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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
6
Items from The Bath Daily Times dated November 30 and December 1 1898 recount extensive alterations to Mrs N C Rices Bath street house the launching of a grand steel yacht for Col Oliver H Payne and various local notes including ship repairs fires ice trade and social events reflecting Bath life and maritime activity of the era.
Obituary records Ralph L. Houston aged 37 from Newport died after a long illness. Bath's steamer Mohawk receives cork life preservers. Lincoln steamer sails to Miami Havana route. Shenandoan fire near San Francisco. Sewall ship Shenandoan coal arrival in San Francisco. Bath Iron Works adds a 60 by 70 foot joiners shop. Seguin aids barge F. W. Grant after gale. Kenilworth sails to New York for San Francisco. Sailor Patrick O'Brien, long at sea, shares storm tales and his ship losses. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Colby, silver wedding anniversary noted. Bath boarding house sold. Alicia B. Crosby pounded by waves at Portland harbor. Port of Portland grain export revival favored by 6 cent wheat freight cut effective Dec 21 after wheat deal England-US.
Elnathan R. Campbell, night watch man at Percy and Small’s shipyard, died suddenly of heart failure about nine o’clock last night in the blacksmith shop. Earlier, Moses Black of lower Washington street went to the yard around 8:30 PM intending to visit Campbell and found him leaning in a chair.
Maine dairy farmers told Federal Agricultural officials at an Augusta hearing that hurricane damage raised costs as barns and hay crops suffered roof destruction and grain spoilage. They urged a 29 cent increase in Boston milk deliveries to May next year, citing higher feed costs and hidden taxes.
Dr Florence McCormick of the Agricultural Experiment Station New Haven reports elm trees in Connecticut harbor a mild strain of Dothiorella ulmi that persists in wood without killing the tree. The observed trees remain healthy while leaves yellow and wood shows streaks. virulence varies by strain and location, with more severe forms later identified in Ohio.
George W. Greeley of Hallowell recovers at home from frozen feet and a cold after two days of exposure during a blizzard while hunting near the St. Croix river. The experienced hunter, cut off from companions by swampland, warned the weekend storms may bring many more tragedies.
Sagadahoc County probate judge Arthur J. Dunton of Bath presided over the December term’s first session. The docket included wills allowed and filed, administrations granted and filed, bonds approved, accounts settled, and numerous petitions for guardians, conservators, and licenses to sell real and personal estate, naming Bath, West Bath, Topsham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, and Richmond among others.
Estate John McDonald of Bath under Esther J. McDonald as conservator. Inventories Filed for Lillian M. King late of Bath by Alfred L. King as administrator. Estate Lewis E. King late of Bath by Alfred L. King. Estate Wellington F. Dunton late of Bath by Frank O. Dlinton as administrator. Estate Alcide Couture late of Tops- noting estate proceedings ongoing in local courts.
Boxing may be staged at the Armory hall on Sagadahock block in Bath. Negotiations and a tentative Dec 16 date aim to raise funds for Bath Police camera equipment. If feasible, shows would move from Arcade hall to the old Armory after Battery H relocates. Glafiro Castillo is slated to top the card with a strong opponent, possibly Al Buck.
Libels for divorce filed Tuesday in Portland list Helen Cook Reinoehl of Portland versus Frank Hauer Reinoehl of Bath. The couple, masked at Jersey City on December 9, 1932, seek alimony. Another suit features Cynthia M. Alley of Harpswell against Ira Alley of Southport, married in Bath on November 13, 1937, with alimony and right to resume maiden name Cynthia M. Alexander.
George Perkins a business visitor from Dresden was in the city Wednesday.
Bath Maine notice to stockholders of The Bath Trust Company announces the annual meeting on January 10 1939 at two o clock in the afternoon. Location is the Banking Rooms in Bath for election of a Board of Trustees and other lawful business. Secretary E Thebrau signs the notice.
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