RAILROADS SUMMONED FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN MAINE
The Public Utilities Commission orders a public hearing on February 3 1915 at 2 PM in Augusta to consider a comprehensive classification of railroad service in Maine. Rail and street railroad firms listed will receive notice by registered mail or public notice in Bangor Daily News and other papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Augusta
Maine
State of
Aroostook Valley Railroad Company
Bangor Railway & Electric Company
Atlantic Shore Railway
Benton & Fairfield Railway Company
Biddeford and
Saco
Calais Street
Cumberland County Power and Light Company
Fryeburg Horse Railroad
Fairfield and Shawmut Railway
Lewiston
Augusta and Waterville
Norway and
Wiscasset
Biddeford Daily Journal
State Pensions Through Gen Harper Report
The annual report filed with the Governor and Council shows 2873 Civil and Spanish War claims allowed this year, up from 2617. Total allowances and expenses reach 120928.54 with 120000 appropriated and 5071.46 balance, plus a potential death rever sion of about 2000. Deaths among pensioners numbered 117, up from 102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harper
Lewiston
Market Crops and Ice Racing At Bath Driving Club
A Friday agri lecture by Prof E F Hitchings of the University of Maine on market gardening drew about sixty attendees at the Bailey School of Industries. He covered soil prep, manures, crop rotation, succession planting, weed control, and seed selection, with emphasis on smaller vegetables for flavor and a predicted corn yield of 10 000 ears per acre. Saturday the Bath Driving Club held its first ice trot at Lily Pond with several hundred spectators. Class A saw seven heats, Belanger’s newcomer impressing, and Class C offered fine racing with Dawn and Tony among starters. Rib bons were awarded and drivers later dined at the Bath Opera House. another race was planned for today if weather holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey School of Industries
E. F Hitchings
University of Maine
Hitchings
Lily Pond
Bath Driving Club
Echo
Robert W
Augustus A. Percy
Belanger
June
Frank Bowker
Rab
John Taylor
Ene Gillette
Scott Andrews
Bath Opera House
Crawford
Mayor Dunton
Dawn
Harry Richardson
Tony
Maine Apple Crop Leads 1914 US Harvest Boost
Official estimates put the 1914 US apple crop at 259 million bushels with Maine at 7.4 million at 50 cents per bushel. Storage demand is high as 255 warehouses report holdings totaling 3,030,937 bushels, with only about 60 percent of storage houses responding. Maine also reports potatoes to 130,000 acres valued at 14,925,000. hay 1,230,000 acres valued 18,523,000. wheat 3,000 acres. oats 141,000 acres valued 3,080,000. winter wheat and rye 16,009 acres valued 648,000. barley 5,000 acres valued 112,000. buckwheat 12,009 acres valued 209,000. Leland W. Jones, longtime Maine Central Railroad section crew head, died at his Portland home on 30 Parris Street.
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United States
Maine
Department of Agriculture
Leland W. Jones
Maine Central Railroad
Parris St
Portland
Eben W
Jane M. (Ricker) Jones
Maine Central
Doubt Drowning Owners Await Evelyn Report
The Evelyn owners Captain M L Gilbert and Benjamin W Morse dispute Italian hostlers’ claim that 310 horses were dumped from the Evelyn between New York and Bermuda. They cite a vaporizer and water supply, expect a Bermuda-to-New York report in a week, and plan a joint statement with Mr Morse after Capt Barlow’s findings.
