Fort McKinley sergeant poised for retirement duties
Fort McKinley Ordnance Sergeant Pierson and his family are due to arrive by government tug Gen. A ML, who will retire on two-thirds pay from Fort Baldwin. Lincoln Lodge 10.O.F. officers were installed by leaders Henry J. Small and Alonzo Totman. Also reported are local notes on sidewalks, new officers, club elections, and regional travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierson
Fort McKinley
A ML
Fort Baldwin
Lincoln Lodge
Henry J. Small
D.D
Alonzo Totman
Brunswick
Chester D. Colby
Noble
John H. Williams
Harvey K. Erskine
Galen E. Ward
Albert Lakin
Frank J. Farrin
LSS
Charles A. Roberts
RSNG
John Marsh
Morris R. Chase
Rs.v.g
Raymond M. Haley
Ls.v.g
Gilbert D. Standish
Chester A. Quimby
David S. Harris
George L. Sawyer
John F. Conant
Treas
Henry G. Shaw
Bath and Boston Smelt Shipment and Overland Car Display
Early 1915 Bath items include a ferryboat steering incident near Bath and a ship ment of smelts to Boston with returns of 16 cents per basket varying by quality and packing. The Bath garage displays a new Overland 82 six cylinder automobile, upholstering details, 45 hp motor, 125 inch wheel base, and auxiliary seats as a 1915 sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CR. R
Ferdinando Oo
Bath
the Times
Boston
Bath Garage
New York
Kennebec
Russia resumes offensives in East Prussia and Caucasus
Russian forces press two pronged offensives into East Prussia after months of setback while in the Caucasus heavy fighting with Turkey continues and officials report Turkish losses. Nearby notes mention religious revival in New England and local basketball practice at the Y M C A with seats added for Friday’s game. A freight train incident near Bath toppled a roof onto telegraph lines disrupting service until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
East Prussia
Caucasus
Petrograd
Bath
Gowns
New Meadows River
Bath Hopes Mark Winter Improvements and Local News
January 15 1915 Bath Maine items include contractor Rogers installing winter covering for post office steps with kiln wood, and R W Conforth winning a bid for furniture lighting and equipment at the Custom House work room. Ferry Hockomock repaired after collision. Morse High boys and girls teams travel for games. local society events include Eastern Star officers installed and a concert in Augusta. Reports on ships, fishing prices, and community notes fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Rogers
Custom House
R. W. Conforth
Bath Driving Club Ice Trots Impress Busy Day
On January 18 1915 Bath held an ice trot meet at Lily Pond with hundreds watching. A seven heat Class A finale showcased lively action and cheers for Belanger and Robert W. in a close race. Class C offered evenly matched heats. Lobster prices edged up while Bath Hospital reported strong management and annual officer elections at City Hospital. Popham Beach Steamboat Co stockholders declared an eight percent dividend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Driving Club
Lily Pond
Robert W
Augustus A. Percy
Belanger
Popham Beach Steamboat Co
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Sagadahoc County Deeds Office
Recent real estate transfers filed include multiple parcels in Bath Bowdoinham Bowdoinham Georgetown and Harpswell area towns. Notable deeds show transfers to Richard Raven Elwin Farrar Donald Hopkins and Warren Rogers among others with properties on Washington Street Weeks Street High Street 49 Corliss Street 89 Oliver Street 52 Spring Street and 65 Court Street along with multiple other land and buildings transactions. The list covers numerous buyers sellers and street addresses across Bath Bowdoin and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds Office
Bath
Carl G. French
Richard R. Raven
Washington Street
Gertrude Greenleaf
Elwin Farrar
William J. Paisley
Everett G. Wallace
Weeks Street
Melvin H. Savage
David Klickstein
