Cemetery Trust Funds Restore Faith In City History
Ernest F. Kelley recalls Bath city finances from 1896 when cemetery care funds were treated as cash debt. The note details a council dispute led by Joseph Torrey, the compromise by Wakefield, and how the trust funds later grew to 257,375.86 for perpetual care with 10,295.03 annual interest. The piece criticizes omitted library benefactor details and urges transparent annual trust reporting.
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the Independent
City City
David S. Harris
Augustus A. Percy
Charles L. Farnham
Joseph Torrey
Torrey
Frederic H. Low
James W. Wakefield
Frederick H. Kimball
Frank E. Southard
Randall D. Bibber
Fritz H. Twitchell
Common Council
Mr. Wakefield
Joey
Bath
Patten Free Library
Ernest F. Kelley
Topsham Grange Receives Bible Donation
Mr and Mrs William H White of 32 Bedford Street presented Topsham Grange with a large Bible for the altar in memory of Mr and Mrs Jordan White longtime members. The gift was accepted by worthy master Edwin C Patten on behalf of the grange.
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William H. White
Bedford Street
Topsham Grange
Mr. White
Jordan White
Topsham
Grange
Edwin C. Patten
Richmond club notes and community visits summary
Social items from Richmond include officers and refreshments at the Star club meeting near the Masonic hall, visits by Clyde and E. P. Curtis in Bath, and multiple Augusta and Hallowell visitors. Birth announcements and family visits fill several lines, with high school sports on the schedule and students earning honors.
Bridgham Addresses Class At Morse High School
Edward W. Bridgham Esquire spoke to the commercial law class at Morse high school during the last period Tuesday morning from 10:45 to 11:30 on The Court. He explained the U S court system with emphasis on Maine procedure and jury operation to an audience that included over 100 juniors and seniors. Miss Alice King of Woolwich is confined at home with a bad cold.
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Edward W. Bridgham Esq
Morse High School
United States
Maine
Bridgham
Alice King
Woolwich
Street of Chance at the Opera House Monday and Tuesday
William Powell stars as Natural Davis in Paramount's all talking drama Street of Chance coming to the Bath Opera House Monday and Tuesday. Regis Toomey Kay Francis Jean Arthur and Stanley Fields support in a suspenseful tale with director John Cromwell noted for The Mighty.
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Chance
THE
Opera House
William Powell
Philo Vance
Paramount
Arnold Rothstein
Powell
Davis
Street of Chance
Kay Francis
Jean Arthur
Regis Toomey
Stanley Fields
John Risso
Maurice Black
Irving Bacon
John Cromwell
New York
Cromwell
George Bancroft
Bath social round continues with visitors and events
Miss Abigail Hinckley returns from Boston to Bath while Mrs Clara Thwing Foss visits at the Cosmopolitan club. Local families host, travel, and dinners as civic and church groups meet. Detours include shipyard leaders, a 93 year old birthday, and a hospital update as community life unfolds in Bath.
Five Islands Social Roundup in Bath and Nearby
Percy Savage visited Bath on Thursday while W Howard spent a few days there. Landry has returned to Boston after visiting Mr and Mrs Lincoln Campbell. Clinton Hanna of Belgrade visited his parents Mr and Mrs George Hanna last week. James M Stevens returned from Bath after hospital treatment for a leg injury. D L Howard came back to Bath after several days at his cottage. Milton Pinkham visits his brother Maurice Pinkham. Mrs C W Amazeen of Bath dined with Miss I L Stevens on Saturday. Ladies and Thursday prayer meeting was cancelled due to a storm. F C Legard of Bath called on customers Friday. George Gray and L H Rowe spent Thursday in Bath. Mrs Harry Horne and Arthur Berry of Bath were supper guests of Mrs Hershel Dickey and W L Berry. Wednesday night prayer meeting hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs George Gray. W L Berry dined with J Stevens on Monday. E C Clarey of Robinhood called at Five Islands on Monday. Town officers met Monday with J G Stevens to settle year affairs.
