Maine State Auditor Supervises Drawing of 1 500 000 Vouchers
Elbert D. Hayford, Maine state auditor since 1907, oversees the annual payroll of about 1.5 million vouchers and state payments totaling 23 million dollars. He serves a fourteenth year as head of the department with duties including approving warrants and state disbursements. Hayford, born in 1872 in Rockport Indiana, lives in Farmingdale with his wife and eight children. He is a veteran of the Spanish American War and maintains family holdings at Hayford Hundreds near Hartford Maine.
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Elbert D. Hayford
Auditor's Department
Rockport
Indiana
Maine
Indiana University
Portland
Hayford
Popular Cte
Hartford
William Hayford
Missertrude Boothby
Standish
Farmingdale
United Spanish War Veterans
For Sale Modern House on Maxwell Street
A new modern house on Maxwell Street with sewered rooms and upgrades including a new kitchen vane and furnace burner. Priced reasonable for quick sale as owner moves to Massachusetts. Apply Fred H. Thompson, Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell St
Massachusetts
Fred H. Thompson
Facts About Bath's Old Erudition Building History
An old Bath resident recalls early 1800s events linked to the Erudition era. Citizens mourned George Washington in the Bindingi building, and a local militia practiced on the hill by the church and schoolhouse, with old shot still visible decades later. The witness notes personal childhood participation.
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the Independent
George Washington
Bath
Ab Tleman
de Letein
Bindingi
Lewiston Clerk Reports Month of Births Marriages and Deaths
The Lewiston city clerk recorded 99 births in the month, averaging over three per day. The tally also lists 23 marriages and 65 deaths for the period, with the prior yearly high at 91 births in May.
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Lewiston
William C Hinds Dies at Randolph Bath Iron Works Father
William C Hinds a longtime Bath Iron Works figure and noted craftsman died at his Randolph home on January 14 at over 80. A 32d degree Mason and Knight Templar he leaves a son William E and daughter Mrs. George H Sturtevant of Winthrop, plus siblings and grandchildren. He designed and built engines for Commodore Watt and helped erect Bath Iron Works first plant machinery. He retired to Winthrop farm after 1910, later moving to Randolph to be cared for by Mrs. Barbour. he died peacefully at breakfast with family present.
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William C. Hinds
Bath Iron Works
Winthrop
Glenside
Mr. Worthley
Trinity
Farmington
Portland
Augusta
Waterville
New York
Arthur Lovejoy
Lowell
Sir Launfal
Mr. Hinds
Livermore
Elbridge
Cordania
Benjamin) Hinds
Cora Bell Finnard
Biddeford
William
Edith
Harriet A. Thayer
William E
George H. Sturtevant
Elizabeth Hobes
Cora Langille
Jacksonville
Fla
Allen
Norwood
Mass
George
Fred
Colfax
Grant
Hinds
Bath
Goss Marine Iron Works
Meteor
Commodore Archibald Watt
Goldenred
Commodore Watt
Latters
Commodore
Lakeview
Augusta Road
Lakeview House
Lakes
C. A. Barbour
Razhdolph
Hines
Randolph
Temple Lodge
A.M
Alpha Council
Hallowell
Royal Arch
Alaska college monthly reaches four thousand circulation
A student published monthly in Fairbanks attains a circulation of 4000 copies in the northern territory, reflecting strong local interest. The paper serves Alaska college readers with campus and community news.
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Students of
Alaska College
Fairbanks
Northern Territory
Nelson to Preside at State Republican Convention
The Republican State committee met in Augusta with 25 of 32 members present and selected John F. Nelson of Augusta to preside at the 1930 state convention to be held in Bangor. Chairman Daniel H. Field will set the date in late March or early April. A sub-committee will draft a tentative program for approval, and the chairman will choose a keynote speaker.
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Republican Party
Republican State Committee
Augusta
John FE. Nelson
Congress
Maine
Bangor
Daniel H. Field
Phillips
Penobscot County
Field
Eva C. Mason
Dover-Foxcroft
Bowdoin Ladies Aid Meets at Mrs Skelton Home
The Bowdoin Ladies Aid held a Thursday meeting at Mrs. S W Skeltons with 12 attendees. Prayers, Bible verses, music, readings, and a guessing contest followed lunch and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Robert McAffee and Mrs. W D Rogers. The next meeting is planned for Jan 30 at Mrs Herbert Adams.
