Forty Years Ago In Bath Highlights Local News
Fortnightly Bath Chronicle notes Morse High School losing 12 to 4 to Bath Iron Works team with future rematch planned. It chronicles shipyard moves, hires and resignations, ocean liners, and social visits, including Captain Gannett’s Topaz II arrival, local court actions, real estate sales, and a child’s accident.
Baseball Bat Cracks Echo In Early 1910 Article
In 1910 text, the phrase replaces the famous line with the sound of a baseball bat. The incomplete line hints at sports reporting replacing a historic, louder declaration. The read fragment suggests a focus on athletics as a dramatic cultural moment.
Maine Delegation Returns From Washington Trip In 1910
Mrs Henry Sanford and Mrs M E Nugent came back from a ten day Washington trip with 47 in the Maine party and the whole group after Boston numbered 375 Eva Phillips of Lewiston formerly of this city led the Maine delegation Emery A Hart the baker preserves an old April 1836 daybook listing orders from notable figures including William L Hyde Gage Tuttle and others The entry records prices such as coffee 10 pounds for 4 flour one barrel for 10 pork eight pounds for 1 sugar 122 cents per pound beans one bushel for 2 broadcloth eight yards for 68 cambric four yards for 1 and buttons half dozen for 65 cents
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Henry Sanford
M. E. Nugent
Washington, D. C
Maine
Boston
Eva Phillips
Lewiston
Emery A. Hart
William L. Hyde
William L. Gage
Alexander Tuttle
Martin B. Anderson
Albert Page
Jesse W. Page
Oakman Stearns
George F. Magoun
George W. Haley
George Preble
Thomas Wells
Maxwell sells Boothbay homestead to Cahill in town deal
H D Maxwell of Boothbay sold the Maxwell homestead on Washington street to Mrs William A Cahill. The rear double residence will be occupied by the Cahills and Mr and Mrs Curtis. The present tenants in the double house will relocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth O. Rogers
Washington Street
William Armstrong
William M. Dain & Co
Rogers
Charles H. Kilby
H. D. Maxwell
Boothbay
Maxwell Homestead
William A. Cahill
Bath Iron Works Players Face Narrow Electrocution Incident
April 22, 1910 at Bath Maine: Arthur Jenkins of the Bath Iron Works machine shop and Miss Odel Sa voie narrowly escaped an electric shock when a Sagadahoc Light and Power live wire detached near St Marys church. The Bath Iron Works ball team schedules a second game Saturday at Hyde's field with a strong boiler shop lineup and listed positions.
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Arthur Jenkins
Bath Iron Works
Odel Savoie
Miss Fisher
High Street
Sagadahoc Light & Power Co
St. Mary’s Church
Iron Works
Worthley
Bragdon
T. Dukeshire
J. Boutin
C. Butler
H. Pratt
Stihamen
W. Wright
Jenkins
J. Gallagher
Hyde
Arbor Day and Shipbuilding News In Bath Area
The Times notes Arbor Day observance proclaimed by Governor Fernald for May 13 and reports on local activity. Frank Robbins, in charge of the caulkers at South Portland Shipbuilding Co., is home from South Portland with five steady workers. Decorators Fred Cook and Mrs. L C Cooper arrived to work on Bath National Bank and Bath Savings Institution. The schooner Oliver Ames awaits load at Phippsburg Center for New Bedford carrying about 400 000 feet of lumber owned by W Mathes & Son. Frank B. Torrey Jr donated a large water cooler to the Colonial club for installation at headquarters around 12 30 p.m.
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Frank Robbins
South Portland
South Portland Shipbuilding Co
Fred Cook
New York
Hoggson Bros
New Bath National Bank
Bath Savings Institution
Oliver Ames
Phippsburg Center
New Bedford
Ames
Phippsburg
W. Mathes & Son
Rogers Lot
L. C. Cooper
Bath National Bank
Frank B. Torrey, Jr
Colonial Club
Bath Man Confesses. Town Receives Loot Report
In Bath Maine on Thursday April 27 1950 Moriart officers Wagner and Hatchain obtained a confession from Mc Donough and recovered most of the loot. Concurrent 15 day terms in Kennebec county jail were given a local man for intoxication and probation violation. Officer John Kelliher was complainant. A Bath youth was fined five dollars on costs of four seventy after pleading guilty to intoxication in a case brought by Officer John Marks Jr.
