Street Car Derails Near Winnegance Edge of Bank
Street car number 51 of the L. A. & W. St. Ry. left Winneganee terminal Tuesday afternoon and derailed near the old blacksmith shop, plunging across the sidewalk and through a railing with four passengers aboard. Motorman Preble remained at his post, injuries minor for the riders include Miss Ida Hall who sprained her ankle, and Miss Idella Alte kamp uninjured. Track crews found rails spread from bad ties and a probable rail defect. car 318 also "blew out a controller" on a later trip, but was repaired. Local notices recount community visits, services, and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneganee Terminal
Thompson
Preble
Winnegance
Frances Stermer
Winneyance
Ida Hall
George W. Jewett
Campbell's Pond
Jewett
Idella Altekamp
Miss Hall
Ile
North End
Oak
Washington Streets
Lewis
George Dennison
Madelyn
Freeport
Dennison
Leon Pennell
Walter Marco
Reuben Purington
N. BK. Trask
Chester Talbot
Charles A. Hunt
Lydia Holbrook
Will Holbrook
Frank Pero
Bangor
Dexter
S. A. Evans
The
People’s Church
Fred Dwyer
Henry Potter
George Murphy
Charlestown
Mass
I. C. Murphy
Charlotte Perkins
Malden
Herbert Iodgkins
Don F. Cook
Keene
Nhs
Thatcher Pinkham
Eugene Spinney
Crosby Navigation Co
Richmond
Ethele Williams
Bath real estate deal secures Center Street block
Maurice Markson and attorney Jacob Berman finalized terms with Daniel St. Dougherty for the Center street properties at 25 27 and 29 and the rear tenements, with transfer planned August 1. Markson Bros. will occupy two stores. a drug store may remain. Dougherty to retire from the drug business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Markson
Jacob R. Berman
Portland
Daniel ST. Dougherty
Center Street
Conley
Markson
Berman
Bath
Dougherty
Markson Bros
Front Street
Jason A. Merrill
Auto Supply Co
Sagadahock House
Henry F. Palmer
David T. Percy & Sons
Mr. Dougherty
William G. Kidder
Bath Trust Co
Watson, Frye Co., Ltd
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Mrs Frances J McCabe Rites Planned For Local Resident
Mrs Frances J McCabe 64 wife of Eliakim McCabe died Monday at her home 11 Marshall Street Bath. Born Georgetown May 7 1855 she lived in Bath about 59 years and attended Corliss Street Church. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Arthur Plant and Abbie McCabe two sons Herbert W McCabe and Edward R McCabe four grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Henrietta etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances J. McCabe
Eliakim McCabe
Marshall Street
Rs. McCabe
Georgetown
Roland
Rhoda Spinney
Bath
Corliss Street
Alfred Sturgis Traveled from Squirrel Island to Portland
Alfred Sturgis once with W. G. Kidder's drug store in Bath now travels for Cook Everett Pennell of Portland. He passed through Bad Monday on his way to Portland from Squirrel Island where he keeps a summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sturgis
W. G. Kidder
Bath
Cook, Everett’ & Pennell
Portland
Squirrel Island
Cummings Feldspar Plant Nears Completion
The J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co plans to begin operations at its South end plant by late August. Six granite grinding wheels, each seven feet in diameter and five tons, will crush feldspar between them. The firm will also supply sand gravel and other gravels, aided by water and rail transport with a pier spur. Stock sale proceeds rapidly as Joseph Charles Footer reports strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Cummings
Washington Street
Joseph Charles Footer
Groves Buys D. M. Melcher Marble Shop
E. R. Groves has purchased the marble shop and stand at 244 Front Street north of the city park from D. M. Melcher. The city’s growth has heightened property value and the price paid reflects that trend. Groves plans extensive improvements and a large marble stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Groves
D. M. Melcher
Front Street
Mr. Groves
John A. Morse
C. W. Clifford Jr
Fitchburg Chamber Adds Redfern Talk to Meeting
The Forum committee of the Fitchburg chamber of commerce secured Ralph D. Redfern secretary of the Fitchburg chamber to speak at the membership meeting following a trolley transportation discussion. Redfern, with prior ties to Waltham and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, has long served as secretary in Fitchburg and formerly worked in newspapers and politics in the Midwest, even traveling with Roosevelt. Alfred J. Sweeney and Parker Lewis also spoke on wartime trolley system difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph D. Redfern
Fitchburg
Mass
Redfern
Waltham
Associated Industries of
Massachusetts
Middle West
Roosevelt
Maine
Georgetown
Alfred J. Sweeney
Ae ’ Ue
Parker Lewis
W. 8 S.-W. 8. 8.-W. 8, S-W. &. 6
Local sports standings fragment shows West-8 and South-West teams tied in a narrow result with scores listed for several matchups. Names of teams and exact scores are partially visible in the OCR snippet.
