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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1911

Page

2

Bowdoinham Unveils Modern High School Amid Pride

Bowdoinham prepares to dedicate a new $9500 high school, replacing the old structure. Built by F R Wellman of Augusta, the 87 by 52 foot brick-and-wood facility features ample light, ventilation, sanitation, and fire safe double front doors. The building includes separate grammar and high school spaces, laboratories, playrooms, toilets, and a large central hall, with Cooper and Batley of Boston as plans designers.

F. R. Wellman Augusta Cooper & Batley Boston G. W.carr C. W. Frost E. L. White W. J. Graves Bowdoinham

Bath Plans Indoor Exhibition to Boost Local Industry

The Bath Merchants association led by Frank E. Burns proposes a March indoor exhibition of Bath made goods with live demonstrations by local manufacturers. The event aims to broaden markets, attract regional visitors, provide entertainment, and may become an annual city tradition. The January meeting will set committees and finalize details. The December Supreme Judicial Court convened with Justice Spear presiding and a large jury panel. a high-profile murder case of Mildred Keefe is expected on the criminal docket.

Bath Merchants’ Association Frank E. Burns Burns Supreme Judicial Court A. M. Spear Crond Traverse Spear Mildred Keefe Martin Howard Keefe Keegan Bridgham Whittier Bowdoin Collee Robert H. Donnell H. F. Moren

Markets Then and a Balked Horse Stoppage on the Tracks

Fifty years ago this week prices showed butter 18 to 20 cents a pound eggs 17 to 18 cents a dozen lamb 6 to 8 cents a pound oats 11 to 12 cents a bushel and chicken 9 to 11 cents a pound. One afternoon a balks horse attached to a coal team held up a south end trolley car for several minutes when the cart neared the track.

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