Forty Years Ago in Bath Fills From the 1889 Files
A Bath Daily Times recap notes a broken alarm line kept inoperative for days. George M. Shepard returns to Star of the East as chief clerk after Kennebec service. A water pipe break near New Meadows river is fixed, raising the head pressure after repairs. Charles Norton, a yard joiner, loses an arm at a circular saw and is reported with his wife and two children. The three masted schooner Sarah D Fell goes ashore near Sugar Loaf but is hauled off and beached for repairs. Officers install at Popham Lodge Good Templars, and Bath travelers head to Peak's Island for an excursion. The Union ferry to receive a new boiler, while fish markets feel tightness due to bad weather. Local insurers settle a fire loss at 125 dollars. The Uniform Bank K of P event is slated for Belfast, with both divisions attending. James Morrell of Lawrence visits Bath, brother of a local officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows
Rocky Hill
Charles Norton
A. Sewall & Co
Norton
E. M. Puller
E. M. Fuller
Sarah D. Fell
Boston
Gardiner
Morse Line
Fort Popham
Marine Railway
Popham Lodge installs officers. ice cream supper to follow
Amid heavy seas and stalled ships at Parker's Flats, Popham lodge plans an ice cream supper after installing officers tomorrow night. At Kennebec House repairs ease costs, while the Lydia M. Deering launch plan faces delays and a new launch attempt is set for tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Lodge
Bath shipyard dream encounter delays voyage plan
A fragment hints Bath shipyard delays and invitations to city lads for a hoped voyage. The text suggests rarity of vessels sticking on the ways and an invitation being extended, with likely declines from some members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Oooh Aed
William Thornton Visits Bath A Cambridge Visitor Passes Through
William Thornton of Cambridge Massachusetts is visiting Bath to see his sister Mrs. Dr. Bibber. At the next Board of Aldermen meeting seven citizens will be drawn as traverse jurors for the August term. A Beacon Street Ladies Social Circle event titled Night Blooming Cereus will host an ice cream festival this evening with Charles W Bruce. Six flowers are expected. Twenty three vessels anchored offshore, captains voicing weather opinions as fog lingers. Street Commissioner Williams has not yet arranged new sidewalks. some relaying of walks continues. The schooner Lydia M Deering launched at 3 45 pm with the bow anchor readied to stop her and bring her alongside the wharf for fitting for sea. Riggers directed by F A Palmer and Nathaniel Place. Bath slip ferry boat Union workers replacing decayed piles with new timber at the Bath slip. pile driver remains to complete upgrades. Traffic on the ferry line should rise with improvements. Captain Kittridge of the Bath police returns to duty after a ten day vacation in Phippsburg enjoying boating and fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Ladies Social Circle
Charles W. Bruce
Williams
Lydia M. Deering
Deering Yard
F. A. Palmer
Nathaniel Place
Bath
Ferry Boat Union
Oak street bridge workdeteriorates. Miss Pratt to teach at Gorham
August 5 1889 items report the Oak street bridge in poor condition prompting MCRR Co attention. Miss Mary E Pratt a Gorham Normal School graduate will teach the Gorham Grammar School. An Nequasset ice wagon broke a rear wheel load dropped, repaired by a jigger. Pred King injured three fingers in a furnace cog wheel. Dr Barry attended. Harry Foote and five plumbers went to Brunswick to work on the Ton tine House upgrading electric lights and plumbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Pratt
Normal School of Gorham, Inc
Gorham
N. H
Daniel Mayers
School Street
Pred King
Francis, King
Harry Foote
Brunswick
Tontine House
New Wa
New Proprietor Aims To Lead Tontine Rank In State
The article notes a new proprietor intends to elevate the Tontine to among the leading houses in the state. It recalls a recent record, a large coal load, and a minor maritime accident involving the steam launch Owl colliding with a lumber schooner head gear, with no injuries reported.
