Old Days on the Bath Branch Rail Accidents and Changes
A nostalgic survey of early Kennebec railroad history recounts frequent wrecks from poor track, light engines, and unseasoned crews near Brunswick and Portland. It details notable incidents, derailed trains, switch misplacements, flood damage, and staff accidents from 1854 to 1857, plus fare tricks and planned line relocations affecting Portland Brunswick Bath and crossings into Augusta and Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Brunswick
Portland
John Carter
Richmond
Bath
Wortland
Griffin
Vortland
Ile
Cape Elizabeth Junction
Deep Cut
Francis Chase
Somerset
Kennebec Railroad
Freeport
Yarmouth
Somerset & Kennebec
Augusta
Kendall's Mills
Wittsfield
Penobscot & Kennebec
Bangor
Brunswick Municipal Court
John Murphy
Murphy
Waterville
Oliver S. Hussey
Androscoggin & Kennebec
Danville
Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Hussey
McCauslin
Slepper
Hardings
Skendalls Mills
Kendalls Mills
Lowdeinham
Hallowell and
Gardiner
Hallowell
Androscoggin
Skowhegan
Boston
Bruswick
Farmington
East Tivermore
Dr. Garcelon
Ireland
K. & Pvp
Wenobscot & Kennebec
Cape Elizabeth
Fore River
York & Cumberland
Commercial Street
Naturalization Hearings Highlight Sagadahoc Court
In Sagadahoc county supreme court Associate Justice Charles J. Dunn heard naturalization cases with six of seven applicants admitted and taking oath. One hearing was continued. several defendants faced charges including forgery and burglary as trials and verdicts unfolded amid a busy May term likely ending Friday night.
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Munn
Supreme Court
Charles J. Dunn
Sagadahoc County
Italy
George Earl Melvin
Elm Street
Topsham
West St. Andrew
Canada
Vanceboro
Luce
Howard W. Johnson
Brunswick
Francesco Rossi
Bowdoinham
Gazano
Boston
Charles H. McEwen
William B. Temple
Bath
John Peters
Richardson Street
Albertson
P.E
William I. Sprague
Frederick H. Suilphen
Robert McAfee
Bowdoin
Montreal
Island Pond
Norman E. Curtis
Alfred H. Crowe
Yarmouth Bridge
Ford
Joseph H. Brown
Scripps Booth
Frank Wolman
Waterville
Harry Powers
Richmond
George D. Hathorne
Woolwich
Edward K. Thompson
West Bath
Walter P. Kingsbury
L. Eugene Footer
Earl E. Browne
Bowdeinham
Charles Farren
John Jack
Elbridge W. Morse
Whippsburg
Frank LB. Nichols
John A Purington
Hiram T. Small
Clifton W. Tedford
Atlon I. Thwing
Cecil FE. Paine
Mary Morrotto
Tony di Palma
Henry C. Colby
Newburyport
Mass
Rodney M. Rice
Standard Furniture Co
Allison Houdlette
John A. Morse
David Lewis
Ernest Baulais
William Shields
Gladys L. Cheney
Harry L. Cheney
John A. Purington
Sagadahoe County
Norman Harley
Ralph O. Dale
Edward W. Bridgham
Justice Dunn
Law Court
Louise Grant
H. W. Pinkham
M. B. Striar
Bangor
Striar
Harvey Cline
Rockland
George L. Aldrich
John J
Morse High Glee Club Presents College Days Musical
Morse High School's Glee Club staged College Days, a musical comedy, to packed matinee and evening crowds at Assembly Hall. Miss Eleanor Christiansen guided a strong cast with standout turns by Eleanor Boyle, Katherine Harrington, George Moses, and Raphael Haley. The production raised over $100 for the treasury, despite higher-than-expected costs, and earned high praise for the chorus and individual performances.
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Assembly Hall
Morse High School
Morse Glee Club
Eleanor Christiansen
Baths
Eleanor Boyle
Katherine Harrington
George Moses
Raphael Haley
Moses
Haley Bas
Elmer McFaarland
Preston Haskell
Carolyn Stackpole
James Hanson
Dorothy Smith
Fred Swift
Toppy
Carl Pinson
Morse High Roung
Bernice Worrey
Harriet Green
Dorothy Furber
Beatrice Quimby
Pauline Page
Dorothy Stikey
Aimee Shepard
Myrtle Shepard
Pearl Sprague
Helens Baker
Douglass Ames
Melvin Come
Helen
Tubby
Rainbow
Davy
Dot
Davy Paul Stewart
Charles Sweet
Babe” Stearns
Madeline Wwinckley
Elizabeth Gray
Ase Hart
Thelma Rich
Clyde
Baldy
Irexy
Wetherbee elected to Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders council
Charles P. Wetherbee of Bath Iron Works was elected to the administrative council of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders association at its annual meeting in Philadelphia. The event featured leading maritime experts including W. Averill Harriman and George Earl Chamberlain who urged decisive action to revive U S shipbuilding and strengthen liner service.
