State Ferryboat Governor King Ready for the Summer
The State ferryboat Governor King resumed service on the Lath Woolwich route after a complete overhaul with new rudders, chains, and summer-ready improvements. Inspectors from Portland praised the vessel, noting hull repairs, deck widening to increase car capacity, moved life boats, upgraded engine room, and new crew facilities. Two captains will operate this season, with repainting in battleship gray and green ceilings.
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King
Woolwich
M. F. Littlefeld
William LB. Young
Portland
Edmund I. Briggs
Marine Railway
Custom House
Charles W. Dingley
Verry Colby
Woolwch
Tibbetts
Doctor Donaldson Links Height to Brain Weight Difference
The article notes Doctor Donaldson established that taller people tend to have heavier brains. It mentions Marion Starkey of Saugus Massachusetts planning to send Christmas tree decorations to Eskimos in Labrador via explorer Donald MacMillan.
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Donaldson
Marion Starkey
Saugus
Mass
Will
Eskimos
Labrador
Donald MacMillan
Twenty-Five Year Class Plans for Its Anniversary
Members of the class of 100 Bath high school, observing its 25th anniversary, met at Mrs. Margaret Metcalf Mussenden’s Garden Street home to outline the reunion. Hiram T. Stevens was elected president, with Mrs. Mussenden as vice president and Mrs. Rachel Shaw Hodgdon as secretary and treasurer. The class, now numbering 4 living members, anticipates over 20 attending the Alumni banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath High School
Morse High
Margaret Metcalf Mussenden
Garden Street
Hiram T. Stevens
Mussenden
Rachel Shaw Hodgdon
Charles J Donnell
China
Mary Fawcett
Georgi Harold Good
Cleveland
Benj. S. Waggett
Asbury Park
N. 1
Jennie Harnden Dunton
Portland
Charles Ginien Hinckley
Massachusetts
Anne Kimball
New York
Annie Kimball Lowe
Brookline
Mass
Clarence A. Lightbody
Margaret Mententf Musserden
Grace Page Sasapeon
Lessie HB. Peter
Leola M. Reobersen
Merritt
Boston Gun Club House Destroyed by Flames
A cottage at the Boston Gun Club on Small Point near Bald Head Weard was burned last week in a fire that started on a wood lot owned by Martin Wyman. The blaze spread across Small Point, lasting about three hours with volunteer firemen, and the estimated loss not exceeding 75000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Gun Club
Small Point
Bald Wead
Martin Wyman
Kennebec Box Co
Gardiner
Tractor Tragedy Claims Young Farmer’s Life at Reach
Edward Blaisdell 23 of Phippsburg dies when a tractor overturns on a farm at Reach. He was crushed beneath the heavy machine after trying to free it from a soft spot. Survived by parents two brothers and two sisters.
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Edward Blaisdell
Phippsburg
James Lester Morse
Bath
Young Blaisdell
A. A. Stott
Pine Tree Plot Experiment Trial In Sagadahoc County
A pine nursery will be started by J. J. Haile of West Bath to supply seedlings to farm bureau co operators. An extension demonstration later this month will teach pine growing in a nursery and the county agent will plant Haile’s nursery. The service cites rising pine values and notes a New Hampshire grower earned about 32300 per acre from pine settings. Land use may qualify for tax relief if 50 percent of trees remain alive after three years. Twin county settings averaged around three percent gain with one poor plot losing 10 to 16 percent.
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Sagadahoe County
J. J. Haile
West Bath
Farm Bureau
New Hampshire
Twin County
Androscoggin- Sagadahoc
Lossen
West Bath Farmers Start Improved Potato Seed Plot
J J Haile begins an improved seed plot using sever bushete seed from Ray Purington of West Bowdoin with tuber unit planting. The county agent will demonstrate disease identification and control, aiming for higher yields. notices will follow.
