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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
5
Bath readers learn Ed ward Brown’s tent show travels to Charles town Garland Exeter and more with strong business. Also updates on Lip McKeene managerial plans, Perry Ridnger bungalow work, Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum outing, Chester cruiser overhaul progress and staffing moves at Bath Iron Works and related shipyard activity.
July 28 1909 the Bath Fire Department responded to a 10 50 alarm at box 58 for a fire in the ell of the C W Clifford residence on Chestnut Street discovered by Hudson Oliver L H Loring and Harry Beals on their way from a band rehearsal They initially mistook burglars before seeing fire through the roof Adjidaumo a 27 foot racing scow built by Edward McLaughlin of Wiscasset is set to race at Boothbay Harbor next month Bath City hospital trustees begin badge making for a forthcoming tag day led by Mrs John S Hyde and Mrs A H Shaw amid plans to raise funds with a troop of badge distributors.
The joint standing committee on water and water works held a hearing last evening for petitioners seeking to extend the water main on upper Washington street from Edward Parris residence to Frank Parris residence, a dispute over local service.
A city hearing on a road extension near McMahan Island drew about 15 residents who urged amendments and the committee plans to report at the next prime city meeting. B C Stevens of the Seal and Porpoise club hosted guests at McMahan Island during the Bath visit. The Dunwoody house on Five Islands, run by Mrs Stevens, is expected to host August guests atop a hill with bay views. Postmaster Snipe reports a new parcel post pact with Japan allowing 11 pound packages valued up to 80 dollars after August 1 at 12 cents per pound, current limits are four pounds six ounces and 50 dollars.
July 29 1909 reports Sagadahoc Light & Power chief John C Humphreys attends Maine Electric Association meeting in Portland with a two day program including a clambake and sports on Cushings Island A Bath girl Miss Clara Syde is named the angel for the Gloucester Mass celebration and Bath promotes granolithic sidewalks while a 1910 Stevens Duryea automobile is bought by Hon A H Shaw and sold by Samuel Boardman Bath plans speed limit notices at city approaches per July meeting of US Committee on Ordinances.
Charles D. Clark in charge of extra illumination for Old Home Week has awarded the contract to Ralph W. Conforth Co. The common will be brighter with more lights and new features. Roberts fountain in the pond will be decorated. Charles W. Bradlee, son of Rev. and Mrs. C D Bradlee, resigns from Electrivetaville Fairfield Railroad and Light Co to become director of the Rockland manual training school, visiting other schools in August.
A Bath gathering features a Se benon hall concert by the Delphian Quartet with accompanying singers. Elwood G. Egan returns after 14 years abroad, now a Brockton contractor, visiting old friends. Local incidents include Charles Merrill’s wagon axle breakage injuring his leg near the Bath Trust Co. and housing moves as H E Carlisle and Fitzgerald Brothers plan new ventures in the Columbia theater area. T. Frank Craven, long a Bath barber, gains acting fame in Los Angeles with Diamond Credit Company.
July 31 1909 Captain William N Little of Bath Iron Works announces a vacancy for a first class marine engineer and boiler draughtsman at the U S Naval Station Cavite Philippine Islands paying six dollars per diem. Applications may be sent to Capt Little or Bath Iron Works. The rest of the item covers social notes from Bath Maine including local visits and business ventures.
A seaside column mixes fish lore with a hobby story. Betty Brown of Woolwich turns making dolls into a nationwide business as orders flood in across the United States. A local policeman suffers a tuna fishing misadventure and a deflated wallet in a lighthearted close to the column.
A group of brown skinned youths from Boothbay camp spent Wednesday night on Timber Island at Winneganee. Their encampment aimed to locate buried treasure by digging in several spots across the island. The treasure was yet to be found.
The note identifies Margaret of Prussia as a cousin of the German emperor and mentions that the then Miss Clifford is now married to Judge Arthur J. Dunton on Washington Street.