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Charles P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders Association
Philadelphia
W. Averill Harriman
Board of American Ship & Commerce Corporation
George Earl Chamberlain
United States
Harriman
Shipping Board
High Seas
Women Voters in Bath Urged to Enroll for June Primary
Bath women must enroll as partisans to vote in the June 19 primary. Registered voters gain no primary voting rights without declaring as Republican or Democrat. Enrollment days ahead prevent delays and confusion, as only enrolled voters may participate in nominating ballots on primary day.
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Bath
Bath Mayor Warns on School Appropriation
Bath mayor appeals to citizens about the $92,400 school appropriation noting historic levels, population changes, and inflation. He cites prior year's costs, reductions already made, and claims the current figure is sufficient under present conditions.
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Bath
Bailey
Glee Club Thanks Hartnett Furniture Co and Thompson Co
The club expresses gratitude to Hartnett Furniture Co for loaned settees and to Thompson ros., Inc. for additional favors. Officers listed include President George Moses Vice President Eleanor Doyle Secretary Katherine Harrington and Treasurer Raphael Haley.
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Heroes of
Brinkdale
Teachers Club Indoor Track Meet At Bath High School
Bath Teachers' club held an indoor track meet amid Bath Board of Education decisions. Leonore Fraser led points tally earning a jersey. A division won the loving cup presented to Captain Ray Hayward. Events included peanut race, shot put, mile run, 220 hurdles, and mile walk with playful, improvised obstacles. Ice cream rewarded the participants and Board officials received refreshments. Captain James W Hawley attended the North end auction sale and returned to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
Bath Teachers’ Club
Arthur B. Scott
Leonore Fraser
Loving
Ray Hayward
Scott
Frances Hall
Etta Berman
Mary Conley
Bessie Hunt
Ellen Turner
Nellie Sawyer
Annabel O'Connor
Olive Rowe
Assembly Hall
Miss O'Connor
Mr. Hayward
Esther Hawkes
Beatrice Spinney
David Alkazin
Helen Knowles
Board of Education
Woman Sues For Services In Family Lincoln Case
Gladys L Cheney of Topsham sues Harry L Cheney for 800 dollars alleging care of his wife during illness and farm work neglect. Trial in Sagadahoc county supreme court Ab. features lawyers from Lewiston and notes family difficulties including tuberculosis and two children. Also reports Arthur Gagnon guilty plea for drunk driving and Bath man wins 139.79 in an auto collision case from 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Ta Cheney
Topsham
Harry Lb. Cheney
Justice Dunn
Sagadahoc County
Gladys L. Cheney
Biddeford
Arthie Gagnon
Lewiston
Richmond Corner
Joseph H. Brown
Bath
Frank Wolman
Waterville
Yarmouth Bridge
Bath Board Delays Hiring Files Plan For Part Time Teaching
At a special Bath Board of Education meeting the board failed to elect new teachers and instead discussed multiple plans aimed at avoiding a part time system. A committee led by J. J. Keegan and Charles L. Smith will report back with a definite plan to stay within city budget while re electing teachers where possible. Optometrist A L Stuart attended the Maine Association convention in Lewiston on May 10 where Dr. E E Hotaling of New York spoke on modern eye exams without drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Times
Bath Board of Education
J. J. Keegan
John E. Burkhardt
Charles L. Smith
John J. Keegan
A. L Stuart
Maine Association of Optometrists
Lewiston
E. E. Hotaling
New York
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Maine Central
Charles
Canal Street
Albert Boynton
Falmouth
Morse High Glee Club
Miss Eleanor Doyle
Wetherbee
Atlantic Association
Mother's Ail & Children’s Guardidans
Jack Tubby
Babe
Tubbs Brinkilate
Morse
James W. Hawley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
North End
Johnson Bros Co
Supreme Judicial Court