Two Men Fall Into River At M C R R Wharf
Joseph Smith formerly of Richmond and Hilton were on the M C R R wharf when Smith suddenly fell into the river. Hilton stated to Capt. Wallace that Smith frothing at the mouth rolled into the water and was carried by the ebb into an eddy and the fog space near the wharf. Hilton ran for help, John Cressey and others grappled for the body but Smith did not survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.C.R.R
Joseph Smith
Richmond
Frying Hilton
Smith
Hilton
Walace
South End
J. A. Winslow & Son
Winslow Store
Broad St
Wedded 59 Years: Capt Marston and Wife Honored in Portland
Mrs. A. G. Marston dies in Portland after eye treatment. Her husband Capt. Marston, nearly blind, recalls their 59 years of marriage since 1860s vows in the city. He served as captain in the 9th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. They raised three sons and one daughter, with six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Marston
Portland
Capt. Marston
Samuel Dike
D. D
L. W
William
Ansell
Florida
Nellie Mills
Oakland
Cal
Modern chanty in American Magazine honors Cape Horn ode
Bangor area readers learn of a new chanty Good-by Cape Horn by Lincoln Colcord in the American Magazine as steam power replaces sails and the Panama Canal reshapes seafaring. The article notes the poem’s vitality and links to old ship songs. Central Church hosts a Sunday School picnic at New Meadows today June 26 with electric car departures at 11 and 11 30 and lunch at 12 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Colcord
Searsport
American Magazine
Panama Canal
Cape Horn
Central Church Sunday School
New Meadows
A Mother's Nerves and Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advice note on nervous exhaustion suggests nerves cause irritability and sleep loss. Rest, reduce worry, and take Dr Williams Pink Pills to improve sleep appetite digestion and lessen headaches. The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers free home treatment books on nervous disorders and eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Hearing Appointed Over Lawless Liquor in Maine Counties
A 1915 correspondence exchange between Wilbur F. Berry and Gov. Oakley Curtis discusses alleged lawless liquor activities in Penobscot Knox and Androscoggin counties. Berry offers to provide names of agents tax payers and purchasers while Curtis suggests a public hearing in Augusta on June 39th 1915 to avoid political misuse of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penobscot, Knox and
Androscoggin
Waterville
Maine
Oakley C. Curtis
Augusta
Curtis
Portland
Wilbur F. Berry
Christian Civic League of Maine
Oakley
Obituary for Joshua Younger, Beverly Civil War sergeant
Mr and Mrs J S Rogers attended the funeral of Joshua Younger last week in Beverly Mass age 84 years born in Gloucester educated in public schools moved to Beverly as a young man He served in Co G 17th Massachusetts regiment as sergeant at death vice commander of Preston Post GAR wife Lydia J Younger one son Russell of Second Baptist Beverly. Tug Ariel loaded lumber at South Gardiner Seguin took Sunbeam lumber to sea Seguin loaded ice at Berry Houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 5
Rogers
Beverly Farms
Mass
Joshua Younger
Mr. Younger
Beverly
Gloucester
Co. G
17Th
Massachusetts Regiment
Preston Post
G.A.R
Lydia J. Younger
Russell Younger
Second Baptist Church
Ariel
Hazel Dell
Emma S. Briggs
South
Gardiner
Seguin
Sunbeam
Flats
Berry Houses
C. A. Coombs
Cyrus W. Longley
Sedgwick
A. R
J. F. Sheffield
Parker Head
George F. Warren
Mary S. Perry
Portland
Shy
Maine
General Pital
Charles L. Smith
Morse High School
Alexander
Brunswick
Katherine Rollins
Visi
Fred Rollins
Washington St
Bowdoin Amencement
Ethelyn Beedy
Phillips
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
M. High School
Squirrel Island
K.Y.C
Mr. Dawson
Union
Penn
Mary
Dawson
Horace Webber
Pony
Bath
Virginia
Sagadahoc Bay
Harvard College
F. W. Armes
Inspector Machinery
Bath Iron Wwe
Roland
den Island
Boynton
Alfred King
South St
H A. Barker
Boston
Worcester
Ruth
Ward McAuliffe
Chi
St. Louis
Oation
James J. Kiely
McAuli
Kiely
Chicago
Holy Family Church
Briggs Residence Being Painted at Center Street Hill
The Briggs residence at the top of Center Street hill is undergoing exterior painting, with workers preparing surfaces and applying coats to freshen the home’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Center St. Hill
Four Quarts Seized In Bath Liquor Case
John Pinkham returning to Bath from Lewiston was found with four quarts of liquor hidden beneath a bed in his Front Street home. Deputy Aderton and Sheriff Oliver seized the packages and detained Pinkham overnight on a warrantless seizure claim while pursuing efforts to curb liquor selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pinkham
Front St
Lewiston
Bath
Aderton
Oliver
Commercial
Commercial St
Pinkham
Obituary: Captain Newell B. Jordan Dies in San Francisco
