Street Railway Not Blamed for W A Day's Death
A public utilities commission ruling found no fault by the Lewiston Augusta Waterville Street Railway in the Bath substation accident that killed 20 year old William A. Day on September 21, 1918. Day, with a conductor and a loafing acquaintance nearby, touched a 10 000 volt line after an implied lapse in safety and died ten minutes later. The commission noted Day had been warned not to touch wires and that another employee was responsible for starting and stopping power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Bath
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
William A. Day
Wlliam A. Day
Day
Charles Dick
Mr. Dick
May
County Men Get Call to Colors from Sagadahoc
Eleven Sagadahoc county men were called by the local draft board to report by 10 a.m. Thursday October 24 and depart at 4:05 p.m. for Fort Williams Portland harbor. The list includes George A. Saindon Topsham and Lewis A. Kirschner Bath among others with several Bath residents and alternates in the lineup.
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Sagadahoc County
Fort Williams
Portland Harbor
Lewis A. Kirschner
George A. Saindon
Topsham
William Arsenault
Bath
James A. Purington
Bowdoinham
John A. McDougall
John F. Pinkham
Lewis Krassur
James F. Sweeney
Morris W. Bacon
Angelo E. Diversi
Colonial Club Seeks Addresses for Christmas Gifts
The Colonial club asks friends to provide correct addresses for all boys on the membership list serving in the military. Send addresses promptly to F. N. Chase, secretary, so boxes can be packed and shipped from Bath in time for Christmas.
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Colonial Club
F. N. Chase
Bath
Mr. Chase
Edwin Brown Returns to Augusta for Winter Work
Edwin Brown who has worked in Bath all summer has returned to Augusta where he has secured winter employment.
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Edwin Brown
Bath
Augusta
Lumber operations of a big concern keep many men busy
Owen A. Hartshorn, in charge of a Sabino portable mill for Isaac Varney and Sons Co., reports wide activity. The concern, a large interstate entity with offices in Fall River and mills in New York New Jersey and Delaware, runs lumber operations from Woolwich to Bath and Brunswick. Three Sabino Trowbridge and Brunswick mills employ about 18, 20, and more workers with several camp families. pine and spruce lumber totals around 50 000 feet with more standing awaiting processing.
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Owen A. ‘Hartshorn
Sabino
Isaac Varney and Sons Co
Fall River
Mass
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Kennebec Lumber Co
Biddeford Box
Woolwich
Day’s Ferry
South Berwick
Bates
Sabine
Portland
Central Wharf
Trowbridge
New Meadows
Bath
Isaac Varney
Maine
Machinery Arrives for Bath Gas Plant Upgrade
A Minneapolis loaded boiler arrival delays Bath gas plant transfer by a month. The new generator, condenser, scrubbers, water gas set, and brick gas house are in place. The shift from old to new gas supply is now expected December 1, promising a duplex, high capacity outfit for Bath and surrounding area.
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Minneapolis
Bath
New England
NY donor gives Bath city hospital 500 dollars
George S. Dearborn of New York City presented 500 dollars for the Bath city hospital general fund. The gift was handed to Charles W. Clifford, president of the board, with no restrictions. The check arrived in a letter to Mrs. Harold M. Sewall and was placed in the general fund.
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George S. Dearborn
New York City
Bath City Hospital
Charles W. Clifford
Harold M. Sewall
State officials review Hercules ferry for People's route needs
Philip J. Deering and Paul D. Sargent visited Maine Central’s Hercules to assess its summer use on the People’s ferry route. They surveyed Commercial at Ferry Street for new slips and discussed a possible smaller, cheaper vessel. Both sides seek a solution amid rising traffic and public dissatisfaction with current service.
