Superior Court adjourns at noon. county costs rise
Sagadahoc superior court closed Saturday noon after an 11 day term costing the county heavily. Jury service ran between 1200 and 1400 dollars, sheriff’s bills about 900, and the Pearson murder case pushed totals toward 3000 dollars. Sheriff Henderson took two prisoners to Kennebec jail in Augusta. Eight divorces were granted by Justice Vorster including Lemont vs Lemont and Webber vs Webber with custody rulings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Superior Court
George H. Wooster
Pearson
Henderson
Kennebec
Augusta
Michael Lyden
Rexford Pierce
Justice Vorster
Mertie A. Lemont
Charles M. Lemont
Bath
Pauline F. Webber
Wesley A. Webber
Richmond
Diana St. Peter
William St. Peter
Topsham
Bernice A. MacDonald
Thomas MacDonald
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cecelia E. Beecher
Harold B. Beecher
Elizabeth Ann Beecher
Clayton J. Cass
Helen E. Cass
Ashland
N. H
Edward W
Evelyn M
Louise M. Price
Loraine M. Price
Barbara
Elizabeth
Mary E. Gardiner
William C. Gardiner
Two Men Sentenced In Sagadahoc Court
Justice Worster presided at the Sagadahoc superior court January term sentencing Rexford Pierce of Bath to 30 days in Kennebec county jail on a false mission charge. Llewellyn Yattan of Richmond, formerly Bath, received an indeterminate sentence at South Windham reform school for carnal knowledge of a 15 year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Worster
Sagadahoc
Rexford Pierce
Bath
Kennebec
Llewellyn Yattan
Richmond
South Windham
Pierce
Augusta
John P. Carey Jr
Yattan
Sagadahoc Delegation Organizes for Legislative Session
The Sagadahoc county delegation in the Maine legislature has organized for the session with Senator Ellis L. Aldrich of Topsham as chairman and Representative N. Gratz Jackson of Bath as secretary. Members include Rep. Henry C. Wright Wilbur C. Oliver George A. Hawkes and Freeman H. Merritt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Maine
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
N. Gratz Jackson
Bath
Henry C. Wright
Wilbur C. Oliver
George A. Hawkes
Richmond
Freeman H. Merritt
Phippsburg
Lyden Convicted After Jury Trial in Sagadahoc Court
Michael Lyden of Bath was found guilty of a single sale by a Sagadahoc superior court jury after trial before Justice Worster. Two similar charges were not pressed, and sentence was deferred. Traverse jurors were discharged. Henry O. Trowbridge of Bath Iron Works Corp. is in New York on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Lyden
Bath
Justice Worster
Sagadahoc
Traverse
Henry O. Trowbridge
Bath Iron Works Corp
New York
Pearson Sentenced to 20 Years for Slaying Harold Wagner
Thomas H. Pearson, 23, received a sentence of not less than 10 years and not more than 20 years at hard labor in the state prison at Thomaston. In Sagadahoc County Superior Court Judge George H. Worster imposed the term after defense pleas for leniency and a statement by Pearson that he killed Wagner out of love for his wife and baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Pearson
Thomaston
George H. Worster
Sagadahoc County
John P. Carey, Jr
Edward W. Bridgham
Ralph O. Dale
Pearson
Harold O. Wagner
Thompson
Bridgham
Maine
Wagner
Dale
Sagadahoc
High School Girl Injured in Coasting Accident
Pearl Savage a 16 year old Morse high school student was injured Monday night on Oliver street when a rope on her sled snapped striking an approaching shooter. She suffered a serious abdominal wound and loss of blood and was treated at Bath City hospital and later moved to the City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Savage
Morse High School
Bath City Hospital
Oliver Street
Melvin H. Savage
Washington Street
Marion Coleman
Victor Norton
Marion Arsenault
James Craig
Miss Savage
Nick Mihalos
High Street
Paul A._Gregware
Aldermen Discuss Damages Over Lincoln Street Construction
Mayor H P Small and Alderman Leslie J Wold were named to consult with Attorney Carey and a contractor on damages claimed by Mrs Harriet E Jaqua and Mrs Josephine Chandler for the Lincoln Street road project at 75 and 77 Lincoln Street. Jaqua outlined that street raising burdened the properties, requiring restoration to pre-works condition with about 400 square yards of fill per house and raising the structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
H. P. Small
Leslie J. Wold
John P. Carey, Jr
Carey
Lincoln Street
Harriet E. Jaqua
Josephine Chandler
Small
E. Mason Wright
Harold Cutting
Frank W. Jaqua
Jaqua
Chandler
Bath
Jubilee expected crowds in Bath for Western Maine Pythian event
Between 1200 and 1590 people are expected to attend the Western Maine Pythian Jubilee in Bath on April 20. A conference of Jubilee officers and Acadia lodge K of P members named William Mann chair, with Edward H. Hartwell and Russell L. Kenney on the organizing committee. Pythian Sisters to attend. program includes joint sessions, dinner at six, evening session, and a monster parade after the afternoon session. The holiday observance shifts Patriot's Day to Monday, April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bath
Jubilee Association
Acadia Lodge
K. of P
William Mann
Edward H. Hartwell
Outer Guard
Russell L. Kenney
Wagner Discharged in Municipal Court
