Sewall Confident Bath Shipyards Will Rebuild Industry
Hon Harold M Sewall predicts a brighter shipbuilding future for Bath as the New England Shipbuilding Co resumes work under old charter. He cites historic tonnage records, neighborly ties with Texas Oil yard, and plans to expand North End yards with rail and electric transport easing material flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
New England Shipbuilding Co
Johnson
Goss and Sawyer
Goss, Sawyer and Packard
New England Co
Sewalls
Moses and Patten
Kelley-Spear
Sewall
New New England
Texas Oil Yard
Goss and Sawyer Yards
Texas
Bath
T. W. Hyde
Kennebecan
North End
Dlam
New England
Bath Boy Promoted to Woolworth Manager in Fall River
Arthur R. Chadbourne of Bath has been promoted from assistant manager at the Woolworth store in Woburn Massachusetts to manager of a Woolworth store in Fall River. He is a Morse High School 1909 graduate and previously worked for D. T. Percy & Sons before joining Woolworth. This promotion pleases his Bath friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Chadbourne
Bath
Woolworth
Woburn
Mass
Fall River
Mr. Chadbourne
William C. Chadbourne
Morse High School
D. T. Percy & Sons
Supreme Court Term Ends After Divorces and Damages
Justice Hanson adjourned the Sagadahoc County supreme court after hearing two contested divorces and granting five decrees. A jury verdict awarded Frederick H. Thompson $1160.15 against Lewiston Augusta & Waterville St. Ry. plus defense motions for a new trial. The day also covered a Sederquist divorce trial and other filings, with several cases continued to May term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hanson
Supreme Judicial Court
Frederick H. Thompson
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville St. Ry
Arthur J. Dunton
Grace E. Sederquist
William F. Sederquist
Popham Beach
Portland
E. W. Bridgham
E. C. Plummer
Libellant
C. S. Chaplin
John H. Stacy
George W. Talbot
Alice M. Talbot
Justice Hanson
Fire at Torrey's foundry doused by new automatic extinguisher
At 6:50 p m Friday Capt Wallace and Officer Sears saw a small blaze in a corner of Torrey Bushing Works foundry. The automatic extinguisher flooded the area and put out the fire before further firefighting was needed. John Stewart shut off the water once on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Wallace
Torrey Bushing Works
Sears
Broad St
O’brien
John Stewart
Combination Four
Dr Williams Pink Pills Adverts For Nervous Ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for nervous conditions in children and general debility. It claims to build blood and nourish nerves, warning against alcohol and opiates, and offers mail order with pricing and a free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Supreme Court Hears Uncontested Divorces in Noon Session
During the noon recess on Friday Justice Hanson presided over four uncontested divorce cases. County Attorney Edward W. Bridgham appeared for the libellants in all cases, including proceedings involving Walter Lewis and Alonzo Thibodeau for arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lewis
Alonzo Thibodeau
Supreme Court
Justice Hanson
Edward W. Bridgham
Doan’s Kidney Pills Cited By Bath Resident
Bath resident C H Jordan at 40 York St. testifies after four years that Doan’s Kidney Pills cured a long kidney ailment. He again praises the remedy nearly three years later and recommends continuing use if needed. Sold for 50 cents at Weber’s Drug Store and all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Jordan
York St
Bath
Dean
Weber’s
Doan
Railroad tale of Bowdoin professor’s late Portland dinner
Bowdoin College faculty members attended a Portland dinner causing train delays. One professor jumped the train and rode a blind baggage car to Yarmouth Junction, clinging on until the locomotive slowed. He then fled to a passenger coach as the crew halted the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Portland
Yarmouth Junction
Architects Pleased With Bath Iron Works Yachts
Irving Cox and Bruno Tornroth of Cox Stevens, architects for two Bath Iron Works yachts, visited New York after town business. The Rouss yacht for P W Rouss, New York, should finish next June, while the Willys yacht for John North Willys will be ready by January 1 1917. Cox praised progress on the Rouss craft. N W Pevear, Chief Engineer for the Rouss yacht, arrived last week and will stay until completion. he formerly commanded the Winchester now purchased by Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Cox
