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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1914

Page

11

Governor Haines exits Portland with defeat in mind

Governor Haines, leaving Portland for Mt. Vernon, said the Progressive defeat reflected the Maine Central Railroad mileage rate hike and his veto of mileage books. He cited sheriff O Connell’s alleged unfaithfulness and liquor industry support for Democrats, but noted many Progressives back prohibition and his own relief at leaving office.

Portland Mt. Vernon Haines Maine Central Railroad Co O’connell Whiskey Trust Brewers’ Association Maineret

Municipal Court Trials And Local Industrial Notes

Judge Keegan handled Tuesday municipal cases in Georgetown with a not guilty verdict for Frank Moore on assault charges and a peace bond issued for Ernest Collins Mina Hinckley for alleged trespass and mischief. John Pero freed on a negligence charge over $18 missing money after a faulty arrest. West Side fields report Hyde estate oat threshing and a Read Nichols brickyard firing 450000 bricks plus a 10,000 brick order from Richmond. Gypsy moth eggs found at Sabino summer place prompt pest concerns.

Keegan Frank Moore Georgetown Ethel Benjamin Moore Bridgham Benjamin Ethel Moore Ernest Collins Mina Hinckley Hyde Read Nichols Ae Hyde Richmond

Local Social Notes From West Bath And Vicinity

West Bath residents gather at cottages and inns for weekend visits and summer wrap ups. The column notes guests from Lisbon Falls Bath Phippsburg and Topsham with travelers to Orono and Bowdoin College. Local road work and a Holy Name Society minstrel plan headline community life.

Local Jottings From a Maine Town

A collage of notes reports hay prices at 15 and 16 a ton. Morse High pupils work hard while Driftwood Club keeps sessions on the wharf. Ladies jabber and preserve, Old Couples' Home managers meet, and repairs unfold on Squirrel Island cottages. Island ferries adjust schedules, huntsmen paid licenses, and local society items cover a minstrel, a violinist, cottagers, and Morse High School elections.

Morse High Driftwood Club Charles E. Laurier Boston Squirrel Island J. C. Larrabee East Brunswick Capt. Oliver Warden Willis Woolwich Bath and Popham Virginia Bath James C. Purington Winneganee F. Wilbur Brown E. and MacMahan Island

Thomaston Captain Receives Canadian Gold Watch for Rescue

Captain Israel L. Thorndike of Thomaston awarded a gold watch by the Canadian Government, transmitted via the U S Department of Commerce, for rescuing the crew of the waterlogged Lord of Avon. The letter notes ten hours of danger, seven men saved, with Thorndike refusing pay, and details his long seafaring career.

Israel L. Thorndike Thomaston United States Department of Commerce Capt. Thorndike New York Department of State Department of the Naval Service of Canada United States Ottawa Lord of Avon Gulf of Mexico George S. Scannell Thorndike Mobile Alabama Tam Israel Thorndike

Sewall Reflects on Maine Election and Progressive Vote

Hon Harold M Sewall told the Independent he prepared for defeat and fought hard. He notes McGillicuddy relied on the Progressive vote and predicts full amalgamation with the Republicans. He says Democrats opposed prohibition enforcement affected support in Bath and Lewiston, shaping the ballot outcome.

Harold M. Sewall Independent McGillicuddy Republican Party of Maine Bath Lewiston

Clam Shipments Begin From Spinney Brothers Bay Point

Tuesday the law relaxed on clam shipments and Spinney Bros of Bay Point began sending clams to market. In Virginia, a day noted many empty barrels for clam shipments from down river.

Spinney Bros Bay Point Virginia Down River

Purser Stinson Returns to Duties on the Hockomock

Purser Stinson resumed his duties aboard the Hockomock on Monday after a brief absence.

Purser Stinson

Revival of Croquet In Town Headlines Festival Plans

Local teachers arrange substitutes for the Festival. The K Y C plans a clam bake on Lines Island next week. Bowker schooner launching set for Sept 22 at Phippsburg Center. Obadiah Trask, Bath, 93, oldest voter last Monday, will be 94 next month. Street and Sewer Commission work coats Mill Pond bridge road. Portland visitors see Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at Keith's with Kate Douglass Wiggin in attendance at English tea rooms.

K.Y.C Lines’ Island Phippsburg Center Odd Ladies Buckman Shaw Sr Bath Obadiah Trask Ward One Street and Sewer Commission Mill Pond Bridge Portland Kate Douglass Wiggin

Visitors and residents share a bustling local day

Phippsburg visitors mingle in town as Miss Gladys Curtis of Bath visits her aunt in Lisbon and Miss Belle Cornish calls on Mrs. Reuben Wentworth in Hallowell. Local figures like W. L. Bonney and Beecher Putnam appear in city on business while summer helpers move on to new posts and jobs.