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West Bath
J. J. Haile
Mr. Haile
Ray Purington
West Bowdoin
Republican state committee meets in Augusta hears enrollment law
Miss Harriett Ledyard and Arthur K. Purington of Sagadahoc attended the Republican state committee gathering in Augusta as Daniel Field of Phillips was re elected chairman Eva Mason Dover Foxcroft was named vice chair Butler Farmington secretary and Furbush Rangeley treasurer The group discussed enrollment requirements for the upcoming primary noting a new law mandates party enrollment in all towns previously exempt under 2 000 population Chairman Field presented correspondence with Deputy Attorney General Sanford J Fogg Bath regarding the matter and Fogg’s reply
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett. Ledyard
Arthur K. Purington
Sagadahoc County
Republican State Committee
Augusta House
Daniel F. Field
Phillips
Eva C. Mason
Dover- Foxcroft
Alice S. Butler
Farmington
Harry A. Furbush
Rangeley
Field
Sanford J. Fogg
Bath
Mr. Fogg
Chairman Field Seeks Clarification On Enrollment Law
In a May 2 1926 letter to Deputy Attorney General Sanford L. Fogg of Augusta Maine LD Field chairman of the Republican State Committee requests a written explanation of the new enrollment law for publication in newspapers. He worries townsmen may misunderstand and voters lose rights.
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Sanford L. Fogg
Augusta
Maine
Fogg
LD. F. Field
Republican State Committee
Root grafts to cut nursery stock costs in Maine
The farm bureau secured root grafts from mid western nurseries to test in Maine. Last year 10 000 were ordered, and over three years 24 2-10 per cent of trees grafted become No 1 trees, cutting nursery stock prices in half. L D Rogers of West Bath set 250 grafts beside his road. At two years they resemble two year trees and if 1 4 of them reach No 1, it would be a strong showing.
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Farm Bureau
Maine
L. D. Rogers
West Bath
Alfalfa Plot Program Led by County Agent
Ernest and Fred Rose of Rosedale Farm and J. W. Jarrabee will start alfalfa plots this spring under extension service guidance. Tests are done, seed ordered, and detailed instructions issued with careful record keeping. Soils in West Bath range from mildly to strongly acidic, needing one to four tons of lime per acre. the agent cites demonstrations showing tripled value over three years and universal profitability in lime use.
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Ernest
Fred Rose
Rosedale Farm
J. W. Jarrabee
Extension Service
West Bath
Selected Breeders Help Poultry Grow in County Programs
The county agent visited George K. Thompson of East Brunswick to arrange pedi greed cockerels for cooperators guiding breeders at farm bureau and extension meetings held in Fall and Winter. Line breeding has boosted egg production, with cooperators ordering several cockerels last year and reporting satisfaction. Some men are continuing the line breeding plan as outlined by the county agent.
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George K. Thompson
East Brunswick
Farm Bureau and Extension Services
Whourpson Iso
Sen
Caponizing Demonstrations Planned by Farm Bureau
The farm bureau will teach poultry men caponizing with a demonstration late May or early June at B C Donnell's farm in West Bath. County agent will train participants and keep records comparing results to last year’s broiler profits, showing caponized birds earned about $1.03 more per bird.
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Farm Bureau
B.C. Donnell
West Bath
Donnell
Maine Republican inquiry on election enrollment rules
Deputy Attorney General Sanford L. Fogg replies to Daniel F. Field outlining Maine primary enrollment rules. Voters must enroll before primaries. enrollment boards vary by city or town. six months preprimary enrollment grants voting rights. first time enrollees may register up to election day. changing enrollment within six months bans voting in that primary.
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Augusta
Maine
Daniel F. Field
Republican State Committee
Sanford L. Fogg
Miss Avery Named Foods Specialist for Extension Service
Miss Avery of Lube r is appointed foods specialist for the Extension Service of the College of Agriculture following Miss Estelle Nason. She is a Simmons College graduate with a B S degree, taught home economics in Nassan Institute and Auburn Junior High, and supervised home economics at Nassan and Hampton Institute. She will supervise foods work statewide through home demonstration agents.
