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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1908

Page

3

Sageinfo: City Notes on Local Events and Deaths

Sasanoa tribe activists back adoption degree for candidate. Morse High girls fall 19 to 5 in Portland. James Malloy ships first lumber cargo from Shaw mill. Grace Episcopal gets two brass vases from Fred D. Hill christened. Italian greyhound Pirut dies. autopsy ordered. Rep. Littlefield resigns effective Sept 30 prompting city speculation. Aldermen to draw jurors for Sagadahoc April term under Chief Justice Emery. Colonial club loses to Kennebec Yacht club 8 to 2. Portland hosts state bowling championship at Monument Square hall April 27 with gold medal purse. Six masted schooner Edward J. Lawrence to launch near Bath. tonnage 3350. City deaths rise this year. 50 by March 23, 14 more than last year. Federal building notices invite sealed bids by March 30 for wall removals in Wisсasset building. Total Tettorat notices noted.

Littlefield Board of Aldermen Traverse Supreme Judicial Court Sagadahoc County Emery Colonial Club Kennebec Yacht Club Colonials Monument Square Portland

Somerville Draws With Duchesne In Two Hour Match

In Fall River Massachusetts on Monday night Bob Somerville wrestled Young Duchesne to a draw after two hours of action. Duchesne won the first fall but Somerville tied it with a late fall before time ran out. The match highlighted Somerville seeking heavier opponents ahead of a potential bout with Tremblay the Canadian champion if terms are agreed.

Fall River Mass Bob Somerville Young Duchesne Duchesne Bob Anend Bell Somerville Tremblay

A Record Voyage Of An Old Time Baltimore Packet

A reader recalls the Bath ships and 1849 clipper era, noting the bark Helen Maria laden with corn at 60 cents per bushel in Baltimore for Belfast during the Irish famine and her voyage from Baltimore.

The Independent Bath Boston Baltimore Helen Maria Belfast Ireland

Industrial Education Talk Set by University of Maine Leader

Under Bath Merchants association auspices President George Emory Fellows of the University of Maine will speak at Morse high school tonight on Industrial Education. Mayor George E. Hughes will preside and the meeting aims to involve association members and parents of pupils amid Bath’s note of a bequest for an industrial school by Miss Lucinda Bailey.

Bath Merchants’ Association George Emory Fellows University of Maine Morse High School Bath Lucinda Bailey George E. Hughes

Perilous Trip as Island Belle Suffers Hull Breach

Steamer Island Belle, from Boothbay Harbor to this city, struck ice near the gut and a 12 inch frozen cake tore a hole in the hull. Passengers feared sinking but pumps and rapid action kept the vessel afloat and she was beached at the dock. The Nahanada ran a flying trip to cover the return run. Repairs planned at New England Co. yard.

Kennebec Arrowside Boothbay Harbor Summer Street Boothbay Biggins Bigsins Nahanada Island Belle The New England Co

Death of Mrs C Howard Cook in Rutland Mass

Mrs Katherine Hill Cook dies at a private sanitarium Rutland Mass after months of treatment. Born in Bath she was 25 and a Bath High School graduate. A Grace Episcopal Church member she married about three years ago. Funeral held at her parents Middle Street home with pallbearers Fred Blaisdell Fred Cook Roland Hill Pavron Hill. Buried Oak Grove Cemetery.

C. Howard Cook William P. Hill Rutland Mass Katherine Hill Cook Bath Grace Episcopal Church

Retired Master Emmons Reports Voyage to Boston

The veteran ship master I Emmons describes sailing to Belfast and back, discharging cargo, taking on ballast, and arriving in Boston after forty two days.

Belfast Boston

Ask Your Doctor about Webber's Medicine Source

Patient guidance urges consulting a physician about better places to obtain medicines and, if advised, to seek those options. The message claims doctors know Webber's stock is fresh and that proper care is provided.

Webber's

Sanitary Conditions Claimed in Prescription Department

Experts are always in charge of our prescription department and we will take your doctor's verdict as final.

