Bowdoinham Village Lodge Elects Officers At Annual Meet
The Bowdoinham Village Lodge of Masons elected officers for the ensuing year at their annual meeting. Installation will follow on a date yet to be named. Also noted were items of town interest and community updates from the meeting and local functions.
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Village Lodge of Masons
Village Lodge
FL & Alm
CC. C. Purnten
Wom
George A. Blodgett
Charles B. Plackett
J. W
Koo
White
See
TE. Cornish
Treas
Zina Maxwell
So D
B.S. Blodgett
J Do
Bon
Albert Trenderson
Sprague
Finance Committee
Otter Cliff Hotel and Five Islands Ad Offers Jobs and Goods
An Otter Cliff Hotel inquiry advertises a Hartford engine powered g 2 ge beam and a life preserver with extra igniter, shables carburetor, priced at 80 dollars. Also an opening at Lyst Ladies Hair Dressing Parlors and a Wiscasset box posting for inquiries. Includes a hot water boiler with oil heat, bowls sprayer, and a variety store near a good location with low rent.
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Otter Cliff Hotel
Five Islands
Wiscasset
Citizens endorse yes vote on primary system reform
The Independent editor quotes citizens declaring government relies on a party system and a strong opposition. They call the primary system destructive to party organization and elect to vote Yes in the October 15, 1927 special election, naming signatories including Langdon, Snipe, Toothaker, Bridgham, Torrey and others.
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the Independent
Langdon
T. Snipe
Charles C. Toothaker
Edward W. Bridgham
Joseph Torrey
Henry A. Magoun
Ernest PF. Kelley
Edward B. Smith
J. Hiavilind Torrey
Wilbur (. Oliver
Fred W. Hartnett
Dora L. Howard
James CC. Mulligan
Calvin W. Rogers
Levi T. Thompson
William A. Furber
Maine President Sills Calls to Retain Direct Primary Law
Bow College president Kenneth C M Sills states a belief that Maine should modify the direct primary law and, if retained, should amend and improve it in the interests of good citizenship.
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Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Maine
Maine Voter Stance on Direct Primary Referendum
The speaker argues Maine should keep and modify the direct primary rather than return to the old convention system. Believing the direct primary, with flaws, best preserves the people's ability to express their will, the speaker intends to vote No to overturning the current system and supports amendments to improve it.
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Maine
Warrants Filed for Reid and Secy in Toll Evasion
Four warrants exist for Walter S. Reid and his secretary Gertrude Moulton over toll evasion and bridge damage on the Arrowsie bridge. They were to appear Friday but a two week continuance was arranged by Portland lawyers. The alleged evasion dates are October 1 8 and Reid’s alleged toll avoidance on October 7.
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Walter S. Reid
Portland
Sequinland
Georgetown
Gertrude Moulton
Arrowsie Bridge
Reid
Seguinland
Arrowsic Toll Dispute and Bridge Damage Warrants
Warrants sworn by George S. Tarr first selectman of Arrowsic allege damage to the bridge property on September 2 and October 8. A broken lantern resulted when Mrs. Moulton allegedly opened the gate in impatience, causing the break on two separate occasions. Reid's evidence of toll payments is not known. Georgetown residents pay tolls. Arrowsic residents do not, a longstanding point of contention.
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George S. Tarr
Arrowsic
Georgetown
Opening of Kennebec Bridge Sparks Rail Excursions
The Kennebec bridge will open to railroad traffic on Monday Oct 24 Maine Central announced in its offices. An informal celebration with excursions has been revived and a souvenir coupon ticket will be sold to excursionists as a memento of a trip over the $3 000 000 structure on opening day.
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Kennebec
Maine Central Railroad
Excursion Train Sets Westbound Bridge Crossing Milestone
The Rockland branch will send the first westbound passenger train to cross the bridge while the return trip carries excursionists from west of the river. Bath stopovers permit viewing the steel bridge lift span. A special reduced rate is offered in the Maine Central program.
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Rockland Branch
Bath
Maine Central Railroad
Legioners Install Their New Officers
At the Roland H. Smith post A L meeting Tuesday evening the following officers were installed Freeman A Trott commander John H Williams 1st vice commander Samuel Povich 2nd vice commander Edward Sewall post finance officer John C Minott chaplain John J Crane sergeant at arms Roscoe E Verkins service officer Eugene Desmond historian The Armistice day program committee was named Ralph Wright Harry Hall and Eugene Desmond A building corporation meeting followed Delmar Bates John Coombs and Charles Hewitt who work in Portsmouth spent the weekend in Bath Mrs Charles W Clifford and Mrs Edward Sewall drove to Portland.
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Blodgett
Otis Witham
Rumrill
Rowe
N.S. Williams
Portland
Forest Wall
Tarbor
Keen
Bowdoinhaim
John Wallace Ames
Cameron
Brown
Auburn
Judge Ames
Pred Merryfield
Richmond Corner
Mr. Merryfield
Mehwen
Richmond
Charles Kantor
Plymouth
Mass
Evelyn Hackcott
Lincoln and Sagadahoe
Henry Adams
California
Kendall
Frank Adams
Herbert
Grange
Karl Hatch
B. Randall
Belgrade
George Pratt
Litchfield Fair
Pratt
Fred Britt
Mechanic Falls
Charles Hackett
Auction Bridge
Charles B. Randall
George Cutler
Mary Varinton
Edward Gile
Roland H. Smith
A. L
Freeman A. Trott
John H. Williams
Samuel Povich
Edward Sewall
John C. Minott
John J. Crane
Roscoe E. Verkins
Eugene Desmond
Ralph Wright
Harry Hall
The
Building Corporation
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Bowdoinham
Aves
Jareeny
George
Wood of
Banger
State Depeuty
Modern
Woodmen
Albert Trendersen
Sunshine Society
Grange Hall
Lottie Cobb
Oosteopati College
Boston
Upper Main Street
Wihi Nash
Gardiner
Levi Leathers
Waterville
Leathers
A Newton Emma Gile
Providence
R. DL
Gagnon
Mission of
Sanford
Lancaster
Oqet
Damarissetta
Coburn Chassical Institute
Robeus Doughiss
William Leavitt
Milton, N. HS
Henrietta Stearns
New Elampshire
Clifford Smalley
Elisha Webber
Frank Webber
Brunswick
B.D. Kendall
Albert Henderson
W. OS. Given
C. J. Brown
Horatio Hall
Clara Fogg
DOA
Horatio Tall
Charles Browne
Ethel Willes
Cathance
Ralph Caever
Fremont
N. Ed
Mary Purinton
Pennell
Newport
JA. S. MacDougall
MacDougall
Augusta
William Foster
LL. DP. Temple
J. J. Temple
Cornish
James Henderson
Elizabeth Gass
Rangeley
W. OR. Lale
Albra Small
Merrill Keay
Roo. Ferguson
Guptill
Ferguson
Crawford Noteh
N. TL
Robert Webber
Freeport
Bert Webber
John Purington
Charles
Helen Britt
Emily Rideout
Mary Hall
Abbie Hulse
Neal Bishop
U. of M
Aly
Jake Bishop
S. of Ve
Woodman’'s
Anna L. Burr
I. M. Goley
F. KK. Jack
Alfred Sparks
Rumford
Ellen Sparks
Gordon Bloomers
Bridge-Merrill, Inc
3&C
Gordon
Gordon Fibre
Oxford
Brunswick &, EN
Sills
Bridge
Maine Central
Delmar Bates
John Coombs
Charles Hewitt
Portsmouth
Charles W. Clifford
Bath Department Store
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