Launching Day Highlights Bath Shipyard and Town
Sunshine blessed Bath as the Davis destroyer slid down the ways with Miss Elizabeth Davis christening ceremonies. The James M. W. Hall schooner, built for Rogers and Webb of Boston, launched at Bowker yard with Capt H W Haskell taking command. Work on the Manley torpedo boat destroyer began on the launch site. Social events followed, with a luncheon for Rear Admiral C H Davis and daughter, plus gatherings of Bath residents, a new auto signal on Center street urging right side driving, and ongoing shipyard activity with hundreds of workers and riveters preparing two large steamers for sea by March 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kennebec
Davis
John McInnes
Mr. Hyde
Elizabeth Davis
Washington
C. H. Davis
John H. Hyde
High Street
Elizabeth
The
Bath Iron Works
Carlton
Phippsburg
Bowker Yard
Priscilla Kimball
Fred H. Kimball
Kennebec Yacht Club
A. H. Shaw
Charles Fisher
Arthur Berry
Fitzgerald enters race for U S Senate in 1916 primary
Aug 16 1916 John F Fitzgerald announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He said he would run against Senator Lodge after consulting with ex Governor Walsh and Democratic State committee leaders. The rest of the text notes local society outings, coastal Maine summer life, and a summer field day at Popham Beach for library fundraising with music and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fitzgerald
United States Senate
Senator Lodge
Walsh
O'Leary
Democratic State Committee
Bath residents share naval life and local happenings
Four Bath boys sail on the Kearsarge for a 30 day cruise from Portland. Amos Perry returns from a 10 day sea trip on the Paoli with Capt. L W Oliver. Bath men meet enginermen from the tug Perth Amboy en route to Jacksonville to tow railroad ties. Andrew Merrill works on a Bath Water District extension. Bath items include new boats, a soundly explained road misdirection, and Fete Week at Squirrel Island with a yacht race tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Magoun
Joseph Sewall
Langdon Hill
John Houghton
Bath
Kearsarge
Portland
Amos Perry
Paoli
L. W. Oliver
Perth Amboy
Earl Pinkham
Sherman Morse
Jacksonville
Amos
Andrew S. Merrill
Bath Water District
North Street
Lincoln Street
Squirrel Island
Aug 18 1916 Social Notes From Bath Maine
Washington couple hosted an annual at home at Montsweag with guests Ballou and Mrs. Staf ford. Damariscotta trip included Fiske House supper. Moonlit river scene along Sagadahoc inspired local observers on Front street. Visitors from Quincy and Dorchester joined Bath residents. Emma Eames De Gorgorza to sing for Holy Innocents Home. Ira W. Robinson named to Irving High faculty. Emma Cook and son visit from Waltham. Local safety signals praised. Y M C A repairs completed. Sub diver Waldo Murray inspected torpedo destroyer Davis hull. Bath ball team to Boothbay Harbor for third game in series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo FE. Murray
Davis
Sign misdirection corrected before Bath hayrack ride
Fragments describe a swapped sign at New Meadows now pointed south toward Witch Spring road. A 40 strong group from Phippsburg Center and nearby resorts plans a Bath Opera House hayrack ride this evening. Major William R. Kimball of Pine Tree Seed Co. reports 300 Fall-bearing strawberry plants thriving since last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows
Witch Spring Road
Phippsburg Center
Bath
Bath Opera House
William R. Kimball
Pine Tree Seed Co
Mackerel Arrive in Bath Amid Scarcity and News
Aug 20 1916 reports fresh mackerel from Small Point arriving in Bath after a two week shortage. The three masted schooner James M. W. Hall by Bowker's yard is set for sea with Captain Haskell awaiting orders from Rogers and Webb of Boston. Sixteen South End families recover from grippe as tug Pejepscot, under Captain Swett, stays to discharge Barge No. 1 and undergoes inspection while Swett visits Rockaway Harbor with his dog and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallopers
Bath
James M. W. Hall
Bowker’s Yard
Haskell
Rogers & Webb
Boston
Swett
Maine Central
Rockhbay Harbor
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Seaside Town News