Leonard M. Munsey
Robert E. Perry
High — Street
Louise S. Fuller
Charles F. Marble
Franklin F. Pierre
Donald Hopkins
Corliss Street
Pauline M. Staples
Annie M. Brooks
Elmer L. Norton
Daniel E. Hall, Jr
Oliver Street
Vincent A. Henderson
Warren E. Rogers
Spring Street
Daniel E Hall, Jr
Paul G Avery
High Street
Catherine D. Hawley
Frank Page
Norman W. Howard
Howard Leavitt
Howard P. Holmes
Liberty Street
Donald W. Blaisdell
Ralph R. Palmer
Pearl Street
William P. Kelley
Donald T Burkhardt
John Long
Court Street
Norman A. Perkins
Bowdoin
Louis A. Jack
Joseph Landry
Robert R. Hyde
Land transfers list in Maine towns and individuals
A sequence of property deeds shows transfers in Richmond, Topsham, West Bath and surrounding areas. Individuals including Richmond Albert Hanson Mary Swift Clyde Davis Gertrude Henshaw Edward Letourneau Inez Ward and Betty Gardner convey land and buildings to various buyers and associations, notably Merrymeeting Sportsmen Association Inc. and several et al. pairs. The document records numerous to and from transfers across multiple towns and properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Albert Hanson
Lewis Leon
Mary C. Swift
Albert E. Nye
Edna M. Jones
Jack Chambers
Topsham
Clyde A. Davis, Jr
Lawrence E. Davis
Gertrude Henshaw
Fred E. Daggett
Edward A Letourneau
Fred A. Daggett
Inez M. Ward
George A. Sprague
George E. Foster
Merrymeeting Sportsmen Association, Inc
Robert Foster
Charles L. Douglas
Roger F. Lamarque
Et al
Myron B. Field
West Bath
Betty L. Gardner
Grace Littledale
Mrs Colby Demonstrates Aids In Bath Junior High Film Evening
Mrs Colby led a showing on AIDS problems using the new T D C projector with bright color slides for daylight classroom viewing. The Audio Visual department owns the equipment and a blower cools the film enabling larger bulbs. A new flange type screen ensured a bright clear picture in daylight. Refreshments were provided under Mrs Kirk Roberts with help from Mrs Richard Johnson and Mrs Eugene Eberhard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Bath Junior High School
Kirk Roberts
Richard Johnson
Eugene Eberhard
Bath Brunswick and Wiscasset calling increases noted
Bath residents show over twofold growth in calls to Brunswick and a 282 percent rise to Wiscasset, while Brunswick to Bath calls jump 381 percent. Officials say new facilities enable the enlarged calling area with no reports of prolonged circuit waits between towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Brunswick
Wiscasset
Fisher
Foreigners Leave France Amid War Aftermath Figures
New census data show France’s foreign population dropped to about 1.452 million from 1.671 million in 1946 and 2.545 million a decade earlier. Paris now hosts 186,164 foreigners, down from 459,498 in 1931, while the Alpes-Maritimes district including Nice, Cannes and Menton reports 47,594 foreign residents versus 140,446 before World War II. The report notes continued exoduses across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
French Riviera
Alpes-Maritimes
Nice
Cannes
Menton
Most Valuable Student Award Details and Dates
The Elks National Foundation will present the Most Valuable Student Award at a May 1 TV program and dinner with guests from Maine Elks lodges. Western Maine holds its event in Portland and Bangor hosts the Eastern Maine telecast from Old Town for the dinner. The Youth Leadership contest is separate. Local applicants may contact Fenn or Morse High Principal Raymond Farnham for applications, with 1954 Maine winners cited as Carol Ann Coiley and Robert Stubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks National Foundation
John F. Malley
Boston
Maine Elks Association
Maine
Portland
Wll
Bangor
Old Town
Elks
Bath Lodge
Fenn
Morse High
Raymond Farnham
Carol Ann Coiley
Old Town Lodge of Elks
Robert Stubbs
Sanford High
Sanford Lodge of Elks
Probate Notices from Bath Chronicle Estates in 1955
