Bath Tradesmen of 1860 Recall List of Merchants
A Bath Independent feature lists Bath stores and tradesmen from 1860, detailing firms on Front Street and nearby streets with inventories from auctioneers to ship chandlers. The piece notes few survive in the same lines today and mentions local residents traveling to Boston and Portland for visits and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front
Center Streets
Bath
The
Independent
Owen & Co
Front Street
J. O. Howland
William H. Swett
West Indies
J. W. Roberts
J. Watson
Nathaniel Baker
Charles Clapp Jr
Thomas N. Huntington
Samuel D. Haley
David T. Percy
McDonald and Geraghty
Wesley Oliver
Winnegance
John W. Magoun
West India
James T. Patten
D. Bailey
Simon Cushman
Berry Block
Commercial Street
Williard Walker
Bath Stove
Broad Street
Warren Hawthorne
Men’s Tailor
D. T. Stinson
Rufus Houdlette
J. D. Robinson
King’s Wharf
Joseph Nichols
Elm Streets
C. W. Holmes
Ezra Cunningham
Washington Street
B. C. Sewall
City Mill
Oak Street
James Wakefield & Co
Wakefield
S. W. Cushing
City
Charles Monroe
J. H. Allen & Co
McLellan
David Harris & Son
Center Street
Reuben Moores
Charles W. Magoun
Thomas G. Harris
John Hayden
Preble & Dunton
Handsome yacht Seapine to be launched Thursday
The steel twin screw yacht Seapine built for H. J. Gielow Corp will be launched at Bath Iron Works at 12 10 p m on Thursday 30 inst. Sponsor is Mrs A M Main wife of Vice President A M Main. The vessel measures 155 feet by 26 feet with 16 feet 3 inches draft and 9 feet loaded. It features five bulkheads steel decks teak sheathing and Lloyds class.
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Seapine
Bath Iron Works
H. J. Gielow Corp
Naval Architects
New York
A. M. Main
Lloyd's
Cooper-Bessemer
Sperry
the Times
Bath Iron Works Corp
Archibald M. Main
Another Launching Saturday Halonia Yacht Built for Thorne
Bath Iron Works to launch the 148-foot Diesel yacht Halonia for Charles H. Thorne of Chicago and Pasadena. Miss Leslie Thorne will christen the vessel designed by Henry J. Gielow Inc. It features twin 400-horsepower Cooper-Bessemer engines, a 25 foot beam, 8 foot 6 inch draft, and accommodations for fourteen crew plus guests with extensive navigation gear. Continued on Page Two.
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Charles H. Thorne
Chicago
Pasadena
Cal
Bath Iron Works Corp
Leslie Thorne
Henry J. Gielow, Inc
Cooper- Bessemer
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Maine highway program gains momentum across sections in 1931
Maine accelerates 1931 highway construction with over 500 maintenance workers and 12 000 in summer construction. Seven mile Wells Route 1 concrete segment nears completion while new stretches from Brunswick to Yarmouth Wiscasset Warren Palmyra Carmel begin. Ten million dollar construction cost plus 3.265 million for maintenance, 623 miles of new roads, and expanded state aid networks.
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Pine Tree
Maine Development Commission
Route 1
Kittery
Kennebunk
Brunswick
Yarmouth
Wiscasset
Warren
Palmyra
Carmel
Maine
Barrows
State Highway Commission
Bathman Turns 72 With Family Gathering at Bath Home
Edwy A. Sotheard celebrated his 72nd birthday Sunday at 390 Front Street Bath, surrounded by family including granddaughter Esther Hall who gave a heliotrope. Doris Lawrence received a wrist watch for her Morse High School valedictorian walk to school from Arrowsic.
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Edwy A. Sotheard
Front Street
Esther Hall
Arrowsic
George Sotheard
Portland
Helen Foster
Pine Street
Bath
Sotheard
Bath Iron Works Corp
Forgery Case In Bath Uses Sheriff Name In Endorsement
A stranger forged Albert Henderson's signature on a $14.50 check at Max Katz's Elm Street shop. The Bath Trust Co alerted the sheriff after the suspect, wearing a brown raincoat, fled during a citywide search. The article also notes Maine University songs Spirit of Maine and Stein Song gaining recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Max Katz
Elm Street
Albert Henderson
Henderson
A. F. Austin
Bath Trust Co
University of Maine
Spirit of Maine
Stein
Maine
Maine Proclaims May 8 as Arbor Day
Governor Gerdiner in Augusta proclaims Friday May 8 as Arbor Day in Maine. The statement highlights trees economic value, beauty, shade, shelter, and forests as a dominant factor in the state's history. It urges forest perpetuation and youth appreciation of nature aligned with statutory requirements.
