Auto crash on Phippsburg road injures Bath party
A two-car collision near a culvert on the Phippsburg road left chauffeur Mr. Stewart critically injured with severe facial wounds while driver Mr. Percy suffered a broken shoulder and back burn. Mrs. Percy and others escaped with minor injuries as rescuers freed Mr. Percy after his car overturned. Relatives and officials aided at the scene and at Bath City Hospital.
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Phippsburg Road
Meadow Brook
Frisbee
Dickinson
Percy
Bath
Popham
Percy Cottage
George E. Percy
Salem
A. A. Percy
Carl Troop
Margery
Robert B. Hatch
Seth Stewart
Green St
City
Hatch
Mr. Percy
Miss Margery
Mrs. Hatch
Stewart
Mr. Minott
George Perey
Perey
Fort
Dr. George
Dr. Was
Mr. Stewart
John A. Morse
Mr Percy
Curtis
Frank H. Percy
Phippsburg
City Hospital
Timothy 7
Mall
Small
Oliver
Capt. Small
Thomas Perry
Board of Selectment
George F. Bird
Portland
Lewis King
F. W. Crocker
E C. Plummer
Wheeler & Howe
Brunswick
Augusta
Kennebec
Lewiston
Hallowell
Jefferson Theatre
Maine Central
Rockland Courier Gazette
Mirror Lake
Ernest C. Davis
Harold Small
Parker Head
F. A. Harrington
Mr. Small
Edwards Manufacturing Co
Central Maine Power Co
Cushnoc Paper Co
Edwards Co
M.C.R.R
Center St
Linco
Ln St
Green 51
Pete Cnt
Y M C A Conference in Augusta Maine
The annual meeting of Y M C A employed officers in Maine was held at the Augusta Association Hall last Thursday and Friday. D Stanley Evans of Portland presided as president and R G Goodman greeted attendees. A banquet followed with remarks by Rev H E Dunnack and introductions of new Maine Association workers. Officers elected for the coming year include Fr L Thornberry president and R G Goodman secretary treasurer.
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Young Men's Christian Association of Maine
New Augusta Association
D. Stanley Evans
Portland
Augusta
Association Hall
James I. McConaughy
Bowdoin College
R. G. Goodman
Augusta Association
Mr. Evans
H. E. Dunnack
Jefferson C. Smith
Maine
R. B. Nelles
C. I. Hasmer
Kennebunk
C. M. Harding
Hosmer
John Taylor
Camden
A. A. Heald
Heald
Fr. L. Thornberry
Waterville
Colts in Crash Near Bath Delays Topsham Shipment
William Wright of Woolwich arrived in Bath with three colts bound for Topsham when a collision with an electric car on North Street frightened the three-year-old and caused the team to bolt. The car was not moving fast. Wright and partner Carl Crosmin were shaken but unhurt. the horses were captured and Wright canceled the trip, upset at losing anticipated prizes.
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William Wright
Woolwich
Topsham Mail
Carl Crosmin
Wright
Bath
Topsham
North St
Hitch
Middle
Mr. Wright
Jordan
Local Bath Notes and Fair Weather and Traffic Impacts
Local jottings report Bath hunters noting few coon dogs, fresh mackerel prices rise, Bangor’s Boston arrival with passengers and freight, Topsham Fair rail crews, and motorists reckless on Elm Street. Community events include First Baptist Sunday school rally with Dr Sawyer speaking and yacht club routine meeting.
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Bangor
Boston
Phil Hall
Bath
Topsham
Fred Eaton
Rockland
Thomas McCormick
Phippsburg
First Baptist Sunday School
J. E. C. Sawyer
Tue Farnsworth
Lizzie J
Augusta
de Seguin
Portland
Henry S
McCarthy's Flats
Wiscasset
L. B. Clark
J. S. Winslow & Co
James W. Paul, Jr
Winslow Fleet
Percy & Small Yard
Conl
Joseph Gaudreau
Bath Opera House
Fred C. Given
Jefferson Theatre Orchestra
Mr. Given
Elm
Elm St. Hill
Fine days and local events brighten Topsham area
The report covers fair weather, fishing earnings, and blooming raspberries. It notes municipal activity in Augusta and Lewiston, railroad and bridge developments, and shifts in local attire and safety concerns. It mentions political hearing in Lewis King vs Crocker and traffic anecdotes in Bath.
