Old Days on the Bath Branch recounts Wilbur Lawrence and fellow Maine Central engineers
Charles 8. Given preserves memories of Wilbur Lawrence and other Maine Central railroad engineers. The piece details Lawrence’s wild running, narrow escapes, and long career from firing on freight trains in the 1870s to retirement and death. It recalls Charlie Small, Al Kilgore, and George Phillips among others, plus circus-season crews and notable incidents on Brunswick and Lewiston lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Lawrence
Maine Central Railroad
Henry Bean
Waterville
Dorthind
A. J. Lockwood
Charlie Small
Wilbur
Charlie
Lockwood
al Kilgore
George Esterbrook
J. H. Drummond
Brunswick
Clem Cobbett
Penobscot
Bill Hammond
Bill
Lewiston
Usst
Deering
Cumberland
Walnut Hill Pit
O. K
West Falmouth
Skowhegan
Fairfield
Lewiston Lower Station
Tom
Sam
George Phillips
Sumter
George Butler
Harry Foss
Billy Richardson
Ike Take
George Philips
Ele
Geo. Haynes
Billy Wheelock
Farmington
Maine Central
Vancebere
Vanceboro
Isto
Belfast
Wportland
Charlie Lowe
Cony Malburn
Cony
Bodge
Readfield
Ridge
Season of fairs draws nearer across Maine associations
A long list outlines fair associations, secretaries, and event dates from August to January 1925 across Maine. Locations include Bridgton, Cornish, Belfast, Dittsfield, Bangor, Livermore Falls, Caribou, Canton, Waterville, Ellsworth, Houlton, Anson, Lewiston, Gardiner, Cumberland Center, Unity, Springfield, Blue Hill, Presque Isle, Belfast, South Paris, Union, Skowhegan, Machias, Farmington, Andover, Hartland, Damariscotta, Monmouth, Greene, Athens, Lincolnville, Topsham, Auburn, Bowdoinham, Freeport, Portland, South Berwick, Calais, South Paris, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Cumberland Center
Unity Park
Unity
J. H. Farwell
North Wenobscot
Springfield
L. R. Averill
Prentiss
Hancock County
Glue Hill
Hl. A. Saunders
Blue Li
Maine
Tresque Isle
O. L. Donaldson
Presque Isle
Monroe
A. W. Curtis
Belfast
Oxford County
Paris
W. O. Frothingham
South Paris
North Franklin
Phillips Otte Badger
Erlips
Eden Agricultural
Solon
Joseph Emery
Salisbury Cove
Solon Agricultural
Joseph Matson
West Pen
Andover
East Somerset
Hartland
H. H. Coston
Wittsfield
Bristol — Agricultural
Bristol
J. W. Hunter
Damariscotta
North Knox
Union
H. L. Grinnell
West Oxford
Fryeburg
KE. C. Buzzell
Greene
Sanderson
Wessermnsett Valley
Athens
Howard Chapman
Richmond Farmers’ Club
Richmond
Shapeleigh
Bangor
T. V. Campbell
South Berwick
Ralph BE. Poss
Western Poultry
C. Guy Buck
International Poultry and Pet Stock
Calais
John W. Goode
Baxter Declines Joint Campaign Discussion
Governor Percival I Baxter refuses to share a campaign platform with Democratic opponent Hon William R Pattangall. In a letter dated August in Augusta Maine he cites state duties and nonpartisan engagements as reasons to avoid joint meetings this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percival I. Baxter
William R. Pattangall
Pattangall
Receivers Appointed for United States Steamship Co
Attorneys Burleigh Martin and William Tudor Gardiner of Augusta have been named receivers by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for the United States Steamship Co. The firm controls stakes in Hudson Navigation Co Groton Iron Works and the Virginia Shipbuilding Co. W. Morse previously had interests. Rupert Much of Augusta was president when the receivership was ordered. The company is tied to ongoing lawsuits affecting its subsidiaries and its books are under court control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleigh Martin
William Tudor Gardiner
Augusta
United States Steamship Co
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Hudson Navigation Co
Groton Tron
Virginia Shipbuilding Co
W. Morse
Rupert Much
Maine Governors Candidates Consider Joint Campaign Platform
Democratic candidate William R. Pattangall letters Republican Governor Baxter proposing to share public meetings and present their views from a single platform. He notes key issues like state finances taxation water powers and Maine’s development and suggests coordinating schedules before the August 6 deadline and election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Pattangall
Augusta
Percival
Baxter
Maine
Pattangall
Yuart
Aroostook
