Forty reasons Why Sheep Should be Kept in New England
The June 1919 Maine Department of Agriculture bulletin highlights W. B. Kendall of Bowdoinham as a leading sheep producer with several thousand animals. It argues New England needs more wool and mutton, cites Kendall as a model, and outlines a scientific, low-cost approach to expanding flocks across Sagadahoc County and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Department of Agriculture
Bowdoinham
W. B. Kendall
New England
Sagadahoc
Kendall
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Woolwich
United States
Mary Stuart launched at Phippsburg Center with Drisko as captain
The prairie schooner Mary Stuart was launched at Frank S Bowker & Sons yard in Phippsburg Center. Mrs Dorothy Day Drisko wife of Capt Ralph B Drisko Jr a young commander watched the ceremony. Her Maine author father Holman Day is famed for coast exploration. The couple married in Mobile in 1918 and honeymooned aboard the Josephine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stuart
Frank S. Bowker & Sons
Phippsburg Center
Dorothy Day Drisko
Ralph B. Drisko
Drisko
Port Arthur
Pernambuco
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Para
New York
Fairfield
Bath
Cecil P. Stewart
Thomaston
Josephine
Hayloft Fall Shakes Woolwich Man
John A. Thwing of Woolwich fell from a hay load while unloading in his barn. He was knocked to the floor and partially unconscious but doctor J. S. Mullin believed no serious injuries resulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Thwing
Woolwich
Friends of Shirley Woman Visit Bath During Stay
The many friends of a former Morse high school teacher, Mrs Bradford of Shirley Mass., are glad to see her in Bath. She is the guest of Miss Alice Hartnett at her Begford street home during her Bath visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hons
Shirley
Mass
Morse High School
Bath
Bradford
Alice Hartnett
Begford Street
City records show Rogers farm bought for cemetery use
Records trace the 1904 to 1905 purchase of the Rogers farm on Oak Grove avenue for burial and park purposes after a failed Sewall property deal. Officials debated terms, adopted a second option, and later purchased Rogers for $2200 while preserving cemetery and park use. no stone crusher was intended for the site.
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Rogers
Oak Grove Avenue
William H. Sewall
Brunswick Road
Sewall
Edward W. Hyde
Elwell
Crosby
Bath
Tournlotte
Harry BL. Sawyer
Fred D. Hill
Christopher O. Carter
Hiram R. Pattee
Ernest A. Allan
John C. Tournlotte
George F. Wallace
Arthur K. Purington
City Treas
New Cemetery
Bath Iron Works Launches Destroyer Amid Joyful Harbor Scene
The Bath Iron Works launched a new destroyer with a crowd of guests and the sponsor 11 year old Miss Davis Crowninshield at the bow. The vessel slid into the river as whistles sounded and photographers filmed the ceremony. Prospective commander Lieut. Com. Ralph E. Sampson is named, and it is expected builder’s trials will occur soon with delivery at Charlestown navy yard after August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowinshield Davis
Francis B. Crowninshield
Secretary of the Navy
Sma
Bath Iron Works
Shipping Board
Keystone
C. F
Joseph McCarmmick
International
Bath
Charlestown Navy Yard
Ralph E. Sampson
Beacon Street
Boston
Winsor
Marblehead
the Davis
F. B. Brothers
Lincoln, Jr
Benjamin C. Davis
Katharine B. Davis
F. B. Crowninshield
Eleanor Pringle
Charleston
Davis
Katharine B. Crowninshield
Harsh Criticism of Highway Board By Two Members
Two board members Edward B. Smith and Herbert L. Grinnell urge action and threaten resignation over handling of highway matters. They fault Chairman Huse and Mayor Drake for limited meetings and undisclosed purchases including a road roller, street scarifier, sprinkler, and a new building for the stone crusher. Both complain of poor street repairs and say they were kept uninformed about key expenditures and contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Huse
John C. Tourtillotte
J. Edward Drake
Board of Highways and Sewers
Edward B. Smith
Herbert L. Grinnell
Smith
Mr. Grinnell
Tourtillette
Huse
Drake
Andrew 8S
Merrill
Grinnell
Water Street
Mr. Smith
Supt. Williams
Boston
Emery
Mr. Williams
Dummer Street
Crescent Street
City Considers New Patrol Wagon For Perched Flivver
City officials weigh replacement of the aging patrol flivver with a new motor wagon. A local garage reportedly offers a suitable car for about 1150 dollars, while the preferred models are believed to cost 1500 to 2000 dollars.
Sewall Files Equity Suit to Halt City Stone Crusher
Bath official Harold M. Sewall seeks an injunction to stop the city from using the Rogers property for a park and cemetery project. A hearing is set for Aug 15, with no work by the Board of Highways and Sewers while the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Harold M. Sewall
Bath
A. M. Spear
Fred H. Thompson
Justice Spear
Board of Highways and Sewers
Sewall
Hursday
Board of Highways’ and Sewers
Equipment arrives for Bath soldiers of Co L Third Maine
The National Guard unit in Bath reports a large shipment of gear including 100 rifles, 100 bayonets, 100 cartridge belts, 100 canteens and other field gear received by Lieut. Walter T. Brown. A follow up shipment with signal flags and field glasses is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Third Maine Infantry National Guard
Co. L
Bath
Walter T. Brown
United States
Insurance Commissioner investigates Cassidy store fires in Bangor
G Waldron Smith inspected Cassidy store houses and Hampden Russell fire in Bangor at the request of Chief Mason. He questioned suspects as two arrests are expected as police join the investigation into a series of fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Waldron Smith
Bangor
Mason
Fire Department
Cassidy
Russell
Hampden
Smith
Police Department
Watson Frye Co Plant 10 to Begin Operations Soon
The Bath based Watson Frye Co Ltd announces start of operations at its new Plant 10 on Front Street with a Monday preliminary scale rollout. The lengthy history traces John W. Marr and Scott R. Frye through fires, acquisitions, and site moves, culminating in the modern expansion and a historic antique key kept as a souvenir.
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Watson, Frye Co. Ltd
Bath
John W. Marr
Oak and
Washington Streets
James F. Marr
Joseph Solovich
Front Street
Scott R. Frye
Frye
Marr
Broad Street
Wilkinson Heirs
Sewall J. Watson
Watson & Marr
Catarest
W. By
Frye ‘Co.Ltd
Jordan Stable
City Park
Mr. Shea
Watson
Bath Savings Institution
A. H. Shaw
Bailey
Bath Automobile and Gas Ngine Co
Watson, Frye Co
Sewall
Mill Pond
Fry
Frank Shepard
Front Streets
Hockomock Trip to Bath On Eight Autos and More
Monday evening the Hockomock on its 8 30 trip to Woolwich carried eight automobiles including one from Massachusetts with two poodle dogs, a horse and wagon, and a large Bath group bound for a dance at Sebenon hall Sagadahock Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock
Woolwich
Massachusetts
Bath
Sebenon Hall
Sagadahock Ferry
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Ralph B. Drisko, Jr
Bath Customs District
David Cohen & Co. Inc
Broadway
Joseph
Percy & Small, Inc
Belfast
Ire
Emily
Crowninshield Davis
Do Boat Destroyer
Torpenshield
the Works, Ltd
Emily Crowninshield Davis
Highway Board
Grinnell and Smith
H. M. Sewall
Emery Mountain
Johnson Bros Co
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