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Topsham Fair
Small Point Gun Club Gathers After Fall Outing
The Small Point Gun Club members return to Bath on the 10 20 train from their autumn camp at Small Point. Ten days of outing ended with a sunny mood as they anticipate next year. Henry Sanborn, 42 years a member, credits trips and setting for his long life. The lineup includes Addison, Gould, Martin, Schnetzer, Dr. Rose, Harris, and Chipman, with Chipman lauded as chef. Sanborn re-elected president. Addison as secretary and treasurer. Gould as trustee. Club founded in 1870, recently added a forty-foot piazza, and missed a spring outing due to federal law.
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Small Point
Small Point Club
Thomas A. Addison
Quincy
James Gould
Limerick
William Martin
Winchester
Walter Martin
Chelsea
F. Schnetzer
Arlington
Dr. Rose
Worcester
John Harris
Somerville
C. W. Addison
Edward Lowell
Steward J. C
F H Low Retires as Bath Savings Treasurer
Frederic H. Low resigns as Bath Savings Institution treasurer due to family illness effective Oct 51. Charles C. Low elected treasurer, Henry W. Hanson assistant treasurer, Allan Spear clerk. Low served 23 years in Bath banking, held top posts at Lincoln National Bank and First National Bank, praised by trustees and banking public.
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The
Bath Savings Institution
Frederic H. Low
Low
Charles C. Low
Henry W. Hanson
Allan Spear
Webber Pharmacy
Spear
Clara Packard Spear
Morse High School
Lincoln National Bank
First National Bank
Bath
German-native man arrested after boat theft on Sheepscot back
Westport reported that Norris, claiming German origin, built a shack on Foxlre Island near Sheepscot. He broke into a house, took goods from Mr. Anderson, then stole G. G. Judkins’ motor boat. Deputy Spinney arrested him but released after he left a chest of tools as security. Norris fled the county by a later conveyance.
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Ling
Norris
Cleiming
Germany
Westport
Shepecot Echo
Foxl ‘Re Island
Sheepscot
Wiscasset
Chester Greenleaf
Anderson
G. G. Judkins
Barter
Judkins
John Spinney
Spinney
War with England: tyrants of the British navy moistened by cruelty
The column condemns harsh naval officers including David Hope and a former flogging superintendent. It recounts brutal orders, flogging carried to 300 lashes and a year in prison for a petty thief, with John Card of Woolwich enduring abuses yet remaining a true seaman.
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Cer
David Hope
Carden
John Card
Woolwich
Card
Maine Colleges Baseball Schedule Changes Southward Plan
The Maine college baseball managers approve three game series between every pair and aim to schedule games with the Chinese University of Hawaii. If realized, Bowdoin will host June 1, Bates June 2, Colby June 3, and Maine June 4, pending arrival of Chinese players.
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Maine
Harold A. Rand
Colby
John A. Burke
Portland
Bates
Perkins
Dunn
Bowdoin
McConnaughy
Lewiston
Waterville
Brunswick
Orono
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Frank S. Bowker
Mr. Bowker
Minott
Sitarsekia
Gree Dikeins Son
William Oliver
Gheoree C. Pose
Y. M. C. A. Conference
Merrymeeting Bay
Kennebec Yacht Club
Conture
John B. Martin
Charles Purington
Times Office
Times
Levi H. Andrews
Frank McQuarrie
Front St
Times Building
G. Marston
Modern Shoe Repairing Co
Stanton
Cosmopolitan Club
Reed Work
White
Concho
Boothbus
Port
Eugene
Roderick
Boothbay Harbor
Cape
F. H. Low
Bath Banks
England
Gardiner
W. S. Norton
Bailey
Merrill
University of Maine
Norton
W. I. Norton
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