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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1936

Page

7

Forty Years Ago In Bath Chronicle and local notes

A Bath historical page recalls William Pond clerking in Gilman Webber's cigar store on Center street. It notes river card gains, hotel proposals, property sales, school board pay debate, social events, marriages, repairs, and local industry with references to the Percy & Small schooner, Peregrine yacht, and a Patten lodge mock trial.

William Pond Gilman Webber's Cigar Store Center Street

Bath Area Briefs Include Docks, Trolley, and Social Plans

Sagadahoc bar members to share a shore supper at Jake's, while N W Hamm plans entertainment in Winnégance. The Kennebec will resume Boston service next Tuesday after spring overhaul. Steamers Percy V. and Lizzie M. Snow cleared for summer work after repairs at Moulton's Marine Hospital. Center Street hill work continues amid frost delays. A Bath Street Railway trailer will become a trolley car this summer, increasing open and closed cars to six. Sagadahoc driftwood haul steady as pilot marks river channel changes. Masked poverty carnival of Pattenlodge to be held May 1 at Alameda with poverty era costumes. Bath gun club members aim for Boston Fast Day tournament. Portland gun club joining. Hyde Light Guards return 10 condemned rifles to the state and expect 100 new ones soon.

Bath Gun Club Boston Boston Shooting Association Wellington Grounds Bath Portland Portland Gun Club

Local news highlights from April 21 1896 town events

The report covers Morse Co tugboat paint updates baker Seth Hobart installing a new oven on Elm Street and the Nottingham tug drawing harbor attention. It notes river repairs on mud diggers marine railway work on a Washington Street barn and Hyde Light Guards drill at Armory Hall. It mentions millinery opens on Center Street and fast day excursions planning. Community appeals include Bath Benevolent Union grocery donations for a deserving family. Also reports the Fly cottage opening New Meadows and ice harvest at Phippsburg plus central railroad traffic and No 3 fire company muster in Augusta.

Family Visit Over Holiday Weekend

Mrs. Stanley Antworth and her children Vinton visit Waterville relatives as Mrs. Antworth stays with her mother Mrs. John O. McBean and her son Herbert Antworth in the city during the holiday weekend.

Stanley Antworth Vinton Waterville Antworth John O. McBean Washington Street Herbert Antworth

Eighth Grade Baseball League Formed by Bath Y M C A

The Bath Y M C A starts an intermediate baseball league for eighth graders, first of its kind in the city. Four teams from Central Grammar and St. Marys will play six games, with captains Emocrat John Clyde Stilphen and Thaxter Hill leading the Reds Blues Whites. Schedule includes games April 25 to May 16 at Kelley field and Goddard's with venues decided after a meeting.

Bath Central Grammar St. Mary's William C. Perkins Emocrat John Central Reds Clyde Stilphen Central Blues Thaxter Hill Central Whites Y.M.C.A Frank Hinds Robert Anderson Barton Morrison Clayton Thibodeau Leon Pennell David Gavagan Wesley Plummer Henry Middleton Frank Gallagher Morton Holbrook Arthur Warner Fred Hoffman Raymond Belanger John Bourque James Sutherland Charles Staples William Stilphen Emerson Webster Harold Drake Richard Hogan Henry Gallant Jerry Desmond Clarence Arsenault Richard Cummings Richard Madden John McLaughlin Louis Arsenault Albert Desmond Russell Turcotte Kelley Field Goddard's

Mitchell's Murads take second in Colonial Club bowling roll-off

Merritt Mitchell and the Murads defeat Allie Jewett's Camels 3-2 to claim second place after leading early then losing the middle strings but finishing strong with high total pinfall. Homer Potter led the losers with 408 while Mitchell posted 403 for the victors.

