Bath 1910: Paulding Launch Crowds Bath Iron Works event
Forty years ago in Bath the U S torpedo boat destroyer Paulding launched at 2 40 P M from the Bath Iron Works yard before about 3000 spectators. Miss Paulding presented with roses. Bath hosts noted civic figures and relatives as the ship enters Washington events. Also reported first car load for Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co and preparations for new express storehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Paulding
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec
John 8. Hyde
Edward W. Hyde
Harold M. Sewall
Rs. Culbert McGay
W. Stark Newell
Harold W. DeLong
H. D. Bacon
This City
Moray Norton
Lexington
Mass
Peavey
Cambridge
John SS. Hyde
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co
Detroit
Governor Cobb Steamship Sends Wireless From Sea
On April 13 1910 Mrs Charles A Blair received a wireless from Capt Blair aboard the Governor Cobb en route from Key West to Boston. The message said the ship was off Block Island at 10 am and expected to reach Boston that evening for overhaul before St John Boston service. The Cobb had sailed Southern waters for 14 weeks between Knights Key Florida and Havana. Separately the Sagadahoc County Supreme Judicial Court adjourned at noon with 13 divorces granted during the term. The Bath schooner Grace A Martin from Norfolk, under Mate Wilson, arrived in Boston yesterday after leaving Vineyard Haven where Captain previously departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Blair
Capt
Blair
Governor Cobb
Key West
Boston
Block Island
Cobb
Knights Key
Fla
Havana
St. John
Supreme Judicial Court
Sagadahoc
Bath
Grace A. Martin
Percy & Small Fleet
Norfolk
Wilson
Vineyard Haven
Residents note summer prospects and arrivals in Bath
April 14 1910 Frank E Stanley of Newton returns from Squirrel Island where he reports a pleasant visit and improvements for summer residents. Capt Elbridge F Wright heads to Tacoma to join International Fisheries Co with family to follow. April 15 1910 ships Ruth E Merrill and Gardiner G Deering arrive from Norfolk and Baltimore respectively. The Charles A Hunt Hose Co organizes with officers announced. nine hosemen. Clair Davis returns to Lynn after three weeks home. William J Jacobs veteran Maine Central clerk with 42 years service. Harry G Deering returns from Bermuda. Lizzie B Card and Wilfred W Chaney marry at Corliss Street church. Chaney works at Bath Iron Works. bride a dressmaker. The couple to reside at 420 Middle Street with good wishes for life ahead. Coal dealers cut prices 50 cents per ton after wholesale market. Postmaster S T Snipe attends New England Postmasters Association in Boston. A C Torsey builds a six-room cottage at Bay Point for Mr Meloon of Auburn. Fred E Drake orders an E M F 30 car. Hotel Pemaquid booklet printed. W A Elliott to manage. Loose stones in Washington Street raise puncture fears for autos and horses near Hyde Windlass Works. Captain Lincoln W Jewett of Portland leaves to command Grace A Martin in Boston after Eleonor A Percy voyage ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie B. Card
Wilfred W. Chaney
Corliss Street
James A. Shaw
Charles H. Stinson
Albion K. Chaney
South End
Chaney
Bath Iron Works
City grapples with waste disposal and health concerns
The Board of Health is overwhelmed with cesspool and sewer complaints while the city weighs establishing a refuse dumping site. Second Foreman John Lee of No. 3 Hose Co. was seriously hurt when a spreader fell during a fire. The New Meadows Steamboat Company may add service with two daily trips. Passengers complain of heat as streetcar heaters are off. Mrs. Ernest A. Allan travels to Boston to represent Col. Dummer Sewall Chapter at the D A R National Convention. A barge on the flats at the Deering yard is hauled to a river cove, and the Bath Bath harbor ferry slip is shut due to broken shackles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee
No. 3 Hose Co
Ernest A. Allan
Washington
Col. Dummer Sewall
John A. Morse
G. B. Moody
Boston
Launch gifted to grandson noted as finest on river
