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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
8
A bathes era recap from April 1899 detailing amateur bouts, civic repairs, shipyard activity, river openings, accidents, and community events in Bath Maine. Notes include Lavigne contingency, Kennebec steamer service, diver repairs, and local social moves among residents and businesses.
Captain Mitchell Reed of the schooner George E Walcott is in town after discharging 2360 tons of coal and will sail back to Newport News. H T Passmore and Co finished a deck for the Deering schooner and will start a heavy barge deck for Kelley Spear and Co next week. A 26 by 40 foot dwelling for Charles Norris will be erected at Pine and High streets. A new son arrived at John Bracy's home.
A major Bath blaze began at 1 30 PM in the ell of 1190 Washington street near Beacon Street church, caused by a defective chimney. Chief Morse launched alarms, steamers from Long Beach and a third, with five houses damaged. By about three the fire was controlled. Local news notes Arthur Sewall return from New York, Bath Iron Works shop move, Sheriff Ballou escaping injury, and new songs by Arthur S Hyde gaining traction in Portland. Dr Marston aided Ballou during a near fall on an electrics ride after a streetcar incident.
At the Lewiston Armory the North End Community Club rifle team led by Bath, Lewiston, Auburn and other towns dominated the first Alden M. Gayton Post Legion Rifle League banquet. Bath claimed the Berry Paper Co. trophy and league trophy. Perleston L. Pert led Bath with top season score and earned a pipe. A future outdoor shoot at Auburn range was planned.
Maine will showcase in the Court of States with Charles Titus of Portland in charge. He and state experts will answer questions on agriculture industry and resources, aided by a special Maine booklet The Place to Live Work and Play. Howard Trussel of Wiscasset visited the city Monday.
Maine once brimmed with tide and brook powered saw mills. The White family of Topsham built and operated the famed White saw mill on the Androscoggin, supplying logs and lumber to locals for decades as steam and electric power changed the trade. Now mill sites fade as lumber prices fall, and government programs offer new incentives for down logs stored in western Maine ponds.
J E Hamilton described habits of elephant seals and sea lions in the Falklands at a London meeting of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire. He noted polygamy, large harems, and fierce fights among bulls, with pups nursing briefly and wounds from bites illustrating the animals’ hard resilience. He also described widespread rookeries, protected beaches, and the aggressive breeding behavior of both species around South America and the Falklands.
Maine Commissioner Arthur R. Greenleaf promotes mussel beds along the coast to boost supply for markets. Fred H. Snow ships to New York and harvests in Casco Bay areas. diggers paid $1 a barrel. Mussels praised as tasty steamed or in stews and valued as fertilizer historically.
In Waterville a steam pumper nicknamed the Frederick C. Thayer clears a frozen drain as the last unmotorized fire apparatus in the department. Engineer Robert Bean notes the engine carries 60 pounds pressure and serves each spring, though its role has shifted from fire eater to ice melter.
Dick Hersom's Lucky Strikes won the 1938-39 Colonial Club Bowling League title with a 3-2 victory over Johnny Sanborn's Wings in a roller at Park Alleys. Johnny Hayes led Wings with 445, Hersom 428 for the winners, Morse 499 for labors, Ramsay 408 for fourth.
Lou Cooper Iron Works welder and state heavyweight champion will defend his title at Augusta City hall on Friday evening April 28. Butch Wooster of Rockland is the opponent per an announcement by Cooper manager Nick Michalos after signing Thursday night at the Capitol City.
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