Langdon Snipe sails for Boston marking trip to Kentucky
Aug 6 1889 Langdon T Snipe departs aboard Star of the East for Boston begin his journey to Kentucky. He will spend much of the summer in the Blue Grass region. The new passenger depot ceiling near completion and shows a pleasing effect as carpenters advance with studding. The Union ferry repair may slip to Aug 20 due to delays and fog. Fire extinguished at Winter Standish House by George DeWolfe who thought a tramp slept inside. A hose house is being built near the Bath Iron Works shops for fire protection. A keel frame at Deering's yard is prepared with pieces hauled to bedlogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon T. Snipe
Star of the East
Boston
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Deering
Mrs Georgetta Tubbs Quietly Observes 88th Birthday
Mrs Georgetta Tubbs marked her 88th birthday with family at Grace rectory on High Street. Born in Lancaster Massachusetts she was one of seven Hutchinson siblings. She married Albert Orcutt Tubbs and had five children, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetta Tubbs
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Rectory
High Street
S. Elizabeth Schouler
Philadelphia
Tubbs
Lancaster
Mass
Nelson
Hannah H. (Rugg) Hutchinson
Albert Orcutt Tubbs
Gardner ‘Ass
Mrs Mosley Rites Held In Bath
Funeral services for Mrs Laura B Mosley 53 wife of John H Mosley were conducted at her home 3 Weeks street with Rev Mr Powell officiating. Interment followed in Oak Grove. She was born in Nova Scotia daughter of James A Wolfe and Sophia B Wolfe and moved from Massachusetts to Bath two years ago. Her husband runs a Summer hotel at Southport. She leaves a son H R Mosley of New York and a daughter Mrs H W Kant of New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura B. Mosley
John H. Mosley
Weeks Street
Mr. Powell
Massachusetts
C. A. Wolfe
E. M. Robbins
Robert C. Mitchell
H. W. Kant
Oak Grove
Mosley
Nova Scotia
James A
Sophia B. Wolfe
Bath
Bath boxing card proves strong with crowd and knockouts
Friday night at the Arcade, Bath, fans witnessed a top season card. MacKelley defeated Flash Dutil, Gauvin stopped Tiger Davis, and Kingsbury scored a technical KO over Choate. Bolduc and Dionne drew, Chubuck beat Kingsbury, and Kelley rallied late to beat Dutil in a solid five bout program. The crowd roared as Gauvin delivered a decisive body-oriented attack. Next card is two weeks hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
The
MacKelley
Flash
Dutil
al Bolduc
Lewiston
Young Dionne
Mechanic
Eddie Gauvin
Tiger Davis
Lewiston Tiger
Gauvin
Davis
Eddie
Bath
Young Chubuck
Ernest Kingsbury
Hyde Windlass Co
Quincy
Mass
Kingsbury
Everett
Choate
Sutherland
Choat
K. O
Bolduc-Dionne
George Bolduc
New York
Dionne
Mechanic Falls
I Hammer and Tongs
Bolduc
Kelley
Mac Kelley
Flash Dutil
Inas
Mrs Ada L French Funeral Held at Corliss Street Church
The funeral of Mrs Ada L French widow of Martin C French was held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at Corliss Street church with Rev F L Littlefield of Wesley church officiating in the pastor's absence. Bearers were Harry W Crosman Chester A Plant Harold Walker and Elmer Side linger. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada L. French
Martin C. French
Corliss Street
F. L. Littlefield
Wesley Church
Harry W. Crosman
Chester A. Plant
Harold Walker
Elmer Sidelinger
Oak Grove
Wetherbee Family Visits Bath For Quebec Trip
Mr and Mrs George B Wetherbee of Braintree Mass arrived in Bath and stayed with Charles P Wetherbee overnight. Their son in law motor trip through Quebec begins, while their daughter Katherine M Wetherbee stays with the grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wetherbee
Braintree
Mass
Bath
Charles P. Wetherbee
Quebec
Katherine M. Wetherbee
Bath Young People Announce Engagement
At a Bath luncheon Saturday Mr and Mrs Fred R K Dean of Bath Chester 19 Lee Street announced the engagement of their daughter Dean to Robert Payne son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Prone Gan, to take place in the fall. Dean, a GHOATE school graduate, studied at Old Col Secretarial School in Boston and belongs to the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants and Junior Hospital League of Bath. Shaw, a Morse High and MIT graduate, is a GE sales engineer in New York City. He visited Bath, where guests included Carrie Shaw Ellen Newell Marcia Moulton Elizabeth Coombs Anna Trott Gladys Oli Priscilla Magoun Lydia Baxter Smith Marion Hill Freeman Betty Weida Mary Egbert and Mary and Normena MacKinnon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. K
Borchester
Boston
