Inauguration Monday in Bath to Install New Mayor
Bath prepares for Monday oath of office at ten oclock as Frank A. Small becomes mayor and leads a new city administration. Subordinate officers are to be chosen with possible combining of treasurer and collector posts debated amid budget concerns and tax fears.
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Bath
Frank A. Small
Small
Morse
Harry W. Crosman
Ward One
Edward Sampson
Bimpoon
Nevin Tine
Albert J. Grassy
Grassy
Iranville C. Keenleaf
Boston
Harold T. Bibber
Robert H. Donnell
E. Motley Puller
Aldermen
Fila
Fred McFadden
Charles T. Small
Charles W. Dingley
Charles 8. Brown
Lobster Prices Soar As Winter Bait Declines
Lobster prices reach new highs as rough seas keep fishermen from accessing traps. Fish Warden Abner C. Johnson cites scarce bait, especially herring, driving costs up. Maine lawmakers debate herring legislation with Representative A. A. Percy active in the discussion.
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Nova Scotia
Abner C. Johnson
Smigil Point
The
Independent
Maine
A. A. Percy
Partridges Sighted Along Winnegance Car Route
A five o'clock southbound car near Winnegance observed partridges in apple trees along the route. One bird inside an orchard near the turn reacted when a hat was waved. Additional partridges were seen near W. G. Bates and Abadiah Trask’s properties on the return trip.
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High Street
Winnegance
W. G. Bates
Obadiah Trask
PUPILS MISS CHANGE AT MORSE HIGH SCHOOL
Several Morse High School pupils report money left in pockets later found missing. Only small sums taken and no clues point to the culprit.
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Morse High School
Early Punishments At Pownalborough Court House Maine Glory
Charles E. Allen recounts punishments and blue laws affecting Pownalborough now Dresden Maine. He notes land cases in Pownalborough and petty matters in Wiscasset with major trials in Boston.
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Old Pownalborough
Dresden
Charles E. Allen
Pownalborough
Maine
Court House
Boston
Falmouth
Portland
Wiscasset
William Cushing
Massachusetts
William Lithrow
Stephen Way
Lucy Sally
John Brown
John O'Neal
Samuel Hadlock
Mount Desert
Sherif Edmund Bridges
Hancock
Bridges
Cavalry and infantry in portable mill crew photo
The Independent prints a picture of portable mill crews near Bath showing cavalry and foot soldiers employed by John G. Morse & Sons at the Albert Storer lot in Phippsburg on the road to the Basin. A later issue will feature telephone company workers rebuilding local lines, familiar to residents.
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Bath
John G. Morse & Sons
Albert Storer
Phippsburs
Telephone Company
Minott Family Ends Long Town Treasurer Era
Charles V. Minott Jr retired from the office after decades of holding the town treasurer post from the Minott store at Center Mirat. The long line of treasurers included H. W. Pease and George C. Pease, the new treasurer and tax collector, who also serves on the municipal officers board.
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Charles V. Minott, Jr
Phippsabure
Minott
Charles V. Minott
Charles V. Minott,Jr
Ann. Minott
Board of Selectmen
H. W. Pease
Board of Municipal Officers
George C. Pease
Accommodating Conductor Helps Woman Catch Train
A Maine Central conductor comforted a woman rushing with a large suitcase toward the platform. He told a newsboy to warn her the train would not pull out for about five minutes. The grateful passenger thanked both the conductor and the boy for the small act that meant a lot.
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Maine Central
Washington
Water Street
Case
Street Railway to Replace Tracks With Heavier Rails
South End residents learn the street railway plans to replace much of the track in their section with heavier rails next spring. Temporary fall repairs aided a wood dealer, but new rails will be a significant improvement.
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South End
Phippsbore Selectmen Board Faces Ten Year Reunion
A peculiar coincidence ties the current town board of selectmen to Phippsbore’s leadership a decade ago as council terms align with shared service and local governance history.
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Game Board of Selectmen
Phippsbore
Sherwin-Williams Buggy Paint for Outdoor Use
Durable varnish glass paint designed for buggies carriages wagons sleighs porches lawn furniture farm implements boats and machinery. Suitable for quick repairs in liveries and outdoor exposure.
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St Eles
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