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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1926

Page

5

Standard Oil gets permit to erect tanks at Bath shipyard

The Bath city council unanimously granted Standard Oil Co. permission to install two storage tanks on its new Bath shipyard property, later to serve as a distributing center for the Bath Brunswick area, pending fire chief approval. The plan includes a 60 by 85 foot gasoline tank and a 30 by 60 foot refined oil tank.

Standard Oil Co Deering Bath-Brunswick Committee On Mitchell’s Lane Commercial Street Torrey Roller Bushing Works Bath Merchants National Bank Boston Patten Free Library Treas Oak Grove Maple Grove Calvary Cemetery Fairview Central Maine Power Co Opera House Center Street Opera Louse Sylvia Procopio Edward Wridgham Cahill Lorenzo J. Collins Columbia Theatre Edgar W. Bailey Woolwich Nathan W. Povich Sherman King

Ant hills guard fruit trees in Italy against pests

In Italy ant hills are placed at the base of orange trees and fruit trees to protect them from injurious insects. The 67 deep places in the ocean are all near the land.

Italy

Maine publicity boosts real estate sales says Bristol official

In Lincoln County Maine Register of Deeds N A Miller credits state publicity and natural growth for a record year of real estate instruments. He notes 1815 recordings in 1925, 126 more than 1924, and fees exceeding 31400, largely from out of state buyers for summer homes.

Register of Deeds N. A. Miller Bristol Lincoln County Court House Wiscasset Miller Lincoln County

Thompson elected treasurer of American Water Works Co

Earl S. Thompson son of Mr and Mrs George F E Thompson of Hardings formerly Bath was elected treasurer of the American Water Works and Electric Co of New York on February 3. A Bowdoin graduate he has three years with the firm and previously ran bold business. The company, a major public utility, employs over 10 000 and has assets near 300 million dollars with offices in Richmond Virginia and New York City.

Earl S. Thompson George FE. Thompson Hardings Bath American Water Works & Electric Co New York Thompson Alpha Delta Phi Club Bowdoin American Water Works and Electric Co., Inc Jaws of Virginia American Water Works and Guaranty Co United States Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Ohio Virginia Rail and Power Richmond Broadstreet New York City

Law Court Re interprets bank receivers duties and deposits

A Lincoln County Law Court rescript defines receivers duties in insolvency cases of Lincoln County Trust Co. It clarifies how general and special deposits are held, when claims must be presented, and that general deposits become bank property, with bailee and bailor rules applying to special deposits.

Law Court Lincoln County Tate Fred F. Lawrence Lincoln County Trust Co Walter S. Glidden Bath Carl M. V. Larrabee Wiscasset Warren C. Philbrook Waterville

Bath Rotary Club Musicale Delights Members and Guests

Bath Rotary Club held a luncheon musicale led by George A. Crockett featuring The Harmony Six with Edwin M Fuller Jr Clifford Linwood J Russell Herbert Douglas George Field and Crockett as accompanist. Highlights included Don't Wake Me Up Set Me Dream Oh Boy What A Girl and solos by Herbie Douglas. Guests included Scott Bailey from Portland and James E. Whitmore Hampden J A Condon Rochester NY and Albert B. Gavin Boston.

Bath Rotarkins King Wavern George A. Crockett Harmony Sinew Lee Edwin M., Fuller, Jr Clifford Linwood J. Russell Herbert Douglas George Field George Crockett Herbie Douglas Eugene Desmond Orches- Scott Bailey Portland James E. Whitmore Hampden J. A. Condon Rochester N. Y Albert B. Gavin Boston

Morse Pupil Honor Roll Shows Wide Range of Honors

The six weeks honor list from Dec 4 to Jan 22 at Morse High School lists Post Graduates to Freshmen with Highest Honors and Honors. Notable names include Adelaide Campbell, Hielen Rogers, Ruth Bryant, Marion Skinner, Delix Cloutier, Hazel Hatch, Winifred Aderton, Mary Bryant, Mary Paine, and many others reflecting a system-wide decline then anticipated rise as students adjust.

