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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

8

Bath Daily Life and People Around 1906–1908

A fragmentary Bath Maine era column notes various locals including Mr. Riley at Iron Works, Stevens on a Boston trip, Morris from boiler makers, weddings, and visits. It mentions Edwin L. Emmons enforcing bicycle laws, Mrs. Wood’s evangelical work, and residents visiting Gardiner and Boston with short social updates and local happenings.

Pe Sora Fine Morris Ba Beth I Iron Works Riley Ip Faith Ss. Stevens The Iron Not Ae Boston Edwin L. Emmons Ecret People of Bath

Local notes from a Maine city in 1906

A jumble of names and daily doings from August 1906 details visits to Boston Yellowstone plans trolley parties and clambakes. Residents include Mary Mooers at 90 visiting daughter and Dr. Norton in city practice. Gatherings feature St Marys lawn party and the Sabine clambake with local leaders and guests.

Missoure Pennett Boston Mrs. C Dennett Yellowstone Park Raymond

Local visitors and fishing gifts noted in Fos-Maine area

August 17, 1906 reports Russell Graham and his sister Miss Helen Graham visiting Mr and Mrs C F Oun in Fos Ma Penebe Anis. They enjoyed a four and a half pound salmon and a two pound trout as gifts to friends. Charles Stinson of Bath and Serpabsa Lees Forest Mitchell are mentioned as beginning a trip or activity.

Russell Graham Helen Graham C. Foun Charles Stinson Bath

Sued Calit Visiting Fulton on Riad

A partial OCR fragment shows a legal action involving a party named Calit and visitations related to Fulton and a Mr Aid es a on Riad bea. The readable text lacks clear dates or court details.

Sued Calit Aides A Fulton

Local social notes from Brighten Longley and surrounding towns

Brighten Longley and Washing t areas exchange guests as Miss Susie Gibbs and others embark on two week vacations. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Andrews host relatives in Chestnut while Mrs. Joen McKiever accommodates visitors. Families from Augusta to Portland visit friends, travel to Philadelphia and Honolulu, and newlyweds return home.

W. E. Andrews Bingham Joen McKiever

Sabino Improvement Association Hosts Bean Supper and Meeting

The Sabino Improvement Association held a baked bean supper at the hall for members and friends with Mrs. Horace Aitken as chairwoman. Guests included Mrs. Charlotte Ouse and several named members. the evening featured piano medley, songs, jokes, and games. A short business meeting added two new members and a vote to buy four civilian fire pumps from Bath, plus guest anecdotes about local visits and stays.

Sabino Improvement Association Horace Aitken Charlotte Ouse George Rg Beers George Cameron Otis Card Chester Donald Freeman C. Lloyd Hooker H. Alfred Horley George Bar Everett Robert Small City of Bath

Bay Point visits kin before resuming sailing

Bay Point spends a brief period with his parents at Salter's Island before returning to courses. Moore Fred Strout of Hellowell rides on friends here Sunday.

Salter’s Island Cours Moore Fred Strout Hellowell Rade Friends

Egg storage temperature guidance

The instruction states eggs should be kept at a temperature between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. This guidance emphasizes cold storage to maintain freshness and prevent spoilage.

LeBel and Adams Dominate Bath Pro Am Tourney

In heavy weather Bath Country Club staged its largest pro am event. LeBel and Adams led with best ball 68 two under par while LeBel shot 70 for 18 as amateur sweepstakes winner. Pro winners included Newnham and Tibbetts 70-68 for second, and Lebel 70 gross. Numerous Bath players posted scores with best ball results listed.