John W. Robinson returns home for a short visit with son Albert after three years in Salem Oregon. Gasoline prices spark a nationwide rise but Pittsburgh shows 23 cents a gallon. S R Parks arrives from Valparaiso Indiana with M of A degree and will stay with Dr. Kershner. he once sub-master at Morse High and now leads Chatham High School in Massachusetts. Bath residents tour the mountains. Miss Dorothy Jewett and Miss Lillian Mason depart for Boston for a two week vacation. The Colonial club clambake is organized for early September with Thelma Wold hosting Miss Thelma Anderson in Berlin New Hampshire. Rev C W Harrison returns to Wesley church after Richmond Camp Grounds. VP C P Wetherbee visits Lake Winnipesaukee. Harold M Sewall and Sheriff Oliver attend a Lincoln club rally in Thomaston, returning via Woolwich by 11 o’clock ferry. Meadowbrook residents report a red fox in the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Parks
Valaraiso
Indiana
Parks
Valparaiso University
Kershner
Morse High
Chatham
Mass.) High School
Harold M. Sewall
Lincoln Club
Thomaston
Sheriff Oliver
Woolwich
Popham Beach Aug 21 1916 Celebration Highlights
The Popham Day celebration drew natives and summer visitors to Popham Beach for a perfect day of field and water sports. Lifeguards and youngsters featured an exhibition, a large cabaret dance closed the evening, and notable local boats Sunbeam and Merta Po Small were mentioned in yard operations. Ferry traffic set records and several locals traveled or returned, with coastal scene notes and minor yard work updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
George Popham Club
U. S. Coast
Stevens
George Popham
Bath
Popham
Society Hall
Local residents return from visits across Maine and Massachusetts
Miss Camilla autoed up from Small Point today. Miss Evelyn Colby arrived home Saturday from Five Islands where she spent five weeks as guest of Mrs. Galvin Tarr. Miss Kate Dougherty returned to Medford Mass from a visit in the city. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Percy returned to Waterville after visiting Katherine Johnson of Bath and Mrs. E. J. Carlson of Parker Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Heald
Capitol Island
Charles Hewett, Jr
Somerville
Mass
Harry W. Washburn
Margaret
Harrison E. Bowie
Phyllis
Bingham
Walter P. Sias
Dorchester
Roscoe P. McFadden
Middle Street
Mead
Percy & Small
Hill
Alice Magoun
Middlebury
Burlington, Vt
Stephen G. Barnes
Evelyn Colby
Galvin Tarr
Kate Dougherty
Medford
George R. Percy
Waterville
Katherine Johnson
Bath
E. J. Carlson
Parker Head
West Bath Grange Monday Meeting Draws Strong Attendance
West Bath Grange held its regular Monday meeting with Master Verl McNelly welcoming a large attendance and several guests. The ticket committee announced reservations for Sunday’s Rock Hill Inn chicken barbecue must be in by Thursday for 1 p.m. service, while Juvenile Grange meets Thursday at seven with Matron Arvella Holbrook. Refreshments for Aug 27 were assigned to Mrs Persis Miller. With Lecturer absent, Alice Inman led a Home and Community Welfare program. The evening featured songs by the Orange and Garden selections, a balloon stunt, and music by the Purinton brothers with Robert Laferriere. The night ended with dancing and refreshments in the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Verl McNelly
Donald Coombs
The
Grange
Rock Hill Inn
Juvenile Grange
Arvella Holbrook
Persis Miller
Jack Lander
New England
Burlington
Alice Inman
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Bath Sports Car Club Gymkhana Winners Named
Members of the Maine Sports Car Club attended a Sunday gymkhana at Beaver Pond North Turner where Bath area members won multiple events. Lois Thomas of Bath won musical chairs with George Wright of Woolwich second. Rudolph Wallace of Brunswick won obstacle course with Thomas second. Leo Dostie of Woolwich won The Twirl with Harold Shackleton of Lewiston second. Ray Thomas of Bath won LeMans run with his wife second. The Maine State Sportscar Club annual meeting is slated for the third week in September and a two day rally in New Hampshire's White Mountain area is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Sports Car Club
Beaver Pond
North Turner
Bath and Vicinity
Lois Thomas
Bath
George Wright
Woolwich
Rudolph Wallace
Brunswick
Thomas
Leo Dostie
Harold Shackleton
Lewiston
Ray Thomas
Maine State Sportscar Club
Musical event draws a large crowd at piano recital
Over 100 attendees gathered as Mrs Is Mael Whitehead sang and joined Rev Mr Whitehead in an Irish song and jig. Kenneth Weeks played two violin solos, followed by two more vocal pieces by Mrs James Loney. Mrs Frederick Haggett accompanied on piano, with notable guests including Dr. Horace Holton and Rev Craig H. Richards. The rest of the clipping mentions kitchen tips and life expectancy figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mael Whitehead
Whitehead
Kenneth Weeks
James Loney
Frederick Haggett
Horace Holton
New England
Hielson
Wellesley
Mass
Wynnburg
Craig H. Richards
