Forty Years Ago in Bath Chronicle of 1892 July 27
Readable items from The Bath Daily Times recount hot weather, a brick block sale to Capt E B Mallett, local arrivals and departures, a bottle injury at Crystal Spring Bottling Works, steamer Frank Jones sailing to Portland, police liquor raids failing, social events at Winter Street and Madockawanda Tribe, Gowell's Grove picnic notes, Wakefield lawn party, Mail Carrier Biggins’ anniversary, Wildes returning to Iowa, local property changes, channel dredging near the wharf, Olympic sailing to New York, Gen T W Hyde returning from Europe, a ten pound baby, straw ride to the Gurnet House, and riding permissions near hotels before sleep hours.
City Council Meeting Scheduled and Local Happenings
On July 29, 1892 a city council meeting was planned for next Wednesday evening. Pleasant Point reported a large school of mackerel yesterday. A seven ton steam driven merry go round arrived by boat from up river, the largest ever seen in the city. The Red Men plan another moonlight trip to Popham. A new brick sidewalk from Oak to Winter street is underway on the west side of Washington street.
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Oak
Winter Street
Washington Street
Hoyle
Beacon Street
Charles Chestra
Massachusetts
Popham
Bathport Notes of Work and Pleasure on July River Scenes
Fog delays Kennebec arrival while a river trip with Miss Morse and friends sails downriver. Farmers enjoy last night's rain as gardens dry. Postoffice Square to be asphalted. Custom House grounds opened. Bath Iron Works vessel launch delayed to late September or October. Mrs Hale invited to christen. Admiral Gherardi to attend. The merry-go-round opens behind Harris store. Y M C A excursion with organ aboard steamer July 7.
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Bath Iron Works
Bath News Roundup August 1 1892 Highlights
August 1 1892 items note mail collector H A Owen on two weeks vacation and substitute J Wi Nocton on duty. George Duncan tending J H Trufant’s greenhouses during illness. Lighthouse inspectors touring coast. Bath youths depart for Berry homestead camping at Riggs Hill area. Capt Walter Lowell takes eight to river mouth for several days. Central church to close in August for pastor’s vacation. Y P S C E to meet in vestry Sundays at five. Prof Henry E Duncan presided at Wesley church organ yesterday. Gas fills new gasometer enabling evening reads. Two stained glass windows placed at Universalist church by King’s Daughters circles. West of Boston designer Samuel West credited. Cruikshank of Snow Farm investigates last Wednesday fire loss about 1200 dollars. buggy insured except 225. Butler elected not to attend. River excursion planned by Y M C A Wednesday evening with orchestra and male quartet onboard. Brick block at Summer and Front Street sold to Sag-. more details cut off.
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Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Paul G. Redington
Bureau of ‘Biological Survey
Florida
Alaska
Alabama
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Long Island
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
United States
Canada
California
Prairie
Secretary of Agriculture
Biological Survey
Bath Country Club approves special golf rate for vacationists
Directors vote a two week golf rate of 12 dollars for non residents vacationing in the area. Augusta Country Club guests will be invited for a return match, with plans for other social events and upcoming tournaments to attract out of town players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Augusta Country Club
Bath Club
Clinton D. Wilson
Augusta Club
Shore Acres
Sebastiy
Rodney E. Ross
Jack Hyde
Sebasco
Farm population shows increase amid migration and subsistence shifts
U S Department of Agriculture reports 1931 farm population rose to 30 612 000 from 30 000 000, a gain of 648 000. Net farm movement favored countryside in most regions, with 1 472 000 leaving farms for towns and cities and 1 679 000 moving to farms. The report notes a back to the farm impulse for housing relief and subsistence gardening, not a business farming trend, and cites regional movement patterns and revisions based on the 1930 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
New England
South Atlantic
East North Central States
West North Central States
West South Central States
Middle Atlantic
East North ‘Central
West North Central
East South Central
Real Estate Transfers From Portland and Nearby Towns
Transfers show Isaiah Douglas to David W and Sarah S Douglas in Brunswick for land and buildings. David to Isaiah Douglas in Brunswick. Landers to Brunswick for land and buildings. George W McLellan of Portland to Carey C Waterman of Auburn for Freeport property. Sarah A Chase of Freeport sells to Alfred and Hattie M Allard of Lynn Massachusetts for Freeport land and buildings.
