Bath Times Fifty Years Ago Notes and Social News
A digest of local society items from Bath including engagements, moves, club notices, theatre previews, church events, and community updates. Mentions Louise Haggett leaving for dancing studies, Colonial Players rehearsal plans, Ruby Gardiner and Samuel Chapman engagement, various meetings, theater bills, venison supper, fire news, and town social happenings. Names include H. A. Gardner, Miss Grace Coombs, Rev. F. W. O'Brien, Mrs. Bertha Dunbar, and many Bath residents with dates in December 1912.
Mrs J P Glidden Visits Lisbon Falls Maine After 30 Years
Mrs J P Glidden of Danvers Massachusetts is in Lisbon Falls on her first Maine visit in three decades. She is in town for a short visit and to see distant relatives, with plans to tour local sites during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland Theatre
Davis
America
J. P. Glidden
Danvers
Mass
Lisbon Falls
Maine
YMCA Banquet Plans Earlier Set in Portland Association
Several YMCA directors and officers prepared to attend the complimentary banquet in Portland this evening. Some gentlemen will bring their wives as invitations extend to the ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Lans
Portland Association
Soldier Health Lecture Under Winter Instruction Plan
Sanitation by Col. EB. M. Puller surgeon general will present a lecture as part of the winter instruction for State Troops. General Orders No. 22 Jutant General's Office outline the program and cover essentials every soldier should know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. M. Puller
Changes in Seguin light keepers and local notices
December 6 1912 reports a change in Seguin light keepers with George Dodge resigning and Sewall Orrs of Lubec replacing him. Also noted are local travels, entertainment plans, industry bids, freight movements, and community activities across Bath Maine including feldspar prospecting, lodge events, ship traffic, Boy Scouts, and theatre itineraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
George Dodge
Sewall Orrs
Lubec
Tugboats Ariel and Sarah Race Through Harbor December 9 1912
On December 9 1912 the tugboats Ariel and Sarah were reported in a harbor operation. The vessels moved in tandem to assist mooring and navigate traffic. No injuries or delays were noted.
Grandparents Night Highlights At Local Gathering
A Monday event celebrating grandparents drew 126 attendees with 18 visitors. Clarence Minott led with 16 grandchildren while 15 were recognized for a last prize. Past Master Daniel McCall awarded a Past Master's jewel to William H. Small Jr and a Past Lecturer's pin to Marguerite Mulcahy as State Deputy Joseph W. Larrabee and Emma Larrabee attended alongside Pomona Lecturer Eleanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Minott
Daniel McCall
William H. Small, Jr
Marguerite Mulcahy
Joseph W. Larrabee
Emma Larrabee
Pomona
Eleanor
Bath Trust Company Annual Meeting Notice
Notice to Bath stockholders of Bath Trust Company that the annual meeting will be on Tuesday January 13 1953 at 2 00 pm at the Bank in Bath Maine. Election of a Board of Trustees and other business will be conducted. R H Baxter president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Bathist Company
The
Bath Trust Company
Bankis
Come
R. H. Baxter
First National Bank of Bath Annual Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Bath will be held at the banking rooms on Tuesday January 13 1953 at two o'clock in the afternoon to elect directors for the ensuing year and to transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. DANEST WILLIAMS cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank OF Bath
First National Bank of Th
Danest Williams
Ripley and Pomona Lecur Margaret Morse Announcement
Announcement of a sale and supper to be held Saturday December 20 sponsored by the Sewing Circle Committees. Supper Florence Farnham dining room Frances Waterman Ida Oliver Gertrude Trott, fancy work Lizzie Haggett Dora Royal quilt Virginia Rowe, tickets and publicity Ethel MacDonald general chairman Ella Coombs. Sewing Circle meets Monday afternoon with a picnic supper and coffee.
