Forty Years Ago in Bath Hems From the Files
A Bath Daily Times feature recalls Aug 7 1889 with notes on locals Charles Hagan visiting Bath from New Jersey, Addie Walker’s return to Lowell Mass, county electors limiting electric light spending, updates at the probate office, and a Bath excursion to Mouse and Squirrel Islands aboard the Wiwarna. It also mentions a fire at the Winter Standish house, demolition, and a silver spoon discovery, plus steamer crossovers, new depot work, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
The
Daily Times
Charles Hagan
New Jersey City
Standish
Western Avenue
Willis Lake
Goat sales and band music noted in Brunswick crowd
On August 9 1889 Charles W Dunning bought a goat from a man trying to keep a goat and a garden. Dunning feeds the animal on barbed wire. The St Johns Band from Brunswick played a medley quickstep as they marched from the depot to the city wharf. About 40 tons of refuse iron arrive weekly from Maine Central repair shops at Waterville destined for Bath Iron Works.
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St. John’s Band
Brunswick
Charles W. Dunning
Mr. Dunning
Front Street
Maine Central
Waterville
Bath Iron Works
Bath and Kennebec area notes from August 1889
Local items report community activities in Bath and Kennebec region. Repairs progress on the Bath slip for People's Ferry Co and the Union ferryboat improvements on the Kennebec. School leadership change at Bridgton and upcoming Knights of Pythias excursion to Five Islands. Portland visitors, steamer repairs, propeller delivery to Boothbay, and ferry operations on the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
City of Rockland
New England Co
People’s Ferry Co
Bath
Bath Journal Notes Social, Engineering, and Nor’easter Topics
The Bath paper records a formal gathering hosted by Mrs. J H Raymond with Miss Cumm and Miss Date, plus Mr Soule and others, featuring songs and piano duets by the Hanscom sisters. It notes the century old willow tree near Al’s home and a Bath girl's ascent of the 75 foot standpipe ladder. August 13 1889 hay sales, gas lamp damage, and Aug 14 look to welcome US President with guard rails and brief reception. Also mentions shipyard work suspension, press dispatch staff, a new band stand at Custom House Square, and planned repairs to Union topwork. A brush fire in Woolwich causes smoke mistaken for a building blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Raymond
Saturda
Piters
Funeral services held for Bath businessman Edward B. Smith
The funeral for Edward B. Smith, Bath's veteran businessman, was held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at his home 929 Middle Street. Rev. Edwin Dodge Hardin and Rev. Omar W. Folsom officiated. Honorary pallbearers included Mayor Charles H. Cahill and local bankers. active bearers represented The Times, YMC A, Old Folks Home, and Bath City Hospital. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Smith
Bath
Middle Street
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street
Omar W. Folsom
Mr. Smith
Charles H. Cahill
Fred D. Hill
Bath National Bank
Charles C. Low
Bath Savings Institution
Fred P. Shaw
Frank B. Nichols
The
Times Co
William C. Perkins
Smith
Allen M. Irish
Old Folks Home
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath City Hospital
Oak Grove
Committal Service for Harris H. Brown
A committal service for Harris H. Brown, formerly of Bath, who died Monday in Bridgeport Connecticut, was held at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. F L Littlefield officiating. The funeral occurred Wednesday at the Bridgeport home of his daughter Mrs Henry Cole. Burial followed in Bath. Attending were his son Harold A. Brown and daughter Mrs D P Murphy, plus extended relatives from Rockland Portsmouth and New Haven among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris H. Brown
Bath
Bridgeport
Conn
Oak Grove
F. L. Littlefield
Wesley Church
Henry Cole
Harold A. Brown
New Haven
D. P. Murphy
West Haven
Richard K. Marr
Portsmouth
N. H
Marr
Howard Brown
Rockland
Harry Brown
Brown
Emerson Sadler
Sadler
Augusta Church Wedding Ditto Miss Sturtevant and Frank Farrington
Miss Sturtevant of Augusta mentee wed Frank Alden Farrington of Westbrook in a Saturday ceremony at St. k’s church Augusta officiated by Rev Emmons Burrill. Attendants included Mary Sturtevant maid of honor and Norman Nickerson as bridesmen. After a reception at the bride’s home, the couple will reside in Westbrook. Farrington, a Bowdoin graduate, works at S D Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. K'S Church
Augusta
Sturtevant
Green Street
All
Frank Alden Farrington
Franks
Emmons Burrill
Antville
X Y
Mary Sturtevant
Norman Nickerson
Larchmont
Meredith Farnumici
Brunswick
Charles Bradeen
New York
Braceen
Farrington
Walcott Andrews
Wiscasset
Government Poster Details Open Seasons for Game 1929 30
A government poster titled Open Seasons for Game 1929-30 outlines hunting seasons for the United States Canada and Mexico. It notes display in public buildings and distribution through sporting publishers and trade journals. The document compiles migratory bird regulations and highlights a continued close season on yellowlegs plovers and small shorebirds except Wilsons snipe and woodcock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Alaska
Canada
Mexico
Newfoundland
Mother's Love Cause of Death in River Cottage Fire
The cottage burned rapidly with the roof collapsing within a half hour as coast guardsmen watched overnight. Help came from Bath after 11 o'clock and an alarm from box 45. McCarty Summer home, formerly Pitman cottage, sat on the river bank between the coast guard station and south shore. Mr and Mrs Robert Smythe returned to Chicago after visiting Mrs Smythes father in Bath and Sebago Lake.
