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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
8
A Bath time capsule with notes on social events funerals and local commerce. Details include a Masonic social at Maxebie hall Henry A. Hyde hosting a singing school at Popham hall and G A R fair committee meetings. Russell's block sale to Capt. Mallett for 250 and a variety of city happenings.
The Bath High School principal Tr F Cole will spend Christmas in Bridgton. Public schools afternoon session canceled due to storm. Washington trip delegation opposes free ship bill. Dunn bill push delayed until after holidays. December storms persist with snowfall and northeast wind. Walter Knight loses home but salvages barn and hay. he was longtime Maine Central yard master. G A R fair nets 525 dollars after expenses. compares favorably to last year’s 450. Queen Esther lodge Daughters of Rebekah host fair at Alameda. about 400 attend despite poor weather. Fancy article tables feature a doll giveaway and two cake guesses with Louis Pepper winning near the cake’s weight. Perkins orchestra entertains.
December 17 1886 notice that Bath public schools will close tomorrow and resume Monday January 3. Also mentions David Bright exhibition at Tiddeford rink and a New Year’s Eve ball by Hackmen of the city at Alameda. Winter Street church meeting postponed then moved to 7 50 this evening. Daughters of Rebekah fair postponed to tonight. People’s Twenty-Five Cent Savings Bank annual meeting planned for Tuesday in January. Center street steamer horses hitched to a snow plow to clear central city walks.
Harold G. Littlefield of Wells and Eleanor F Scribner announced Saturday they are married for several months. Littlefield is Maine representative for North American Cement Corp with HQ in Topsham. Scribner resigns from Longfellow School as first grade teacher in Bronsch after marriage. Central church basketball team raised about 45 dollars at a baked beans supper Saturday night.
George M. Graham of Strafford Vermont petitions Sagadahoc Maine Probate Court to appoint Emil Graham Pennell of Bath or other suitable person as administrator of Emily W. Graham's intestate estate. The petition lists heirs George M. Graham and Walter J.T. Graham as sons and Emily Graham Pennell as daughter. A notice and court date are set for January 11, 1927, with publication required in Bath Indendent three weeks.
The Boston and Maine Railroad launches a freight container service interchanging six ton steel containers between truck and rail. Containers move from shipper plants to special flat cars, enabling door to door pickup and delivery to Boston Worcester and Springfield with next morning delivery. Several Greater Boston firms have contracts to load containers at their plants.
Local overseers led by Sidney T. Eaton publicize job placement for unemployed men, stressing honest work. In one week six men were offered positions. four accepted, one quit citing mess, another refused, leading to a 60 day court sentence for the latter. Returns to the city farm for seven days and supervision by the overseers follow, with earnings handled for the family’s benefit. Mrs. Edward C. Mead and Prof. Mead visit Bath. their plans include attending a National Music convention in Rochester. Court notices from Sagadahoc outline probate actions, guardianships, and executorships in Bath with dates and potential sales.
A lengthy year end warning urges safer decorations and practices for Christmas. Advice includes using electric candles, securing trees away from heat sources, choosing metal tinsel and safer snow effects, keeping matches away from children, and maintaining fire extinguishers at premises. Also notes probate court actions in Sagadahoc including final accounts and notices for residents of Bath and surrounding towns.
Mr and Mrs Bruce H M White of Cobbroad joined guests at a band party Saturday night hosted by Miss Janet Aldrich in Topsham. Miss Beatrice Senter of Brunswick won the first prize.
Ethel L. Roderick of Bath seeks letters testamentary as executrix for the estate of the late Wide Roderick who died in Bath on a prior date. The petition details heirs at law including siblings and half-siblings and asks the court to approve the will and grant letters testamentary to Ethel L. Roderick. The filing is sworn November 19 1926 with a probate hearing set in Sagadahoc County.
John S Place of Bath petitions to prove Mary E Place's will after her death November 27 1926 in Sagadahoc County He lists heirs at law and next of kin including William Brown Lillian Pettingill Mrs Leo Geleman and a niece The court orders notice to be given in the Independent for a hearing January 4 1927 at Bath Judge James S Lowell presiding
Madelyn C. Rich seeks license to sell all or part of real estate to pay debts and expenses of estate administration. Personal estate valued at 390 dollars insufficient, 20 dollars for personal estate, 370 dollars needed from sale of real estate, residue would depreciate if sold. Court date December 7 1926 Bath Maine Probate Court.
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