Forty Years Ago in Bath December 1894 News In Review
From the Bath Daily Times files, December 12 1894 85 students in the educational class at the YMCA stores brimming with Christmas decor steamer Della Collins to winter on the marine railway and gas leaks spark safety concerns in Front Street. Bath Street crews report icy sidewalks and a large gas main issue prompts emergency repairs while civic matters include committee appointments and a forthcoming electric light plant decision. A diver examines the Ammon Ram bottom as sleighing plans emerge, and a Bath High School Christmas vacation is noted along with a fatal gas accident involving James Sarbell and subsequent repairs.
Anxious Captain Seeks Coal Cargo Solution
The schooner William Bebon bine faces delays as late season causes backlog and potential unloading by rail or sale in the city. Ice on the river necessitated heavy tug work near Swan Island to secure a good ice crop for the coming season. The Y M C A junior gymnastics class grows to 39, splitting into two groups for training. The Board of Trade appoints a committee to meet state assessors in Augusta to discuss shipping taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bebon Bine
Tover
Perry
Adelia
Swan Island
Board of Trade
Arthur Sewall
John O. Patten
F. A. Palms
E. 8
Crosby
John H. Kimball
J. Houghton McLellan
T. W. Hyde
Samuel Percy
G. G. Deering
W. T. Donnell
H. W. Swanton
Augusta
North Street Social Circle Meeting Tonight
December 14 entry notes the North Street Social Circle will meet tonight with Mrs H F Wood at 59con street. Guests include Mrs J R Raymond and Mrs F W Kinsman. Various local arrivals from Boston and Bangor are recorded with light social detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
H. F. Wood
Con Street
Bath area notes and events from December 1894
In December 1894 Bath reports various local happenings including Masons lessons, a finger amputation from work in the woods near Bath, a large lumber cart for Thomas Neagle, vessel movements near Richmond and Boston, a whist party for Maud Feney, smuggling case involving Louis Debeash of St Come Quebec, and city infrastructure updates with electric lights and factory work.
Lewich Lads Brigade Wins Scottish Bagpipe Title
A Glasgow report reveals the Lewich Lads Brigade, a bagpipe band composed of Jewish musicians, has won the Scottish championship trophy. The victory challenges the notion that only true-born Scots master the national instrument, sparking pride and debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewich Lads’ Brigade
Bath Iron Works completes capstan for St Paul liner
A capstan for the Atlantic liner St Paul is being installed at Bath Iron Works and makes a fine showing, signaling progress on the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Bath Iron Works
Home Loan Plan Seen Expanding Housing Output
A builder and bank director say the title two plan for insured first mortgages up to 20 years will boost individual home construction more than mass building. Winter delays may slow northern states, but the South and Southwest should see increased housing activity in coming months.
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Flanders
Funeral service for Mrs Mildred Morse at Pred 8 Curtis
The funeral of Mrs Mildred Frances Morse wife of Scott Morse a former assistant of the Board of Fire Engineers was held Thursday at the Pred 8 Curtis Funeral Home 105 Center Street. Rev Charles M Tubbs officiated with pallbearers Leroy F Colby Frank J Farrin Edward J Lee James E McLaughlin Allen S Morse and Morton F Young. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Mildred Frances Morse
Scott Morse
Board of Fire Engineers
Curtis Funeral Home
Center Street
Funeral of Mrs Webber Held at Curtis Funeral Home
The funeral for Mrs Henrietta M Webber widow of Loring SWebber of Phippsburg was held Saturday at two at the Curtis Funeral Home 105 Center Street Rev Harley A Shattuck of Beacon Street church officiated Bearers were Stanley Hutchins Milton Morse Augustus Small and Thomas Totman Burial was in the Webber family lot at Small Point The Wiscasset Public Library displays William Colbys handicraft collection including tavern tables stands and miniature ox teams with authentic Maine details
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Henrietta M. Webber
Loring S. Webber
Phippsburg
Curtis Funeral Home
Center Street
Harley A. Shattuck
Beacon Street
Stanley Hutchins
Milton Morse
Augustus Small
Thomas Totman
Webber
Small Point
Wiscasset Public Library
William Colby
Maine
Sagadahoc Probate Court Final Account Notice
In Sagadahoc County Maine a probate court case released the first and final account of administration of the estate of the deceased. Executors must publish this order and appear at Bath Probate Court on the second Tuesday of January at nine o clock in the forenoon to show cause why the account should not be allowed. A true copy. Attest: John L. Jack.
