Bath Daily Times 1888 Highlights Sagadahoe Band Forms
Forty years ago in Bath item notes 1888 events including Young People’s Literary Society at Universalist church, Stephen Beals’ return from Maine General Hospital, three day Fast Day school vacation, a plush photo album given to Bath Division Uniform Rank K of I, street alterations on Vieree’s block, a Ladies sponsored entertainment, last snowstorm, Good Templars’ West Bath building frame, Bay Bridge opening soon aiding Bowdoinham farmers, Bath’s new Sagadahoe band formed with James L. Perkins as president and other officers, Hayden’s hall to be headquarters.
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Hayden's Hall
Sagadahoe
James L. Perkins
L.A. Thompson
George Th. W. Barton
Edward Stanley
First Band Rehearsal Announced For Tomorrow Evening
April 12 1888 notices report the first rehearsal of the new band scheduled for tomorrow night. Other items note City Marshal Dunton and Officer Morrell on sick list ship preparations tugboats Adelia Resolute painted red and ready for season Mother Goose entertainment delayed by weather rescheduled for tomorrow night. W C T A delegate presents gift to Mrs Hill. Young People’s Society of Central Church reorganized as Christian Endeavor with officers elected. Long list of local business moves and public works: Isaacson leaves city for Gardiner to run a dry goods store. electric lights planned for A S Melcher’s store. Rice yacht frames under construction. B W Morse tug arrives for boiler repairs. Kennebec channel now open near Richmond to Augusta. Nahanada condenser and high pressure cylinder cast at Bath Iron Works.
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J. A. Tsaacson
Church Block
Dath
Gardiner
Tie
Lewiston
Mr. Isaacson
Dance at Odd Fellows Hall and river pipe work report
An evening social at Odd Fellows hall drew a sizable company for dancing. News from the New Meadows river notes four lengths of pipe replaced and pumps to run tonight, with further work planned on the west bank and a new electric motor system under consideration. A boy dislocated his elbow after falling into a hole en route home, treated by Dr Rice. Additional local items include market notes, ship activity, and maintenance at various sites.
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Odd Fellows Hall
New Metudows River
Supt
Tlawe
Bath items echo spring activity across town
April 14 1888 notes Shaw mill will begin sawing in about ten days and a brick block may rise on Elm Street. Alfred W Rogers returns to Gorham N S as high school principal. Alameda booked for Bath Base 7 Association testimonial. Star of the East ready for river trips. City Council committee to hear High School complaints meets next week. Tug BL W Morse undergoes boiler overhaul. Amory Troughton acquires a tiny 22 foot cat rigged yacht June. Juno boat remains. spring preparations begin. Sedgwick and Bowdoinham relief corps delegates visit Bath. social at G A Rehall tonight. April 16 1888 Hodgkins marks 17 years at Maine Central freight house. Bath baseball meeting at Olympian hall. Allen estate furniture sold. Union ferry hauled for spring repairs. Two new Bath fishing schooners under construction. Bath High School uniforms blue. Ship timber and spars arrive for local yards. Prohibition society meeting adjourned to next Wednesday. Ball and socket pipe work in feed system continues.
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Amory Troughton
Houghton
Juno
Boothbay
Bath
Insurance Company Asset Totals From 1927 Ledger Fragments
A collage of insurance company balance sheets listing assets and liabilities by firm. It names The Travelers, Home Insurance, United States Casualty, Travelers Indemnity, and others with figures for mortgage loans stocks and bonds cash in office agents balances interest rents and admitted assets. The pages show net unpaid losses unearned premiums and surplus across multiple companies with New York Hartford and Boston ties and 1927 dates.
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Travelers
Main Street
Mutuance Comi
Travelers Indemnity Company
Hartford
Connecticut
Travelers Fire Insurance Company
B. O
Prudential Insurance Company OF America
Newark
New Jersey
Steck
pBlass
Vihiahiner Ows
Pt Centitutents
Eee
Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company OF
New York
Win! Bank
Barmers Bills
Sprinafield
Home Insurance Company
Charles L. Tyner
T. Vincent P. Wyatt
Sec
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Smither
United States Casualty Company
New York City
C.cs
The
Workmen's Compensation Reinsurance Bureau
Mund Oe
Argents
AIM Ether
OLD Colony Insurance Company
Boston
Massachusetts
U. S
British Assurance Company
Toronto
Canada
William St
Liarlett
Caledonian Insurance Company
Edinburgh
Scotland
Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance Company
Franklin Fire Company
Ardidis
OSA
Textures and Ward Details From City Assessors
Gielstrup and Tallman engage in texture painting on counters. Edwin N. Emmons completes ward two canvass naming 406 youths aged four to twenty, plus thirteen children over four. A twelve year old, Pinkham of Water street, nearly drowned after slipping from the New England Tron Works wharf and falling between a pin and the Gardiner G. Deer ing.
