Bath notes 1900 Old Home Week features and shipping
Forty years ago Bath covers Old Home Week events with a Naval Cadet band concert in the Alameda and rapid Bath Iron Works progress on torpedo boats. The Medford four masted schooner is launched late August, and multiple ships and crews move between Bath, Maine and Baltimore with departures, arrivals, and family visits recorded. The town also records a death, John Carr, and oblique updates on local business, vacations, and civic life.
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Naval Cadet Band
Alameda
Bath Iron Works
Kelley, Spear Co
Bath Briefs and Local Appointments Highlight Sea Town
Kimball returns from Boston while Fred Dunton and Will Harnden spend Sunday in Wiscasset. Misses Mabel Ham and Lottie Crocker ride to Boston on Saturday. James Auld takes a boss painter post with Eastern Shipbuilding Co. U S patent office grants a window invention patent to Fred B Small and James C Milligan. Leon Winslow will enter Brown University this Fall. Mrs George Watton visits Freeport. Delia Low spends two weeks at North Conway N H. Edward B Walston, Bath-born commission merchant in Boston, visits. Fred Dunton leaves Bath for New York on business. Estelle Franks and Susan Bell of D T Percy & Sons vacation at Southport. Irving Nash lands a Bucksport contract that will take him to Belfast.
Real estate transfer activity expands in Sagadahoc region
Over the past two weeks the Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds records renewed activity with numerous land and building transfers. The listings show many local property transactions across towns including Arrowsic Bath Bath and North, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phipsbsurg, Richmond, Topsham and Woolwich among others, involving individuals and trusts.
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Sagadahoc
Arrowsic
Henry C. Carlton
Louis P. Burgess
Probate notices list executors administrators for Sagadahoc estates
T John L Jack Register of Probate lists appointments in Sagadahoc County estates. Everett A Harrington of Phippsburg named administrator for Hattie Harrington. Hezekiah H Harrington and Clara Bo Evrard of Bath have estates with Charles T Small and others as executors. Aug 13 1940. Arthur J Dunton Judge of Probate. A true copy of the original order. Attest John L Jack Register.
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T. John IL. Jack
Sagadahoc
Hattie 1 Harrington
Phippsburg
Everett A. Harrington
Hezekiah H Harrington
Charles T. Small
Clara Bo Evrard
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath Mayor Sends Greetings to City Leader During Visit
Bath New York Mayor Ralph Buckmaster sent greetings to Mayor Robert H. Haskell of the Shipping City through George M. Crippen while Crippen passed through on vacation. Crippen noted Bath, population about five thousand, hosts a Veterans Facility for about 2,200 and a spruce ladder factory, major local employers. Bath also has four trustees with two elected every two years.
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Ralph Buckmaster
Bath
N. Y
Robert H. Haskell
George M. Crippen
Buckmaster
Halifax
New York City
Crippen
Steuben
Togus
Central Church League Enjoys All Day Summer Picnic
Mrs. Horace P. Morse hosted Central Church league members at a Summer Sebasco picnic with cards and games. Committee members were Mrs. John H. Harkins and Mrs. Edward A. Cummings. attendees included Mrs. Leonard M. Lord, Mrs. Marius H. Page, Audrey King, Edward Cummings, Mrs. Howard M. Steen, and others.
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Horace P. Morse
Central Church League
Sebasco
John H. Harkins
Edward A. Cummings
Leonard M. Lord
Marius H. Page
Arthur W. King
Audrey King
Edward Cummings
Howard M. Steen
Many Prizes for Coming Party to Aid Red Cross
Invitations sent to Bath area and summer resort communities for a Tuesday afternoon card party and tea at Elmhurst, home of Mrs. John H. Hyde. Ten prizes to be awarded at auction and bridge. proceeds support the American Red Cross relief efforts. Reservations or tickets via Mrs. Fred D. Hill Miss Miriam W. Kimball or ticket committee members.
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Elmhurst
John H. Hyde
Bath
American Red Cross
Small Point Beach
Popham Beach
Phippsburg
Boothbay Harbor
Sebasco
Fred D. Hill
Miriam W. Kimball
Probate Court Orders in Bath for Estate of John Gilmore
Court of Probate in Bath orders notice to interested parties for probate of Rachael J Gilmore estate of Wool wel deceased. Grace M McIntire seeks admin without bond. first and final accounts filed by Mil ton E Footer and Nellie M Nolen. judge Arthur J Dunton signs order with date range 15 22 29 and register attestation.
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Milton E. Footer
John Footer
Bath
Nellie M. C. Stilphen
Warren M. Stilphen
Mary O'Hara
Charlotte E. O'Brien
Nellie B. Patten
Rebecca M. Rogers
Richmond
Roland Graves
Ethel Graves
Topsham
Leon L. Spinney
Mary L. Hopkins
Brunswick
Second Session Probate Court Passes Wills and Appointments
In the second session of the August term Judge Arthur J. Dunton approves multiple wills and administrations in Saga dahoc Probate Court. Executors named without bond include Clara B. Evrard Alice F. Pennell Evelyn L. Block and Fred E. Daggett among others with estates from Bath Dorchester Topsham Woolwich and Richmond. Licenses granted to sell real estate in several estates.
