City Chat Preview of Political Rallies and Local Events
Election one week away and Probate Court scheduled next Tuesday. Maine frosts cause no damage while harvests and travel fill the scene. Bath ships, theater plans, dogged politics, and city growth populate the week with political footwork, social gatherings, and civic notices.
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Maine
Boston
Wright Lorimer
Portland
Eptember
Seashore
Colonial Club
Lake Grove
Auburn
Hydeblock
Ames
Maine Central
Togus
Sanford
Yarmouth
N. G
Democratic Town Committee
New Meadows Inn
Board of Trade Rooms
Three Constitutional Provisions On Referendum Planned
Three measures are set for voter decision under constitutional provisions. Officials outline wording and implications for residents, with polling dates and eligibility noted.
Westport Notes on Summer Guests and Local Referendum
Westport residents hosted visitors from Bath Wiscasset and Salem while on election day ballots include a three vote option on me as annual vacation at Muddy Cove. A special town meeting considered school repairs liquor laws and tax definitions with two major measures and two minor questions debated.
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Muddy Cove
Ares
Curt B. Jewett
Portland
United States
New England
York
Cumberland County
Quiet campaign winds down with little activity
With one week left before the election, county politics remain quiet. Parties report funding shortages and few rallies or surface actions as Democrats and Republicans maintain a low profile amid dwindling campaigning efforts.
Entertainment at town hall drawn strong crowd
Fred Robinson and party of Brunswick held an entertainment at the town hall recently which was well patronized. H. S. Hodgdon arrived home Saturday from a visit with friends in Waldo county. Mrs. Chester Knight of Boothbay Center was a guest of Mrs. S. C. Hodgdon Thursday. Mrs. White and daughter Ruth of Boston who have passed the summer at the Willows have returned home.
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Harold S. Hodgdon
Derby
Conn
Fred W. McFarland
Watertown
Ruth A. Shaw
Samuel Stover
Bath
Woodbury Hodgdon
Florence Gilmore
Somerville
Pond View
Gilmore
John Mains
Georgetown
Westport Junction
Fred Robinson
Party
Brunswick
H. S. Hodgdon
Waldo County
Chester Knight
Boothbay Center
S. C. Hodgdon
White
Ruth
Boston
the Willows
Secretary Pringle Spars With Obscene Material Case In Bath
Civic League organizer Pringle triggers arrest of Scott E. Greenleaf in Bath on charges of possessing obscene pictures. Judge Dunton presided. Frank L. Staples for Greenleaf. Greenleaf waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury in $300. Also reports a Winnegan polo team lineup and local funeral rites, plus early duck season opening with limits and hunting rules, and ruffed grouse season dates.
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Pringle
Civic League
Bath
Scott E. Greenleaf
Dunton
Frank L. Staples
Greenleaf
Richmond Social Roundup Showcases Local Guests
The Ha thorne residence entertained visitors last week including C. R. Chappin and Hattie Chappin of Gorham Banzer. J. W. Coombs of Waltham Mass. Daniel McPhee of Gardiner. C. S. Libby family of Richmond. Lizzie Blanchard of Falmouth. Betsy Skelton visiting relatives in town. W. S. Rogers of Topsham. Alice Libby from Portland. Cleaveland Marriner visiting Cathance. plus W F Skelton’s Sunday trip to Topsham.
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S. B. Hathorne
C. R. Chappin
Gorham
Hattie Chappin
Banzer
J. W. Coombs
Waltham
Mass
Daniel McPhee
Gardiner
C. S. Libby
Richmond
Lizzie Blanchard
Falmouth
Betsy Skelton
W. S. Rogers
Topsham
Alice Libby
Portland
Cleaveland Marriner
Cathance
Fred H. Thompson Youngest Sagadahoc clerk of courts candidate
Fred H. Thompson of Bath, Democratic nominee for Sagadahoc County clerk of courts, is the youngest candidate for the post. He is backed by county Democrats and is the son of Frank N. Thompson. Born June 7, 1885, he graduated Yale PhB in 1906 after Phillips Academy and captained his class baseball team. He married Ethel Downing in 1898 and holds multiple Masonic and local club memberships.
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Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc
Mr. Thompson
Frank N. Thompson
Thompson Bros
Phillips Academy
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Yale
Ethel M. Downing
W. T. Downing
Polar Star Lodge of Masons
Montgomery
St. Bernard Royal Arch
Mt. Vernon
No Services Next Sunday at New Church Temple
Alterations ongoing inside the church will cancel services on Sunday September 4 at the New Church Temple.
Paulding Sets Navy Speed Mark at 2.80 Knots
The torpedo boat destroyer Paulding achieved 2.80 knots in yesterday’s official trial, surpassing the Reid by a knot and becoming the fastest vessel in the navy. A Bath rally next Thursday will feature speakers Hon. William B. McKinley and Hon. John W. Weeks, with Weeks chairing naval affairs.
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Paulding
Reid
Bath
The
Alameda
William B. McKinley
Ohio
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Committee On Naval Affairs
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and endorsements
One hundred dollars reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorsed by Walding Kinnan & Marvin as trustworthy. Cure taken internally claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shannon House
Harry T. Passmore
Charles C. Crosby
Commercial Street
Masonic Temple
Thomas B. Reed
Order of Owls
Solovich
State Industrial Bureau
Joseph Varney
Washington Streets
Bowdoin Center
Sanford L. Fogg
Bowdoin
Columbia Theatre
Rowe Brothers
Iceboro
D. J. MecGillicuddy
Frederic W. Plaisted
Charles S. Hamlin
Rockland
Washington
Westport
Mr. Hathorne
Gilmore Farm
Frank C. Whitten
Dresden
Ross Robinson
Wiscasset
James H. Knight
M. S. Outhouse
Gussie Tarbox
Salem
Edith Hodgdon
Winneyance
Frank Perry
Elmer Williams
Hunt Center
Otis Hunt
Horace Morse
George A. Merritt
Winneganee
N. B. Cook
Beacon Street Church
D. A. Merry
Charles H. Stinson
Charles Preble
John Scholfield
Walter C. Perry
Charles T. Small
W. F. Skelton
Swett’s
DR. Barnard
Barnard Medical CO
Vinalhaven
J F Upton
Winnegance
Western Feather Co
Providence
K. I
White Chester
Ayer
Nichols
Centre Street
Thompson
Wauter O. Parker CO
VW/alter
Parker Co
Cntre
Morris Glaser
Bowdoinham
Gonley’s Specialty Store
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