Bath built ship rounds the horn time after time
The Benjamin F Packard, Bath's last great clipper, rests at Port Washington after a long history from New York to Lisbon. Once a sea racing, cargo ship, she later served in Alaska and as a prison hulk, with potential future roles as a marine museum or clubroom.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Benjamin F. Packard
Bath
Port Washington
L. L
Marine Museum
New York
Lisbon
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Max Williams
Deaser
Marine Curios
Williams
Neptune Association
Florida
Naval Reserve
Johnny
Benjamin J’. Packard
Brooklyn
Cape Horn
San Francisco
Liverpool
Packard
Pell
China
China Seas
Bay of Bengal
Booth Fisheries Company
Seattle
Alaskan
California
New England
West Coast
Horn
Goss, Sawyer & Packard
Cape Hatteras
D. J. Martin
United States
Mr. Pell
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Health Officer Issues Bath Milk Analysis
Health Officer Chester S Kingsley reports Bath milk supply remains in good condition with butterfat above standard and bacteria count exceptionally low. The overall quality would pass as Grade A milk anywhere based on the recent analysis. The results are as follows.
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Chester S. Kingsley
Georgetown Social Season Winds Down with Working League Event
Mrs. Edward Wren hosted the Working League’s final meeting of the season. Plans for the August 7 sale and supper at the First Baptist Church were announced with committees named for aprons fancy work candy ice cream and other preparations. A busy social scene followed with visitors from Bath Five Islands West Georgetown and Boston. a Colonial Minuet performance drew praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wren
1St Baptist Church
Martha McFadden
Jennie Todd
Owen Marr
W. A. Todd
Arthur Rowe
George F. Oliver
W. V. Cummings
Bath
Lena D. Donnell
Augusta Rowe
First Baptist Church
Westbrook
Ernest Curtis
Scott
Wendall Todd
Salem
Mass
Ruth Curtis
Mr. Miller
E. M. Holman
Camden
E. B. Smith
Framingham
George Williams
Waterville
West Georgetown
Eben Baker
Orrington Baker
Richmond
Baker
Leon Williams
Waltham
T. N. Williams
Robinhood
Ruth Reynolds
Hubert Loveitt
Lester Powers
Dorothy Stuart
A. E. Manning
Malden
Kennebec Point
Arthur Todd
Daughther
Louise
Lisbon
Phillip Dalrymple
Newton
E. B. Billings
Frederick Oliver
Jane
Dunton Cottage
Portland
Gilbert Gunnell
W. O. Oliver
Harry Heald
East Boothbay
A. B. Sly
Alice Oliver
Walter Cummings
W. C. Todd
Gaston LaChaise
New York
Harold J. Brown
John Thibodeau
Andover
J. R. Burnham
Rose Smith
Carolyn
Phillip
Virginia Harford
Smith
Sagadahoc Bay
Rangeley
Arthur W. Farrar
Springfield Mass
Carroll Powers
Carrie Baker
Newport
R. I
Edward Riggs
Mulligan Stevedores Set Record With Largest Pulp Wood Cargo
The Mulligan stevedores achieved their biggest day’s work on June 27 when 14 men cleared enough pulp wood from S. T. Co. barge No. 3 to fill 19 cage cars, about 225 cords, sent to Pejepscot Paper Co. Topsham. The operation took eight and a half hours under crane engineer Alton Lewis. Barrels No. 1 and No. 3 arrived in tow from St. Martin and Salmon River respectively, with tug Pejepscot.
