Bath Daily Times Forty Years Ago In 1888 Notes
Bath items from December 19 1888 show prices rising and town life details. Timber for a new steamer hauled, social events at Acadia lodge and Universalist church, Christmas plans, school closings, new Meat store on Pearl and Washington, clerks hired for holidays, mail routes altered, and local travel incidents.
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Bath
Bath Daily Times
Personal notes and holiday travel in Bath community
The Bath area records numerous Christmas visits and departures. Rev. Charles M. Tubbs sprained an ankle at home on High street. Annie Torrey of Portland visits Miss Elizabeth R. Moses. Mrs. Frank French and daughter Elizabeth in Bath. Carrie Hall of Boston staying with Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden. Annie Kimball from New York to stay ten days with her mother on Lincoln street. Many relatives travel to Worcester, Weymouth, Bath, and beyond for holidays. A newborn, Kenneth Irving Coombs, arrives at City Hospital. Cleaning and postal workers prepare for increased Christmas mail and freight activity as the community adjusts to holiday traffic.
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Charles M. Tubbs
High Street
Annie Torrey
Portland
Elizabeth R. Moses
Middle Street
Frank French
Elizabeth
Auburn
William C. Perkins
City Hospital
Anne Kimball
New York
Bath
Edward H. Kimball
Lincoln Street
Julian Gaudette
Pauline
Weymouth
N. S
Kenneth Irving Coombs
Charles A. Coombs
Maxwell Street
The
Mary Lord
Althea Levyn
Boston
L. P. Barnes
Drummond Street
Rochester
N. H
Rhode Island
Chester Baker
Cora Barnes
Arthur Brown
Wentworth Institute
Harold Brown
University of Maine
Perry Thompson
Elm Street
John A. Morse
Summer Street
Worcester
Mass
Graham Blandy
Morse
Horace B. Morse
Stoneham
Herbert Rice
Herbert Jr
Richard
Dover
Rice
Melville Rice
Dummer Street
Margaret Richards
Washington Street
Blanche Merrill
Andrew Merrill
Edward Lee
Washington, D. C
Irma Gilman
Waverly
Howard Rice
Mechanic Street
Small Point
William Gilman
Miss Gilman
Churches Feature Christmas Music Programs
Christmas programs were presented by most churches Sunday with strong organist and choir offerings. Notable selections and performances highlighted across houses of worship.
Organ Recital Series Features Classical Favorites
Sunday program lists Stcherbatcheff and Rossini pieces with solos by contraltos and sopranos. Performances include preludes, offertories, anthems and postludes by Franck Saint Saens and others with full choir and soloists like Mrs Cary Mrs Adams and Messrs Ramsay Edney Stearns and Rice.
Central Church Morning Service Music and Hymns
A detailed program lists morning service at 10 30 with multiple preludes processions readings and anthems including Oh Come All Ye Faithful The Angel's Song and Away in a Manger. Afternoon vespers at 4 with processional and offertory selections lead to a cantata The Story of Bethlehem and a series of hymns.
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Donahue
Spence
Turea
Bank Meetings And Tax Notices In Bath Maine 1928
The document lists annual stockholders meetings for The First National Bank of Bath and Bath National Bank scheduled for January 8, 1929 at 2 PM to elect Directors. It also contains unpaid tax notices for Bowdoin and Bath, with a public auction sale planned for February 1929, plus probate notices for J R Morse and M E Richardson estates and appointment of Harry W Thebeau as administrator.
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First National Bank OF Bath
William S. Shorey
Bath National Bank
Front St
City of
Bath
County of Sagadahoc
State of Maine
Bowdoin
Sagadahoc
Boucher
Francois
Annie Sheloske
Ernest LeClerc
Horace G
Emery E. Purinton
Desjardin
Anna M
George H. Whittier
Topsham Town Line
Olive Small
Kingsbury
Earle W
Alcide Couture
Joseph R. Hatch
Cyrille Couture
Frank B. Card
Merryman
Thomas
Booker Road
Bowdoinham
Horace Whitney
Charles E. Meserve
O'Brien
Lewis
George R. Mockler
F. S. Adams
Amos Higgins
Joseph G. Small
Ncres
Rideout
Winnefred E
George Hickey
Lucy N. Baker
P. O. West
L. N. Williams
Small, Lee
Frank la Chappelle
W. A. Jack
Samuel Sylvester
Curtis Field
Mary E. Roberts
Chandler Cobb
Stewart
W. W
George W. Brown, Jr
George W. Brown
William C. Batchelder
Chase and Batchelder
Mason H. Marshall
State OF
Maine
West Bath
A. C. Brown
Winnegance Road
Chas. Lee
Winneganee Road
J. H. King
Annie Huse
Crosby
E. S. Crosby
Jas
Coombs
F. A. Bubier
Annie Perry
OD. Sullivan
New Meadows River
Jane Bunker
James Thorpe
Sabine
Colby Rites Set for Bath Resident With Masonic Service
The Bath area obituary notes the death of a local man, previously married to Blanche E. Stone of Stonington, leaving two sons Harold of Hollywood and Earl Colby of Brooklyn. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Katie Colby, two brothers, three sisters, and a present widow. Funeral services are planned Thursday afternoon at two at his sister Mrs Crafts in Pejepscot with a Masonic service and a grave committal at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath.
