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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1911
Page
8
Sunday night snowstorm ranked among the heaviest of the winter. Bath items cover school closings and tests, local construction and repairs, a new stage at the Y M C A, street rail excursions, city officials appointing Farnham and Redlon, and plans to improve motor-boat landings.
The article lists votes and elected officials at a city convention. Charles S. Brown wins mayoral-like position over G. C. Greenleaf. Fred L. McFadden defeats J. C. Mulligan for city marshal. Orren R. Frye elected city auditor. Stephen Litchfield and others chosen for engineer and related posts. Gilmore elected constable. Fuller and Donnell battle for city physician with Fuller prevailing. various other appointments including tax assessor, engineers, overseers of the poor, directors of the People’s Ferry Co., and cemetery board all decided with party figures and vote counts.
The West Bath Grange presents a March 27 program with piano duet Sisters Wylie and Armstrong an original poem by Sister A. C. Trufant a dialogue Comfort and Job by Moses Green a banjo club performance and a debate on whether women following fashion harms as much as men using tobacco with Brother Perkins and Sister Purington speaking. April shows will be led by Mrs. Kate Perkins and Mrs. Sadie Brown.
The G. G. Deering company began work to complete the Hawley schooner at the New England yard last Monday morning but persistent bad weather slowed progress throughout the week.
In Sagadahoc County Bath probate court Samuel Knight Jr as guardian of Miriam Knight presents his first guardianship account for allowance. Notice ordered and to be published in three weekly Bath Independent issues to solicit objections by the second Tuesday of April in Bath. Judge James S. Lowell. true copy. attested by Cyrus W. Longley register. Also included is a fragmentary financial summary for Federal Casualty Company Detroit Michigan with Dec 31 1910 liabilities and assets figures.
State of Maine Probate Court Bath Sagadahoc County orders that petition for Willie Letters Testamentary to Jennie G Silsby as executrix be heard. Notice to heirs and interested persons to plead within three weeks and appear April 7, 1911 to show cause why petition should not be granted.
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