Bath City Hall Bell a Thread Through Time and Change
The Bath bell cast in 1802 by Paul Revere and Son marks centuries of civic life, from sunrise shipyards to sunset labor bells. Janitor Gilmore notes wear on the bell’s clapper grooves, and disputes whether to refinish or alter its tone. Local sentiment opposes abandoning the bell and curfew traditions.
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Bath
Kennebec
Paul, Revere and Son
Old North
Universalist Church
City Hall
Gilmore
Substitute Teacher Leads Flag Raising At Mitchell School
Miss Margaret Hennessey substitutes at Center Grammar School for Miss Florence Andrews. A flag raising at Mitchell School provided an interesting Tuesday forenoon program.
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Margaret Hennessey
Center Grammar School
Florence Andrews
Mitchell School
Old Sea Captain John Dorsey Dies in Portland
Capt. John Dorsey aged 86 of Long Island died Friday at his daughter Mrs. B Rich’s home at 273 Congress Street Portland. A renowned Atlantic seaman for over fifty years he split voyages between the West Indies trade and the fishing fleet. Survived by wife Priscilla two sons Stephen E and Frederick and five married daughters in Portland Somerville MA and Beverly MA.
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John Dorsey
Long Island
Atlantic
B. Rich
Congress St
Portland
Fred Dorsey
Stephen E. Dorsey
Cansa
Nova Scotia
United States
Princilla
Stephen E
Frederick
L. Bickford
A. King
E. Ward
Somerville
Mass
R. Hanson
Beverly
Massachusetts
Allen Torpedo Boat Makes First Sea Trip From Bath Iron Works
The torpedo boat destroyer Allen sailed from Bath Iron Works at 7 30 under Capt Co W Dingley and crew. Fog rain and seas limited speed but she performed well going beyond Seguin and returning to the Bath wharf by noon. Trials continue with an official trial set for December 20.
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Allen
Bath Iron Works
Co.w. Dingley
Seguin
Coast Guard
LOBSTERS TRANSPLANTED TO PACIFIC COAST SUCCESS
Washington officials report success in moving New England lobsters to the Pacific coast. A Nov 18 shipment from Boothbay Hatchery, totaling about 6000 lobsters weighing 9000 pounds, arrived in Anacortes on Nov 23. They were released near Rosario and Orcas Island on Nov 24 with under ten percent loss, leaving 5400 lobsters in good condition.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
New England
Pacific Coast
Boothbay Hatchery
Bath
E. E. Hahn
Boothbay
Anacortes
San Juan Islands
Rosario
Orcas Island
Obituary of Charles E Shaw of Clinton Massachusetts
Charles Ed ward Shaw died suddenly in Clinton Massachusetts after a weekend illness. A Bath native, he was a former Gleam Boat Club oarsman and long time Clinton treasurer and tax collector. Survived by wife, two children, two brothers, a sister, and a daughter in Brookline. Funeral held Wednesday.
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Charles Edward Shaw
Clinton
Mass
Shaw
Bath
John and
Ruth Stetson Shaw
Gleam Boat Club
Howland & Donnell
Waltham
Waltham Watch Co
Redlands
Cal
K Company
9Th Regiment
Trinity Lodge of Masons
Clinton Royal Arch
Clinton Lodge
Massachusetts Tax Collectors’ Association
Congregational Church
Prescott Club
Charles L. Swan
Arthur L. Shaw
Fall River
Elizabeth
Scott Whitcher
Brookline
Thomas P. Shaw
Portland
William R. Shaw
George Moulton
Alfred Trott 2nd Dies After Yearlong Illness at 67
Alfred Trott 2nd longtime Portland business figure of John Loveitt & Co. dies at his home 1 Canton Street after a year of illness. A Woolwich native who lived in Portland most of his life he was 67 and survived by wife Cartie Floyd Pettengill a son Harold C. Trott and sister Miss Ellen Trott. Funeral Wednesday at 2 30 pm from home with Rev Ashley Day Leavitt officiating.
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Alfred Trott
John Loveitt & Co
Portland
Canton St
Trott
Woolwich
Portland Club
The
Odd Fellows
Cartie Floyd Pettengill
Harold C. Trott
Ellen Trott
Ashley Day Leavitt
State Street Congregational Church
Mrs Emma J Higgins of Freeport Dies at Home
Mrs Emma J Higgins formerly of Auburn died at her South Freeport home after three months with Brights disease. Born in Bath, she moved to Auburn as a child, graduated from Edward Little High School and Smith's Business College, taught briefly, and belonged to Freeport Grange Pocahontas and Free Baptist church. Survived by husband Frederick Higgins about 28 years, son Clyde Higgins of Madison, and twin brother George E Staples.
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Emma J. Higgins
Freeport
Auburn
South Freeport
Higgins
Bath
Edward Little High School
Smith’s Business College
Africa Staples
Margaret B. (Norton) Staples
Freeport Grange
Pocahontas
Free Baptist Church
Frederick Higgins
Clyde Higgins
Madison
George E. Staples
Auburn Woman Mrs Higgins Dies Endearing Local Figure
Mrs Higgins, well known in Auburn and Freeport, leaves a large circle of friends after her death. Her long ties to the Auburn community were noted by mourners and local residents.
