John W Ballou Honored in Tribute for Long Public Service
John W Ballou, Bath native and Sagadahoc County sheriff from 1878 to 1913, is celebrated for decades of local service, courtesy, and leadership. A friend to Judge Peters and notable lodge member, Ballou is praised for independence, charity, and steadfast community ties amid Maine’s politics.
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Patrick Millay
Sagadahoc
Maine
Acadia Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Kennebec
Ballou
Maine Democrat
Sagadahoe
Pattangall
John W. Ballou
Newton
Massachusetts
Bath
John Ballou
Heath
Carleton
Bass
Simpson
John ‘Ballou
John A. Peters
Andrew Wiswell
Peters
Wiswell
Judge Peters
CPM Ty Os
France
G A R Installation Aids Sedgwick Post and Circle
Sedgwick Post No 4 G A R and Sedgwick Circle Ladies install officers last Friday with a large gathering. Josephine Talbot installed the Circle line led by President Elect Elsie Higgins and officers including Elizabeth Pollard Delinda Marsh Elizabeth Haggett Harriet Johnson Alvina Bates Hannah Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
G.A.R
Sedgwick Circle
G.A. R
Josephine Talbot
Prestice- Pres
Elsie Higgins
Elizabeth Pollard
Delinda Marsh
Elizabeth Haggett
Harriet Johnson
Hartley We Driven As fOlIOMA Com Hartley Dunton Installed
Hartley K. Dunton named commander with Charles A. Coombs senior vice Hugh Madden junior vice and other officers listed. Ladies of the G A R served a banquet prior to installation. Sedgwick Post membership now 37 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Hartley K. Dunton
Charles A. Coombs
Hugh T. Madden
Sumner Brown
James B. Wescott
Timothy B. Curtis
Cyrus W. Longley
James Jones
George R. Dow
Cleveland M. Oliver
Henry G. Turner
James P. Baker
G.A.R
Sedgwick Post
Fire at Dr Rowe’s Ames Block Office Quenched
Firefighters located smoke rising from Dr William E Rowe dentist office in the Ames Block. Alarm from box 45 at 8 55 brought Combination 4 and No 3 crews who confined flames to the work room and adjoining extraction room with no hydrant water used. Damage includes work and implements, insurance expected to cover losses.
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Capt. Wallace
Sonia
Night Force
William E. Rowe
Ames Block
Box 45
O’brien
Combination 4
Parshley
No. 3
Presenting an Ambulance to Bath City Hospital
Mrs. John R. Bradlee of Montclair New Jersey arranged a gift of an ambulance from Montclair to Bath City Hospital. The Bath project received support from the Monday Club of Bath and the ambulance will be sent soon, with electricity-powered carriage donated as part of the handover.
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John R. Bradlee
Montclair
N. J
Meeker
the Cedars, Bath
Bath City Hospital
Monday Club of
Bath
Bradlee
Elmhurst Musicale
Miss Meeker
Bath Hospital
Vesper Music at Central Church Features Marston Works
The Central Church vespers on Sunday featured George W. Marston’s music including Voluntary Prelude, I'm a Pilgrim and I'm a Stranger, antiphons by John Shaw and Wm. E. Hill, with solos by Miss Hall, Miss Rideout, and Miss A. Hall. The program closed with March of the Philistines from David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Marston
Central Church
Miss Hall
Anne Hall
God
Frances A. Rideout
Purifying blood and skin care ads highlight drugstore remedies
An array of old time advertisements promotes burdock blood bitters for clear skin and purified blood, Dean's Ointment for eczema and itching, Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil for croup or sore throat, and Dean's Regulars laxatives, all marketed with prices and store availability.
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Dean
Dr. Thomas
All Drug
Brown Tail Moth Clearance Yields Large Caterpillar Toll
Horace W. Ward, superintendent of Park and Cemetery Board, reports the 1914 15 effort to clear brown tail moths in parks and cemeteries was completed Saturday. Total nests gathered were 6570 at cemeteries and 1108 in parks, with about 1 918 250 caterpillars destroyed. The cost rose only slightly from last year.