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Tate
Maine
Sagadahoe
Beth In
Jos
Sagadahoc
Jahoc
Ely
Bath
St Bath
Annie Louise Malcolm
Bh Independent
Glidden
Bath Trust
Spacery of Bath Trust Company
Banks
Thebeau
Edward W. Bridgham
State OF Maine
Walter S. Glidden
Bernice Frances Achorn
Walter E. Norton
Walter
William
Walter 8
Bath National Bank of Bath
Alice W. Sewall
Aleran Min
Sagadahoc. SS
Arthur J. Dunton
Sagadehoc
Christine S. Varner
Danby H. Varner
Bathion
John H. Blaisdell
John. W. Blaisdell
Ward
Bathin
Path Trust Company
Mildred T. Barker
Byron F. Barker
Bath Merchant George A Hunt Dies After Long Illness
George A Hunt 53 a Bath jewelry man and partner in Hall Hunt died Friday at his home 33 School St after months with heart trouble He was stricken at Birch Point last July and never fully recovered Born in Worcester VT he worked at Seth Thomas Clark Co Waltham watch factory 17 years married Clara Williams of Bath They moved to Bath 15 years ago and he repaired watches then joined Hall in a jewelry firm He was active in Colonial club Solar lodge Masons and loved sports He survived by wife two sons Miles Webber Frank Webber two siblings eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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George A. Hunt
Hall & Hunt
School Street
Birch Point
Bath
Hunt
George Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Worcester
Henry E
Emma Rawson Hunt
Montpelier
Wakefield
Seth Thomas Clark Co
Thomaston
Conn
Waltham Watch Factory
Colonial Club
Solar Lodge
Masons
H. Glen Hunt
Nellie Hancock
Newkirk, O
Last Rites Held for Mrs Rebecca J Sawyer in South Norwalk
Mrs Rebecca J Sawyer widow of Dr Rufus Sawyer died Sunday at Cambridge hospital Massachusetts. She taught music across several states and led a private girls school in Goshen New York. Born in Kents Hill she lived in South Norwalk before moving to Cambridge. Funeral service was Tuesday at Raymond Chapel South Norwalk.
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Rebecca J. Sawyer
Rufus Sawyer
Cambridge Hospital
Cambridge
Mass
Sawyer
George Webber
Wesley Church
Bath
Rebecca Rich Hincks
Kents Hill
Maine Wesleyan Seminary
State Normal School
Indiana
Indian School
Carlisle
Goshen
N. Y
Ruth Plaisted
South Norwalk
Congregational Church
Walter G. Webber
Nizces
John Pillsbury
South Weymouth
Elizabeth E. Webber
Kate L. Nickerson
Meriden
Mrs Emma Pooler dies in Waterville home
Mrs Emma M Pooler born 1864 in Bath daughter of John and Mary Robinson. She died after years of ill health at 12 West Street Waterville and moored in Pine Grove cemetery. Funeral held Sacred Heart church with Rev Pettit and deacons. She leaves sister Mrs Roderick and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie R. Roderick
Center Street
Waterville
John Pooler
Emma M. Robinson
Pooler
Sabine
Mr. Pooler
West Street
Bath
John and
Mary (Martin) Robinson
Columbus Guild
Rosary Society of the Sacred Heart Church
Roderick
Sacred Heart Church
George J. Pettit
Leo Carey
Pittsfield
Origene Guillett
Emile Bourgoin
J. Albert LeClair
Fred Poulin
James Foster
Louis Breton
Frank Perland
Pine Grove Cemetery
Henrietta M Webber Dies at 86 in Bath Area
Henrietta M Webber 86 widow of Loring Webber of Small Point died Wednesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Charles Hutchins home in Bath after illness. She had lived in Bath five years and previously resided in Phippsburg with Percy and Rebekah. Burial plans and survivor details not included.
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Loring S. Webber
Small Point
Henrietta M. Webber
Loring
Webber
Charles Hutchins
Charles Street
Phippsburg
Percy
Rebekah
Bath
Mrs Lena Stanley Obituary and Probate Notices Highlight Local Matters
Mrs Lena Stanley wife of Perley Stanley died Tuesday in Clinton after six weeks illness. The Bath residents were well known, with winters spent in Florida. Survived by husband daughter Lucille son Sherwin and parents in Belfast. Also included are probate notices from Sagadahoc County Maine naming Lawrence B Greenwood as administrator of Frederick W Barron estate and Annie Louise Malcolm petition seeking administrator appointment with heirs listed. Court to hold January 1 1935 hearing.
