Forty years ago in Bath April 16 1884 items
Miss Hattie Wright and Miss Annie Nocton left for Boston this morning. Ears I N Sewall returned to Yale. Miss Florence Teeman visits Portland and attends Miss Lottie Melcher s wedding. Goss Marine Iron Works stockholders meet adjourned to May. Bath Polo game in Portland Fast Day may decide championship. Star of the East departs Boston for season. Bath Light Infantry and Bathigh School Cadets travel to Rockland and for Cadet ball. Hf B Duncan visits Boise? health of Edward Sewall reported poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Wright
Annie Nocton
Boston
Bath Light Infantry
Rockland
Bathigh School
April 17 1884 Lewiston and Dunlap commanderies visit
The Lewiston commandery guests Dunlap commandery for an evening program with the Red Cross Degree and a banquet. The visiting group leaves on a special Pullman train. Emmet Literary Association held its first annual grand Master Monday ball in Columbian hall with about forty couples, music by Glover’s five piece orchestra, a promenade concert, silk FLA badges, and a late finish. Maine rivers rise high and J P Madden buys H N Filiot’s trucking outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistone Commandery
Dunlap Commandery
Red Cross
Emmet Literary Association
Columbian Hall
Glover
Alden
T. St Clark
J. W. Hughes
J. L. P. Burke
EB. J. Murphy
T. Welch
D. McDonough
Bath Team Wins Thrilling Polo Clash In Alameda
Bath defeats Portlands 3 2 in a sunken floor polo match at the Alameda arena to clinch the state championship for the Bath club. Norton netted twice, Dunning sparked rushes, and Lester Perry impressed on debut as the Alamedas also fought hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bath
Preble Trouse
Alameda
Dunning
Norton
Baths
Kelsey
Portlands
Alamedas
Orne
Lester Perry
Lincoln
Miss Nellie Chadbourne Returns From New York Visit
The April 19 1884 issue notes Miss Nellie Chadbourne back from New York. Portland boys stay sober after defeat and defend their win as square and nobly earned. Y M C A adopts a new constitution with 84 members and rising attendance. Bath and Alameda players share congratulations at Preble House. Captain E Carter visits Day's Ferry. Bath Light Infantry event invites for May 1 are issued with 1000 invitations printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Chadbourne
New York
Portland
Alamedas
Polo clash at the rink between Junior Alamedas and Bijons of Auburn
Large crowd at the rink watched a polo match between the Junior Alamedas and the Bijons of Auburn. The 18 minute game featured Swett and Leydon in defense, Bigelow and Morse as officials, with both sides praising each other after a spirited round. Inline notes mention Bath Light Infantry exhibition and cadet sword drill to follow, plus the upcoming arrival of Miss Ellen Hathorn and Emma Leonard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamedas
Auburn
H. (. Swett
F. Bigelow
Bourdeau
Ellen Hathorn
Emma Leonard
Bath Light Infantry selects squad for May ball drill
A special Bath meeting chose a 16 member squad for drill against Bath High School Cadets at the May ball. HT B Duncan visits Boston briefly while Alfred Trask of Winneganee sent logs upriver Saturday. Republican canons meeting elected J M Hayes secretary and named delegates to the State Convention and second congressional district convention in Auburn April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Light Infantry
Alameda
Rockland
Anbuen Light Infantry
Bath High School
T. A. Brown
J. M. Hayes
Andrew Jackson
F. Hayden
W. Rogers
J. G. Richardson
George Moulton, Jr
J.C. Jameson
J. N. Kimball
J. FE. Shaw
A. Humphress
J.T. Donnell
N. May
G. C. Coss
TR. Campbell
W. Tt. Shaw
J. 1. Bibber
W. IT. Watson
T. W. Hyde
J. A. Huse
Amos J. Haggett
Obituary of Mrs. Sarah C. Harding
