Winter activities and upcoming elections in Bath area
Lent begins February 21 and election day falls on March 4 as city politics remain quiet with a four week clock to the municipal race. Morse High faces Bethel on the road and the Colonial club stages Are You a Mason? in Damariscotta next Friday, amid local civic developments and weather notes.
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Morse High
Bethel
Bath
Portland
Colonial Club
Damariscotta
the Alameda
Baker
Carron
Brunswick
Captain Baker to Retire After 20 Years in Maine Guard
Captain George A. Baker of the Hyde Guards plans to retire March 9 when his enlistment ends, completing twenty years in the National Guard of Maine. He seeks promotion to major with strong voter support, heading a highly regarded unit with substantial state and national equipment valued at seven to eight thousand dollars and a robust range-finding range along the coast.
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George A. Baker
Hyde Guards
National Guard of
Maine
Baker
Guard
Guards
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Holds January Meeting in Brunswick
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange met Wednesday at Dirigo Grange hall at Dyer's Corner Brunswick. Attendees totaled 132 with 38 visitors from Cumberland county. officers included Fred Wright chaplain pro tem and J K Estabrook overseer. The day featured readings songs and speeches plus an oyster stew, a collection for the Good Will Cottage fire fund, and remarks by George Alden of Gorham and other grange leaders.
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Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Dyer’s Corner
Brunswick Village
Cumberland County
Fred Wright
J. K. Estabrook
Rita Willis
Ceres
Dolly Totman
Edith Hildreth
Nellie Minott
Minnie Otto
Belle Donnell
E. C. Patten
E. R. Hildreth
Hildreth
Fred Willis
Belle Rackley
Topsham Grange
Joseph White
Bro. White
Josie Hodgkins
Daniel Brown
Richmond
F. S. Adams
Bowdoin
J. F. Upton
Phippsburg
Stetson
Grange
Good Will
Bowdoin Center
Topsham
Lena Coffin
George Crockett
Addie Purington
West Bath Grange
Amy Hunt
Geo. Crockett
Lawrence Bachelder
Geo. Alden
Gorham
Maine State Grange
Sagadahoc Pomona
John Griffin
Harraseeket Grange
Freeport
Chas. Taylor
Harraseeket
O. D. Stover
Solid Rock Grange
Bro
Pierce
Merriconeag
Alfred Dunning
Cox
Plummer
Pettengill
Snow
Bro. Fowles
Bryant
Morse
Milward Patten
Maine voters urge Hon. Albert H. Shaw for Governor
In Sagadahoc county many Republicans believe Albert H. Shaw would be a strong gubernatorial candidate. Though Shaw has not indicated any interest, supporters say he could win broad backing in Bath and surrounding towns. Some insist on waiting to see if he will run before signing petitions.
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Maine
Albert H. Shaw
Shaw
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Music Hall Fire Causes $800 Loss In Joiner Shop
Fire alarm from box 45 sent crews to the Music Hall block where spontaneous combustion in Carlos B. Coombs joiner shop ignited antique furniture. Loss around $800 with no insurance. Bath Athletic club and New Method laundry also sustained minor damages. Building insured. owner W. W. Robinson to repair.
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Music Hall
Carlos B. Coombs
W. W. Robinson
Estate mystery widower remarriage reported in Bath
Judge James S. Lowell received inquiry from a Boston attorney named Robinson about steps taken in the estate of D. Howard Spear of Bath and noting an appearance for the widow. Locals who knew Spear were unaware of a second marriage after the first wife's death.
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James S. Lowell
Probate Court
Boston
Robinson
D. Howard Spear
Bath
Independent
Spear
Bowdoinham to Host New Corn Canning Plant
A three-grange committee led by Edward P. Sprague and John King plans a corn canning factory in Bowdoinham for the coming season. The project would exploit long standing corn growing, farmland availability, and aim to boost farmer revenue in the area with a locally located plant.
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Bowdoinham
Edward P. Sprague
John King
James H. Millay
Thomas W. Skelton
W. F. Cornish
Frank S. Adams
E. Y. Shaw
Topsham
Fred A. Rackley
Bowdeinham
Society Gossip and Town Happenings Continue Worldwide Visits
Mrs. Charles Mason hosts the Octogon Club with sewing and refreshments while Mrs. Sanford L. Fogg of Monmouth visits and attends the Shaw-Kim ball tea. Wesley M. E church and First Baptist host New England suppers. Mrs. George Luce leads the Ladies Aid. Henry and Bacon travel on business to Boston New York and Washington as Milo plans a new town hall costing about ten thousand dollars.
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Sanford L. Fogg
Monmouth
New England
Wesley M. EB
First Baptist Church
George Luce
Henry D. Bacon
Boston
New York
Washington
Milo
Sawyer lands three contracts in a week for Kelley Spear
Harry B. Sawyer of the Kelley Spear company secured three contracts in seven days. One contract is for a steam lighter for Rowe Brothers of Richmond, and two barges for the Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation Company, sized 1200 and 1500 tons respectively. The deals promise months of work and widespread public satisfaction.
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Bath
Gardiner
Commission
Winneganee Creek
Kelley, Spear Company
Rowe Brothers
Richmond
Ralph Legard
Legard
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Harry B. Sawyer
Sawyer
Lehigh Valley Coal and Navigation Company
School Board Meeting Set for Monday
The Bath City Hospital luncheon raised about 250 dollars for the hospital, and officials planned a school board meeting for Monday to discuss upcoming decisions.
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Bath City Hospital
Petitioned contest for municipal judge Dunton reappointment
County Attorney Stetson’s petition is out and yesterday a petition appeared on the streets seeking reappointment of Judge Arthur J. Dunton. It is receiving many signatures. No Bath residents were arrested for intoxication during January, a record Bath is proud of.
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Stetson
Arthur J. Dunton
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Cure All
A 100 dollar reward claim backs Hall's Catarrh Cure described as the only positive remedy for catarrh. The ad states internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease and bolster the constitution, with testimonials available and a Toledo company contact. Sold by druggists at 76 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Obituary Notices From Bath Area Deaths
Obituaries list residents of West Bath Bath Bowdoinham Monmouth and Jamaica Plain with dates from January 26 to February 1. Individuals include Mrs Joseph White 79 Mr Henry Pereau 68 Miss Olive Wood 89 and others with ages and towns.
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Robinson
Bath
Daniel F. Robinson
Fortin
Mary O
Mitchell
Nellie Fortin
Richardson
Monmouth
Horace B. Richardson
West Bath
Wood
Olive Wood
Foster
Jamaica Plain
Mays
John W. Foster
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City Council
Dickens
Boothbay
Charles T. Small
Winnegance
Percy & Small
H. N. Pringle
The
Civic League
William R. Wilson
G. G Deering
Key West
Harry G. Deering
T. W. Hyde
Thompson Brothers
John S. Hyde
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Veterans
Sherman Shea
John S. Jackson and Son
B. M. Fuller
Pomona
Boston Attorney
Siace
Thompson Bros
Charles Mason
Octogon Club
Dunton
Walter O. Parker
Wintter O. Parker Co
Entre
St. Bath
Small
Marshal McFadden
Ballou
Swett’s
Valentine
John G. Reed
Woolwich
Geo. M. McManus
Upton
Leine
State OF
First National Bank of Bath
Abbie Vesta Spinney
Phipsbore
Fanny M. Stewart
Melrose
Mass
Mary A. Washburn
Lawrence
Fred E. Barren
Anson
Edith Oliver
Joseph M. Trott
Wm. S. Shorey
F. H. Low
Agadahoc
James 8
Lowell
Ae W. Longley
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