Bath Country Club Ray Lebel Bath Club Roy Adams Purpoodock C. C Lebe Pino Brothers Joe Ike Art Robert Gardiner Pino Willowdale Nmagan Gardiner Enaresti Camden Jmmie Jones Bath Tony Toothaker Ernie Newnham Walter Tibbetts Portland Country Dansbury Rangeley Lake House Lebel Roy Moore Waterville Ike Merrill Camden Hank Gallagher Ban E. R. Webster Penobscot Valley Country Club Bangor

Woolwich and Coastal Guests Visit Summer Homes

The village sees numerous visits from guests at summer residences along Togus Pond Boothbay Harbor Merrymeeting Bay and nearby towns. Messages include families from Boston Manchester Norwood and Bath visiting at homes in Oak Point Mer rymeeting Bay and Kennebec Point with outings to Popham Beach Lost Pond and Se basco Estates. Notable attendees include Dr. Cyril Bousfield and Neal Bousfield with local hosts and guests sharing small town summer hospitality.

William Duplissa Togus Pond John Dorr Boston Oak Point Boothbay Harbor Frank J. Walker Patricia Chubbuck Bath Memorial Hospital Robert Nolan Elizabeth Montsweag Che John Robertson Joan Cynthia Manchester Mass Merrymeeting Bay A. L. Jewett Robin Roland Bailey Waterville J. G. Bailey Burton Hodgkins Augusta Eben Dan Horace Wade Rockport Lincoln Carr Howard B. Worden Melvin Howe Granville Colby Homer Johnson Lost Pond Mooseheart Lake Carl Gregory Norwood Russell Dorr Terry and Wayne Bath Hugh Lancaster Bowdeinham Albert Temple Robert Sutter Robert Reynolds Miles Memorial Hospital Damariscotta Eben Dana Warren Edward Foster Popham Beach Sebasco Estates William Thornton Barbara David Bennington Syracuse N. Y Sarah Bagley Wright J. T. Stitt E. J. Stewart Kennebec Point Wright Stitt Cyril Bousfield

Fine program at the annual Pastime Show

Cloudy skies cleared to reveal a record Pastime Horse Show at the Dunton home in West Bath on the New Meadows. More than 90 horses and nearly 200 riders competed across 26 classes, drawing a six hour show and a large spectator crowd. Judge Raymond Thurston and Dr. W. E. Fairbanks faced tough calls in close classes, highlighted by Judge Dunton riding Smoky Ben in a standout exhibition.

Arthur Dunton West Bath New Meadows Raymond Thurston Gardiner W. E. Fairbanks Lewiston Judge Dunton Smoky Ben Big Hand Smoky Afernoon L. G. Shaffer Lillian Heald Bath Eleanor Clark Charles B. Doyle Marshal Carl E. Albee

Morse Family Holds Annual Reunion at Mere Point

The Morse family annual reunion met at Mere Point on Sunday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. G. A. Morse in Brunswick. An all day outing included a shore clam bake by Edward F. Morse of Bath and a social hour after a day of swimming for children and relatives. Attendees included Dr. and E. G. A. Stetson, George Crimmins family of Brunswick, Justus Miller family, Edward E. Morse family, Jessie I. Main, Mark Hayes family, Harry Parker of Lowell and Rose Leavitt of East Harpswell.

E. G. A. Morse Brunswick Morse Edwin Morse Milan Street Edward F. Morse Bath E. G. A. Stetson George Crimmins Justus Miller Majella Caroly Nancy Edward E. Morse Jessie I. Main City Mark Hayes South Portland Harry Parker Lowell Mass Rose Leavitt East Harpswell

Local Household News Highlights From Bath and Vicinity

West Bath hosted sister Courtney Stover while Otis Brown and wife of Harpswell welcomed a son Wayne Douglass born last July. An Dover’s Lorean Cushing visits her parents Charles and Mrs. McEwen. Lewiston’s Samuel Cole saw F. W. Larrabee family. Bath’s Stephen Burnham stays with grandparents Irving and Mrs. Burnham. Edward Thompson USN, son of Edward and, attends three months basic engineering training at Great Lakes. Mrs. Archibald McCoy travels to Flushing New York to visit daughter Mrs. Treater.

