Forty Years Ago in Bath Aug 2 1904 Highlights
Bath news from August 2 1904 notes Fred McPhail and Robert Howland join the junior engineer's department on the steamer Minnesota at the Eastern Shipbuilding Co yard in Groton Connecticut. Walter M. Coombs returns home for two weeks vacation after securing a head clerk post in Attleboro Massachusetts. Reports cover shipbuilding, local accidents, public health tags for scarlet fever and diphtheria, dredging bids for the Kennebec, and the cannon relocation to the Soldier's Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred McPhail
Robert Howland
Bath
Minnesota
J. M. Hill
Eastern Shipbuilding Co
Groton
Conn
Walter M. Coombs
G. I. Simpson's
Attleboro
Mass
Walter
Hallet’s
Maine Central
Center Street
August 3 1904 Bath notes family, travel and local events
August 3 1904 reports Robert Howland leaving for Boston then Groton Conn to serve as junior engineer on the Minnesota. Several trips and visits are noted, town social life, train crowds, vacations, staff changes, and local news from Bath including lawsuits, fishers, and theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Howland
Boston
Groton, Conn
Minnesota
San Francisco
Notable Guests at New Mellows Inn and Local Updates
August 8 1904 at New Mellows Inn featured visits by Senator Frye Mrs Hobart and kin plus Miss Kinsey of Paterson N J and Miss Briggs of Auburn. Bath schools chief elect Frederick Freeman tours Saco and Bath prior to arrival. W H Higgins takes two week vacation from Bath Iron Works. Kennebec passengers report three whales sighted before Seguin with one performing stunts. Alonzo Fisher drives Riverside at Popham in 52 minutes with companion Charles W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Artis
Hall
Bath Iron Works
New York
Umbria
Liverpool
New Mellows Inn
William P. Frye
Garret A. Hobart
Garret A. Hobart, Jr
Louise Kinsey
Paterson
N. J
Briggs
Auburn
Alonzo Fisher
Popham
Charles W
Soul of modern ship life born in mold loft yard
The article describes how the mold loft at Bath Iron Works in Brunswick houses a 750 foot long, 67 500 square foot studio where loftsmen translate ship body offsets into full size templates. It details training lasting four to ten years, the shift from blueprints to template driven construction, and the pride in durable wooden templates used across multiple ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Nash
Howard Rice
Harding
Atlantic Seaboard
Bath Iron Works
Brunswick
Mold
Destrner
Adong
Iron Works
Jeffsmen
Fle
Abilmel Oper
Harding Plant
Local Notes Include Parades and Travel Updates
Walter E. Chase Jr drew attention in a rough rider costume on Front street this morning. Mrs. Hosea Hewitt heads to Intervale New York to visit her daughter, Watson Perry’s store runs a two week vacation, and a fire alarm circuit caused bell signals to ring for hours. Marion Loyd enjoys annual vacation. Perry Sanford family leaves Westeray for Lynn for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Chase, Jr
Front Street
Jane
Hosea Hewitt
Intervale
N. Y
Mr. Hewitt
Hewitt
Perry Sanford
Anna
Westeray
Lynn
Verney Mills Baseball Team Disbanded After Loss
Verney Mills baseball club of the Western Maine teague has been disbanded after Sundays doubleheader with Yudo Tires of Portland. Manager Eddie Paiement cites lack of patronage by Brunswick fans as the sole reason. The College Pawn had previously been considered a strong program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verney Mills
Western Maine Teague
Tee
Eddie Paiement
Yudo Tires
Portland
Brunswick
College
Community Looks for Answers as Ras Team Struggles
Ras failed to support the royal team this year as attendance averaged just over 100 customers per game and expenses were not met. League officials have not announced plans, though talk includes adding a team or altering the league format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ras
Atftendanece
Althadnely
Psurince Mas Beer Civety
Vahey
Tice
Notice of Foreclosure in Bath Maine 1944
Foreclosure notice for Sumner Migna Ciworgr tawny in Sagadulissuc County Maine details a mortgage dated December 3 19th and a breach of condition. The parcel near State Highway described as bounded by Wright Berry Tay marks and a point of beginning is foreclosed with Roland F Pero acting as date August 3 1944 and filing on 10 17 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Mign
Will Berry Tay
Bath
Maine
Roland F Pero
Beedle Smith Ike's shadow chief of staff in Europe
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Beedle Smith, Ike's trusted shadow commander, runs supreme command operations and policy carryout in Europe. A blunt, precise organizer and rare non‑West Point rise, he rose from private to lieutenant general, guiding planning for battles months ahead while managing daily duties at the command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
London
Walter Bedell
Beedle” Smith
Dwight D
Ike
Eisenhower
Beedle
Marshall
Beedie
Aff
Army General Staff