Central Congregational Church
Bath
Frederick Moffatt
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Dubie
Wesley Commission Sets Church School Opening Week Activities
Wesley's Commission on Education meets at Mrs. William Hanson's Birch Point home to announce the Wesley Methodist Church Sunday School restart on Sept 16 at 9 am with registration led by General Superintendent Carlyle Taber. Plans include Bible Sunday on Sept 23, Rally Day Sept 30, and Visitation Day Oct 3 with Youth Fellowship participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Commission On Education
William Hanson
Commission
Birch Point
Carlyle Taber
Marc King
Oliver W. Bell
Bell
Commission On Membership
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Hanson
Dromore Grange Whist Party Supports Hall Floor Fund
A public whist party at Dromore Grange Hall Tuesday raised funds for a new floor. It drew a large crowd and awarded prizes to Marjorie Knight, May Mcellvaine, Marjorie Johnson, and Mary Pratt. Refreshments were provided by Evelyn Beals and Beatrice Burns. The next Grange board party is set for Tuesday evening September 4, with the next regular meeting on August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
The
Grange
Marjorie Knight
May Mcellvaine
Marjorie Johnson
Mary Pratt
Evelyn Beals
Beatrice Burns
Bath Housing Authority supervisors update on projects
Considerable work continues on paving and exterior painting in Lambert Park and Bath projects. Copper piping replaces old lines, two crews work on site, maintenance employs seven permanent staff with a summer temporary crew of ten. Executive director Varnum notes high turnover with 480 moves in 1955, averaging 40 monthly, plus required interior maintenance after vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Park
Varnum
Bath
Bath Housing Authority
Joint committee to oversee Sills Memory Volume
A joint committee of Governing Boards and Faculty will oversee the preparation of the Sills Memory Volume. Members include Professor William W. Lawrence 98 and Harold L. Berry 01 of Portland from the Board of Trustees, Philip G. Clifford 03 of Portland, and Mr Clement FOR 03 of Bronswies from the Board of Overseers, and Professor Albert Abralyonsen 26 from the Faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sills
William W. Lawrence
Harold L. Berry
Porthind
Philip G. Clifford
Portland
Clement For, Kinsen
Bronswies
Albert Abralyonsen
Facilian
Foreclosure Notice on Bowdoinham Property in Maine
George E Ackley and M avelyn Ackles mortgage property in Bowdoinham Sagadahoc County to Alvah C Luce. Breach of mortgage condition triggers foreclosure action on Route 40 parcel with boundaries described from deed references, garage not conveyed, dated August 6 1956 Brunswick Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Ackley
Mavelyn Ackles
Bowduinhans
Sagadahoc
Ervin
Leathers Land
Leather’s
Ackless
Oliver
Snow
Ackley
Ervin C Leathers
Alvah C Luce
Brunswick
Maine
Alvah C. Luce
Carol Thayer Becomes Bride of James S Baker
Miss Carol Susan Thayer of Bath married A. 2/c James Stanley Baker U S Air Force of Woolwich in a 7 p m home ceremony at the Thayer residence. The reception followed with family and friends attending. The couple plans to reside at Presque Isle after a Canadian wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Thayer
James S. Baker
Carol Susan Thayer
Bath
James Stanley Baker
U. S. Air Force
Woolwich
Oliver W. Bell
Wesley Methodist Church
Western Avenue
J. Walter Thayer
Thayer
Elsie Thayer
Jerry Kane
Manchester
N. H
Presque Isle
James Young
Georgiana McFadden
Clinton McFadden
John Crafts
Lisbon Falls
Debora Bragg
Lillian Russell
Madelyn Guerette
Canada
Baker
Clyde Baker
Social Visits and Hospital Admission in Wiscasset
WISCASSET notes visitations as Drake of Providence called on Mr and Mrs Charles Sewall and Mr and Mrs Boylston Hutchins Saturday. Rufus Stetson and family from Washington DC visiting Hutchins for three weeks. John Rafter of New York a guest of Mary Rafter last week. Carroll Sproul admitted to Osteopathic hospital in Portland for surgical treatment. Richmond L White Jr and family visited White’s parents on High street. Ledyard Southard and son Warren visiting his mother Mrs John H Southard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond L White, Jr
White
Richmond L White
High Street
Ledyard Southard
Warren
John H Southard
Newburyport and Marblehead Fife and Drum Corps Unite
Massachusetts groups Brunswick and Fife and Drum Corps from Newburyport join Oko’s Fife and Drum Corps of Marblehead for a regional event. The collaboration features performances by the three ensembles.