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Horace W. Ward
Park and Cemetery’ Board
Park
War Relief Committee Sends First Shipment to New York
The War Relief Committee in this city sent a large shipment to the Vacation War Relief Committee at 58 West 39th Street. Items include 110 slings 189 gauze 290 compresses and various bandages. The box total is 8.33 dollars and work continues in the Ames Block on Tue Wed Thu from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5.
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War Relief Committee
New York
West 39Th St
Bath
Maine
Beautiful stone specimens from bath and Phippsburg
Perry E. C. Whitten wore a solitaire ring with berg feldspar from Georgetown quarries. He also found tourmaline and beryl in the diggings. Walter Cummings showed pockets of cut stones from Phippsburg before leaving for Philadelphia. Whitten plans to dig for tourmaline and beryl in Phippsburg.
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Perry E. C. Whitten
Bath
Georgetown
Phippsburg
Walter Cummings
Philadelphia
Mr. Whitten
Elected to Council in Malden Ward Five
Bath friends of Fletcher S Hyde note his inauguration to Malden's City Council from Ward Five. Born April 8 1889 in Malden he is Harvard College 1912 and Boston University Law 1914 trained lawyer with offices in Boston. He is active in several fraternal and legal clubs and the Deliberative Assembly executive committee.
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Bath
Fletcher S. Hyde
Popham Beach
Malden
Charles H.hyde
Harvard College
Boston University Law School
Middlesex Lodge
Fire at Whiskeag House Damages Eugene E. Aderton Property
A Sunday morning blaze near the shore of Whiskeag damaged the house of Eugene E. Aderton. The alarm sounded around 11 o clock, with partial insurance noted for the incident.
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Whiskeag
New Anuric Remedy Promoted For Kidney Trouble
A reader reports major kidney improvement after using Dr. Pierce s Anuric tablets. The notice urges sufferers to mail urine samples to the Penn Institute Buffalo NY for free analysis and claims Anuric is thirty seven times stronger than lithia in removing uric acid.
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Ana
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Melinda B. Miller
Eberle
Braithwaite
Simon
Penn Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
House and shed burn in North Bath fire at Creek scene
Fire destroyed the house and shed of Eugene Aderton, formerly the George Wright place, with the barn saved by Engine Company No. 2 and nearby units. A horse, cow, and heifer survived. piano and much furniture, plus vegetables and preserves, were saved from the cellar. Insurance covered most losses.
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Bath
Eugene
Aderton
George Wright
Engine Company No. 2
North End
Murphys
EXAMINE CATTLE WARBLE REGULATIONS ADVISED
The article notes the European ox warble pest affects northern cattle raisers and imports from northern states. It urges buyers to inspect transported stock in winter and spring and destroy warbles. Warbles may be found under the skin in winter and spring, elsewhere later in the year.
Apples in Storage Show 15.5 Percent Increase on December 1
A department circular reports 15.5 percent more apples in coolers on December 1 than a year earlier based on 339 firms. Plant capacity is about 7,906,838 barrels with holdings of 4,206,825 barrels and 3,375,997 boxes on December 1, 1915 versus 3,234,829 barrels and 4,147,506 boxes in 1914. From 230 storages only 39.24 percent of total holdings were subject to growers orders, near the 39 percent figure cited last year.
Storage apples rise in regional cold storage reports
December 1 figures show New England up 67.6 percent from last year while the North Atlantic up 1.9 percent and the Middle Atlantic up 9.1 percent. Georgia and Gulf States up 57.4 percent and the Mississippi Valley and Middle Western States up 39.7 percent. The Rocky Mountain district up 15.1 percent, with declines of 14.6 percent in the North Pacific and 26.3 percent in the far Southwest.
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New England
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Georgia
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Middle Western States
Rocky Mountain District
North Pacific
Far Southwest
L F Medicine Promises Relief for Sedentary Work
An advertisement touts L F Medicine Co. Portland Maine as a safe remedy for stomach, liver and bowel issues caused by sedentary sewing. It claims relief from headache and fatigue and suggests both women and men should keep the medicine at home for digestive regulation and appetite restoration.
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L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Portland
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Wiscasset
John Robinson
John
David
Brown
Eugene E. Aderton
Elenentes
Fletcher
Castoria
M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Meio
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Chichester St S Pills
Seny
Shippey
Neniere
F.S. Curtis
Centre Street
Watson Newy
Pera
Union Street
Brunswick
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