City departments report at Bath meeting with confirmations and refusals
Bath officials presented annual department reports at a special city council meeting. Several confirmations and rejections followed including Ada Crockett’s police matron appointment and dismissals, debt reductions surpassing $36,000, and fire and tax collection tallies. The meeting also addressed brown tail moth tree clearance and a charity fund held by city almoner Thebeau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Kingsley
Bath
Cahill
Ada R. Crockett
Police Department
Sidney L. Eaton
Overseers of the Poor
Harry W. Thebeau
Fred B. Reed
Daniel Williams
House of Correction
Charles T. Henderson
Ward 17
City Hall
Parks
Fire Department
Horace W. Ward
Oak Grove
Maple Grove
Calvary
Fairview
Gilmore
Elwell Pinkham
John S. Place
Melville Rice
George McElman
George Wilson
Farber Davis
Louise R. Staples
William H. Small
Board of Education
Yearly rise in city arrests tallies 155 for year
City Marshal Walter L Whitney reports 155 arrests for the fiscal year ending Jan 31, up from 107 the prior year, a 48 increase. Intoxication arrests rose to 61 from 52, reckless driving to 16 from 15, with other categories listed in the annual police tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Whitney
Whitney
Garin
Felietcas
Police Deparsem
Eighth Grade Debates Foster Practice at Central Grammar
Eighth grade pupils at Central Grammar School held debates to prepare for Morse High School. On February 20 divisions debated topics including Two Short School Sessions Are Better Than One Long Session. Results varied with ties and decisive wins across divisions. Doris Dyer praised the fourth division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Morse High School
Doris Dyer
Washington
Lincoln
Maine Boat and Sports Show A Novel May Event
Maine announces its first Boat and Sports Show to run the week of May 5 in Portland's Expo Building. Featured activities span boating fishing archery golf tennis swimming diving and auto air travel with national experts and manufacturers presenting talks and demonstrations to attract thousands from across the state.
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Maine
Exposition
Portland
Old Pine Tree
Five Thousand Miles Kept Open in Maine Winter Roads
Maine towns kept 5524 miles of state supervised roads open this winter, a 1200 mile increase over last year. Snow removal costs may exceed 50 cents per mile, totaling about 276200 dollars, with towns and state sharing expenses. Routes from Millinocket to Gouldsboro and lines into New Hampshire remained plowed.
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Maine
State Highway Department
New York
San Francisco
Ira B. Hagen
Bath Board of Trade Eyes Bangor Firm as New Industry
The Bath Board of Trade hosted a complimentary banquet for 63 Bath business leaders and officials of General Utilities Co. of Bangor to explore bringing the firm to Bath. The plan includes a $50,000 stock sale to Bath residents, a possible Perc y & Small shipyard purchase, and factory setup for current products. A committee led by Arthur Sewall will meet company reps at Hotel Phoenix to assess finances and stock subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Trade
Masonic Temple
Bath
General Utilities Co
Bangor
John W. Whittington
General , Utilities Co
Percy & Small Ship Yard
Sherman Harry M. Huse
Pres. Quicksall
Board of Trade
Whittington
Ralph Wharff
Mr. Whittington
Central West
Fine performance of Haunted House by Bath amateurs
A fine presentation of The Haunted House a mystery farce by Owen Davis was staged Thursday night at the Columbia theatre by The Players under The Escort of Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar. The lively cast and brisk dialogue thrilled the audience with humor suspense and bright character work throughout three acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Davis
Columbia Theatre
Dunlap Commandery
Knights Templar
H. A. Huse
Flicra Main
Cecil Rowland
Henry W. Owen
Patricia Smith
Celia Me
Elman
Harold Cutting
Herbert Douglas
Constable
Ralph Blakeney
Sam Povich
Merritt Mitchell
Maurice Haynes
Edward Coombs
John Freeman
Lee Hooker
Edwin Lowell
Donald Small
Harold Small
John L. Wilson
Frank Wakefield
Albert Henderson
Two Ancient Maps Presented the City in Municipal Building
Herbert L. Grinnell of the Board of Highways and Sewers displayed two historic Bath maps to City Clerk Gilmore for wall display in the new municipal building. One from 1851 shows streets and notable buildings, with margin sketches. the 1873 map resembles an insurance plan, showing house layouts and owner names. The maps were found at Grinnell’s 1162 High Street home, former property of Judge Washington Gilbert.
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Herbert L. Grinnell
Board of Highways and Sewers
Gilmore
Bath
Lincoln County
Henry F. Wallang
A. G. Gillet
Sagadahoc County
Roe & Colby
Philadelphia
Sagadahoc House
Central Church
Johnson Rideout
John Patten
William D. Sewall
Capt
F. Patten
Thomas Harward
Grinnell
High Street
Washington Gilbert
Bobcats blamed for deer losses around Penobscot yards
Charles E. McDonald of Sherman reports bobcats causing heavy deer damage in Maine. He notes no Canadian lynx in 25 years since bobcats appeared, believes bobcats drive out lynx, and describes yards up to four miles long where deer stay in winter. He cites a trip finding five bobcats and multiple deer killed in a single yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. McDonald
Sherman
Penobscot River
Maine
Most Picturesque and Romantic Among Our Presidents
Editor notes Andrew Jackson as the most picturesque and romantic president. The author recalls 1869 Dartmouth centennial, Sherman's visit, and Jackson’s youthful display seen by Sherman at the White House. He plans a series outlining Jacksons life and character, amid mentions of Roosevelt and a continued piece.
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Andrew ‘Jackson
Dartmouth
Hanover
Atlanta
Georgia
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States
Andrew Jackson
Sherman
West Point
Washington
White House
President J
Jackson
Roosevelt
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Emma C. Greenleaf
Charles H. Greenleaf
Ward 6
Arthur Allen
Optometrist Bath Trust
Police Committee
John J. Keegan
Owen J. Ledyard
Sbibty Sy. la Dlea Habee Oresty
Remington Typewriter
Reese
E. C. Patten
Walter Whitney
James C. Mulligan
New England Telephone Andelegraph Company
Lewiston-Mechanic Falls
Norway-Portland
Lewiston-New York
Biddeford-Sanford
Brunswick-Harpswell
Bridgton- Harrison
Bridgton-Webbs Mills
Cornish-Fryeburg
Hxn
Rupert H. Baxter
South Berwick
George Washington Cheney
Boston
Highway Department
Frigidaire
General Electric
Kelvinator
Copeland
Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
H. Taft
Camden
the Independent
Stoves
Johnson Brosco
Bath-Maine
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