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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
4
State Officials Audit Insurance Firms in Maine
Insurance Commissioner G Walden Smith and Deputy Leon W Helson audit statements and books of all Maine insurers and expect completion by November 1. Examined companies are sound and in satisfactory condition including Mutual Fire Companies Toothbay Edgecomb Newcastle Jee Medomak See merie zens of Isratel Woolwich Wines North Yarmouth Cumberland Center Casto Harrison Dresden and the Fraternities Health and Accident Company of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Walden Smith
Leon W. Helson
Maine
Mutual Fire Companies
Toothbay
Edgecomb
Newcastle
North Edgecomb
Jee Medomak
Seemerie Zens
Isratel
Woolwich
Wines
North Yarmouth
Cumberland Center
Cumberland
Casto, Harrison
Dresden
Health and Accident Company
Richmond
Local Notables Attend Baptist State Convention
Mrs. Mabel Vieree visits Augusta with relatives and attends state Baptist convention with Rev Samuel A Evans Miss Reed and Stev and Mrs Ernest M Holman from the First Baptist church. Howard Weeks returns to Wakefield Mills after project work with Emergency Jeet Corp. Mrs Lyman Wall of Vera Indiana visits sister Mrs Eben J Marston. Mrs Mugh Davis of Portland Wisconsin among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Vieree
Augusta
Stev
Ernest M. Holman
First Baptist Church
Samuel A. Evans
Miss Reed
People's
Howard Weeks
Jeet Corporation
North End
Wakefield
Mills
Lyman Wall
Vera, Ind
Eben J. Marston
Mugh Davis
Portland
Wis
Reminiscences Highlight Capt Stinson and Shipyard Ties
Editor George L. Norton shares a reader letter from Capt F A Stinson of International Shipbuilding Company praising the firm’s Vicksburg area yard and Mississippi operations. Stinson recalls early sea service with Capt George K Beck, his rise to a major post, and notes the Crescent City era under Capt Ben Delano, plus the ship Persia berthed at New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Norton
The
Marine Journal
F. A. Stinson
International Shipbuilding Company
Pascagoula
Norton
United States
George K. Beckwith
Orange
Houston
Tex
Chesapeake
W. Johnston
JT. F Elliott
Mississippi
William Tumbridge
St. George
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Stinson
Persia
Ben Delano
Bath
Crescent City
Capt
Delanc
Steamship voyage tempests and harbor notices in New England
William Forbes of Boothbay Harbor passed through Watch on his way to Portland aboard the steamship Lightburne of the Texas Steamship Co. The Lightburne faced a gale of 40 hours on a southern voyage. Silas Owen, veteran baggage master of the Eastern Steamship Lines, is on vacation in Bath and plans to sail next week on the Boston Portland run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Forbes
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Mr. Forbes
Silas Owen
Eastern Steamship Lines
Bath
Pleasant Street buyer wart sakes and social notes
Dr Charles Brown of New York buys J B Cornish house in Pleasant street and plans repairs. Numerous social items list visits, church events, travel, and a death in Brown's Point. Funeral for Edwin E Brown set for Friday in Portland Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
New
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promise Health
Medicinal roots herbs bark and berries plus other tonics are combined in Hood's Sarsaparilla to build blood improve appetite and digestion and promote lasting health. It has three generations of praise. A gentle thorough cathartic Hood's Pills are recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Fire Breaks Out in Gowell's Grove Woolwich
Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon in slash left from a wood lot cutting in Gowell's Grove Woolwich. A large plume of smoke rose and officials feared danger to the Sagadahock ferry district until volunteers battled the blaze and containment was hoped to limit property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowell's Grove
Woolwich
Sagadahock Ferry
Unusually large Sagadahboe Grange attendance at Bowdoin Center
Sagadahboe grange Bowdoin Center hosted a Saturday evening session with a class in thirds and fourth degrees. A brief lecturer program followed by supper and social hour pleased attendees. The October 4 meeting will feature a debate on farm work by Edwin Baker Norman Curtis and Merrill Keay versus Fanny Marshall Ella Adams and Flora Merriman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahboe Grange
Bowdoin Center
Edwin Baker
Norman Curtis
Merrill Keay
Fanny Marshall
Ella Adams
Flora Merriman
Drummond Kelley, 73, Dies at Home in Phippsburg
Drummond Kelley of Parker Head died at his home in Phippsburg after a several week illness. Born July 22, 1846 in Parker Head to James and Eliza Kelley, he once worked in local shipyards and later farmed in Parker Head. He was a Congregational church member at Whippsburg Center and leaves wife Georgiana Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drummond Kelley
Phippsburg
Parker Head
James
Eliza Kelley
Congregational Church
Whippsburg Center
Georgiana Kelley
Tar on Fire Near North Street Blazes Briefly
Children playing near tar cauldrons used in North street road work started a spectacular fire Saturday. No damage beyond destroying tar street. Commissioner Oscar F Williams notified by C F Harrington who lives nearby. Harrington and Williams worked to extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
Oscar F. Williams
C. F. Harrington
Harrington
Mr. Williams