Courtney Stover Otis Brown Harpswell Wayne Douglass Lorean Cushing Andover Charles McEwen Samuel Cole Lewiston F. W. Larrabee Stephen Burnham Bath Irving Burnham Edward Thompson USN Great Lakes Ill Archibald McCoy R. F. Treater Flushing N. Y

Miss Graves Guests on Heron Island During Summer

Wiscasset reports Miss Linda Graves spent a week on Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Coffin on Davis Island. English war bride Mrs Ellsworth McPhee resides with Mr and Mrs William G McPhee in Fort Hill street while Ellsworth is en route home. In local baseball, the Spurs beat Waves 14 to 9 in Twilight League action last Tuesday, and the Rams fell short as the Wacs edged them 5 to 4 on Thursday.

Linda Graves Heron Island Joseph Coffin Davis Island Ellsworth McPhee McPhee William G. McPhee Fort Hill Ellsworth Spurs Waves Rams Wacs

Windsor Fair Opens With 2391 In Prizes And 3 Day Race Meet

The Windsor Fair runs Aug 27 to Labor Day with 2391 in prizes including 200 for 4-H youth. Dairy beef and oxen divisions award over 1100, draft animals 917, sheep 80, swine 70, poultry 7.5. Grants to granges and vegetable fruit exhibits, ladies dairy and baked goods categories also listed.

Windsor Kennebec Agricultural Society Kennebec Knox Lincoln Sagadahoc Waldo Windsor Fair

Beany Family Returns From Woolwich Visit

Capt. P. W. Beaney and Mrs. Beaney of Tarrytown New York return home Thursday from a stay with his mother Mrs Lena Beany in Woolwich. Beaney commands MacFadden School a private military institution in Tarrytown New York and is a World War II Marine veteran.

P. W. Beaney Beaney Tarrytown N. Y Lena Beany Woolwich Capt. Beany

Probate Notices From Sagadahoc Court Bath Maine

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc on the second Tuesday of August 1946 lists estates for Melvin A Haggett Kate H Hill Cynthia J Adams Isabel C Ames and Lawrence B Greenwood. Petitions seek administration with will annexed replacement executors and licenses to sell real estate with notices to interested parties. The first account for Lawrence B Greenwood is filed by Edward W Brigham.

John L. Jack Sagadahoc John J. Nolan Bath Jennie M. Nolan Lee Charis M. Miller Charles E. Miller William H. White Esther W. Perry Arthur J. Dunton Auust Kate H. Hill Roland F. Hill Cynthia J. Adams Woolwich Annie M.adams Une Herman F. Dodge Isabel C. Ames Ina B. Leeman Lawrence B. Greenwood Edward W. Brigham Olgate Nathaniel M. Morse Phippeburg John P. Carey Wallace P. Morse Jeannette F. Billington Bangor Aroose Maine Minnie Aus Ae Fatare Carlos C. Purington Edward V. Coombs Carrie B. Potter Rachel P. Sievers Philip BR. Blaisdell Daniel Williams

Wills and Estates Reported for Bowdoin Bath and Richmond

Wills presented for S Wilbur Skelt Bath Kate Hill Melvin Haggett Arthur Nelke and others. executors and administrators named. Inventories filed for Nathaniel Alte Charles Miller Eva Helah Luigi D Orazio Isabel Ames and others. accounts filed for Lawrence Wood. licenses to sell real and personal estate granted in Bath and Tam.

S. Wilbur Skelt Bowdoin S. Skelton Kate H. Hill Melvin Bath Rae Age H. Haggett Arthur W. Nelke Saath Cynthia i Man F. Dodge Sister E. Umbelate Richmond Lloyd K. Kerhind Alfred N. Fayle Carl G. Dixon Nathaniel Alte Bowdeinham George A. Alterton Charles M. Miller Charles E. Miller Eva M. Helah Tam Joseph A. Aldred Isabel C. Ames Ina B. Leeman

Bath visitor comes from overseas service

A Bath visitor is described as returning from overseas service with the army of occupation in a Germany area. The item notes a photographic section of snaps taken during his stationing.

