Bath Daily Times highlights 1888 excursion sails and repairs
From the Bath Daily Times files dated August 8 1888 the Pennell excursion sold 17 tickets to Peaks Island and 52 to Old Orchard. A new box car is built for the K and L on their wharf. Engine No 1 in repair. Morse Transportation Co towboat Perry arrives from New Orleans.
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Pennell
Peaks Island
Old Orchard
The
Morse Transportation Co
Perry
New Orleans
Bath Shipyard Activity and Local Social Evening Aug 9 1888
August 9 1888 reports busy Bath shipyard with Sewall schooner framing nearly timbered and lower deck work begun on King Philip while freight platform repairs proceed. A horse breaks a Bath Beef House window as the marine railway handles ships. gas light post reerected for private maintenance. yacht Irene delays seeking calm seas. A steam whaler bed plate issue risks two week delay if no NY duplicate found. Social event at High Street hosts Mrs Pillsbury and Mr Plummer with a progressive euchre prize lineup and midnight repast.
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Edwin S. Pillsbury
James C. Plummer
Johns. Lowell
High Street
Jennie Morse
Bath
Mr. Wylie
Boston
Walter E. Chase
Charles M. Lincoln
Charles D. Clarke
Edward W. Larrabee
Birthday party honors the Hyde children in Bath
A social gathering at Gen Hyde's residence marked by a turkey supper and sweets as about a dozen friends offered birthday congratulations to the five and eight year old Miss Hydes. The event followed by a late night of feasting and merriment on Aug 11 1888.
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Gen. Hyde
Misses Hyde
Bath items include arrivals and civic notes from 1888
August 13 1888 reports A H Magoun and W R Pope returning from trips, the King Philip too large for the marine railway, electric light wires on Center street, Bath Prohibition Party meeting in City Hall, and fifty Bath Glee club members to attend Blaine reception in Augusta. Also mentions Charles Humphrey now of Elgin Til and Emma Farrar’s marriage, Bert Sprague injures left forearm, Harrison League meeting at City Hall, marching club uniforms described, and Atlantic works in East Boston.
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Bath Glee Club
Blaine
Augusta
Charles Humphrey
Elgin
Til
Bath
Emma Farrar
Harrison League
City Hall
Obituary for Mrs. Josephine M Thebeau of Bath
Mrs. Josephine M Thebeau 61 widow of Louis V Thebeau of Bath died Thursday at her home 143 Oak street after three months of illness Born in Bath she lived there all her life She was a member of St Marys church and its sodality Survived by three sons L Eugene Thebe a Bath Iron Works Corp treasurer Harry W Thebeau cost accountant and C Leo Thebeau Bowdon College law graduate plus daughter Eleanor A Thebeau two grandchildren Dorothy R Thebeau and another home resident
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Josephine M. Thebeau
Louis V. Thebeau
Bath
Oak Street
Charles FP
Julia Footer
St Mary's Church
L. Eugene Thebea
Bath Iron Works Corp
Maine Central Railroad
Harry W. Thebeau
C. Leo Thebeeau
Bowdon College
Swain
Carpenter
Boston
Eleanor A. Thebeau
Gen Charles L Potter 64 veteran engineer dies
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Potter of Bath aged 64, a West Point graduate of 1886, longtime U S Army engineer famed for Mississippi levee work. Born in Lisbon Falls, he served in Boston, St Paul, Portland, and Washington and believed the levee project would continue beyond his lifetime.
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Charles L. Potter
C. Potter
Washington Street
Bath
Potter
Lisbon Falls
West Point
Boston
St. Paul
Minn
Portland
Ore
Washington
United States Army Engineers
Berggreen of Brooklyn Dies in Summer Loss
Jens Olaf Berggreen fifty six, of Brooklyn New York, a summer resident, died Thursday. He was born in Norway, son of Peter Olsen. The body was sent Friday night to 443rd Street, Brooklyn.
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William C. Duncan
Washington Street
New York
John S. Jackson
Jens Olaf Berggreen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nor Way
Peter Olsen
Maine Publicity Bureau Sees record July at Portland office
The Maine Publicity Bureau reports strong activity in July with 10 211 party registrations and a surge of callers at the Portland Longfellow Square office. Out of state car registrations rose to 16 036, with increased interest from Quebec and Canadian offices collaborating on Maine tourism literature.
