Steeplejack Crew Works on Winter Street Church Steeple
George H. Cole of North Berwick leads steeplejacks Harry Kimball and Austin Hartford with E. A. Goodwin and carpenters B. F. Hardison and Walter Lemieux. They reinforce and repaint the Winter Street Congregational church steeple, replacing rotted sections and adding two pinnacles. Kimball, a veteran aviator, and Hartford enjoy aloft work, Goodwin aged 65 with 45 years in the trade, has twice fallen but remains eager to climb. The vane sits 150 feet above ground. total weight about 400 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Cole
North Berwick
Harry Kimball
Austin Hartford
E. A. Goodwin
B. F. Hardison
Walter Lemieux
Bath
Winter Street Congregational Church
Kimball
Hartford
Goodwin
Cole
France
Th Chhurch
Biddeford
Waterboro
Jackson Block
Smaster
William Given
Given
Gunners Report Days Too Warm
Bath gunners faced an open season on partridge and woodcock amid 90 degree heat and dry covers, resulting in few birds shot. Randall Leonard and H H McCarty led with four partridges and four woodcocks, while Tibbetts brothers added several birds. Other hunts produced modest totals as heat kept birds scarce and some waterfowl hunting proved exceptionally hot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Randall W. Leonard
H. H. McCarty
Charles E
Arthur J. Tibbetts
Eugene McGrath
Ralph H. Dunton
Bowdoinham
A. G. Fisher
HL 1. Spinney
Alton Oliver
Alonzo Parks
A. K. Ridley
Sag Harbor property tale of Capt Rysam and early land boom
A long account of Capt Rysam and his Sag Harbor land holdings from the late 18th century, detailing how his extensive waterfront tracts backed up to Shelter Island Sound shaped the village. The piece traces subsequent owners, development schemes, and failed ventures including Havens summer-home plans and a failed yacht harbor dream, ending with the current state of the original Rysam tract within Sag Harbor.
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Long Island
Sag Harbor
Rysam
New York City
Stuyvesant Farm
Astor
Clinton Academy
Sasthampton
New York State
Easthampton
New York
Aysams
Conkling
Shelter Island Sound
George C. Gibbs
Montauk Steamboat Co
Edward Driscoll
Driscoll
Sag Harbor Real Estate Co
Frank C. Havens
Havens
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
Southampton
Atlantic Coast
Sag Harbor Village
Stuyvesant
Capt. Rysam
Metropolis
Persistent Bumble Bee Triggers Car Wreck in Woolwich
A Woolwich woman lost control when a persistent bumble bee invaded her driving, leaving the car in a ditch but causing no injuries. She swatted at the bee with both hands, releasing the wheel, and the vehicle veered off the road during the incident.
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Woolwich
Archie Edgerly Plans Winter Southern Trip For Spring Return
Archie Edgerly a mechanical expert at the Depot Square Garage plans to travel south for the winter, with a return expected in early spring before the automobile season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Edgerly
Depot Square
Urges Farmers Keep Milk Clean
The Maine Dairy Board urges dairymen to improve milk cleanliness through practical steps. Clean handling starts with clean cows, proper grooming, washing udders, sanitary milking, hooded pails, immediate cooling to 50 F, thorough utensil sterilization, proper bottle drainage, dust-free caps, and summer ice around bottles to retard bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Department of Agriculture
Roller Polo Season Set to Open in Portland
Frankie DeRise, matchmaker for Pine Tree A, announces that Portland roller polo games in the National Roller Polo league will be played Monday and Thursday nights. The season opens near Navy with a league meeting in Boston on Sunday to allot players, which DeRise will attend.
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Frankie DeRise
The
Pine Tree A
Portland
Navy
Boston
DeRise
Bath Veterans Firemen back Newburyport muster Oct 12
At a special Bath Veteran Firemen meeting, the handtub Sena tor Baxter was entered for the Newburyport muster on October 12, following a Topsham fair precursor. The tub’s trial proved solid water distance of 191 feet with 22 men on the brakes. Alfred G. Bruce of Belfast visits Bath. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Alonzo Gray spend the week in Camden.
