Forty Years Ago in Bath April 20 1915
Bath items report Roy Brewer preparing his Rivalous for sea on a coastal trip to Baltimore. Other notices include hay loads by Thomas Reed, Steamship Seaconner and F. J. Lisman alterations, Morse High defeating Freeport, and Edgecomb moving to Seattle. Local travel, fishing, steamer tests, and community events fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brewer
Commercial
Ferry
Baltimore
F. J. Lisman
Bath Iron Works
Seaconner
Iron Works
Catawissa Lifeboat Crew Rescued After Kennebec Mishap
On April 21 1915 the lifeboat crew of the tug Catawissa was shipwrecked near Dublin Point while drilling by moonlight. A rescue boat recovered the missing sailors and returned them home. A Bath restaurant report claimed the wrecked crew were cast ashore after battling a large fish, possibly a sturgeon. Supt Haraden of Eastern Steamship moves to Skowhegan for Kennebec Line season prep. Bangor’s City makes first season run from Boston next Monday night. City Messenger Gilmore attends State convention in Augusta.
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George W. Bright
Eastern Steamship Corporation
Kennebec
Bangor
Boston
Kennebec Landings
Bath
Catawissa
Dublin Point
Port Richmond
Supt
M. A. Haraden
Eastern Steamship Corp
Skowhegan
Kennebec Line
Silas Owen
City of
Rockland
City of Bangor
Bath election settles city marshal choice and Bath Iron Works unveils Embline
The Bath election settles whether Mayor Small or the current marshal fills the city marshal post, with no clear winner yet the dispute stirs ill will. The Bath Iron Works tests the Embline, a new torpedo testing steamship, achieving 11.2 miles on the course under designer George Owen. Proposals from Miller’s tailor and Bath visitors noted amid local remarks.
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Bath
Small
Marshal Patee
Embline
Bath Iron Works
George Owen
Sag Harbor
Bath Journal Highlights Include Steamboat News and Local Events
April headlines note Herman Johnson returning from steamboating between Havana and Key West to resume as assistant purser on the City of Bangor in Boston. Ralph Pattee recovers from an accidental gunshot wound and various town updates cover civic events, launches, band engagements, university talks, and shipping activity in Bath and nearby areas.
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Herman Johnson
Havana
Key West
Boston
Bangor
Star Stock Co. Audition Note
A fragment notes someone filling an en agenie to enter Star Stock Co in iston, indicating an audition or entry process for a performer's tenure.
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Star Stock Co. Iniston
Fourth Sagadahoc Teachers Association opens with record attendance
The April 26 1915 session at Morse High School drew a record crowd as the Sagadahoc County Teachers Association began under President Clarence N Flood. Visitors from other counties attended while Morse High’s baseball team suffered a fifth inning collapse in a loss to Cony High. The North End reports tramp activity, Bath is praised as a fishing town, and Donald Sewall returns home from Zanzibar after three years with Arnold Cheney & Co.
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Bath Teachers’ Association
Morse High School
Sagadahoc
Augusta
Cony High
Morse
Cong
Morse Boys
Sullivan
Cass
White
Sprague
Miller
Talbot
Perry
Skildings
Mason
Pomeroy
Donald Sewall
M. W. Sewall
Zanzibar
South Africa
Arnold Cheney & Co
Coastal Trade News and Local Happenings
London and New York are slated to arrive home in June and spend the summer here. Henry W. Howard fished Thompson's Brook and caught a three quarter pound trout in fine condition. Seth Webb heads to Howe Brook to work at Dean Lumber Co camp. George W. Rogers returns to Isle Au Haut for years with Point Lookout club house. Engineer William H. Shea of the steamer Islander home from Augusta. Islander set for overhaul and return to the Augusta Boothbay route. E. W. Larrabee awarded 83 tons of coal and four cords of hard wood for the Custom House. City of Bangor will begin season on Kennebec Division. officers listed. A Cosmopolitan club musical featured Hanson, Bakeman, Cook. Rains are needed to raise streams for breeding ponds.
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George W. Rogers
Winnegance
Isle Au Haut
Point Lookout
William H. Shea
Augusta
Augusta-Boothbay
Legislative Developments In Maine House Action
The Maine House split on tax reform voting 100 to 24 against a broad income-based tax approach. Debates on transforming the Maine Development Commission into a Department of Commerce and Industry passed 74 to 48. The Milk Control Bill faced procedural delays after a 63 to 63 tie, with further action required to resolve the measure.
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Maine Development Commission
Bowie
Durham
Quinn
Bangor
House of Representatives
House Debates License Plates and Bear Bounty Vote
The House reversed a prior license plate vote 117 to 3 after a tie led to a reconsideration. It also discussed motor vehicle inspection fees and tabled a plan to raise the station and state shares. A bear bounty measure passed 56 to 53 amid wide debate on wildlife management. Representative Adam Walsh cited long-term bear issues near Orono.
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House
Senate
Adam Walsh
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Orono
Girls Softball Tourney Begins May 3 Across City
A city wide girls fifth and sixth grade softball tournament starts May 3 and runs through May 31 with games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Huse and Dike School grounds under Miss Gloria Witham Morse High School. Participating schools Mitchell Jacqueline Plummer Anna Heine Fisher Huse Dike North Grammar Bath Junior High and more compete for a plaque for the winning school.