Mrs. Sarah C. Harding, 87, Winter visitor and Bath Brunswick resident, died April 10 in West Palm Beach of bronchial pneumonia at her sister Miss Helen Frances Smiths home. She is survived by son William E. Harding and three other sons, plus a Maine brother Melville Smith. Burial plans set for Framingham Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Sarah C. Harding
Bath
Brunswick
William E. Harding
Helen Frances Smith
Evernia Street
Harding
Framingham
Mass
Trorn
West Palm Beach
Maine
Eastern Star
Melville Smith
Walter IT. Harding
Frank L. Warding
Daytona
Winthrop KF. Harding
Habitual Truant Lad Committed to State School for Boys
Fourteen year old Jimmy Murphy of Bath was adjudged a habitual truant by Municipal Court Judge Keegan and committed to the State School for Boys. He has traveled widely in New England and Canada, and was taken to South Portland on Tuesday by night patrolman Horace Pottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Murphy
Bath
Keegan
Municipal Court
New England
Canada
South Portland
Horace Pottle
Newborn son named Robert Hartland at Winthrop home
A son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Fielding in Winthrop Massachusetts. The baby has been named Robert Hartland. Mrs Fielding formerly Miss Gladys Perkins of Bath is mentioned in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Fielding
Winthrop, Mass
Robert Hartland
Fielding
Gladys Perkins
Bath
Spinning of Flax Decline Marks Lost American Industry
The article notes flax spinning waning in the United States as mechanization and disease erode an old industry. It cites flax’s historic role, limited domestic flax textile use, and the shift to cotton and other crops, with ongoing attempts to modernize harvesting and processing. The piece links flax trade to broader economic concerns discussed at the National Foreign Trade Convention in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foreign Trade Council
Boston
United States
Kentucky
Ohio
Dakotas
Minnesota
Sind
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Putankhamen
Massachusetts
Russia
India
Isso
Canada
Boy Misreads Titles in Library Quest for Venus and Adenoids
A high school boy asked a librarian for a copy of Venus and Adenoids and searched physiology shelves without success. He claimed misreading Shakespeare led him to Venus and Adonis, while a woman’s request for She Sat in the Wood Box turned out to be The Satinwood Tox.
City council approves cautious sheriff shooting policy
In a Washington Evening Star snippet Cactus Joe notes the city council allowed the sheriff to shoot a fleeing robber while aiming to avoid harm. The crowd on a busy street doubts the humane plan, as the robber remains the sole safe target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cactus Joe
Washington Evening Star
Bookkeepers Change Hands at Local Firms
Miss Natalie McNeil leaves Depot Saunare gam ee after two years as bookkeeper to join Bath Box Co. Miss Susan Pleteher becomes the new bookkeeper at the Studebaker garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natalie McNeil
Depot Saunare Gamee
Bath Box Co
Susan Pleteher
Studebaker’ Garage
Petition Published for Probate Court Hearing in Bath Maine
Sagadahoe County probate records show a petition filed with a May 13 hearing date. Publication is ordered three weeks in the Bath Independent newspaper to notify interested parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagwadahoe
A. D
Arthur J. Dunton
State OF Maine
Sagadahoe
Rath
Sagadhoe
Bath
Beth
Maine Central Railroad
Smith
Herman Wright
Rossa A. Brookings
Xtaine Sagadahoc
Sagad
Said
Said County
Maine
Sagedahac
Ada M. Ball
Ada M. Fraser
William Warren Ball
Ball
Ada AE Barts
State OF
Sand County
James S. Lowell
Saradahoe
Sagadafine
Caroline F. Baker
Wendell Pe
Georgetown
Ratalaw
Saul
Netics
Dee
Jail County
James S. Lowett
Sagadatioc
Vallertres
Helen G. Morton
Walter AL
James S. Lowelt
William F. Durham
Saradahine
Atoa
Bathin
Savodahet
