Georgetown Town Meeting Quiet as Voters Work Away
Georgetown held a subdued town meeting with fewer than half the usual attendees. Officers elected include W. T. Berry, George West, and Everett Higgins as selectmen, with Harold Hunt town clerk, and Howard G. Heald as treasurer. The Center and South schools were continued, and Republican caucus results named town and county committee members and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George West
Everett Higgins
Howard G. Heald
J. A. Steadman
B. C O. Clarey
H. D. Harley
C. A. McMahan
Fr. L. Ryder
Harold Hunt
Flora Taylor
Vassalboro
Mark IL
Marr
Marrtown
Roland Hartford
Bath
Stearns Scott
Alfred Rowe
B. G. Rosentwist
Wiliams
Melvin. Cunningham
E. M. Cunningham
Georgetown
Republican Town Committee
W. L. Berry
J. G. Stevens
T. N. Williams
H. D. Hunt
Earle Pottle
J. E. Jewett
Henry Reynolds
Will Rowe
W. A. Berry
Republican County Committee
Rhode Island citizen reports Bath fared well despite Providence winter
A Rhode Island traveler notes Providence faced hard winter woes with four water mains frozen and seven feet of frost. Water is scarce in most districts and only sprinklers deliver relief. Fire protection is limited and authorities call the situation grave as population and industry grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Times
Bath
Corliss Street Church Social Adds Three Members
About thirty people gathered at the Corliss Street Church parsonage to entertain the Christian Endeavor group. Three new members Madeline Davis Hazel Bates and Mr Johnson were welcomed into the society. The gathering adopted the Union Society Efficiency Chart and featured games music and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Ralph Gibbons
Carolyn ‘Stackpole
Percy’ Chesley
Mary Berry
Lucy Coombs
Cord wood unloaded to heat Junior High School
Great quantities of cord wood have been unloaded at the Junior High School and the building is being satisfactorily heated.
Republican Tide Swamps City in Election Victory
In a decisive Monday election Republican candidate J Edward Drake defeated Democrat Fred H. Thompson 1117 to 603, sweeping seven wards and delivering a full Republican government. Thompson conceded, and Drake’s win is framed as a businesslike administration mandate amid a year of poor city finances and Democratic fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Drake
Fred H. Thompson
Drake
Thompsons
Mr. Dyrake
John L. Perry
Ward One
Thompson
Sagadahoe County
Water District
Small
Alderman Covel
Mr. Drake
Ferdinand W. Coombs
Frank D.totman
Charles R. Furber
Benjamin L. Cressey
William R
Fred. H. Pratt, Jr
Fred H. Pratt, Jr
John J. Lynch
Walter S. Russell
Ralph K. Hall
Frank C. Skillings
Leslife Hall
Frank*Sy' Daley
John L.perry
George J. Goodwin
Elmer FP
Hayes
Thomas E. Connolly
Edwin L. Emmons
George Hart
Sidney D. Swett
Roscoe P. Higgins
Frank L. Edgecomb
William Waters
Carl EB. Stinson
Ward Constable
William H. Tobey
Levi D. Spigney
Samuel C. Mulcahy
Joseph A. Smith
Fred S. King
Alden
Perkins
Ward
Fred D. Cressey
George Roderick
Alexander Mason
Cleveland B. Kane
Thomas M. Baker
Waldo Lewis
Lewis Totman, Jr
Charles W. Purington
John A. Morse
Board of Education
Gratz Jackson
John L. P. Burke
Rodney Ross
Howard B
Johnson
Ernest F. Kelley
Charles Oliver
Charles Ingham
I. W. Armes
E. L. Emmons
Lewis
Totman
Libel Suit Over Steamer Collision In Maine Case
In Portland last week Judge Hale presided over a libel by Calvin Austin receiver for Eastern Steamship Co. against steamer Pemaquid owned by Maine Central Railroad Co. Damages sought total 40000 for injuries to the J. T. Morse at Skowhegan on Sept 15, 1915. Morse beached and towed to Boston for repairs. crews from both ships testified on the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D States District Court
Portland
Hale
Calvin Austin
Eastern Steamship Co
Pemaquid
Maine Central Railroad Co
J. T. Morse
Stonington
Morse
Boston
Texas Little Un Pulls Heavy Steel Car to Texas Yard
A small oil burning locomotive of the L. A. W. system hauled a 60 ton steel beam car to the Texas Company yard after a hill start on Front Street. The miniature engine proved capable and efficient in moving the heavy load.
