Sailor John W. Stewart of Bath recalls Civil War life
Born in Scotland in 1819, John W. Stewart served in the Union Navy starting July 1861 aboard the Cambridge. He witnessed the Merrimac versus Monitor battle, described the Nashville and Keystone State chase, and told how the Monitor forced a Confederate defection from a rebel ship during blockade duty off Fort Fisher and Beaufort.
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Scotland
Merrimac
Hale
Hearty
Fife
John W. Stewart
Bath
B Dore
Boston
Cambridge
Fort Fisher
Beaufort
Nashville
Keystone State
Political Pot Boils as Elections Loom in Maine
The piece notes rising political activity across state and county levels as conventions and caucuses unfold. It highlights Governor Bert M. Fernald as a likely Republican renominee, with Democrats split over a renomination battle involving Obadiah Gardner and Plaisted of Augusta. District races mention John P. Swinsey versus Daniel J. McGillicuddy, while Maine Republicans prepare county conventions and consider nominees for senator and judge roles.
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Bert Mc. Fernald
Obadiah Gardner
Augusta
Gardner
The
Orange
John P. Swinsey
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Asher Tcu
Congress
Fred Hale
United States
Euegene Hale
Judge Powers
William T. Cobb
Cobb
Bath
Sagadahoc
Retttthras Am
Marvelous Growth As Bath Office Leader Retires
Announcement reports the retirement of Eugene R. Spear, Bath manager of New England Telephone and Telegraph, to pursue a new field. Since 1895 he expanded Bath's exchange from about 200 phones to over 1100, built suburban lines, and extended toll service, earning strong local regard.
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Hiugene R. Spear
Bath
Othe New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Spear
Atorther
Eugene Spear
Rockland
Tina Maine
Bath Exchange
Herm
Mr. Spear
Wae
Hith
Mem Spear
Ken- Woolwich
Kennebec
Woolwich
West Bath
Arrowsie
Pop Concert Delights Alameda Audience by DAR Benefit
The Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter of the D A R staged a successful pop concert at the Alameda last evening. Gifford’s twenty piece band delivered an encore worthy program while crowds enjoyed refreshments, socializing, and a highspirited atmosphere. The Maine Central transfer boat Ferdinando Gorges has gone on duty for the summer.
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Dummer Sewall
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Efeht
Gifford
Twwiston
Pred Blaisdell
Howard Johnson
Ernest ~ Atlan
Alameda
Maine Central
Ferdinando Gorges
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Webber
Nemo
John M. Clark Undertaking
Conducted BY
Wm. C. Chadbourne
Front St
M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Cumberland
New York
Broadway
Central Park
New
Harry P Stimson
M.h.loach
E. S. Crosby Company
Center St
Embalimen Center
Cals . S. Curtis
Cyrus W Longley
Front Sr
Bath, MB
Monitor
Libby
Mr. Stewart
Independent
Centre Street
Mrs. Stewart
Ava
Barnes
Minnesota
St Lawrence
Yorktown
Jamestown
Joan Wlstewart
Charles V. Minott, Jr
Phippsburg
Frank S. Adams
Bowdoin
Adams
Taines Sy Lowell
Franklin P. Sprague
Edward W. Hyde
Frank B. Nichols
Fred H
Eugene R. Spear
the Alameda
Bath City Hospital
Orpheus
Offenbach
Frisser
Raymond Hubbell
C. M. Chapel
Little Nemo
Herbert Waltht
L’estudiantina
Waldtenfell- March
the Mator
Rolfe
Lees
Tollana
Abbie Scott
Alice Ruhman
Alice Dain
Kathleen Dain
Marion Dain
June Rideout
Gladys Parker
Blanche Matthews
Flora
Alice Randall
Howard B. Johnson
Gertrude Greenleaf
John A. Morse
Ernest A. Allan
Thomas 8. Gibbons
Fred F. Blamadell
William Palmer
Laura B. Palmer
Anna Palmer
Jane Whitmore
Harry €. Webber
J. A. Morse
George Moody
Thomas Gibbons
Clarence Morse
Sears
Suppe Carissima
Arthur Penn
Red Mil
Herbert Waltz
Dream
Keith
Tannhauser
Wagner
Reeves
Eale
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bros
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