Maine Plots Twenty Million Budget Debated In Legislature
The Maine legislature faces possible appropriations exceeding twenty million dollars and tax rates nearing Civil War highs. Bath and Sagadahoc County would see significant increases, while critics urge caution and budget discipline amid war to peace transitions. The piece notes political maneuvering away from the budget system, calls for prudence, and references wartime economics and President Wilson on food needs.
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Maine
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc
Winnegance Creek anglers haul large bass in local waters
In Winnegance Earl Morse and Walter Rogers caught a bass six to eight pounds, the largest in the creek in years. The town hosted dances at Bridge Hall with Perkin's orchestra drawing big crowds and Mrs. Harry Oliver and Hattie Goodwin reporting a successful event. Numerous residents were noted for shopping trips, visits, and social gatherings across Bath and surrounding communities, including extended family and servicemen returning from deployments.
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Earl Morse
Walter Rogers
Bridge Hall
Maurice Skilling
W. A. Conant
Torrey Roller
Winfield Groves
Dr. Grant
Alabama
Florida
Herbert Lemont
South Carolina
Lemont
Gus Small
Harry Oliver
Phillip Reynolds
Wallace
Catherine Reynolds
Ruth Williams
Catherine Luce
Harry C. Williams
Alfred Oliver
Harry B. Williams
Ruth
Brunswick
Eugene Knight
Winnegance
C. Raymond Chappell
Elm Street
Seymour Hayden
Morse High School
S. A. Evans
Harry C. Wiliams
Loyal Bible Class
People's Church
D. A. Merry
Damariscotta
Ladies’ Aid
Ann M. Oliver
Fannie Cleveland
Gwendolyn
Stonington
Robert Cotten
Clifton Littlefield
Lewiston
Lads From Shiloh Seek Homes In Bath Venturers
Three boys aged 14 and 15 from Shiloh have come to Bath seeking homes with education and work chances. They will help with fires and chores in exchange for schooling and a safe home, with parents not pursuing their return. Miss Mary P. Hill at 120 North Street can provide details.
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Shiloh
Bath
Mary P. Hill
North Street
Blacksmith’s Hand Crushed in Hyde Windlass Accident
Manuel Gallant, a Hyde Windlass Co. blacksmith, sustains a severe hand injury when his hand is jammed while taking apart a trip on Thursday. His right hand is in a sling as doctors credit a narrow escape from crushed bones.
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Manuel Gallant
Hyde Windlass Co
Old Timers of Bath Retirements and City Landmarks
The Bath community recalls longtime workers who became local landmarks. Reynolds McCutcheon, a 30 year veteran of Eastern Steamship Lines, recounts storm meals and sea days. John Perry and Charles Jacobs reflect enduring service at Thompson Bros. and Maine Central, with family ties and shifts across docks, depots, and ships.
Oldest Front Street salesman Amos F Perry retires tale
Amos F Perry claims the distinction of being the oldest salesman by years of service on Front Street. He started with Thompson Bros at age 15 for a summer job and stayed on, explaining how a boy's view of school shifts to work as life unfolds. The piece notes his 51 years and seven months with the firm.
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Reynold McCutchron
Reynold McCutcheon
Winter Street
Times
McCutcheon
Boston-Kennebec
Eastern Steamship Lines Inc
Bath
Kennebec
Portland
Boston
Jason Collins
Mr. McCutcheon
New York
Mars L. Allen
Cape Hatteras
Middle Street
Charles Bureh
Gardiner
W.C.T.U
Perry
Thompson Bros
Mr. Perry
A. G. Page Co
C. W. Clifford
Snow the Tailor
A. D. Stetson
Lucy Murphy
Robert
Fred
Maurice
Eleanor
Amos F. Perry
Front Street
Humphrey
A. Owen
Humphrey A. Owen
Samuel
Mr. Owen
Owen
George H. Nichols
Frank Ramsay
John Jordan
Weeks Street
Mechanic Street
Cleveland
William E. Hogan
Ernest F. Kelley
H. A. Huse
Seth D. Snipe
B. W. Hyde
Fred W. Hartnett
Lifelong Northend shipyard teamster still working at 70
William Heard Larrabee began as a teamster in 1874 for Goss & Sawyer and at age 70 remains with Kelley, Spear Co. He never missed a day except funerals, cares for four horses daily at 4 a.m., and cites no accidents. Born 1848 in Dunham, he married Adrianna Fickett in 1870. they have four children in Bath, Portland, and area.
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William
Heard Larrabee
Northend
Larrabee
Goss & Sawyer
Kelley, Spear Co
New England Co
Kelley, Spear & Co
Mr. Larrabee
Dunham
Josiah Larrabee
Adrianna Fickett
Durham
Eliza E. Smith
B. F. Larrabee
William Howard Larrabee, Jr
Bath
Margaret 5S
Beardsley
Portland
William J Jacobs Earns Honor Roll Spot for 38 Years
William J. Jacobs marked thirty eight years of continued service with Maine Central Railroad Co. honored by The Times for long tenure.
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Times
William J. Jacobs
The
Maine Central Railroad Co
Coleman Flaherty Longtime Bath Iron Works Rigger
Coleman Flaherty, a 35 year veteran of the Bath Iron Works boiler department, is famed for steady hands and a spotless safety record. Born in Ireland and raised in Bath, he left early dreams of sea command to remain shaping engines and boilers, earning a reputation as a cheerful, skilled workman who loves the ships he helps power.
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Coleman Flaherty
Bath Iron Word, Ltd
Thomas Worcester Hyde
Goss Marine Iron Works
Guy C. Goss
Flaherty
Coleman
Euipment
Bath
John Flaherty
Seven Seas
Atlantic
Liverpool
English
Mediterranean
Shanghai
Indian Ocean
East
West Indies
Kennebec
Bath shipyard rigger recalls wreck and giant cranes
A Bath veteran describes rail wrecks and life at Goss Marine Iron Works. He details rigging, spar handling, and the foreman skills that moved heavy engines and boilers for Bath Iron Works and ships like Owen designed defen der craft. Humphrey A. Owen reflects on mail service longevity in Bath.
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Frank Defoche
Kennebec
Bath
Sheffield
Brunswick
Thompson's Brook
Mr. Flaherty
Goss Marine Iron Works
Sparmakers
Gen. Hyde
Flaherty
Goss
Elec
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the Times Company
Front St
Beth, Me
Wilson
Earl Morse and
City
Wewiston
Charles Nutting
Mr. Jacobs
Maine Central
Jacobs
Knox & Lincoln
Leonard Plummer
Billy
W. H.) Hennessey
Peter Sheridan
York Street
Edward Dwite Jacobs
Portland Daily Argus
William V. Jacobs
Barstow & Jacobs
Widgery Wharf
Cuba
West India Islands
Barstow
Alvin
Edward Dwite
Canadian Express Co
Portl&fmd
Toronto
Canada
Emma Frances Perkins
George H. Jacobs
Annette Pinkham
William H. Larrabee
F “Watson & CO
Bangor
Bath Iron Works
Defiance
Thomas Lipton
Misherty
Charles B. Hyde
James Wright
John Kane
Benjamin Owen
Philip Owen
South End
Marshall Street
Lily Pond
Fletcher
Castoria
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