Forty Years Ago in Bath 1904 Notices and Openings
Bath daily notes N H Trafton to begin as bookkeeper for Knickerbocker Towage Co in Bath after winter in Bangor. S J Macy tug may be retired if not repaired. Community events include dancing class party, church circles, Mystic Shrine travels, reunions, and local tradesmen changes. Ice on Merrymeeting Bay weakens, river open by weekend. fishermen hopeful opening day crowds.
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N. H. Trafton
Bath
Knickerbocker Towage Co
Bangor
Millinery Opening At Novelty Cloak Store
April 6 1904 opening at Novelty Cloak Store 66 Center Street on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Morse High School graduation candidates named by Principal H E Cole with Valedictory Kittie Larrabee Salutatory Verena Chaney and others plus class historian and orator. Florence Atwood visiting. Grand lodge of Maine session guests in city. Pepper alleys high score Card 277. social evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Witham.
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Novelty Cloak Store
Center Street
H. E. Cole
The
Morse High School
Kittie B. Larrabee
Verena H. Chaney
Isabel H. Carter
Stella M. Tabor
Margaret C. Hyde
Benjamin W. Morse
Mary M. Olys
Carl K. Crosby
Mae L Mallay
Ole Hanson
Acadia Lodge Knights to Work Second Rank Tonight
Henry Poli hosted an Italian supper for friends featuring macaroni dishes including three kinds of macaroni, macaroni soup, and a feast of poultry with roast chicken and extras. The Acadia lodge Knights of Pythias will perform the second rank duties tonight.
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Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies
Auburn
Mizpah Lodge
Acadia Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Henry Poli
Gloucester visitor predicts Maine house deliveries end
April 8 1904 John E Sonia from Gloucester visits home few days. He works as cutter for Swift's Chicago Beef Co for a year. He says Gloucester dumped delivery teams and merchants must come to shops for goods. he predicts Maine houses will adopt the same rule soon.
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John E. Sonia
Gloucester
Swift
Chicago Beef Co
Maine
Class of 1903 holds first annual reunion at New Meadows Inn
Last evening the class of 1903 B H S held its first annual reunion at New Meadows Inn with a pleasant shore supper. Supt Milton Douglas of Beacon Street Sunday school plans an important announcement at Sundays session. Citizens attend a busy day with various church events and local improvements noted.
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Bath High School
New Meadows
B. H.S
New Meadows Inn
Supt
Milton Douglas
Beacon Street
Joint Standing Committee On Finance
Easter Celebration and Local Happenings At Wesley Church
Easter observance at Wesley M E church featured an elaborate musical program though not on Easter Sunday due to Rumiora Falls conference. M H S class members from 1904 wear fraternity pins Wallace Hayden to Theta Delta Chi and Ole Hanson to Beta Theta Pi. Beacon Street M E Sunday school launches Red and Blue contest with Mrs Hewitt Reds and Miss May Nay Blues as captains. Isaac Stern’s steam yacht Virginia now at Tebo’s basin to be commissioned soon. Leander A Jeffrey to command. Captain Herbert Low of Riggsville, in poor health, heads to Maine General Hospital. Mrs Austin of Hallowell visits sister on Chestnut. Maud Parkin of Lisbon Falls visits Oliver Moses family. Postmaster Mary of Popham visits town. First ball game of season set for next Saturday at Whittier Field Bowdoin vs Boston College with college band. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen delegation passes through town to Rockland for Albert C. Jones initiations at Longfellow lodge Portland. May breakfast planned again by same management.
Probate Court Session Records Large Volume of Administrations
The April Sagadahoc Probate Court session led by Judge Arthur J. Dunton was the busiest in months. Administrations filed include Ernest G. Rogers and Weston R. Allen estates. gifts and appointments listed for Bath Topsham Bowdoinham and other communities. Inventories and accounts filed and approved cover numerous Bath estates with executors guardians and administrators named.
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Sagadahoe
Arthur J. Dunton
Ernest G. Rogers
Stella V. Rogers
Bath
Weston R. Allen
Hittie M. Allen
Lowdoin
Ellsworth Mc Sahe
Maud E. Haskell
William E. Sale
Tate
Bowdeinham
Probate notices announce court order in Bath County
A 1901 probate notice from the Bath court orders publication of an estate hearing. It lists executors administrators and guardians for multiple estates and names Arthur J. Dunton as judge of probate with dates and locations for the proceedings.
Probate records list administrators and trustees for Bath estate
The document names executors, administrators, and trustees for multiple estates in Bath including Horace W Swett, Ralph E Sanborn, George S Leavitt, and Harri M MacElman. It records resignations, bond approvals, and appointments by guardians and trustees, with a section from JESTCLESTER FIRE INSURANCE Co detailing assets and liabilities.
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Horace W Swett
Bath
William B. Mussenden
Charles H. Can.i
Horace W. Swett Bath
Henry Heelton
Frank
K. Jack
Bowdoinam
Martha F Sanborn
Ralph E. Sanborn
Nell
M Leavitt
George S. Leavitt
Bowduiniam
Gordon Berry
Lina Sewall
Trus Co
Joseph M Mansir
Herbert Mansr
Richmond
Charles T Small
Crazies
M Smith
Elzabeth C MacElman
Harri M. MacElman
Gardiner R. Deering
Harry W. McIntire
Probate Court notices and estate actions in Sagadahoc county
A Bath probate court session lists estate filings and appointments for William F Toiman, Herbert Mansir, Lena Prickham, and others. The notice outlines hearings, executor appointments, and potential real estate sales, with credentials from Arthur J. Dunton and John Jack.
British AmfrEa Assurance U S Branch Financial Summary
A dated financial excerpt from British Amfrea Assurance Company U S Branch lists assets and liabilities as of December 31. It shows stocks and bonds, agents balances, net unpaid lisues, and total liabilities. The document notes admitted assets and quotes market valuations for owned goods, suggesting an overall asset increase of 557.5571.
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Jestclester Fire Insurance Co
William Street
New York
DEW
Goss
Pius
American Automobile Fire Insurance
St. Leo
Misseur
Im Office Act
Kenta
Firemen's Instrance Company OF
Newark
New Jersey
Awevis
Harris H. Morse
Automobile Ins. CO
Hartford
Conn
Commercial Casualty Ins.co
Uctems
Harkes H. Morse Bath
British
Amfrea Assurance Company
U.S
Yassets
Toods Eal
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