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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
3
A roundup covers political shifts in Tammany Hall's fire, Maine and New England incidents, court names and recalls, weather and water woes affecting mills, a wrecked steamer Olympia, presidential appointments, and local elections with shifts in Maine towns and New York governance.
Interest in hand engine contests this year shows through $8,150 won in eighty three prizes across New England. Maine led with Bath’s 1849 muster record of 157 feet by Kennebec, followed by rivals in Waterville Fairfield and Calais as records rose to 263 feet by Hancock of Brockton, Mass. Seventeen masters featured one hundred six engines, with Maine firms among the leaders. only engines built before 1896 are eligible.
Four passengers cross while a Dresden mail carrier ventures with his team. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rice weekend in Portland. W. Ridley ill with pneumonia. Tracy and Brown of Gardiner visit for Metropolitan Insurance. Mrs. Ethel Dow returns from Gardiner. Y. O. P. club holds dances in Curtis hall.
Charles G. Wright died Sunday afternoon at his son Herbert C. Wright’s home in North Bath after a long illness. Born in Woolwich March 4, 1823, he moved to Bath at fourteen and later owned farms in Phippsburg Ashdale and North Bath. Survived by four sons and four daughters and a brother. family names include Charles, Rodney J., George F., Herbert C., Annie Ward, Jane Hodgkins, Lizzie Cornish, Carrie Mitchell, and Lewis Wright. Uncle Sam bids for work on the North Bath Custom House will bring regional money into circulation as improvements begin.
A broad range of combined toilet sets and manicure sets are featured in the latest season lines. Prices are stated as affordable and within reach. Cuff and Collar, Glove and Handkerchief, Necktie and Jewel Boxes, and traveling cases for ladies or gentlemen are offered in many patterns.
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