Sebasco Fishermen Start Winter Trawl Season
Sebasco reports last week saw the town buying new trawl gear for winter fishing. Jerry Bartlett took November off for hunting and claimed a doe on the season’s last day. He resumes fishing Monday aboard his 38 foot boat powered by a Chrysler Crown Marine engine with Elmer Gilliam and Herman Smith as crew. Mrs Elizabeth Bartlett hosted several youths Wednesday night for Alberta Alexander’s 13th birthday with games singing cake and hot chocolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bartlett
Doe
Sebasco
Elmer Gilliam
Herman Smith
Elizabeth Bartlett
Alberta Alexander
Local Notes From Wiscasset and Augusta Events
Anna White and Mrs Ada Monroe of Huntoon Hill Grange attended sessions of the State Grange in Augusta. Irving Hilton was taken to Maine General Hospital Portland on Sunday for observation and treatment. Mr and Mrs J William Schulze returned Friday from a trip to New York and Philadelphia. they attended the Army Navy game with Mr Schulze then proceeding to St Louis while Mrs Schulze went back to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna White
Ada Monroe
Huntoon Hill Grange
State Grange
Augusta
Irving Hilton
Maine General Hospital
Portland
J. William Schulze
New York
Philadelphia
Schulze
St. Louis
Death of Thaddeus F. Reed at 57 in Boothbay Harbor
Thaddeus F. Reed, 57, died at St Andrews hospital Boothbay Harbor after months of illness. A Boothbay native and 28 year Wiscasset resident he was deputy of the Maine State Grange and former master of Huntoon Hill Grange Lincoln County Pomona. He served as a police officer and constable in Wiscasset. Survived by wife Ethel Sherman Reed a son Bertram two daughters two brothers two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Boothbay Harbor Methodist church with interment in Boothbay family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus F. Reed
St. Andrews’ Hospital
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay
Ben
Wiscasset
Huntoon Hill
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Ethel Sherman Reed
Bertram
Bath
Bertha Reed
Miriam Soule
Waldoboro
Boothbay Harbor Methodist Church
James F. Lewis 80 dies in Sanford after long barber career
James F. Lewis, 80, died in Sanford on Monday. Born in Wiscasset, son of Freeman and the late Mrs. Lewis, he was a lifelong barber. He lived in Sanford since youth and is survived by his wife Julia Blair Lewis, a brother Erastus F. Lewis of Massachusetts, and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Wednesday at Cowley Funeral Parlors with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Lewis
Sanford
Wiscasset
Freeman Lewis
Julia Blair Lewis
Erastus F. Lewis
Massachusetts
Cowley
Greenlawn Cemetery
Death of Nellie E. Orcutt in Wiscasset
Nellie E. Orcutt was found dead in her Old Bath road home on Friday. Neighbors noticed the house lifeless and authorities ruled the death due to natural causes. She had moved to Wiscasset years ago, bought land, and built the residence where she died while preparing for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Court House
Center Street
Nellie E. Orcutt
Old Bath Road
Wiscasset
Rotary quiz night at Bath Central church hosts sharp questions
Bath's Rotary met Tuesday noon at Central church parish house with Rev L E Hodgkins presenting a quiz on member names. Questions covered Harold Troop's phase of warfare at his business and other topics. Guests included Perley Turner of Brunswick and E Brayton Durfee of Boston among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Turner
