Ancestral Crosby Family Story in Maine History
Editor notes a 19th century Crosby genealogy detailing Josiah Crosby line from Cambridge to Amherst and Billerica, Maine ties to Jotham Crosby and Dromore, with later ties to McCobb Rogers Parkers and others. It mentions events in 1635 1745 1730s and a family gathering at Dromore on August 8 and notes Mayor Charles D Crosby as descendant.
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the Independent
Crosby
Nathan Crosby
England
John
Crosby's
Josiah Crosby
Sarah Fitch
Billerica
Mass
Amherst
Milford
N. H
Lexington
Simon
Ann
Cambridge
Rachel Brackett
Bellerica
Josiah
Mary Manning
Elizabeth French
Elizabeth Littlehale
Jotham
Margaret Beeth
Whippsburg
Maine
Jotham Crosby
Little Burying Ground
Dromore
Hon
Elwell
Maria Crosby
Samuel W. Rogers
Bath
Ichabod Maloon
Bowdoinham
Drummore Creek
Elijah Drummond
Moses Crombie
Parker McCobb
McCobb
Rogers
Parkers
Larrabee
Butler
Lemont
Charles D. Crosby
Sir Knights
Bangor
Snipe Elected to City Board of Education in Joint Session
At a city council meeting a joint session elected Dr Langdon T Snipe to the board of education to fill the unexpired term of John E Burkhardt. The session also discussed armory needs for the new battery forming in the area with state reimbursement and approved various licenses and departmental actions.
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Tattery H. C.A.C
Henry W. Owen
J. Horace McClure
Fort Williams
Wortland Harbor
4Th Company
Sagadahock Block
Hiram T. Stevens
Langdon T. Snipe
Board of Education
Frew W. Quimby
John E. Burkhardt
City Treas
Ralph K. Hall
Treas. Hall
Ieriecserei
Tees
Uae
Miss Mildred Palmer Visits Fairhaven to Open Washington Street Home
Miss Mildred Palmer arrives from New York Saturday night to open her Washington street house for the Summer. She stays two weeks in Fairhaven, Mass, visiting Mrs. Marie Passmore Gilbert a Bath area native. Gilbert’s son Mark Gilbert Jr. is in the junior class aboard the nautical school ship Nantucket, recently in the Azores and Cape Verde and now in Rio. Winslow Rouse Jr., Bath grandson and former boy soprano, is in the senior class on the same ship. Capt Russ, a retired naval officer once stationed at Bath Iron Works, commands the Nantucket.
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Mildred Palmer
New York
Washington Street
Fairhaven
Mass
Marie Passmore Gilbert
Bath
Gilbert
Mark Gilbert Jr
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Rio
Winslow Rouse Jr
Capt. Russ
Bath Iron Works
Fitzgerald Family Return From Visit in Bath
John Fitzgerald and daughter Betty spent a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John K. Fitzgerald in Bath and returned to Mass. Charles M. Fitzgerald joined them by road and will return to Bath before heading to Chicago where he works in the legal department of The Texas Co. Lieut. FB. J. Fitzgerald, U.S.N., is at home on a two months leave of absence.
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Ohn Fitzerald
Betty
Mass
John K. Fitzgerald
Charles M. Fitzgerald
Bath
Chicago
The
Texas Co
FB. J. Fitzgerald
U.S.N
North Carolina school building costs analyzed for five years
The report notes 35.54 million dollars spent on new schools or additions with five or more rooms over five years. It lists average costs per city classroom and rural room, showing white and colored pupil disparities. It also mentions a $100 reward leading police to robbers of a bank.
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North Carolina
Bath's Coast Artillery Company Heads To Fort Williams
Bath's new Battery H of the 240th Coast Artillery led by Capt J Horace McClure left Monday for a two week tour of duty at Fort Williams Portland Harbor. The recently organized unit, photographed in front of the post office, is fully equipped and many men bring National Guard experience. Despite being new, they aim to show as an excellent unit and compete well with older companies during their duty term.
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Tee Eeese
Bath TruM@ Co
Bath National Bank
First National Bank
John J. Keegan
Municipal Court
Gilmore
Henry W. Butler
High
Bath
Front Street
Fitz G. Falin
Parks
Fire Department
Chester A. Lewis
Joseph Jenkins
George J. Goodwin
Frank Higgins
Herbert S. King
Frank Gallant
Arthur G. Kingsbury
Leon R. Eaton
Clarence C. Seavey
Everett M. Stilphen
Stephen Osborne
John F. King
Bath’s
Coast Artillery Company
Fort Williams
Portland Harbor
240Th Coast Artillery
J. Horace McClure
Sagadahoe County
National Guard
Maine
Portland
Wiscasset
Boothbay Harbor
Whippsburg
Georgetown
Center Street
FE. A. Perry
Arthur Nichols
Cobb Road
Central Maine Power Co
Augusta
Sabino
New Meadows
Sabino Cove
Henry Cotteau
Lakehurst
N. J
Bar Harbor
United States
Dean
Times
Independent
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Seguin
Casco Bay
Percival Owen Johnson
Armory Hall
Fred AB. Teeling
Fred H. Thompson
Mr.Teeling
Mr.feeling
Mr. Thompson
Witch Spring Road
Kennebec
Navy
Shenandoah
Sagadahock Wins First Money at Topsham Muster
Sagadahock handtub holder of the state record won top prize at Topsham muster, taking 100 dollars for first class tubs with a throw of 198 feet 38 inches. Senator Baxter placed second for 75 dollars, with 193 feet 1-2 inches. Havener of Rockland was third for 50 dollars at 192 feet 5 5-8 inches, while Gardiner's Robert Cosgrove was fourth for 25 dollars at 176 feet 458 inches. Ten tubs competed and a parade preceded the events under St Johns Band leadership.