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Portland
Isaiah Douglas
David W
Sarah S. Douglas
Brunswick
David
Bruns- Landers
George W. McLellan
Carey C. Waterman
Auburn
Freeport
Sarah A. Chase
Alfred
Hattie’ M Allard
Lynn
Mass
Maine home products offer summer sales chance
Estelle Nason of the University of Maine discusses home based Maine made goods with strong local relevance. Items include sea moss blancmange ingredients from coastal areas, grasses and ferns for city markets, pine cones and walking sticks from lumber regions, and beeswax or bayberry candles. Maine blueberry products like jam or jelly are also suggested, stressing quality and artistry to satisfy buyers.
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Maine
Estelle Nason
University of Maine
Pine Tree
Aeronautics Branch to Visit New England for Airport Aid
Cities considering new airports or upgrading fields will be visited by a representative of the Aeronautics Branch starting around August 1. A. Pendleton Taliaferro Jr. will lead conferences with municipalities and civic groups seeking guidance on site selection and landing facility requirements. The Department of Commerce offers this free service to foster aeronautics progress.
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Aeronautics Branch
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Harry H. Blee
Aeronautic Development
Department of Commerce
A. Pendleton Taliaferro, Jr
Blee
New England
Aeronautcs Ranch
Washington, D. C
Real Estate Transfers Across Saga dahoc Registry Districts
Real estate transfers over the past two weeks recorded in the Saga dahoc Registry of Deeds cover Bath Bowdoin Bath Bowdoinham Georgetown Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. Transactions include multiple conveyances with buyers and sellers such as Ernest L Heal to Rachel Farnham James Doyle to Charles B Doyle Ralph Williams to Harry C Stewart and others.
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Arrowsic
Phippsburg
Sagadahoc
Bath
Ernest L. Heal
Rachel Farnham
James Doyle
Charles B. Doyle
Bowdoin
Ralph Williams
Harry C. Stewart
Bowdoinham
James C. Dill
Neil S. Bishop
Margaret E. Crouse
Charles L. Dorrian
Georgetown
Eula L. Spencer
Bangor Mourns Nine-Term Mayor John F Woodman
City hall and many Bangor businesses closed flags at half mast and fire bells tolled for funeral of John F Woodman longtime mayor head of two Bangor firms and ex assistant fire chief He was a 32d degree Mason Shriner Elk and member of several clubs Rev Dr Charles A Moore led services with bearers consisting of former employees.
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Bangor
John F. Woodman
Charles A. Moore
All Souls’ Church
Woodman
Engagement of Elizabeth Mayo to R Edson Pineo
Milo residents Mr and Mrs Fred Mayo announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Louise Mayo to R Edson Pineo son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Pineo of Milo. Elizabeth was salutatorian of her 1932 public school class. Pineo, a Milo High School graduate of 1928, attended the University of Maine and works for Stowell McGregor Co with main offices at Dixfield.
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Fred Mayo
Milo
Elizabeth Louise
R. Edson Pineo
Mayo
Pineo
Ralph Pineo
Milo High School
University of Maine
Stowell McGregor Co
Dixfield
Maine D A R Party Plans 2500 Mile Hudson Bay Trip
A Maine group from the Colonel Asa Whitcomb chapter begins a month long journey to Hudson Bay. Members Whitcomb Hunnewell Bowdeinham and Mrs Wing travel via Kingsfield Sherbrook Megantic Montreal Ottawa and North Bay to Kirkland Lake Pembroke Iroquo Falls Cochrane and James Bay with a possible final plane leg to Hudson Bay. They aim to film the trip with a motion picture camera and return by Niagara Falls.
