Snow storm delays Bath trains and streets in 1898
Forty years ago in Bath the city endured a regular Old Fashioned snow storm that halted trains and street cars. Six inches fell between midnight and 3 a.m. with drifts and slow progress. street crews, including a snow plough crew at 15 cents an hour, cleared tracks and loaded snow at City landing into the Kennebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gahan
Street Railway Co
Union
City Landing
Kennebec
Bath Chronicle January 27 1898 Local notices and events
Jan 27 1898 reports bargaining, social and civic notes from Bath and Lewiston area. Highlights include a half laid keel for a barge in Hon William Rogers yard, Pythian fruit sociable at Mrs Gilmore, masquerade in West Bath grange hall, and lodge activities at Lewis ton and Polar Star. Telegraph lines report minor storm damage. steamer Lincoln missed a Boston trip due to weather but arrived earlier. Naval Cadet band gains a Bohemian bass horn. Bath-Lewiston electric railroad rail deliveries begin. Beacon Street church sociable. Sagadahoc House fire anniversary noted. upcoming lodge installations and banquets mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rogers
Bath Area Hears Local News From January 29 1898
Jan 29 1898 reports visiting residents and returned travelers including A M Franks in Pejepscot Dr E W Thomas from Bangor Leora Thurlow leaves for Boston and William Sprague arrives from Auburn. A Columbia orchestra quartet forms with Meloney Denham Titcomb Dillaway and locals applaud. Knights of Columbus install officers in their hall with J L P Burke as organizer. Ice on Kennebec river halts early ferry. Bath temperatures range from 27 to 19 below zero. Swanton Jameson Co forms in Bath to run ship chandlering business with 25000 capital. New ferry boat for Maine Central project set for launch in three weeks. Plumbers fix pipes amid town damage from freezing. Three Bath boys walk to Jake’s on snowshoes, crossing old turnpike to chase partridges.
Bath Area News Roundup from Daily Events and Weather
A Bath section notes interior improvements at William Mussenden’s North street house with a new fireplace and future tenants Reed & Healey. Fox hunting yields 40+ skins, many rugs, and mink skins arrive from the coast for Bath buyers. An art guild exhibition and sale is planned at Oak street parish house. The cold spell reaches four days with zero weather. No school in public schools and a Bath Company social is planned at Conant’s. Yacht club riders are postponed due to storm. Smelt fishing and ice hauling on Mill pond continue, with 4,000 tons storage at Ira Mason’s. Lightship No. 71 work finishes quickly at Bath Iron Works. Fin de Siecle card club hosts at Bath street. prizes include a statutory and a paper cutter. Snow and wind hinder downtown attendance.
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Reed & Healey
William D. Mussenden
North Street
Rupert Baxter
Brunswick
Turkey Becomes Year Round Dish in Dining Tables
A Giannini Foundation study for UC shows turkey demand now spans the year with November peaks and strong Christmas sales. Turkey population fell from about 8.7 million in 1890 to 5.38 million in 1935, while Pacific States output rose 2.5 times since 1890, mainly in the last 15 years.
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Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics
University of California
Pacific States
Relatives seek administrator for Elizabeth Sawyer estate
Charles Edwin Levett of Charleston a nephew petitions Kennebec County Probate Court to appoint Ernest L Goodspeed Augusta attorney as administrator of Elizabeth V Sawyer estate valued around 95000. Frank A Tirrell Jr Rockland suggested as attorney for the estate.
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Elizabeth V. Sawyer
Gardiner
Charles Edwin Levett
Charleston
S. C
Kennebec County
Ernest L. Goodspeed
Augusta
First Massachusetts coins minted in 1652 during Endecott era
At the Massachusetts Historical Society, Herman Clarke outlines John Hull’s rise as mintmaster and the colony’s move to coin money amid scarce English currency. The 1652 decision, Hull’s partnership with Robert Sanderson, the wooden mint near Summer Street, and the early New England shilling issues are recounted, with context on wampum, counterfeit risk, and the oak tree motif replacing the pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Historical Society
Herman Frederick Clarke
Brookline
John Hull
Massachusetts
Leicestershire
England
Hull
New England
Richard Storer
Judith
Edmund Quincy
Phillip
Mr. Clarke
Europe
Manhattan
Boston
Charlestown
Harvard College
West Indies
Peru
Clarke
General Court
Cromwell
John Endecott
Endecott
Robert Sanderson
Washington Street
Summer Street
Charles II
Thomas Temple
Nova Scotia
Loreau's trousers reveal polar ice drift in a year
The account describes Arctic drift observations from 1881. Loreau’s pants on the Jeannette allegedly drifted from the North Pole toward Siberia in three years, cited by Commander MacMillan to illustrate a moving polar ice mass and the challenges of establishing a fixed weather base. The text mixes anecdotes about Loreau, the Jeannette expedition, and Peary's pole claim, with dramatic descriptions of ice splitting and pressure gas.
