Fancy articles sale and local news from Bath 1902
Forty years ago in Bath reports on a ladies’ sale at Miss Alice Sewall’s featuring embroidery and art, plus local tidbits: lumber camp arrivals with counterfeit money scare proven false, Tops ham petition against sparring exhibitions, Easter visits, a Seattle to New York salmon cargo, Phi Rho reunion highlights, and small business changes including John McKeiver buying Welch’s store stock. Also notes on wages, millinery stores, hydrant repairs, a birthday gathering for Rev Hervey, a dandelion bloom, and property purchases.
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the New Church
Alice Sewall
Bath 1902 business and social notes spark activity
April reports list D W Oliver building a Maxwell Street store in Hyde's field offering groceries. A E Flagg seeks gunning camp sites at Dead River with spring plans and fall accommodations. M G Shaw Lumber Co started full blast with 85 workers, earliest opening in 18 years. Community events include Court Sagadahoc Easter concert, Bath society dances, a surprise party for John McFarland, and church group outings.
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D. W. Oliver
Maxwell Street
Hyde's Field
Bath
A. E. Flagg
Dead River
Bath Friends
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
Orrison Chadburne
Charles Lenox
John Webster
A. A. McDonald
M. Stilphen
South Gardiner
Shipping Arrivals Bring Pine and Coal to Local Firms
On April 4 1902 the schooner Lizzie M Parsons delivered pine for Kelley Spear Co the John S Deering carried pine for G G Deering and the Carrie A Lane arrived with coal for M W Sewall. The vessels reached on a Wednesday and added to the town’s freight movements.
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Lizzie M. Parsons
Kelley, Spear Co
John S. Deering
G. G. Deering
Carrie A. Lane
M. W. Sewall
Route of Day's Ferry Court Case Raises Local History Interest
April 6 1902 report notes a historic Day's Ferry dispute tried that week. The ferry crossing over the Kennebec near Wiscasset dates back 150 years with King George III bonds. district records show the ferryman licensed for crossing at this point. Also mentions Dr R H Donnell finishing nine months as house surgeon in Lewiston and pondering private practice locations.
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Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Day’s Ferry
Kennebec River
Wiscasset
George III
Day's Ferry
Progressive whist party at Miss Moody's on South Street
Miss Helene Moody hosted a Friday evening progressive whist gathering for friends. Four tables battled until 10:30 with prizes awarded to Miss Linda Tarbox and Edward O. Cutler for top scores, and to Miss Ames Hennessey and Mr. Norsworthy for the smallest scores. The Colonial club rooms were tinted and furnished in preparation for an informal Monday opening, with a new Peck piano added on Saturday.
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Helene Moody
South Street
Linda Tarbox
Edward O. Cutler
Ames Hennessey
Mr. Norsworthy
Colonial Club
Peck
Insurance notes from 1902 harbor and mill trades
A 1902 Town column lists Travelers rate remarks and local commerce. It covers Kennebec Steamboat Co. boat commission, water tank shipments to Boothbay and Popham Beach, deck plank work for Kelley Spear Co. and Hawley, fishing reports, blasting for a residence by Lewis Cameron, and school board attendees among town business.
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H. T. Passmore & Co
Pinkham
Boothbay
Perkins & Stacy
Popham Beach
Kelley, Spear Co
Hawley
Bath Boy Scout Event and Local Notices
Bath board pushes for more economy in education. James A. McLellan guest organist at Seventh Day Adventist church on High street with gift of Estey electric organ. Alexander MacDonald enters Maine General Hospital after illness confinement at home. Insurance company assets and liabilities figures dated December 21 1941 shown for Westchester Life American Automobile Insurance Co. mortgage loans, reserves, and surplus.
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Beacon Street Church
New Seventh Day Adventist Church
High Street
Estey
Faulkes
Alexander MacDonald
Maine General Hospital
Portland
MacDonald
Bath Iron Works, Corp
American Automobile Insurance Company
St. Lewis
Missouri
Alseco and Bank
Asarta
School committee considers widened accommodations for city
Dr Hervey told the High School committee that operations were normal while chairmen of other committees reported no items. The board discussed the need for greater school facilities and voted to form a committee of the whole to draft recommendations for the city council.
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Scott
Hervey
Harvesters and Granges Gather for April Grange Events
Under Mrs John H Sylvester harvesters performed to applause featuring Mr and Mrs Sylvester and others. Grange members from Sagadahoc and Pomona totals 302 with many named chapters including Bodwell Dirigo Dromore Enterprise Merriconeag Merrymeeting Progres sive Sagadahoc Topsham West Bath and Pomona. Announced programs include The Ruskin Family play April 13 Officers Night April 20 and a Grange Sunday service at Be a con Street Methodist church with a rehearsal in the grange hall Sunday evening.
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Harvesters
Sylvester
Melvin L. Comeau
Lester N. Crocker
Charles B. Doyle
Leon M. Genthner
Eva J. Kingsbury
Leonard W. Lozier
Marie MacDonald
Fred Morton
Granges
West Bath
Sagadahoc Pomona
Grange
William A. Armstrong
Dramatics Club of the Grange
The
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Charles L. Kinney
Wesley H. Lemont
Grange Hall
Half a Century of Service at Crosman Market
A Bath, Maine era piece recounts H W Crosman Market over fifty years. It notes rationing, shifting goods from shelves to door service, and evolving transport from trolleys to buses while Crosman and clerk Stinson maintain customer focus and community trust amid changing prices and industries.
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Bath
Mr. Stinson
Crosman Market Celebrates Fifty Years Serving City
The Crosman Market, famed for finest meat and grocery goods, marks 50 years of service and is known for its splendid atmosphere. Owner Harry W. Crosman and chief clerk Ernest L. Stinson boast a wide circle of business and personal friends.
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Crosman
Harry W. Crosman
Ernest L. Stinson
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