Bath Overseas Service Germany Army of Occupation

Hearing Not at Cannery and a Long Wait for Pay

A brief remark contrasts a good day’s pay with delayed earnings, invoking a regional exchange about state governors noting the lengthy gap between paydays. The line emphasizes economic frustration and political rhetoric without naming individuals or dates.

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Ponkso Daily Times Frank P Auburn Stevens Holbrook Sabino Thomas M. Lightbody Fla A. K. Gilmore M. O. Glass Moay Carrie Fuens Serens Vs. Savage George A. Ward Frances Hart Frank Craig Miss Butt J. Hartnett Henry M. Shaw Hugh Shaw Greenville S. E Bath Iron Works Annie P. Wood Skowhegan A. J. Brooks Bedford Ospe Corner North Tincoin Streets Wood Senera Eames Arives Marion Cette Aries Ree Wil John H. W Milan Meneva Ann M. Robinson of the Mt. Holyoke Pants George T. McLellan Kenneth Leonard Perth Pubes Joh Desmond Spring Pere Primmons Desmond Ot City George Clifford Barton Alton L Birch Point Thomas McCormick Pittston J. K. Wells Fred Malden, Mass Charles Taylor North Street Suckfield Rome Annie M. Campbell Emma Mr. Deering G. G. Rae Es G. Deering Co Gisl Clifton Street Mary A. Mooers W. H. Tobey Farrin Street Mooers Jacob W. Norton Marionet Waires E. Hughes Norton J. T Fred H. Kimball R. D. Bibber Lottie Frances Waltham, Mass Yes Misses Jane and Bien Shawn Elm Street B. Martin Col E. E. Newcombe 2Nd Maine Frontier Guards Eastport Nick Hambrick Reedette, Mich Winne Gance Underwood Falmouth Thomas L. Perry William Ae C. Malcolm Ezra la Pranche Lilien Tri¢E Buchanan Neeee Malcolm William McAllister Times Lewiston News Bethelews Johnny Low’s St. Mary’s Church E. J. Murphy Q Gibbs Clatenburk Margaret Foley Mary Gil Paul McGregor John Trainor Lewis O’brien Henry Biggins Hiram T. Stevens Frank M. Smith Holbrook House Sabine Charles H. Wolston Samuel Duggan New York Andrew R. Cahill Penobscot C. W. Modell Seerarey Middle Street Yester Cyrus W. Davis Bath Lodge of Elks Sydney McPherson Francis Riverine Sadie Toothaker Lewis Cameron Ruth This City Mr. and F. B. Greene Boothbay H. L. Lord Velzora Viola Lewis Louis Raoseae Aes We A Lee S Forest Mitchell Etsy Miared-Mansell Brighten Longley Charles W. Dingley Lizzie Farrell Fuller Bosnm Richard Quick Philadelphia Capt. Quick Honolulu Carroll A. Deering G. G. Deering T. F. Per Perkins Cottage Mary E. Desmond Portland John J. Desmond High Street Seguinland Martin O’laughlin D. T. Percy Ralph Stetson Estelle Franks Mollie Palmer Southport Nina Philips of Ayer Annie Lynch Pearl Street Chester Freeman Bailey Cottage William R. Dean Herbert Melzard Peabbles Beach Cape Elizabeth Erwin Gutermann Long Meadow Oe Cottage Virginia Hall Richard Walter Springfield Dean Clu Peasley Dave Henderson Bob Levin Russ Young Parks Will Girard Clarence Eaton Jimmie Jones Leon Buck Francis A. Winbach Toothaker Dud Perry Bob Perry Chet Dalrymple Wiscasset Register Cannery North Carolina South Carolina John L. Ace Execu Trix Arthur Sdowron John L. Jack Register Ann M. Stinson Isle of Arrows David C. Stinson Frances R. Blake Bal Elmer F. Blake Annie Murray Sadie E. Barstow P. Carey Annie H. Trout Bais John L. Jaor
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