Richmond Grange Mock Trial Provides Breach of Promise Show
A Richmond area mock trial staged by the Grange mock trial judges and lawyers debated a breach of promise case at Grange Hall. Separately, a rich roster of local updates includes Beatrice Card’s Phi Beta Kappa honor and various town notices, meetings, visits, and upcoming Easter events.
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Grange Hall
Richmond
the Grange
Carroll Young
Edwin Baker
George Shaw, Jr
George W. Green
George Hawkes
Old Bath ties revive in readers distant and fond
A reader from Muncie Ind recalls Bath community memories and local figures like George Hughes CC W Larrabee and Rev Samuel Dike while noting medical extension courses in North Carolina during the prerenium. The piece reflects long absence and renewed connection through the Independent.
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the Independent
Minnesota
West
Land of Hoosiers
Bath
George J. Hughes
CC. W. Larrabee
Samuel Dike
Nellie S. Baker
D.S.C
Main. Muncie
Ind
North Carolina
LISS
Eugene McGrath Recovering After Surgery
Eugene McGrath underwent an appendicitis operation Thursday night at City hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Eugene McGrath
City Hospital
Georgetown Working League Meets at W C Todd Home
The Georgetown Working League held a Tuesday afternoon meeting with Miss Ida Lewis hosting at W C Todd’s home. Members voted on several matters and admitted Mrs Charlotte Hobart of Jamaica New York as a member. Letters from absent members were read and appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Lewis
W. C. Todd
Charlotte Hobart
Jamaica
N.Y
Teddy
George Fiver
Bath
Howard Weald
Lisbon
Arthur L. Todd
Hortense Ward
Brunswick
Raphael Rowe
Wiggins
Augusta Rowe
Stearns Scott
Rose Street
Harry E. Bowen
Boston
John Hinckley
Five Islands
Grange
J. Greenleaf
Elizabeth Hunt
W. QC
Oliver
Boothbay
Cave
WLC
Todd
Ralph Reynolds
Ruth
Lewis Fratten
Robinhood
Earle Hagan
Bath City Hospital
Jennie Todd
TH. G. Heald
Arthur J. Todd
Sewall Webster
Augusta
Rapher
Ryan
Indian Point
Georgetown Associates
BLCL
Clarey
Phippsburg
Terbert W. Cutting
Reynolds
Robinhead
Kennebec
Charles Farnham
Richard
Tay Pent
Cahill
Laura Morse
Elliot Bold
AL Spinney
Bay Point
Marshall Stevens
John R. Blackie
Obituary of Lizzie G. Lewis widow of Capt Ira Lewis
News of the sudden death of Mrs. Lizzie G. Lewis arrives from Bath City hospital. A longtime resident of Ive Islands and a Baptist, she ran a store at Five Islands and was active in local society. The body arrived in Bath and funeral services were held with Rev. Hardin officiating. She will be entombed and later buried at Five Islands.
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Lizzie G. Lewis
Ira Lewis
J. J. Gibson
Porthind
Bath City
Lewis
Ive Islands
Baptist Church
Five 1 Is
Bath
Fred .S. Curtis
Hardin
Five Islands
Death Notice for Norman M. Pierce of Bath
Word arrives of the saddlen death in Buffalo No OV of Norman M. Pierce a friend of the late Joshua Page and lifelong Bath visitor He followed Bath’s fortunes closely and showed interest in the Kennebec bridge He leaves a widow a son a brother Harry Joshua Pierce of Washington
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Buffalo
M. Pierce
Pierce
Joshua Page
Bath
Kennebec
Dartmouth
Harry Joshua Pierce
Washington
Funeral of Charles E. Furbish Retired Mariner
Funeral services for Charles E. Furbish, retired mariner and ship carpenter, were held Tuesday morning at the Old Folks Home. Rev. George Bo Wolstenhelne of People's Baptist church officiated. six nephews served as bearers. The body was entombed to await burial in Fairview later in the season. A note on public health urged stamping out diphtheria in Maine by 1930 with proper use of the new serum.