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Edwin N. Emmons
Pinkham
Water Street
Tle
New England Tron Works
Gardiner G. Deering
Ife
Boy Rescued From Icy Wharf After Daring Plunge
A man spotted no sign of the lad after an apparent fall near a wharf. Alarm spread as bystanders searched the bottom with oars and poles. A faint cry led to a pile where the boy clung. rescuers pulled him aboard then to the wharf. He was cold but uninjured and asked to board the schooner to dry clothes. He feared a whipping at home.
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Tie
Paris Lawyers Boast Guaranteed Divorces
A Paris based law firm advertised a $500 guaranteed divorce service claiming all requirements met amid tightened court procedures. American lawyers in Paris deny any endorsement, while officials warn against such guarantees and warn of potential legal risks.
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Paris
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Bath Daily Times
Young People’s Literary Society of the Universalist Church
Stephen J. Beals
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Alexander Metmuarrie
Vieree
Universalist Vestry
West Bath
Good Templars
Dunton
Morrell
Cyrus Owen
Japan
Zey
Wakefield
Bennington
Wan Els
New Meadows
Adelia
Resolute
Morse
City Hall
Young People's Society of Central Church
Society of Christian Endeavor
William R. Kimball
Nellie Robinson
Millie Moulton
William Ledyard
A. S. Melcher
Harrington
B. W. Morse
the Historical Society
William Rogers
Kennebec River
Richmond
Augusta
Nahanada
Bath Tron Works
Twitchell
Bath Tea
Slater
Willie Lakin
John Lakin
Pleasant Street
Pat Hine
Swift Bros. al Chienzo
Frank S. Wakefield
Worcester
Miss
Stesaners
Star of the East
Des Fon
Racurday
Ternitey
Anderson
New England
Will Gee
Af Sannel Anderson
Shaw
Elm Street
Front Street
Alfred W. Rogers
Gorham
N. S
High Serial
Alameda
Kennebec
W. Morse
Lebanon
Sedgwick Relief Corps
Thomas 'T. Rideout Relief Corps
Bowdeinham
Brunswick Relief Corps
G. A. Rehall
George M. Hodgkins
Maine Central Freight House
Bath Baseball Association
Olympian Hall
Samuel L. Allen
School Street
David O. Fove & Co
Union
New England Iron Works
Houghton Bros
Bath High School
Maine Central
New England Shipbuilding Co
Dain & Wiggin
Temperance Hall
Brown
Norway Medicine
United States
Western Assurance Company
Williams
York
Lise
Hart
Ance Company
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OMRA
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Alto
SRA
U. Ss
SUN Insurance Office
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Sey
Superior Fire Insurance
Pittsburgh
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Esther AV I
Roger D. Skillings
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Chicago
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NPD
Iiss
Adoitted
Liahi
Monarch Accident Insurance Company
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Vsangal
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Philadelphia Bee
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R. D. Skillings
Hiram T. Stevens
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Staruters
Tay
Nantes
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Sionmayer
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Peete
Gielstrup
Tallman
Arletta K.harford
Georgetown
Savadahoe
Jobo MM. Pariordt
Georgestown
Arletta KR
William F. Dunham
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Lizzie Bo Phamy
Samuel S, DD. Thompson
Sail County
Festate
Bavee
Thompson
Seon
Edward Ko Phompson
West Bach
Luther “Thompseun
Gertrude Lill
Worthamd
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Savadihoe
Sulseohed
Miureb. A
Edward WO Brredgieam
AL D
Soul
Walter S. Glidden
William F. Dunstam
Sagadatioc
Saeui
Apal AL D
Charles JT. Dain
Tennie S. Rideout
Charles F. Rideout
Sail
William PP. Dunham
State OF
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Sagadahor
Ada Deering
Harry Go. Deering
Barth
Sant
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Saga Ss
Fred Hl
Arthur PL Larrabee Tate
Register
Sagadahoqc
John W. Blaisdell
Anna
Ministry of Justice
Candia, N. H W
Candia
Allan Spear
Math
Admr
D. Ob. Iu
Ellen Nelson
Rath
Sand Bath
Saul
Sanl Bolt
Sagadahog
Sagadahee
Bath Independent
Salt County
Sagadanoc
Anton
Annie Mc Pease
Nikotuistrateix
Nellie Ro Perry Vate
Phippsburg
Estate of
William PF
Dunham
Sagadatiog
Fred de Hill
Cordelia D. Morrison
Walter Ss. Glidden
James C. Gilman
Lonny C. Giln I i Durer
San
Allowerdl
Joseph Wv. Larrabee
Joseph White
Joseph W. Larrabee
Ida JA
Munt
Alfred S. Oliver
Charles F. McKinney
Rupe M. Merry
Jane McKinney
Ebenezer MckKinney
Commissioner of Pensions
Ida Tasment
Alfred Ss
Oliver Cuarles
BE. McKinney
M. Merry
Morgan
North Street
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