Lawyer J M Trott Questions City Boards in Bath Controversy
Lawyer J M Trott writes to the Independent outlining questions about Bath city boards the Board of Assessors and Park and Cemetery Board and seeks clarity on their legal basis authority and whether the city council can legally create a permanent board and delegate powers without new legislative backing. He cites history of the Highway and Sewers Commission and asks for analysis of repeal authority and proper process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
King’s
Commission of Highways and Sewers
J. M. Trott
Open motorboat picked up adrift on Kennebec River
Mrs. Marie L. Hasty spotted an empty 22 foot white motorboat named Natick drifting near Hospital Point around 7 15 this morning. Janitor Wendell Stevens retrieved the boat and towed it to the floating stage. police were notified. A license issued to E L Sweetland of West Southport was found aboard. Ownership and reason for drifting remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie L. Hasty
Kennebec
Wendell Stevens
Hospital Point
West
Southport
Hasty
Launching of 2500 ton coal carrier Winneyance
The 2500 ton coal carrying barge Winneyance, built by Kelley Spear Co for the Emergency Fleet Corp, is launched this afternoon at 4 15. Public gates open at four. Miss Marion Dean of Dorchester will christen the craft with flowers. The Winneyance mirrors the New Meadows, nearing completion and due for delivery soon after water launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley, Spear Co
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Marion Dean
Dorchester
Mass
Fred R. E. Dean
New Meadows
Peculiar Lightning Strike Kills Two Cows in Row
During a thunder shower four cows stood in a barn tie up when lightning struck. The two cows at the ends of the row were killed while the two middle cows were unharmed. A horse was stunned but recovered.
Regular Tuesday Bridge Dances Draw Crowds
Bridge hall hosts weekly dances Tuesday evenings under Mr. Boulds direction drawing growing local interest and participation.
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Bridge Hall
Mr. Boulds
Paradise Spring Bottling Co. Expands Plant at Brunswick
John J. Burchenal, arriving aboard his yacht Daydream from New York, heads Paradise Spring Bottling Co. of Cincinnati, the Brunswick firm that recently bought Merry Meeting Park. A new bottling plant is rising 100 by 250 feet north of Munefics Peak, halfway between Bath and Brunswick, with modern machinery and rushed piping and a spur to Maine Central tracks to handle large pending orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Burchenal
New York
Burchenal
Cincinnati
Paradise Spring Bottling Co
Brunswick
Merrymeeting Park
Bottl House
Mit
Bath
Maine Central Railroad
Obituary Harriet Emmons Milliken 79 in Hackensack New Jersey
Word has been received of the death in Hackensack New Jersey on July 13 of Mrs. Harriet Emmons Milliken 79 widow of George H. Milliken formerly of Bath. She was born in Georgetown daughter of Ezra W and Jane Emmons. The Millikens moved away about forty years ago. She leaves two sons Harry and Emmons Milliken of New York one daughter Mrs Henry G Berry of Hackensack and one brother Capt Seward VP Emmons of Lewiston.
