Merton Davis, 19, 5-7, 131 pounds, fair complexion, dark chestnut hair, blue eyes, scar on right cheek, $50 reward, to contact Concord Mass reformatory. Floyd R. Butler, from Lawn Hill Iowa, 17, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches, 125-130 pounds, grey eyes, blond hair, smooth shaven, grey suit, missing since August 1. $50 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
John W. MacConnochie
Detective Bureau, Inc. Com
N. Y
Merton Davis
C. B. Adams
Mass
Reformatory
Concord
Floyd R. Butler
Lawn Hill
Iowa
West Bath Grange Fair Opens Despite Weather
West Bath Grange held its annual fair with large attendance on opening day despite rain. The baby show featured eight entries with prizes including a silver spoon for winners. Notable prizes went to James Temple for lightest baby under one year and Delia Munsey and Fred Courser for heaviest under one year. The evening featured a barn drama Among the Break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
West Bath
James William Temple
Delia Rhines Munsey
Fred William Courser
Arthur Ernest Rideout
Robert Boudrea
A. H. Donnell
O. E. Rogers
Elmer Rich
O'Clorork
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Phippsburg
Minerva Wallace
Frank Harris
Mr. Harris
Lena Gary
James E. Perry
Rullmann
Galicia
Maine Central
Lemont
State OF Maine Public Utilities Commission Municipal Officers of
Benj
F. Cleaves
Wm. B. Skelton
Charles W. Mullen
E. W. Bridgham, Esq
Seth M. Carter
John M. Clark
Conducted BY
Wm. C. Chadbourne
Front St. Tel
Air Rifles
Johnson Bros. Co
Bath, Me
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