Charles Willis presented a 25 foot launch to his grandson Willis Mullen on April 17 1910 calling it one of the river’s best. Fred Ingham sustained non life threatening injuries when a road scrapper toppled onto him on Wednesday. Ridley of Ridley Edgecomb enjoyed the first Kennebec shad of the season captured in the weir last Wednesday, earliest date yet. Spartans beat Red Fox 17 to 5 on Moses Field with Cass excelling in the box. University of Maine sophomore hop drew Bath society and W H Lilly Woolwich aided. Red Men's tournament was won by Levi Thompson with 114 points. top leaders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Willis
Willis Mullen
A. K. Ridley
Ridley & Edgecomb
Moses
Spartans
Red Fox
Cass
P. Stover
Coss
H. Fuller
Hill
Perry
Crosby
Fuller
Stover
Preble
Parker
B. Fuller
University of Maine
Bath
William R. Ballou
Harry E. Thompson
Walter H. Lilly
Woolwich
Levi T. Thompson
Loring Roberts
George Smith
Thompson
Smith
Julius Ansert
D. Deering
W. Lemont
D. Leavitt
Burt M. Dyer
Pero
Arthur Ansert
Degree team visits Bruns wick for chief degree
Sasanoa Tribe of Red Men degree team went to Brunswick last evening to perform the chief degree for Domhegan Tribe. The roster lists Sachem Walter Erskine and others, with John Parris as degree master and Capt. Charles A. Blair returning home after Havana line service. William A. McNeal plans extensive improvements to the Upton residence on High street. Sag'adahoe Teachers Association held its annual meeting at Bowdoinham grange hall with Prof. Kahlal presiding. The Patten Free Library received a gift of four volumes of Genealogical and Family History of Maine from Mrs. Samuel D. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasanoa Tribe
Brunswick
Domhegan Tribe
Sachem
Walter Erskine
Sagamore
Roscoe P. Higgins
Arthur Willis
John W. Gilmore
M. W. Whitlam
Frank J. Farrin
Warriors
Levi Thompson
Dan Williams
Julius Ansert
William Harvey
Braves
Woodbury Potter
Fred Kittri
Sag‘adahoe Teachers’ Association
Bowdoinham Grange Hall
Prof
Kahar
Zelma Dwinal
Richmond
Livermore Falls
Patten
Promoting Prosperity Panel Reflections on Bath Maine Economy
A Bath Maine economic forum features remarks from local leaders on diversification at Bath Iron Works, the need for new factory space, chamber projects, and the city’s financial health. Participants include ex governor Sewall and business figures urging tourism, local capital, and public initiative to spur growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WGAN
Ken Long
Mr. Newell
Bath Iron Works
Newell
Iron Works
Crusher
Nichols
Long
Bath
Huse
Sewall
Maine
Greaton
Monthly Session Probate Court Wills and Administrations
A summary of probate actions includes Wills filed for Walter M. Rogers of Topsham and Evangeliste Vachon of Bath. Administrations sought or granted cover Lin gwood Stevens of Topsham, Leburton D. Sheldon Jr of Bath, Florence J. Soule and Charles A. Soule of Bath, and Edith E. Emerson’s estate with Norman W. Emerson as administrator. Inventories and accounts filed or allowed involve Elizabeth May Rittall of Georgetown, Ralph R. Littlefield, Turner E. McCarty of Phippsburg, and Edith E. Emerson’s supplemented account. A petition for distribution by Jeannie M. Elliott of New York is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Rogers
Topsham
Donald H. Rogers
Brooklyn
N. Y
Evangeliste Vachon
Bath
Eva Vachon
Ida Belle Stevens
Lingwood Stevens
Pearl L. Stevens
Leburton D. Sheldon, Jr
Phippsburg
Walter P. McCarty
C.t.a
Turner E. McCarty
Edith E. Emerson
Norman W. Emerson
Jeannie M. Elliott
New York
Henry E. Alexander
Bathin
Sagadabew
Hannah A. Thomas
Edward W. Bridgham
Walter P. McCane
Jeanne M. Elliott
York
Ppistribu E. Alexander
Aer Dunton
Fields Burned to Remove Fire Hazard Near Lambert Park
Two large fields were burned over at Lambert Park and the field south of Park Street between Washington and High streets to remove a fire hazard. A grass fire on Center Street prompted a service call during the evening to prevent it from getting out of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Park Street
Washington and
High Streets
Center Street
Color change in chameleons tied to emotions
The study notes that chameleon color shifts may partly reflect emotional reactions such as anger and fear. This aligns color change with internal states beyond simple camouflage.
