Bath schooner Phoebe Crosby ashore in Georgetown buoyed by loss risk
Bath four masted schooner Phoebe Crosby of Bath is ashore on a Georgetown jetty and considered in danger of total loss after taking on water. Capt. W. J. Small reports the vessel, built in Richmond and launched in 1920, grounded while returning from Providence to load lumber. The ship valued around 164000 dollars is insured for about one third.
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Phobe Crosby
Bath
Georgetown
D. C
Elwell S. Crosby
W. J. Small
Islesboro
Crosby Navigation Co
Richmond
Phoebe Crosby
Carl K. Crosby
Portland
Crosby
Kennebec Navigation Co
Providence
R. L
Boston
Hampton Roads
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Historic antlers replaced at The Forks guide post
A 1921 report records the Piscataquis Historical Society restoring moose horns on a road sign at The Forks Abbot after vandals removed the 1920 antlers. Albert Shaw of Bath donated horns in 1914, with committee members including Charles D Shaw and Henry Hudson overseeing the ceremony and installation.
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Viscataquis Historical Society
Albert H Shaw
Bath
Forks
Joseph Bellarce
Monson
Abbot
Bangor
Moosehead Lake
Blanchard
Albert Shaw
Shaw
David Brown
Vixeutaquis County
Charles D. Shaw
Greenville
Joseph Davison
George H. Wilkins
Sprague
Maine
John F. Sprague
Piscataquis Historical Society
Dover-Foxcroft
Visit to the local telephone exchange reveals its workings
Leah Winslow visits Bath after her father Edgar Brooks’s death as she and her mother stay at 38 Summer Street. Subscribers are invited to tour the central office to learn how calls are handled and the marvels of the telephone system are showcased in the feature.
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Mary
Father
Leah Winslow
M. A. Brooks
Summer Street
Bath
Edgar Brooks
New York
No. OF
Waterville
Taunton Locomotive Works
UST
Skowhegan
Dexter
Mainy
Porthind
Charlie Evans
Charlie
Cis
Horns Erection Steals Trigger Public Outrage
A letter from Charles T. Shaw and committee criticizes the removal of recently erected horns replacing a set dating back about a century. They urge punishment to the full extent of the law for the unknown thief and pledge a reward for information leading to the culprit.
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Charles TD. Shaw
Ae PH Davison
J. W. Wilkins
Oak Street to Become Finest City Road Stretch
The State Highway Commission approves reinforced concrete construction on Oak Street from Lincoln to Commercial, with a crown to center and three foot gutters. Plans call for lower grade on the hill near High Street, use of Bath Portland cement, cost savings, and construction to begin early next week with hand diggers already on site.
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Oak Street
Lincoln
State Highway Commission
Bath
Charles R. Oliver
Board of Highways and Sewers
Lincoln Street
Middle Street
High Street
Soih Wortland
Cement Manufacturers’ Association
Boxton
W. T. Allen
The
Highway Commission
Baptisms Highlight Wiscasset Evangelistic Campaign
An Evangelistic campaign led by Lawrence Ti Green wood drew hundreds in Wiscasset with a 1:30 p.m. baptism following morning services. Notable moments included a crippled woman on crutches entering the water and a 90-year-old woman receiving baptism amid applause. The event, part of an 11th week, drew participants from North Waldoboro and neighboring towns with daily meetings through the week.
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Wiscasset
Lawrence Ti. Greenwood
Franklin Hall
North Waldoboro
East Waldoboro
Winslow's Mills
Waldoboro
Dath
Montsweng
Edgecomb
Alna
Greenwood
Louis W. West
People's Baptist Church
Bath
Opened Tuesday Sagadahoe county supreme court convenes
The October term of Sagadahoe county supreme judicial court opened Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Justice Albert M. Spear presiding. A large attendance, including visiting attorneys from Boothbay Harbor Brunswick Gardiner and Rich mond, filled the courtroom and the jail. The grand jury was empaneled, jurors were sworn, and court procedures began with the usual proclamations and a flag addition. The docket lists six jury cases to start, with naturalization hearings held in the afternoon.
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Sagadahoe
Supreme Judicial Court
Albert M. Spear
W. HL. Cornforth
Frederick I. Thompson
Arthur J. Dunton
Wilbur ©. Oliver
Norman AH. Curtis
Fred W. Atkinson
Chester
Aderton
Charles BE. Hewitt
Eld
Mardin
Sagadahoe County
William B. Hogan
Biddeford
Joseph D. Rousseau
Broenswick
William IM Hall
Ralph © Dales Peranklin
Sprague
Joseph Mo Trott
Walter S
Glidden
O. N. Larne
Norman HH. Curtis
Erier
Supreme Court
Maine
Alvin K. Ridley
Justice Spear
Allin S. Reed
James H. Whitney
Richmond
William A. Alexander
Heselton
Bridgham
Ano
Sarah A. Lalie
Bowdoinhim
Samuel W. Fitts
Freeport
Bath population not as fallen as thought says city directory
The Times reports an advance Bath population estimate from Crowley and Lunt based on a full canvass for the new city directory. Despite a past year of outflow, inbound residents kept numbers from dropping as much as feared, while many seeming declines reflect temporary wartime throngs and transient workers.
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the Times
City Directory
Crowley & Lunt
Bath
Tug Seguin Crew Boasts Them Best Coast Cook
The crew of the tug Seguin claims their cook is the best on the coast with Mrs. Thomas K Haley, wife of the captain, preparing meals on trips long enough to need a chef. The tug serviced the yacht Sultana for water near New Harbor last week and faced a rough return voyage to Portland towing the Gardiner G Deering. John Shaw celebrated a birthday with a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank A Hodgdon at Nequasxet, with a chicken dinner for 3% guests and a brief musical program.
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Thomas K. Haley
New Harbor
Maley
Motion Picture Company
Portland
Gardiner G. Deering
Haley
John Shaw
Frank A. Hodgdon
Nequasxet
Harvest Supper Planned After PTA Meeting
A large Southend parent teacher association meeting on Washington street drew many new members. They prepared goods for a November sale and set plans for a harvest supper on Wednesday October 26 with Mrs John Hunt chairing the entertainment committee and Mars Carroll Deering chairing the work committee.
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Southend Parent-Teacher Association
Washington Street
John Hunt
Mars. Carroll Deering
Mr and Mrs Sewall Die While Visiting Bath Guests
Mr and Mrs Samuel S Sewall died Tuesday in Bath while staying with Miss Enric Houghton of Washington Street They were closing their summer home at Prouts Neck and planned a trip to Boston for a few weeks before continuing to Redlands California
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Samuel S. Sewall
Bath
Enric Houghton
Washington Street
Mrs. Sewall
Prout’s Neck
Boston
Redlands
Cal
County Attorney Faces Record Case Load This Term
County attorney Arthur J. Dunton handles 34 bound over cases and 12 appeals, the largest docket at a single term in years. Continued on page sever.
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Arthur J. Dunton
Old Days on the Bath Branch Fifth in Maine Central History
Charles 8 Given continues the Maine Central history with a focus on the Bath Branch. The piece details early railroad development, key stations, and the line’s impact on Bath and nearby communities, highlighting engineering feats and daily life around the tracks in the era.
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Bath
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Brunswick
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