Webber's Sir Our Phone Is At Your Disposal

A terse notice mentions Webber's Sir Our phone is at your disposal with unclear context and no additional details for action or location.

Local Notables and Visitors List In Portland

Portland residents and visitors are noted in a roundup of social and business movements. George A. Baker travels on business in Portland, Capt. James T. Morse arrives from Boston, and many locals visit Boston or Pinehurst for short trips. Mrs. Albert H. Shaw plans return from Pinehurst, while Samuel S. Jordan lies critically ill at his Dummer Street home.

Frank Luce Boston Albert H. Shaw Pinehurst George A. Morris Jamaica Plain Mass George T. Pattee Samuel S. Jordan Dummer Street Albert French Calais Roy E. French James P. Webber Phillips- Exeter Academy Walter G. Webber Washington Street Llewellyn Rogers, Jr Gloucester New London, Conn

District Convention Planned for Second District Vacancy

The Republican District Committee of the Devend Congressional District met at Judge Cornish's City Hall office to set plans for a district convention to fill the vacancy caused by Hon. Charles E. Littlefield's resignation, effective September. Harold M. Sewall and Cyrus N. Blanchard urged delaying the call. Gov. Cobb is expected to issue the proclamation soon.

Pase Republican District Committee Devend Judge Cornish City Hall Congress Charles E. Littlefield Pred Wight H. H. Hastings Bethel A. D. Cornish Lewiston DP. O. Coolidge Farmington Rufus C. Reed Damariscotta F. B. Nichols Bath Gov Cobb Harold M. Sewall Cyrus N. Blanchard Wilton

Funeral services for Isaac Rogers of Whiskeay

The funeral was held Saturday afternoon with Rev. Omar W. Folsom of Winter Street Congregational church officiating. Pall bearers included Charles Rogers Edwin Rogers Fred Lord Arthur Lord and John Rogers. Burial took place at Oak Grove cemetery.

Isaac Rogers Whiskeay Omar W. Folsom Winter Street Congregational Church Charles Rogers Edwin Rogers Fred Lord Arthur Lord John Rogers Oak Grove Cemetery

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People’s Column W J Small Phippsburg Hotel Phoenix Fred A Rennie Litcheld Congress Street NONCE Myocenema N & WC Covel's Mra Hennessey's Montana N & WC Covel’s N & WC Artridge Daylight and Electric Light Studio Centre Street China Parker Head James Oliver James Rollins Winfield Morrison Arnold C. Morse N. Gratz Jackson Graduate College of Embalming and Sanitary Science Mare Ac Massachusets Ferry Street Shaw Stree Skowhegan Maine Vermont New York T. Snipe Granite State S. Crosby Sat, Maine Shaw Mill James Malloy Fred D. Hill Pirut Edward Co. Plummer Edward J. Lawrence Percy 'S Small Daniel H. Moody Federal Wiscasset Moody Baltimore Packet Mar Industrial Education Fellows Morse High Mrs. C. Howard Cook Ss. I. Emmons Webber George A. Baker James T. Morse James Bimson Edward D. Jameson Edward W. Hyde Nathalie Brown First Baptist Church Orphans’ Home Frank B. Nichols League of Central Congregational Church North Street Albert Tibbetts Dorcas Guild Beacon Street Methodist Church Ladies’ Aid of Central Congregational Church John Hughes Washington and Russell Streets John A. Morse David Taylor Parker Bowdoin Psi Upsilon History Club Chess Club Cercle Francais Nellie L. Kelley Richard’s High School Newport N. H Henry Carlton Woolwich Kelley Small Point Shipping Cepy Sons Thompson Bros Davis Fuay Front Street Orr O.m.redson Legard’s Livery Stable Ine Opheome Washington St Geo. A. Tenney, Prop H Pratt DEWEY JO Malo BON Ton M E Reid John Moody Boot Blacking Parlor Cyrus W. Longley Front St Bath, ME John R. Knowlton Office Center St Cals F.S. Curtis Ida B. Carlson Centre ST M. H. Loach
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