Bath News: Ice, Ships, and Local Occurrences in December 1900
Fortunes rise and fall along the Kennebec as ice thickens to six to eight inches. Schooners D. Howard Spear and Daisy Farlin sail for pine and Darien, while hulls for Staples Coal Co. and Charles Hirsch are under construction. Local births, deaths, and drafts for jurors mix with river commerce, street rail plans, and community events in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Daisy Farlin
Bath
Darien
Kelley, Spear Co
Four Masted Schooner For J F Hinckley In Bath Yard
A 700 ton four masted schooner to be built in Bath for J F Hinckley as managing owner. The single deck vessel will be suited for the hard pine trade and ready for sea about June 1 with Frank Oram of Bristol to command. Lon Fisher bagged three rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowker's Yard
Phippsburg
Oregon
J. H. Cole
South Gardiner
Seguin
Bath
J. F. Hinckley
Frank Oram
Bristol
Bath and County Events of Year Continued
Bath society notes show a busy year with events from January to May. Notable items include memorial hospital anniversaries, Elks honorary membership for Walter Whitney, a snowstorm at Popham Beach, the death of Leona Wallace, and the Niblack destroyer launch. Officials, clubs, and civic groups organize meetings, elections, and social functions across Bath, Woolwich, and Richmond.
Christmas Greeting of Knights Templar Issued for World Wide Observance
Dr. David Logan Wilson, Bathman and past grand prelate, drafted the Christmas greeting for the Grand Master Harry Gilmore Pollard of Lowell Massachusetts. The message, prepared in October, travels via grand recorder Adrian Hanersley Indianapolis to grand commanders in 48 states and units worldwide for simultaneous 12 o'clock observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of
Dunlap
K. T
United States
David Logan Wilson
Harry Gilmore Pollard
Lowell
Mass
Europe
Wilson
Grand Recorder
Adrian Hanersley
Indianapolis
Ind
Junior Cosmopolitan Club Christmas Party
Junior Cosmopolitan club hosted a private Christmas party from eight to midnight at the club house with greens and white tapers decoration. Ice cream shaped like Christmas trees was served to guests. Attending patrons and patronesses included Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Smith and others. guest list featured Norma Steussy Doris Stickney Ruth Cogan Kathleen Harkins Betty Howard Louise Avery Geraldine Nickerson Mary Double Grace Crowley Ruth Reed Marjorie Nichols Barbara White Elinor Gediman Jeannette Williams Barbara Mintter Dorothy Williams Mary Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Joseph J. Smith
Leslie J. Wold
Frederick W. Humphreys
Norma Steussy
Doris Stickney
Ruth Cogan
Kathleen Harkins
Betty Howard
Louise Avery
Geraldine Nickerson
Mary Double
Grace Crowley
Ruth Reed
Marjorie Nichols
Barbara White
Elinor Gediman
Jeannette Williams
Barbara Mintter
Dorothy Williams
Mary Anderson
FD HILL Cashier Bath Me Dec 12 1940
A cashier named FD Hill recorded in Bath Maine on December 12 1940 in an archival notice. The item notes a clerical or financial entry dated that day with local records.
