Pomona Grange Reports Healthy Growth and Broad Interest
Sagada hoe county Pomona Grange held a Wednesday meeting at West Bath hall with just over 100 in attendance. Officers were elected and installed led by Horace J Whitney with strong reports of year’s growth, including 100 plus new members and a healthy treasury.
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Sagadahoe County
Pomona Grange
West Bath
Co. M. White
Bowdoinham
Bradford D. Farnham
Woolwich
Grange
J. F. Upton
Philipsburg
The
Horace J. Whitney
Topsham
Independent
Horace J Whitney
Topsham Grange
Daniel Brown
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Flora D. Leavitt
Woolwich Grange
Robert S. Carr
Sagadahoc
Bowdoin
Roland Eaton
Bodwell Grange
Phippsburg
Charles L. Stevens
Dromore Grange
E. C. Patten
Phippshore
Joseph Larrabee
Merry Meeting Grange
Clarence O. Purinton
Gilman
West Bath Grange
Bailey Industrial School to be Established in Bath
The Bath school board, with State Superintendent Payson Smith visiting, voted 7 to 5 to establish The Bailey Industrial School funded by Lucinda Bailey’s bequest. The program will follow Maine Educational Department courses and may partner with the high school to teach industrial trades. A committee was named to choose a city historian per new state law.
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Payson Smith
Lucinda Bailey
Bath
Smith
James W. Hawley
Bailey Industrial School
Ernest F. Kelley
Educational Department of
Maine
Langdon T. Snipe
N. Gratz Jackson
Spanish Gunboats and Bath Charity Fair Tales
Frank Rose corrects a Newport readers that the Spanish Gunboat Rheina Mercedes was at Kittery and later Newport with engines and armament removed. Other captured gunboats Isla de Cuba and Isla de Luzon are loaned to state naval militias. The Winter Street Congregational church Ladies' Aid sale in Bath was highly successful with ornate booths, themed decor, and homemade candies and crafts drawing wide patronage.
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Frank Rose
Bath
The
Independent
Newport
R. I
Rheina Mercedes
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Kittery Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Constellation
Cumberland
Boxer
Isla de Cuba
Maryland
Isla de Luzon
Alabama
New Orleans
Ladies’ Aid Society
Winter Street Congregational Church
Charles Mason
Herbert E. Cole
Elmer Hodgkins
Gordon Preble
Winnie Noble
Elsie M. Folsom
Eleanor A. Percy
Cook
North Pole
F. H. Altekamp
Frances W. Weeks
Charles Webber
Alexander M. Cutler
Ida Voorhees
Laura Gackenbach
Persis Preble
Novel
Wiggs
Grace Coombs
Leonice Morse
Millicent Clifford
Pauline Tobey
Frances Weeks
Alvan Altekamp
Lillian Mason
Corrine Jackson
Frances Parks
Winter Street
Ralph Conforth
Edward Hawley
Laura Palmer
Mr. Folsom
Bath Merchants to Consider New Industry Location
The Bath Merchants' Association will hold a special meeting next Monday at 4 PM in the common council room to review efforts to attract a new industry. A committee led by Har ry E. Stetson will liaise with the concerned company and compare strategies with other communities.
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Bath Merchants’ Association
Bath
Harry E. Stetson
James S. Lowell
Harry W. Tucker
Stetson
Call for street light on Summer Street near Bath Public Library
The Independent notes the darkness on Summer street between the Public Library and Washington street makes evening travel unpleasant and perhaps dangerous. A petition started this week urges Bath city officials to install a street light promptly, hoping for unanimous approval from both boards.
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Public Library
Washington Street
Colonial Skating Party Draws Big Crowd and Excitement
The Colonial club hosted a skating party at Alameda on Thursday evening with bands playing. Old timers and beginners entertained spectators as climactic events followed a 9 PM race between W. G. Bowie of Lewiston and O. P. Coffin of Bath, won by Bowie. A thereafter polo game saw two club teams with O. P. Coffin and Harry Walters as goalies, Walter Murtagh presiding as referee. the Lightweights won 4 to 0.
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Colonial Club
Alameda
W. G. Bowie
Lewiston
O. P. Coffin
The Man With the Broom Keeps City Streets Clean
The article notes a persistent broom bearer on front and center streets who daily swept business districts, reducing dust. It mentions Washington Street work by road rollers as street railway crews replace rails, requiring extensive repairs to restore former condition.
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Washington Street
Mean Trick Hurts Family As Water From Well Suspected
A south end incident left two children severely ill after drinking water. A physician linked the illness to the water from a well that had been cleaned to reveal a dead kitten drowned inside. Local authorities questioned the prank and investigated the water source.
New President Elected at Marine Bank as Duncan Resigns
Directors met Wednesday to accept the resignation of Cashier Silas H. Duncan and to elect Horatio A. Duncan cashier. Charles C. Crosby was chosen president. S. H. Duncan plans to move with his family to Seattle and will likely depart next week.
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The
Marine Bank
Silas H. Duncan
Horatio A. Duncan
Charles C. Crosby
S. H. Duncan
Seattle
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Alma Palmer
Beryk Mitchell
Sarah Lermond
Madelyn Clifford
Anna Percy
City Fathers
Shkating Party
Popular Organization
Dawid
Coffin Bros
Goodyear
Boston
Gold Seal Co
Johnson Bros
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