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Philip J. Deering
State Highway Commission
Paul D. Sargent
Maine Central
Hercules
People’s Ferry
People’s Ferry ‘Co
Ferry
Ferdinando Gorges
Herculés
Rescript in Harris versus Moses Receives Court Attention
A rescript from the Cumberland County law court, drawn by Associate Justice Bird, arrives at Kennebec County clerk of courts. The equity suit, Harris in equity v Moses et al., seeks court instruction on disposing of a Worumbo Manufacturing Co. stock dividend held in trust. The rescript notes the complainant justified seeking guidance and that the fund may cover litigation costs, with one bill of costs allowed for the respondents.
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Law Court
Bird
Cumberland County
Benjamin F. Harris
Equity
Oliver Moses
Kennebec County
Worumbo Manufacturing Co
Gilkey v. Paine
Street Railway Curtailed in Lewiston Auburn Area
The Lewiston Augusta and Whaterville street railway trims Lewiston and Auburn service while Bath division remains unchanged. The L A W and W reports losses despite fare hikes to seven cents with January 1 1918 deficits at 115000 and 40 percent lower receipts in 1918. Managers cite fewer unmarried men and social events as patronage factors.
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Lewiston, Augusta
Auburn
Alfred J. Sweeney
Lewiston
Sweeney
Supt
George W. Bowie
Bath
Fuller
Maine urged to form motor truck transport service
J Randolph Coolidge Jr of Boston, regional motor truck director, met in Portland with Harold M. Sewall and other Maine officials to press for a statewide motor truck transportation service. He cited gains from a Washington conference and called for a Maine committee to address fuel conservation after gasless Sundays. The plan aims to ease railroad freight congestion.
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J. Randolph Coolidge, Jr
Boston
Portland
Harold M. Sewall
Bath
Maine Public Safety Committee
Herbert J. Payson
Rex W. Dodge
Public Safety Committee
James C. Hamlen
Nathan Clifford
The
Fuel Administration
Philip J. Deering
State Highway Commission
Maine
Mr. Coolidge
Washington
Bath's Magic City Reminds Visitors Of Circus Coming
The article compares a housing project at the North end to a moving circus, noting rapid progress with over 25 houses under construction and brick walls, roofs, and wiring going in. A gas powered trench digger astonishes visitors by urban progress, blasting rock when needed as crews work toward completing the trench and pipe fitting. Continued on Page Two.
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Bath
A-Circus
Bath Red Cross Arranges Christmas Packets for Servicemen
The Bath Red Cross announces Christmas parcel rules for soldiers overseas. Each man may receive one standard box up to three pounds, with a label issued to relatives who must deliver it to the local Red Cross office for processing. Pack contents must follow Post Office rules and be mailed by November 20.
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United States
The
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Bath
War Department
Post Office Department
Red Cross Office
Federal Building
Hoboken
N. J
Red Cross Chapter
Bath fight Fourth Liberty Loan drive ends Saturday
Saturday marks the last day to subscribe to the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan. Bath has raised about 650000 with a possible 700000 target, and payments must be made before midnight Saturday for subscriptions to count. Buyers are urged to pay down per government or weekly plans and to spread the word to neighbors.
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Pershing
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan
Family notes illness and travel across towns
The excerpt mentions Mrs. Eliza Marble traveling to Beverly Massachusetts after her sister Mrs. L Grace Bean was injured by a car and Bedford hospital. Marbie's nephew Ervin S Bean is also seriously ill with influenza.
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Eliza
Marble
Beverly
Mass
L. Grace Bean
Salem Hospital
Marbie
Ervins. Bean
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Utilities Commission
Milo V. Ellsworth
Albert Darrah
Kenneth L. Morrison
West Bath
Shirley E. Allen
Florien Lavoie
George E. Furbish
Harry M. Leavitt
Richmond
Alfred Michaud
George O. Melzard
Isaac Varney & Sons Co
Hospital
U. S
Wast
Motor Transport Service
Seventh Infantry
France
Harris VS
Moses
Urges Motor Truck Service
Bath Red Cross
Old Sagadahoc
Tivirduota
Arrowsies
Bath Obey
Bowdoin Bowdoinham
Georgetown
Phippsburs
Rio
Bo Woolwich
Johnson Bros. Company
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