Ship House at Bath Iron Works to Be Replaced
The old ship house at Bath Iron Works will be demolished to make room for a new destroyer ways. The structure, built nineteen years ago during a period of yacht production, once housed the Aphrodite in 1898 and earlier work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Iron Works
Notable Yachts From a Royal Era Mentioned
The passage notes Pantooset and Virginia as famed yachts of their era and states that Defiance was the final cup defender built in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantooset
Virginia
Home Now Fifth Avenue William A Fairburn Heads Diamond Match
William A. Fairburn former Bath Iron Works chief draftsman and ship department executive has become president of the Diamond Match Company in New York City. He left Bath in 1900 for Groton and later led Fort River and Morgan Line ship operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Fairburn
Hull
Bath Iron Works
Diamond Match Company
New York City
Mr. Fairburn
Bath
Groton, Conn
Supt
Hanscom
Minnesota
Dakota
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Morgan Line
Southern Pacific Railroad
Fairburn
Fifth
Ger Chapter Sewing Meeting at 59 Pearl Street
A sewing group gathered at 59 Pearl Street this afternoon for a chapter meeting. Members discussed projects and upcoming demonstrations in a concise informal session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl St
Local Jottings From Bath Area News
Locals note increased snow at the North and South Ends while the city center melts. A girl party aids soldiers at Fort Baldwin and Jack Haskell of Bath Iron Works plans a night shift return. Wesley Sorority plans Rebecca's Triumph for March 26. A four to five year old crossed into a streetcar path and was saved by a motorman. G W Hildreth of Topsham, Stanley agent, reports sales to Bath Grain Co. and others.
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Popham
Fort Baldwin
Jack
Haskell
Bath Iron Works
Wesley Sorority
Louise Child
Russell St
Rebecca
G. W. Hildreth
Topsham
Stanley Motor Company
P. L. Nickerson
Bath Grain Co
Bath
Stanley
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Hstorit
Thes
W. H. Hart
T. A. Huston & Co
Auburn
W. T.boyd
Rugere Reynolds
Working League
Willam. T. Boyds
League
Evelyn Rowe
Joseph Blaisdell
A. B. Rowe
First Baptist Church
W. T. Boyd
A. E. Rowe
William Oliver
Robinhood
Luce
Rockland
iHenry Reynolds
W. G. Cahill
Center Street
Rhode, Island Too
Corliss ST. Party
R. P. McFadden
George
Adams House
East
Sete
Bath Department
Store OF Quality
Republican City
Ocratic
wWard
John N. Taylor
Dura L. Howard
Nelson L. Jackson
Arthur H. Price
Clarence A. Peaslee
Albert L. Strout
Charles H. Oliver
iWard
Chester A. Plant
Elbridge R. Wright
John Sampson
William W. Hosmer
Richard K. Marr
William F. Ham
Charles H. Thistle
Frank Henry Cox
Frank H. Beal
John, N. Taylor
William A. Bruce
Ralph. C. Covel
Harry M. Fies
J. Fred Tobey
Clarence
A. Peaslee
Marshall A. Haraden
Albert Ly Strout
Elmer W. Rogers
Ernest M. Evrard
Aldridge R. Wright
Edward W. Hunt
Charles S. Morse
George L. Cook
Richard Ki Mair
Harold B. Cutting
Wiliam B. Temple
Peter T. Flaherty
Ralph E. Legard
John H. Freeman
Thomas C. McCabe
George A. Rogers
Charles A.carr
Harry L. Andros
John B. Hart
John J. Marks
John J. Kelley
Allen M. Irish
Henry R. White
John Shaw
Carleton W.howell
Fred W. Humphreys
Fred B. Reed
Daniel A. McDonald
Ira W. Robinson
Herbert Eb, Worrey
Ralph P. Dunbar
George A. Braghom
Walter W. Smith
Eric B. Haggett
Lorin J. Eggleston
Charles E. Tibbetts
Harry A. Plummer
Thomas P. Neagle
Andréw Gallant
The
United
Standard: Furniture Co
Center St
New Method Laundry
Standard Furniture Co
Bath, Maine
Waterviam
Lewiston
Facpory
Broadway
N.Y
S. Brand
Maine
Texas
Little
Fifth Avenue
J. W. McCubrey
Texas Steamship Co
McCubrey
Concord St
Fromt
France
Mr. McCabrey
Otis N. Trafton
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