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Frank Bishop
Clinton
Miss Card
S. Stanley Card
Richmond
Wichmondigh School
Helen Weston
Skowhegan
Donald Foster
Tlenry Foster
Bates
Lisbon Walls High School
Richmond High School
Richmond Pligh School
United States
Philippines
Lisbon Falls
Ransford LE. Smith
Dennis Haggerty
Paul BE. Jack
Laura M. Grondin
Jessie R. Seekins
Mr. Fairclough
T. J. Southard
William R. Fairclough
Leon Ladd
Sen Leon
E. 4d
Jack
Sen Paul
James Roberts
Fairclough
William A. Bibber
George E. Shaw
Henry (. Reed
Mary Frost
Charles B. Day
Elizabeth Small
Mary Osborn
Henry C. Reed
George I E. Shaw
Clara Thompson
Bowdoin
Fred Preble
Bingham
M. Preble
Edith Wdgecomb
Augusta
Russell Maley
Gardiner
Ernest Sarford
Willman Roundy
Wallace N. Price
Gertrude Longfellow
Wilson
Carroll Young
Miss Longfellow
Caroline Colson
Bangor
William Stacy
Hampton
Nhh
Ruth Conrad
Lewiston
Mt. Carmel
Ernest Morrill
Boston University
Walter Pinkham
Amy Bradley
John S. Parker
Edna Lane
Bridgeport
Harry Curran
Waterville
Pauline Gordon
Raymond Libby
W. EB. Douglass
Ray Meserve
Boston
Albert Meserve
Alice Potter
Farmington Normal School
Paul Stilphen
I. L. Stilphen
Pittston
Harry Glaser
Morris Glaser
Marion Blair
Portland
Elizabeth Eastman
James Blodgett
Lincoln Street
Clinton Gardner
Front+street
Gertrude Moore
A. W. Hadden
Sherman Roberts
Te Bron
Harry J. Stilphen
Olive
Ecit EK
Stilphen
Harold Wheeler
Fred Wheeler
Clarence Peacock
Cora Milligan
Theresa Brown
Rangeley
R. N. Colby
Munday
Joseph Randlette
Hollis Easter
Town
Bar Harbor
Heverett Green
Florida
The
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid of Enterprise Grange
Ernest Stewart
Elmer FE. Rogers
Charles E. Furbish
Old Folks Home
George Bo Wolstenhelne
People’s Baptist Church
Furbish
Offieiwied
Kerr. Wright
Alten Wright
Vernal Chase
Fred Wilson
Bert
Frank Wreble
Fairview
Independent 000000 National Fire Ins Co of Hartford Ass
Financial line item summary shows assets liabilities and reserves for the Hartford based insurer with figures for bills receivable unearned premiums and net unpaid losses. The document lists cash balances and overall liabilities totaling the stated amounts and references D. M. Humphreys & Bath as the source or related party.
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National Fire
Hartford
Saji
Alea
Committee reports on banking taxes and public notices
Reports from the House committees on banks and banking propose tighter restrictions on deposits in savings banks and face fines for misdeeds. Judiciary committee outlines proposed constitutional amendments to regulate public advertisements and a plan to empower the Ramcer Water Board to take over the electrical detachment. Other measures authorize land sales, farm property sales, and the incorporation of Northern Investor Corporation with administrative fees and tax changes.
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Tey
Reed
House
Semeon Foster
Kennebec
Miner
Washington and Roberts
York
Eegenesentatives
Sturtevant
Eas
Livermere Seaver
Sherman
Crockett
Helli
Olifend
Bath
Testen
Gardiner
Deerker and
Vertland
Page
Skewlegan
Ramcer Water Board
Cax
Seath Weert
Northern Player & Investment Corporation
Bedi
Repo
Ramsfield
Tees
Unreadable Nameless Notices From a Sunday Evening Scene
The text reads as a chaotic, fragmented crowd of names, places, and events. It mentions individuals like Chester Maw and Pinkham, households in Bath, and various social visits, with scattered references to church activity and travel. The piece resembles a social column or society notices with numerous partial names and locations.
Chinese Pirates Raise Fear Says Winslow Rouse Letter From Singapore
A dispatch quotes Winslow Rouse of Reuse Massachusetts describing fear of Chinese pirates in the region. The letter details life at sea from Singapore to New England ports, weather, costs, and encounters with pirates boarding vessels and seizing cargo near the Indian Ocean and Charis. The writer notes clashes involving Chinese forces and mentions a British cruiser moving toward China as Mediterranean fleets are ordered east.
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Winslow
Pert Saettenhein
Anateus
Tis Mills
China
Bias Bar
Sihe
Telas
Feechon
Mediterranean
Thomas Leydoon Funeral Details and Burial at Oak Grove
The funeral of Theswa Leyden was held after noon at Dr Williams Whitney home on North Street Revo CL ML Tubbs of Grace Ep... church officiated. The bearers were Dir Whitnes Harel WL Chik Ptased Merrs. Burial was in Oak Grove.