John Wagner was found not guilty and discharged in municipal court by Judge John J. Keegan after arraignment on a warrant charging interference with a police officer. Officer Lorenzo Collins testified Wagner made remarks during another arrest, with no physical contact shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wagner
John J. Keegan
Lorenzo Collins
Wagner
Past Masters Night Observed by Local Masons
The eighth annual Past Masters Night was held Wednesday evening at the Masonic lodge with the chairs filled. Supper served at 6:30 by Genesta chapter ladies, music by the Polar Star Quartet. Mrs William S Potter is a patient at Brunswick hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
Masons
Masonic
Ladies of Genesta
Polar Star Quartet
Admiral Hughes Tower of Strength in Old Walrus Face Portrait
A retrospective portrait lauds Rear Admiral Hughes, nicknamed Old Walrus Face, for his long naval career and unflinching leadership aboard the ship New York in 1917. The piece highlights his steadfastness amid treaties, pacifists, and wartime duties, praising his faith in ships and the merchant marine while noting his retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
James Hanna
The
Marine Journal
Navy
New York
Hanna
Wyoming
Florida
Delaware
England
Coolidge
Bureau of Operations
America
Greenland
Washington
McCabe Found Guilty of Assaulting Officer
Ralph McCabe was found guilty of intoxication and assault on an officer in municipal court. Judge John J. Keegan ordered an indefinite sentence at the South Windham reformatory, with McCabe not represented by counsel and appealing to Sagadahoc Superior Court in June. A Bath police charge cited intoxication at a local dance hall and resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McCabe
Reformatory For
South Windham
John J. Keegan
Sagadahoc
Champion Alameda Polo Team Stirred Bath Public in 1884
The Alameda polo team is recalled as the nation’s top roller polo outfit in 1884 after beating the Massachusetts champions 3 to 2 in a Bath match that dragged past midnight. The article notes the era's seven-man teams, boxwood rollers, and lack of modern protective gear, with many players still living in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Bath Sport
New England
Bay States
Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
Alamedas
Bath
Victori
Kendall Proposes Bath Adopt Plan At Rotary Luncheon
Hon William B Kendall of Bowdoinham outlined a plan to create a perpetual fund for Bath and its successors. He cited 1907 shipbuilding celebrations and a $20,000 drive turning to a 50 fold growth in a century. He urged Bath Rotary to start a similar fund with his $100 pledge and noted other towns adopting the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Kendall
Bowdoinham
Bath Rotary Club
Hotel Phoenix
Kendall
Bath
Popham
Moore
Bowdeinham
Turmer
Livermore
Briggs
J. W. Loughtin
Damariscotta
Joe Eagle
Beston
Ducks Travel Far From Breeding Grounds
Bird banding shows that a single breeding ground can support wide ranges of waterfowl. Redheads and pintails banded at Bear River marshes near Great Salt Lake have been recovered in 14 states and Mexico. Black ducks and bluewinged teals banded in southern Ontario reached 29 states and three Canadian provinces. Cheyenne Bottoms ducks traced to 19 states four Canadian provinces Alaska and Mexico. Miss Elsie Wakefield R.N. visits Portland briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bear River
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Mexico
Ontario
Canadian
Trinidad
Cheyenne
Kansas
Alaska
Kennebec Bridge Signals Shift To Modern Travel
A Bath traffic report traces the Kennebec Bridge era from 1920 to December 1930. Last year nearly 850,000 people crossed, with 330,899 autos and thousands of trucks buses and motorcycles using the tolls. Since the bridge opened in 1927 traffic rose sharply, surpassing the old ferry peak. horse drawn teams declined from 12,511 in 1920 to under 4,000 in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Children warned against revolver linked to New Year's shooting
City officials urged residents along a suspected Pearson route to handle any found revolver carefully and warn children. Pearson claims the weapon was discarded between Bath High School and Willow Street after a New Year’s Eve shooting that injured Harold O Warner. authorities describe a four slug and two empty shell chamber with one slug ready to fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Pearson
Harold O. Warner
Walter L. Whitney
Pearson
Bath High School
Willow Street
High Street
Green Street
Cushing
Oak
Texas
Bedford Street
North Street
Teaford Street
Oak Street
Kingsbury Returns Home From Hospital Stay
Ralph Kingsbury has returned home to Dummer Street after several weeks confined to Maine General Hospital in Portland for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kingsbury
Dummer Street
Maine General Hospital
Portland
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Lyden
A I Stuart
Optometrist Tel
W. Batu
Pythians
William S. Potter
Brunswick Hospital
Admiral Hughes
Tower OF Strength
M’cabe
Arthur Pepper
Union Street
Hiram Tobey
Fred Norton
Frank H. Haggett
James O. Lincoln
Harry E. Stetson
Roger Guthrie
Lester Perry
Holman Dunning
Elsie Wakefield
R.N
Kennebec Bridge
Sporting Goods
Johnson Brosco
Bath Main
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