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Bath
Recalled Salvation Army Leader Evangeline Booth Returns to England
Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army in America, famed for her tireless mission work, is recalled to England. Her campaigns included aid to Armenian refugees, Newfoundland day schools, Life Saving Scouts, and extensive public outreach. Her leadership earned praise and admiration, though she faced overwork and personal challenges.
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Evangeline Booth
England
Salvation Army
America
Miss Booth
Carnegie Hall
Army
Life Saving Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Booth
United States
London
Hippodrome
Lamdoen
Canada
Commander Booths
Jess
Crane Foundation Work At Kennebec Wharf
Workmen begin laying the foundation for a new crane at Kennebec Coal and Wharf Co to replace the one blown down in the gale. The project includes piling and concrete supports, gravity loaded coal car tracks, and a system to unload ships and distribute coal by water and rail, with potential capacity up to 300 tons per day. The improvements aim to energize waterfront operations and may cost thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Coal & Wharf Co
M. W. Sewall & Co
South Street PTA votes to rent room and stage sale
South Street parent teacher association met at the primary school and voted to furnish a meeting room there and to hold a food sale at Hoger's hardware store under the Ways and Means committee. The Bangor state convention is set for Oct 26–27 with Mrs. Frank Wakefield elected as delegate.
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South Street
Parent-Teacher Association
Hoger’s Hardware
Ways and Means
Parent Teacher Association
Bangor
Frank Wakefield
Grace Sage
Morse High School
Miss Sage
Leland Powers School of Expression
Boston
Newport
KR. LL
Way and
Washington Street
South End Association
W. S. Newell
Chaney
South End
A. L. Corliss
Paul Dresser
North Center
Chester Plant
Fred Courser
Charles K. Oliver
James Lockers
N. Gratz Jackson
William H. Small
Charles R. Farnham
Walter Rogers
Russell J. Kenney
Joseph Carvill
Orrin Frye
Benjamin Lora
Equipment on Steamship Bridges Enhances Ocean Safety
The article explains bridge safety gear on United States Lines ships. It describes submarine signal devices using underwater microphones to detect fog and locate position, lightship bells for navigation, and a fire detector linked to every cabin with 28 indicators. It notes Sperry components for steering accuracy and rapid fire response, highlighting bridge control as vital to passenger protection.
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Brest
United States
Pasenger
Europe
Ambrose Channel
New York Harbor
Great Aritain
Dannt
Rock
United States Lines
Breiges
Sperry
Utmlearnes
New York
Weis
Peeauty Bond Sons
Summer Camps on the Increase in Maine and Nearby Towns
The article notes growing summer camp activity near Bath and in Maine with Wenning expanding capacity and another camp planned nearby. It cites 16% of Maine camps hosting 6,240 children this year, a near 30 percent rise from last year, with transportation records supporting these figures. It mentions the Publicity Bureau estimates spending around $2,000,000 and details camp locations along lakeshores away from main routes. It also briefly references shipboard devices on liners and a social note about James O Lincoln and Miss Dorothy Jewert visiting Portland.
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Vathh
Thix Caty
Bath
Maine
State of Vine
Publicity Bureau
Siseerseer Anonalty
North End Yard Resumes Shipyard Work After War
The Kelley Spear Co yard at North End resumes building werlen vessels after the war. New keels for steamram barges are laid and stern posts under construction. Hard pine lumber bought from Percy Small is rafted by Marcelius Adams and J Parker Morse for immediate tow to the yard.
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Kelley, Spear O
Bath
Bikling Weedem
Percy & Small
Marcelius Adams
J. Parker Morse
Kelley, Spear Co
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Winter Street
Fred W., Bonney
Paris Manufacturing Co
Oxford Democrat
Bonney
Mexico
State Dairy Board
Alfred G. Bruce
Belfast
Elbridge R. Wright
Marshall Avenue
Francis Alonzo Gray
Vno
Camden
Commander Evangeline Booth
Begin Foundation
Kennebec Wharf CO
South Street P. T. A
Lewiston
Raoul Dhafail
Italy
Benjamins
Righi
American Academy At
Rome
Gigli
Bridge of Steamship America
Roosevelt
Harding
James O. Lincoln
Dorothy Jewert
North End Yard
Johnson Bros Co
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