Forty Years Ago in Bath Sealed in Ice and Cold
A Bath Chronicle entry from December 9 1902 notes the lighter F A Harnden and the schooner Mary D Rogers frozen in Montsweag bay loaded with brick bound for Diamond Island Portland Harbor likely to remain through winter. It also reports extreme cold, shipyard work halted, a $30000 Bath Iron Works boiler contract, a yacht club meeting, and a water leak freezing the Odd Fellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Harnden
Mary D. Rogers
Montsweag Bay
Diamond Island
Portland Harbor
Odd Fellows
Charles T. Jackson
Local Notes and Trades In Early December 1902
December 10 1902 Charles Savage returns from Portland to stay the winter. J W Norton passes Massachusetts Dental Board exam. Capt J F Dunton facilitates sale making Alonzo Blaisdell owner of the three masted schooner Nat Meader. Kennebec above Bath closed to navigation. Gardiner reports five inches of snow. Herbert Harris installs a new oak work bench and nickel lathe at his shop above Anderson’s drug store. Kerosene price rises another cent tightening costs for poor families. Dr George F Way and A G Oliver depart for Charlestown to join the Nevada monitor as ship’s surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Dunton
Portland
Alonzo Blaisdell
New Harbor
Nat Meader
Dunton
Herbert Harris
Anderson
George F. Way
A. G. Oliver
The
Times
Charlestown
Nevada
Way
Morse Returns to New York After Brief Illness Visit
Charles W. Morse came back to New York this morning after visiting his ill sister Miss Jennie R. Morse who has pneumonia. Street Commissioner Williams says he had trouble hiring workers to clear sidewalks after the recent storm and notes ample local work available for men seeking employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
New York
Jennie R. Morse
Williams
Connants Consider Move Sparks Local Social Notes
December 11 1902 local column records Jake and Emma Connants plan to move to Southern California or South Carolina. Rosa Brown and Dean begin clerking at D. T. Percy & Son. Pool match Hodgkins defeats Mikelsky 50 to 15 in one hour. Primrose Whist club hosted by Flora Risteen with cards and luncheon. John Clements shovels 4400 pounds of coal in Sagadahock block. A P Denham to open clothing store in Y M C A block next month. Miss Alice Randall to resume duties at Shaw's after illness. Jolly Twelve meets at Ethel Brown’s. cards music games. Mock trial at Columbia theatre features John L. Sullivan unmasked as S Cuyler Green. West Bath Grange fair opened with dance hall displays and clam stew. Frank Savage finds a dog Zip on trip from Montsweag. dog reunited at depot. A P Giles transfers to lead American Ice Co. works east of Kennebec river and moves to Boothbay.
Bath Chorus Hosts Warm Session as Cold Weather Bites
December 12 1902 Bath community gathers for chorus rehearsal led by Conductor Mower despite frigid weather. Delegations plan for Messiah rehearsal in Portland with Brunswick Lewiston and Portland singers conducted by Prof Chapman. Harbor news includes US Cutter Woodbury towing Bath schooner John Cadawallder and Gamecock from Ellsworth to Portland and Maxwell's wharf for winter. People's church chapel dedication draws large crowd with sermon by Pastor O'Brien and musical numbers by local performers. Volunteer Hose Co No 1 to hold annual banquet with Fred Willis catering. Congressman Littlefield travels from over East to Washington on the 1050 train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Mower
Portland
Brunswick
Lewiston
Chapman
People’s Church
Addie M. Lawrence schooner towed for launch next week
Measurements show the six mast schooner Addie M. Lawrence lines at 292.4 feet by 48.3 breadth and 22.2 depth with a 2807 gross tonnage, 549 tons smaller than Eleanor A. Percy. Rigger Goodwin removed the mainmast from Georgia L. Drake for a new one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie M. Lawrence
Percy & Small
Eleanor A. Percy
Bath city's rise from debt to riches in Bath history
The article recalls Bath growing from a small river town with 8020 residents and 12090 dollars of debt paying 23688 dollars yearly to a later era with 12000 inhabitants contributing 151389 dollars annually and a debt of 350000 dollars, illustrating urban expansion and fiscal strain.