Ferry Schedule Keeps Its Evening Runs For Now
The Hockomock ferryboat will continue its summer schedule with evening trips intact despite rumors of discontinuation. City progress on Washington street is rapid under James L T Dougherty as favorable weather aids work. A rock shortage from local North Jay supplier may slow surfacing, with efforts to secure a local source. Hans and Mrs Friedrichs arrive in Bath after a Maplewood honeymoon and plan to move into a Lexus house in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockomock
James LT. Dougherty
Washington Street
Mr. Dougherty
North Jay
Hans Friedrichs
Bath
Maplewood
White Mountains
King Tavern
Lexus
Friedrichs
Gladys . Donnelly
Brooklyn
Farrell forfeits bail to court in obscene letter case
John Farrell did not appear when the municipal court met to answer charges he wrote obscene letters to two girls in the North end. He had been freed on 500 dollars cash bail, which will default and be turned over to the county at the next Supreme Judicial Court session. He has not been seen by police since Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farrell
North End
Keegan
Supreme Judicial Eort
Farrell
Passamaquoddy Whales Seen Amid Large Fish Schools
Local notes report a dozen or more whai es in Passamaquoddy Bay with as many as nine seen in a single afternoon due to nearby fish schools. Mrs. C Chapman Pince and two Belfast children were aboard the steamer Vestris bound for South America when fire broke out. they and other passengers were landed at Lucia in the West Indies. Colby College opens its centennial year with the largest registration in years, especially among women. men return from service boosting numbers. Yale dining hall hires Edward F King. he is among the country's youngest managers in such a role. Automobile offers for a 1600 pound loggerhead turtle on loan to Portland Pier fish dealer M J Flaherty were refused, though he earned about $400 exhibiting the creature. A truck carrying Boston furniture sank through the Sheepscot river bridge from Wiscasset to Birch Point, owned by Mr Somes of Boston. Fire destroyed the Johnson wharf buildings housing mahogany and cord wood at 10 15 Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passamaquoddy Bay
C. Chapman Pince
Belfast
Vestris
South America
Lucia
West Indies
Colby College
Ates College
William H. Hartshorn
Chase
Edward F. King
Lewiston
Yale
New Haven
Phillips-Andover
Tufts College
Ben
M. J. Flaherty
Portland Pier
Flaherty
Boston
Westport
Sheepscat
Wiscasset
Birch Point
Mr. Somes
Jonas Knight
Johnson Wharf
Hedges and sidewalks advance at New Colony projects
Barberry hedges with cherry red berries are being planted around Emergency Fleet Corporation houses at the north end. Groundwork is slow due to rains, but Oliver Street shows the highest progress with crushed rock foundations and cement sidewalks nearing completion. Street lights, heating, and plumbing progress, with completion expected in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Oliver Street
Local News Notes and Social Visits Highlight Bath Area
Ada French begins work with D T Percy and Sons. A parade of Sunday visits includes Mr and Mrs Walter Smith and Harmon at Augusta and Mrs Glenville Tremaine at Popham Beach. Boston business trips and travels to Cleveland and Damariscotta mark a busy week for local residents. A newborn Frances Louise arrives to Mr and Mrs FE Miller on Middle Street. Longfellow Bros. Halliwell Me advertise Clover honey by parcel post with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada French
D. T. Percy & Sons
Walter Smith
Harmon
Augusta
Edward D. Jameson
Boston
Bath
Francis McDonald
Oakledge
Glenville Tremaine
Popham Beach
Frank Oiiver
John Alden Morse
Horace
Robert Given
Brunswick
John Belanger
Western Avenue
George Carlton
Woolwich
Cleveland
Ohio
Clyde Feere
Damarisecotta
Wiske House
Thomas Baker
Irving Baker
J. Bradley
Texas Steamship Co
Frances Louise
FE. F. Miller
Middle Street
Frank H. Lamb
Canton
Jason A. Merrill
High Street
Leonard Libby
Lewiston
Libby
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arrow
Tne
Bath Opera House
Liberty Threstre
Paramount and
Artcraft Pictures
REAL
Kennebecker
Bowdoinham
York
J. B
Cornish House
New York City
J. B. Cornish
Pleasant Street
Helen Townsend
Clarence Purinton
David Bridge
Hazardville
Conn
Wesley B. Williams
Annie Raymond
Utah
Amasa Williams
Boothbay
Charles Hatch
Karl
Amesbury
Mass
Vans Patch
Artemus Meades
Soldiers Hospital
Vegas
B. T. Merrill
Robert
F. A. Small
Wiland Rogers
G. R. Cutler
Gretchen Hulse
Ida McKay
N. V. Harward
Post Road
Bert Fulton
Sandy Point
Fdr. Tarek
G. M. Rogers
Litchfield
Daniel Jacques
R. WM. Ferguson
W. L. Bonney
Quebec
Montreal
R. F. Jack
Waterville
J. Nichols
Nichols
Kents Hill
Lee Nichols
Robert Temple
Harry Mosher
Cambridge
Edith Blodgett
Wola Lang
J. F E. Wilson
Elizabeth Pritt
Mary St. Purinton
Favour
Arabine Tall
Charles Preble
Guy Farnham
Scott Davis
Minuin Millay
Wilhelmina Newton
I. W. Elliott
Ethel Danton
Percy Tibbetts
C. Purinton
Elizabeth Briery
Lizenfield
KB. Randall
Nettie Umberhind
Ora Redd
Portland Visi
E. L. Merrill
Bartlett
N. Y
C. L. Mosher
Eastern Star Aid
W. 8. Given Co
W. W. Brown
Lorenzo Minott
Elizabeth Britt
Wilbur Brown
Joseph Temple
Herbert
Fred
Willard
California
Wilbur
Amerecia Purinton
Georgie Robinson
Evergreen Cemetery
Gowell’s Grove
Sagadahoc
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block, Gath, Me
Nashua
Brunswick SE
P ‘Hedges
New Colony
Longfellow Bros
Hallowell
Union Grains
Oscar Holway
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