Train collision injures driver near Gagnes home
A Rockland-bound passenger train dragged a car off the tracks, crushing it and throwing it aside. The crash occurred close to the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Gagne. Mrs Ralph C Wright is on vacation from duties as bookkeeper at the Howard Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasenger
Gagne
Ralph Gagne
Ralph C Wright
The
Howard Coal Co
Probate notices list executors guardians for Bath estates
Register of Probate Armand A. Dufresne Jr announces appointments in multiple estate matters including Clyde Lake Florence C Lake Thelma Lamb Sadie Miller and others with dates ranging July 1898 to August 1956. Guardians conservators and executors are named with bond status and qualification details for each estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian H Heal
Saradahoe
Clyde Lake Late
Bath
Florence C Lake
Thane Boned
Thelma Lamb
Arthur DO Dollot
Sadie Miller
Derice Frances Levine
Sienpe
Alkah CO
Reynolds
Georestown
Agnes Mo Reynolds
Charles FO Thomas Kita
Bowdorohan
Rheatith B
Thomas
Philias Tardif
Mars Josephine Tardif
Elizabeth A Williams
Daniel Willkens
Thomas W Blaisdell
Georgetown
Marilla BoTayr
Perleston Tl. Pert
Katherine M Pert
Annie Malin
Annie M Mala
Patrick F Malin
Fling Bond
Armand A Dufresnf Jr
Old Time Bath Newspaper Brought to the Times
A preserved copy of the Weekly Mirror from Bath, over a century old, was delivered to the Times Office. Printed on heavy stock by Haines & Wing, it advertised local businesses, a job printing dept, and a front page collage of farm shipping and water scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Mirror
Bath
Times Company
Haines & Wing
Union Block
Front Street
Magnetic Telegraph Office
Sawyer & Magoun
Winneganee
F. S. Morse
Farnsworth and Brooks
S. P. Shaw Drug Store
Charles Davenport
John Deering
Hayden Jewelry Store
Jacob S. Sewall
E. Upton
Ferry Wharf
Shamrock 4-H Club Plans Open Air Market Exhibit
The Shamrock 4-H Club met with president Barbara Fuller and Christine Fuller at a West Bath home for a cookout and business session. They discussed attending the Open Air Market in Auburn on August 24, sponsored by the Lewiston Auburn Kiwanis Club, with awards for best articles and transport help from Ruth Fuller and Pauline Belanger. Members present included Marie Earle, Joan Ring, Dorothy Snowden, Barbara Fuller, Christine Fuller, Ruth Fuller, and Pauline Belanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock 4-H
Barbara Fuller
Christine Fuler
West Bath
Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn
Pauline Belanger
Marie Earle
Joan Ring
Dorothy Snowden
Christine Fuller
Ruth Fuller
Probate Court in Bath Alters Estates in Sagadahoc County
In Sagadahoc County Maine the Bath Probate Court on the first Tuesday of August 1956 ordered notices for multiple estates. Hearings set for September in Bath to address probate matters including guardianships, letters testamentary, mortgage licenses, and distributions. Named estates include Berry Boardman Bruce Cranshaw Goodwin Miller Neal Reed Savage Savage Ward Foote Spear Stetson Ward. Names of executors guardians and heirs appear with petitions for administration and final accounting. Judge Arm and Acting in Interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Mary E Boardman
