Letter from Seth recalls purchase of steam roller
Editor, The Independent: In 1808, a steam roller purchase sparked Bath's better streets movement. Seth describes a summer in Bath with Bob Gerald, a Civil War veteran who sold the roller, and recounts a trolley trip to Alexandria and Mount Vernon. He details Christ's Church, the Washington Memorial, and the era's graveyard stones, noting a Carnegie organ and pew arrangements from 1767. Continued on Page Seven.
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the Independent
Joe Torrey
Minyor
Oscar
Bath
Bob Gerald
Joseph White
West Bath
Seth
the Times
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
City Appropriation Bill Passed With Limited Dissent
At the May city council meeting the annual appropriation bill, with only four dissenting votes across two branches, included a 300,000 net appropriation and funds for a tractor and snow plow. An industrial policy via a dedicated committee was urged, while a pine blister issue prompted a 3,000 appropriation to curb currant and gooseberry infestation near white pines under state and federal supervision. Street peddling of food and drink faced renewed scrutiny, seeking swift approval of an existing ordinance by the chief justice to ease traffic on Ferry, Summer and Commercial streets.
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Board of Aldermen
Cty
Finance Cotimipleg
Huse
Encou
Bath
Cahill
Alderman Pluse
Tuse
Msani
Frost
State Department of Agriculture
Theora
Alderman Tuse
Alderman Tse
State
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Sampson
Committee of Conference Lighting Order Sparks Unanimous Passage
The lower board faulted the committee on public lighting and the subsequent order, which then passed unanimously. Continued on page four.
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Committee
Bath Boy Will Fill Excellent Position
George C. Wotton Jr has accepted a post with A J Raymond Co Athol Mass and will assume duties after graduating from the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance Boston in June He graduated Morse High School in June 1925 and was active in student council senior chess and basketball management and National Honor Society He looks forward to starting his business career with enthusiasm.
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George C. Wotton, Jr
A. J. Raymond Co
Athol
Mass
Wil
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
Boston
Wotton
Morse High School
Tlower Society
Bath Boy Weds in Western City Church Wedding
Edith Harvey of Avon Dale and Mark Langdon Hill of Bath wed at Avondale Presbyterian Church Cincinnati on April 30. Rev. Jesse Hermann officiated. Mrs. William R. Freeman of Bath served as matron of honor. The ceremony featured lilies, tapers, palms, and ferns with bridal party in flesh-toned chiffons and pink accents. The couple will reside in Portland after June 1. Fred D. Hill attended and returned to Bath via Bangor for the Rotary Conference.
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Avondale Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edith Harvey
William T. Harvey
Avondale
Mark Langdon Hill
Fred J Hill
Bath
Jesse Hermann
William R. Freeman
Henner
Virginia Simpson
Dorothy Ann McGrath
Cleveland
Elizabeth Rimmermann
New York
Mark Brown
Duchesse Lee
Mer. Hill
Jath
Portland
Fred DD. Hill
Bangor
Rotary
Famous Clergyman to Lead Bath Services This Week
Reverend Herbert S. Johnson, longtime Warren Avenue Baptist preacher in Boston and noted eastern orator, will conduct special services at the First Baptist Church in Bath for the week starting May 10. Johnson, a former Red Cross commissioner to Czecho-Slovakia and a current Reserve corps major, will be joined by soprano Flora Mcdonald as evangelistic soloist. He opens with morning services and will preach each evening, ending May 22.
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Herbert S. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Boston
United States
First Baptist Church
Johnson
Warren Avenue Church
Red Cross
Czecho-Sloviakia
Usex
Bath
Flora Mcdonald
Bath High School Alumni Banquet Marks 25th Anniversary
The Bath high school alumni association holds its annual reunion in the assembly hall with the class of 1902 observing its 25th anniversary. A music program featuring David Sprague Allan Ramsay and other notable musicians promises to appeal to music lovers.
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Bath High School Alumni Association
David Sprague
Allan Ramsay
Roaring Comedy by Bath Players A Hit at Columbia
The Colonial club presented a revived comedy at the Columbia theatre to a sizable audience. Augustus Tage played Jones in a farce centering on a prize fight, mistaken identity, and a Bishop from Australia. Cast members included Ella Carey, Genevieve Duprey, Clinton Wilson, Mrs. Brenda Hill, and Mrs. Hill’s line of humor.
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Jones
Columbia Theatre
Colonial Club
Augustus Tage
Mia
Ella D. Carey
Helma
Genevieve Duprey
Ibenezer
Ballart
Ebenezer
Brenda Hill
Huse
Goodly
Gos
Cissy
Adelaide Boynton
Bishop
Mr. Wilson
Young Heatherly
Marjorie Goodly
Clinton D. Wilson
Hill
W. Percy Marks
Meek
Hoanble
Illa
PP. Cavey
Alvina Starlight
Miss Duprey
Phelan
Carey
Mabel Ayer
Elortense Bryant
Miss Ayer
Miss Bryant
Raymond V. Traynard
William Digbee
Albert S. Noyes
Francis Duprey
A. D. Stetson & Son
Kennebec
Columbian Orchestra
Miss Doris Ward Visits Bar Harbor With Mother
Miss Doris Ward, formerly employed at Bar Harbor during Me Winter, arrived recently for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Everett H. Davis.