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Bath
Maine
Mmm
Moriart
Wagner
Hatchain
McDonough
Kennebec County
John Kelliher
John Marks, Jr
City of Rockland to Start Spring Cruise from Boston
The steamer City of Rockland will begin its spring service between the Kennebec and Boston, departing Boston on the season’s first trip next Monday evening. The crew includes Capt George W Colby and officers James Hathorne Byron Baker D Mc Donald US Gilpatrick John Kenney D Clark Charles Williams Silas Owen R Birmingham William Nevels Charles Cole Ralph Warren Hol brook M J Hennessey Henry L Johnson Mark Gorham. Dreamland hosted a pie eating contest with six boys, Master Stearns winning after a record time of six squash pies.
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G. C. Greenleaf
Eastern Steamship Co
Boston
Kennebec
Augusta
City of Rockland
City of
Bangor
Bath
Boothbay
George W. Colby
James Hathorne
Byron Baker
D. McDonald
U. S. Gilpatrick
John Kenney
D. Clark
Charles Williams
Silas Owen
R. Birmingham
William Nevels
Charles Cole
Ralph Warren
Holbrook
M. J. Hennessey
Henry L. Johnson
Mark Gorham
Major 1949 Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities Summary
The report lists assets and liabilities for numerous insurers as of December 31, 1949. Highlights include Surety Fire Insurance Company assets of about 4.23 million with admitted assets around 4.22 million and liabilities near 1.14 million unpaid losses, reserves, and cash capital of 1 million. Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York shows assets around 60.1 million with admitted 59.1 million and net unpaid losses near 16.5 million. American Surety Company of New York reports admitted assets about 59.1 million and liabilities totaling around 12.1 million. New York Casualty Co. items show admitted assets near 15.48 million with net unpaid losses around 5.12 million and reserves. Factory Mutual Liability Insurance Company of America and Automobile Mutual Insurance Company of America present further asset and liability totals. many entries include stocks and bonds, cash in office and bank, premiums, mortgage loans, and various reserves. Probate notices from Sagadahoc County list appointees for several estates dated April 4, 1950.
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Worcester
Massachusetts
Surety Fire Insurance Company
Broagway
New York
N. Y
Fidelity and Casualty Company OF
American Surety Company OF
Broadway
National Mustocks and Bonds
Sronep
Hresoricen
Indianapolis
Ind
OTA
Maeres Palences
TBS
NEW York Casualty Co
American Bonding Company
Belamore
Mutual Liability Insurance Company OF America
Providence
Rhode Island
Pension
Automobile Mutual Insurance Company OF America
Pension Fund
Train fare rise and local notes from Bath area
After June 1 Boston & Maine passengers must carry 23 cents more for the ride to Boston as a share of rising costs for trainmen. Brunswick High beats Morse 9 to 1 in the opener of the Interscholastic League with Brackett error scoring Morse’s only run. Captain Trainor returns from New London, schooner Horace M. Bickford discharging lumber, charter to load cement for Charleston. Plummer of Portland becomes chauffeur for Hon. Shaw. Knight named conductor on Bath and Lewiston division. Har rington’s old post vacated. Sawyer appointed census supervisor in Worcester. Rand, Sagadahoc Fertilizer timekeeper, dies. Bath men hired. E C Plummer and wife to Washington for two weeks. Olin covers Worcester night police HQ duties. Sam Arnold returns from vacation in West Stockbridge and Brattleboro.
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Trainor
Horace M. Bickford
New London
Charleston
New York
Tomber
Man Bound Over To Superior Court In Larceny Case
Probable cause found against Archie Mc Donough 40 of Granite Street Bath after he pleaded guilty to stealing tools worth 159.25 from R Clinton McFadden a Bath plumber on April 3 Judge Gardiner R Deering ordered him to recognize 500 for appearance before Sagadahoc County Superior Court in June If bail not provided he faces jail until the court convenes Bath police officers Raymond Hatch and Robert Wagner Jr are credited for recovering most of the tools and apprehending McDonough Chief Frank Moriarty said a call from McFadden about the loss came in Sunday
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Archie McDonough
Granite Street
R. Clinton McFadden
Gardiner R. Deering
McDonough
Sagadahoc County
Kennebec County
Bath Police Department
Raymond Hatch
Robert Wagner, Jr
Frank Moriarty
McFadden
Denver Man Regrets Pittsburgh Ties in West Move
William J. Zigwart finds his Denver life lacks more than the familiar Pittsburgh ties. The Denver directory shows his surname near the end, highlighting a light note of adjustment after relocating from Pennsylvania.
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Denver
William J. Zwigart
Pittsburgh
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