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Louis Loreau
North Pole
Siberia
Donald B. MacMillan
Pole
Bering Sea
Perry
George W. deLonge
United States
Spitzbergen
Norway
Peary
Plant Increases Lead Among Elks Bowlers
Jey MacDonald reported from Augusta Kiwanis on Sino-Japanese conflict impressions and media reliability due to official bias. The piece notes MacDonald’s past as a college faculty member in the Orient and cites a UP connection. It also mentions Carl Moran handling $2,850,000 in checks for the Maritime Commission tied to the Dollar Liner President Hoover, as shown in a Boston paper.
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Jey MacDonnild
United Press
Chita
Augusta Kiwanis Club
MacDonald
Orient
Carl Moran
Broadway
Rockland
Maritime Commission
Hoover
Boston
Gardiner Court Intercession Grants New Trial in DUI Plea Change
A Gardiner Municipal Court ruling after sentencing led to a Litchfield man receiving a new trial and a lighter sentence. He had changed his plea from guilty to not guilty to a charge of attempting to drive while under the influence of liquor after his employer intervened.
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Gardiner Municipal
Litchfield
Reds win first round in Y M C A Intermediate League
Central Reds finish the first round undefeated by beating the Whites 26 to 14 and clinching the league title. Fresh Grays defeated Fresh Browns 36 to 24 while Browns and Whites dropped to 2 losses. Alkazin and Sullivan led the Reds. Estes led the Whites with eight points.
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REDS
Central Reds
Central
Central Grammar
Grays
Browns
Alkazin
Sullivan
Estes
Gray
Fleming
A. Desmond
Cummings
Fowne
Staples
J. Teewnold
Dike Opens Second Half With A Victory
Dike's unbeaten squad wins its fourth straight by defeating North Grammar 19 16 in a brisk second round opener. Kenyon leads Dike with 11 points as Central overwhelms St Mary's 35 10 with Farnham scoring 13 and King six. North Grammar girls’ squad praised as best cheerers.
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Y Grammar School
Dike
North Grammar
Northies
North
Kenyon
Central
St. Mary's
Shuffleboard Tourney At YMCA Draws Many Entrants
The YMCA shuffleboard annual tourney draws many players. Senior division pairings show Robert Ingram versus Stanley Jack, Robert Ham Wettways against Clinton Child, and others listed. Junior division matches include Norman Alkazin vs Paul Leeman, Edward McMahan vs Gordon Estes, with Allan Atwood receiving a bye. Last week Edward Cummings won the junior Sticks game. Next week features a ten pin Ta bowl, followed by the February Pocket Billiard Tournament with sign ups due before week’s end. U.S. Navy inspectors at B L W Corp hosted a dinner at Hotel Phoenix Tuesday.
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Y. M.ca
Robert Ingraham
Stanley Jack
Robert Ham- Wett
Clinton Child
Carleton Sin
Eni Brown
Clarence Atweed Jr
Frank Hinds
David Ayr
Charles Sullivan
Rill Cummings
Henry Middleton
Meturice Puffer
Frederick Levett
Albert Desmond
Clarence Arsenault
Edward Cummings
Riggers Win Over Carpenters at Bath Iron Works
In a tight Park Alleys contest last Wednesday the Bath Iron Works Riggers beat the Carpenters by 13 pins. Kittridge led winners with 275, while Atwood topped Carpenters with 280. The Riggers trailed early, surged ahead with a strong second string, and held on despite a final string loss to secure total pinfall.
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Park Alleys
Bath Iron Works Corp
Carpenters
Kittridge
Smith
H. Atwood
K. Kittridge
H. McNeil
Ralph Dales Antlers Narrow Elks Bowling Lead
Ralph Dale's Antlers reduced Phil Eaton's Eleven O Clocks lead from 11 to 9 points in the Elks bowling league Monday. Antlers won opening match while Fixed Stars, led by Eddie Hartnett, grabbed seven in the second, Les Plant posted 323 high, Jay Povich 312, Ted Hamb 303, and Al Thayer 296.