Court of Probate in Bath issues a three week notice to creditors and heirs for multiple estates including Alice M Blair of Brentwood NH and others in Sagadahoc and Bath Maine. Hearings set for February to approve wills, appoint executors or administrators, and final accounts. Names include Hazel H Lee Harold J Rubin Elwood A Hathorne H Laton Jackson Agnes S Powers Lena D Donnell Katherine W McKenney and Margaret Yates with Arthur J. Dunton as judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bati
Bath In
Ana
Alice M. Blair
Brentwood
New Hampshire
Sagadahoc
Maine
Hazel H Lee
Perry A Colby
Harold J Rubin
David C Dickson
City of
Flora
Hathorn
Woolwich
Elwood
Nellie D Thompson
Harry L Day
Lena D Donnell
William F Williams
Katherine W McKenney
Joseph L Yates
Margaret Yates
Arthur J. Dunton
Probate Notice In Estate of James J Langers Bath
Court of Probate in Sagadahoc will hear petition for probate of James J Langers estate in Bath January 13 1955 at 10 am The Bath Independent states Kathleen Gaynor seeks letters testamentary without bond as executrix with Arthur J Dunton as judge of probate Lillian H Heal register true copy of order
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ils
Bath
Sagadahoc
James J Langers
Kathleen Gaynor
Arthur J Dunton Jude
Lillian H. Heal
Pre nuptial Showers for Miss Renshaw
A variety of gifts were presented to Miss Renshaw at a pre nuptial shower followed by buffet style refreshments. Guests included Mrs Herbert White Mrs Albert Desmond Mrs Bernard Holmes Mrs Henry White Mrs William Sanford Mrs Paul Lemont Mrs Gladys Parady Miss Bernadette Parady and numerous others. A second surprise shower occurred Jan 11 at her home with Miss Bernadette Parady hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Renshaw
Herbert White
Albert Desmond
Bernard Holmes
Henry White
William Sanford
Paul Lemont
Gladys Parady
Bernadette Parady
Richard Renshaw
Albert Brown
Sidney Dudley
Elsie Pinson
Carl Pinson
Edmund Arsenault
Ernest Rogers
Margaret Mulligan
Clifton Molson
Francis Burgess
Richard
Warren P. Munsey
Norman Sanford
Mary Lebel
Diana Darling
Irene Vaillancourt
Frances Vaillancourt
Frank Diron
Prince Edward Island
Beverly Crocker
Nancy Young
Brunswick
Hognapers Strike Morrison Farm Heist for 250-Pound Hog
Strong men visited the E. J. Starbuck farm at Morrison and carried off a 250 pound hog after lifting it over three fences. The owners reported the theft and investigators were notified. No arrests listed in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison, Ill
E. J. Starbuck Farm
Nervous Groom Kisses Minister After Wedding in Jamestown
Jamestown reports a marriage where the bridegroom, overwhelmed with nerves, kissed the preacher and gave the customary fee to the bride as the ceremony concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Felix V. Hanson
Probate Court Orders in Sagadahoc County January Session
Public notice of probate court actions in Sagadahoc County requesting arrivals February first for matters including estates of Marilyn A Allen Everett Betts Perry A Colby Gerald P Hersey Adolf Kasulat Lillie M Leonard John W Roberts Euda Bertha Smiley Agnes H Torrey and others. Names Lynn Bussey Celia Shorey Adele Richter Harold Rubin Marjorie Douglas Allan Boear and guardianship details. Attested copy by Arthur J Dunton and Lillian H Heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Marilyn A. Allen
Lan Naco
Guardian
Everett Betts
Lynn Bussey
Lynn M. Bussey
Perry A. Colby
John W. Quarrington
Gerald P. Hersey
John Carey
Celia E Shorey
Adolf Kasulat
Richmond
Aioe
Adele Richter
Lillie M Leonard
Catharine E Leonard
John P. Carey
John W Roberts
Harold J. Rubin
Dbn Cts
Euda Bertha Smiley
Appointment of Executors and Administrators in Sagadahoc