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Maine
Whitcomb
Bath
Ots
Herbert S.° Wing
Lelia Hunnewell
Clara Bowdeinham
Wing
Hunnewell
Asa Whitcomb
Miss Fogg
D. A.R
Dummer
Hudson Bay
Kingsfield
Sherbrook
Eustis
Woburn
Lac Megantic
Megantic
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
North Bay
Kirkland Lake
Elizabeth Oakes
Bowdoin
Bowdoin College
Pembroke
Iroquoié Falls
Cochrane
James Bay
Mooge Factory
Lindberghs
Churchill
Canada
Niagara Falls
Better Potato Prices Possible This Fall Discussed
Severe heat in western potato growing states raises hope for higher Maine potato prices. A round table at the American Institute of Cooperation meeting in Durham New Hampshire August 2 5 will include leaders of major marketing and distributing groups. Participants include Maurice D. Jones Andrew J. Beck Charles H. Merchant Milton E. Smith Harry Umphrey W R Thompson Harvey A Baum and the Gallup family at Small Point Beach.
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Maine
American Institute of Cooperation
Durham
N. H
Maurice D. Jones
College of Agriculture
Jones
New England
Andrew J. Beck
American Fruit Growers Inc
Washburn
Charles H. Merchant
Department of Agricultural Economics
Orono
Milton E. Smith
Presque Isle
Harry Umphrey
American Fruit Growers
W. R. Thompson
Caribou
Organization of Potato Marketing
Harvey A. Baum
Atlantic Commission Co
New York City
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Bath Daily Times
E.B. Mallett
Hag
Front and
Ferry Street
Capt. Weaver
Myra B.weaver
Fogg House
Bedford Street
Daniel Toland
Crystal Spring
Frank Jones
Sewall’s
Law and Order League
Winter Street Society
Winnie Noble
Noble
Melcher
Nan Lowell
Frazier
Waltham
Veazie
Sawyer
Hubbard
Fisher
Wood
Madockawanda
Henry C. Upton
Thomas Perry
F. J. Parks
H. L. Grinnell
S. S
F.C. Potter
J. S
H. R. Pattee
Crockett’s. Gent
Gowell’s Grove
Boston
Bradford
J. W. Wakefield
Ladies of Universalist Church
Walter Brookings
Waltham Watch
Jackson
Biggins
F. C. Wildes
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Mrs. Wildes
D. W. Haggett
Dummer Street
Albert Flagg
Milan Street
Mr. Haggett
E. M. Fuller
Gardiner
Olympic
Gibbs
William H. Besse
New Bedford
Mr. Wade
T. W. Hyde
Miss Ethel
Europe
Miss Hyde
George Baker
Thompson Bros
Ballou
Montay Sellacine Owen
Ars
Gurnet Houses
Morse
Harwood
Spinney
Malden
Frank Wildes
Gurnet House
Jordan
Emery Nates Een
Acetiadouge, K
Sagadalle
Pleasant Point
Red
Kennebée
Postoffice
Uncle Sam
Custom House
Bath Division
K. of P
Louise Morse
R. C. Harris
Center Street
Adahoc Real Estate Association
D. 0. Foye
Alice Randall
Shaw's
Frank Hart
Irwin Bros. Circus
E. H. Biggins
Middle Street
Hogan
Misses Biggins
City Landing
H. A. Owen
J. Wi Nocton
George Duncan
J. H. Trufant
Light House
Old Berry Homestead
Riggsville
Walter Lowell
Central Church
Y. P
Henry E. Duncan
Wesley Church
Universalist Church
King’s Daughters
Semel West
Uel West
Cruikshank
E. P. Swett
Country Club
Fort Fairfield
Charles H. Hammond
Haskell’s Corner
L. F
Atwood
Pennell Institute
Gray
Institute
Alumni Association
Katharine Larrabee
City
the Bureau
East North Central
Mountain
Dummer Sewall
Clarence W. Gallup
Englewood, N. J
Small Point Beach
State OF Maine
Alfie E. Jacobs
Charles H. Jordan
Said
Gladys M. Palmer
West Roxbury, Mass
Ruth L. Jordan
Samuel M. Jordan
Bath, Maine
Affie
E. Jacobs
A.D
Esther L .Brawn
Saga
Butane
William
Propeke
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