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Elizabeth Alexander
Myrtle Stewart
Grover
Foster
Star Club
Masonic
Clyde Curtis
E. P. Curtis
Bath
Harry Joy
Is Chanter
Camden
Elmer Rogers
Augusta
Norris Bidelinger
J. H. Morse
Haskell
Ruth Anderson
Genevieve Joy
Carolin Averill
Hallowell
Florence G. Maxwell
Edith Edgecomb
Louise Trott
Stephen Webber
Abbie Ring
Ida M. Harlow
Georgia Wakefield
Ross
Ray Austin
Topsham
George H. Wren
George Wren
Sherman Mills
Alice Darling
Ndfather
Cyrus Cushman
Richmond Lodge
Raymond Libby
Cheerio Club
Joseph Bragg
Bessie Sedgrey
Bragg
Frank Preble
George Hawkes
Portland
Joseph Pray
Lewiston
Bates College
Richmond High School
Sabattus High School
Emerson
Augusta Grammar School
Richmond
Kenneth Gilpatrick
Carroll Terrill
Ernest Gagnon
Harold Dunn
Franklin McKenney
Winfield Hull
Carl Watts
Chester Emmons
Farrow
Villa Haynes
Leslie Seekins
Lillian Caswell
Elva Whitmore
Will
Hazel Southard
Mildred Beedie
Town
Seth Watson
Brunswick
Abigail Hinckley
Boston
Clara Thwing Foss
Cosmopolitan Club
Harold E. Armes
Harold
High Street
Richard Sprague
Margaret
Richard
Waterville
Edward Sewall
St. Mary’s
Chicago
Florida
Cecil Paine
Mary Paine
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
New York
Whitehall Club
National Council ‘of American Shipbuilders
Mathew Clark
Middle Street
J. Lois Farnham
Meriden
Conn
Minott
J. Houghton McLellan
Columbia Theatre
City Hospital
Washington Street
N. W. Cushman
Richard D. Cushman
City
Sebasco
Cushman
Percy Savage
W. Howard
Co Landry
Lincoln Campbell
Clinton Hanna
Belgrade
George Hanna
James M. Stevens
D. L. Howard
Milton Pinkham
Maurice Pinkham
C. W. Amazeen
I. L. Stevens
F. C. Legard
George Gray
L. H. Rowe
Harry Horne
Arthur Berry
Hershel Dickey
W. L. Berry
J. (. Stevens
E. C. Clarey
Robinhood
Five Islands
J. G. Stevens
Elizabeth Hunt
Fast Cove
Powers
William Farnsworth
William Mains
James Stevens
Oscar Jones
John
Alonzo Hunt
George Spinney
Spinney Brothers
John E. Oliver
Islands
Perley Rattleff
Georgetown
Bath City Hospital
B. H. Woodside
Nancy Russell
Addie Stevens
Jennie Todd
Lisbon
Arthur
Henry Reynolds
Harry Heald
Clyde Pinkham
Bay Point
Maine
Miami
Philip Campbell
Seguinland
Alex Cunningham
Clam Diggers
Center
Martha Rich Bowen
Belle Heald
Humanity of Christ
First Baptist Church
Jesus Christ the Son of God
Westport Clergy and visitors share services and a move
Rev Charles E Titus of the Wiscasset Larger Parish conducted services at the North schoolhouse Saturday and Monday evenings with Miss Dorothy Willis from Leominster Massachusetts assisting. Willis held a Sunday afternoon meeting before leaving Tuesday morning. Titus plans North End services every alternate Monday. Also noted are visitors G G Jewett and family in Bath, and C J Greenleaf’s move to a larger Chelsea garage and new Everett bungalow with a newborn son born December 15.
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Charles E. Titus
Wiscasset
Dorothy Willis
Leominster
Mass
Maine Methodist Conference
Willis
Westport
Titus
North End
G. G. Jewett
George A. Jewett
Ralph Jewett
Bath
C. J. Greenleaf
H. F. Greenleaf
Arlington Street
Chelsea
Third Street
Greenleaf
North Bowdoin Social News and Local Visits
Kenneth Mockler from Lewiston visited home recently. Mrs John Reid and Dorothy Waughter of Bath returned home after visiting. Miss Frances Baker called on Mrs O F Hatch. The Christian Endeavor social at Mrs Lucy Bakers featured a Valentine theme with auctions, heart shaped cookies, hot chocolate, and cakes. George Mockler broke a finger during wood sawing. Mrs Herbert Adams and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs Chester Marshall. Mr and Mrs Oscar Douglass and little Phyllis spent the weekend at Maple Harvest Farm. Mrs George Mockier in Portland hospital could not return home due to cold weather.
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Kenneth Mockler
Lewiston
John Reid
Dorothy
Bath
Frances Baker
O. FE. Hatch
Christian Endeavor
Lucy Baker
George Mockler
Herbert Adams
Chester Marshall
Oscar Douglass
Little Phyllss
Maple Harvest Farm
George Mockier
Portland
Bath Bowlers Lose to Auburn Team at Auburn Alleys
Bath bowler Poke Farrar led Bath with a 290 series as Bath fell to A. J. Sweet Co. of Auburn by 175 pins at Auburn alleys on Tuesday. The match highlighted Auburn's strong team play and Bath's top individual score.
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Bath
A. J. Sweet Co
Auburn
Poke Farrar
Bath Blaisdell
Melzard Peedee
Peewee Nar Eree
Planetarium To Be Citys Sky Theatre
Chicago plans a sky theatre planetarium funded by Max Adler with 750000 dollars. An 83 foot dome will host 400 visitors and display 4500+ stars via 122 projectors, showing celestial positions across time. Prof Philip Fox of Northwestern University leads the project, opening early next year.
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Chicago
Max Adler
Adler
Earth
Philip Fox
Northwestern University
Planetarium
Georgetown News Roundup of Winter Happenings
Georgetown residents report on houseboat damage from ice, woodcutting, clam digging, and winter travel. Local deaths, hospital visits, and illness are noted along with town meeting plans, school closure, and church activities. Community updates include clamming crews, trips to Bath and Five Islands, and a Valentine social at the First Baptist.
Gauvin Wins in Third Round at Arcade Arena
Eddie Gauvin stopped K. O. Chu Buck in the third round of a scheduled six round main at the Arcade Arena. Gauvin landed decisive rights and lefts, while Chu Buck was never truly competitive. the bell saved him in the fourth. Gauvin appeared prime and dominant, with Chu Buck down late in the opening round.
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Arcade Arena
Eddie Gauvin
K. O. Chubuck
Chubuck
Gauvin
Eddie
Skowhegan
Bath
Farmer Brown
K. O. Laffley
Laffley
Brunswick
Sailor Pierce
K. O. Russell
Russell
Pierce
Geney Baker
Virginia Considers Schools on Wheels Plan
Richmond Va. States that schools on wheels equipped with blackboards desks and necessities are under consideration by the state department of education. Superintendent Morris Hart says teachers could drive the bus serving two communities daily with heat water and a first aid kit on board.
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Richmond
Virginia of Education
Morris Hart
Partridge decapitated by telephone wire in swift strike
A Damariscotta mail carrier found a partridge beheaded moments after its death. Officials believe the bird was struck by a telephone line, its head severed as it met the wire in a swift, fatal moment.
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