Red Cross Executive Committee Elects Jamaica Leader
The Bath chapter executive committee announces Miss Elizabeth Bisning of Jamaica ismn Mass elected to succeed Miss Mary J. Turpin as Red Cross leader. Bath headquarters remain open under Mrs. Arthur Crockett until a successor is found. Mrs. Edward W. Hyde presided. Charles P. Wetherbee filed a finance report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bisning
Jamaica
Ismn
Mass
Bath
Red Cross
Mary J. Turpin
Turpin
Arthur Crockett
Edward W. Hyde
Charles P. Wetherbee
William M. Adams
Bath Aldermen Demand Police Shakeup Over Downtown Incident
Bath aldermen debate police conduct after the Opera House disturbance tied to Albert Downing’s probation breach. They urge better records and a possible shakeup while discussing traffic handling tact and courtesy along with a city treasurer report and ordinance updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Board of Aldermen
J. L. Morse
Ward 4
Bath Opera House
Morse High School
Albert Downing
Sagadahoe County Supreme Court
Alderman Morse
Torrey
Opera House
Downing
Rotary Club
Morse
Charles Fr. Witham
Newell
Daxter
Hall
Carrie Hall
Bath Veteran Firemen plan big muster event
The Bath Veteran Firemen's Association plans a regional muster to mark Bath's 7th anniversary of incorporation. The event will invite all New England tub crews, with 50 invitations sent and Sagadahoc VFA invited for August 12. Pride Temple funds are available for prizes, and Bath aims to celebrate with a large gathering and squirt competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dath
Bath
Ath
Kennebec
I. V. F.oa
Baxter
New England
Sagadahock V. F. A
Fimple
Appraisal Made Of Shipping Board Housing Project
An appraisal valued the Emergency Fleet Corporation brick housing project at 155200. Three disinterested appraisers Wilbur F. Dresser Daniel T. Dougherty and Nelson L. Jackson examined the brick colony and averaged totals. Halbert D. Gardner and William M. Adams described interest in financing a syndicate to buy and rent the property and attract new local industries to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wilbur F. Dresser
South Portland
State Board of Assessors
Daniel T. Dougherty
Bath
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Nelson L. Jackson
King Tavern
Board of Tax Assessors
Halbert D. Gardner
Financial Department
United States Shipping Board
Willian M. Adams
Gardner
Alee
Middle West
Europe
America
Mr. Gardner
New England
Chamber of Commerce
Kenebece
David You
Sedgwick Post G A R Ceases Active Existence After 50 Years
After more than half a century, Sedgwick Post G A R resigns its claim to Grand Army hall in Bath. The poststown history notes a peak in the late 1880s, with 176 members under Hartley K. Dunton in 1888. Furnishings and property are donated to T W Hyde Camp S of W, while Sedgwick Post remains as an inactive organization with possible future meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick Post
Grand Army Hall
Hartley K. Dunton
Owen J. Ledyard
James (. Ledyard
Grand Army Block
T. W. Hyde
Front Street
Old
Alamedia
Mr. Dunton
Sumner
George FP
George Dow
James R. Cressey
William H. Watson
Charles A. Coombs
T. W. Hyde Camp
S. of W
Two Crews Appointed for Ferdinando Gorges Ferry
With a time change on the Maine Central two shifts were assigned to the car ferry Ferdinando Gorges. Captains Chaney and Perkins command separate crews including mates, wheelmen, deck hands, and dock engineers in Bath and Woolwich. The FIRST and SECOND engineering crews list chiefs, assistants, and firemen, with Rt. A. Mains overseeing when others are away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Central
Leonardo B. Chaney
Osmond P. Erskine
Alfred CC
Clouse
Fred Chaney
Oscar W. Snowman
Charles W. Leavitt
Bath
Myers E. Reed
Woolwich
Robert W. Perkins
Joseph Kingsbury
Edward Harrington
Wheelmaun
Horace Norton
Miltan G. Leonard
Christopher Cushing
Orin Genthner
Charles H. Stinson
J. T. Mains
Ralph Hart
Clyde Mains
B. W. Robinson
Clifford Larrington
Harry Robinson
Francis Holmes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles
Billy
Dre Marc Deters
Tarher
Bernard McCausland
Frank Snow
Hake
THE
Shipping Board
North End
Grand Army Post
Johnson Bros Co
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