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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1916

Page

9

Mayor Small Re-elected In Bath City Election Landslide

Mayor John A. Small wins a clear victory over J. Edward Drake by 103 votes as Republicans gain majorities in both city boards. The council shows 5 Republican and 2 Democratic aldermen with 12 Republican and 9 Democratic councilmen. Drake congratulates Small. result reflects a calm, orderly vote with minimal liquor use and strong party balance across wards and offices.

Oliver J. Edward Drake Bath John A. Small George’ FE. Barker Ralph C. Covel Levi T. Thompson Herbert O. Morse Edward B. Smith Eugene McGrath George F. Jackson Thomas C. McCabe Abram C. Oliver William A. Bruce Ward II John J. Lee Edward T. Whitehouse Joseph Charles Footer D. Ward III Galen E. Ward Laurence Kane John Burgess D. Ward IV Harrison E. Bowie Fred Tobey William W. Hosmer Ward V Charles H. Hooper Sidney N. Swett Alexander Mason R. Ward Arlington A. Marr Henry T. B. Leeman F. Ray Dunton Ward VII Harry T. Passmore Owen E. Rogers Eric BR. Hagegett Small Mr. Drake

Brunswick Town Meeting Results With Republican Winners

The Brunswick town meeting elected First Selectman Charles A. Randall with 546 votes, Second Selectman Merrick T. Mason with 550, and Third Selectman Israel Racine with 946, all Republicans. Dr. Eugene H. Andrews defeated Dr. Gilbert M. Elliott by one vote for the school committee, 490 to 489. Other officers elected included Town Clerk J. W. Riley, Treasurer Samuel Forsaith, and Superintendent of Schools John A. Cone.

Brunswick Charles A. Randall Merrick T. Mason Israel Racine Eugene H. Andrews Gilbert M. Elliott Elliott J. W. Riley Samuel Forsaith John A. Cone

Phippsburg Holds Town Meeting Selectmen Elected

Phippsburg voters chose H W Cutting Elisha L Totman and George A Oliver as selectmen with George C Pease as clerk Walter S Small as auditor and George L Harris elected to the school board while George Sprague became superintendent of schools Moderator D G Stinson and Clerk W F Potter were chosen.

George L. Tarr F. H. Clark D. G. Stinson C. Shea W. F. Hagan W. F. Potter H. W. Cutting Elisha l L. Totman George A. Oliver George C. Pease Walter S. Small John H. Stacy George L. Harris George Sprague

Park League Standings Lead Red Men in Championship Race

In last week’s Park League games the Red Men moved into first place with B I W second and Hyde Windlass and Moose tied for third. The Elmhursts topped the second division. Official standings follow.

Red Men B. I.W Hyde Windlass Moose Elmhursts

A Warbler’s Tale of Jawn Barleycorn’s Fall from Fame

A speaker laments Jawn Barleycorn once famed as a warrior. The world turned against him as public opinion shifted, with England, Rooshya, and France enacting limits or bans. Once trusted in soldiers’ tents and generals’ HQs, he is now seen as ineffective in combat and its bluff is called.

Hinnissy Jawn Barleycorn England Rooshya Polis Vodky

Fire and chimney blaze across two local sites on Sunday

A still alarm at the Eagle Hotel basement near the furnace prompted Combination Four to respond. Officer Fred McFadden spotted a chimney fire at Ellwell S Crosby’s High Street residence and, after flooding the house with light, helped extinguish the flames within three hours. Woodwork in the kitchen near the chimney was charred and blackened.

Combination Four Eagle Fred McFadden Ellwell S. Crosby High St

Furnace Fire Traced to Wood Burn After Hours

Early morning blaze at a residence was caused by burning wood in the furnace instead of coal. The incident occurred around 2:30 a m and was contained with no report of injuries.

Renaud and Eastman wed at St Marys Church

Saturday evening Edward L Hastman and Victoria A Renaud both of this city were united in marriage by Rev N J Horan at St Marys Church. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Renaud and the groom a machinist at Hyde Windlass Co. They left on a Pullman for a wedding trip to New Hampshire and will reside in this city.

Edward L. Hastman Victoria A. Renaud N. J. Horan St. Mary’s Church South St Charles Renaud Hyde Windlass Co Pullman New Hampshire

Obituary of Horace E. Dunning

Horace E. Dunning, 70, died in Brunswick. A carpenter by trade, he enlisted in Co. D, 7th Maine Infantry at Bath on August 5, 1861, discharged August 26, 1862 at Fort McHenry. He re enlisted in Co. E, 30th Maine Infantry at Brunswick on August 15, 1863, discharged August 20, 1865 in Savannah. He was admitted to the Togus Home from Brunswick on October 7, 1912.

Horace E. Dunning Brunswick Co. D Maine Bath Fort McHenry Co. E Savannah Togus

Rock Maple Groves to Swell With Syrup Makers Soon

Rock maple groves will become busy as syrup and sugar makers prepare for the harvest season. Local families anticipate tapping trees for maple sap and processing into syrup and sugar, signaling economic activity in the region.

Rock Maple

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C.G Drakemans Charles W. Robinson George E. Barker Abram C., Oliver William D. Rich Harry E. Cor Ralph P. Mank Ralph E. Robinson John H. Hunt Oscar P. Pushard Chester A. Plant Ward Constable Fred S. Daley William H. Tobey John H. Hyde Harry E. Ring Lewis E. King Harry G. Deering Walter Kingsbury James T. McNeil William P. Lemont William P. Lemont, R, 158. For Ward Clerk Vernal P. Chaney Frank H. Beals Joseph A. Smith George H. DeWolfe Ward III Daniel Williams Laurence L. Kane William F. Ham Thomas E. Artis Harry L. Andros Benjamin K. Lord John R. Knowlton George W. Temple, Jr Fred S. King Ward Charles M. King Hiram E. Worthley Earl C. Leydon John J. Lynch Herbert Boutin J. Fred Tobey Victor Pinkham Fred H. Pratt Edward I Warren A. Lowell Commmon Frank R. Jones Wilmer I. Voorhees James Farrell Sidney D. Swett Frank Dingley Lucius M. LeMont Owen J. Ledyard Peter A. McDonald Elmer W. Rogers Nathaniel E. Norton Frederick N. Colby George A. Bragdon Scott M. Golder Frank C. Skillings Ralph Dunbar Irving E. Baker Melville Rice Thomas M. Baker Herbert D. Haverfield George F.jackson Orville BE Page Samuel M. Jordan Francis L. McDonald Owen FE. Rogers Eric B. Haggett Scott Morse Harry D. Hall Roy F. Shackford Ralph A. Rand Charles W. Purington Scott Hill The Board of Education Edward W. Hyde Leland R. Mitchell Harry B. Sawyer E. F. Kelley Small Drake Small Leonard Oliver Moses Wallace FE. Shaw Few Winona Tilton Stinson Phippsburg P. C. Red Men Bae Moose Woodmen Orioles B. I. W. Draughtsmen Telephones Epicures Adams Billings Cutting Chester Martin Frates V. Miller R. Daley Farnham Toothaker Williams Tedford Mann L. Lord Boardman Jacobs Dooley John Barleycorn Sobony N.Y Cony Socony Standard_Oil Company_of New_York New York Buffalo Albany Boston Renaud-Eastman Ory Fletcher Room I Sagadahock Block Miia AB Watson Union Street Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Portland Chichester Ter Safest al Sno Curtis Curus W. Longley
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