Forty years ago in Bath July 1891 notices and events
Items from the Bath Daily Times for July 29 to August 1, 1891 report an organ concert at Central church, dances and excursions, ship traffic on the Kennebec, ferry and river activities, a crab of misadventure with a crowbar, beach outings, street improvements, and plans for bath iron works expansion and racing events with local clubs and notable residents.
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Bath
Bath Daily Times
Central Church
Bath social notes and coastal events reflect summer in 1891
August 3 1891 reports thirty arrivals on the Sagadahoc and a River Belle excursion party attending a Tuessic dance. Bath hosts crowds at resorts, a five dollar gold prize at Richardson's gallery, street improvements on Willow and Elm Front, and a train collision fear at a West Bath road. Repairs loom for the Lena Dixon pump and William Corliss advances a waterfront wall and yard work. Sagadahoc Gun Club plans Popham Beach meeting with Lewiston’s Androscoggin Gun Club on the 18th, with Bath gunners hoping for reciprocal hospitality.
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Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Lewiston
Popham Beach
Bath Gunners
Court and Commission Meet in August 4 1891 South County
Probate court and regular county commissioners meeting held today. The Committee on Fire Department has a special meeting this evening. Police at Birch Point seized a good load of mackerel. Painters work on McDonald’s ship, about three quarters complete.
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Boothby
Maine Central Force
Knox & Lincoln
J. 8. Committee On Fire Department
Birch Point
McDonald
Bath Country Club Golf Course Praised by Mike Brady
Mike Brady lauded Bath Country Club's new nine hole layout calling it one of the prettiest courses seen. He praised the greens and fairways and predicted the course will attract tourists when opened. Brady commended the clubhouse and noted Bath’s growing reputation. Brady and architect Wayne E. Stiles have long ties in golf circles and Brady, formerly with Winged Foot, is visiting Rockland as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver.
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Wayne Stiles
Mike Brady
Bath Country Club
Brady
Bath
Mr. Brady
Mike” Brady
Wayne E. Stiles
Stiles
United States
Winged Foot Club
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Miami, Florida
Alston E. Oliver
High Street
Rockland
Musical Society Presents Sunday Night Recital at Home
Francis McPherson hosted Les Camarades Maineaux at 73 York Street Sunday. Mrs. Fred K. Sturtevant led as guest soloist with a program including La Boheme Faust Cavalleria, multiple arias, quartets, solos, harp pieces, duets, and a Martha flotow quintet. Mrs. Albee played piano, with McPherson on piano or harp as noted. Refreshments followed.
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Francis McPherson
York Street
Fred K. Sturtevant
Faust
Mrs. Holman
Mr. McPherson
Hoberg
Gulesian
Mr. Edney
Mrs. Albee
Cadman
Vacation School Exhibit Draws Large Crowd at First Baptist
Nearly 200 attendees, including children, parents and friends, joined the Vacation Church School exhibit at First Baptist Church. Miss M Helen Sims led the four week session from July 6 to 31 with a program of songs, solos, recitations and honors to teachers.
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First Baptist Church
M. Helen Sims
Barbara Hunter
Mary Child
Charles R. Sims
A. I. Stuart
Eleanor Wright
Laura Hall
Lillian Legard
C. R. Sims
Madelyn Dunton
Rosemond Stover
Raymond Wilson
Charles Stuart
William Penn Davis
Howard Larrabee
William Dennison
Irma Groves
Arthur J. Dunton
Allen Atwood
June Burton
Janet Beardsley
Janet Bridgham
Helen Joy
Ida Joy
Paul Legard
John Larrabee
Clifton Leeman
Cyril Leeman
Mary McClure
Louise McLain
Harriet McCrater
Bernice McCrater
Pauline McNeil
Catherine Milliken
Margaret Magoun
Barbara Mank
Irving Mank
Sidney Mooney
Marguerite Morrill
Constance Morrill
Barbara Nickerson
Clifton Nickerson
Pauline Nickerson
Eleanor Oliver
Arlene Philbrook
Beatrice Rideout
Ada Rideout
Viola Rideout
Ruth Sprague
Virginia Sutherland
Rachael Scott
John Shepherd
Barbara Stanton
Ralph Stetson
Jane Stevens
Gloria Stover
Carleton Stover
Hikla Staples
Phyllis Small
Marguerite Skillings
June Skillings
Patricia Sewall
Edward Sewall
Pauline Wright
Mildred Wright
Lillian Woodsum
Lillian Wallace
Bath girl attends French Summer School
Miss Adelaide Coombs of Bath attends Middlebury College French Summer School begun July 3. The campus centers on a French atmosphere with only French spoken, live-in instructors, and courses in linguistics, literature, music, and art.