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Mulligan Stevedores
S. T. Co
Pejepscot Paper Co
Topsham
St. Martin
N. B
Salmon River
Alton Lewis
Lewis
Families Take Summer Trip to Lake Fairlee and Vermont Camp
Mrs. Charles H Cahill and relatives from Vineland New Jersey and local names motored to Lake Fairlee Vermont for a summer visit. Daughters Martha Barbara and Elinor will attend a girls camp while parents return. Harry Pinson from Hebron Academy will spend summer with his parents on Lower Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Cahill
Charles H., Jr
Martha
Cahill
Willard M. Drake
Vineland, N. J
Rodney E. Ross
Barbara
William S&s. Shorey
Elinor
Lake Fairlee
Martha Cahill
Barbara Ross
Elinor Shorey
Harry Pinson
Hebron Academy
Edwin E. Pinson
Lower Washington Street
Camp Overlook at Kennebec Point Opens for Season
Camp Overlook at Kennebec Point opened Monday for the season with ten girls arriving and more expected. Miss Helen Barnett of Pittsburgh, a three year head counselor on leave to study Danish gymnastics, is replaced by Miss Adelinde Hyndman of Penn State. Miss Katherine Macliver of Brookline, Mass., is a guest this week as the girls attended the Pageant in Bath Tuesday.
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Kennebec Point
Martha Rich Bowen
Helen Barnett
Pittsburgh
Penn
Adelinde Hyndman
Penn State College
Katherine Macliver
Brookline
Mass
Bath
Notice of Desertion from Home in Georgetown Maine
Roland D. Harford declares his wife Pearl E. Harford has left without cause and forbids others from aiding her or paying her bills. He disclaims responsibility for any charges after June 30, 1928 in Georgetown Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl E. Harford
Roland D. Harford
Georgetown
Maine
Frank M Deering Weds Miss Geneva Benner in Brewer
Frank M Deering of Bath married Miss Geneva Belle Benner of Brewer at the First Baptist Church in Brewer with about 400 guests. The ceremony featured a double ting Episcopal service, a large reception, and plans for a Boston apartment after a honeymoon to Boston New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Deering
Bath
Geneva Belle Benner
Brewer
First Baptist Church
Willard L. Pratt
Stoughton Street Baptist Church
Boston
Howard Welch
Ideal Circle
E. C. Brown
Frank W. McCormick
Lillian Ledden
Portland
Lillian Deering
Leila French
Irene Emerson
Pearl McEachern
Gardiner Deering
Harold Deering
Reginald Stacey
Edward True
Edward Lowell
Barbara Merrill
Center Street
Harold Pressey
Pauline Farrington
Farmington
Gasoline tax eyed to top three million dollars this year
State Auditor Elbert D. Mayford said the four cent per gallon gasoline tax should yield over $3,000,000 in the current year. May reports May receipts of $301,185.55, up from $207,998.24 a year ago at three cents per gallon, with January to June totals rising from $498,053.20 to $793,917.03. The heaviest taxpayers include Standard Oil of New York, Gulf Refining Co, Texas Oil Co, and Little & Coffin Co of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert D. Mayford
Standard Oil Co
New York
Gulf Refining Co
Texas Oil Co
Little & Coffin Co
Portland
Governor Trumbull Arrives in Portland for Visit to Maine
Governor and Mrs John H Trumbull of Connecticut arrive in Portland by rail from Hartford accompanied by staff. Col Harold E Marsh escorts them to New Meadows Inn and the governor tours Portland airport before heading to Bath and then Lake Moosehead for the summer. Miss Mary Newell returns from Groton Connecticut with relatives visiting Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Trumbull
Connecticut
Portland
Hartford
Harold E. Marsh
Brewster
New Meadows Inn
Frederick W. Cook
Massachusetts
Trumbull
New Portland
Bath
Lucerne
Maine
Lake Moosehead
Col. Marsh
Dixfield Brewster
Bowdoin
Mary Newell
Archibald M
Main
Groton, Conn
Mains
Five Islands Grange Holds Meeting in Sagadahoc
Five Islands Sagadahoc Pomona met with Five Island grange on Wednesday June 27 with 161 attendees. A class of 25 received the fifth degree in the forenoon followed by a noon dinner of clam chowder and assorted dishes.