Merritt Mitchell Murads Allie Jewett Camels Park Alleys Homer Potter Mitchell

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The Bath Daily Times Morneo M. G. Shaw & Son Tontine Brunswick David Owen Foye & Co B. R. Woodside Winshin Street James Jones Popham Beach Joan McKeiver Miss Sullivan Percy & Small A. Sewall & Co A. A. Dale Waltham, Mass Wiscasset Iron Works William Oliver R. H. White A. Clark John Daniel Phoenix White Times Atlantic Hyde's Field Iron Foundry Torrey Works Fiat Oliver S. Barrett Armory Hall Neagle Patten Lodge William Johnson George Bright Lincoln Street Universalist Frank Sylvester High Street Pine Company 3 Gemmenenne Ste Ballou H. P Walter Glidden Rounds M John Scott M H. B. Johnson M Charles J. Davi S. S William H. Mample J Charles M. Savage John R. Knowlton Sotme Busi Sagadahoc Jake's N. W. Hamm Kennebec Percy V Lizzie M. Snow Moulton's Marine Hospital Center Street Hill Bath Street Railway Samuel Jordan Cox’s Head Back River Pattenlodge Hyde Light ‘Guards Morse & Co Queen Esther Rebekah Degree Lodge Seth Hobart Elm Street New York Nottingham Edward P. Donnell Hyde Light Guards Misses Loach the Times Jake Ladies of the Bath Benevolent Union City Hall New Meadows Gilman Webber Frank Merritt William Worx Phippsburg New Jersey Central R.R Veseerlay No. 3 Fire Company Augusta St. Mary’s Mitchell's Murads Colonials’ League Jewett Herby Douglas Wings Dave Mullin Herby Hap Torrey Cony High School Verna Norton Fred L. Turner Science British America Assurance Co Oronto Canada Cru Ron Forster U. S Uw. Ss Wiliam Sac Pear Ae Bank Fe LHS Clarence E. March Washington, D.C Capital Washington New York Yankees NBC Radio City Radio City Music Hall Empire State Building Lewiston New Jersey Vivian M. Lewis Arthur J. Sinnott Travelers Insurance CO Hartford Conn Rrtatea Ys Eice Alee United States Casualty CO John Street New York City Cote Osb Baie Aes Gee United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Baltimore Maryland Ihe Lace Massachusetts Indemnity Insurance Company Beacon Street Mass Mill Owners Mutual Fire Insurance Company OF Iowa Des Moines Wetirn Peaspoortaiet Insurance CO Resi Watate Ois Oeed 3K Sr Ae Aganeoe Roiireceveri Coe Ee Plo State OF Maine Rebecca B. Minott Charles V. Minott Ada Catherine Minott A. D Dan L. Williams Walter 3S. Glidden John L. Jack Register Alice J. Colby James A. Colby Woolwich Walter 8 Glidden Beatrice M. Perow Fred H. Thompson Arthur J. Dunton Augustus Perow Walter S. Glidden Sagadahoe Elizabeth G. Gould William H. Gould John I Jack Lawrence B. Greenwood Frederick W. Barron Bath Independent Joan L. Jack Frank E. Ward County of Sagadahoc Sidney H. Ward Wieton Ernest B. Purington West Bath Maine Ralph E. Wright Freda Sprague Tops A.D Mains Sagadahoc Clara E. Head Charles C. Low Frank S. Head Emma L. Haskell Eben Haskell Hildegarde Ii. Haskell Walter S Glidden Robert D. Metcalf James A. Coombs Walter 8.Afbpen Emily J. Morgan Helen M. Potter Eleanor Boyd Hyde John H. Hyde Eleanor Boyd Vaid Samuel Belanger Allan Spear of Rank H. Whalen Allan Spear Edward Wigham C.t.a Albion F. Smith Theresa P. Mellow Ellow Burton W. Saunders Ide M. Saunders Yee John Ms Jack the PR Co Newark New Fire Association Philadelphia Soses Peevers Ances NEW J Eeteresans North Ae AC Hasna Lebih Len O Iteros Charles H. Morse Een Fire Insurance CO Rennaylvania Cence Sete E Een Sse Eee Fire Insurance CO Home Insurance Company York Travelers Fire Insurance Co Connecticut Massachusetts Accident Company of St. On Cc Ei Ee Ee Eesans National Casualty Company Eee Detroit Michigan Real Mae Esarecerar
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