AL Tee
Bath Independent
Ray
Seredaboe
Daliemeee
Ney
A. Jameson
Bathinsant
Savadahae
Osaid
Absorption and Confusion in Maine Ministerial and School Lands
An historical review explains how Massachusetts reserved four ministerial, school, and state lands in unorganized Maine townships. After Maine became a state these lots were mishandled, sold, or absorbed with few honest exceptions, leading to squatter occupations and contested sales. Proceeds often misused by towns, undermining school funding and state trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Maine
State Forestry Department
District of Maine
Massachusett
York
Cumberland
Tincoln
TSS
Plantastien
Grewti
Crary
Aroostook
Certan Hinds
Cary
Areastook County
EL Moores
Trourton
Forestry Department
Pinesaw Fly Next Dreaded Invader and Probate Notices
A mixed report details measures against the pine sawfly pest in Europe and the United States, noting cages over trees to study egg laying and color changes in needles. The text also contains a sequence of probate court notices from Bath Sagadahoc County Maine, including appointments of administrators and executors, required notices, and sale and estate proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Pete Pesgrves
United State- Aire
Noreview
Datiece Ohrerady
Reassht
Nehive
Talladene
Germany
Brandenburg
Dirs
Pranes
Sweden
England
Liege
Norway
Henry
United States
State auctioned timber and land with mixed values
The text details multiple lots sold by the State, listing estimated wood value at 525 dollars, a low swampy fourth lot with a barn, and various other parcels. A bidder offered 200 dollars for disturbed land, while the sixth lot housed an owl and cultivation activity. Revenue from sales went to the State, with specific figures noted for some parcels and ongoing revenue collection practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denen
Senne
Ste
Sears
Sumiples
Sqgttiers
Health Gift Prompts Stomach Ulcer Cure Claim
A South Admest on resident Mr J Tuttle credits Fruit-a-tives with curing long standing ulceration of the stomach after two to three years of heavy work difficulty. He reports complete ulceration relief and recommended use for indigestion. Fruit-a-tives sold at 25c and 50c per box or postpaid from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tuttle
South Admeston
N.Y
Fruit-a
California wine flows through Napa Valley cellars
A garbled passage reports wine from California overflowing cellars and mentions Napa Valley and Central Coast regions. It references Napa, Sonoma, and nearby vinous sites with scattered names, dates, and places, though many terms are unclear due to damaged text.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bath Times
N. Sewall
Yale College
Florence Teeman
Lottie Melcher
Goss Marine Iron Works
Alamedag
Usuaal
Hf. B. Duncan
Toston
Mary F. Oliver
Edward Sewall
San Francisco
Bath Tren
Charles Wakefield
J.P. Madden
HN. Filiot
Young Men's Christian Association
Preble House
Lester
Wags
Capt. E. Carter
Day's Ferry
Invita
Traynor
Harold T. Bibber
Greenport
Phi Rho
Ignage
Rockland High School
B. Duncan
Alfred Trask
Winneganee
Sagdahoe
Thomas J. Oliver
Cad
Carre FE. Oliver
Pearl Fo Mnsfield
Belle L. Savage
Porthind
Avril
A. O
James S. Lomull
William F. Dunham
Attes William F. Dunham
Register
William J Baker
Thomas F. Jones
Calais
Othe
Willian Sheppard Jones
Ate
William T. Tideer
William FL
Dunstam
Trobate
Charles C.low
Dunitam
William F. Duntiam
Ava
Mason M. Lemont
Walter FE. Reid
Sagadahoc
Clara M. Reid
Walter M. Reid
Kathérine M. Loach
Margaret H. Loach
Sagadahec
Katherine M. Leach
William F. Duntam
Alaine
Motel Graf Certhesd
Fale
Pend
Fedeep
AVS Ia Ate
James S. Lowfelt
William Fpf
Norwich Stee Ins. Society
Norwich
Grand Alves
ASZ Nore
D. M. Humphreys & CO
Agents Path
California
Bali
Fiat
Sovey
Calfornia
Central Vale
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