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Coast
Robert Smythe
Chicago
Mrs. Smythe
Cecil Paine
Bath and
Sebago Lake
Greenwood to labor in the Northwest
Lawrence B Ciheenwood and Clifton A Plummer join Gospel Patrol for Minneapolis assignments with Dr William B Riley head of the World's Fundamental Association and First Baptist pastor They plan to attend Northwestern Bible Conference and pursue extended work in the Northwest for several months The eighth anniversary of the Mission of the Open Door Wis casset was observed with Bath Boothbay friends and travelers Frank Emerson Olive Barron Earl Spencer and Charles Graves. an outdoor service featured music and hall exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence B. Ciheenwood
Clifton A. Plummer
Gospel Patrol
Minneapolis
Minn
William B. Riley
World's Fundamental Association
First Baptist Church
America
Greenwood
Plummer
Northwest
Wiscasset
Bath
Boothbay
Frank Emerson
Fred Barron
Olive Barron
Earl Spencer
Charles Graves
Herbert Whitelock
Manchester
N. H
Mrs Wilson and daughters visit Hanna at Five Islands
Mrs Arthur Wilson and her daughters Olive and Hope Rowe of Dummer Street are spending a few weeks at the home of Mrs Wilson's father Charles Hanna in Five Islands.
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Arthur Wilson
Olive
Hope Rowe
Dummer Street
Maine Probate Notices Record Wealthy Sagadahoc Estates
Multiple petitions in Sagadahoc County probate court these dates reveal wills and executors for Woolwich and Bath estates. Herbert J. Leeman seeks letters testamentary without bond for Emma L. Leeman. Ellen F. Smith requests letters as executrix for Edward B. Smith. Elizabeth F. Coombs seeks inheritance tax determination and final account for Jacob L. Coombs. notices urge interested parties to appear in Bath for September hearings. Arthur R. Chadbourne is appointed administrator of William C. Chadbourne's estate with Allan Saver as agent.
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State OF Maine
Ragadahor
Herbert James Leeman
Woolwich
Aeia
Emma L. Leeman
Saldea
Lizzie FB
Potter
Bath
Ef T. B. Leeman
W. L. Leeman
Herbert J. Leeman
Sagadahoc
John P. Carey
Sagadapoe
County
Glinden
Sagadehoc
Ellen F. Smith
Edward B. Smith
Foltewa
Janette W. Smith
Bartlett O. Smith
Nee Ellen F
Aeenee
Elizabeth F. Coombs
Jacob L. Coombs
Bat
Walter 8. Glidden
Arthur R. Chadbourne
New Bedford
Mass
Sagadahoe
William C. Chadbourne
Maine
Momecvtine
Saq
A. Allan Kavanaugh
Thomas A. Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
New? Craven
Jone
James Ravatough
Chiew York City
H. Thompson
Bagadahoc
Saldom
Iran
Walter
William F. Dunham
Register
Fheiman
Andreas Frederickson
Socoeges
Ragedahes
William W. Poss
Williams
Harrington
Emma C. Greenleaf
Fromty
Ted
Glidden
Mary L. Sylvester
Ornverter
Phippsanty
Harold F. Dowling
John T. Dowling Late
Edith Chase
Bath Laborers Report and Local Approvals
Preference given Bath laborers submitted his June report showing total collections of 288.70 with bills 26.10 and balance 262.60 Apportioned to city 203.10 county 33.50 and state license granted A Stover boxing exhibition in Arcade on Aug 16 payments to Bower for victualing and to others for selling gas and to William H Ketchum for fish peddling Mayor Cahill confirms George W Wilson and Arthur C Lemont as constables.