Bf Bath
Ralph Boardman
Elizabeth T Bruce
Francis S Bruce
Harold B. Cranshaw
Newton
Massachusetts
Maine
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
John A Cranshaw
Wellesles
Harold B. Cranshaw, Jr
Sherborn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Harold B Cranshaw, Jr
Massachuusetts
Annie J. Goodwin
Katherine G Oliver
Edith M Miller
Vernon W. Miller
Edna A Neal
Alfred W Neal
Josiah W. Reed
Woolwich
Win Hip Ap Reed
Flora B Savage
Melvin H Savage
Percy B Savage
Georgetown de
Alton DP Reed
Ralph Goss Stetson Sr
Dorothy D Stetson
Wendell P Stevens
John F. Carey
Leon L. Spinney
Frenk FE Ward
Bath Deere
Allan Spear
Annie Ward Foote
Armand A
Dufresne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Daily Times
Frank S. Bowker & Son
H. W. Haskell
Deer Isle
Hall
Manley
Charles Henry Butler
Montsweag Farm
Mary Paul
Benjamin F. Butler
Henry B. Chamberlain
Howard Russell Butler
James A. Bimson
Frank A. Small
Congress Shirt Factory
Center Street
Nathaniel Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Boston Harbor
Carol Percy
Frank H. Percy
Washington Street
Miriam Kimball
Marguerite Hennessey
Eunice Ledyard
This City
Lucy Hartwell
Audrey Mallette
New York City
Hatch Camp
Annie Torrey
Ruth Fox
Green Street
Aline Colton
Lee, Mass
A Victrola
Rutherford White
Ralph K. Hall
Frank G. Purington
Tacoma
Northern Hospital
Skagit
Wash
Bailey
Europe
America
New Sblngerd
H. M. Jewett
Boston Sand & Gravel Co
Baltimore
Mikelsky’s
A. D. Cutting
Thomas Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Anne Kimball
Thomas Spence
Spence
C. H. Simmonds
Wakefield
Maine Automobile Association
Garnet
Eadows Inn
Simpson’s Corner
Blind Crossing
Frank Bowker
Sea
Montsweag
Miss Ballou
H. W. R. Stafford
Queens, L. I
Fiske House
Long Beach
Sagadahoc Ferry
City Landing
Broad Street
William Avery
Edith
Nellie
Quincy, Mass
William Small
Pleasant Street
Mme
Emma Eames de Gorgorza
Portland Catholic Choral Society
Holy Innocents Home
Ira W. Robinson
Irving High School
Irvington
N. J
Bowdoin College
Jeana University
Germany
Harry F. Cook
Harry, Jr
Waltham, Mass
O Ae
Edward B. Smith
William Smith
New York
F. H. Percy
Sagadahoe Square
Emily Potter
Bernice Oliver
McNeil and Stover
John W. Robinson
Albert Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Salem
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Dorothy Jewett
Lillian Mason
Miss Mason
W. H. Smith and Son
Miss Jewett
Drake Cottage
Warren Hawley
Rodney E. Ross
Donald Thompson
Colonial Club
Thelma Wold
Court Street
Thelma Anderson
Berlin
C. W. Harrison
Miriam
Richmond Camp Grounds
Wesley Church
C. P. Wetherbee
Lake Winnepesaukee
Meadowbrook
Sunbeam
Charles B. Harrington
W. H. and
J. L. Spinney
Hockomock
Westmoreland
Kelley, Spear Co
Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Stetson
Boothbay
George Ingalls
Leuchter Irene
Brookline
J Edward Drake
F . E. Dean
Orr's Island
Henry Preble
Raymond
Gladys
Little Sheepscot
C. A. Harriman Jewelry Store
Miss Camilla
Purinton Brothers
Bruce
Richard Purinton
R Robert Laferriere
Ethel MacDonald
Phyllis Gagner
Teresa Freeman
Bath Sports Car Club
U S
Wesley’s
Wiscasset
LILLIAN H_ HEAL
Lillian H. Pea
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