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
Junior Hospital League of Bath
Shaw
Morse High School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Beta Theta Pi
Osiris
General Electric Co
New York City
Bath
Green Street
Carrie Shaw
Ellen Newell
Marcia Moulton
Elizabeth Coombs
Anna Trott
Gladys Oli
Priscilla Magoun
Lydia Baxter Smith
Marion Hill Freeman
Betty Weida
Plainfield
N. J
Miss Newell
Mary Egbert
Oak Park, Ill
Miss Olm
Mary and
Normena MacKinnon
Topsham
Popular Bath Pastor Becomes a Benedict
A Bath wedding tied Rev. Howard Davis Spoerl Universalist pastor to Miss Dorothy M. Tilden on July 27 at the Village church East Weare New Hampshire. Rev Harold Marshall officiated with Miss Mary Slaughter of Boston as maid of honor and Charles Spoers of Hartford best man. Only relatives and close friends attended as the couple plans residence at 1083 Washington street in Bath after renovations. Miss Tilden had been elected president of the National Young People’s Christian Union and had assisted a Universalist minister in Detroit for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Howard Davis Spoerl
Universalist Church
Dorothy M. Tilden
East Weare
N. H
Harold Marshall
D. D
Mary Slaughter
Boston
Charles Spoers
Hartford
Miss Tilden
National Young People’s Christian Union
Atlanta
Detroit
Mr. Spoerl
Tufts College
Tufts
Harvard
Spoerl
Washington Street
Knox Mansion Restoration Groundbreaking Promises Memorial
The Gen. Knox Chapter DAR and Gen. Henry Knox Memorial Association begin plans to reproduce the original Knox Mansion as a museum and memorial on a site overlooking the St Georges River near the Old Church. Cyrus H K Curtis breaks ground amid cheers, honoring Gen. Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
District of
Maine
Gen. Knox
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gen. Henry Knox Memorial Association
St. Georges River
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Knox
New England Industry Upturn Shown in 1929 Survey
A Boston Federal Reserve Bank monthly survey indicates that general industrial activity in New England during the first six months of 1929 was substantially higher than in any comparable period on record. The report highlights broad gains across multiple sectors and points to sustained expansion despite national uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank
New England
Oliver Makes Record Climbing Mountain on Mt Washington
On July 20 the four Pierce-Arrow drivers from Glen House raced to evacuate 250 plus marooned travelers from Mount Washington. Oliver and another driver each completed eight round trips, averaging 18 to 25 minutes per eight mile climb. Night work, extreme cold below twenty below zero, no accidents, first time Glen cars operated so extensively at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ise Ware
Pierce- Arrow
Glen House
Ae Ae
Warren D. Oliver
Batham
Boston & Maine
Fabyan’s
Oliver
Glen
Explorer MacMillan Plans 1930 Arctic Aerial Expedition
Commander Donald B. MacMillan, Arctic veteran, will lead a major air exploration of Baffin Land in 1930. The team, already spending this year in Labrador and Baffin areas, seeks to map the interior and locate lakes long reported by Esquimos but unseen by white men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. MacMillan
Baffin Land
Arctic
Mac- Millan
Delco-Light Co
Mac-Millan
Bowdoin
Labrador
MacMillan
Globe
Hudson Straits
Arctic Ocean
North Atlantic
Richs Return Home After Lynn Weekend Visit
William D Rich a pattern maker at General Elec Co Lynn arrived Saturday to spend the weekend at his High street home Mrs Rich who had been here for two weeks returned to Lynn with him for the return trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Rich
General Elec Co
Lynn
Mass
High Street
Mrs. Rich
Mr. Rich
Brady Visit In Washington Street Home
Lieut and Mrs William Brady arrived in Washington street for a short stay with Mr and Mrs William Corfield before resuming their trip back to Somerville Massachusetts after several days in New Hampshire Space constraints require concise wording with clear entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brady
New Hampshire
William Corfield
Washington Street
Somerville
Mass
Preble Visits Parents Over Weekend in Cherry Street Home
Donald Preble of Boston spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Preble at their Cherry street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Preble
Boston
Frank Preble
Cherry Street
Obituary of Henry Brown Port Conn native dies after illness
