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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1911

Page

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Town Meeting Day in Sagadahoc County Towns

report on Sagadahoc county town meetings with elected officials in Bowdoin and Bowdoinham, appropriations for highways schools and poor, and decisions on a new high school building. Weather kept many away. Bowdoinham approved a new high school not to exceed ten thousand dollars.

Sagadahoe William F. Potter G. P. Spinney G. J. Carr W. A. Perry Co. C Robert S. Carr C. O. Purington W. L. Marion Bowdoinham Grant Hulse C. P. Bates Frank K. Jack L. D. Small Lewis M. Fulton L. M. Small William J. Graves I. C. Irish Ivan Lang E. L. White Benjamin Adams A. Grant Board of Health I. H. Purington F. J. Nichols

Bath Elects Democratic Landslide Mayor and Council

A Bath election produced a decisive Democratic landslide led by Mayor-elect Frank A. Small, with Democrats winning six of seven aldermen and 19 of 21 councilmen. The lackluster Republican effort, a heavy snowfall, and strong Democratic turnout defined a year of party fortitude in the city. The roster includes Aldermen Ward 1 Harry W. Crosman and others, plus Councilmen across wards led by Raymond Powers in Ward 6 among the few Republicans represented in the council.

Bath Ward Six Frank A. Small Mr. Small Clarence A. Penaslee Tle Marins Mit Raymond Powers Charles Batchelder Small Dr. Peaslee Plaisted Harry W. Crosman Edward Hughes Frank W. Perkins Lewis B. Swett J. Clifford Spinney Henry W. Hanson Herbert L. Grinnell Edward H. Sampson Scott C. Perry Almon R. Perry Eugene Thebeau Ernest T. Fulton Eugene H. Sprague Galen E. Ward Melvin D. Whittam Frank A. Manion Fred A. Fuller Clarence W. Morse William H. Miller Charles C. Toothaker Harry M. Huse Roscoe P. Higgins Herbert B. Worrey Elmer W. Rogers Frank W. Hagan William P McAuliffe Sewall W. Percy

Century-old West Bath matriarch near her hundredth birthday

Mrs. Lucy White Purington of West Bath nears 100 as she recalls 19th century life. She recalls her birth in West Bath, her father Joseph White, old roads, steamboats, toll bridges, and farm work before machinery. She lives with son Hiram and recounts changes in education, transport, and daily life.

Lucy W. Purington West Bath Lucy White Purington Purington England Hiram Purington Sli Joseph White Sarah White Boston Bath Brunswick New Meadows North Road Hervy Hiram Tye Lye

Steamer Merida Launched By Kelley Spear in Bath

The Merida steamer built by Kelley Spear Company Bath launched last week for the Red D line. She now rests at Bath Iron Works where her engine and boilers are being installed.

Merida Kelley, Spear Company Bath Red D Bath, Iron Works

Sherwin-Williams Buggy Paint Durability for Outdoor Use

Describes Buggy Paint suitable for exterior exposure and quick repairs. Notes varnish glass paint and one operation painting for buggies carriages wagons sleighs carts sleds porch lawn and kitchen furniture farm implements boats machinery and more. Emphasizes durability and suitability for liveries.

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