Forty Years Ago in Bath A Flashback of 1898 Events
A chronological Bath column recalls August 17 to 23 1898 with notices of Mrs. Bowie burial in Manchester and local figures like George Grant A A Percy and John Conley as well as incidents on the L B & B car collapse and the sinking floating stage at City Landing plus road paving work at Times building and civic events in Bath Massachusetts era life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Grant, Jr
W. P. Bowie
Manchester
N. H
George H. Grant
Bath
John F. Conley
Second
California
Manila
Thomas Conley
Granite Street
Bath High School
Heenan
James H. Leydon
Katie
Maine Regiment Expected in Augusta This Friday
Master E. N. Dunton of Boothbay visits his uncle E. B. Dunton as the First Maine Regiment is expected to arrive in Augusta Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Dunton
Boothbay
E. 8. Dunton
Maine
Augusta
Four Great Golfers Set for Thursday Exhibition
Four top U S golfers Horton Smith Jimmy Thompson Lawson Little and Harry Cooper visit Portland to play an 18 hole free exhibition at Riverside Municipal Golf Course with a 2 PM start. Local officials marshal the crowd as Fred Eastman referees and Jimmy Fitzpatrick hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton Smith
Jimmy Thompson
Lawson Little
Harry Cooper
Bath
Portland
America
Riverside
Municipal
Maine
Clayt Sweeney
Riverside Pro
Sweeney
Fred Eastman
Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Gediman Lands 560-Pound Tuna Off Maine Coast
Edward S. Gediman of Pratt Street hooked a 560 pound tuna after a three hour battle four miles southeast of the village. In Orlando Wallace’s West Point boat the Bath Iron Works shipfitter fought the fish using 32 thread line and lost five pounds during the struggle before the gaff brought the giant aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Gediman
Pratt Street
Maine
Gediman
Bath Iron Works Corp
Kennebec
Orlando Wallace
West Point
Bath
Wallace
Bath Destroyers Edge Brunswick Eagles In Narrow Loss
The Bath Destroyers defeated the Brunswick Eagles 5 4 in a Maine State Amateur game at Lewis ton as Eddie Brown Harold Stanton and Georgie Sarkis fueled a late Bath surge. Bath pitchers Brown Smith and Locke held Brunswick to six hits while Bath tallied five runs on timely hits and errors.
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Bath Destroyers
Lewiston
Brunswick Eagles
College Town
Shipping City Boys
Eddie Brown
Harold Stanton
Georgie Sarkis
Bath
Stanton
Sarkis
McQuarrie
Brunswick
Brown
Smith
Locke
Bath boxing setback as Buck fails to show for rematch
Al Buck of the Alfred CCC camp did not attend the 10 round rematch with Glafiro Castillo in Bath, causing a major setback to the boxing card. Frisco Dick, Augusta, filled in and was knocked out in the fifth round by Castillo, before nearly 500 fans.
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Bath
al Buck
Alfred CCC
Glafiro
K. O.” Castillo
Frisco Dick
Augusta
Oue
Castillo-Buck
Buck
Nick Mihalos
Alfred
Castillo
San Antonian
Young Drew Lewiston
Jack Lynch
Portland
Lee Anderson
Billy Atlas
This City
Lefty Lachaine
Lisbon
Kayo
Lachaine
Guy Wright
Bill Durfee
Bath skeet shooters lead in state meet
Two Bath men starred as Fred Sturtevant scored 91 with a perfect 25 and Walter Woodbury added 90 as Bath finished fourth in the state skeet championships at West Falmouth field. Portland won with 471. Bath total 425.
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Bath
West Falmouth
Fred Sturtevant
Walter Woodbury
Brunswick
Shipping City
Portland
W. Woodbury
F. Sturtevant
M. Savage
Acs Lewis
R. Sturtevant
Probate notices list administrations in Sagadahoc county
Court of Probate at Bath announces hearings on September 1 1938 for Hannah J O Loughlin estate and Mary Alma Palmer estate with administrators named Scott Morse Edward W Bridgham and Charles T Small Jr. Final accounts filed by guardians. Executors appointed: Mattie B MacMahan for Georgetown and Fred P Shaw for Bath.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Hannah J. O'Loughlin
Scott Morse
Maine
Mary Alma Palmer
Edward W. Bridgham
Charles T. Small, Jr
Mabel P. Harris
Grace B. Lennon
Gaid Bath
John Bt Jack
Bertster
James T. Macmahan
Georgetown
Mattie B. Mac- Mahan
Annie T. Shaw
Fred P. Shaw
Said Bath
Court Sets Aside Mrs Blair's Will In Probate Case
Judge finds Mrs Blair lacked testamentary capacity from September 9th after reviewing testimony from doctors and friends. Physician Dr J I Smith said her mentality resembled a five year old at time of will execution. Court notes mismanagement of funds and reliance on caregivers, rejecting presumed capacity based on paying board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Georgianna K. Blair
Sir John Nichol
A. A.stott
Brown
Young
St. Peter
Blair
Probate Court Proceedings in Sagadahoc County
Estates listed for probate at Bath Sagadahoc on the first Tuesday of August 1938. Proceedings include potential letters testamentary to Roy W Putney and administratrixs, licenses to sell real estate in Bath, and final accounts by Arthur M Bowker and others. Petitions seek administration for Ida May Stewart and related matters.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Roy W Putney
Florence I, Dewolf
Boston
Mass
Maine
Florence Ll. DeWolf Sudds
Frank M. Bowker
State of
Arthur M Bowker
Ida May Stewart
Woolwich
John P. Carey
Henry Long
George B. Wetherber
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Secordanre
George B. Wetherbee
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust CO
Roscoe R. Perry
Suffolks
Commonwealth of Micheahusetts
Roscoe B. Perry
Frank
Ferguson
Said
Walter 3. Glidden
Sagadahoc probate appoints executors and admins
John J. Jack probate register notes executors and administrators named for estates in Sagadahoc County. William J. Perry of Bath and Agnes M. Perry named executrixes bond not required. John H. Coffill and Elizabeth M. Coffill named executrixes bond not required. H Alvena Oliver and Chester B. Oliver of Bath and Calais Maine named administrator with dates shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Jack
Sagadahoc
William
J. Perry
Bath
Agnes M. Perry
John H. Coffill
Elizabeth M. Coffill
H. Alvena Oliver
Phippsbore
Chester B. Oliver
Caalais
Maine
Admi
Mrs Blair’s early life and passings of spouses in Bath
Mrs Blair grew up in Phippsburg with her aunt Mrs Otis. Her first husband Drummond Kelley died in 1919. They lived at Parker Head except for the last three years of Kelley’s life in Bath. She married Capt James Blair on January 1 1920. he died in September 1931. She remained in Bath after his death. She suffered ongoing poor health with nose cancer from 1935 until her death.
Missing butter case narrows to Lewiston plant storage
Reported missing Federal butter for Lewiston Welfare is said to be partly found stored at Twin City Packing Co realated to Joseph A. Chouinard. About 26 of 27 tubs are accounted for. investigators allege local merchants sold butter over the counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Chouinard
Lewiston's WCOU Radio Station Dedicatory Program
Over a thousand attended Sunday afternoon as Lewiston's new radio station WCOU held a Music Hall dedicatory program. Ex Governor Louis J. Brann and Hon Harold Dubord of Waterville spoke, with Bernard Howe praising J B Couture for securing the station and pledging local talent. the two hour program aired smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
WCOU
Music Hall
Louis J. Brann
Harold Dubord
Waterville
Bernard Howe
J. B. Couture
Twin City Broadcasting Co
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