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Adelaide Coombs
Bath
Middlebury College
Middlebury
New England
College
Bristol
Vermont
Europe
Berad Loaf School
Berad Loaf Mountain
Green Mountains
Vinettie Huff Colby Dies After Infant Death
Vinettie Huff Colby 36 wife of Charles H Colby died Sunday morning from an illness following the death of their infant son Friday night. Born in Edgecomb she lived 13 years in Bath and belonged to Cort Less Street Church. Survived by husband four children Helen 12 Bernice 11 Charles H Jr 9 Clarence 7 two brothers Frank Huff Kittery and Charles Huff Oakland and one sister Mrs Arthur Colby Kensington N H. Funeral held Tuesday at 3 30 at her home.
Lifelong Friend Remembers John L. Stoddard’s Faith and Trials
A personal tribute unfolds to John L. Stoddard, detailing his final years and battles with cataract and kidney cancer, his deep religious shift from agnosticism to faith, and intimate letters from Omar W. Folsom recalling their lifelong friendship and Stoddard’s poetic musings on life, loss, and endurance.
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John Stoddard
Germany
Gries
Washington
John
Martha E. Hoyt
Maine
Bad Reichenhall
Bavaria
Munich
Reuben
Ober-Ammergau
Iust
Gilmanton
Omar
the Ammer
Friend
John L. Stoddard
Omar W. Folsom
Sailmaker and clock repairer Charles C. Snow dies at 83
Charles C. Snow 83, longtime Bath resident and former sailmaker, died after a long busy life. Native of Nobleboro, he and wife Net tie Barstow observed their 60th wedding anniversary January 16. He retired from sail lofts ten years ago and became a sought after clock repairer for dealers and antique collectors. He leaves wife, two nephews, four nieces, and several relatives. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist.
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Charles C. Snow
Nobleboro
Cushing
Lucy Hutchins Snow
Bath
Mr. Snow
Nettie H. Barstow
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Charles J. Snow
Portland
Edward Snow
Vinalhaven
Arletta
Gus Povey Flies Children Free Amid Old Home Week
Gus Povey offers free rides to passengers during Lewiston Auburn Old Home Week. A three year old girl rode with him on Friday morning and did not want to exit at landing. Povey warned she would face half fare on a return flight, prompting her to step out.
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Gus" Povey
Lewiston-Auburn
Gus
Two Principles of Bolshevism and Maine's Economic Stakes
A Maine speaker warns that Bolshevism threatens Western democracies, urging an embargo on Soviet aid. He highlights forest and pulp industries as vital to Maine and laments competition from Soviet canneries and goods, urging national unity and action to counter Communist influence.
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Russia
Europe
America
Maine
Congress
Moscow
Song
Seseret
Congress Street
Portland
South
Bolshevists
Bath bootleggers expected to be rounded up soon
Federal agents plan to arrest a group of Bath bootleggers within days after a recent undercover operation in which they sold liquor to a man posing as a summer resident. The same federal agent had previously tipped off Lewiston and Rockland cases, leading to seven arrests.
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Bath
Lewiston
Rockland
Queston
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Mie Mistires
Martin L. Smith
Rebekah
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William E. Avery
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Ra Pse Ee
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Young Herman
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R. B. Hall
Maine Central
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Gus Guerrero
New York
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Charles Parks
Egan
Morse's
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Lena Dixon
Sound
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Belle
Richardson
Willow Street
Seguin
Bar Harbor
John Carr
Mains’ Circus
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Musical Society
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H. Colby
Chicago
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Pike's Peak
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Ocean
Eternity
Lord Jesus
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