Lost 1740s Kennebec survey map of Woolwich rediscovered tale
A 1740 survey map by Capt. Benjamin Johnson marked plots in Nequasset Kennebec territory. The document, preserved then lost, surfaced again in Woolwich via Dr. Samuel P Buck. The author laments its disappearance and urges recovery, offering to share historical sketches if found.
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H. O.thayer
Nequasset
Kennebec
Hell Gate
Merrymeeting Creek
Benjamin Johnson
Woolwich
Samuel Px. Buck
Buck
Maj
Careless
Woodwich
Cold bath in Kennebec ends with crackdown on alcohol extracts
A man rescued from the Kennebec by a Virginia steamer was found with Jamaica ginger and other extracts containing alcohol. Sheriff Oliver vows to seize such products and investigates local shops, warning proprietors and planning warrants and arrests to stop alcohol extraction sales.
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City Hall
Ward
Billy Cookie
Hount
Maize Hodgkins
Virginia
Areord
Preble
Dunton
Hockmock
Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore
Oliver
Independent
Jamaica
Keegan
Colonia Club Elects J H Hyde President At Annual Meeting
At the Colonia Club annual gathering J H Hyde was elected president by unanimous vote after Frederic E Drake declined the nomination. Other officers named include Robert B Hatch as vice president Arthur C Hagan as secretary and E D True as treasurer L Eugene Thebeau and Arthur J Pepper chosen as directors. Membership additions included Dr E J Fitzgerald Gilbert Standish and Sewall Strout. Past President F W Perkins moved to non resident list and a smoker event was approved.
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Colonial Club
J. H. Thompson
E. D. True
Thompson
Frederic E. Drake
John H. Hyde
Robert B. Hatch
Arthur C. Hagan
L. Eugene Thebeau
Arthur J. Pepper
E. J. Fitzgerald
Gilbert Standish
Sewall Strout
F. W. Perkins
Mount Desert keeps auto ban. vote 251 to .58 at town meeting
The Mount Desert town meeting announced the automobile ban will stay in force next summer after a 251 to .58 vote. Residents from New York Philadelphia and Boston formed a sizable support base against admitting cars. Eden, near Bar Harbor, lifted a similar ban last year.
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Mount Desert
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Seal Harbor
Somersville
Eliot
Harvard College
Eden
Bar Harbor
Lumber Scene in Sagadahoc Photos Westport Camp
A photograph from Sagadahoc County shows a mill camp on the Thomas lot in Westport Lower Landing. The nine lots were bought by M. J. McCormick of Bath last year and sold to the Dupont Powder Co. for box board material. Foreground figures include Frank Whitten the superintendent and drivers William Smart and Joseph Laporte.
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Sagadahoc
Thomas
M. J. McCormick
Bath
Dupont Powder Co
Powder
Westport
Lower Landing
George Barter
Frank Whitten
William Smart
Joseph Laporte
Jewett
Hathorn
Town Meetings elect officers in Georgetown Woolwich and West Bath
Georgetown voters elected Moderator William Berry Town Clerk W A Todd First Selectman W H Dearborn Second Selectman Joseph Stevens Third Selectman Thomas Hagan and other town officers. Woolwich chose Frank W Gould as moderator and B D Farnham as Town Clerk. West Bath approved officers including Alvah H Donnell Moderator Ernst Rose Town Clerk and several selectmen. Budget items covered roads bridges poor schools and various department appropriations. Richmond directors declined re election after 11 years and several towns set detailed appropriations for public works schools and utilities.
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Georgetown
William Berry
W. A. Todd
W. H. Dearborn
Joseph Stevens
Thomas Hagan
Howard Heald
Almon Marr
Clarence Oliver
Woolwich
Frank W. Gould
B. D. Farnham
Asa C. Hathorne
Eben Dana
Lemuel F. Stinson
Lemuel I. Stinson
D. Ernest Hathorne
Chas. H. Hunneweil
George 3. Dodge
Charles W. Wright
People’s Ferr
George G. Hathorne
Harvey T. Bailey
Samuel Hathorne
D. J. Hathorne
G. M. Stinson
Shag
Maine
West Bath
Alvah H. Donnell
Ernest By Rose
T. W. Coombs
Lincoln Williams
Charles W. Lee
Walter R. Larrabee
Addie Purington
Thomas F. Perkins
John Cone
E. W. Mallett
J. C. Purington
W. M. Williams
Ferry Road
Town Meeting at Phippsburg Draws Large Crowd
The Monday town meeting at Phippsburg was well attended with numerous contests noted. Continued on page twelve.
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Phippsburg
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John M. Clark
Wm. C. Chadbourne
Front St. Tel
Roome
Business HK
D. M. Humphreys
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
C.W. Watson
Cedar St
Brunswick, Me
Ontario Veterinary College
D.V.S
Chicago Veterinary College
M.D.C
Ontario Eterinary Medical Society
Kago Veterinary College Association
Maine Veterinary Medical Association
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. ‘Longley
Notorby ‘Public
Y Johnson
J.S. Johnson 4&Co., Inc
Boston, Mass
Maine Central
R. R
Es Central Railroad
Skowhegan
Belfast
Bangor
Bucksport
Augusta
Waterville
Calais
Washington County
Vanceboro
St. John
Foxcroft
Greenville
Mattawamkeag
Eastport
St. Stephen
Portland
Montreal
Quebec
Fabhams
Lancaster
Worcester
Rockland
Lewiston
Farmington
Brunswick
Bar
D. C. Douglass
Ras
H. D
W.f.young
P.D.K
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Bearn
Altoona
Mtred
Wats
Ginger
J. H. Hyde
Hayanas
Hyde
Topsham
Richmond
C. F. Gorham
Front Street
Merrymeeting Bay Bridge
Phipppsburg
Lambert
Johnson Bros. Co
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