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Lena Stanley
Perley Stanley
Clinton
Stanleys
Bath
South End
Stanley
Florida
Lucille
Sherwin
Belfast
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Sagadahoc
Aly
Frederick W. Barron
State OF
Maine
Ully
Annie Louise Malcolm
Elbridge B. Malcolm
Kip
Hig St
George A. Hunts Funeral Held at Grace Church
The funeral for George A. Hunt of Hall and Hunt was held Sunday at 2:30 PM at Grace Church with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating. A large crowd attended and floral tributes were extensive. Bearers included Harry D Hall Daniel Williams Col George Moyse Frank H Turner Allan Spear and Edward D True. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Hunt
Hall & Hunt
Grace 1
Charles M. Tubbs Oting
Harry D. Hall
Daniel Williams
George Moyse
Waltham
Mass
Frank H. Turner
Allan Spear
Edward D. True
Oak Grove
Probate notice and will administration in Sagadahoc
Miss Mabel Mayers of Shaw Street visits Waldoboro. The petition of Ralph O. Dale, executor named in Annie O. Dale’s will, seeks probate and letters testamentary without bond. Notices ordered to be published in the Bath Independent and Bath newspapers. court to hear January 1, 1935. witnesses in Massachusetts and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mayers
Shaw Street
Waldoboro
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Ralph O. Dale
Bath
Annie O. Dale
George R. Dale
Portland
Maine
Ralph Dale
Restratrix
William W. Robinson
Joseph Johnson dies at 60 after heart ailment in Bath
Joseph Johnson 60 dies suddenly Sunday night at 11 15 at his Brunswick road home after long heart ailment. Born in Sweden April 9 1875 he lived in Bath 14 years as a farmer and member of West Bath Farm Bureau. Survived only by sister Miss Matilda Johnson of New York who was with him. funeral Thursday at two in the late home conducted by Rev Harkey A Shattuck of Beacon Street M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Johnson
Brunswick Road
Mr. Johnson
Sweden
Bath
West Bath
Harkey A. Shattuck
Beacon Street
M. E. Church
Dunbar Widow Melinda Dunbar Dies. Funeral Held
Mr and Mrs Pearl Dunbar mourn the death of Melinda Dunbar widow of Keoghee Dunbar who died Tuesday. Funeral held at 10 am at the chapel of James A. Martin Son on Mythe Street with burial in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Dunbar Weral
Melinda
Keoghee Dunbar
James A. Martin & Son
Mythe Street
Richmond
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Bath Daily Times
M.C.A
Della Collins
William Spiett
John Dowling
Charles Curtis’ Shop
Edward Conant
Lizzie Farnham
Washington Street
Elm Street
A. H. Shaw
Shaw
New England
Kennebec
Foresters Hall
Court Sagadahoc
Front Street
Bath Cycle Club
Jake's
the Bath High School
James Sarbell
Bath Gas and Electric Co
Sarbell
Joseph Nichols
E. M. Fuller
E. C. Farrar
Mr. Farrar
William Barry
Boston
Capt. Higgins of
Bangor
Flora F. Brown
Vicinity
F. J. Parks
Marine Bank
Edwin A
Patten Ledge
Fred Bragz
Thomas Neagle
William Slater
Consignee
Augustus Palmer
Haskell
Newport News
Sarah E. Palmer
W. J. O'Brien
Maud Feney
Fred Hartnett
Larrabee
Louis Dobeash
St. Come
Quebec
Mr. Larrabee
United States
Bradley
United States of America
Moose River
Rokeash
Canada Line
Mr. Hartnett
Robeash
Omar Clark
Carratunk
John Scott
Roheash
Bradbury
Percy & Small
Thompson Bros
The
Clothiers
City of Bath Hose Company
Arthur Preney
New Church
Armory Hall
New Times
Messrs. Owen and
Ham
Dinsmore
Jerry Dennison
Wilmington
Del
North Grammar School
Lambert
Mme
Wyse Fournier
Francis Adams
South Street
Mme. Fournier
the Universalist Church
Phoenix
Della
William E. Haskell
Katie Hodges
Ammon Rem
Iron Works
Kimball Bros
Scotland
Mrs. Webber
John L. Jack
Miles Webber
Old Din Small Point
Frank Webber
New London
Emma M. Pooler
Neilie Mave
Winterport
Erwin
Sherman St
Brooklyn
Ariena Powers
Kingston
Kingston County
Nova Scotia
Miece
Guy Gor Winthrop
Somerville, Mass
David Sprague
King St. Auburndale, Mass
Harry Williams
Star Route 3
Beile Hunt
High Street
Bath, Maine
Oscar A. Knight
Cleveland St
Melrose, Mass
Melrose
Giger
County of
Cane
Register
Pee
Hazel L. T
Offord
Connecticut
Mary A
Hazel L. T. Peeer Sagadahoc
Erence Re Peete Roan Owene Ee
First National Bank OF the Ual
First National
Its
Gegally
Poe
Williams
Bath National Bank
Stockhol
Front St
City of Bath
County of Sagadahoc
State of Wee
Bath, Me
D. Hill
Mary Robinson
June M. Pendexter
St. Petersburg
Eleanor E. Colton, Lee
Massachusetts
Jennie May Robinson Smith
Chicago
Mary Elizabeth Robinson
Dunedin
Alice Robinson
Playida
Mabel Robinson
WM. W. Robinson
Probste
Mae Eee
Emery
Topsham
Fuller
Protate
Ae Rene Ees
Setate
Detinois
Ea Ae
Walter 5S
Beid
Bridget Reed
Jotham Reed
Farmer
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