Bath Winters Test Blacksmiths and Town Life Notables
Bath and Biddeford polo tonight as city keeps pace with winter. Y M C A team traveled to Auburn for a game. Streetcars operate on half hour delays after Maine Central bridge loss. Obituaries note William P Gahan of Phippsburg dies at 74 in Brunswick. Alma mater almanac predicts warm February. Mayflower lighthouse tender proves faster after Bath Iron Works repairs. Kentucky steamer heads to Tacoma built in 1897. Candlemanship day marks winter midpoints as days lengthen.
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Kentucky
Bath
Lincoln
Boston Boothbay
Tacoma
Pacific Slope
Mayflower
Bath Iron Works
Bridge Loss Disrupts Maine Central Line Through Brunswick
A thaw caused major damage with several bridges wiped out but the Maine Central bridge between Brunswick and Topsham on the Lewiston division was the worst hit. Passengers are now shuttled by trolley between Brunswick and Pejepscot. Bath residents witnessed the Androscoggin ice jams and widespread debris from the freshet.
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Maine Central
Brunswick
Topsham
Lewiston
Pejepscot
Bath
Androscoggin
A Delightful Afternoon at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly Club held a Wednesday program with harpist Miss Phyllis Hammond of Boston and Allen Ramsey of High Street as soloists. The Bath boy was announced as soloist, bringing a crowded house after four o'clock. Mrs Grace Warren acted as president in Mrs Harold M Sewall’s absence and the meeting was opened by Miss Georgia Duncan.
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Phyllis Hammond
Boston
Allen Ramsey
High Street
Grace Warren
Harold M. Sewall
Georgia Duncan
Ramsay and Hammond Shine at Sagadahoc Pomona Concert
The Sagadahoc Pomona program opened with Mr. Ramsay earning hearty applause in a versatile recital of Gounod and Longfellow, followed by Miss Hammond playing Harp D Ecole and both artists performing unaccompanied. Carrie Luce received praise as the premier accompanist, and the event featured English songs, Verdi’s La Traviata, and an encore of Roll Down to Rio. Dirigo Grange hosted one hundred twenty six attendees with talks on profitable small fruit, strawberry crops, and apple orchard care led by local grange members.
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Ramsey
Bath
Gounod
Longfellow
Kate Vannah
Maine
Carrie F. Luce
Mr. Ramsay
Miss Luce
Ramsay
Rio
Kirling
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Sagadahoc Pomona
Bodwell Grange
Merrymeeting Grange
West Bath Grange
Enterprise Grange
Sagadahoc Grange
Topsham Grange
Pomonas
Nellie Minott
Grange
Fred Wright
A. H. Donnell
Daniel Brown
Richmond
Fred Daggett
Master Yeaton
Kennebec Pomona
Cora Wise
Topsham
Portland
J. A. Grover
Lis
Yeaton
Augusta
Maine Retail Merchants Elect Officers At Lewiston Meeting
The Maine Retail Merchants Association held its annual meeting in Lewiston with a strong turnout. Officers elected include President George E. Thompson Bath and Vice Presidents Albert M. Penley Auburn F H Verril Portland Arthur Daviau Waterville Nelson McFadden Brunswick. A legislative committee and board of directors were named. Over 200 attended the Lewiston Banquet hosted by the Lewiston Auburn Grocers Association.
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Maine Retail Merchants’ Association
Lewiston
Bath
Albert M. Penley
Auburn
F. H. Verril
Portland
Arthur Daviau
Waterville
Nelson McFadden
Brunswick
Harry
Bangor
A. M. Penley
A. B. Neatey
George E. Thompson
S. F E. Whitcomb
J. C. Curtis
Camden
W. H. Hodedon
Boothbay Harbor
H C. McDonald
Lewiston & Auburn Grocers’ Association
Auburn Association
Mayor Merrill
H. P. Woodin
FE. Whitcomb
Rath’s Rufus Adams Celebrates Ninety-Second Birthday
Rufus W. Adams of Rath marked his 92nd birthday at his Western Avenue home with relatives and friends. Born in Litchfield to farmer James Adams, he learned joinery, served on Sagadahoc County boards, taught in West Bath, and held local offices before moving to Rath in 1870. A Mason and Odd Fellow, he has two daughters and one son, including Viola Goddard, Mrs Scott Andrews, and Oscar R. Adams.
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Rath
Rufus W. Adams
Western Avenue
Litchfield
James Adams
Sagadahoe County
Mary J. Clifford
West Bath
Board of Selectmen
Board of Overseers of the Poor
North Street
Viola Goddard
Auburn
Scott Andrews
Oscar R. Adams
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Notice and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co with testimonials from Walcing Kinnan and Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and notes price per bottle. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walcing, Kinnan & Marvin
O Hall
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Biddeford
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Telephone Girls
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Pond Island
William P. Gahan
Phippsburg
Perkins and Pond
Alameda
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Helene G. Moody
Brown
Winnegance
Simon Povich
Joseph Solovich
Arch
Front Streets
Harry W. Anderson
Exeter
N. H
Samuel Anderson
Sagadahoc
Pomona
the Grange
Dirigo
Sion
Miss Hammond
Hassalman
Hawley
Sieveking
Arthur Foote
S Hammond
Schucker
Horace J. Whitney
E. L. White
Mabel Kendrick
Edith Hildreth
J. K. Estabrook
Dirige Grange
Elizabeth Waltman
Bon Falls
Dolly Totman
King
Merry Meeting Grange
Baldwin
Belle Rackley
E. C. Patten
Wilmington
Mass
Bowdoin
Bro. Robinson
Merrymeeting Orange
Willis
Messrs
Rufus Adams
Court House
Hercules
Thompson Bros
Percy
DRV
China
Gether
New York
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Portland, Bangor, Augusta
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