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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1940

Page

9

Forty Years Ago in Bath Items From the Files

This Bath Daily Time column from January 24 1900 notes birthdays for Margaret Whitehouse and Ellen Ham at Enos Whitehouse's Granite Street home with phonograph and magic lantern. It reports shipyard activity including S P Hitchcock discharging pine at Percy Small's yard and caulkers at work, voter lists posted by Clerk Edward H. Turner, and various local social visits and incidents such as a municipal court case involving Henry Tripp and G F Barnes.

Margaret Whitehouse Ellen Ham Enos Whitehouse Granite Street Allie Manion Charles Whitehouse

Miss Jennie Harvey series assembly at Armory hall

The third assembly of Miss Jennie Harvey's series held at Armory hall featured Columbia orchestra under A. P. Denham with waltz two step and schottische. Local patrons included Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter Mrs. J. Walter Hiwains and Mrs. Fred F Blaisdell.

Jennie Harvey Armory Hall Columbia Orchestra A. P. Denham Rupert H. Baxter J. Walter Hiwains Fred F Blaisdell

Mill accident leaves man with injuries in fall

A man recalls slipping from a timber while walking in a mill, injuring his left wrist and sustaining multiple head and body cuts. Separately a baby girl weighing 11 pounds is born to Mr and Mrs Dorion. Truck driver John Brown loses control on Center Street Hill as his heavily loaded sleigh slews. Brown jumps off to keep the horse from being thrown.

Fred P. Ring Dummer Street York Mr. Ring West Bath George Smith Smith Farm Brunswick Road Bert W. Lewis Lewis Smith Iron Works Peter Dorion John Brown Center Street Hill Mr. Brown

Four Thousand Rabbits to Be Transferred Statewide

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game plans transferring about 4000 wild snowshoe rabbits from Hancock and Washington counties to depleted southern and central areas. Joseph Stickney says rabbits will be bought from box trappers at 40 cents each and released by fish and game associations, with associations covering express charges. Rabbits released in groups of two males and three females.

Hancock Washington Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Joseph Stickne George J. Stohie Fish and Rame Stickney Ayymond Morse Ellsworth Lloyd Clark Calais Down East William T. Donnell Sportsmen’s Club Department of Inland Fish & Game Bath Club Donnell

Duck Hunter argues for New Meadows lake as waterfowl sanctuary

In a Bath Daily Times column the writer relays a long letter from Duck Hunter urging analysis of New Meadows Lake to support wild duck feeding and possible sanctuary status. He cites federal funding for refuges, historic canal channels, and local trout stocking, plus 200 rabbits available to Bath club for release to boost local hunting.

Ducck Hunter Duck Hunter Forest Brookfield Bath Daily Times U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Kennebec New Meadows Biological Survey North Bath Merrymeeting Bay

Wesley church Old Folks concert preparations under way

January 20 1900 report notes Wesley church plans a Old Folks concert for Washingtons Birthday in their new building. It recalls a larger event from over a decade earlier at the burned old Wesley church. Also included are brief items on ice boating on the Kennebec a barge launch coming to Davis Coal Co and local accidents and incidents involving residents and workers.

Wesley Church Washington Wesley

Local group seeks funding to stock area with rabbits

The Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Association, Inc expresses willingness to underwrite extra rabbits for stocking a specific area. Arrangements can be made through the association to coordinate the effort.

Sagadahoc Rod, Gun & Skeet Association, Inc

Unusual Exhibits at Sportsmen's Show in Boston

The New England Museum of Natural History will display extraordinary items at the Sportsmen's Show in Mechanics Building Boston from Feb 3 to 11. Highlights include a 189 pound Massachusetts tuna jaws of a gigantic right whale and antlers of a large Irish elk. The tuna was landed in Massachusetts Bay last August by Bennie Crowninshield and donated to the museum five months ago. The exhibit also features a twelve foot long whalebone tusk and other rare specimens as part of a special display expanding the show’s science pages.

Massachusetts New England Museum of Natural History Spertson Mechanics Building Boston Massachusetts Bay Bennie Crowninshield Crowninshield Sthortemen S. Shiov

Stanley Jack Wins Checker Tourney Senior Division

Stanley Jack won the senior division of the checker tournament and Kenneth Wilson won the junior division. The article lists round results, semis, and finals with scores such as Jack defeating Quirk 3 to 1 in the final.

Stanley Jack Kenneth Wilson Carleton Stover Edward Cummings Robert Levin Richard Fleming John Quirk Robert Ingraham Paul Leeman Maurice Puffer Bruce Wright James McDonald Stewart Day Clarence Warner William Pinkham Millard Green Robert Bowers Stover Levin Quirk Leeman Jack Wright Warner Green Ernest Walls Nick Kekos Bursess Nick Pontos Robert Tabor Alfred Perow Kenneth Hill Ralph Maciinnes Walter Butler Edward Potter Andrew Flaherty Wilson Kakos Poulos Peron MeacIn

Movie star Madeleine Carroll aids war orphans in France

British actress Madeleine Carroll arrives in New York en route to France with seven trunks of garments for sixty orphans at her Paris estate. The collection is part of her Knits for Orphans effort, inspired by the grandmother’s sheltering during the Russian revolution.

Madeleine Carroll New York France Paris Madeleine Central Press

Probate Notice for Margaret B. Lufkin Bath Deceased

John L. Jack Register of Probate of Sagadahoc certifies the will and appointment of Abbie M. Morse of Bath as executrix after the death of Margaret B. Lufkin of Bath on January 6, 1940. Judge Arthur J. Dunton signs the order as true copy.

