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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1942
Page
7
Bath news recounts a busy summer day with Wharf work at William Island, a city auto on Middle Street, and Kennebec Yacht Club launches in commission. Rebekahs picnic at Rockweed Cottage, a parlor car trip by Hyde Light Guards, a shipyard heat vacation, and an upcoming Kennebec Yacht Club sail with a clambake near Boothbay Harbor.
A Bath area narrative recalls blueberry pickers crossing the river by ferry and a Day's Ferry rowboat trip amid reports of a missing Asa Fowles in Boston. Bath Iron Works manager Gardiner seeks a Squirrels Island game next Wednesday. A yacht race failed to finish on time due to light wind. McKinley postal cards reach city mail. Tomato prices surge with 15 cent cans. local grocer notes 6 75 percent profit. Military and Naval Orphan Asylum children depart for unspecified destination.
July 31 1902 reports J W Page deputy supreme regent of Royal Arcanum touring the state organizing five new councils and the Bath council aging 19 years with 40 members. Maine has 17 councils and a possible Grand council. Bath plans meet with visiting rowing clubs and Goose Rock is noted as a danger for small boats. Prizes for river events shown at D T Percy & Sons. Logs peeling threatens river work. Kennebec Yacht Club Opera Co unsettled about fall production. Electric Portland Brunswick line disrupted by a clamming keeper stoppage at Freeport. Community notes include painting fever at Five Islands Hiram Rowe bees honey 24 pounds and Bowdoinham picnic trip. Two Italians arrive en route to Boston. Boston coal dealers limit one ton per buyer at eight dollars. Pickpockets warned ahead of a big race. Fire extinguishers ordered for the Court House. pond lilies gifted to Times staff and picker Deejay praised as king of the pond lilies.
Aug 1 1902 notes scarce preserves despite ample strawberries and expected raspberries and blackberries. Jelly season faces a setback though not serious. Democratic County convention planned for City Hall Saturday afternoon likely brief with no nominations contested. One Democrat named citizens to run for offices. Jerry Dennison arrives from New London to Bath, shares enthusiasm for athletics and aquatic sports.
A party of Auburn mail carriers and friends rode the parlor car Merry Meeting visiting Winnegance and Sagadahoc Square. They had a light lunch on board and bought about a bushel of peanuts in the Square, drawing much attention as a jolly group during its stop.
The Aug 4 1902 Berry article reports Bates the deck hand tossed into water at Pemaquid by a moving boat screw, saved and returned to the engine room. It notes fireworks on YMCA roof, a hotel supper mystery, damaged Day’s Ferry floats, booming partridge broods, beach catches, a cholera case in Bangor, a Bath merchant resuming smoking, art carving school events, Lewiston sparring plans, a woodchuck trap incident, early apple ripening in York County with varieties listed, and banana supply priority by United Fruit Co for needy children.
Street department officials worked late Friday afternoon to clean Front and Center streets for the holiday. They had Saturday off to enjoy the carnival. At Reed Nichols Co brick yard 300000 bricks produced this season. Dense fog delayed the Kennebec steamer, drawing a large crowd at the wharf awaiting its Boston departure. Passengers and shells for racers moved to the Kennebec Yacht clubhouse. City Editor R P Ham left Bath for San Francisco to attend the Knights of Pythias encampment with an expected turnout near two hundred thousand knights. Miss Bessie E Jenkins of Lewiston canvassing Bath for Holman F Day’s Pine Tree Ballads.
A Bath citizen Sergeant Carroll B. Hamilton describes life at the Army Air Forces Gunnery School Southeastern Command at Tyndall Field Panama City Fla. He outlines eight daily class hours eight hours in the classroom: gun nomenclature operation of four gun turrets the Martin B 24 B 26 bombers the Boeing B 17E Flying Fortress the Bendix turret and the Consolidated turret plus harmonization sighting balistics and aircraft recognition taught as six week plus five week course culminating in in air firing at 5000 to 8000 feet. He notes a fine Panama City Beach beach and even shark shooting for diversion. He urges Bath boys to enlist as aerial gunners.
Hyde Park Terrace news lists visitors and guests from Burlington and Roslindale, births at Memorial Hospital, and local family sightings. The second Terrace Club meeting gathered tenants in the administration building as a family center project. The club charges fifty cents per family, regardless of size.
Mrs. Mira McKnight of Brighton Massachusetts has come back after visiting her mother Mrs. Eunice Pert of High street and her aunt Mrs. Addie Vick very of Washington street
The Coast Guard, established August 4 1790 as the Revenue Cutter Service, is the oldest U S military branch. It has a long record from early policing and rescue to wartime convoy duty and heroism in storms and battles, remaining “Semper Paratus” Always Ready in New England and beyond.
The wedding occurred at St Pauls Episcopal Church Brunswick at two oclock Saturday afternoon. Rev George L Cadigan officiated the double ring ceremony in the presence of immediate family. The bride wore beige crepe and pink rosebuds. matron of honor was Mrs Alwah G Clark Jr. of Stoneham. Best man was Harland Blanchard of Lisbon.
Luther A. Barlow of Boothbay Harbor sold Barlow's Express, the family trucking business begun in 1924, to Reed's Express of Boothbay Harbor. Barlow plans retirement after building the first local express line and expanding from light freight to heavier loads as steamship service declined.
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County orders notice for estates. The order directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks. Persons interested must appear on the second Tuesday of August at ten o clock to hear and object if any. Names include Thomas J. Kynet, John P Carey, Jehu Wo Lynch, Mary Jo Pellongiil, Lillian M Marshall, Beata Baumund P Driggs, and Arthur J Dunton as judge.
A true copy of the original order from Judge Arthur J Dunton of Probate records dated August 24 1865. The document confirms probate action and asserts authenticity as a certified transcription for legal use.
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