An August 2 1909 Times announcement details a Bath promotion giving four Bath young women trips to New York four Underwood typewriters a diamond ring four Shaw Business College courses and four gold watches to contestants. The item also notes pocketbook loss and recovery for Sammy Arnold a hospital staff rotation at Bath City Hospital trolley accident injuring Parker Lewis a birthday party for Mabel Richardson Redlon and Colonial Club planning for upcoming events.
Amby Curran, Madelyn Curran, Barbara Burnham, Viva Burnham and Alphonse Burnham watched a cow moose with two fawns at Diamond Ring Pond. The animals bathed and swam, appearing thin and in search of food during a dry spell.
A crowd lines the Kennebec shore between Dix Island and Fort Popham to haul in plentiful mackerel as put-putting boats drift along. Roland MacIntosh trolling near Gilberthead also lands a good evening catch for Sunday dinner.
Two chase boats piloted by Captain George C. Stacey of Bath Iron Works sailed upriver toward Gardiner for the town’s week long centennial celebration. The trailing ship broadcast orders from Cox's Head, signaling meal time for the incoming watch as crews prepared to participate in the festivities.
Former Bath racer Lloyd Steeves recently bought a 14 foot deluxe Dunphy Sand-dale boat and a new 16 hp outboard. The likely summer base is Damariscotta Lake where the Steeves spend their summers, suggesting frequent use of the new craft.
Local notes report Abe Kramer owns land on Damariscotta Lake and received a whimsical mermaid fish lure as a gift. The piece also describes a Florida licensed Suburban turned into a home on Front Street with curtains and a makeshift bathroom, plus Bowdoinham youth Donald Prindall earning honorable mention in the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild and sharing a prize with Bradbury Rand.
Town talk centers on who will own the property opposite the ruined Harbor View house and whether it will meet the same end as the nearby building. This morning the inquiry quietly moved into Mrs. Katina Vam’s sewing shop as clues emerge.
Mrs Vauvakias declares she will remain owner of the Kennebec view property unless a higher bid matches her asking price. Art Hutchins gains hotel demo rights for a television display in Bath with Royal Johnson approval. Televised broadcasts of It Pays To Be Ignorant delight loungers as Bath advances toward aerial banking rumors.
A Park Street resident active in the Blue Lobsters and hospital affairs may soon own a fast stepping green speedboat. Last night he enjoyed a whirl on the Kennebec river. Edgar Oliver stood gloomily at MacDonalds boat yard as the red hydroplane waited for repairs while the speeding boat passed by.
State Trooper Frank Powers led five buses carrying about 300 Lewiston Auburn underprivileged children from Lewiston to Popham Beach on Tuesday morning. Sponsored by a Lewiston merchants association, the group planned sand and surf activities until 4 p.m. when Powers would return to lead the parade back home.
Red McMann pitches a Kimball Field wading pool to the City Council amid lobster bait concerns over a painful finger. The file includes quotes from J Elliot Hale and R J Reay on pools and free water, plus Maine summer events and Pine Cone magazine promo for Portland Light print with subscription.
A Portland newspaper began a new gossip style column last winter, inviting readers to follow lively society notes and community tidbits across the region. The feature aims to spark interest with timely items and local personalities.
Frederick C Berry of Bath petitions the Sagadahoc Superior Court for a divorce from Margaret M Berry. He alleges they were married in Chicago on January 16 1945 and that the Libellee now has unknown address. He states cruel and abusive treatment and that he has resided in Maine for at least one year prior to filing. The Libellee's residence cannot be ascertained by reasonable diligence.
A reader wonders who owns a moored vessel named Astral near Boothbay Harbor with John Newell expressing interest. A Michigan woman reports a purse lost in Bath with two Bath women. the owner can reclaim it at the Red House on Lincoln Street. The Moses Weinblatt store hosts phrenologists offering head readings amidst drapes and exotic ambience.
British military government reports children in the Soviet Zone are used to push Communist propaganda. Letters and drawings from a Soviet Zone Youth Movement were sent to the British zone inside metal canisters found by police on the Elbe at Lauenburg. West German papers note bizone children also received such letters, allegedly dictated by Communist teachers.
Quarry tiles, used for heavy duty flooring, are produced from natural clays or shales mined at or near the factory site.
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