Memorial Service Marks Temperance Work of Mrs Stevens
Memorial services for Mrs J M N Stevens were held in Bath under the Bath W C T U with speakers including Governor Haines President Chase of Bates College and Col Fred Dow. The event recalled her long temperance work and a poem found in her Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. N. Stevens
Bath W. C. T. U
Y. M.C
Frances McFadden
Carrie Baker
Risesville
Stevens
Caroline Richards
Nomination Papers Filed for State and Local Races
Primary nomination papers were filed with the Secretary of State for several candidates from Sagadahoc County. Dr Wallace N Price of Richmond Democratic candidate for State Senate and several House seats saw filings with multiple signatories. Justice of the Peace and Bath Republicans also had filings, with signatures from local residents. A Nebraskan visitor, Master Edgar J Means, enjoyed naval lore and a yacht club visit during town events, while Commodore Dyer noted plans for a Portland Yacht Club delegation for Jameshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace N. Price
Richmond
Sagadahoc County
M. G. Baker
George Ke, Hughes
Bath
N. G. Curtis
Topsham
W. C. P. Wood
Woolwich
William L. Bonney
Bowdeinham
House of Representatives
Bowdoinham
Bowdoin
Phippsburg
West Bath
Arrowsie
Rothens
Douglass
William K. Tate
Georgetown
Perkins
James C. Purinton
Henry G. Hodgdon
Sagadahoe County
J. Edward Drake
I. H. Rowe
William W. Brown
John E. Piscetata
Sagananos County
Secretary of
George F. West
RR. K. Dyer
Orleans
Nebraska
Laohine
Master Means
Mr. West
Lemuel G. Means
New York
Dyer
Portland Yacht Club
Dissolution of Hosmer Bros Copartnership
The partnership between William W. Hosmer and Harry S. Hosmer under Hosmer Bros. is dissolved by mutual consent. All bills will be settled by Harry S. Hosmer who will continue the business at the old stand in Ashdale Maine. Dated Ashdale Maine April 15 1914. W. W. Hosmer, Harry S. Hosmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copartnership
William W. Hosmer
Harry S. Hosmer
Farewell Party for Rev. Allen Brown in Norwalk
The Bath Ministers Association held a farewell party for Rev. Allen Brown who left Bath for Norwalk Ohio. The event at Grace Church Parish House featured a luncheon and testimonials from Rev. C Raymond Chappell and Rev Culbert Mc Gay. Ex Gov H S Hadley of Missouri offered to assist in the coming campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Ministers’ Association
Allen Brown
Norwalk
Ohio
Grace Church
C. Raymond Chappell
Bath
McGay
Chappell
Brown
Huth
Llen Brown
Universalist
Maine Gov Haines confirms Maine National Guard ready for war mobilization
Governor William T Haines telegram to President Wilson states Maine National Guard units ready for active service within four hours of a call. One infantry regiment and one coast artillery unit equipped for field service plus hospital corps. Portland and Rockland naval reserve divisions at full strength and ready.
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National Guard
State of
Maine
Coast Artillery Corps
Augusta
Plummer Files for Judge of Probate Nomination
E. C. Plummer reported to have filed his papers for Judge of Probate in the primaries. He said the Secretary of State confirmed the filing after Mr. Plummer mailed the documents last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Plummer
Secretary of State
Alexander
Maine men in army and navy show strong state representation
The article notes 526 Maine born enlisted men in the navy and 252 enlisted elsewhere, with Maine birth as the state of enlistment for many. It records 40 Maine born officers in the navy and 30 appointed from Maine, while war dept records vary by service. It also recalls two Mexican War survivors remaining in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Army
Navy
War Department
Remains of Mrs Annie Swazey Laid to Rest in Bucksport
The body of the late Mrs Annie Sewall Swazey was brought to Bath from Bucksport and laid to rest beside her family in Bath beneath oaks and pines. She left a daughter Miss Lida P Swazey who cared for her through illness. Swazey aided the Buck Memorial Library project and loved Bath and Bucksport. Eight delegates were elected to the county convention at Bath May 5 by the Richmond Progressives and a town committee was formed. Judge Staples and deputies viewed the wood lot where the Crocker Brothers had a recent dispute. the judge represents one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Stevens
Aoman
Simmer
Maine
Houston
Department of
Annie Sewall Swazey
Bath
Bucksport
Lida P. Swazey
Silent River
Richmond Progressives
Q. F. Knight
H. C. Reed
O. P. Galusha
E. B. White
BE. F. Houdlette
Carl Curtis
Elmer Rogers
W. H. Thurlow
F. E. Preble
Henry Littlefield
Harry Whitney
Morris Gilasier
B. J.gurtis
Wo. Wilson
F. R. Winslow
Staples
Norris and
Aterton
Crocker Brothers
Prominent Men in Sagadahoc Described Amid War Turmoil
The article recounts Captain Lake and partner Captain Clarke in Arrowsic during King Philip’s War era. It details the Aug 14, 1676 siege, Lake’s death, and the discovery of his body, plus the fate of Clarke and their heirs as hostile governance disrupted plans and land ownership.
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Philip
Massachusetts
East
Sagadahoc
Arrowsie
Lake
Sylvanus Davis
Parker's Island
Davis
Lake Kaw
Savage
Moses Riggs
Riggsville
Maj. Waldron
Cotton Mather
Hubbard
Solomon
Capt. Lake
Copps Hill
Arrowsic
Maj. Clarke
Mary Lake
Arrowsie Island
Clarke
Local Notes From Columbia and Nearby Areas
A miscellany of town news including a drunken fine paid in court, a plea to fund a shoe factory, life-saving needs for drownings, hotel registers, church confirmation plans, farm building updates, naval training remarks, a cabaret at Foresters Hall, refreshed park fountains, a new ferry idea for Sparrow Lake, nomination papers for Sagadahoc sheriff, home renovations, new ice cream seating, steamship improvements, and coastal yacht and cutter developments. A Russian traveler arrives by mistake on the wrong train and is accommodated by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hotel de Wallace
St. Mary’s Church
Harry C. Plummer
North Bath
Sparrow Lake
Water St
Elm
John E. Fitzgerald
Augusta
Sagadahoc County
Edward F. Johnson
John F. Clary
Clary
Virginia
Iolita
G. M. Snow
Zipalong
Frank Snow
Selah B. Howell
Defiance
New York
Bath
Senate
California
Gulf of Mexico
Maine
New York Harbor
Tri-City
Bangor Commercial
Camden
Belfast
Bangor
Brunswick
Lewiston
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Utes
Perance
Addie Robins
A. M. Robinson
Portland City Hall
Haines
Chase
Bates College
Fred Dow
Union
J. B.C. Sawyer
F. H. Dow
Kursett
John Nye
Wi Goat Bl
Mr. Evans
Alice May Douglas
Mrs. Stevens
Pon
Hadley
Allen Missourian
Maine Republicans
H. S. Hadley
Missouri
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Chicago
Taft
Northwestern University
Kansas City
Jackson County
Standard Oil
Lumber Trust
Harvester Trust
Railroads
New York City
H. H. Rogers
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General
Uncle Sam
Mrs. Swazey
Bath Cemetery
HH. D. Rice
Corner Water
Elm Sts
I. Rice
Kennebec Point
Popham Beach Steamboat Landing
Boston
Bath Steimers
D. H. Todd
J. Upton
Winneganee
Homer Chase Co
Auburn
Erastus W. Maxwell
31St
Maine Infantry
Edwin W. Spalding
Pacific Building
Washington, D.C
Experiment Farm
Highmore
F.o.b
F. S. Adams
Me. R
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