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Evelyn
The
New York Times
M.L. Gilbert
Benjamin W. Morse
Charles W. Morse
New York
Bermuda
Capt
Gilbert
Barlow
Morse
Jersey City
Luigi Corbella
London
England
Norwich
Harwich
Antwerp
Filibusters
Fortune
Musicas
Buenos Aires
New Bedford
Edward T. Morse
Morse Dry Dock and Shipyard Company of
Brooklyn
B. W. Morse
East Boston D A R meeting praised by Maine visitor
A Maine reader recounts the December meeting of Gen Benj. Lincoln Chapter D A R at the Unitarian church in East Boston. Commanders Gilman and local re gents spoke on Civil War memories, Red Cross relief work, and local history. The event featured songs, poems, bouquets, a reception, and praise for Regent Mrs G C Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Gardner
William Brown
G. O. Jenkins
New Hampshire
Alice May Dow
G. C. Anderson
Gilman
Bowdoin Sq
Revere House
Prince of Wales
Bunker — Hill
W. R. Alles
J. F. Sledge
Cora E. Hunter
D. A. Flashr
J. E. Stevenson
Marion Favour
G. (. Anderson
Henry Kenney
J. Stephen Gardner
William Moore
Charles Clark
Abby Willis
Miss Favour
Smoking in the House Sparks Representative Brown Outcry
Auburn representative Lorenzo Brown denounces smoking in the House as offensive to women and urges enforcing the rule. A grinning colleague admits he smokes, but Brown says others should quit too and move to the corridor. The piece notes Senate etiquette differs, with stricter rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brown
Portland Press
Independent
Senate
Carl Miliken
Island Falls
Hell
Senate Chamber
Our Own People in Bath and Nearby Areas
A parade of local residents and visitors appears, noting trips to Boston Portland Brockton and Boothbay Harbor. Names include Frank Osgood Ina Pease E R Groves Thomas McCormick Roscoe Stacey Dorothy Conley and many others with short travel or homecomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Osgood
Boston
Ina Pease
Phippsburg
Bath
E. R. Groves
Ezra
Rockland
Thomas McCormick
Roscoe Stacey
Westport
P. J. Conley
Dorothy
Portland
Funeral of Lionel I. Stover Held in Bath Area
Lionel I. Stover dies in Portland after a spinal illness. His Bath Iron Works employee status and 15 years in Bath mark his life. Services were at a Bath residence with Eagles and Foresters pallbearers. Rev. Wilson presided and burial followed with hospital staff mourning his fortitude. He leaves parents Urial and Minerva Stover, two sisters, and three brothers.
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Lionel I. Stover
Portland
H. J. Safford
Spring St
Bath Aerie
F.O.E
Sagadahoe Court
Foresters of America
D. L Wilson
Central Congregational Church
W.P. John J. Lee
Everett Hopkins
Edward Robbins
W. S. Cullinan
The
Eagles
Archie Carey
Oscar Tanguay
Foresters
Mr. Stover
Children’s Hospital
Bowdoin Center
Urial
Minerva Stover
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Martha Winn
Lisbon Falls
Daniel Stover
Altrne
Walter
Beacons Extend Lead in Park League First Division
In last week's Park Bowling League results the Beacons increased their edge in the first division while the Plumbers maintained the top spot in the second division. Official standings for the week reflect these moves and upcoming matches.
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Beacons
Plumbers
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Gen. Harper
Bailey School
Robert
A. A. Bercy Oy
Francis B., Wm. Belan
Ger Foote
Frank Eaton
Kentucky Maid
Jas
Wheeler
Popham Beach Steamboat Co
George E. Thompson
F. J. Hinckley
Oliver Moses
H. W. Howard
C. H. Oliver
C. V. Minott
J. H. Stacy
C. E. Hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Boston D.A.R
D.A.R
East
Anderson
Withal
Eru
T.A.R
George E. Anderson
John Alden
Priscilla
Clarence Carlton
Smellville
Bossew York
M. J. DeCormick
Ict
Pownal
Freeport
Auburn
Lorenzo Brown
Uburn
J. M. Dunn
Alice Shaw
Liberty St
Earle B. Collins
Dresden
Frank Shephard
North End
Lynn
John Doyle
P. M. Conley
William Littlefield
Ralph
Lisbon
Harry Cornish
Sadie Jenkins
E. J. Murphy
A. F. Guerrero
Kathryn Irene
Marshall A. Haraden
Brookline
Mrs. Haraden
Roy Lord
Margaret McDonald
Brockton
Elisha Varney
Kittery Navy Yard
Helen West
Salem
Moody
Walter Sprague
Popham Beach
Augustus Leonard
Washington, D. C
Marine Engineers’ Association
National Association
B. H. Woodside
Georgetown
Bath City Hospital
Fessenden Chase
Mr. Chase
Evangelist Taylor
Charleston
Aroostook County
Fred M. Orne
Dorothy Palmer
Boothbay Harbor
Percy & Small
Norman Merry
Carl F. Cregsy
Colonial
Outlaws
Foss
McGregor
Sullivan
Popham
J. H. Stacey
Lionel E. Stover
the Park League
the Clothiers
Abigail D. Wing
Ward P. Cook
Brunswick
Joseph F. McCole
Paar - Beacons
Sra Clothiers
Eurekas
Hyde Windlass
Percy's
Hywincos
Coa Times
Smith
Farrar
Stewart
Ww. H. Miller
Dall Miller
E. Billings
Frates
Williams
Chase
Estes
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