Lloyd Hooker Harry Pinson Edwin Spaulding George Scudder Adelaide Campbell Hielen Rogers Alice Whalen Ruth Bryant Virginia Clark Sidney Cullen Beatrice Duprey Marion Fuller Alfred Gannon Iva Hagan Helen Hayes V Priseila Hedge Florentine Knowlton Gertrude Maxwell Mary O Donnell Mary Paine Elizabeth Robbins Marion Skinner Louise Stewart Richard Stinson Elsie Trott Wendall Williams Marjorie Wearborn Helen Decker Ruth Emerson Evelyn Wetlock Muriel Ayer Minnie Brown Doris Campbell Helen Curtis Lillian Cutler Thelvin Dearing Philip Evans Bessie Greenblatt Arthur Hall Josephine Hamblep Ethel Iftuse LaRue Kemper Amanda Munsey Isabelle Paisley Clarabelle Quick Elizabeth Rolfe John Sheldon Lawrence Specht Hazel Wakefield Grace Wendenbaugh Isatherine O'Donnell Earl Decker Delix Cloutier Henry DeLong Hazel Hatch Howard Bates Isabel Burns Anne Chandler Clarence Eaton Bernice Gilley Mark Hayes Elsie Lord Margaret Lord Emma MacDonald Lena Oliver Dorothy Smith Edward Staples Dorothy Thompson Lelia Thornton Carolyn Turner

Maine Republicans Set Portland Convention for April 6

Maine Republicans will hold their state convention in Portland on April 6 with Daniel F. Field of the state committee announcing the event. Senator James Wadsworth of New York is expected to speak, plus a woman speaker from away. Falmouth Hotel serves as headquarters as candidates for 1928 and 1927 nominations attend.

Maine Portland Daniel F. Field State Committee James Wadsworth New York Wadsworth United States Senate Congress Vortland Falmouth Arthur Thaser Bangor Brewster Houston Wiliam ‘Puder Gardiner Maine House of Representatives Goirdiner

Fire at Midnight Drives a Family Out Into Storm

A Brunswick Road home fire forced Mrs. Danforth and her family to flee in night clothes into a blizzard. The parents carried three children to neighbors as the house burned, pet cat Billy perished, and firefighters battled through heavy drifts to douse the blaze.

Brunswick Road Frank Danforth Eleanor Gardiner D. Rogers Billy Rogers McCiere Bill Prank, Jr Danforth M.C. I. R. Yard Gardiner Rogers J. Horace McClure Ed” Cook Ernest Russell Sutherlind Theodore Burns Forrest Mains Edward Giles Brunswick Cook North Street Prescott McClure Mill Pond Russell Bath Charles Paruham Mains Sutherland Parnhaim Burns Giles Sheriff

Ferry Keeps Hockomock Night Service For Now

The state ferry Hockomock will remain on its night schedule up to 11 PM for a few days as petitions for retention reach the Highway Commission. If the proposal gains support and public service needs it, the ferry may continue all winter. otherwise withdrawal is expected.

Hockomock State Highway Commission Seper

Smelt Fishing Sustains Bath Men Through Winter

A Maine smelting village near Arrowsic bridge shows Bath men earning income by winter smelt fishing. Camps dot the ice fields along Whiskeag and Winneganee creeks, with varying comforts from stoves to radios and reading. Sudden thaws force rapid relocation of camps to safety, but no fatalities have been reported in recent years.

Maine Arrowsic Bridge Winneganee Creek

Mayor Heads Citizen Ticket in City Caucuses

Nomination papers were filed for Mayor Cahill as a Citizen’s candidate with 60 signatures. Democrats and Republicans hold caucuses to nominate mayors and assemble ward tickets. several citizens may seek alderman posts. Republican mayoral nominees and state race filings are also noted amid ongoing caucuses.

Charles Tl. Cahill Edwin Dodge Hardin Marcia D. Richardson Edward W. Larrabee Eben J. Marston Edwin H Frank Pepper BE. Randall Leonard Roy F. Shackford William W. Wakefield Augustus A. Perry James W. Moulton Francis FE. Parry Eugene M. Desmond James L. Morse Donald TD. Young Mark W. Sewall Fred D. Hill John J. Desimond Daniel T. Dougherty Walter FE. Chase M. Worthley McPhee Melvin A. Haggett Henry @. Ho Orin F. Frye Cauccus Itis J. Edward Drake Clarenee A. Peastee George A. Biker Henry W. Butler Secretary of State

Receivers Paying Third Dividend To Depositors

The Lincoln County Trust Co receivers began paying a ten percent third dividend to savings depositors, bringing total paid to 90 percent. The bank, closed in March 1923, was insolvent and liquidated after a Burgess Lang & Co. bankruptcy. Deposits totaled 445000, with 360000 in savings. Litigation persisted, assets yielded under ten cents on the dollar, and stockholders faced a full 100 percent assessment.

Lincoln County Trust Co Lincoln County Trusts Co Banking House of Burgess- Lang & Co State Supreme Court Burgess-Lang Walter S. Glidden Bath Carl M. P. Larrabee Wiscasset A. M. Card Alona Wiliam D. Patterson Wesley C. Daynow Norway Richard H. T. Taylor S. J. Sewall W. G. Hubbard Mr. Patterson

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