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Creer
A. Stover
C. K. Bower
Front Street
W. Mi
Pear
Mrs Nellie Eaton 82 Dies. Rites Planned in Bath
Mrs Nellie M Eaton aged 82 widow of Frank E Eaton died Wednesday in Newton Massachusetts at her daughter's home Mrs Harry Baker. She lived in Bath for many years and was active in Sedgwick Relief Corps. Burial set in Oak Grove after arrival from Newton. Mr and Mrs Kerwin Butcher and the Reynolds sisters noted among mourners.
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Nellie M. Eaton
Frank E. Eaton
Oak Grove
Newton
Mass
Harry Baker
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Maine reveal multiple estates
A batch of probate filings in Sagadahoc Maine shows Ada May Kimball of Bath named as executrix for Ada L. French, with letters testamentary sought without bond. multiple estates including Thomas S. Gibbons and A. Allan Kavanaugh await appointment of administrators, executors, or clarifying notices. The court orders publication in Bath’s independent newspaper and set appearance dates in August 1929.
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Sagadahne
Ada May Kimball
Bath
Ada L. French
Phate
Kimball
Sagadahoc
A. D
Walter
Glidden
State of Maine
Bagadahoc
Bato Independent
Elizabeth Dain Gibbons
McArthur J. Dunton
State
Saganoa
All Metal Plane by Messerchmitt Draws Aviation Praise
Rodd discusses the all metal plane noting a four plus year service record in Europe. He cites about 20 HP per occupant for a multi passenger model and emphasizes simplified construction from stress optimized members reducing parts.
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Europe
Mrs Daniel Williams Returns Home With Infant Daughter
Mrs Daniel Williams returns to Court Street home from Bath city hospital with her newborn daughter.
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Daniel Williams
Court Street
Bath City Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Addie Walker
Lowell
Western
John Troup
Spin
Register of Probate Office
Phippsburg Landing
Mouse and Squirrel Islands
Winter Standish
Richardson Street
Farrin Street
Mary Upton
Waltham
Steamer Star of the East
Fred Cobb
Brooklyn
School Street
Seguin
Colby
Eee
Edward Shaw
Malden
Mr. Shaw
Malden Broadway
Boston & Maine
Eastern Steamboat Co
City Landing
Palmer
An Pealig
Hheane
High Street
Mar Palmer
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
E. M. Fuller
Mr. Palmer
Caterer Smith
Arthur Sewall
William Rogers
C. A. Coombs
John W. Ballou
Robert Lilly
Joseph M. Hennessey
Washington Street
Drake
Kennebec Steamship Co
City
J. H. Allen & Co
Commercial Street
Acadia Lodge
Broad Street
Union
Moulton’s
Kennebec
C. H. Wardwell
Bridgton
Sons of Veterans
Islands
Juno
Bar Harbor
Edward Biggins
Ramsay
Percy V
Popham Beach
Samoset
Marine Railway
House of al
Sally Snipe
Polio
Terra Firma
Water Street
Blaine
Custom House
Center Street
Shaw
Western Union
Custom House Square
Arrowsic Bridge
Edward B.smith
Rthur Jr
Lee Ralph
Kenneth
Moultonville
Jordan
H. L. Safford
Spring Street
Ant
Augusta Church
Joan Sturtevant
Frank A. Farrington
Bowdoin
Irters Ver
Dr. Carter
Carter
Sus
Harry A. Walters
State. OF
Engacance
William FP
Dunham
St. Mary's
Father Doucette
Kerwin Butcher
Sarah Reynolds
Alice Reynolds
Helen Reynolds
Fred S. Curtis
Thomas R. Huston
Mgr. Tel
W. Funeral Home
Walter 8. Glinden
Sagada
Thomas 8. Gibbons
Testa
Mary F. Gibbons
Dunham Register of Probate
Walter States
William Fdo
William F. Dam
Sidi
Lemont
West Bath
Arobete
Gones
Dal
Joseph M. Lemont
Manuas
Mont
James B. Lemont
William PF. DU
M, Egister of
Rodd
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