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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
8
A Bath Times column recaps 1912 events from the Kennebec Yacht Club launch of the Topaz V to local divers and a crowded circus in Bath. The piece mentions Mr. Williams recalling the City of Rockland collision, visits to Dreamland theatre, and ongoing social activity along the waterfront.
Miss Blanche Matthews of Deering Avenue Portland former Shannon House hostess gave a delightful bridge in honor of her guest Miss Jessie Horrigan of Malone New Jersey on Thursday from three until five.
Two breaks and an attempted break occurred in Bath with entry at the Emery Fish Market on Ferry Street and a failed try at Lowell's Market. A Broad Street shop’s private beer stash was stolen. beer later found under a wharf. The Bath mortgage record and city guides are noted, plus local social and travel updates, a big Maine auto statistic, and remarks on August plans and communal events.
A Bath night recounts a robbery attempt on Gardiner Rogers near Park corner with a pursuing stranger and a second sighting near Oak and Washington streets. A local woman reports harassment by two men. July averaged 62 degrees with highs to 95, nine clear days and several rainfalls. The New England State Veteran Firemen's League muster invitation is accepted for Chelsea Mass with committee reports due in Boston. James P. Webber in England plans to return to England duties after studies at Magdalen College and Oxford University.
Mrs. Robert B. Hatch will sing as soprano soloist at First Parish Church Brunswick starting the last Sunday of the month and continuing through September. Donald S. Sewall, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Sewall of this city, is also mentioned in connection with the program.
Eastport area reports six months of activity with haying in suburban fields using auto feeders. The Taukinita Girls visited Popham with chaperone Miss Anne Kimball staying at Donnell cottage for ten days. Lobsters cost 25 cents a pound along the shore and an Old Town Indian displayed crafts at a seaside bazaar.
August 4 1912 Bath items describe Mr and Mrs George S Dear entertaining 60 guests at their Summer Point home with a clambake and bonfires on the beach then dancing in a bungalow. Additional notes record a serious accident to John W Blaisdell on the tug Farnsworth, and other local news including Carl Purinton elected Winthrop High principal, chauffeurs banquet at New Meadows Inn, a rock thrown at a Clifford auto near Parker Head, and a gun incident near Bowdoinham to Gardiner en route to Bangor.
A Bath News page reports a hit and run on a road near a car incident, and a Bath couple at Popham Beach occupy the Arnold cottage. It notes price shifts for peas and potatoes, and word of the largest windlass being built for Argentina through Fore River Co. It covers repairs for the City of Rockland, a steamer voyage to Portland, trout pond plans by James Doyle, and a Bath auto mishap on Middle Street.
August 5, 1912 report from the Kelley Spear shipyard notes the Lehigh around 1600 tons half ceiled, the Dougherty barge at 2000 tons in frame, and keels laid for two more barges for the Eastern Transportation Co of Baltimore. About 125 men labor as the yard looks to be busy through winter. Miss Haskell nearly drowns, saved by Councilman Roscoe P. Higgins who dives in and brings her to shore.
Today’s jottings note the Maine Women’s State Golf Association opening its annual tournament at Bath Country Club amid rain. Weather hampered play but cleared air for residents and spectators alike.
Rain halted two baseball games and a softball game last night. Bath prepares to launch the first of a new class of postwar LSTs on Saturday. Two destroyer leaders, the first of their kind this year, accompany Bath’s latest tract ion efforts as a sign of naval progress.
A Bath County club sign on Route 1 in West Bath was removed and laid in a ditch after a season. A new plaque reading New Meadows Yacht Club was installed in its place, altering the roadside’s directional display.
Residents question why both warning signs are laid out and stuck up at the same location causing mixed messages and safety concerns.
The Ripley’s Believe It or Not exhibit trailer arrives late Tuesday bringing a wagon of oddities. If you missed last year when it visited around the same season, it’s worth a wander through the closer look at the curious items on display.
A brief reminiscence recalls peddlers who sold tinkers at a nickel or less during past ig season. Housewives salted a keg full for winter, leaving a memory of frugal trade and small-town hustle.
Residents complain about the Arrowsic Georgetown road as tires and nerves wear thin. Conflicting reports hint at a pause until November while repairs settle, affecting weekend traffic toward Reid Park. A local resident notes unusually high car volumes last Sunday on the stretch.
The Times notes 1912 parallels with current weather as farmers face drying gardens and drought while forests face fire threats. Officials warn of conditions mirroring four decades ago, underscoring agricultural and wildfire risk.
Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill officially retires from the Naval Academy after 15 years of service. A change of command ceremony on Bancroft Hall terrace honored his career as Admiral Turner Joy receives orders and raises his flag. The Hills will spend time on the Pacific Coast after Summers in Bath with daughter Mrs. James B. Drake.
Mrs Albert Coombs and her daughter Alison visit Bay Point Summer home with Mrs Butterfield and family in Washington street. Eleanor Coombs had already arrived from New York with Mrs Butterfield. The Butterfield household at Bath, Belmont, Moses, hosts for Labor Day weekend as Edward M Butterfield and his son Edward stay at the cottage and commute to Hyde Windlass Co. daily.
Charles Leonard of Cape Elizabeth left Sunday to join his grandparents at 4 Farrin Street and entered the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine on Monday.
Kennebec county team may upset Bangor hopefuls as the Junior Legion tourney proceeds with a double elimination format. Saturday games start at 1 30 p m and Sunday at 2 p m with special exercises before play.
West Point residents prepare for the annual fair as boats and displays come together. Ben Wallace reports catching a tuna on Sunday and returning home in time to listen to the ball game.
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