Brunswick
E. Brayton Durfee
Boston
Harold Rubin
Bath
Central
Melvin Ricker
Billy Strube
Stanley Wright
Brown Judd wedding of interest in Bath London event
Pamela Judith Judd wed Charles Freeman Brown at St Saviour's Chelsea on December 1. The bride, daughter of Brig. William Judd, lives in Toronto and Paris. The groom, a NATO lawyer in Paris, studied at Country Day School Newton Mass and Harvard Law. They will reside in Paris, then Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
St .Saviour’s Church
Chelsea
Pamela Judith Judd
Charles Freeman Brown
Arthur Harrison Brown
Cambridge
Mass
Mr. Brown
Brig
William Basil Judd
D.S.O
M.C
Judd
Toronto
Canada
Paris
France
Country Day School
Newton Mass
Harvard
Harvar Law School
NATO
Washington, D. Cc
Phippsburg Notes Mention Local Visits And Grange Work
In Phippsburg a page three continuation notes various visits including Mrs Charlotte Alden Mildred and John Alden of Auburn at the Gordon Aldens. Maine State Grange sessions in Augusta feature Mrs Esther Alexander Bodwell Grange master Raymond Campbell Dromore Grange master and Robert Pye performing schoolhouse work. Rev and Mrs Macy Whitehead returned Sunday from a Pennsylvania trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Alden
Mildred
John Alden
Auburn
Gordon
Probate Notices For John J Mulcahy and Anne Kaiulani Williams
Court in Bath Sauadahoe County sets Dec 1952 orders and Jan 1953 hearings for estates John J Mulcahy late Bath and Anne Kaiulani Williams of Phippsburg. First and final accounts presented by Reta C Mulcahy special administratrix and guardians Harold Sewall Williams Arthur Foster Williams. Notice published in Bath Independent for three weeks. Attest Judge J Horace McClure Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sauadahoe
Then
Ford County
John J. Mulcahy
Reta C. Mulcahy
Anne
Probate appointees named in Sagadahoc estates
J Horace McClure certifies that on December 2 1952 executors administrators and guardians were appointed in several Sagadahoc estates including Annabelle MacDougal Christine Ip s Randallook Jane D Cushing Royal A Johnson Gladys E Johnson Harry T Passmore Ella C Passmore and others with Dunton as administrator and the order true to copy attested by McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Horace McClure
Sagadahoc
Annabelle MacDougal
Mee
Francis Mac-Idees
Christine
Randall .Ook
Jane D. Cushing
Bath
Alexander A. Burden
Royal A. Johnson
Gladys E. Johnson
Harry T. Passmore
Ella C. Passmore
Rere Dunton
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Gesry Bath Ly
Louise Haggett
Shaw's Book
Jonial Cafe
Gladys Jor
Harriet Henderson
Edna
Edith Hartwell
Les Farnham
Percy
Lincoln Hall
Dam
H. A. Gardner
Ruby
Samuel Job Chapman
L. A. Chapman
General Electric
Everett
Ith
Gardiner
Far- Bath
Everett Ith
le Maine
Mem
Alton
Charles Very
Bert
Allan Camn
Odd Ladies
Emma
Frank A. Hodgdon
Edward
Perth
T. P. Shaw
Patrick M. Conley
Harbor View Hotel
Yestern
R. O. Lewis
Conley
Bath Iron Orks
Lewis
F. W. O'Brien
Union Square Baptist Church
Somerville
Baptist Social Union
Ford Hall
Bosn
O’brien
Winter Street
Grace Coombs
Emmall
Charles
Elsie Fsom
Corrine Kson
Higgins Art . Booth
Coombs
Lincoln
Bey Booths
Theatress
Thomas F.kins
Fredright
Daniel T. Dougher
Lillian Welch
Marks
Sarah Hodg
Charles E. Curtis
Roscoe P. Ham
Ruperting
Ai Ira Grosslant
Sasanoa
Ma Council
Kontas
On Tribe
Sons of Vet
Sasanoa Tribe
Marshal D. Whitlam
Rice
Aderton
Roy
Mar- Whitlam
F. J. Farrin
Erskine
John T. Is
Sasanoa Hall
Hters
W. D. Jones
North Au
Lewiston Journal
Timothy Weatherbee
Amond
Washington Streets
