Bath Board Elects Teachers and Raises Salaries
The Bath Board of Education met for its June session, electing teachers and janitors and approving year end closeout. Fred W. Armes will lead the Bailey Evening School, with James P. King moving to the High School principal post. Several Morse High staff salaries increase while many grade teachers are appointed for the coming year as enrollment grows from 320 to about 400.
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Aldermen’s Rooms
Bath Board of Education
Fred W. Armes
Bailey
James P. King
Carl B. Timberlake
Portland
Morse High Force
King
Bailey School
Alzie E. Lane
Mildred R. Bowen
Beulah E. Withee
Marion E. Brown
Viola G. Hogan
Alice N. Magoun
Emma T. Walton
Gladysmae Waterhouse
Margaret J. Adams
Susan M.daley
Ellen Blair
Nellie R. Turner
Nannie E. Trask
Marcia M. Stinson
Mary H. Conley
Nellie J. Marr
H. Emma Magoun
Martha E. Hooper
Agnes E. Tarbox
Jennie S. Foster
Effie C. Wright
Ella J. Douglas
Grace C. Baker
Edith L. Hopkins
Maude C. Seymour
Pearl Raymond
Mary F. Day
Frostina E. Marston
J. Gertrude Silsby
S. Louise Libby
Florence Dunton
Margaret T. Mulligan
Ethel Hawley
Olive M. Murray
Florence M. Andrews
Marguerite Hennessy
Mabel I. Lake
Almira T. Sturtevant
Minnie E. Barnes
Edna H. Pickard
Bessie M. Hunt
Madelyn Hunt
Laura Mitchell
Charlotte F. Cook
Grace E. Lightbody
Gladys J. McGillicuddy
Hazel H. Wing
Carrie H. Trott
Sarah E. Coombs
Lillian E. Fisher
Evelyn Waugh
Eleanor W. Ferguson
Bailey Evening School
Ralph W. Bragg
Walter R. Many
Sesson
Herbert E. Williams
Emma F. Walton
Charles C. Toothaker
William H. Donnell
Nellie M. Conley
N. B.cortell
Margaret M. Black
Margaret Bakeman
N. B. Cortell
Esther J. White
Lillian M. Lawrence
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills Promoted
Advert reads Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and Pepticon Pills restore strength by iron and pep. Satirical health tips aside, the piece then lists school janitors elected with salaries at various campuses and the meeting adjourned at four, noting achievements of the afternoon.
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Hood
Children's Day Observed at Winter Street Church
Sunday featured a large congregation at Winter Street Congregational Church for Children’s Day with a full program of recitations songs and religious exercises led by young participants. Other items include Morse High School baseball traveling to Lewiston and a notarized Hall’s Catarrh remedy claim from Toledo reflecting mixed local notices.
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Winter Street Congregational Church
David Black
Butterfly
Ballot Specimens For State Primary In Bath
City Clerk Grassy posts specimen ballots for June 19 primary with four parties. Ballots list candidates for U S Senator Governor State Auditor Representative to Congress State Senator County Attorney Register of Probate Sheriff County Commissioner County Treasurer Representatives to Legislature and local Bath officials. Names include Fernald Hale Hersey Callahan Milliken Parkhurst Wheeler Blanchard Plummer White Baxter Bridgham Dunton Longley Oliver Tobey Randall Leonard Patten Strout Cain Howard Sullivan McGillicuddy Gibbons Corliss Larrabee Carey Maxfield Floyd Larrabee Wright Roberts Stover Colby and others.
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United States
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Frederick Hale
Portland
Ira G. Hersey
Houston
Timothy F. Callahan
Lewiston
Carl E. Milliken
Island Falls
Frederic H. Parkhurst
Bangor
Edward W. Wheeler
Brunswick
Roy L. Wardwell
Augusta
Congress
Cyrus N. Blanchard
Wilton
Edward C. Plummer
Bath
Wallace H. White, Jr
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
Albert L. Strout
Charles J. Cain
Dura L. Howard
Charles F. Johnson
Waterville
Oakley C. Curtis
J. Edward Sullivan
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Wallace N. Price
Richmond
Charles A. McMahan
Georgetown
John E. Fitzgerald
Samuel Welch
Mark T. Costellow
Thomas S. Gibbons
Charles A. Corliss
Edward W. Larrabee
James F. Carey
Surry
Frank H. Maxfield
Melville A, Floyd
George P. Larrabee
Melville O. Wright
Charles D. Roberts
Walter A. Barlow
Samuel Stover
Chester D. Colby
Help for Working Women in Kentucky
A Frankfort woman reports relief from female weakness after taking three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she is now able to do her own work and recommends the remedy to others. The letter notes the product's plant based ingredients and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Conley
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
A Call to Re-nominate Sheriff Wilbur C. Oliver
A letter urges voters to re nominate and re elect High Sheriff Wilbur C. Oliver. It praises his enforcement of the Liquor Law and his efficient deputy sheriffs and argues opposition would undermine law enforcement and respect for the oath of office.