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Sagadahoc Pomona
Five Island Grange
J. T. MacMahan
W. B. Kendall
Bowdeinham
G. A. Yeo
Winchester
Mass
Bath
A. L. Marr
Nora Mair
Madelyn Berry R. N
W. L. Berry
Earl Dow
Woolwich
M. M. Killelea
Leominster
Mt. Hope Cottage
S. G. Haskell
William Fenley
Malden
Quimby
Leslie Amley
Cambridge
C. A. MacMahan
M. F. Biggins
Arlington
C. W. Norton
Lloyd Daugherty
Alfred Rowe
J. E. Blaisdell
Robert Hodgdon
Natalie
Lena Lewis
Ida H. Rowe
Ladies' Aid
Grange Hall
C. H. Stevens
Isabell Stevens
George Smith
Gertrude
Dorchester
Brigg
Lester Davis
Edwin Higgins
Five Islands
Ellen Hagan
Wiggins
Miss
Warren Spencer
Fred Carr
MacMahan
Lightbody and Sons
Rochester
N. H
D. L. Howard
Marion Stevens
Hollis
N. Y
Paul Thompson
Thompson
Martha
Robert
Jean
J. G. Stevens
Carrie
Personal notes from Millinocket to Portland visitors
A weekend of social visits spans Boston, Waltham and Bath residents. Keith Savage from Millinocket spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Waldo Hathorn of Sagadahoc Ferry died Monday in Portland. Roger Guthrie Jr. from Waltham visited Henry Biggins in Quincy. Sidney Jeddrey arrives from Boston to spend the holiday with family on Hinckley street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Savage
Millinocket
Waldo Hathorn
Sagadahoc Ferry
Portland
Edward Daley
Bristol
R. I
Bath
William B. Haggett
Quincy
Mass
William Cahill
Washington Street
Willis Mererue
W. B. Temple
Lewis Lowell
Belgrade
Jack Hallstean
Jack
Needham
Phoenix
Marcia Petlock
Rose Louis
Boston
Nathan Petlock
Roger Guthrie, Jr
Waltham, Mass
Henry Biggins
Chestnut Street
Sidney Jeddrey
Hinckley Street
Ruth Blaisdell
Phippsburg
Ralph Dunbar
Phillip Robinson
John Beals
Five Islands
Oscar Hunt
John Hunt
Middle Street
Bernice Hunt
Ellery Doyle
Arch
R E. Doyle
North Street
Herbert Munsey
Somerville
Munsey
Leonard M. Munsey
High Street
Clarence Eaton
Lincoln Parks
James Jenkins
Boothbay ‘Harbor
Maine House of Representatives
Bishop
Arthur L. Pratt
Governor Brewster
New Meadows Inn
Richmond Social Calendar Highlights Local People
Mrs. Melvin Brown and children visit the Knight home as Farm Bureau hosts a cottage picnic with boating and a hearty noon dinner. Numerous marriages, weddings, and visits mark community life, including Pluff Carron nuptials in Bath and Richmond residents touring Boston, Maine trips, and youth hikes planned to Mt Katahdin. Community groups meet, outings occur, and local civic and church events fill the summer schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Brown
Sanford
Walter Knight
E. N. Dearborn
Farm Bureau
Dearborn
John Clark
Auburn
William Dingley
Progressive Grange
Pomona
Five Islands
Harry Curran
L. H. Lamoreau
Boston
Allen Baston
A. E. McMasters
Harry Baston
Mechanic Falls
Edna C. Coubry
Ernest Pinkham
Francis G. McDonald
Mathias McDonald
Bath
Augustus Perow
Byron Ludwig
Carroll Young
Canada
Paul Tutino
Kent
Ohio
Henry C. Pluff
Frank Pluff
Nashua
N. H
Juliette Carron
Lewiston
St. Ambrose Church
Father Biglin
Napoleon Carron
Montmary
Charles Grondin
Pluff
North Pleasant Street
John Riley
New York
California Coast
Panama Canal
Louise Riley
Joseph Pray
Elizabeth Thomas
Carroll S. Young
Eugene Rankins
Main Street
Rankins
John Parker
Sagadahoc
Frances Preble
Marjorie McLaughlin
Harmony
Alfred Colesworthy
Portland
Lena Harlow
Clarence Call
Dresden Mills
Town
Norman Griffin
Gardiner
Shibles
Richmond Ferry
Mt. Katahdin
George H. Robertson
Belfast
Robertson
Katahdin
Langdon Wilson
Randolph
Will Reed
Jeannette Bryant
Perley Bullock
Edward Bullock
South Portland
Ralph Libby
Scarboro
E. W. Sawtelle
Shirley
C. H. Bryant
Thelma Powers
Colby
Edith Gray
Paris
France
Switzerland
Italy
Stanley Pera
Massachusetts
Arles Lamoreau
Frank Beedle
Augusta
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Specs
July Weather Outlook From Maine Farmers Calendar
The Maine Farmers calendar for July predicts showers on the 14th and 24th, haying favorable from the 17th to 20th, heat and humidity at month end, with dog days arriving on the 25th. Independence Day is the only national holiday. Notable births include Admiral Farragut on July 5 1801 and John Paul Jones on July 6 1741, with William Pitt Fessenden noted for Civil War era service and Treasury tenure.