Smith
Europe
Sipceme
Army
West Point
France
The
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Ihe
Assis
Churchill
Italy
Scotland
Supreme Command
Mary Eleanor Cline
Washington
Hartnett Family Visitors From Lynn and New Jersey
Mrs. Fred Hartnett and daughter Miss Alice Hartnett arrive in Lynn Massachusetts to visit her son and his wife. Postmaster Edward Hartnett of Hyde Park Terrace and Mrs Hartnett’s sister Mrs Joseph McCole also visiting court street. Mrs Robert Bragg and son Lance from Seabright New Jersey visit Ms and Mr Ralph Bragg of Western avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Dunton
Robert and
James
Florence
Westport
Edward Swann
New York
W. H. Swan
Captain McLaughlin
Fred Hartnett
Alice Hartnett
Lynn
Mass
Hartnett
Edward N. Hartnett
Hyde Park Terrace
Joseph McCole
Cole
Court Street
Robert Bragg
Lance
Seabright, N. J
Ralph Bragg
Western Avenue
Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc August 1944
Court of Probate at Bath sets hearings on estates including Daniel Williams trustee and Jane Thompson Nagle executor. Notices publish for three weeks in Bath Independent to inform interested parties to appear September 1 1944 for accountings and final actions including Annie Card Mite Mildred Stackpole and Beate Whitney estates with various administrators and executors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
C. Moses
Daniel Williams
Suai Daniel Willams
George B Navie
New Aveda
Connecticut
Sagadinhoc County
Maine
Mar Otsur
Jane Thompson Nate
Jane Thompson Nagle
Hlarry Footy
Edward Water
Annie F. Card
Mite
Frances J Cromwell
Mildred A Stackpole
West Bath
Charles 5
Stack- Pole
Beate Water
Witney
Willharns Whitney
Auccoupt
Bridgham
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Maj. Roessler
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Levie Day
Winthrop
Merrill
Shea
Oscar
Vinalhaven
Mr. Rowe
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W. R. Melrose
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Doughty
Marshal Reynolds
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Ella L. Davenport
F. King
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L. B. Wentworth
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Lisbon
S. E. Crossman
Attleboro, Mass
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Upper
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George Allen
Gertrude
Eugene
Birch Point
Savage Cottage
Clarence Berry
Charles Webber
Aileen Powers
D. T. Percy’s
Jesse Savage, Jr
Bar Harbor
George W. Hunt
John W. Kimball
Charles T. Jackson
E. O. Atkins
Miss Mina Oliver of
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Mrs
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Charles Toothaker
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Ralph Harris
S. O. Clason
Bowdoin Medical School
J. F. Purington
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Delia Shaughnessey
Waltham, Mass
Margaret Scanlon
Gardiner
Beacon Street
William A. Jack
Edward P. O'Donnell
Joseph Avery
Lewiston
C. W. Modell
Waterville
Silas Owen
J. P. Roberts
Mary
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J.C. Shaw
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Arthur Hines
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Thebeau
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Hayden
Caine
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Capt. S. Morse
Erwin A
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Moosehead Lake
Ernest Bennett
the Boilermakers’ and Iron Shipbuilders’ Union
Arthur McCullen
George F. Davenport
Wesley M. E. Church
Miss Jackson
Colby
William D. Sewall
Cyril Hartwell
Eugene Greenleaf
William W. Foss
Charles Thistle
P. L. Higgins
James T. Soule
Woolwich
Higgins
Louise Soule
Fabyan, N. H
A. T. Densmore
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Salome
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Nashua
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Erwin L. Barker
Ladies Aid of People’s Church
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Winfield Cressey
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Unoccu
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Saco
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Seguin
South Portland
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Howard M. Rice
J. Fred Tobey, Jr
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Clifford
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A. Hamilton
Forrest
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J. Keene
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D. T. Percy
Senator Five
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Perry
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Gen
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Miami
Fla
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Summer Street
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America
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