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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1913

Page

8

Bath Woolwich News Highlights Busy Week of Local Events

A bustling week in Bath and Woolwich features dances, picnics, and club meetings. Arts and religion note the Morse High Glee Club concert and Montsweag church service, while civic life includes the Bath Merchants Association meeting and the U R E P reunion plan. Local commerce sees Cab service plans, a new taxicab venture, and auto ownership grow.

Lewis H. Curtis Flanders Sewall Percy Bath Garage Company Bath Merchants’ Association Montsweag Mr. Kane New Hampshire George Leslie J. T. Soule Boothbay Frye Stilphen Bath Caulkers Hockomock People’s Ferry Company Woolwich

Westport Notes Socials and Local Happenings

The Ladies' Aid hosted a supper at the town hall but poor travel and weather reduced attendance. Grange meetings were stormed out. Rev. John McAuliffe recovers from asthma, and residents report various visits, travels, and local chores. Clam chowder served. school terms begin in parts of the town.

Methodist Church C. L. Cromwell H. A. Swanton Sheepscott Ll. F. Holmes Bath Lizzie Brooks Ida Greenleaf Thomas Knight Ralph Brooks Westport M. P. Heal F. F. Knight Woodbury Hededen Earl Lewis Wiscasset Mr. Morse William Lewis Horace Lewis A. E. Gove Ladies’ Aid

Probate petitions seek sale of Henry Brown estate lands

Maine probate records from Bath describe administratrix Katie McNary seeking license to sell real estate in Bath and West Bath to pay debts and admin costs. Notices outline parcel boundaries, past deeds, and need for court order with hearings scheduled in May 1913.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Katie B. McNary Bath C.t.a Henry C. Brown Green Street David C. Magoun Magoun Mary JL. Footer Ada J. Lowell West Bath Henry Brown Harvey Brown

New Deputy Named to Head County Liquor Enforcement

Chester C. Aderton former Bath policeman appointed deputy sheriff on Sheriff John W. Ballou staff. He will lead liquor enforcement in the county and qualified on Thursday. Replaces the vacancy from Deputy John S. Ballou resignation. Bath stores closed all day for holiday.

Chester C. Aderton Bath John W. Ballou John S. Ballou

Officer Bacon Attacked During Advice To Drunk On Street

An officer advising a intoxicated man to go with his friends was struck in the eye and grappled briefly before the assailant and companions fled into the night. The report notes ongoing unspecific danger to early evening pedestrians as the scene ends.

Bacon

Maine probate notice for Lydia J. Clifford estate

State of Maine reports Ella Fisher Hattie Fisher and Ethel Fisher of Portland and Topsham as heirs of Angelina Fisher who died March 15 1913 in Topsham Sagadahoc. Lizzie Sparks executrix of Lydia J. Clifford filed third account of administration and a public notice is ordered in Bath three weeks running to show cause on May first at nine oclock why the account should be allowed.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Bath Sreidanoee Lowell Lizzie Sparks Portland Cumberland County Lydia J. Clifford Richmond S. Lizzie Sparks State OF Maine Cumberland F. W. Hinckley James S. Lowell Cyrus W. Longley Ella Fisher Hattie Fisher Ethel Fisher Topsham Angelina Fisher Said Testate James S&s. Son W. Longley Register

Crowded Lunch Rush Hits Local Restaurants

Many launches will go overboard today. Yesterday noon both restaurants were crowded as school teachers at the convention flooded in for lunch and regular customers had to wait until they finished.

Sagadahoe County Probate Notice of Final Account.

Joseph M. Trott administrator de bonis non of Melville H. Spinney late of Bath submits his second and final account for allowance. The court orders notice to all interested persons by publication in Bath. Judge James S. Lowell approves and Cyrus W. Longley registers. Date 1926.

Sagadahoe Bath Joseph M. Trott D.bon T.a Melville HK Spinney James Lowell Cyrus W. Longley Register

Executor's Notice for Hannah T. P. Roberts

Executor Percy W Roberts asks all claimants on the estate of Hannah T P Roberts of New York to present claims for settlement. Attorney George E Hughes of Bath Maine notes the filing date March 10 1913. Also includes a classified ad seeking a 30 foot motor boat and operator for summer at Squirrel Island with weekly terms.

Hannah T. P. Roberts State of New York Percy W. Roberts George E. Hughes Atty Bath Medh Squirrel Island J. Everett Sparrow Greenpoint Ave Brooklyn N. Y

Also Mentioned on This Page

News OF Kennebec River Armory Hall Methodist Conference South Paris The Bath Iron Works Kennebec Morse High Glee Club C. W. Bradlee N. B. Cook Keller Cosmopolitan Club Socialist Club Music Hall M. J. McCormick Lincoln County Lumber Co Benjamin Curtis Kennebec Yacht Club William J. Jacobs Maine Central Bath Marine Band Columbia Theatre Burt State Association Colonial Colonial Club Brunswick Lewiston Frank Savage Rockport Mass Moatsweag F. W. Carlton Nequasset Thomas Moore John I. Savage Beacon Street Church Fred Nelson Rice Waldo Hathorne William Loring Sagadahoc Athletic Club Baptist C. C. Bishop Everett Sawyer Bishop Winnie North Methodist Church Wilbur E. Howe Sebenon Hall Stacy H. E. Wright L. I. Lowell John Soule George Ames Grange Hall Loring Soule Kenneth James T. Soule Sheepscot R. L. Fowles H. S. Shea Nehemiah Colby Mr. Potter Newcastle North End J. S. Knight G. G. Judkins R. T. Beaton Mr. Judkins Galt Seay Bpeen Bowdoin Glee Club Thompson Lion Dollar House Hamburg Conley’s Specialty Store Annie Campbell North St F. B. Nichols Hope Augustus P. Norton Swett’s Swetts Drug Stores
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