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Blanche E. Stone
Stonington
Harold
Hollywood
Calif
Earl Colby
Brooklyn
N. Y
Katie Colby
Pejepscot
Charles O
James W. Colby
Fred Crafts
Clara Coombs
Lisbon Falls
George Curtis
Crafts
Oak Grove
Bath
Wesley Church Christmas Prelude Service Program
Wesley Church presents a 10 30 a m Christmas Prelude featuring Hosmer hymn Angels from the Realms of Glory Apostle's Creed Prayer Male Trio He Shall Reign Forever Scripture Choir Hail to the Anointed Adams Offertory Adoration from The Holy City A R Gaul Hymn Hark the Herald Angels Sing Sermon Hymn Joy to the World Postlude March Romaine Ch Gounod Chorister R S Gordon Organist Thelma Dearing
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Hosmer
Gloria Scripture Choir
Adams
Holy City
A. R. Gaul
Ch. Gounod
R. S. Gordon
Thelma Dearing
Well Known Ship Fastener Dies After Monthlong Illness
Fred N. Colby aged 47 prominent New England ship fastener died Sunday night at Brunswick hospital after a monthlong illness from influenza and spinal meningitis. Born in Bath he was foreman fastener at Percy & Small and Deering yards and later led Gulf Island development for Central Maine Power Co. He assisted Lieut. John A. Lord on the Constitution project and was praised for leadership and judgment by the U S Navy officer. Colby was a 32nd degree Mason and held in high regard by colleagues and friends.
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Fred N. Colby
New England
Brunswick Hospital
Mr. Colby
Bath
Charles S. Colby
Percy & Small
Deering Yard
Colby
Boston Navy Yard
Somerville
Mass
Bath Youth Dies After Illness During Service
Elwood W. Tozier 22 of Bath died Wednesday night after a two week illness. Born in Bath he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Tozier of 133 Oak street and lifelong resident. A private in Battery H 240th CA C he had one sister Vera Anderson and Georgie Sutherland and one brother Carl Tozier. Grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. George Cousins of Bangor.
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Elwood W. Tozier
Bath
William E. Tozier
Oak Street
Battery H
Vera Anderson
Georgie Sutherland
Waltham
Mass
Carl Tozier
George Cousins
Bangor
Death of Florence P. Twomey in Portland
Friends of Florence F. Twomey were saddened by his death in Portland on Wednesday. He leaves two daughters Mary and Margaret Twomey of Bath, three sisters Mrs. John J. Silva Mrs. Edward Wilkinson of Portland and Miss Mary Twomey of Boston, and a brother Edward Twomey of Portland. Funeral held Friday at nine in St. Dominic's Church Portland.
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Florence F. Twomey
Portland
Mary
Margaret Twomey
Bath
John J. Silva
Edward Wilkinson
Mary Twomey
Boston
Edward Twomey
St. Dominic's Church
Funeral for Elwood W Tozier Held at Oak Street Home
The funeral for Elwood W. Tozier occurred Friday afternoon at his parents home, 133 Oak Street. Rev. David L. Wilson of Central Church officiated with six bearers led by a non commissioned officer from Battery H, 240th C. A. C., of which Tozier was a member. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Elwood W. Tozier
William E. Tozier
Oak Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
240Th C. A. C
Mr. Tozier
Oak Grove
Lane Family Reunion Draws Near at Lincoln Street Home
Mr and Mrs C J Lane and Muriel visit Mr and Mrs Charles Emery on Lincoln Street for a Christmas family reunion with Mr Lane’s parents joining the gathering.
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C. J. Lane
Ter Muriel
Lincoln Street
Poland
Christmeles
Inheritance Tax Hearing for Emma Gertrude Savage Estate
Jennie Gertrude Silsby as Executor seeks final account relief in Probate Court Bath for the Savage estate. Notice ordered by publication in the Independent to all interested parties, appearance set for January 1, 1929 at nine o'clock. Judge Glidden presides with Register Dunstam signing.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Erwin A. Morse
Jennie R. Morse
A. D
Charles C. Low
Mary E. Richardson
Insota County
Walter S. CT Judy
Arthur J. Dunton
Mary E. Tarr
Ree
Jennie Gertrude Silsby
Emma Gertrude Savage
Havin
Baeewer
Independent
Walter 8S
Glidden
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