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Selignor Gtes
Rae Aaie
Gaime East
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Carolina
Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Maine
Kittery
Maine Publicity Bureau
Harrie B. Coe
Longfellow Square
Portland
Calais
Arlene D. Woodman
New Brunswick
New England
G. M. Geldbert
Industrial and Publicity Commission of
Ottawa
Canada
Coe
Westport Boy Enlists in Navy as Apprentice Seaman
Maynard L. Larson, 17, of Westport, joined the U S Navy as an apprentice seaman at the Portland recruiting station. He goes to Newport R I for initial training and may later enter Navy trade schools at Hampton Roads Va. Larson, a Nashua New Hampshire native, lived in Westport and worked as a farm hand for Ordway Lewis before enlisting.
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Maynard L. Larson
Westport
United States Navy
City Building
Portland
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
Navy Department
Hampton Roads
Larson
Nashua
N. H
Ordway Lewis
Resignation at St Stephen's Over Vestry Dispute
Rev George C DeMott rector of St Stephen's Episcopal Church Portland resigned after a conflict with the vestry The move surprised friends of the long serving pastor who came to Portland from Jersey City He is a Bowdoin and Bangor Theological Seminary graduate active in church and civic groups Also noted is the 26 billion dollars presently invested in the U S Public Utilities sector.
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George C. DeMott
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Portland
Central Congregational Church
Bath
St. Stephen's
DeMott
St. Stephen’s
St. John’s Church
Jersey City
N. J
Bowdoin College
Bangor Theological Seminary
Europe
Columbia University
General Seminary
New York
Bishop's Board of
Maine Commandery
Loyal Legion
Fraternity
Bowdoin Club
Navy honors civilian inventor for shipborne catapult
A Navy civilian, Carl F. Jeanson, conceived a powder type catapult to launch aircraft from ships and earned a cash award as the Navy adopted the device. The article notes Navy bonus awards up to 1000 dollars for civilian inventors across radios, navigation, aviation, and other fields improving efficiency and equipment.
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U.S. Navy
Navy
Carl F. Jeanson
Ordinance Department
Navy Department
Harvey C. Hayes
John H. Larabee
T. Peter Lampe
Hydrographic Office
William B. Burgess
United States
A. Hoyt Taylor
L. C. Young
Air travel time and costs compared across the United States
A San Francisco businessman hurries home by air from New Jersey to tend a sick relative, illustrating how air travel shaves days from trips. Popular Science Monthly analyzes schedules, speeds, and fares, showing air travel is about three times faster than rail and roughly two and a half times as expensive. It notes feeder connections at key stops and examples from Seattle to San Francisco, Los Angeles to Tucson, and New York to Boston.
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San Francisco
New York
New Brunswick
N. J
United States
Seattle
Cascade
Southern Pacific
West Coast Air Transport
Pacific Air Transport
Los Angeles
Tucson
Arizona
Fokker
Aero Corporation of California
Colonial Air Transport
Fitzgeralds sale attracts many antiques buyers in Bath
An auction at Fitzgeralds drew a large crowd of buyers including summer visitors and dealers from other states. Pieces sold well during the opening hours, with items such as a Duncan Phyfe mahogany dining table fetching 145 dollars, a highboy at 146 dollars, and a canopy bed priced at 125 dollars. Two Puritan mirrors sold around 120 dollars and two banjo clocks brought about 150 dollars.
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Fitzgerald
Duncan Phyfe
Democratic rally opens Sagadahoc campaign in Topsham
The first statewide Democratic campaign gathering in Sagadahoc County drew a large audience to Topsham town hall on Wednesday night. Speakers included U. S. senator candidate Herbert E. Holmes governor candidate Edward C. Moran Jr. and Congress candidate Albert Beliveau, with former U. S. senator Obadiah Gardiner closing the event amid applause. Holmes and Moran later spoke at Bath Armory.
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Sagadahoc
Topsham
William F. Tate
Herbert E. Holmes
U. S
Alfred E. Smith
Obadiah Gardiner
Rockland
Holmes
Moran
Bath
Probate Notice appoints Henry O McCabe administrator
On July 10, 1928, the Sagadahoe Probate Court appointed Henry O McCabe of Bath administrator for the estate of Henry RK McCabe late of Bath. He qualified and accepted the trust on the same date. Attest.
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State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Sagadahoe
A. D
Hes
Arthur J. Dunton
J. Edward Drake
William S. Shorey
George I’. Davenport
Walter S. Glidden
Jennie Gertrude Silsby
Emma Gertrude Savage Late
Sapadahoe
John P. Carey
Helen Grant
Saul
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Boston
Massachusetts
Sagadahoc, Ss
Arthur E. Hodgkins
Admr
William T. Hodgkins
Jane T. Hodgkins
Henry O. McCabe
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