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S. W. Skelton
Charles Babb
Robert McAffee
W. D. Rogers
Karl Hatch
Millay
Mason Marshall
L. C. Starbird
Richmond
Sagadahoc Grange
James K. Millay of Bowdoinham Dies After Long Illness
James H. Millay a Bowdoinham farmer who delivered dairy and garden goods to Bath for over 50 years died Sunday afternoon at his home between Brunswick and Gardiner from a paralytic stroke suffered January 8. He was 67, survived by his wife Martha E. Purington, two sons J Frank and Horace J., two daughters Mrs Arthur J. Chick and Mrs Fran E. Wyman, and was active in Kennebec lodge Knights of P, Merrymeeting Grange, and the Universalist church. He was a close friend of the late Thomas N. Hart former Boston mayor and attended his birthday gatherings.
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James H. Millay
Bowdoin
Bath
Brunswick
Gardiner
James Ek. Millay
Millay
Kennebec Lodge
K. of P
Merrymeeting Grange
Universalist Church
Bowdoinham
Thomas N. Hart
Boston
Hart
Mr. Millay
Martha E. Purington
J. Frank
Horace J. Millay
Arthur J. Chick
Monmouth
Fran E. Wyman
Charlestown
Ore
Making a Success of Poultry Raising
William Fields of Hardings visited the city on Saturday to speak about his poultry venture. After four years ago selling his 800 Rhode Island Red hens due to illness he restarted with 360 Reds of a different strain. He reports higher egg output and a halved grain bill as profitable hatching eggs from the Sibley strain stock, once raised by George E. Thompson, were integrated before Thompson's health decline forced his retirement.
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William Fields
Hardings
Rhode Island
Mr. Fields
Sibley
George E. Thompson
Morgan Yacht Corsair Nearing Completion
The yacht Corsair, built for J. Pierpont Morgan, nears completion at Bath Iron Works. Upper deck planking is nearly done while work on the main deck progresses outside the house. Teak is used and boilers and machinery are installed ahead of a planned deployment in a few weeks.
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Corsair
J. Pierpont Morgan
Bath Iron Works Corp
Woolwich Grange to Install Officers This Week
Officers of Woolwich grange will be installed Wednesday evening January 9 with Frank P. Washburn state commissioner of agriculture officiating.
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Woolwich Grange
Frank P. Washburn
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Death by own action shocks Bowdoinham community
Bowdoinham reports the death of Joseph M. Hall a respected farmer and market gardener found shot after his door was locked neighbors notified Dr. Irish and Sheriff Henderson concluded it was self inflicted Hall who never married leaves a sister Mrs Blinn and a brother John Emma Millay longtime housekeeper. funeral held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Rider cemetery. McDonald temple Pythian sisters meet Thursday. Local social and church notices follow with visits and gatherings among townsfolk.
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F. S. Lancaster
Joseph M. Hall
Ead Bowdoinham
Hall
Mr. Hall
Irish
Henderson
Harry F. Morin
Bath
Emma Millay
Blinn
John
Bryant
Richmond
Roberts
Rider Cemetery
McDonald Temple
Mur Downing
Portland
I. M. Fowle
William Pitcher
Marjorie Brannan
Boothbay Harbor
G. G. Powers
George Cutler
Charles B. Randall
Karl Hatch
Fmiley Rideout
Grange
Augusta
Town Hall
J. N. Palmer
Jessie Ames
Methodist Church
J. P. Quiggs
Baptist Church
R. E. Ferguson
Mary Lilly
Clara Fogg
R. D. Purinton
Frank Heath
Helen Britt
Carrie Merrill
Bert
Jimmie
Frances
Abby Thorn
Brunswick
Bert Wood
Brown's Point
C. B. Randall
Philip Rideout
C. L. Browne
Samuel Dorrance
A. 5. MacDougal
Georgia Denham
Coombs High School
Bertha Moulton
Eastland
Cora Wilkinson
Pleasant Street
Worcester
Mass
Ed Cornish
Pest Road
Frank Curtis
Charles Jordan
Antil
Fisher Road
Stephen Billings
Locke Crouse
Long Branch Farm
W. H. Lowell
Upper Main Street
Hulse’s Corner
Robert Patten
Dorothy Dickinson
Raymond Kendall
Alfred
Cora Denham
Carrie Harris
Merideth
N. H
Charles Blodgett
A. S. MacDougal
W. B. & F. P. Kendall Co
Jessie Cromwell
Kennebec Lodge EK. of P
Norman Rowe
C. C
Vernon Lowell
V. C
George Brown
Charles Berry
Caleb Scedgiey