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Auburn
Higgins
Freeport
Edwin M. Brown Dies at 62 Former Sagadahoc County Official
Edwin Melville Brown former Sagadahoc County register of deeds died Saturday afternoon at age 62. Born in Brunswick May 15 1854 he worked in lumber with his brother Stanley T. Brown and later as a clerk for the Maine Central Railroad signal department. Appointed in 1909 by Gov. Fernald to fill the unexpired term of John A. Fisher he served until 1911. Survived by his wife and daughter Gladys Funeral held Tuesday at 2 30 PM.
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Edwin Melville Brown
Sagadahoc County
Mr. Brown
Brunswick
Stanley T. Brown
Signal Department
Maine Central Railroad
Bert M. Fernald
John A. Fisher
Derds
Sagadahoc
Gladys Brown
Mrs Carrie Spinney Dies at 59 Widowed Kin
Mrs Carrie I widow of Captain Zina Spinney former Life Saving Station captain at Popham Beach died at her daughter Mrs Jesse Brewer's home in West Southport on Sunday. Funeral held at Georgetown Center Baptist Church Wednesday at 11 AM. Everett Higgins a brother. sisters include the wife of Charles H Hooper. She was 59 and well respected along Kennebec River towns.
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Carrie I
Zina Spinney
Popham Beach
Jesse Brewer
Southport
Georgetown Center Baptist Church
Everett Higgins
Georgetown
Charles H. Hooper
Mrs. Lucetta Armstrong Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Lucetta T. Armstrong aged 74 died Wednesday at home 22 Floral St after a short pneumonia illness. A native of Whitefield Maine she had lived in Bath 35 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs Levi Thompson and Mrs William Brackley. two sisters Mrs Emma Sprague and Mrs William Pullen. four grandchildren including Mrs Ruby Terry and E J Russell. two great grandchildren.
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Lucetta T. Armstrong
Floral St
Whitefield
Maine
Bath
Levi T. Thompson
William, Brackley
This City
Emma Sprague
East Saugus
Mass
William Pullen
Montville
Ruby Terry
Bangor
E., J. Russell and
C. A. Webster
Lowell
Robert Brackley
Rites and Notices From Bath City and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Ida May Murray aged 19 died Monday at Bath City Hospital survived by husband son parents and siblings. Funeral held Thursday at St Marys church. Miss Ruth Gediman hosted at 41 Pratt St for cousin Grace Gediman of Dorchester Mass with 30 present. Kanawha oil ship arriving Rockland to begin acceptance trials carrying 7500 tons oil and 14 knot speed. First National Bank of Bath annual meeting set for January 9 1917 at 2 PM for directors and business.
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Ida May Murray
Bath City Hospital
David King
St. Mary’s Church
Ruth Gediman
Pratt St
Grace Gediman
Dorchester
Mass
Henry Spince
Lewiston
Bowdoin
Harry Mack
Eva
Nathan
Philip
Eva Polly
Brunswick
Isaac Goodman
Nathan Sacks
Quincy
Robert Weinblatt
Bowdoin College
Kanawha
Rockland
Mare Island
Cal
The
Bath National Bank
Front St
Bath
Sagadahoc
Maine
Campaign gratitude and public notices from 1916
Public thanks issued by the Salvation Army fundraising committee with Arthur K. Purington as secretary. Probate court notices from Bath Maine outline final account hearings for estates of Susan F Drummond and Theodore H Edgecomb with required public posting and appearances set for January 1917 and next January respectively.
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Salvation Army
Arthur K. Purington
Sagadahoc
Bath
Susan R. Gibbons
Susan F. Drummond
James S. Lowell
Westbrook Elects Oscar G. K. Robinson Mayor
Oscar G. K. Robinson, Democrat, won the Westbrook mayoral race Monday over Republican Hugh A. Cragie by 85 to 810. It is his sixth mayoral election. He succeeds Republican Otis Trafton who had a 120 vote plurality last year. Democrats also won all three at large aldermen and four of ten ward seats. The council shifts from nine Republicans and four Democrats to a similar balance.
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Oscar G. K. Robinson
Westbrook
Hugh A. Cragie
Mr. Robinson
Otis Trafton
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Long Island, Portland
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Waterville
Y.M.C.A
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Paramount Pictures Corporation
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Paramount
Lasky Feature Co
Oliver Morosco Photo Play Co
Famous Players Film Co
Pallas Pictures
Department of Vital Statistics
William A. Winchell
Curtis Undertaking Rooms
S. A. Evans
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mary Farrell
Green St
Pacific
Charles FE. Shaw
Edwin M. Brown
Robert Armstrong
John J. Murray
F. A Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
F. “Cheney
Bath Trust Company
Bath Trust Co
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Bath, Me
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Texaco
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Longle
Saugadahoe
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Cyrus W. Longley
Register
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Charles F. Footer
Cyruson
Longley
Lillie A. Polley
George R. Polley
Sid County
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Lewis M. Fulton
Bowdoinham
Sach
Said
Sagadahog
Omer W. Folsom
Isabel C. Folsom
Ames S.evenats
Flora E.athorn
Tate
Cou Sagadahoc
George M. Stinson
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Wm. T. S. Tabor
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Peter A. McVicar
Newton
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Rathin
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Sippcahoe
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Mary A. Long
Ida May Stewart
Thomas Long, Jr
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Henry F. Long
Annie Orr
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John P. Gleichaus
John Merrill
Samuel P. Merrill
Rochester
N. Y
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Helen A. Smith
Retta M. Savage
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