West Bath Town Meeting Chooses Officers Amid Storm
West Bath reports a busy town meeting Monday with debate over moving the Trufants Crossing schoolhouse and repairs planned instead. Residents note weather woes, road mud, and a rare power outage at the Grange as residents discuss selectmen and local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Joseph White
I. B. Neiley
Trufants’ Crossing
Trufant’s Crossing
New Meadows Boat Clut
Robert Toothaker
J. J. Conant
United Commercial
Portland
Brunswick
Harpswell
Garnet Bridge
New Meadows
Winneganee Bay
J. A. Redson
Bath
Birch Point
Alvah Higgins
Jr.j. Conant
Conant
Samuel F. Bates
Sabine
William Foster
Topsham
Alice Bates
Beachmont
Mass
Jenks J. Mitchell
Mitchell
John Clough
Massachusetts
Samuel Bates
Sagadahoc
Edward W. Haggett
The
Independent
Maine
The Bath Market Faces Poststorm Slowdown and Rising Demand
The Bath market shows a quiet week worsened by last Sundays rain that compacted snow. Farmers avoid drives, reducing supply but boosting prices on remaining produce. Potatoes, apples, onions, beets, and dairy butter reflect tight stocks with buyers seeking old and canned goods. hogs, beef, and lamb show scarce availability amid high pork and meat prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Fr. W. Carlton
Woolwich
Boston
Portland
Granver
Suzadahore
Towl
Ill health improves J C Larrabee of East Brunswick
J C Larrabee is reported much improved and gaining daily after a fall and winter of illness. The piece notes other local items including wind damage at North Bath and a West Bath Grange program discussion on February topics led by Fred Wright and T F Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Larrabee
East Brunswick
William Dunton
North Bath
West Bath Grange
Valentine
Fred Wright
T. F. Perkins
Probate Court session handles numerous estates and guardians
The Marek Probate Court session granted administrations for multiple estates including Love Hooper Theobald Turner and others. Wills were filed and allowed for several residents as guardians were appointed for minors and final accounts filed for multiple executors. The Morse High seniors rehearse Mrs Compton's Manager with 300 tickets sold for a March 13 Columbia Theatre performance amid ongoing local coal washups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Hannnah A. Love
Bath
Margaret Atell Hanson
Mercy A. Hooper
Charles H. Hooper
George R. Theobald
Richmond
George H. Theobald
Ellen
Charlotte C. Ortiz
Phippsburg
George FE. Hughes
Sophronia J. Brown
Sumner Brown
Henry N. F. Marshall
Newton
Mass
Edmund J. Leeds
William D. Cutting
Martha E. Cutting
William P
Frances
Willian ‘P. Carr
Stephen W. Carr
Bowdoinham
Kf. Bd. Hill
Albert Morse
Fred TD. Hill
Louisa M. Hill
Antoinette P. Snow
Bowdoin
Alonzo Purinton
Arthur Ricker
Topsham
Helen G. Ricker
Susam S
William W. Fairclough
Joseph C. Wyman
Arthur J. Dunton
Albert E. Flagg
Wilbur L. Hunter
Albion M. Potter
Margaret W. Potter
Thomas Mulvahill
Johanna F. Mulvyahill
Laura A. Thurlow
Ward
William H. Thurlow
Guardian
Mark L. Hill
Als
Fred D. Hill
Morse High
Westport Faces Dramatic Storm Damage and Local Plans
Westport endured a severe gale that toppled a three story fish house on the Ezekial Tanbox estate owned by Capt. Henry Tarbox. A speed launch stored there survived. Tarbox plans a new launch by June. Residents discuss hotels, electric cars, and town improvements amid ongoing chatter about transport and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Ezekial Tanbox
Henry Tarbox
Capt. Tarbox
Paul Hilton
Long Cove
Lone Cove
Sheepscot
Paul
Ross Dickson
Capt. Dickson
Eastern Steamshin Corporation
Bath and Boothbay
Inauguration Planned for Mayor-elect Dunton
Local notes report Mayor-elect Dunton will be inaugurated Monday March 16 at ten o'clock. The issue also notes court appearances, election wagers, and community happenings from Bath with reminders of services, school changes, and a high school fund-raising fair underway for the Washington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunton
Mabel J. Foss
Rive
N. H
H. Gerald Holden
West Bath
Washington St
North St
Auburn
Grace Church Parish
Harpswell
Brunswick
Clamey
Morse High
Bath
Harry W. Dunton
Kimball Bros. Co
South Portland
Harry W. Thebeau
Morse High Fair
Washington
Morse High School
Will and heirs of Westport resident named in obituary
Levi Shattuck’s relative, born in Westport and aged 81, left the bulk of her estate to sons Nathan E Chase of Minneapolis and Harry R Chase of Maynard who resides on the Chase estate in Maynard Hills. Severe cold and heavy snow test household patience as February ends and March begins. Poland Springs is mentioned as a supply source for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Woolwich
Wiscasset
Maine Central R. R. Co
Emma Quimby Chase
Eli R. Chase
Boston
Levi Shattuck
Nathan E Chase
Minneapolis
Harry R. Chase
Maynard
Chase
Maynard Hills
Poland Springs
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Grangers
Thomas F. Perkins
Vie Init
Hiram Brown
Maimi
Fla
Z. Gowen
Josie Winter
Board of Selectmen
Isaac W. Coombs
Fred Rose
Fred A. Higgins
Foster's Point
Nannie Brown
Lewiston Journal
Eugene Brown
Charles Betts
Home Grange
John S. Hyde
Standish Farm
Butler
Brickford
Edna White
Harry Penn
Probate
Popham
Lester Hodgdon
Small Point
Fred Bailey
North Conway
Gussie Herne
Millie Hodgdon
Boothbay
McCormick
Frank Knight
McCarty’s Cove
Judge Dunton
Charles D. Newell
Bate Court
Arthur G. Staples
Lewiston
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