R. S
Frank Siegars
Elmer Jordan
Richard Frye
I. G
Carlton Lancaster
P. C. Nealey
Grand Lodge
James H. Millay
Harold Merrill
Universalist Church
Gould
Blanchard
Glenace Schoen
Staten Island, N
Mabel Allen
Winnie Adams
Cheorge Blair
Ears Record Wives in Solomon Islands Group
In a Solomon Islands culture note, men wear quills in their ears to signify the number of wives they have as part of traditional practice observed in the region around San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Solomon Islands
Tale of hardship on Boone Island
A Bath couple, the Colemans, endure three months marooned on Boone Island Maine to guard the light. Mr Coleman fractures an ankle, a doctor later confirms the break but notes recovery. Mrs Coleman keeps vigil nightly with help from keeper Truman Lathrop. They finally return to Bath after delays and a stormy sea. The tale highlights island life with a cat named Gamb tonkus and a radio for news. The Maine coast tower rises 130 feet with 14 foot granite base walls and 169 steps to the top. They plan another vigil after a brief attempt to leave for provisions failed on December 8.
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Mrs. Coleman
Mr. Rummery
Bath
Mr. Coleman
Stordy
Atlantic
Colemans
Gambu Tonkus
Maine
Tuira
Coleman
Coast Guard
Sambo’ Tonkus
Obituary of Capt James Gow Parker Former Maine Seafarer
Capt James Gow Parker of Bogota New Jersey former Phippsburg resident died after a lingering illness at 36 Maplewood Avenue. He served in trans Atlantic and coast wise roles, commanded ships in World War I, earned a gold Life Saving medal for rescuing five men from the Fisherman off Cape Elizabeth in 1907, later worked for US Shipping Board and merchant lines, and was a life member of the Neptune Association of New York. He leaves a widow Mary Bixby Heetman a sister and brothers.
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James Gow Parker
Phippsburg
Maplewood Avenue
Bogota
N. J
Mary Bixby Heetman
New York
Maine
Parker
Belgium
Italy
Maine Line
Life Saving Benevolent Association
Cape Elizabeth
United States Shipping Board
Southern Division
American
United States Lines
Neptune Association of
Capt. Parker
Obituary of Mrs Mary Wilcox Boynton 73
Mrs Mary Wilcox Boynton died Sunday in Newton Massachusetts after a long illness at her home 8 Devon Road Her husband Rev Dr Nehemiah Boynton is pastor emeritus of the Allinton Avenue Congregational Church in Brooklyn N Y She is survived by six sons two daughters 13 grandchildren and several daughters in law and sons in law including Rev Edward C Boynton Rev Dr M Russell Boynton Rev W W Patton Nehemiah Boynton Jr and others She attended Wellesley College in its founding class and was connected to the Maiden Island colony in the Five Islands group.
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Mary Wilcox Boynton
Nehemiah Boynton
Newton
Mass
Devon Road
Edward C. Boynton
Scarsdale
N. Y
M. Russell Boynton
Chicago
W. W. Patton
Glen Ridge
N. J
Grace M. Boynton
Peiping
China
Elizabeth Paton
Marjory Rugg
Worcester
Nehemiah Boynton Jr
Boston
Committal Service for Frank L. Sewall in Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral rites were held Wednesday at the Sewall family lot in Oak Grove cemetery for Frank L. Sewall who died January 15 after a long illness. Father Nicholas J. Horan of St Dominic's Portland conducted the service, with Mrs. Sewall and son Marshall accompanying the body from California and meeting Loyal F. Sewall in Bath.
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Frank L. Sewall
Los Angeles
Cal
Sewall
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nicholas J. Horan
St. Dominic’s
Portland
St. Mary’s, Bath
Sal ted supervision origins traced to 1753 report
A National Education Association research division report traces supervision of salted in the present day superintendent back to 1753 with the New England school committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
National Education Association
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Conrad Nagel
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Evelyn Brent
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James K. Millay
Morgan Yacht Corsair
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