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Sagadahock
Topsham
Baxter
Albert
Havener
Rockland
Robert Cosgrove
Gardiner
Portland
J. W. Vlaisted
Sugadahock
Bath
Bath In Early Evening and the Boys of the Senator Baxter
A. R. Havener
Androscoggin
Tiger
Hallowell
Heela
Randolph
Counee
Thomaston
Baxter Junior Association of
Hecla
R. H. Counce
Minnehaha
Boothbay Harbor
Chaney Family Extensions Visit to Damaris Cotta Farm
Mr and Mrs A K Chaney Mrs Ethel Bruce and son Francis of Highland Street spent Sunday in Damaris Cotta. Mr Chaney will stay with relatives on a farm for several weeks. Anson Baker of Wiscasset was a Monday visitor in town.
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A. K. Chaney
Ethel Bruce
Francis
Highland Street
Chaney
Anson Baker
Wiscasset
Storm hits Bath as Shenandoah dirigible passes overhead
A violent afternoon storm disabled 146 telephone lines affecting 750 phones and caused street washouts across Bath and nearby towns. Three cables were repaired with aid from Portland, while the Shenandoah dirigible flew over Bath at 6:50 PM to the delight of thousands.
Flood hits Bath area as lightning strikes flood Everett Square
A Tuesday flood and lightning storm swept Eastern Massachusetts with at least seven street cars struck, a church damaged, and water up to car running boards in Everett Square. Mr and Mrs A G Oliver were caught in the deluge returning from Cambridge with their daughter Evelyn. Live wires poured from poles, flooding storefronts and cellars, while streets overflowed and the area faced widespread disruption. The Oliver car faced the high water as utilities and traffic struggled to cope.
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Massachusetts
A. G. Oliver
Washington Street
Cambridge
Evelyn
Everett Square
Everett
Oliver
Fage Four
Colonial Residence Moves Toward Rockport On Kennebec
The Colonial mansion built by Thomas McCobb about 1815 begins a slow move toward Rockport aboard a barge after preparations. Workers reinforce sills and chimneys while crowds of artists photograph its carved interiors. The piece ties to the McCobb family history in Sagadahoc and nearby Dromore burial grounds.
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Kennebec River
New York
Rockport
Thomas McCobb
Sagadahoe County
Whippsburg
Kennebec
Charles W. Minott
James McCobb
McCobb
Sagadahoc
Dromore
John
Quebec
Isabella
Parker
Alex Drummond
James Drummond
George
Samuel Bo
James
Beatrice
Thomas
England
Margaret
Jane
Lee
Morse
Nancy
Beatrice Rogers McCobb
Bath Teamster Immersed As Hydrant Floods Street
A Bath street hydrant burst when a jigger collided with it on Front Street. Water sprayed the area as the driver and a passing Massachusetts autoist worked with a wrench until Eugene W. Foster arrived to shut the hydrant off. Nearby guests and residents mingled with the accidental scene during a July 4 celebration, then distant relatives returned home.
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Federal Lot
Front Street
Bath Water District
Eugene W. Foster
Massachusetts
Mr. Foster
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Education Board
W. M. Hagan
York Street
Isaac Gordon
Broad Street
Charles Henderson
Water Street
Marion Freeman
Lincoln Street
James I. Leete
J. R. Sanford
W. H. Small
George W. Rooke
North Bath
Durward IL
Bowie
Edward Street
Chester T. Talbot
High Street
Arthur B. Williams
Winnegance
Irald S. Barter
George H. Carr
Western Avenue
Alderman Atel
Harold KE. Cutting
John L. Russell
Leigh W. Reed
George A. Merrill
Fred
Topsham Muster
Baxters
Abner C. Johnson
George A. Cahill
Jennie V Farrin
Fanny Thurlow
Willard Daley
Orrs Island
South Freeport
Mr. Johnson
Lucy Carter
Mrs. Johnson
Raymond Court
Lewis F. Gannon
Milan Street
Machias
Houston
Alfred
David Mullin
Northeast Harbor
Asticon Inn
Phippsburg
Minott
Polley Mary
Hannah H
Mary Hill
Beatrice McCobb
Hannah H. McCobb
Beatrice Blackburn
Robert Blackburn
George Rogers
Sabella Rogers
Mark Langdon Hill Esq
Mary McCobb
John ‘Langdon
Mark L. Hill
Mark Langdon Hill
Samuel Denny
Samuel B. McCobb
Arnold
Canada
Samuel McCobb
Rachel Denny
Denny
Hannah Crocker
Bettress
Andrew Reed
Rachel McCobb
Joseph Tr
James Lord
Lester Gary
Ray Walsh
Norma
Taylor
Whittemore
Brockton
William Cameron
Marion
Quincey
William Hill
Thias MacDonald
Elmer Cameron
Pauline
Jennie
Thelma
Helen
Junior
Katherine
Margaret Cameron
Wallace MacDonald
Emma
Norman
Daniel
Marie MacDonald
Geraldine
Edward
Marion McGuiggan
Perley Palmer
Alice
Virginia
Orono
Johnson
Quart Johnson
Lamb
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