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Bath
Bath Fire and Leisure Notes from Town Events
A summary of Bath items includes billiards and pool results at the Kennebec Yacht Club with John L P Burke and H W Owen Jr winning. social events such as Lexie Ayres birthday gathering and Fortnightly club meeting with Miss Moses speaking. fire alarm activity, Swanton Jameson Co. window display by William Small. and an entertainment at People's Church featuring Mr and Mrs George S Lincoln on Travel and Song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanton & Jameson Co
William Small
Colonial Club
People’s Church
George S. Lincoln
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Sagadahoc County
Real estate transfers recorded by Sagadahoc Register of Deeds show multiple property changes across Arrowsic Bath Georgetown Topsham and surrounding areas. Transactions include lands and buildings on Washington Street High Street Beford Street Tarbox Street Willow Street and other locations with numerous buyers and sellers including individuals and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Sagadahoc Register of Deeds
Hiram T. Stevens
Arrowsic
Susan M. Savage
William L. Savage
Furber W. Davis
Clarence B. Taylor
Nellie L. Daley
Edgar L. Drake
Washington Street
Edna A. Stevens
George F McMann
High Street
James M. Hougton
Hyde Windlass Co
Jerome Doyle
Fred L. Tuttle
Miss Hattie Vose Hall 76 Dies in Augusta
Miss Hattie Vose Hall of Augusta aged 76 died Friday at her home 13 Elm Street. Daughter of the late Superior Court Justice Oliver Hall her writings appeared in book form. She was a Rockland native who lived in Augusta most of life and summers in Pemaquid. Her brother Oliver L. Hall former state librarian and editor of the Bangor Commercial is noted. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Vose Hall
Superior Court
Oliver Hall
Elm Street
Augusta
Rockland
Pemaquid
Oliver L. Hall
Bangor Commercial
Bangor
Morse High School Announces Tentative 1942-43 Basketball Schedule
Morse High School unveils a tentative 1942-43 basketball schedule after a Portland meeting of athletic directors coaches and officials. The plan includes games with Greater Portland Portland South Portland Cheverus Westbrook and Cony with several open dates and potential Bath Lewiston and Augusta clashes depending on transportation.
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Small
Portland
Henry D. Small
Morse High School
Morse
Bath
Greater Portland
South Portland
Cheverus
Westbrook
Deering
Edward Little
Lewiston
Morse Lads
Cony
Augusta
Portland Or Deering
Mr. Small
Stanley J. Stutz
Duncan Farrell
Maine Police Report Week’s 28 Accidents and Dim-Out Rules
The Maine State Police logged 28 accidents in the week ending Dec 7, including one fatality and 12 personal injuries. Most crashes occurred after dark and in rural areas. new dim-out lighting rules limit speed to 30 mph and reduce visibility, prompting patrol enforcement and pedestrian caution. The report also notes a December 3 wedding in Jacksonville, Florida for Joyce Henrietta Goldberg and Lieut. Martin P. Abramsky with ties to Gardiner and Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P., Weaver
Maine
Harry Goldberg
Gardiner
Joyce Henrietta
Martin P. Abramsky
Augusta
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Jacksonville
Fla
Margolio
Robert
Lionel Goldberg
St. Augustine
Lieut. Abramsky
Dromore Grangers Elect Officers At Annual Session
Mrs Elfreda M Perkins of Hardings is elected head of Dromore Grange returning to the master chair after 16 years as member. Robert Metcalf chosen overseer and a slate of officers reelected or named including Flora treasurer secretary and Pomona. Christmas tree planned for December 22 with January installation for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfreda M. Perkins
Hardings
Dromore Grange
Grange
Perkins
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Robert Metcalf
Pearl Barter
Flora
Aletha Campbell
Hubert T. McCarty
Stanley Williams
Sophie McPherson
Minnie W. Guptill
Woolwich
Marton Rafnell
Ralph Trask
Eva Sanford
Ceres
Annie Wilson
Frances Williams
Charlotte
Bath Trust Co Stockholders Meet January 1943
Notice to Bath Stockholders announces the final meeting to elect a Board of Trustees and conduct business, to be held January 12 1943 at 2 PM in Bath Maine. Also Bath National Bank holders to meet January 12 1943 at 2 PM for directors and business. Randall F. Cook.
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First National Bank OF Bath
Bath
The
Bath Trust Co
Bath Trust Company
Sa'd Company
Maine
Bath National Bank
Front St
Itv
County of Sagadahoe
State of Maine
Randall F. Cook
Jam powder used to prepare soldiers meals in war time
Lieutenant Matthew E. Highlands reports prune and apricot powders as base for Army jam and other dehydrated foods. dehydrated options save space, aid packing, and may enter civilian markets after the war. Miss Mary I. Barber notes regional tastes but aims for balanced diets and eventual cosmopolitan food habits among servicemen. Spinach and oysters rank as most disliked Army foods.
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Detroit
Matthew E. Highlands
Chicago
Quartermaster’s Corps
American Dietetic Association
E. M. Mrak
University of California Food Authority
Mr. Mrak
Uncle Sam
Mary I. Barber
Battle Creek
Mich
Secretary of War
M Barber
Quartermaster General's Office
Auburn man guests Bath friends on Thursday
Elmor D. Greenleaf of Auburn spent Thursday as a guest of friends in Bath presenting a cordial visit and social engagement with local residents.
