Bath Ferry Plea for New Boat to End Long Waits
The Bath ferry faces delays as old vessels limit capacity. Dr. Clarence A. Peaslee notes motorists wait hours, with as many as 75 cars queued, urging state takeover or a new boat to restore service and reduce congestion. Henry R. White supports a replacement to improve the ferry link.
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Clarence A. Peaslee
Bath
House
Board of Aldermen
Henry R. White
Bath Common Council
Bath and Woolwich Ferry Under State Takeover Debate
Maine legislators weigh state control of the Bath Woolwich ferry amid congestion and long waits. Proponents argue a new steel boat and public utility regulation would improve service and fare fairness. opponents caution against burdening Bath and Woolwich without gains.
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Benjamin Blanchard and Family
Mrs. Benjamin Blanchard and family express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness sympathy and assistance after their bereavement and for floral tributes Bowdoinham Feb 28.
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Benjamin Blanchard
Benj. Blanchard
Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham town warden articles and relief society notes
Bowdoinham considers a special Mothers' Aid board with three year terms and a separate three year term overseers of the poor. Relief society meeting reports lively plans for supper and entertainment to raise funds. Announcements cover local visits, auctions, sickness, travel, and social events with numerous residents named.
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Mothers’ Aid
J. L. Pinkerton
Vivian Clark
Samuel Williams
Cushman and Hollis
Auburn
Selden Williams
Mildred Wallace
Watertown
J. H. Ames
Ames
Georgie
Edna Denham
Bath
Bert Adams
Lynn
Mass
L. W. Staples
Irish
Fruit Growers Association of
F. J. Nichols
Lee
R. H. Jack
Kent's Hill
Woolwich Elects Cemetery Officers at Annual Meeting
At the Riverside cemetery association meeting in Day's Ferry Woolwich Charlotte L. Burk was elected secretary and Novella J. Trott treasurer. Directors for three years include Cyrus H. Gilmore and Alfred E. Trott Edward H. Carlton is superintendent and Mrs Maud H Larrabee auditor. The treasurer report shows small balances and several contributions. A long village notices section follows with social events, visits, and notices of local residents including the death of Mr Reed, a Woolwich ice dealer, whose funeral is Saturday.
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Riverside Cemetery Association
E. H. Carlton
John Howe
William Tibbetts
Maud
H. Larrabee
Everett M. Trott
Emma
Mary Stinson
J. L. Walker
Frank B. Walker
Andrew Merrill
Thomas Long, Jr
F. W. Carlton
Augusta Savings Bank
Bath Savings ‘Bank
Gardiner Savings Bank
Francis M. Hawthorne
D. J.hathorn
H. Carlton
C. H. Perkins
E H. Carlton
Novella J. Trott
Maud A. Larrabee
Roger Williams
Montsweag
Christian Endeavor
Montsweag Hall
Arthur Dunn
Alton
Yarmouth
Stinson
Lemuel Stinson
Nequasset
Carlisle
Bath
John Stinson
Jessie Kelley
Henry Carlton
Irene Long
Annie Orr
Valentine Sociable
Charles Wiood
Rockland
Eben Dana and
Family
Death of Woolwich resident Worrall Reed at 93
Worrall Reed of Woolwich died Thursday morning at his daughter Mrs. Charles D Prescott’s home aged 93 years 10 months. He was the town’s oldest resident and known for public affairs and ice business involvement. He was son of the late Capt Samuel Reed and Mary (Worrall) Reed and lived much of his life in the house built by his great grandfather Rev Josiah Winship. His wife Martha Rogers Carlton Reed died 19 years ago and he leaves seven children including Mrs. Charles D Prescott and Mrs Jen C Buck.
