Old Pownalborough Court House and Its History
The article recalls the Old Pownalborough Court House born from Fort Frankfort in 1751, later named for Governor Shirley. It details its role as a site for church, law, weddings, and trials, including notable visitors like John Adams and William Cushing, and notes Civil War era memories, with reflections on the building’s place in Maine’s colonial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pownalborough Court House
Republic
Washington
Jackson
Scott
Grant
Admiral Dewey
Lincoln
Dresden
Old Court House
Maine
Ternate Mathenar
Naneman
Kennebec
England
Hawaii
Fort Frankfort
Wiliam Shirley
Shirley
Phips
Pownalborough
Royal Exchange Tavern
King Street
Boston
Samuel Goodwin
Goodwin
Boss
Gersham Flagg
John Adams
John
Hancock
Jonathan Rowman
Satchel Goodwin
Jacob Bailey
Falmouth
Portland
William Cushing
Beaton
United States Supreme Court
Charles
James Sullivan
Massachusetts
Increase Sumner
Robert Treat Paine
John Gardiner
John H Shepard
William Lithgow
Sons of Liberty
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Continental” Army
Court House
Edward Bridge
Colonel Dearborn
Jefferson
John 8. Gardiner
Trinity Church
The
Athenaeum
Copley Square
Democracy in Charge An Excellent Address Inauguration of Bath city government
In Bath the Democrats assume control of the city government for a year as Mayor Frank A Small and the two boards are sworn in. The inauguration attracts many spectators including Republicans. Mayor Small delivers an inaugural address urging economy, explaining tax and debt figures, and urging careful budgeting for city departments and public works.
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Democrats of
Bath
Frank A. Small
John S. Hyde
New York
May Oorelert Snyall
Hyde
Albert J. Grassy
Small
O. W. Folsom
Winter Street
Men Building and Repairing Telephone Lines in Bath Area
A photograph shows the New England Telephone and Telegraph company crew stationed in Bath. They have labored for months to lay new lines and replace old ones, improving suburban communication. The jovial workers are well known to Sagadahoc residents for their swift aptitude at setting up talk lines.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bath
Sag
Hyde for Governor Opposed Ratification of Tax Amendment
A Boston sourced dispatch from Portland cites ex Senator Walter B Clark endorsing John S Hyde as Republican standard bearer for 1912. Harold M Sewall of Bath opposes ratification of the 16th Amendment and argues Maine should levy a state income tax instead of relying on federal revenue.
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Walter B. Clark
Bath
Treld Moo Sewall
Maine
Dathman
Moverna
Boston
Portland
Walter B Clark
John S. Hyde
Hyde
Umfk
Whyde
Republican Party
Harold M. Sewall
United States
Congress
Scarce Lobsters Ease Port Town Prices Rise
Lobsters remained hard to find due to stormy seas and bait shortages, hurting shore dinners at the Colonial Cafe. With spring, lobster supply should improve and prices fall, though Portland last Saturday saw top rates of 55 cents a pound, fueling strong demand.
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Charles H. Cahill
Colonial Cafe
Portiatrd
Local Notes On Residents And School Closure
Mr Rowe shows gradual improvement after a long illness. Mr and Mrs Chas Randal and Mrs E P Kendall with Mr and Mrs Robert Ferguson of Bowdeinham were guests of Mr and Mrs A J Hildreth. A Brunswick teacher Miss Edna Scott led the local school which closed for a two week spring vacation. friends fear she will not return next term.
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Rowe
Edna Scott
Brunswick
Scott
Weather and farming note from March to April last year
The account records March 20 snowfall followed by March 25 pea planting by Ellis Coombs of West Bath and early April plowing by many farmers. It notes a cold April delaying crop maturation and loss of early earnings. It ends by identifying the mayor as Small.
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Ellis Coombs
West Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Webber
Swastika Bulletin
Alexander King
A. H. Rice
W. Rovinsen
Center St
John M. Clark
IPS
Conducted BY
Wm. C Chadbourne
Front St
Kennebec Valley
Democracy IN Charge
Ernest F
Kelley
Deborah Morton
Wiernnoox Seminany
Naples
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Dolland
Belgium
France
Christiana
Norway
Stockholm
Iota Canal
Denmark
Holland
Brussels
Paris
Liverpool
E. S. Crosby Company
Front Street
C. M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
M.H. Loach Hae
Cality
Adah
Pelephone
John S.ty DE Por
Bay Road
Topsham
Mayor Small
Johnson Bros. CO
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