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Bath, Me
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Joseph F Blais
Bath
Marie D Blais
Oscar F. Williams
Bath Tint
Mary R. Tyler
George W. Tyler
Franklyn Tyler
Thomas Wetch
John P. Carey
Arthur J. Dunton
Sagadahoe
George FE Gatnssey
Woolwich
Emily P. Gainsley
Laura M. Morse
Charlotte E. Cahill
Samuel Ro Perey
Allen M. Trish
Willard A Oliver
Evas Bishop
Dorchester
Massachusetts
Hattle Evas
Phippsburg
John F Wilson
Local Names List Recited in Historical Notice
Dwight Pierce Jr Alton Munsey Daniel Hatch Bruce Wright George Rogers Jr John Coombs Harold Avery Jr Carlton Reed Harlan Gwinn Robert Dowling William Rogers Richard Madden Richard Dennison Leon Robbins John Kimble John Osborn are named in a historical record as participants or affiliates in a community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Pierce, Jr
Alton Munsey
Daniel Hatch
Bruce Wright
George Rogers, Jr
John Coombs
Harold Avery, Jr
Carlton Reed
Harlan Gwinn
Robert Dowling
William Rogers
Richard Madden
Richard Dennison
Leon Robbins
John Kimble
John Osborn
Central Grammar Pupils Entertain With Fine Program
Central Grammar School seventh graders presented a Christmas program in Mrs Colbys room with Miss Enid M Sawyer and Mrs Granville M Colby as teachers. The afternoon featured a tree, gift exchange, and refreshments. The program included a Swedish number, Italian song, and a Christmastime play with costumed roles, solo songs, and group carols performed by students and a boys choir led by Maurice Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Grammar School
Enid M. Sawyer
Granville M. Colby
Chloe Deraps
Sweden
Mae Walsh
Italy
Richard McRae
Richard Jackson
Frederick Watson
Maurice Brown
Richard King
Ernest Walls
Ernest Back
Albion Fleming
Darwin Nolan
Ralph McInnis
Robert Sears
Robert King
Cecil Fullerton
Christmas Visitors and Local Address Changes in Uxbridge
Mr and Mrs Howard Phoenix of Uxbridge Mass arrived Tuesday to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Charles H Andrews at the home of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Carlton Andrews 1302 High Street. Christmas day the Andrews will host a family dinner with guests Mrs Carroll E Andrews daughter Geraldine and sons Donald and Eugene of Union Street. Mr and Mrs William Haley Philadelphia have moved to 22 Park Street. Haley is superintendent of the galvanizing department at Bath Iron Works fabrication plant at Hardings.
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Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Stephen Etnier
Gilbert Head
George A. Tinney
Elks
Columbian Hall
John F. Cooke
Philadelphia
Rodney E. Ross
Hyde Windlass Co
Club
William S. Givin
Bowdeinham
Water District
Nequasset Lake
Llewellyn Bettison
Bath
Municipal Licensing Board
Frederick P. Moffatt
Corliss Street
Alden G. Smith
New Meadows Inn
Frederick E. Drake
J. Edward Drake
James B. Drake & Sons
Dominique J. Tardif
Rotary Club
Col. Dummer
Charles R. Sims
Sagadahoc Republican Club
Margaret B. Peabody
Richmond
Henry W. Butler
Florence Nightingale
Bath Memorial Hospital
St. Barnabas Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
Rotary Anns
John Parker
O'Neill Houde
Rupert M. Irvine
Fred M. Cook
Bath Tron Works
Associates
Harold E. Armes
Sedgwick
Maine
Niblack
Bath Tron Works Corp
Albert Parker Niblack
Nequasset
Damariscotta Mills
Maine Progressive Union
Winnegance Community Club
Athern P. Daggett
Bowdoin College
Bath Teachers Club
Morse High School
Memorial Hospital Training School
Grace Church
Public Utilities Commission
State Armory
G. Thomas Murphy
William L. Skelton
John A. Morse
Elizabeth Deering
Joseph Solovich
Fire Department
Morse High
Arlington KR
Howard Phoenix
Uxbridge
Mass
Charles H. Andrews
Carlton Andrews
High Street
William Haley
Park Street
Haley
Bath Iron Works
Hardings
Water Main Replacement Across New Meadows River
Bath Water District repairs a 300 foot main on the New Meadows river bed after a four foot split near the West Bath shore. A 12 inch line shipped from Bessemer Alabama arrived December 25 and divers, Maurice Libby and crew, work to restore service with no interruption to West Bath and East Brunswick subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Bessemer
Ala
New Meadows
West Bath
Brunswick
Theegular
Maurice A. Libby
Frank Hanon
Bath
Leo Carlos
Auburn
Kennebec
Merrit, Chapman & Scott Corp
East Brunswick
Iron Works
Thompson's Brook