A. E. Leach Phippsburg Gladys Curtis Bath Mary A. Curtis Lisbon Belle Cornish Reuben Wentworth Temple St Hallowell John Blake Gardiner Ashdale Small Point William E. Bridges Bar Harbor John Bridges Harriet Swanson Mattapan Mass May Silloway Boothbay Harbor J. A. Freeman C. B. Harrington E. C. Clark East Wilton W. L. Bonney Bowdeinham George B. Davis Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene Salvation Army Lewiston Frank Dingley Penrose- Hale-Burleigh Squirrel Island Doris Plummer Miss Plummer Lisbon Falls

Grand jury clears charges of beer for Italian workers on state road

A Maine grand jury found no wrongdoing in a Waterville newspaper story alleging beer was supplied to Italian laborers on a state road in Penobscot County. The Italians paid for their beer and were not state employees. contractor M I Rogers and associates provided books and vouchers, with no indictments issued.

Waterville Pieceataquis County Calvin W. Brown Maine Central Railroad Haines Brown James H. Hudson Flint

Bath Notes Features of Local People and Visits

Local notices report Frank Whalen starting Bowdoin College, E. D. True on vacation, and visits by Portland, Bath, and area residents. Highlights include Levi Thompson attending the Sasanoa Red Men convention in Portland, Miss Esther Mikelsky returning from Boston, and William Fish of Philadelphia passing through Bath. Lane updates cover family trips, university enrollments, clambakes, and railroad conductor changes amid regional events.

Frank Whalen Bowdoin College E. D. True Hallet & Co P. M. Conley Portland Floyd W. Stanton N. Y Margaret Larrabee Children’s Hospital Doris Fales Thomaston Levi T. Thompson Sasanoa Tribe of Esther Mikelsky Boston William G. Fish Philadelphia Bath Quaker City Lester Morse George Carlton Wallace Ham Worthin Brown Orono University of Maine

Snow asters from Klippel garden captivate Wednesday reader

The Scribe reports a fine display of Snow asters from the Klippel homestead garden on Middle Street. A group of ladies traveled by motor launch to Bath for a Wednesday afternoon shopping trip and returned later in the day.

D. T. Percy Southport Westport Bath Augusta Togus Gardiner Klippel Homestead Middle St

Fisherman finds butterfish barrel on Roland II

A fisherman aboard the Roland II hauled up a barrel of butterfish on Wednesday afternoon. In Music Hall tonight the Stanton Band starts a series of dances. The Old Couples' Home currently houses 10 inmates amid a cold epidemic.

Music Hall Stanton

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Squire B. F. Sprague John Pero H. A. Duncan Ork West Bath Charles Mann Marjorie New Meadows Alice Humphreys Ethel Curran Elizabeth P. Dean Sabine Parkin Briggs W. A. Hollis Harold W New Meadows Inn G. B. Ridley Topsham King’s Point Walter Brown Prince’s Point Walter T. Brown Langdon White Dorothy Stilkey Freeport Don Cook Keene, N. H Frank Williams Campbell's Pond Couilhard Marcos Rufus Lombard Malcolm Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s Church Knights of Columbus John Shaw Forest Rogers Temple’s Boothbay Henry Biggins Monroe Royal Andrew Gallant John Frates Providence R. I Morse High School Harold Ward Herbert Cavanaugh Mollie Tournlotte Cc. B. Vachon Columbia Theatre Viking Swan Island Deering Chase's Island Bangor W. E. Butman Bangor Hospital Augusta State Hospital G.—Pyson Aretsta Herbert Thompson Ralph Haskell Stephen Vosberg Carl Sturgis Canada Ernest Montgomery T. W. Dunn Etta Stimpson James Young Hattie Dunn Henry Weiler George F. Scannell Apalachacola Fla Sewall Ness Beecher Putnam Houston Charles W. Coft City May Bickle Sagadahoec Woolworth Arsenault Sydney N. S Columbia Hotel Mr. Fox A. E. Bishop Winthrop Elmer Hodgkins New England Telephone Co Biddeford James Morse High St Morse U. of M K. W. Reynolds Burnham Thompson Bros Williamantie Conn Andrew S. Merrill Dingley Island Casco Bay Witherby H. L. Safford Nubble Bay Robert H. Hoffses Waltham James F. Dunton Court St Hoffses Samuel Levin Old Orchard Carlton Block Levin Henry McKay New Hampshire John Mace Mr. Mace Maine Central Portland and Bansor George Curtis
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