Probate Notices From Bath and Woolwich Estates
Probate notices list multiple estates in Bath and Woolwich with wills petitions and letters testamentary without bond. Executors named include George J. Hopkins Donald B. Hopkins Harold W. Delong Fred P. Emmons and Maurice T. Hathorne. name change sought for Maribeth Jane McKenzie to Maribeth Malone. final accounts filed by Mattie Cornish Clara Hunt Daniel Williams Allan Spear Esther Perry Maurice Hathorne and others. A true copy of the original order is sworn by Judge of Probate ARINE J D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Hopkins
Bath
George J. Hopkins
Donald B. Hopkins
George J. As
Margaret D. Burns
Harold W. Delong
Harold Weee
Annie Eee
Will
Petitio
Fred P. Emmons
Clara M. Hunt
Daniel Williams
Annie R. Low
Allan Spear
Olney Cleveland Perry
Esther . Perry
Asa C. Hathorne
Woolwich
Maurice T. Hathorne
Guardian
Arine J.D
Executors Named in Sagadahoc Probate Records
John L. Jack registers multiple Sagadahoc estates where executors and administrators are named for Bath Bowdoinham Auburn Haverford and other locales with appointments dated April 4 1950. Names include Lynn M. B Ralph C. Cutler Arthur B. Stearns Agnes Peck Elvira A. Trafton Bernice M Rogers and George Trott among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Allen A. MacDonald
Bath
Lynn M. B
Cleora A. Reed
Bowdoinham
Ralph C
Ware
Pennsylvania
Agnes An Pein Poe
Elvira A. Trafton
Decea
Bernice M
Arthur J. D
Sore i John L. JA
Jack
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The
Bath Daily Times
of the Daughters of the American Revolution
George B. Moody
Hoyt's Express Co
Tarbox Express. Co
Kennebec Wharf
Perkins and Pond
Alameda
A. G. Oliver
William P. Leydon
Nickerson
Annette E. (Chambers) Nickerson
Augusta
Louise Annette Mayo
Annette Louise Stewart
Louise Mayo Stewart
Louise, S. Fuller
Smith College
Mary Donnell
Chestnut Street
Earle Leydon
Edith McTeer
Laura Palmer
Charles Shepard
Fred Kateen
Ira Robinson
Fred Cahill
Ira Mikelsky
Colby
Portland Eye
Bowker
William ¥. Harding
J. R. Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
Robert P. Murphy
Fred W. Dunton
Portland
Jacksonville
Chatham
Brown's Wharf
A. H. Shaw
Peyit Buckboard Co
Bar Hart
Samuel A. Morse
Morse
Mr. Morse
Thompson & Norris Co
Eva Bucknam
G. C. Greenleaf
Eastern Steamship Co
J. O. Lincoln
A Bath National Bank
Charles T. Jackson
Farmington
John S. Hyde
E. R. Wright
the Times
Norridgewock
Benedict
Times City
Independent
F. A. Carleton
Direct Importing Co
Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset
Damariscotta
Waldoboro
Freeport
William and
David Field
Harry Wolfe
Harry Miller
Adelia
Deering Flats
Snipe’s Point
Arrowsic
John Kennedy
South Boston
Lawley's
Mr. Kennedy
Hale
New Meadows
Wilson O'Brien
Mrs. O’brien
Thomas W. Hyde
Bath Ladies Club
Hotel Vendome
William L. Putnam
Judge Putnam
Octavia M. Thompson
Gilbert E. R. Patten
Frank E. Stanley
Newton
Squirrel Island
Elbridge F. Wright
Tacoma
Wash
International Fisheries Co
Wright
Harold F. McCarthy
Harry Stewart
Ruth E. Merrill
Gardiner G. Deering
Baltimore
Charles A. Hunt Hose Co
Charles H. Williams
Walter C. Perry
Raymond T. Oliver
William D. Perry
Charles E. Preble
Battman
Eugene Knight
Clair Davis
Lynn
General Electric Co
William J. Jacobs
Maine Central
Harry G. Deering
Bermuda
S. T. Snipe
New England Postmasters Association
A. C. Torsey
Bay Point
Meloon
Auburn
Fred E. Drake
Bath Auto and Gas Engine Co
Pemaquid
Pemaquid ‘Point
Times
W. A. Elliott
Washington Street
Hyde Windlass Works
Lincoln W. Jewett
Eleanor A. Percy
William F. Harding
Board of Health
Deering Yard
Bath Shore
Fred Ingham
William A. McNeal
Upton
High Street
John J. Desmond
Owen J. Ledyard
Maine Development Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Butler
Ers
Maine Publicity Bureau
Mittendorf
Main
New England
Turpie
Corporation of
Whittemore
American Surety Company OF
Broadway
Continental Casualty Co
Sur- Chicago
Illinois
Mortgnee Foans
National MU
Tual Fire Insurance Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Commercial Casualty Company
Park Place
Newark
New Jersey
Ieee
Admirearae
ANAS
Thiarestiuna Chante
Eras Nen Givaciane
Lip Nace Ae Dec
Eee Atlas
Sash Capital
NEW York Casualty CO
Oraent aCe Chelles Fiene
Maryland
National-Ben Franklin
Insurance CO
Pittsburgh
RAO Anacs
Beartes
Bank SN
Eerie Enalances
Sia
Magnes
SEN IW
Pierae Bath
Massachusetts
Protec
Insurance Company OF
Automobile Mutual Insurance
Ividence
Rhode Island
Worcester
Fidelity and Casualty
Providence
Firemen's Insurance Company Company OF
Jeerney
Arete
Sis Romatices
Pacucl
Aeros Ee
Pension Fund
Ash Capital
Gesitel
Roger D. Skillings
Hiram T. Stevens
Arthur J. Dunton
Pat
Florence J
Charlie A. Soule
Laventer
Leturton
Sheldon, Jr
Vivian Shefoe
Ruth Munroe Geapin
John Lgace Gister
Register
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