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Theswa
Leyden
Willams Whitney
North Street
Epi
Ilciated
Dir
Whitnes
Harel
Oak Grove
Funeral of Martin G. Drieg Traveled to St Marys Church
Martin G. Drieg's funeral was Tuesday morning at St Marys Church S20 with Rev John J Worris officiating. Bearers included Joseph Smith Michael Flaherty Michael Sheridan Thomas P Neagle William Marks and Thomas Costello. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Martin G.drieg
St Mary's Church
John J. W Worris
Joseph Smith
Michael Flaherty
Michael Sheridan
Thomas P. Neagle
William Marks
Thomas Costello
Oak Grove
Central men hear talk on lightships
At Central church Tuesday evening the Mens club heard Heorer Miller recount life aboard a lightship. Miller, a former Lighthouse service member, described ship construction at Rath Iron Works and the daily routine afloat. A fish chowder supper followed. next meeting April 12 will feature TI. Alsop, Foundation Co., on the new bridge substructure.
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Heorer Miller
Central Church
Miller
Rath Iron Works
L.tel
Cape May
Millers
E. Helab
Frank S. Waketiel
Kk. TI. Alsop
Foundation Co
Dr John Geiger Promotion Noted in Bath Health Office
Dr John Geiger, long known in Bath through his marriage to Anna Morse, is promoted to assistant health commissioner and executive officer. The appointment follows a civil service exam, with commendation from Commissioner Bandesen. Geiger, a Tulane alum, has wartime service and honorary degrees to his credit.
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John € Geiser
Bath
Anna Morse
Elerman N
Buordesen
Der
Geesser
Serre
Qahterta
Louisiana
Mississippi
Geirber
Will of Maine resident prompts probate action in 19th century
The document reports a will contest or executor request in Maine involving Robert A McDaniel Quarelaier and others. Names include Letace McDonald and Arunte McBeswell with several relatives referenced. The text notes executors and witnesses, with dates tied to March and a ninth day of a March in the era, indicating a probate filing and anticipated issuance of letters testamentary.
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Maine
Saad Losbee
Mareb
Remiasning
Kiel
Amd
PNW
Robert AN. MecDaiahl
Quarelaier
Letace Mc Donald
Tbh
Sokinton
Mass
Peeer Ro McDonald
Yrac
B. T
Chars M. Brandi
Taungmratow
Mas- Lee Tee Ardise
Arunte Mo Besweil
Wensdsoch
Virat
Ane
M. Lowell
de Cegserd
Ware
Ansnee
Loweli
Sagalahec
Marel
Mae
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Ss. Curtis
Ortician
Centre ST
North ST
Georgetown
Working League
Norman MR. Pierce
D. M. Humphreys & Bath
Nevel
Entertain
Cramer
Ieee
Remiedis
Chester Maw
Mabeem
Berea
Dew
Bid Inc
Esie Stadt Cembeiine Maanee Pinkham
USA
Newell
Ralph Deavis
Jakes
Sede
Corre Ueabi
Eli
Alfred Mia Mobeom
Aoel
Kittoit
Dee Gereegieal Laumeheid
Uieem Care
Bec
Stevem
Mm Bath
FL M. Reed
Treet Penew Metoudvery
Dortioml
Ami
John Hinckler
Ernest Oliver
Popham
Lincoln Campbell Te
Emi
Delis Campbell
Sweker
A A. Mae Mahan
Heaki
Laura Thiele
Sepper
Satureiey
AON
MacMahon
Lila Campbell
Tee
Walter Meere
Hallowell
Aliesi MacMahon Eesene Roue
Pasimg
Altem Reed
Kitters
Suesis
Ster
Mr Ass
Charies Amtzeen
Auburn
Brad
J. Ts
AL Bern
Wiliam Lielameer
Veelauzer
J. T. MacMahan
Dee
Sataniss
Diay Weelme
Singapore
Winslow Reuse
William J. Reuse
Bach
Ed Mer
Winslow Rees
Reabers
Reuse
Owrill Leeson
Magsperr
Thomas Leydoon
Opera House
Navy
Wallace Beery
Casey
Milton Sills
Jean Hersholt
Corimne Griffith
Thomas
Meighan In
John C. Geiger
Chicago
Cers
Tulane University
New Grmeans
Iia Ai Dei
Uesree
Geiger
Ceenel
Greiger
Ptubeween
Servier
Oscar F. Williams
Williams
Mr. Williams
Akalitla Duntorn
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bathim
Sand County
A. DL
Walter
Glidden
William F
Dunham
Vreuerin
Chia
Coote
Ns Rco
de Reel
Geerberdy
Vedic
McLellan
J. B
W. Coumbs
Carta
Eapres
Seth
Topsnam
Staine
Maren
NC Medora
Sagadahyve
Tursani
Sagadahue
AL W
Bez
Bata
Sam
Walter 3S, Glidden
Attes William F
Dunham, Keygikter
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