Lillian H Heal Register of Probate cites appointments for Sagadahoc estates. Ray S Merriman named executor for H Failing Merriman of Topsham on January 4 1955. Barrett C Nichols named executor for Ella D Nichols of Bath on January 4 1955. Nellie L Hodgdon named executrix for Annie R Hodgdon of Bath on January 4 1955. Elwood A Hathorne named executor for George F Willis of Woolwich on January 4 1955. Arthur J Dinton noted as assignee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian H Heal
Sagadahoc
Merriman
Topsham
Ray S. Merriman
Ella D Nichols
Bath
Barrett C Nichols
Annie R Hodgdon
Nellie L. Hodgdon
George F Willis
Woolwich
Elwood A. Hathorne
Probate records for Bath estate appointments in 1955
Lillian H Heal registrar notes the estate of Roseana Chamberlain Joy late of Bath deceased. Ruth Williams named executrix without bond January 11 1955. Estate of Arthur B Stearns late of Bath deceased Reuben C Was appointed executor without bond January 1 1955. True copy of original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian H Heal
Sagadahoc
Roseana Chamberlain Joy
Bath
Ruth Williams
Arthur B Stearns
Reuben C
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Ler, Ir’s
The
Bath Daily Times
Water Street
M. H. Haraden
Charles A. Corliss
Augusta
Haraden
C. M. Spinney
Wyoming
Bay Point
James Harrington
Parker Head
Virginia
Auburn
Waseca Club
Colonials
Wasecas
Mc.r.r
Center Street
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
G.C
Eva J. Lemont
Alice Bowie
G.M
Abbie Morris
P.C
Alice M. Bowie
Nellie C. Dunning
Annie Williams
E. J
Lucy B. Stover
Lottie L Proctor
Mary Curtis
Eliza W. Brown
Jennie F. Brackley
Sophia Mikelsky
James P. Ledyard
Kennebec Yacht Club
Robert Cochran
D. L. Howard
Charles T. Jackson
Arthur K. Purington
Frank P. Lord
Harry H. Donnell
William W. Dennison
Ernest F. Kelley
West Woolwich Woods
David Pero
Pope
New Meadows Boat Club
Robert A. Toothaker
Fred W. Larrabee
Zina B. Clifford
Pejepscot
George W. Leonard
First National Bank
J. R. Andrews
Oliver Moses
J. Edward Drake
William S. Shorey
D. L. Black
Daniel Williams
Harry E. Ring
Jane D. Moulton
Dr. Kershner
MacMahan’s
Sasanoa
William O. Hunt
Charles Wright
North
Wright Place
Aeeien Lene Os
Dromore
Miss Adams
Edwin R. Hunt
G. G. Deering Co
Samuel S. Sewall
Winchester
Mass
Colonial Club
R. E. Chase
Cambridge
J. P. Squire
New Englander
Colonial
Y.M.C. A
F. J. Murphy
Jane My
New York City
van Wie
Colonial Five
Cumberland Hall
Miriam Adams
Hockomock
Gorges
Freeport
Portland High
Carol Percy
F. H. Percy
Mme. Eames de Gogorza
Robert B. Hatch
J. Edward Hughes
Albert Kimball
John Fitzgerald
the Elks
Cumberland Hall Zym
Wassitts
Edward Crocker
Day's Ferry
G. W Deering Yard
Howard Haggett
Jones Eddy
M. A. Haraden
Chester T. Wallace
Ada F. Brown
S. W. Brown
Richmond Baptist Church
B. P. Browne
Springvale Five
Westbrook Independents
Mary Kelley
Hazel Robinson
Fannie Green
Dorothy Totman
Marion Haraden
Mboltie Tourtillotte
Miss Corey
Katherine Landers
Times
Genesta
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary B. Price
Lida Howard
Kate Perkins
Clarence E. Peaslee
Oliver Corliss
Cora Stilphen
Esther Oliver
Ruby Curtis
Ada
Genevive Curren
Ruth
Maria Strout
Esther
Carrie Page
Martha
Eunice Walters
Elect
Allan H. Ramsay
South Paris
Kennebec Journal
Arthur C. Shorey
International Banking Corporation
Lizzie MacDonald
Clarence Carton
Smellville
Frank Snipe
Arrowsic
James Baker
Mrs. Read Nichols
Kimball
George E. Thompson
Moses
F. J. Hinckley
H. W. Howard
C. H. Oliver
C. V. Minott
J. H. Stacey
Phippsburg
C. E. Hathaway
Morse High School
Shaw
A. Sprague
Young
H. Ward
Deering
Fitzgerald
Coss
Sullivan
Talbot
Leyden
A. Attaya
Hunt
Gay
Hudson, Mass
Hudson
Arthur McCullum
Joseph McAuliffe
Ralph Robinson
F. L. Wright
Kittery Navy Yard
Vine
Elm Streets
W. L. Bonney
Maine House
Portland Press
Bath Public Spirit
Bath Ability
City Hospital Incorporators
John S. Hyde
Rupert H. Baxter
Percy W. Kingsbury
Bath Lodge of Elks
Converse G. Fenn
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
U. S
State OF
Chester T. Winslow
Senate
Edmund H. Parady
East Brunswick
Arthur J Dunton
Arthur J Dinton
Lillian Hatines
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