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Brewer
Durgin
George A. Hackett
Given
Lewiston
Herbert
Daniel Jacques
Marjorie Curran
Heart Work Society of Portland
F. G. Beals
Bradford
N. H
Indiana Dillon
Ben Q
Millay
G. F. Denham
Knights of ‘Pythias
C. O. ‘Purinton
Boston
S. W. Wildes
Nettie Brown
Harvard’s Road
John Pratt
Melvina Vroom
Wells Beach
Annie Cobb
the Ridge
Purington Bros
Reeve
J. E. Cornish
Moulton Place
Cornish
Hezekiah Curtis
Dingley Road
Harry Purington
South Portland
Masonic Hall
Electa Chapter
O.E.S
John Corliss
Bath
L. Mosher
Emm Snell
Lecta
Mary Belle Frost
Blodgett
Sentinel
Mollie Nealey
Hannie Denham Ester
F. J. Nichols
Waterville
W. H. Gould
Secretary of the Red Cross
Bruunswick
Randall
Augusta
Gardiner
C. L. Mosher
Walter Purinston
Brunswick
Crocker
O. Purinton
Linwood Skelton
Ethel Snell
Portland
Emma Snell
Mary Lilly
Winslow's Rocks
Kennebec
Mr. Reed
Reed
Maine
Hudson River
People’s Ferry Co
Woolwich
Charles D. Prescott
Worrall Reed
Samuel and
Mary (Worrall) Reed
Josiah Winship
Martha Rogers Carlton
Charles
Prescott
Jen C. Buck
Elizabeth E Webber Heads a New Bath Social Club
Portland forms the Bath Social Club at Congress Square hotel with 50 members led by President Elizabeth E Webber. The group aims to foster fellowship among former Bath residents now in Portland and will meet last Tuesdays October through May with programs.
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Portland
Congress Square
Bath Social Club
Elizabeth ‘&. Webber
Elizabeth E. Webber
Cosmopolitan Club of
Bath
Harry Dunton
Julia Coombs
Annie Torrey
Helen Dunton
Harry W. Owen, Jr
Portland Evening Express
Lieut Sewall Praises Quentin Roosevelt in Chapel Address
Lieut Sumner Sewall spoke to a packed Central chapel audience about aviator training and combat experiences. He recalled the late Quentin Roosevelt, praising his courage and noting his death as rare bad luck in hazardous aviation.
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Central Chapel
Lieut
Sumner Sewall
Sewall
Quentin Roosevelt
Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Expands Gas Storage
The Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co. ordered two additional gas storage tanks of 10,000 cubic feet capacity each and hopes to receive them within a short time. The move doubles the plant’s storage capacity and supports increased gas supply.
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Bath and Brunswick Light and Power Co
Bath gas plant to double storage capacity
The Bath plant currently stores about one day of gas. Doubling capacity will allow two days of supply and enable two days of shutdown for repairs without interrupting service. This upgrade adds to the goal of uninterrupted, excellent service.
Red Cross Knitting Drive Seeks Refugee Garments
The Red Cross Committee on Knitting plans to distribute wool and patterns for refugee clothing as demand grows for women and children in France. Red Cross rooms welcome volunteers daily from 2 to 5 p m except Saturdays.
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Red Cross Committee
France
Red Cross
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Arkansas
C.L. Farnham CO. Inc
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Sagadahock Block
Ath, Me
Good Bay
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Essy
Phelps & Pinkham, Inc
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Porthind. Me
Dr. Peaslee
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Anson
Mr. White
Wls. Newell
Bath Tron Works
Newell
Frank B. Nichols
Nichols
Public Utilities Commission
Glidden
J. E. Davis Co
Maine Street
Relief Society
Kennebec Lodge K. of
R. E. Ferguson
Kiar Hatelt
Gretchen Hulse
Fannie Gass
Lizzie
Connecticut
Lola Lang
E. E. Wilson
Zacheus Small
Mrs. Mains
Noyes
F. K. Jack
John R. Stanwood
Bertha Moulton
C. B. Randall
G. R. Cutler
F. JK. Jack
P.C. Nealey
R. HW. Jack
Emily Rideout
M. F. Purington
G. W. Swain
Mr. Terrey
Sanford Pratt
James M
George E
New Hampshire
Caroline Eldridge
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Frank C. Curtis
A. Getehell
Star Aid
Frances Wilson
Mary Hall
Richmond
J. W. Staples
Massachusetts
Norman Curtis
Bertha Hammond
Bates College
Hazel Cornish
Sila Lancaster
Levin Leathers
Charles Philbrick
Clifford Smalley
Emery Sedgley
Electric Light and Power Company
Pex
Cemetery Association
Warren Bailey
Farle Rice
Edward Rice
Emma Dunton
John C. Rice
Mme Baptist Parish Hall
N. J. Webster
Harriet Hawthorne
A. E. Trott
Milton Trott
George C. Chase
Edgecomb
Rodney Tarbox
Westport
Raymond Dexter
D. W. Dexter
John Sivage
John Reed
Lieut. Sewall
D. F. Percy & Sons
Bath, Maine
Merrell
Bow Kure
Liverpool
Turks Island
Oscar Holway
City Landing
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