Bath Adopts New Plan for Overseers of the Poor
The Bath City Council repealed Chapter 27 and adopted a new three year term for the Board of Overseers of the Poor. Three members will serve with one vacancy per year, elected by the council, without pay, and they will appoint a superintendent earning up to 1200 dollars annually.
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Bath
Supreme Court of Maine
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Elmer W. Rogers
Cahill
Sidney L. Eaton
Laton
Washburn
Alex Stumphreys
Skowhegan
Everett Betts’ Child
City of
Lath
Board of Overseers of the Poor
Poor Department
Board of Overseers of the
State sheriffs chiefs meet proposed by Maine official
J Horace McClure of Bath proposes forming an association of Maine sheriffs police chiefs and highway officials for mutual cooperation. A central bureau in Augusta would maintain fingerprints photographs and criminal records to track Maine criminals and stolen automobiles and relay crucial crime information.
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Maine
J. Horace McClure
Bath
Sifritt
Sagadahoe County
Sheriff McClure
Augusta
Shariff McClure
Reduced death rate in Maine shown by records
Maine health officials report a sustained drop in deaths from preventable diseases since 1892. In 1925 2,760 fewer deaths occurred than 1802 among six key illnesses, while cancer, heart disease and apoplexy rose overall. Children and productive-age adults are benefiting as lifespans extend.
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Maine
Clarence F. Kendall
Kendall
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Harnden Brigadier’s move to new home near Day's Ferry described
Rev Henry Thayer chronicles Samuel Harnden’s flight from the blockhouse era to a new estate nearby Day's Ferry. The story traces his 1788 relocation, census placement, and eventual life as administrator for his father Capt. Harnden's estate, painting a conjectural sequence of events guiding his residence along the road to Merrymeeting Bay.
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Henry
Thayer
Samuel Harnden
Nequasset
Harndens
New Republic
Washington
Kennebec
Massachusetts
Merrymeeting Bay
Chops
Nathaniel Thwing
Thwing
Perkins
Day
Smith
J. H. Perkins
Samuel Preble
Brookings
Dr. Buck
Brookings House
Day's Ferry
Jonathan Witherby
Jonathan Preble
Charles Prescott
Brigadier
Prescott
Crookings Place
Tuessie Hall
Wats
Warnden
Hathorne-Goss
Harnden
Samuel, Jr
Equity action halts Bath Iron Works tax sale
A bill in equity seeks a temporary injunction to stop the city treasurer from selling Bath Iron Works property for taxes. The suit, filed in Sagadahoc County Court, names Theodore Friedberg as owner and cites alleged overvaluation by the city. A hearing before Justice Guy H. Sturgis in Portland is set for February 14 with city counsel Edward W. Bridglim involved.
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Bath Iron Works
Sagadahoc County
Portland
Theodore Friedberg
New York
Edward W. Bridglim
City voter turnout declines by 107 in count
The city reports a drop of 107 voters in the latest tally while noting a larger context of national statistics. Separate data indicate 3,000,000 children in the United States are hard of hearing.
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United States
Davenport Will Probate Decree Issued in Bath Court
The Sagadahoc probate court under Judge Walter S Glidden ruled to approve George P Davenport late of Bath as last will and two codicils. Executors Shorey Drake and Dunton must post bond of 2.5 million dollars and appraisers Oliver Moses Low and Williams named by the court will be appointed to value the estate.
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George Patten Davenport
Walter S Glidden
Sagadahoe County
William T. Hall
Glidden
Charles J. Merry
Charles C. Lew
Daniel Williams
Allan Spear
Harry J. Day
Denny M. Humphreys
William S. Shorey
Bula M. Fielding
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward Drake
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co
Drake
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Aria
Bath
George VD. Davenport
George DP. Davenport
Charles C. Low
Willian T. Hall
M. Tumphreys
Charles C. Lew. Allan Spear
William ‘T. Hall
Harry L. Day
J. Edward Drake
Oliver Moses
Jnd
Island of Majorca Off Beat Path and Unspoiled by Tourists
The Palmaito city of Majorca lies in Palma Bay behind a jutting shore bend in the Balearic island south of Barcelona. Its streets charm with carved patios, old palaces, and welcoming hosts, while the cathedral on the hill draws admiration from visitors and scholars alike.
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Island OF
Majorca
J. Henry MelLething
Palma
Palma Bay
Miajerca
Balearic
Barcelona
Spain
Landwiard
Riviera
Nere’s
Datlace
Causa Veri
Valesquez
Goya
Murillo
Raphael
Titian
Ralph Adams Cram
Jaime II
Jaime Tit
Majores
Law Court Decides On Bath Creditors Off-Set Question
The Law Court adopts the Pennsylvania Rule in a dispute over whether borrowing shareholders can offset the withdrawing value of their shares against their loans. Receiver argues for equity in liquidation of Bath Loan & Building Association, with arguments from Judge Glidden and Fred F. Lawrence. The case concerns about two hundred seventy-five shareholders, including one hundred thirty-four borrowing shareholders, and the treatment of loans, mortgages, and share collateral.
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Law Court
Bath Trust Company
Association
Portland
Walter S. Glidden
Bark
Fred F. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
John G. Smith
Bank
Et Als
Equity
Bath Loan & Building Association
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Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Bath Trust Co
M’clure
State Chiefs’ Meeting
Edna Wilson
Bridge-Merrill
Richard Marr
Philadelphia
Day’s Ferry
Bill IN Equity
Justice Sturgis
Republi
Eenee
Loo
Ord
Talatte
Liz
Davenport
State OF
Udahoe, Ss
George PL Davenport
Beautiful Isle
Loan and Building Association
Johnson Bros Co
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