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The
Independent
Oliver
Wilbur C. Oliver
Program announced for Woolwich Georgetown and Arrowsic Sunday School Con
The midsummer convention of the Woolwich Georgetown and Arrowsic Sunday School Association is set for June 15 1916 at the Arrowsic Methodist Church. The day includes devotions welcome addresses several talks by local clergy and lay speakers a children’s hour music offerings and an evening session with a bridge game free to attendees. A picnic dinner with free tea and coffee follows and a storm plan notes a possible rain date.
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Woolwich
Georgetown and
Arrowsic
Methodist Church, Arrowsic
David G. Stinson
John E. Churchill
Frank R. Bailey
F. R. Bailey
D. H. Todd
Dexter Baker
John Sheldon
Holland
Warren
Hunnewell
Katherine Hagan
Mildred Snipe
Plunette
Allen Mildred Snipe
W. R. Calder
Solo
J. E. Churchill
F. H. Snipe
S. A. Evans
Rev. George W. Bicknell Dies at 79 After Clerical Service
Rev. George W. Bicknell former pastor of the Universalist Church locally and for 26 years at the First Universalist Church in Cambridge Mass died in Cambridge Saturday at age 79. He served in the Fifth Maine Volunteer Regiment Civil War attaining rank of adjutant. He studied in Bath Canton Theological Seminary and earned a doctor of divinity from St Lawrence University in 1893. He preached in Portsmouth NH Philadelphia Lowell Portland South Stratford West Valley Skowhegan and Cambridge and authored History of the Fifth Regiment Maine Volunteers. Survived by wife Hannah E Colesworthy and two sons George Edward Bicknell and A Injam Bicknell. He held G A R Loyal Legion Knights Templar Odd Fellows Royal Arcanum and AOUW memberships.
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George W. Bicknell
Universalist Church
First Universalist
Cambridge
Mass
Fifth Maine Volunteer Regiment
Bath
Canton Theological Seminary
Canton
N. Y
Hannah E. Colesworthy
Boston
Secret Order
G.A. R
the Loyal Legion
Boston Commandery
Knights Templar
Odd Fellows
Royal Arcanum
A.O.U. W
George Edward Bicknell
A. Injam Bicknell
Funeral for Mrs. Lucy M. Coombs in Gardiner
Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Reed attended the funeral for Mrs. Lucy M. Coombs held in Gardiner. Born in Woolwich on November 1, 1864, she married Irving G. Coombs on August 2, 1885 and had long been an invalid.
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Fred B. Reed
Gardiner
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Lasting Cure
Bath resident Mrs. F. Farnham describes backache headaches and dizziness from kidney strain. She says Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Webber's Drug Store relieved the trouble and that the cure has been permanent. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Doan
The Miser Recounting Gold in a Lonely Hut
An old man sits in a dark hut counting gold, grown rich by toil yet parched in love. His wealth yields shelter and food but cannot buy a child, a wife, or happiness, as his wasted life stands in stark contrast to his glittering heap.
Nervous Relief Promises From Dr Williams Pink Pills
The ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills treat neuralgia sciatica and sick headaches by building nerves through the blood. It urges rest outdoor activity and avoids excesses, offering a free booklet and mail order options from Schenectady New York at 50 cents per box or six for 2.50.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Obituary Notice of Gardiner Resident
The deceased endured hardship over the past seven years with cheer, patience, and courage always prioritizing others. Survived by her husband three sisters Mrs A J Blanch Woolwich Mrs Blanche Ames and Mrs Ira W Allen Malden Mass and a brother Alfred R Ames Woolwich. Also leaves one daughter Gertrude M and two sons Henry G and Ralph I all of Gardiner.
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A. J. Blanch
Woolwich
Blanche Ames
Ira W. Allen
Malden
Mass
Alfred R. Ames
Gertrude M
Henry G
Ralph I
Gardiner
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Peter A. McDonald
North Grammar
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William A. Poor
South Street
George H. DeWolf
Mitchell
Ralph Trask
Winnegance
Chit Hunt
North Bath
Mildred Ward
E. L. Emmons
Winter Street
Barbara Austin
Helen Harvey
Marion Black
Lester Russell
Anna Hill
Louise White
Madelyn Crosby
Isabelle Lewis
Catherine Leonard Long
Jesus
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Alice Orr
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Grace Fitch
Catherine Brown
Emmanuel Hill
Frances Lord
Miss Summer Rose
Robin Redbreast
Evelyn Lightbody
Mabel Nelson
Helen Brown
Primary Department
Arabelle Lord
Janette Smith
Alva Altekamp
Morse High School
Lewiston High
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Ey
Tledo
al Sie
Cos Rt
Grassy
Progressive
George C
Webber
Auburn
Edward M. Lawrence
Luke
Roland E. Clark
James A. Pulsifer
Mrs. Conley
Fred E. Irish
Fred A. Bowie
Samuel B. Martin
W., G. and A. Sunday School Association
M. J. Smith
Irving G. Coombs
the Miser
Fletcher
Castoria
Fmiways
Ie ileKiue
M. Humphreys
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
AB Watson
New York
Maine
Union Street
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Chichester
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Embalmer
Cyrus W. Longley
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