Bruno Tornroth
Cox & Stevens
Bath Iron Works
New York
P. W. Rouss
John North Willys
Willys Overland Co
Cox
Rouss
N. W. Pevear
Winchester
King Tavern
Incompetents Dead in Porto Rico Speed Scene
A Bathman returning from a pleasure trip notes no speed laws for autos in Porto Rico. He asks a police officer about chauffeurs competence and is told that all the poor chauffeurs are dead. A 100 mile stretch of mountain road offers ideal pleasure driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
West Bath Grange Meeting Program Highlights
The West Bath Grange meeting on January 31 featured instrumental music by Sewall Strout readings by Lucy Armstrong and Fred Cary piano solo by Louise Footer vocal solos by Margaret Peterson and Carolyn Plant a travel talk Lights at California Exposition by Mrs Maurice J Duncklee a five minute entertainment by Ernest Rose and a clothespin contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Sewall Strout
Addie Purington
Lucy, Armstrong
Margaret Peterson
Fred Cary
Louise Footer
California Exposition
Maurice J. Duncklee
Carolyn Plant
Ernest Rose
Unique Fireplace Extension Joins Sewall Mansion
The old colonial mansion owned by Hon. Harold M. Sewall adds a spacious eastern extension with a central open chimney intended to vent smoke upward while keeping fire visible on all sides. The library room, one of three, aims to blend with the main dwelling though its smokiness risk may lead to bricking the back wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Pain in Back and Miserable Air Reflected in Letter Ad
A reader recounts severe back pain and nocturnal distress, claiming Dr. Pierce's Anuric eased symptoms. The note urges kidney health remedies and advertises a 50 cent Anuric package with a trial 10 cent offer, signed by Mrs. Billa A. Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Whiter
Dr. Pierce
Sewall Extends Home Without Killing Trees
The extension adds a sunny upstairs chamber with bath and dressing room, keeping two fruit trees and surrounding greenery intact. Mr. Sewall, Bath's city forester, plans further work including moving the big barn and clearing clutter to reveal lawns, flower gardens, and rose borders.
Bath Iron Works Share First In Park League
Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass share the top spot in the Park League after a week’s play. The Moose fall to fifth as Red Men and Woodmen pass them. The official standings update through Monday note the shift in positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass
Moose
Red Men
Woodmen
P.C. Hyde Windlass
B.il.w
Orioles Elmhursts
Telephones
Epicures
Adams
M. Oliver
Cedric Martin
Cutting
Farrar
Winter Street Church Parish Meeting Announced
The annual parish meeting of Winter Street Church is set for Tuesday February 8. In Bath market news strawberries from Florida sell at 50 cents a box. The Lisbon Falls Lobster Club continues social dining and contentment. Colonial Club delivered a 24 to 12 victory over Fort McKinley’s basketball team at the YMCA gym last Friday. Bath YMCAs Junior team and Lisbon Falls High School played a sharp 46 to 7 preliminary, with Bath struggling against a heavier LVHS squad using football tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Fort McKinley
Y.M.C.A
Sam
New England
Bath Y.M.C.A
Lisbon Falls High School
L.V.H.S
Deafness and catarrh cure claim by Cheney Co
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It argues most cases are catarrh, claims the tube cannot be cured locally and promotes Cheney Catarrh Cure with circulars available from F J Cheney Co Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Onion
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Kennebec
Clyde
New England Yard
Texas Co
Woolworth Service
Fashon
Gouraud’s
Thompson
Harry E. King
Mary L. King
Sagadahoc County
Catherine Hobbs
Charles H. Hobs
Norman A. Smith
Gertrude P. Smith
George H. Wakefield
Isabel Wakefield
William Higgins
Fannie J. Higgins
Marian C. Bickford
Topsham
Eastman
Bickford
Libellee
Robert E. Bickford
F. H. Thompson
The
Rodney Swift
Harry Thompson
Perry Thompson
C.A. Corliss
Harry Washburn
Atty. Newell
Torrey
Yarmouth
Sewall Mansion
Fletcher
Castoria
Winter St. Church
M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Chichester. S
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Bath, Maine
Cyrus W. Longley
A’b Watson
Union Street
Maine
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