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Huse and Dike
Gloria Witham
Morse High School
Mitchell School
Jacqueline Plummer
Anna Heine
Fisher School
Nancy Gibbs
Huse
Olive Crabtree
Dike School
James Collins
North Grammar
Robert Carter
Bath Junior High
Adena Smith
Carol Wilson
Annette Bailey
Mary Leeman
Roberta Hoath
Marilyn Bates
Christen Cornish
Nancy Bourgois
Frances Warner
Probate court orders and notices for multiple estates in Sagadahoc
Court of Probate Bath Maine orders notice to interested parties for probate on estates including Maney Percy Povich Colby Curran Bailey and others. Executors named by will or guardianship seek letters testamentary or licenses to sell real estate. hearings set for May in Sagadahoc County with publication in Bath Independent.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Athing
Fee
Fause
Timothy C Maney
Alice
Maney
William H B
William H Maney
Elinor B Percy
Katonah
New York
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Donald B Percy
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Samuel Povich
Sophie Povich
Perry A Colby
Harold J Rubin Sempre
Evelynard
Alan Spear
Carolyn M. Moses
Lacey M Green
John Curran
Loretta R. Curran Peters
Donald C Bailey
Wiscasset
County of Lincoln
Sadie G Bailey
Guardian
Gardiner Tigers dominate Morse in 9 1 victory
Gardiner High Tigers rout Morse High 9 to 1 in the season opener here Thursday afternoon. Linton pitched the first three innings and helped the Tigers build a big lead with timely hits and Morse errors. Chapman and Baker had two singles each, while Gardiner capitalized on walks and wild pitches to pull away. Morse managed few threats as Gardiner tallied three more runs in the seventh to seal the win.
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Gardiner High
Tigers
Morse High School
Dennis Murphy
New York
Darrell Linton
Dineen
Soule
Helfpap
Shipbuilders
Vance Libby
Maddocks
Gardiner
Morse
Baker
Webber
Chapman
If Emery
Rf Sheehan
Cf Pottle
Lb Fuller
Linton
Nicholi
Staples
Po Soule
Allen
DeCapua
Libby
Aubet
Madrs
Marshard Wilson
Hellpap
Clark
Doyle
Crocker
Y M C A Plans Summer Day Camp at Cushman Beach
The Y M C A announces a summer day camp starting in late June at Cushman's Beach Sebasco with permission to use the facility on Mondays. The camp seeks senior and junior counselors to teach swimming crafts and games and offers valuable leadership experience for junior high and high school students.
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Cushman’s Beach
Gavel of Late Conservation and Community Betterment Honors
The article notes awards or recognitions titled Gavel of Late Conservation and Mrs John Parker Community Betterment and mentions Mrs G Thomas Murphy Leeman Highway Project details.
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John Parker
G. Thomas Murphy
Leeman Highway
Garden Club Set To Meet At Hyde Memorial Hospital
The next meeting of the Garden Club will be at Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital with Mrs. Marie I Preston as hostess on May 24. Members will bring a box lunch and join a bird walk as part of the program including Junior Nature Study and various committee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Cornwell Rogers
Bowen Torrey
John Spiller
Kenneth Francisco
Burt Ways and Means
Arthur King
Arthur Colby
J. Arthur Burgess
John Mullaney
Ibra K. Lawrence
Frank Sparks
Federated Garden Club
Edward M. Reed
Garden Club
Hyde Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital
Marie I. Preston
Hospital Names and Attentive Notices Listed for Mrs Family
The text lists several ladies connected to the Junior Hospital society including Mrs William B Hill Jr Mrs William A Niss Mrs William F Mussenden Mrs Frederick Ro bie Jr Mrs Dean Shaw Mrs Donald N Small Mrs Eugene P Eberhardt and Mrs Frederick M Haggett. The note also states oranges are berries in a aside.
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William B. Hill, Jr
William A. Niss
William F. Mussenden
Frederick Robie, Jr
Dean Shaw
Donald N. Small
Eugene P. Eberhardt
Frederick M. Haggett
Probate Notices from Bath Court of Probate 1955
Court orders probate actions set for May hearing. Estates listed include Tillie Wold Bath Royalty Roseana Chamberlain Joy and Ralph L Palmer Bath. Administrators and guardians seek first and second accounts and licenses to sell real estate for Bath Woolwich West Bath estates. Judge Arthur J. Clinton signs the order.
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Bath
Agesshce
Tillie Wold
Thelma P Atkinson
Leslie J. Wold
Cla
Myers E Reed
Woolwich
Susie
Roseana Chamberlain Joy
Ruth Willams
Ralph LF Palmer
Charles T Small
Rhoda L Palmer
Ralph | F Palmer
Probate appoints executors and administrators in Sagada
I Lillian H Heal Register of Probate for Sagada certifies the estates of Lena Douglas Donnell Winfred S Snowden Jr Ada McGilvary and Ethel Glidden in Bath with appointments dated April 5 1955. Harry J Day executor Louise Madeline Snowden executrix George M Carlton Jr administrator Carl Albee administrator. A true copy of the original order. Attest 14 21 28 Lillian H Heal.
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Lillian H Heal
Sagada
Lena Douglas Donnell
Bath
Harry J. Day
Winfred S Snowden, Jr
Louise Madeline Snowden
Ada McGilvary
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