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Hackensack
N. J
Harriet Emmons Milliken
George H. Milliken
Bath
Mr. Milliken
Harry and
Emmons Milliken
New York
Henry G. Berry
Capt. Seward
Emmons
Lewiston
Calderwood Property Changes Hands in Boston Move
Mr. and Mrs. Walker J. Adams sold the Calderwood boarding house at 644 Washington street to Wilson Carter of Boothbay Harbor and left for Boston today with Mr. and Mrs. BE Edgecomb. Carter takes possession, Adams will continue plumbing work in Boston with previous employers and new prospects awaiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker J. Adams
Washington Street
Wilson Carter
Boothbay Harbor
Calderwood
Tremont Street
Boston
BE. L. Edgecomb
Complimentay Party for Miss Clare Eames
Mr and Mrs Empilio de Gogorza hosted a dancing and supper party at the tea room Tuesday night honoring Miss Clare Eames of Cleveland and Lieut W M Lethbridge. An orchestra from Vortland provided music and decorations featured ferns palms and potted plants with about 60 guests from Vortland Wiscasset Small Point and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empilio de Gogorza
Clare Eames
Cleveland
Mme. Eames de Gogorza
W. M. Lethbridge
Navy recruiting tent sets up at Westoffice Square
RE N McCausland chief bos ns mate occupies a tent on the lawn at the northwest corner of Westoffice square to recruit for the navy. He plans to stay about a week and notes his past service on the Des Moines under former executive officer now Captain George F Cooper USN.
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Westoffice Square
RE. N. McCausland
Navy
McCausland
Des Moines
George F. Cooper
Bath built destroyer Crowninshield crew links to local marriage
Mate McCausland notes Bath recruits may join the Crowninshield crew. He cites permanent wartime pay as Congress settles the naval service as the finest in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise H. Lowell
McCausland
Bath
Crowninshield
Congress
Cosmopolitan Club Hosts Fine Lawn Party
The Cosmopolitan club house hosted a dancing party Tuesday evening for members who acted in the musical play Katcha Koo. About 50 enjoyed punch and crackers, with Miss Louise Haggett chairing the committee, assisted by Frances Cummings and Mary Flaherty. Benjamin L. Rich arrived and went to his Kennebec Point cottage. he is a friend of Secretary Redfern who speaks to Bath Chamber of Commerce tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Katcha Koo
Louise Haggett
Frances Cummings
Mary Flaherty
Benjamin L. Rich
J. L. Rich & Co
Fitchburg
Mass
Kennebec Point
Mr. Rich
Redfern
Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce
Bath Chamber of Commerce
Annual City Report Excellent Publication
City council receives the 71st annual report, a 204 page volume from the Times press. It covers past year appropriations and expenditures, the current year appropriation bill, department reports, a city government catalogue since 1848, and alarm box listings. Mayor Drake appears in the frontispiece. Three hundred copies were ordered. only three drunks arrested in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Drake
Theity Council
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A.legro
Meeting House
Lise
Harry Oliver
Carolyn
Walter Morse
Small Point
Page Wyman
Leah Bowie
Barbara Bates Hogan
Stephen Hogan
Harry Knight
Harry Lincoln, Jr
Ellen McCarty
Delmont
Harry F. Oliver
Helena Bowie
Dorothy Morse
Sherman L. Morse
Alton Oliver
Edgar
W. W. Morse
John G. Morse
Gardiner
Clyde Morse
George Eaton
Herbert Wettengall
Doris
Charles
Edwin Small
Seth Houdlette
Dresden
Albert Morse
Adelaide
Louise
Morse
Richard Mann
Parker Head
Bina Mann
Parker Morse
Walter GC. Perry
George Charleton
Jean Pierson
Ella Goff
Stonington
Oliverfield
Boulds Orchestra
House of Kappenhsis
John J. Desmond
Groves
Paradise Spring
Calderwood Property
Miss Clare Eames
Conley’s Specialty Store
L. Farnham CO. Inc
Ae Maine
Gres
Maine Central
Industrial Bureau
Portland, Maine
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