Unfavorable Progress Report on People's Safe Deposit Bank
Bath Trust Company receiver releases a cautious update on the Bath Maine bank assets. Market depression prevents further asset sales and delays dividends to depositors. only two Masonic Building Association bonds were sold. Inventory lists many long term securities and notes from York Maine to Chicago to Portland and beyond, with a plan to seek authority for distribution once conditions improve. William B. Mussenden, treasurer, signs the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heo M Smith
Drangor
William B. Mussenden
Bath Trust Co
People’s Safe Deposit and Savings Bank of Bath
Bath Trust Company
People's Safe Deposit & Savings Bank of
Bath
Maine
Sid Hank
People’s Safe Deposit & Savings Bank
Masonic Building Association
Peoples Safe Deposit & Savings Bank
Tri-City Railway, Light & Power Co
Wabash-Pittsburg
Old Colony Trust Co
Rec
Bangor Power Co
Bangor Railway & Elec. Co
Seri Bangor Power Co
Hyde Windlass Co
Biddeford
Rumford Falls Power Co
Bennington Water Fower & It. Co
Berlin Water Co
N. H
Duluth-Superho Trac. Co
Kansas City Southern
Sagadahock Real Estate
First National Bank
William . Missenden, Treas
Bath Visitors Eye Industrial Prospects And Local Leaders
Four Bath business figures examined the city’s facilities for an industrial proposal, touring North End and South End yards, Iron Works, Hyde Windlass, Moulton and Jackson shops, and dining with Bath leaders. The visit spurred mutual interest in expanding Bath industries and leveraging the Kennebec River. Maine Central Railroad announces freight claims bureau moves to Portland offices March 1. Nathan Goold, longtime Maine Historical Society librarian, dies in Portland after long illness.
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Bath
Fred B. Reed
Charles A. Coombs
Bath Industrial Corporation
M. J. McCormick
James A. Lowell
North End
New England Yard
Whitmore
Water Front
South End
Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Works
Tilley
Kennebec
George S. Hobbs
Maine Central Railroad
Sandy River
Comptroller Tral Railroad Co
Portland
Nathan Goold
Maine Historical Society
Mr. Goold
William and
Nabby Tukey Goold
West Bath Grange Hall Hosts Notable Amateur Show
West Bath Grange Hall unveiled a top tier amateur program featuring Ruth Fuller Marie Plean and Margaret Peterson in Baby is a Sweet Bouquet, a twelve girl tambourine drill, solo and duet performances by Mrs Dorman Perkins and Arthur Lemont, singing by George Crockett and Theo Wilson, a comic farce, dancing, and Perkins Orchestra providing the music for an evening praised as one of the best in West Bath Grange Hall history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange Hall
Ed. Haggett
Ruth Fuller
Marie Plean
Margaret Peterson
Mary Mussenden
Owen Rogers
Haggett
Harold
George Crockett
Doris
Marion Purington
Theo Wilson
Total loss as Jacob S Winslow wrecks on Block Island
The four mast lumber ship Jacob S Winslow ran ashore on Black Rocks at Block Island during a southeast gale. Captain Wilson and eight crew were rescued hours later by Block Island life savers led by Captain Teal in a surf boat. Ship likely a total wreck. vessel built in Bath and owned in Portland, Maine.
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Jacob S. Winslow
Hernandina
Providence
Black Rocks
Block Island
Wilson
Teal
Portland
Bath
Mrs Sumner Brown Dead After Long Illness at 1492 Washington
Sophronia J. Brown wife of Sumner Brown died at their home 1492 Washington St Friday after a three-week illness. She was 77 years old and survived by husband two daughters Mrs Ward of Day's Ferry Woolwich and Mrs MacDonald of this city one stepdaughter Mrs Ward of Topsham two stepsons Charles S. and Arthur W. Brown eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A Beacon St M E Church member for 46 years she served the city as matron of the almshouse for 13 years. Funeral held Monday at 2 15 from the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophronia J
Sumner Brown
Washington St
Vio
W. C. Ward
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
D. A. MacDonald
City
F. H. Ward
Topsham
Charles S
Arthur W. Brown
Beacon St. M. E. Church
Advertisements for Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil and Burdock Blood Bitters
An older advertisement promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil for pain healing with two sizes 25c and 50c sold in drug stores. It also markets Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for indigestion restoring digestion weight and health with a $1.00 price.
Sunday Night Storm Strikes Bath Quiet Town
A severe Sunday storm hit Bath with heavy winds, rain and power outages. The gale toppled a street pole, damaged a church steeple, and forced officers to manage chaos as lights failed and trees shed limbs. Police reports note rooftop activity and accidental humor amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Storn
Rice
Beacon Street
Milan St
Cereas
John R. Knowlton
Bath
Mr. Knowlton
Gipsy and Brown Tail Moths Threaten New England Trees
The Department of Agriculture issues Farmers Bulletin No. 64 on controlling the gipsy moth and brown tail moth. Methods include creosote egg treatment, cutting and burning winter webs, timed spraying with arsenate of lead, burlap bands after June 15, and tanglefoot bands. State offices in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and New York coordinate efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Department of Agriculture
Europe
New York
Poisons That Irritate The Body And Nervous System
A historical medical advertisement claims poisons irritate the body tissues and cause rheumatism neuralgia and fatigue. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to toning the system improve blood and nerves and reduce illness appetite and energy. It cites Schenectady New York firm offering a free book Building Up the Blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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