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Elmor D. Greenleaf
Auburn
Bath
Probate notices in Bath Sagadahoc court order
In Bath Sagadahoc County a probate court orders publication of notice for wills and administration with will annexed for several estates. Hearings set for the first Tuesday in January. interested parties may appear and object. Recipients include Katherine Hort executrix and Harold O Crooker trustee among others. The order names Anne T McAuliffe late of Bath deceased and lists several estates with first or final accounts presented. Arthur J Dunton, judge of probate, signs the true copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Fur Son County
Anne T. McAuliffe
Gath
William P
William P MeaAuliffe
Katherine Hort
Kviate Prederich W. Crooker
Harold O. Crooker
Charles S. Dunning
Ecutrix
John Royal
George J. Goodwin
Elon Roach
John
Jack
Charlotte I. Meeker
First National Bank of Bath
Clifford A Belanger
Hartford
Conn
Samuel Belanger
Edward _Biggins
Bec
Carol Sue Putnam
Raymond G. Putnam
Cynthia J. Adams
Woolwich
Herman F. Dodie
Portland
Arthur J. Dunton
Clearing Attic Leads to Broad Housecleaning
The author recalls clearing the attic to prepare for air raid defense and discovers a purifying cascade through the house. Donated belongings ease parting with memories, revealing a lighter, airier home and a mindset shift toward owning less. A friend notes the charm of owning just enough to fit in a trunk.
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Grandfather
Mrs. Noah
G. A. Henry
Marion Crawford
Oliver Optic
Conan Doyle
Iron Works Drops Game At New Haven
Bath Iron Works lost to Yale 46 43 in New Haven in a tight contest Stan Stutz led Iron Works with 15 points Ken Noyes added 12 Norton paced the Bulldogs with 14 The Shipbuilders trailed 24 17 at halftime and all Iron Works players on the trip saw action including Sarkis Delisle Gallagher Nichols Bogart Fortier Noyes Benjamin and Skaling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
New Haven
Yale University
Stan Stutz
Ken Noyes
Norton
Bulldogs
Iron Works
Stutz
Sarkis
Delisle
Gallagher
Nichols
Bogart
Fortier
Noyes
Benjamin
Skaling
Sagadahoc Probate Appointments 1942
John L. Jack registers executors administrators and guardians for estates in Sagadahoc. Rebecca B. Mi nott of Phippsburg named administratrix de bonis non with no bond. Caroline Baker Quinby of Shrewsbury named executrix without bond. Dates noted December 8 1942 and attest signatures.
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Sagadahoc
Charles V. Minoit
Phippsburg
Rebecca B. Minott
de Bonis
Caroline Baker Quinby
Shrewsbury
Massachusetts
Caroline Aker Anderson
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West Bath Grange
Center Street
Kennebec
Wallace Shaw
Walter King
Walter
Yacht Club
Bibber
Chiir
Charles Savage
Lafayette
J. W. Norton
Massachusetts Board of Dental Examiners
Standard Oil Co
Jake Connant
Connant
Jake
Emma
California
South Carolina
Rosa Brown
Dean
D. T. Percy & Son's
B. Mikelsky
Hodgkins
Lindsey
Beede
Mikelsky
Primrose Whist Club
Fred Sawyer
Dummer Street
Flora Risteen
John Clements
Sagadahock Block
A. P. Denham
Steinert Piano Co
Denham
C. T. Jackson
F. C. Scribner
Alice Randall
Shaw's
Jolly Twelve
Ethel Brown
John L. Sullivan
S. Cuyler Green
John W. Ballou
H. W. Owen, Jr
Columbia Theatre
Ton
Thomas B. Reed
J. Frank Savage
Montsweag
Zip
Mr. Savage
Rockport
Mass
A. P. Giles
American Ice Co
Pittston
Kennebec River
Damariscotta River
Boothbay
America Ice Co
North Boothbay
U. S
Woodbury
John Cadawallder
D. A. Barter
Haddock Rock
Gamecock
Ellsworth
Sadler
Seguin
M. W. Sewall
Maxwell's Wharf
Volunteer Hose Co. No
Fred Willis
Congressman Littlefield
M. K. Murray
Milford
Y. M
Alice Armstrong
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Clara Williams
Waltham Watch Factory
Lida Hawthorne
Silas Owen
Ransom B. Fuller
Scott R. Frye
Everett Neal
New Meadows Steamboat Co
New Meadows
Bull Rock
Walter Murtaugh
McGilvray
Governor Hill
John O. Shaw
Bath Naval and Military Orphans’ Home
Harry E. Stetson
S. L. Fogg
Municipal Court
Horatio A. Duncan
Was By the River Kennebec
Kennebec Yacht Club
John L. P. Burke
Fred T. Mayers
Irving B. Nash
Beetle Vs. Way
Fields
McPhee
Webber
the Independent
Bowdoinham
Lexie Ayres
Miss Ayers
Bowdeinham
George H. Thomas
Benjamin B. Douglass
Otis C. Lancaster
Hubert W. Carter
Charles M. Currier
Phoebe A. Greeley
Christina A. Sylvester
David D. White
Lillian E. Davis
John Tome
W. S. Given Co
James H
Ames
Land
Erla V. Browne
Lillian Boyd
Georgetown
Naomi Laskey
Edgar H. Hunter
George Laskey
Hermon Hallett
Charles A. Rollins
Richmond
Minnie R. Prosser
Ethel M. Temple
Topsham Elizabeth Sutherland
Ernest F. Marstaller
Harold S. Ward
Morse High
State Police
Dromore Grangers
John D. Eastman
Candy’s Harbor
Henry W. Butler
Daniel Williams
Bath, Me
John L. Jack
Register
John Jack
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