The Daily Commercial News reports the death of Captain Newell B. Jordan at his San Francisco home after a stroke. Born in Bath Maine nearly 63 years ago, he commanded clipper ships and later served as a Boston area bar pilot before retiring to England and finally returning to California. Funeral services are set for 10 am at the Masonic Temple Van Ness and Market, with the Masons conducting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Commercial News of
San Francisco
Newell B. Jordan
Jordan
England
Captain Jordan
Bath
Maine
Martha McNeil
Eliza McNeil
John T. Burns
R. D. Rice
Flint & Co
New York
Portland
Bill” McCabe
Masonic Temple
van Ness
Market Street
Taxes for Six Months Under Special Tax Law
Taxes due for the six months under the temporary emergency act expire December 31, 1915 unless reenacted. The fine is 50 percent for late payment. Rates include 25 for pawnbrokers 15 brokers 10 commercial brokers 5 customhouse brokers 2.40 tobacco dealers and 2.50 per pool table or bowling alley. Peonies are in bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jennings
Lewiston
State S. S. Program Schedule Highlights
The timetable lists morning sessions with Rev. Plinette Allen of Woolwich and Rev. W. A. Brown of Chicago, devotional periods, and Bible talks. Afternoon offers further addresses by Rev. F. O. Erb of Portland and Rev. Ashley D. Leavitt of Portland, with evening services led by Rev. Arthur 8. Phelps of Waterville and L. J. Birney of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plinette Allen
Woolwich
W. A. Brown
Chicago
W. H. H. Taylor
Rumford
Illsley Boone
Yarmouth
A. W. Brown
F. O. Erb
Portland
H. A. Hersey
Caribou
Ashley D. Leavitt
E. W. Brown
Boston
Arthur
Do Lobsters Suffer A Question From Early Cookery
The Portland Express notes debates on lobster suffering as cooking methods evolved. Experiments cited by Joseph Sinel suggest lobsters in gradually heated water die painlessly, while lobsters in boiling water struggle and die after about two minutes. Authorities claim broiling destroys consciousness quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Express
New Jersey Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Joseph Sinel
New Jersey Marine Biological Laboratory
Mr. Sinel
I am a game man shows Augusta boxer’s brutal act
Henry Larrabee of Augusta formerly of this city and brother of Gus and Tom Larrabee reportedly broke into the inner circles of Augusta game men. He declared I am a game man and demanded the Bond street wood-chopper’s axe. He severed a finger with a swift swing and tossed the digit into the stove as if it were kindling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Larrabee
Augusta
Gus
Tom Larrabee
Henry
Bond Street
Alderman Smiths store to replace worn doorway flooring
Alderman E. B. Smith reports the doorway flooring of his store has become worn from heavy customer traffic and a new floor is being constructed to replace it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Smith
Our Own People A. P. Denham in Boston and local guests
Local notes list A. P. Denham on a business trip to Boston. Many residents and visitors are mentioned including Bant Hanson ill with heart trouble, Miss Corrie Thomas from Rockland visiting grandparents in Ray mond’s Court, and Eugene Desmond praised for his leading role with Poli Stock Co in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Denham
Boston
Bant Hanson
Paul Bradford
Bath Garage
Damariscotta
John Frank
Portland
J. Allan Cavanaugh
Washington St
George Alexander
John Fellows
Hallowell
Augusta
Margaret Gannon
John Dowling
W. J. O’brien
Wilson O’brien
T. F. Eastwood
Lynn
Charles H. Thistle
Reading
Norman H. Vermille
Ryan
Huling
Cooking School
Joseph A. Martin
Germaine Beau
Lewiston
Arthur I. Pepper
Eva Pratt
Richmond High School
Corrie Thomas
Rockland
P. R. McMillan
Raymond’s Court
Burnham
Wiscasset
James Fields
Fields
Bath Iron Works
Roy Burnham
Beverly
John Hayes
Winter St
Maine
H. D
F. M. Robinson
Boothbay Harbor
Ralph Legard
Waterville residents and visitors listed in local notes
Local society notes list residents and visitors in Waterville and nearby towns. Names include E. C. Plummer, George Green, H. B. Morse, Frances Mann, James Pratt, and many others visiting Portland, Boston, Sagadahoc Bay, and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Plummer
Waterville
George Green
Star Mass
George Reynold
George Pratt
Portland
H. B. Morse
Frances Mann
James R. Pratt
Clarence Lightbody
William Blackwood
George
Mouth
Mass
Edna Martin
Paris
Boston and Albany Box Car Unloads at Kini Brothers
A Boston and Albany box car number 39 loaded with steel ended unloading at Kini Brothers on Tuesday afternoon. The car had end walls of steel plate and other details about the load were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Albany
Kini Brothers
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Mrs
Belfast Journal
U. S
STATE
S. S
Rockland C. G
Hydeville
W. L. Cullinan
Delia
Charlestown
Harold Childs
William Lemont
Camp Midget
Arthur Footer
Gardiner Rogers
Perry Thompson
Frye’s
Governor Curtis
Bristol
City
Henry W. Howard
Thomas Dowling
Dorchester
George B. Moody
W. A. Many
Harry S. Farrell
Robert Shea
Charlotte Troop
Pittston
Gardiner High School
Miss Skirvin
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