History of Winter Street Parish Gains New Pastor
The Bath Winter Street Church appoints new pastor Maurice J. Duncklee of Meriden New Hampshire after a long Ecclesiastical history. The article traces Bath Congregational and First Parish developments from 1640 through recent changes and prior pastors including Ellingwood Fisk Wallis and Folsom.
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Winter ST
Fiske
Banger
Bowdoin
Bangor Theological Seminary
Omar W. Folsom
Winter Street
Folsom
Bath
Maurice J. Duncklee
Meriden
N. H
Dartmouth College
Andover Theological School
Haverhill
Saxonville
Mess
Ice Break Splits Whiskeag Smelt Shanties Into Sea
Last Thursday a booming noise shook Whiskeag and split the ice near the smelt shanties. The ice gap, about 24 feet wide and 100 feet long, caused huts to capsize or slide into the water as the town of Whiskeag Smellville lay abandoned without emelt fishing in frigid conditions.
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Whiskeag
Ater
Whiskeay Smellville
Democrats Name Larrabee Again At Ward Caucus
About 200 Democrats gathered in Armory Hall to ratify a ticket for city offices after ward caucuses chose candidates. The slate includes Aldermen for seven wards, councilmen across seven wards, wardens clerks constables school board members and city committee picks led by former Mayor Joseph Torrey.
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Armory Hall
Ralph Robinson
Joseph C. Footer
Frank Young
J. C. Mullaney
Elmer Edgecomb
Leonard Lightbody
David O. McKay
Thomas S.eask
Benjamin K. Lord
George Hart
Hersham Oliver
George A. Bragdon
Frank Card
Vernard Chase
Augustus Leonard
E. F. Kelley
Fred A. Fuller
Fred Foote
Raymond Powers
Carl C. Troop
Joseph Torrey
Obituary for Stephen Synnott of Kittery
Stephen Synnott, 71, of Whipple Road Kittery died Friday afternoon after a long illness chiefly from heart disease. A Bath Iron Works painter for years he moved to Kittery nine years ago and remained employed at the navy yard until ill health. A naval and Civil War veteran last of his kind in Kittery he survived by his wife three daughters two sons a sister ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral was held Monday in Kittery.
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Stephen Synnott
Whipple Road
Kittery
Synnott
Synott
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec
Navy Yard
Fred E. Dodge
West Medford
J. Harry Blaisdell
Frank Smith
Edward A. Synnott
Augusta
Eugene J. Synnott
New York
Elizabeth Stevens
Five Islands
Bath shipbuilder Jardiner Deering improving at hospital
News from the City Hospital reports Jardiner G. Deering, Bath’s shipbuilder, improving and comfortable. He is cheerful, reading downtown, and expected to recover without surgery.
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Bath
Jardiner
G. Deering
Special conclave honors Crockett visit and confers Red Cross
The Commandery held a special conclave Tuesday night for W. E. Grand Commander Ralph W. Crockett with M. E. Sawtelle and several Past Commanders in attendance. The Red Cross was conferred and Dunlap Commandery officers received compliments before a toy flipper was served at the Cafe.
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W. E
Ralph W. Crockett
M. E. Sawtelle
Augusta
EF. F. Stetson
Lewiston
E.L. Jenks
Maine
Gardiner
D. L. Wilson
Belfast
Dunlap
Wordless proof of endurance for field artillery horses
A military recon from Charleston to Summerville, South Carolina and back covered 60 miles in seven hours. Lieut Horner, 1st Sgt Jones, and Corps Mullen led mounted artillerymen on a scouting ride to test passes for fords and bridges. The obituary notes horses and men are native to the United States.
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James Jones
Chiat Meindraer Arteetant
Army of the Potomac
Sth
U.S. Artillery
W. B. Horner
Mullen
Field Artillery
United States
Guest Night at Fortnighty Club Lecture
Fortnighty Club hosts Guest Night at the Universalist Church where every member may bring a guest free of charge. Henry Warren Poper will present an illustrated lecture on Famous American Artists and Their Work.
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Henry Warren Poper
Universalist Church
Albert Ham 95, Dresden's Oldest Resident, Dies After Illness
Albert Ham of Dresden aged 95 died Monday after a short illness at his daughter's home, Mrs. Perley Rood. Born in Stafford he was a successful farmer and a member of Dresden Lodge F and A M. Survived by daughters Martha Rittal and Perley Rood, both of Dresden. son John Ham of Bath preceded in death last year. Funeral services were held at the late home Thursday at one o'clock.
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Albert Ham
Dresden
Perley Rood
Stafford
A. M
Martha Rittal
John Ham
Bath
Joseph E. Remick Dies at 76 After Illness
Joseph E. Remick passed away at the Home for Aged Couples and Old Men after a period of ill health. He was 76 years old and had worked as an expert joiner and pattern maker, most notably with Hyde Windlass Co. He belonged to Lincoln Lodge I O O F.
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Joseph E. Remick
Retirement sea captain Freeman B. Lewis dies in Wiscasset
Freeman B. Lewis 73 a well known retired sea captain died suddenly Tuesday in Wiscasset from acute indigestion after a brief illness. He leaves a widow formerly Susan Rines of Wiscasset, one daughter Mrs Annie Dodge, and six sons James Sanford Edward Portland Alexander Augusta Parker Bath William Erastus Wiscasset. Hay again being received from the suburbs.
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Freeman B. Lewis
Wiscasset
Capt. Lewis
Susan Rines
Wisecasset
Annie Dodge
James
Sanford
Edward
Portland
Alexander
Augusta
Parker
Bath
William
Erastus
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises $100 Reward
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally taken and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Includes testimonials and price, urging purchase from druggists and contrasting with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Sagadahoc Tax Totals From State Assessors Report
The State Assessors report filed with the Governor and Council lists Sagadahoc County with 4 874 taxed polls, total real and personal property value of 11 445 633 and taxes assessed at 269 283. It includes a table showing figures for Bath city and Sagadahoc towns.
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Board of State Assessors
Governor and Council
Sagadahoc County
Bath
Hammond’s Fort Reexamined in Sagadahoc County History
The article revisits the Kennebec settlement at Hammond's Fort with Clarke and Lake's garrison reestablishing the site against earlier doubts. The writer aims to place Hammond correctly in local history, noting the savage war that followed and promising more Hammond notes next week. A local gun shop find describes a 16 pound 12 gauge muzzle loader with 36 inch barrels owned by Charles Hunt of Winnegance.
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Clarke
Lake
Hammond
Spring Cove
Sagadahoc
Kennebec
Water St
Charles Hunt
Winnegance
L. F. Atwood's Medicine Promoted for Health Relief
An advertisement touts L. F. Atwood's Medicine as a reliable stomach and indigestion remedy, claiming it cures constipation biliousness headaches and colds. Mrs. Katie McAlpine of Prentiss Maine endorses it as the only medicine her family uses and a free trial sample or 35 cent bottle is offered by the Portland Maine company.
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L. F.” Atwood
New England
L. F
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Joshua Philbrook
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Andover Divinity School
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Edward W. Larrabee
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L. Eugene Thebeau
Galen C. Ward
Charles H. Cahill
R. P. Higgins
Frank W. Hagan
Abraham Oliver
Wallace Atwood
Pearl Dunbar
Ralph Covel
Edward Whitehouse
Roy F. Shackford
Elmer E. Dinsmore
Amos F. Perry
G. G. Deering
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Capt. Freeman B. Lewis
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