John IT Jack Sagadah Margaret B. Lufkin Bath Abbie M. Morse Arthur J Dunton

Why January Cold Stuck United States, Blue Hill Notes

The Christian Science Monitor explains the prolonged deep freeze with Blue Hill observations. Dr. Charles F. Brooks details how a cold east wind, a warm Gulf air clash, and snow reflectivity kept temperatures low from Christmas through January, with a later thaw beginning around January 14 to 19.

Christian Science Monitor United States Weather Bureau Blue Hill Charles F. Brooks Harvard Greater Blue United Tates Der Dr. Brooks Heaas United States Gulf of Mexico Missouri Kentucky Virginias Atlantic Seaboard New Faeland Mt. Washington St. Louis Louisville New England Brooks

Record gold mining surge in South Dakota yields high 1939 output

Preliminary figures from the Denver office of the Bureau of Mines show South Dakota mined about 628000 fine ounces of gold valued at 21289000 and 168000 fine ounces of by product silver valued at 114444 in 11 months with December estimate. Copper and lead outputs were negligible since 1935 and 1938 respectively. The era price controls and aging population death statistics follow.

South Dakota Denver Bureau of Mines United States Department of the Interior United States I Tamir Pacis Congress TG Way

Probate Notice Names Bath residents as executors in petition

A probate notice from Bath court announces petitions for estate administration with Sarah A Hyde and Mabel P Blaisdell named as administrators under will annexed. The order requires publication of the notice three weeks in succession and outlines hearing dates before the judge. The document lists related parties including Arthur J. Dunton, judge of probate, and references to bond and administration terms in a formal court setting.

Rand Jarvay Bithin Padimary Pgh Ten Bath Hout Bond Sarah A Hyde Huh Sarah A Adams Beil Hildreth Dackcongitte Plorida Arthus J. Dunton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bath Daily Time S.P. Hitchcock Percy & Small’s Board of Registration Edward H. Turner John Small Sewall's Kaiuliani Henry Tripp G. FE. Barnes Phippburg Tripp Emma £ Rnall Mrs. C. L. Fogg Westbrook Freemont Kimnall Annie F. Kimball Hame William FE. Given Brunswick Bath Friends The Trou Nequasset Jake Flueene Franks Arthur Gilmore Harold Hunt Fred Dunton John Footer Pleasant Point Everett Trafton Holt Water Woodbury & Moulton Portland Ardon W. Coombs Coombs J Judge Coombs Small Point Fuller's Rock Seguin Marion Street Private Front Commercial Street Arch Ferry Streets Bucksport Rockland Jane Coombs Brunswick Friends Walter Norris Limerick James Biggins the Iron Works’ Copper Shop Joseph Thurlow Leroy S. Ames Hallowell May Willis O. W. Folkom Center Street Sehous House Elmer Adams Lewiston Mrs James Brewster Caroline Jameson John C. Jameson Wsq High Street H. W. Swanton Michael Fisher Charles L. Turner Charles H. Matson Turial Maple Grove Harry Leask Frank A. Palmer Frank T. Stinson Palmer Newport News Stinson Norfolk Enterprise J. F. Upton Maine Press Association Bangor Ath International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths Brick Masons' Hall Back River Jane Moulton Frank E. Bouchard Mrs. W. J. O’brien South Lincoln Messrs Hooker and Barron McGregor Thomas Passmore Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co Ebenezer Haggett Newcastle George Fisher Charles E. Patten W. L. White F. H. Low Lucius Tuttle Franklin A. Wilson Joseph 8. Ricker George F. Evans John Ware Joseph H. Manley George P. Wescott Walter Witney J. Wilder Murphy Pullman Frisco Sidney N.S James Murphy Sewall Arthur Sewall London Herbert W. Fullerton Woolwich the Enterprise Sagadahoc County Charles Jordan J. W. Tarbox Charles Cheltra Auburn L. B. & B. Electric Railway Chestra J. B. Wescott Standish Charles Charles H. Norton Clinton Childs Mr Norton Robert H. Curtis Obed Curtis Drummond Street Henrietta C John B. Worth Fsq Middle Street F. S. Bowker Phippsburg J. W. Parker Washington Street Frank Thompson Gardiner EF. W. Robie Arthur H. Stetson A. A. Percy San Francisco Pacific Coast Hawaiian Islands Honolulu John Moulton W W. Mason Philadelphia Fred Morse McIntire George E. Hughes Fred E. Pond Wiscasset John Gilmore Gilmore Bath High School 1900 Herbert L. Hall Maurice Owen Harold C. Roberts Arthur C. Shorey Clarence Lindsay Bowdoin Rev J. T. Crosby Lagrippe Capt Eugene W. Johnson Cuba Lord Kelley, Spear & Co John Emery & Co Harry Sprague Department of Fish and Game North Country Bill Turgeon Turgeon Dexter Stobie Department Allagash Lester Brown Rappers Aso Conservation &Cavity Maine Augustus Doco Wiggin China WABI Mayo Duca Duca Forest Brookfield Dueck Merrymeeting Meada Lake Bev Elk Garden Davis Coal & Coke Co Sebasco Ashdale W. S. Gilbert Noah Mayo York Street E. Plummer, Esq Washington, D. C Roberta Black Bernard Seth Coffin Center D. C. Shaw City William H. Melcher John Card New Fhyland Co Bedford Street Card Deavern Horth Atlarie Uingue Wuessine Omiest- Vin Europe John L. Jack Register Dover-Poxesotter
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