Henry Brown Port Conn native died after more than a year of illness. He leaves wife, three sons including Pres. Stanley M. Brown of the Bridgeport board of aldermen, Harold A. Brown of New Haven, and Charles Brown of Detroit, plus four daughters. Survived by three brothers Howard, William, and Robert. Funeral held in Bridgeport, body to Bath with committal service at Oak Grove Cemetery Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Port
Conn
Canada
Bridgeport
Pres
Stanley M. Brown
Board of Aldermen
Harold A. New Haven
Charles Brown
Detroit
Mich
Cole
Richard K. Marr
Portsmouth
N. H
D. P. Murphy
Mrs Maude Hawes Dies After Operation in Port Washington
Mrs Maude Emery Hawes 61 widow of William C Hawes of Fairhope Alabama died Sunday in Port Washington New York after stomach surgery. Born Bath May 14 1868 she later lived in Fairhope and Virginia before moving to Port Washington. Survived by son Norman Emery Hawes two sisters Mrs Ben Johnson of Boston and Mrs Fred D Hill of Bath and brother Edward D Emery of Watersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Emery Hawes
William C. Hawes
Fairhope
Ala
Charles
Fannie M. Emery
Bath
Port Washington
N. Y
Norman Emery Hawes
Ben Johnson
Boston
Fred D. Hill
Edward D. Emery
Watersville
Ada L French, 64, widow of Martin C French dies
Mrs Ada L French 64 widow of Martin C French died Thursday night at City hospital after two weeks as patient following ill health She was born in Cutler daughter of John French and lived in Bay 39 years after moving from Duhfield She was a Corliss street church member and is survived by niece Ada My French Bath a brother Ephraim French Bath and two sisters Hattie Locke Addison and Abbie Davis Addison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada L. French
Martin C. French
City Hospital
Cutler
John French
Bay
Duhfield
Corliss
Ada
French
Bath
Mrs. Elsie M. Howard Funeral Service Held
The funeral for Mrs. Elsie M. Howard widow of Henry E. Howard was held Friday at ten at her son Dora L. Howards home Rev David L Wilson of Central church officiated The body was taken to Rockport for burial Bearers were Harold Ham James Jordan Warren McIntire and Edward Goodwin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie M. Howard
Henry E. Howard
Dora L. Howard
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Kendall Lord and Raymond Crooker Visit YMCA Camp
Kendall Lord of Portland formerly Bath and Raymond Crooker of upper Washington street are spending a week at the Y M C A camp at Lake Cobbosseecontee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall Lord
LeRoy Lord
Portland
Bath
Raymond Crooker
Lester Crooker
Upper Washington Street
Y.M.C.A
Lake Cobbossecontee
Grace Chandler and Maria Leonard Return to North Woolwich Farm
Miss Grace Chandler and Mrs. Maria Leonard have returned to Mrs. Leonard's farm in North Woolwich to spend the summer after a brief visit at Miss Chandler's home in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Grace Chandler
Maria, Leonard
Mrs. Leonard
North
Woolwich
Miss Chandler
Brunswick
Bath Probate Notice for Estate of Debased Desesgan
In Sagadahoc county Bath three weeks notice is ordered for all interested to appear at the Bath Probate Court on the Tuesday of August 1929 at nine o clock in the forenoon to show cause why Harold W. Smith administrator on the Bath estate should not be granted his first and final account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Chadbourne
New Bedford
Mass
Sagadahoc
William C. Chadbourne
Bath
Spockenen Allaner
Harold W. Smith
Sagadahor
Desesgan
Sa Unity
Dareased
Bath Independent
State OF Maine
Harriet
G. Be
West Bath
Dahoc
Cou + co
Gagedahoc
Ida EB. McCabe
H. R. McCabe
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Bath Daily Times
Laupeen
Bunker Hill
Odd Fell
Charlestown
Lynn Brass Band
George M. Shepard
Kennebec
Mr. Shepard
Corliss Street Society
Wright’s Hall
South Nd
Popham Lodge of Good ‘Templars
Foster’s Point
South End
Good Templars
Bath Market
Spain
Peak’s Island
Front Street
Uniform Bank K. of P. of Maine
Belfast
Division K. of P
Union
Houghton
Moulton’s Wharf
James Morrell
Lawrence
Georgetown
Morrell
Parker’s Flats
Edward Biggins
John Lowell
Charles DeWolfe
Kennebec House
John Deering
Juydia M. Deering
Cari Ie
Carter
William Thornton
Cambridge
Dr. Bibber
Kittridge
Phippsburg
Oak Street
M.C.R.R. Co
Benjamin Courtney
Maine Central
Woodbury Potter
Owl
Watson's Brass Foundry
Seguin
Bath Iron Works
Mrs. Mosley
Nan
Mephrnz Co
Norway
Witness
Marion Spear Dean
Robert Payne Shaw
Mt. Washington
Fred S. Curtis
Thomas R
Huston
Mar
Tel
Funeral Home
Center Street
F. Dunham
Harris
H. Brown
Maude E. Hawes
Ada L
Carlton Hodge
Waltham, Mass
Marion Aderton
Luther Hill
Moultonville
Thomas MacDonald
Walter
Glidden
William F
Glidd
Prowate
William
Fda
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