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Miss Avery
Nassan Imstitute
Springvale
Auburn
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Foods Speeciat
Miss Averys
Ford collision on South and Middle streets injures sedan
A Ford sedan and a Ford truck collided shortly after 4 40 Tuesday afternoon at South and Middle streets. The sedan left worse, while the truck headed north on Middle and the sedan west on South. Mr and Mrs Charles A Parris of Stockton Massachusetts report an automobile trip to Washington DC with camping along the route.
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South
Middle Streets
Middle Street
South Street
Brewerch
Charles A. Parris
Stockton, Mans
Bath
Washington, D. C
State Highway and Bridge Men Discuss Woolwich Ridge Route
State highway and bridge directors met Friday at King Tavern Bath to review approaches for a new Kennebec bridge. They weighed River and Ridge routes, noting cost differences and rail and ferry impacts, with plans for a double deck structure and utilities, and potential disruption to Vine street and King Tavern.
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New Bridge
Vine Street
Baths
Kennebec Bridge
State Highway Commission
King Tavern
Colonial
Woolwich
Highway Commission
Maine Centras
J. A. L. Waddell
New York
Shortridge Hardesty
C. K K. Allen
Menatur
F. W. Carlton
Ernest L. McLean
Augusta
George Bb. Wood
Rockland
Col
Ernest A Robbins
Camden
Charles H. Innes
Saco
Maine Highway Commission
Charles Murray
Bangor
M. Kellar
Front Street
Bath Garage Co
Front End
Vine Streets
Legard Stable
Maine Central Depot
Plums
Kew
Ridge
Maine Central Railroad
Water mains to cross Kennebec bridge in Bath project
Ralph W. Horne of Fay, Spofford and Thorndike visits Bath to assess costs for placing Bath Water District mains on the Kennebec bridge between Bath and Woolwich. Plans show two 16 inch mains or one 24 inch line on the lower deck to cross the river, with further data gathering to finalize the bridge routing. Irene Castle-related note appears as an unrelated aside.
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Thhe Bridge
Kenneber
Bath
Ralph W. Horne
Way, Spofford & Thorndike
Boston
Maine Water Co
Bath Water District
Kennebec
Woolwich
Trustees of the Water District
Fay, Spofford & Thorndike
Berne
Water District
Fifty Years but Loyal to Bath
A reader named Elizabeth McAves Merrell from San Francisco writes to The Independent recalling her Cal aifornia years and family ties to Bath. She notes schooling, church, and community memories, mentions relatives who served in the U S Navy and Civil War era, and asks to be remembered by older Bath residents. The letter includes personal genealogy and a request for publication.
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Elizabeth McAves Merrell
Sam Francisco
The
Independent
Bath
Sears
Calfornia
Melvoy
Sam Free Cisers
U.S. Navy
EMRE
Californias
John Kelley
Mentanz
John MrFarland
Fermin Wheeler
Beothbars
Charles E. MeAver
Beeather
Gletessbers
Beth
MeAves Merrell
nepeelf_ saevicen
James Meitvey
Dummer Street
de Daagifer
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Gov. King
Waldoboro
Medomak
Thomas Evans
Tennessee Mts
United States
Buckner
Chester Waltz
Waltz
Lyndon Waltz
Henry Ford
America
Plymouth
James Wise
Rabbi Wise
Forward Blaisdell
J. Harry Blaisdell
James T. Morse
Reach
Blaisdell
Ontario & Western Railroad
John EB
William
Hana F. Blaisdell
Trufant’s Crossing
Benjamin H. Woodside
Sagadahoc
Georgetown
Ising
Fogge
Irene Castle
Barbadex
Elizabeth McAvoy Merrell
Johnson Bros CO
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