Central Church Reopens After Renovation in Bath
In Bath the Central Congregational Church unveiled a renewed interior after extensive cleaning and varnish. The article recalls past pastors including Rev. Ray Palmer and Gen. Eliphalet Whittlesey, notes Arthur Gilman as the architect, and highlights the church’s historic Gothic interior and prominent local families associated with its ministry. It also recounts the Old North split, Governor King’s era, and a 1854 Know Nothing mob attack on the Old South church nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Congregational Church
David L. Wilson
Seneca White
Ray Palmer
Palmer
Jesus
Eliphalet Whittlesey
Central
Isaiah Coombs
Ray Pallmer
Upjohn
Sagadahock House
Bath
Arthur Gilman
Boston
Brunswick
Jenks
King
Maine
Old North
New South
Massachusetts General Court
W. M. Jenks
Harvard
South Church
Fouth
Yote
Salem
Old South
Governor King
Houghtons
Morses
Robinsons
Kimballs
J. Parker Morse
Humphrey
Pattens
Mansons
Richardsons
William M. Rogers
John Patten
Jeremiah Robinson
Putnam
Funeral of Harold W Bradshaw Held at Parker Head
Harold W Bradshaw's funeral was Sunday at two o'clock from the Parker Head church. Rev. Mr. Monroe officiated. Pallbearers were W. H. Dutey, Edwin Wrymar, Alston Oliver, and Nathaniel Percy. Interment followed in the village cemetery. Survived by his wife, a son Eugene, and brother Charles A. Bradshaw of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Bradshaw
Parker Head
Mr. Monroe
Small Point
W. H. Dutey
Edwin Wrymar
Alston Oliver
Nathaniel Percy
Bradshaw
Eugene
Charles A. Bradshaw
Boston
Blake
Arnold Morse of Phippsburg Died at 62
Arnold C Morse aged 62 a leading Phippsburg resident died at his home on Sunday from a paralytic shock after birthday celebrations. He served as road commissioner and was a farmer and Bodwell Grange member leaving a wife six children and two brothers. Funeral held Tuesday at two. State Agriculture Parasite Laboratory in Woodfords resumes work under Major Philbrook with new building to rear parasites destroying gipsy and brown tail moths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold C. Morse
Phippsburg
Mr. Morse
John W
Sarah Morse
Bodwell Grange
State Department of Agriculture
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Tasteless Castor Oil Ad Promises Quick Gentle Relief
A vintage Kellogg advertisement touts Tasteless Castor Oil as a pure, flavorless remedy that works quickly without griping or gas. It claims easy use for children, no bulk sale, and notes the product is sold in 25¢ and 0c sizes with a green castor leaf logo from Spencer Kellogg & Sons in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Times Specimen Coal Fragments Suggest Nearby Deposit
Local experimenters heated black specks on white rock from Rockledge cliff and found they do not burn or crumble as coal. They conclude the specks are not coal but may indicate nearby coal deposits beneath Popham and Small Point, possibly guiding future discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockledge
White
Popham Rock
Popham
Small Point
Primary Elections Set For June Fourteenth
The article outlines that the nominating primary for state district and county offices will be on June 14. Petitions require 1 to 2 percent of the district vote. Republican ballots will be white and Democrat yellow. Petitions due by May 1 to the Secretary of State. Voters must be enrolled in a party, with on‑site enrollment allowed on primary day. It notes enrollment procedures and city clerk distribution of blanks. An unrelated local anecdote recounts a gas fuel mishap from mixing gasoline with spring water, and a separate egg message from Miss Delia Cockleberry leading to a correspondence with Alderman Varnum’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Joseph C. Varnum
West Side
Delia Cockleberry
Whitehall
Ill
The
Golden West
Texarkana horse wins Class A race at Brunswick meet
Texarkana, formerly owned by Dr. Powers of this city, captured the Class A race in Brunswick Saturday afternoon, taking the second, fourth and fifth heats. The time was 34 m 34, 36 m 36 and 37 seconds. Four starters. The race was held on the Androscoggin ice course and was witnessed by over 1000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Dr. Powers
Brunswick
Androscoggin
Merrill announces engagement of Eleanor Greenleaf to Walter Rogers
Mr and Mrs George W Merrill announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor Greenleaf to Walter Calvin Rogers son of Mr and Mrs Calvin W Rogers of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Merrill
Eleanor Greenleaf
Walter Calvin Rogers
Calvin W. Rogers
Maine News in Brief for the Busy Community
State Highway Commission prepares for the two to three day roads convention in Bangor during the second week of April with exhibits from a dozen manufacturers. A mass meeting on the Develop Maine Movement is set for February 27 at Augusta City Hall. Lyndon P. Noble is named deputy bank examiner in Augusta with a $1 800 salary. Farming ton reports water system covers expenses, planning an extension and an adjourned meeting February 17. Beacon Street Methodist Sunday school receives a framed photo of Samuel Strout, long time superintendent, presented by Albert H. Strout of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Bangor
Highway Commission
Maine
Pine Tree State
Portland Board of Trade Rooms
City Hall
Augusta
Lyndon P. Noble
Portland
Harry M. Smith
William G. Ellis
Gardiner
Noble
Farmington
Beacon Street
Methodist Sunday School
Albert H. Strout
Samuel Strout
Milton H. Douglas
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed In Bath Ad
Local user G. L. Farrin of Bath Missouri testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieve kidney related back pain. The ad notes purchase at Webber's Drug Stores, price fifty cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole U S agents, and urges readers to remember the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Farrin
Lower Middle St
Bath
Doan
Webber's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
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Gen. Wittlesey
Bowdoin
War Department
Nass
Augustus F. Beard
Paris
Board of American Missions
New York City
William Hart
Mr. Wart
William E. Richards
A. F. Dunnels
David L. Yule
George ©. DeMott
Dunnels
Lowell
Mass
Yale
Connecticut
DeMott
William
Susan
Utes
Arnold
Morse
Popham Cliff
AGRI
Cotton Belt
Diet
South Atlantic States
Gulf States
Canada
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maine News
Dean
Doan’s
Dr. T. Felix Gouraud
L A. Sayre
Druegivta
Ord T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
W.Y
Chichester
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