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Admiral Farragut
John Paul Jones
William Pitt Fessenden
United States
Maine
the Treasury
Bath Pageant Week Aflame With Visitors And Local Notices
Morton Holbrook visits Bath for a few days while Pauline MacDonald works at Webber's during the pageant week. A parade of guests includes Miss Ona Richardson of Brunswick and Mrs. David Kidd from Stamford visiting relatives in Bath. City architect’s representative Herbert Frederic and bath residents attend events. local residents travel to Bar Harbor and Portland for summer activities. The Prince of Wales reportedly writes speeches on trains using a two finger method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Holbrook
Rumford Falls
Bath
Pauline MacDonald
Webber's
Ona Richardson
Brunswick
Warren M. Stilphen
David Kidd
Stamford
William B. Haggett
Quincy
Mass
William A. Cahill
Sadie Coombs
Corliss Street
Farmington Normal
Gladys Comeau
Nettie
Eva Jeddrey
Bar Harbor
Herbert F. Frederic
Boston
City Hall
Eugene Stover Jr
Popham Beach
Bath City Hospital
J. Herbert Snipe
Bath Water District
Westport Junction
Michael Roman
Rockland
Walter Fitch
Russell Street
Portland
F. H. Allen
High Street
Gail Plunkett
Los Angeles
Calif
Dickerson Foye
Wiscasset
Frank E. Emerson
Spring Street
Sanford L. Fogg
Son Sanford
Augusta
Frank B. Nichols
Howard P. Jett
Nazarene Church
Roger Corkey
Hackensack
N. J
Sidney L. Eaton
Middle Street
William Wilson
Chester
Sebasco
Bailey Street
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Cather
Sandburg
Stalin
Latvia
G. & C. Merriam Company
Springfield, Mass
Teria
E. Mason Wright
E. J. Rich & Son
J. R. Lilly
D. S., Henderson
Owen Rogers
Lincoln Williams
George Rooke
Eugene Curtis
H. B. Wing
Wiseman Farms
Trace
Henry Rose & Sons
B. Gediman
J. E. Mayo Sete Eee
M. S. Purington
Cc. T. Small
E. C. Dunning
Fred Mitchell Sees
Duncan McIntosh
J. H. Blaisdell
H . E. Freeman
B. . B. Higgins & Son
A. Perry
J. R. Wing
J D. Rogers Peeve
W. F
Turner Centre
W. D. Davis
George Ingalls
L. D. Rogers
Stevedore Crew
Miss Benner
Opera House
Nettie Clark
Damariscotta
Pauline Gordon
Myrtle Gordon
Pauline
McWilliam Gould
Ruth E. Wilkin
Vermilion
Illinois
James H. Gallagher
Pleasant Street
Frank Allen
Upton
Arthur L. Siegars
J. L. Siegars
Helen P. Denham
Flora Denham
Leslie W. Grundy
Otis C. Gry
Mary V. Siegars
Ruth Conrad
Victor R. E. Carey
Ida Carey
James Connellan
Leo Carey
Kingman
Miss Carey
Connellan
Mt. Carmel
O. E
Elizabeth Joy
Florence Maxwell
Lillian Hill
Prince of Wales
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me