Topsham Fair Draws Crowds as West Bath Notes Busy Week
Local notes describe rapid leaf fall and fair preparations in West Bath for next week. Maritime and rail activity includes Bowker schooner launch, repairs on the New Dowds bridge, and the Maine Central ferry season ending for winter. Morse High beats Rockland 11 to 6 in a clean game. public schools close to attend the fair. Boston gun club and Hyde Windlass Company staff take a half-holiday. lobsters head to Seattle from Portland.
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Bath Iron Works
Morse High
Rocklandigh
Topsham
Boston & Maine Railroad
Mount Washington
Automobiles Cross Kennebec Ferry in Maine Season
Over 2000 cars crossed the Kennebec river at Bath during 1914 in the season. Fares cover vehicle and chauffeur with round trips paid the same day. Cars from many states arrived and the range of car numbers extended from 20494 California to 49581 New York. Temporary scow transport was used during Hockomock repairs with incidents cited and relief that regular ferry will return for winter service.
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Kennebec River
Bath
People’s Ferry Company
California
New York
Kennebec
Richmond
Gardiner
Reed Family Additions to Estate List Mentioned
A letter to the Independent extends details of Col Andrew Reed of Phippsburg. It names John Reed a schoolteacher, Nathanial Reed long time town clerk, Parker M Reed a music teacher and historian, Hannah Reed who married Morse, and Rachel Reed who wed Capt Timothy Bachelder. It notes a Reed son’s fright when a chimney torch started a fire.
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Andrew Reed
Phippsburg
John Reed
Nathanial Reed
Parker M. Reed
Hattie
Ephriam Elliott
Lee Farm
Small Point
Samuel Wildes
William Henry
Free Will Baptist Church
Doh Reed
Hannah Reed
Morse
Rachel Reed
Timothy Bachelder
Col. Reed
Thomas M. Reed
William Reed
Cone
Morse High School Dance at Kennebec Yacht Club
This evening Morse high school girls host a dancing party at the Kennebec Yacht Club for the Edward Little high school football team of Atburn AYBE after viewing Stock and Poultry at Topsham Fair. The note invites readers to visit and discuss offerings.
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Morse High School
Kennebec
Topsham Fair
Taft Delays Action on Morse Pardon Papers
President Taft said he would not act on the clemency petition for Charles W. Morse until papers reach his desk via normal channels with a Justice Department report. He allowed a brief hearing opportunity after a Boston campaign by Robert A. Peavy, whose daughter married Morse’s son, and after a letter from Representative McCall of Massachusetts.
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Taft
Charles W. Morse
New York
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Moree
Robert A. Peavy
Boston
Mr. Peavey
Mr. Taft
Mr. Peavy
Rep. McCall
Massachusetts
Winslow Co. Buys Palmer Sailing Fleet for 1 Million
The J. S. Winslow Co of Portland purchases the Palmer sailing fleet of 34 vessels valued near 1,000,000, adding the world’s largest coasting sailing fleet to Portland. The Palmer schooners include Maud Palmer Fannie Palmer Rebecca Palmer and others with 50,000 tons capacity. Eleazer W. Clark named president of a new firm with Leonard Sponagle as secretary.
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J. S. Winslow Co
Portland
Palmer
Winslow Company
Maud Palmer
Fannie Palmer
Rebecca Palmer
Baker Palmer
Prescott Palmer
Paul Palmer
Dorothy Palmer
Elizabeth Palmer
Singleton Palmer
Harwood Palmer
Jane Palmer
Fuller Palmer
Eleazer W. Clark
Leonard Sponagle
Boston
Maine
Anniversary Day Observed At People's Church
The 16th anniversary of Rev. Francis W. O'Brien's arrival in Bath will be observed tomorrow with large congregations at People's Church. Last Sunday marked harvest Sunday with big crowds at all services and normal harvest offerings were collected.
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Sagadahoc
Bath
Saendahoc
William
Brien
Ellen Harrington
Seid
Savadahoc
James Slowell
SW. Longley
People’s Church
Francis W. O'Brien
Tragic Bath Accident Claims Child on Train Spur
In Bath, four year old Joseph F. McCole Jr. was struck by a locomotive on a spur after briefly stepping back onto the main track. He died soon after at the scene. A coroner’s inquest found no blame by the railroad or its workers. The incident occurred as three other youths Leon Mason and John Boyle accompanied by Frank Haskins were walking toward the woods.
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Bath
Joseph F. McCole, Jr
Joseph McCole
Joe
Leon Mason
John Boyle
Frank Haskins
Dromore Grange Tuesday Evening Program
Dromore Grange lists a Tuesday evening program with choir, readings, stories, and musical numbers. Participants include Reuben Purington Martha Rogers Bessie Dickinson Abbie Minott Fannie Merry George Weston Georgia Leach S. C. Campbell Agnes Cutting W. A. C. Rogers J F Upton K C Weston Rebecca Bowker and the Bowker sing Rebecca Bowker performs a song.
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Bessie Dickinson
Abbie Minott
Fannie Merry
George Weston
D. A. Merry
Bowker
Georgia Leach
S. C. Campbell
Agnes Cutting
W. A. C. Rogers
J. F. Upton
K. C. Weston
Rebecca Bowker
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West Bath
Westport
Hyde Windlass Company
Ewing
Phippsie Center
Newdows
Maine Central
Perdman- Gorges
Hercules
Percy & Small Yard
Les
Weil
Cnidecent
Bath Drayton
Charlies D. Clarke
Cemetery and Park Board
Druid Park
R. Clarke
Seattle
Great Ocean
America
Atlan
Elbin M. Main
Oconee
Rolina
Cabot Cotton
Pshamy
Dun- Commandery
Knights Templar Bath
Iisted
Yale
Ly Cross
Harvard
Williams
Princeton
New York Univers
Pennsylvania
West
Hocko
Mock
Reed
the Independent
DR. Hess
Swett’s Drug Stores
ISELL
Scribner's
Scribner’s
Centre Street
J. Os. Winslow Co
Palmer Feet
Young Men’s
Thompson Bros
York Street
Dromore Grange
Peerless Casualty Co
H.T. Stevens
Distator Manacrn
Bath Trust Co
the Park & Pollard CO
J. B. Cornish
Bowdoinham
Park & Pollard Co
Const
Mass
F B Nichols
North Street
Watt
Stowell
Evergreen
JF Upton
Winnegance
Bel
R D Spear
Bowdoin Am
TS White
Walter C. Parker CO
Wralter O Parker Co
Centre St
Accident and Health Insurance
E. Briry
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