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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1916

Page

12

Spinney Trial at S. J. Court and Liquor Case

In S. J. Court Ernest L Spinney faces liquor sale charges with twin brother alibi attempts as Judge Bird instructs jurors. Prosecution shows witnesses Worrey and Bullock. Spinney discharged not guilty after brief deliberation. Cases against Levi Ouillette, Edward McNeil for robbery and Bertha Green white slave trial receive steps and adjournments.

S. J. Court Ernest L. Spinney Down River George W. Heselton Gardiner Bridgham Ernest Fred Worrey Bullock Worrey Spinney Ralph Hazelton Wahrf Bay Point Heselton Bertha Green Levi Ouillette Edward McNeil Clyson J. Coffin Frank Varney Bertha Augusta George Legard Legard

Tanlac boosts health claims from Maine daily

Mrs W H Curtis credits Tanlac for reviving her husband's energy and sleep as a barrel maker who had grown tired and numb. The Tanlac agent touts broad local usage in Maine and endorses its purity and value, noting widespread belief in its benefits. Swett & Co. Stores Bath sells Tanlac. A J Shon, a Boston real estate dealer, was in town Thursday on business.

Mr. Getter Maine Argus States A. J. Shon Boston

Bath Elks session and town notes mix of events

Local Bath items include a regular Elks meeting, a repainting at William H Melcher’s home, shipyard updates, a 92nd birthday, and a planned Islander steamer launch. Betsy Melcher noted. Gardiner Deering improving. carpentry and pile driving discussed. plans for Memorial Day parade and Bath business clubs noted.

Bath Lodge of Elks William H. Melcher Front St Bristol Bath Iron Works Gardiner G. Deering Bath Shipbuilders J. H. Stacy Popham Beach James Higgins Auburn New Meadows Texas River Central Church Warren Stilphen Pine Middle Streets Savings Bank Jnew Shaw

Islander trips are 110 miles daily

Islander trips are listed as a daily 110 mile itinerary. Reports mention a 14 person party aboard the 35-foot launch Golden Rod arriving from Bay Point for the season and the vessel being among the river’s finest pleasure crafts.

Red Men’s Hall Kelley Spear Yard Front St Walsh Place J Grove St C. E. Corliss Bath Driving Club Sewall Ladies’ Aid Winter Street Church Morse High School George Brown A. J. Dunton Percy Boston Herman Spinney Bay Point Morse High Lisbon Falls High Lisbon Falls Morse Boys Curtis Henry W. Howard Texas Co. Yard Elm‘hurst Thomaston Maine Highway Commission Brunswick Muddy Bridge New Meadows Thhey Cook’s Corner Bath

Social and Local Notes From Bath and Portland

Mrs Abbie A Kelley travels to Boston to visit her son Frank. R H McCleary of Brown Bigelow Co visits Bath. Captain Davis of the schooner Dorothy Palmer stops in on way home to Five Islands. Two million dollars pledged for pensions to Anglican clergy in Massachusetts. 71 clergy over 68 eligible for $600 annuity. Front Street tracks for Texas Co shipyard delayed by blasting, costs likely exceed $5,000. Bryant dies in Kingston after visiting Bath. Gov Bradford descendant. Congregational conference in Portland reports growth in churches and decline in benevolence and missions funding. Willard Sprague celebrated fourteenth birthday with party and gifts. fountain pen presented.

Abbie A. Kelley Boston Frank R. H. McCleary Brown & Bigelow Co H. S. Harris Capt. Davis Dorothy Palmer Five Islands Gloucester Protestant Episcopal Church Lawrence Massachusetts Front St Texas Co Grove St Pearl and Front Sts William Nutter Margaret N. Nutter Kingston Mass William Bradford Bryant Nutter Western Ave Bryant Gov Bradford Bath Robert Kennedy Portland L. B. Clark Congregational Churches of Maine C. A. Moore Bangor E. E. Keedy Cumberland Mills J. B. Lyman Orono S. T. Livingstone Bridgton Willard Sprague Shaw St Marjorie Mitchell Cynthia Crosman Thelma Brown Irene Lennox Mable Redlon Bernice Hunt Bernice McPherson Beatrice Washburn Marion Small Evelyn Norton Elvira Owen Eleanor Eaton Martha Bates Harold Brown Harold Fielding Clarence Oliver Oscar Hunt Kenneth Lennox Raymond Norton George Colby Charles Neil Karcher Jackson Clifford Neil Willard David Sprague

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Emma Garrison George E. Legard Fred Barter William Ryan Lewiston Reynolds Aterton E. L. Spinney Tanlac Army OF Joys W. H. Curtis Bath Company Damon Company Ralph Gay Colonial Steamship Co Western Avenue Pilgrims Maine Centrals Jones Field Woolwich Peter A. Olinto Lieut. Clark U.S.A University of Maine Clinto Ethel Wiles Navy Department United States Boston Navy Yard Horatio Bridges United States Navy Eliza Dunton Boothbay Boothbay Harbor Hallowell South Gardiner Cedar Grove Richand Oothbay Harbor Eureka Sterling Jefferson Rochester America Thompson Bros Conley’s Specialty Store
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