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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1913

Page

5

Edward W Larrabee Bath mayoral candidate profile

Edward Watts Larrabee born Bath November 27 1854 son of shipbuilder Stephen Larrabee. A longtime bookkeeper turned coal yard operator and ice dealer he held civic roles including Bath Street and Sewer Commission trustee Bath Merchants Association and Knights of Pythias leader. He pledged a clean businesslike administration if elected.

Edward Watts Larrabee Bath Stephen Larrabee Old Bath High School Knickerbocker Steam Towage Company Morse & Company Samuel B. Glazier Boston Kennebec Cathance New York Larrabee Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias of Maine Bath Savings Institution Bath Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Asylum Men’s Club Grace Church New Church Bath Merchants’ Association Bath Street and Sewer Commission

MAY CUT SOME ICE IN MAINE ICE DEALS

Samuel B. Glazier, a veteran in Maine ice, surveys Phippsburg Center pond owned by Charles V. Minott Jr. for possible rental and direct shipping. If arranged, ice runs could be built to ship from tidewater and provide short term local employment.

Kennebec Samuel B. Glazier Maine Tidewater

Milk price cut for Bath customers as spring arrives

Bath milk suppliers, who raised prices to eight cents after winter losses, plan to revert to seven cents. The change is expected to be implemented today and will please customers. Some producers continued selling at the old price all winter.

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Veteran Bath voters set to cast ballots Monday

Obadiah Trask, 93, of Winneyance and John W. Roberts, 92, of Middle Street, are the oldest Bath residents expected to vote on election day. Both are described as remarkably smart. The town reported trolley cars displaying fireworks after Saturday night's ice storm.

Bath Obadiah Trask Winneyance John W. Roberts Middle Street

Democrats Eye Last Council-Manager Election in Bath

In Bath a question hangs over Monday’s municipal election as a legislative bill could move the city to a commission form. Edward W. Larrabee is the Democratic pick for mayor, replacing ex mayor Small, while Wilbur C. Oliver leads the Republican ticket advocating strict law enforcement.

Bath Edward W. Larrabee Small Wilbur C. Oliver Oliver

Wilbur C. Oliver for Bath Mayor Candidate

Wilburn C. Oliver born February 29 1960 at Parker Head Phippsburg is a Bath resident and head of Bath Galvanizing Works. A Republican veteran of city government and former Republican city committee chair he seeks Bath mayor after narrowly losing to Mayor Frank A. Small.

Wilburn C. Oliver Parker Head Phippsburg Bath Republican City Committee Frank A. Small Odd Fellows, Elks Red Men Masons Knights Templars Mystic Shrine Knights of Pythias

Proposed Mail Route Changes Stir Debate in Local Areas

Under new proposals to carry mails from this city to Phippsburg and Georgetown post offices, many discussions and heated arguments arise. Some oppose the changes while others fear service quality may drop, though a rural carrier system may eventually improve service across the section.

Phippsburg Georgetown

Alameda Night Races Feature Skater Ralph Baker and Butler

Two events headline Alameda tonight a five mile roller skating race between Ralph Baker and Arthur Butler with a $19 purse. A polo match pits Bath against All Maine with All Maine aiming to avenge last Saturday to win. Hart is set as Bath goalie pleasing his fans in the cage.

The Alameda Ralph Baker Arthur Butler Bath Maine Hart

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