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Arthur J. Dunton
Sagadahoc Probate Court
Clara B. Evrard
Bath
Alice F. Pennell
Dorchester
Mass
Evelyn L. Block
Lewis B. Jordan
Topsham
Fred E. Daggett
Rachel J. Gilmore
Woolwich
John C. Gilmore
Hezekiah H. Harrington
Phippsburg
Charles T. Small
Lillian A. Maloney
Harry W. Lemont
Edward W. Bridgham
James B. Lemont
Joseph M. Lemont
Maud Ham Larrabe
Wallace R. Ham
John Footer
Milton E. Footer
Bradford H. White
Milford N. Percival
Annie M. Johansen
Norman C. Johansen
Ruth B. Howe
Ernest E. Howe
Richmond
Harvey A. Henderson
John F. Young
John Thomas Maloney
Susan H. Alexander
Annie G. D. Mason
Robert Owen Maloney
Bridget Reed
Virginia Shaw Boudin
Joan Merritt Ham
Brookline
William K. Hall
Edward Sprague
Harry A. Henderson
George F. Young
Larrabee Funeral Held at Boothbay Harbor
The funeral of Harry Samuel Larrabee Sr. of 1179 High Street was held Sunday afternoon at 3 in the Boothbay Harbor Methodist church with Rev Forest and Littlefield officiating. A Masonic service was conducted by Bay View Lodge, burial followed at Oak Lawn cemetery. Mrs Holbrook and Misses Shirley and Ruth Holbrook arrived from Portland to visit their aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Welham Craft.
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John Carr
York Street
J. T. Crosby
James S. Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
A. M. Franks
James A. Bragdon
Oak Grove
Harry Samuel Larrabee
High Street
Methodist
Boothbay Harbor
Forest & Littlefield
Wesley Church
Bath
Bay View
Oak Lawn
Shirley
Ruth Holbrook
Frank Holbrook
Portland
Mrs. Welham Craft
Washington Street
Probate records list executors and administrators for Bath and area
John F. Jack register of probate records appointments of executors administrators and conservators in Bath Bowdenham Woolwich and surrounding towns dated August 6 1940 names include Eugene Desmond Madeline Shaw Annae McCabe Everett Lemont Anne Spofford Maude Small Donald A McCullum among others with bonds or without bonds noted for estate administration duties.
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John 1. Jack
Sagudahoc
BF. Hughes
Bath
Lates T. Dougherty
D. Eugene Thebeau
John J. Desmond
Eugene M. Desmond
Ida I Stephens
Woolwich
Frank R. Bailey
Charles T. Small
Maude FE. Small
Donald A. McCullum
Public Schools Reopen Schedule Set for September
Public schools will reopen for the new school year on Tuesday September 10 as announced by Sept Parker. Students who studied over the summer and wish to take exams must report to the superintendent's office in City Hall on Wednesday September 4 at 9 a.m. A teachers meeting for Bath and West Bath schools is planned in Morse High School room K on Monday at 2 p.m.
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Parker
City Hall
Bath
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Morse High School
Anthony F. Thomas developer of Thom as Point obituary
Anthony F. Thomas of 9 Fremont Street Bath died Saturday afternoon at Memorial hospital after a four year illness. He built and operated Thom as Point for years and worked for Swift and Co and Bath Iron Works during WWI. Survived by wife Nancy M. Thomas two brothers Edward Topsham Melville Bath two sisters Mrs. Charles Humphreys Long Beach California and Mrs. Sidney M. Maxwell Kittery.
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Fremont Street
Thomas’s Point
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Thomas
East Brunswick
Andrew J
Caroline Holbrook Thomas
Bath
Swift & Co
Steward’s Department
Bath Iron Works Corp
Nancy M. Thomas
Edwin
Topsham
Melville Thomas
Charles Humphreys
Long Beach
Calif
Sidney M. Maxwell
Kittery
Fred J. Cormier, longtime Maine Central agent, dies
Fred J. Cormier age 57 former night operator and ticket agent in Bath and for 27 years Maine Central agent in Newcastle died Thursday in a Boston hospital. He is survived by his wife Ida a son two grandchildren and siblings. His funeral was held Monday at 9 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church Damariscotta Mills.
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Bath
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central
Newcastle
Boston
Ida Cormier
St. Patrick’s Church
Damariscotta Mills
Morse Jr. Funeral Held After Woolwich Drowning
Frederick G. Morse Jr. of Woolwich, age 3, drowned when he fell into a well at home last Wednesday. His funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence in Bath with Rev. Chester B. Oliver officiating. Burial occurred at Riverside Cemetery in Woolwich.
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Frederick G. Morse, Jr
Woolwich
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Bath
Chester B. Oliver
Chester McIntyre
Maurice Kennedy
Riverside Cemetery
Probate Notice for John J. Fitzpatrick Estate Bath Sagadahoc
A Bath probate court orders notice to all interested parties in the estate of John J. Fitzpatrick, late of Bath. A public administrator petition is presented by Edward W. Bridgham for Sagadahoc County. The order requires weekly publication for three weeks and a hearing on the second Tuesday of September at ten in the forenoon.
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William To Hall
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Byron F. Barker
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