Their Golden Wedding Recalls Early Truckman Days
Mr and Mrs William H Fields celebrate their golden wedding with reflections from Mr Fields on his early years as a Bath area truckman and the rail journeys that shaped their life.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1912
Page
7
Mr and Mrs William H Fields celebrate their golden wedding with reflections from Mr Fields on his early years as a Bath area truckman and the rail journeys that shaped their life.
A 1912 Bath Maine survey documents inscriptions at Dromore Cemetery on Phippsburg road. It notes early Rogers and McCobb family stones, historic interments, and needs for perpetual care led by descendants. It recalls Bath’s pre railroad era, steamer routes, and local hotel lore. It calls for organized action and a meeting February 10, 1912, to plan preservation.
Arthur Crawford Jewett of Bath serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine. Born August 26, 1878, he studied in Toledo and Boston, earned a MIT degree in 1901, worked with the American Bridge Company, taught at Maine 1903-05, and later held positions in industry. He is married with two young children and is active in professional engineering societies.
Walter R. Barlowe of Bath named by Socialist clubs in the second district as their candidate for congressman. Local societies in Bath Camden Rockland Thomaston Warren Lisbon Falls Auburn Mechanic Falls supported him. Barlowe, born in Manchester England in 1863, is a plate leveler at Bath Iron Works and has been a Socialist 28 years. A district convention in March will nominate him under Maine law. Bath sees many sixtieth wedding anniversaries.
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