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State OF
Maine
State House
Augusta
Gerdiner
May Day Child Health Plan Guided by State Health Leaders
Miss Edith L Soule director of Public Health Nursing Maine, chairs May Day as Child Health Day moves toward a statewide program. The plan urges community responsibility, full time local health service, and school health emphasis to aid infant and preschool needs and reduce mortality and morbidity among young children. Dr C F Kendall and Miss Soule lead Maine's State Child Health Council in this effort.
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Edith L. Soule
State Department of Health of
Maine
North America
White House
C. F. Kendall
Soule
Bath Faces Net Increase in County Tax This Year
Bath will pay a larger county tax this year with an overall rise of 2917.71 after a state tax cut of about 4475. The increase stems mainly from county bridge projects and includes figures showing two-year tax comparisons. Dr. T. F. Murphy of Washington cites Maine's auto accident rate tied to tourist traffic and notes Maine’s health index exceeds national average by about five years.
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Bath
Rosta Y
T. F. Murphy
Washington, DC
Bureau of Census
Maine
United States
Murphy
Rev. C. N. Garland Named Superintendent of Portland District
The Rev. Carl N. Garland of Augusta was named to succeed the Rev. Cymbrid Hughes as superintendent of the Portland District of the Methodist Episcopal church. The conference adopted a three district plan and announced appointments including A. S. Oliver to Augusta and H. G. McCann to Bangor. R. F. Lowe retires to become Auburn pastor. The 107th Maine Conference adjourned after a brief session and appointment readings.
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Carl N. Garland
Augusta
Cymbrid Hughes
Portland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hughes
Green Street
Garland
Rockland
A. S. Oliver
Maine
Frederick T. Kenney
Brunswick
W. H. H Taylor
Castine Federation
O. L. Olsen
Damariscotta and
Damariscotta Mills
J. L. Pinkerton
East Boothbay
Co. S. Mitchell
Bath Hospital remembers William D. Sewall on first anniversary
The City hospital where Sewall served as president ten years held a Saturday tribute with jonquils and tulips donated by his son Arthur Sewall and Mrs. Sewall. The flag flew at half staff under Miss Helen V. Downing. A sense of loss pervaded the hospital community.
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William D. Sewall
City Hospital
Ambassadors Wife Starts African Debutante Trip
Mrs Walter Edge wife of the United States ambassador to France joins a tour of the French colonies on the Mediterranean coast to study Tunis Algiers and Morocco. She collects Moroccan ship figureheads and models for one of the world’s largest private sea art collections while her husband studies colonial development.
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Walter Edge
United States
France
Africa
Mediterranean
Paris
Ambassador Edge
Tunis
Algiers
Morocco
Barbarry Coast
Bath
Europe
Guinea
Edge
Harold M. Sewall
Hawaii
Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Walter
Mrs. Edge
Brunswick Dentist John Plutzer Dies at 65
Dr. John Plutzer 65 a Brunswick dentist died Tuesday after a long illness. He was senior warden at St Pauls Church a charter Brunswick Rotary member and active Mason. Survived by wife Mary funeral set for Friday afternoon.
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John Plutzer
Brunswick
St. Paul's Church
Brunswick Rotary Club
Mery
Return of Miss Lonnie Bucknai from Scarsdale stays
Miss Lonnie Bucknai of upper Washington street returns after several months absence. She was a guest of Mrs Telen Orvis at her Scarsdale New York home and visited relatives in Brooklyn New York.
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Lonnie Bucknai
Upper Washington Street
Telen Orvis
Scarsdale
N. Y
Broooklyn
N.Y
Big log drives fade from Maine streams in spring time
The big log drives once blocking Maine rivers during fresher seasons appear to be passing. A mix of factors including lumberman's axe, lack of reforestation plans, competition from imported lumber and pulpwood, and government bans on alien workers are described as bearing on the late lumber industry. The era of lofty mast pine has largely given way to newer materials.
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Maine
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Robert Manson
Roberta of
Phippsburg
Boston
Cecil J. Cutts
Morse High School Athletics
A I Stuart
Optometrist
W. Batu
Bathman
ODD Fellows
State
Jeptha
Eastern Star
William Hodgkins
City Landing
Elmer W. Nickerson
William C. Stollard
Preston J. McLucas
Robert W. Green
J. W. Thornton
Dr. Blanchard
Ellis H. Walker
Henry T. B. Leeman
C. N. Garland
Kenney
Bath Hospital
William Lawler
Harbor Hospital
Patrict
Camilla
Mary Esther
Loyall
Emily Jordan
Samuel Jordan
High Street
Pauline Rogers
Ernest Rogers
Phipps- Sure
Portsmouth
N.el
Erline Abel
Helen Fruct
Vigero
Swift & Co
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