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Doris Ward
Bar Harbor
Everett H. Davis
Bath Waterfront Buzzes Amid Kennebec Bridge Construction
Construction at Bath's waterfront shows heavy activity as the Kennebec Bridge nears completion. Foundation Co. piers near finish, McClintic Marshall Co. placing spans with one due early June. The bridge will be about eight feet wider than prior vehicular roads, allowing two lanes and pedestrian space. A Lee Lo Abbott photograph from Rose Street captures the scene with the Hercules ferry, equipment, and Bath skyline, including the First Baptist Church steeple and county courthouse.
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Bath
Kennebec
Foundation Co
McClintic Marshall Co
Winneganee
Qamss
Lee Lo Abbott
Rose Street
Mac Centeal
Hercules
Defiche
Woolwich
City of Bath
Davenport Executors Propose Bath City Hall Memorial
Executors of the late George I Davenport seek Bath city hall construction as a memorial. A May 4 1927 letter proposes 15 000 annual bequest and 500 000 tax valuation over five years to fund a new city hall, with a granite entrance inscription to honor Davenport and his father. City officers have not acted, and mayor Cahill has received a copy.
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Bath
George I Davenport
Board of
Cahill
Davenport
Front Street
Center Street
Charles Davenport
Morse High School
Davenport Memorial
George V. Davenport
Elwell Injured At Hyde Windlass Plant
Irwin Elwell, an employee of Hyde Windlass Company, received a bad cut on the left foot Wednesday afternoon. He was rushed to a local physician's office where several stitches were taken in the wound.
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Irwin Elwell
Hyde Windlass Company
Pistcian’s
Oldest Bath resident Robert Shea celebrates 101th birthday
Robert Shea, Bath's eldest resident and veteran marine engineer, quietly marked his 101st birthday at the Old Folks Home. Confined to his room since March 13 by illness, he remains mentally sharp as visitors and telegrams pour in, with family support from daughter Mrs. West Miller and son William Shea.
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Robert Shea
Bath
Kennebec Valley
California
Tie
Katherine O'Hara
Pittston
John
Chirissa Konight
Shea
Maine Central Railroad
William HE. Sten
Wests Miller
Round Pond
Seon Feeve
Percy
Harold Miller
Shews
O'Pera
Boy Scouts Enjoy Jolly Field Day Event Highlights
The Boy Scouts of the YMCA held a Saturday field day with a 1–0 ball game win over Junior High, plus track events displaying emerging talent. Gaudet and Alsop led batting with a Gaudet triple and Alsop a double, while Barker Whitten and Jewell won sprints and the shot put. The event included swimming under Scoutmaster Dr. Pascal Flit supervision.
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YMC Ual
Preddy Gaudet
Alsop and
Gaudet
Barker
Gander
Whitten
Re Jewell
Mtil
Pare Wi
Pascal Flit
May Court Term Opens Presiding Justice Barnes Leads Sagadahoc Court
May term of Sagadahoc county supreme court convened with Associate Justice Charles O P Barnes presiding. Rev Forrest J Littlefield opened prayers at Wesley Methodist. Sheriff Albert Henderson celebrated, jurors called, and a Bath foreman led a panel including Richmond, Georgetown, Topsham and Bowdoinham residents. Court docket shows probate and civil actions including Max Powers of Bath versus Swift & Co for damages.
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Sagadahoe County
Clarence E. Johnson
Bath
Herbert FP. Wright
Woolwich
Messenger
Charles W. .Triggs
John H. Doyle
Richmond
Tlenry S. Densmore
Thomas N. Williams
Georgetown
James J. Care
Arthur J. Barret
Topsham
BE. W. Mallett
Topsim
Milford Ro. Elliott
Bowdoing
Edwin J. White
Bowdeinhams
Py H. Snipes Arrowsie
Albert Boucher
Charles Rose
James W. Coombs
Gay H. Crosby
Harold E. Cutting
Alloof
Ralph Kenney
West Bath
Tagford , Robbins
Bowdeinham
Albert Th. Storer
Phippsburg
Manni Rogers
Mikels Vo Boyds
Hilo
Libby
May S. Bornstein
Blige Libby
Same
Dale
Plvintit
Beridgham
Simipson Vo Kingsley
Oliver Vo Tagan
Corliss Conapps
Rogers
Mikels
Boyd
Sanson
Maxwell Powers
Swift & Co
Swift
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George Washington
Christ's Church
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Washington
Garden
Elmhurst
Robert B. Lee
Carnegie Foundation
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Bath Trust
Center St
Peepee
Bale & Fare Lote
Wien
Efela Fsewenss
Athol, Mass
Bath Boy
Baths
Kennebec Bridge
Maine
Elwell
BOY Scouts
Lloyd E. Steeves
Porthind
Justice Barnes
Fki
Johnson BrosCo
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