Lake Ne- Guasset
Miss Cox Hosts O F S Past Matrons at Somerset Place
Miss Annie F Cox entertained Past Matrons of O F S at her home 21 Somerset Place Wednesday. A nominating committee of Mrs Harry G Deering and Mrs Wilbur C Oliver was appointed to report at the February annual meeting at Hotel Sedgwick. Other attendees included Mrs Henry G Shaw Mrs Luther S Thompson Mrs Horace W Ward Mrs Charles A D Arcy Mrs Albion L Corliss Mrs Paul G Baddikian Mrs Isaac B Howard and Mrs George W Dean. Mrs Albert Galloupe of Hallowell visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Frank Galloupe Sr High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie F. Cox
O.F.S
Somerset Place
Harry G. Deering
Wilbur C. Oliver
Sedgwick
Henry G. Shaw
Luther S. Thompson
Horace W. Ward
Charles A. D'Arcy
Albion L. Corliss
Paul G. Bagdikian
Isaac B. Howard
George W. Dean
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Federal Street
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New York
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Havana
Matanzas
Cardenas
Sagua
Mabel Perry
Roland Hill
Hobart College
Geneva
N. Y
William D. Musenden
South
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Boston
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Harold Gould
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A. M. Cutler
Charles A. Hooker
Traverse
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Biddeford Pool
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Leviathan
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Mary L. L. Heath
William H. Swett
A. B. Hervey
James S. Lowell
John P. Lowell
John M. Clark
W. C. Chadbourne
Maple Grove
E. H. Morse
S. P. Blackburn & Co
M. J. Frye
Pittsburgh, Pa
Armory Hall
Jeannette Robinson Murphy
W. Scott Tibbetts
Southport
Della Collins
Peter Gaudreau
St. Thomas
Quebec
Merrill
Constable Thistle
William B. Palmer
McDonald
Cape Town
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William C. Carnegie
Reed
Baltimore
Jewett
Norfolk
Smeltville
Mary E. Morse
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O. W. Folsom
Charles Davenport
Elijah F. Sawyer
Joseph Thompson
Charles A. Coombs
Oak Grove Cemetery
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W. Scott Shorey
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Joseph W. Gilman
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Bernard Tarbox
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Harry Langdon
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Newtonville
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Westport
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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
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West Woolwich
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Bath and County
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Bath Lodge of Elks
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E. M. Fuller
Lester Hathaway
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Fred H. Lord
Alexander MacDonald
Old Ladies Home Association
Owen J. Ledyard
Arthur Sewall
Anna Trott
Agnes Humphrey
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Francis Parry
Francis Gooch
Leona Wallace
A. Foreston Wallace
North Bath
Lions Club
Frederick G. Payne
Augusta
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
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Samoset Steamboat Co
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M. A. Perkins
Walter E. Farmer
Edward W. Bridgham
Knights’ Templar
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FD Hill Cashier
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Daniel Williams
Sugadahoc
Martin Lorraine Hamblett
Marie A Hamblet
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Betaute Clark
Allan Tspear
Annie M McNeil
Lucy A. Caves
Sed Tuevy
Thomas Welch
Juha P Caves
Cotsotv Bar
Sarah Augusta Hyde
Sarah A. Adkins
Bath Trust
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E Thereau
John Lt
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Central Grammar
Donald Morse
Walter Longley
Marry Barrett
Mother Mary
Beverly Richards
Winona King
Martin Luther
Betty Anderson
Roberta Vines
June Chase
Audrey King
Theresa Trainor
Albert Galloupe
Hallowell
Frank Galloupe
Winter Park
Florida
Rollins College
Gulf
E. W. House
Elizabeth Warner
Cotteses Winter Park
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