Charles H. Oliver
Fred Reed
Charles Peacock
City of Bangor
Sewall’s
Combination No. 4
Hook and Ladder Company
Ed. Rice
Joseph M. Footer
T. P. Neagle
John B. Crosby
Kromatheog
Literati
Kents Hill Seminary
Armory Hall
George Goodwin
Joseph Gaudreau
H. A. Huse
Clarence Reed
J. F. Stacy
William H. Small
Gaudreau
Mr. Goodwin
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Veterans
Bertha Dunbar
Gertrude Stewart
Florence Robinson
Clara Troop
Della Hooker
Mary Pratt
Sarah Cutting
Harrietty
Charlotte Heald
Minnie Cressey
Josephine McCabe
Laura Penney
Alfred Pratt
Pratt Street
Solomon Attaya
Alfred R. Pratt
Mr. Attaya
Pearl and
Washington Street
Charles T. Patten
Arl H. Gray
Woodrow Wilson League of
League
D. F. Bennett
John J. Keegan
Gladys Jordan
D. T. Percy & Sons Etara
Robert Lilly
Washington
Virginia
North Grammar School
Fanny Dunham
Miss Dunham
Henry Rose
West Bath
John A. Morse
Daughters of the
Dover
Adelaide E. Farwell
Julia G. Scott
Morse
Robert Chase
Portland High School
Morse High School
Hyde
George B. Trafton
Bermuda
Hotel
Hamilton
Group Islands
Oor
Trafton
Norman H. Trafton
Chestnut Street
John Evans
Lincoln Harlow
Charles P. Pitcher
Addie Brown
Ida Gowan
Mabel
Front Street
Linden
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive
Bath Teachers Club
J. L. McConaught
Bowdoin College
J. L. Coombs
Frontenac
Norfolk
American Bible Study Association
N. H. Harriman
People's Church
C. Raymond Chappell
Turor
Association For New Peo
Jerusalem
Cee
Amory McLellan
Greely Booking Agency
Abbie May Scott
Misers
Herbert Woodward
California
Charles Wadsworth
Woodward
Pacific Coast
Union Station
Davis Hatch, Jr
Winthrop, Mass
Carl C. Troop
Haute
Elizabethport
Gibbons Co
Carrie Albee
Amelia Mitchell
Lizzie French
Annie Spinney
Abbie Perkins
Myrtle Lodge
Auburn Lodge
Lewiston
Auburh
Pullman
Phippsburg
Kennebec
Elbridge Morse
Lyman Oliver
Georgetown
Genesta
Order of the Eastern Star
Eva Cahill
O. P. Coffin
Mildred Buxton
Mabel Coffin
Esther Oliver
Katherine Perkins
Elizabeth Pratt
Littlefield & Moulton
Lynn
H. P. Converse & Co
Bath Iron Works
Commonwealth Pier
Bessie Beach
Charles McKeague
St. John
N. B
Napeague
Hackett
Onednnesday
Augusta Ayer
Trufant Street
J. J. Spinney
Dahoe County
Harpswell
Shoe County
Spinney
State Highway Commission
Woolwich
Harry Lauder
New England
Empire Theatre
Jefferson Theatre
Uncle Sam
George A. Ward
South Lawrence
Arthur E. Gay
Southern Railway
Panama Canal
Southern Railway Co
Ariel
Pocopson
Purinton Bros. Co
Olive M. Blagdon
D. T. Percy & Sons
Cassin and Cummings
Gettysburg
J. L. Chamberlain
Little Round Top
Ramona Council Card Club
Bessie Clark
Bowery Street
Congregational Church
William R. Kimball
Knights of King Arthur
Central Church
Columbia Orchestra
Music Hall
Lee and Shaughnessy
Weed
Kennebec Towage Co
Philadelphia & Reading Transportation Co
Urington Bros
C. S. Brown
Brown
John H. Winstead
Baltimore
Kelley, Spear Company
Eastern Transportation Co
H. E. Mallard
S. W. Hersey
Supt. White
H. P. Converse Co
Abner C. Johnson
Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries
James Donahue
Rockland
Johnson
Mairne
Idella Lancester
Charles Burnham
Lawrence Hinckley
Rockland National Bank
Seth Stewart
John Place
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Mr. Stewart
Knights of Pythias
Weston Club
Frye's
A. F. Perry
William Shaughnessy
Amsterdam
N. Y
Shaughnessey
Gladys Hart
M. J. McCormick
William R. Heald
Westport
Sarah
Rotary A
Arthur J
Register
J. Horace McC
UR Register
the Bath Independent
United States
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