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Les Plant
Jay Povich
Elks’ Bowling League
Plant
Povich
al Thayer
Ted Ham
Tom Cummings
Roy Richter
Ellis
Mire
Thayertene
Ham Cummings
Richter
Eaton E
Mullaney
Conroy
Couture
Sheridan
Dale
M Petlock
Redion
Crosby McCormick
Sinclan
Grindell
G Boutin
Hartnett
Parshies
Ss Povieh
Whitnes
Laces
PR Nowell
Muncttonatea
Brea
Ralph Dale
Phil Eaton
Elks
Theevening
Eddie Hartnett
Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc 1938
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc orders notice for interested parties. First and final account by executors Lily Carroll Roberts estate and Joseph Young decedent. Petition to appoint Fred P Young administrator without bond for the Phippsburg estate. Publication to run three weeks.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Lily Carroll Roberts
Georgetown
Girard Trust Company
Robert Dechert
Joseph Young
Phippsburg
Fred P Young
Fred P Young Son
Phippseburg
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The
Bath Daily Times
Polar Star Lodge
Central Church Circle
Walter S. Russell
Joseph Franks
Arthur Sewall & Co
Dunlap Commandery
Portland
Portland Commandery
William H. Mample
Independence Hall
Columbia Orchestra
Merrymeeting Lodge
Bowdoinham
Board of Registration
Lewiston
Bathers
Primrose Whist Club
Irving Nash
William Parris
Denham
Bath Electric Railroad
Maine Central
Oak Street
Blind Crossing
New Meadows
O. W. Folsom
Winter Street Church
Pythian Sisterhood
Gilmore
West Bath Grange Hall
Charles H. Matson
S. 8. Cahill
Lewiston Lodge
Lincoln
Frank A. Welch
John Payne
F. C
Robert W. Carr
Bowdeinham
Naval Cadet
Bath-Lewiston Electric Railroad
Carnegie Works
Beacon Street Church Society
Edwin Bonney
Holly Tree Inn
Sagadahock
Court ‘Streety
Oakdale Lodge
Templars
Nen
K. of P
Sagadahoc Lodge
Good Templars
A. M. Franks
Pejepscot
E. W. Thomas
Bangor
Leora M. Thurlow
Saarianthe
William Sprague
Auburn
Messrs
Meloney
Denham 2d
Titcomb
Dillaway
Bernice Morse
Pauline Golder
Edward Upton
Orono
Knights of Columbus
Joseph A. McGowin
J.L. P. Burke
G. K
John E. Fitzgerald
John Conley
William Hogan
Hugh Madden
James C. Mulligan
B. Coughlin
L. T. Snipe
John O’brien
Illegee
Kennebec River
Hercules
George Wright
Gerard Mahoney
This City
Cottage City
Standard Oil Co
Maverick
Knickerbocker
Swanton, Jameson Co
Boyd
H. W. Swanton
J. C. Jameson
Kelley, Spear & Co
Popham Lodge
Patten Lodge
Page
Esquire
Othe
Order of the Temple
Alfred King
South Street
M. G. Shaw
Ant Ge
Hyde Windlass Co
George Dunning
Vine and
Water Streets
Ed Pask
Jake's
Bath Company
Conant’s
Universalist Society
Frank Shorey
the Society
Kennebec Yacht Club
Jake
Winneganes
North End
Wiscasset
Mill Pond
Ira Mason
Commercial Street
E. O. Dow
Whitehouse
Fin de Siecle
Turkey
Bay State
Ella Weeks
Newcastle
Lafayette
Loreau
Whites
Y. M. C. A. Intermediate League
Y. M. C. A. Grammar School League
U.S. Navy
B. L. W. Corp
Hotel Phoenix
Allie Jewett
Dick Hersom
Colonial Club
Jewett
Hersom
Don Jewett
Johnny Levya
Levya
Johnny Sanborn
Colonial
Jewett Yee
Hersom Asthe Tobby
Eeesns
Eeenaeses Nee Levya
Sanborn
Ey Winchenbach
Aia
Toothaker Fave
Parry Coves
Parks Beets
Ak Burden
Ramsay Farestat
W. Morse
Powers Re
Mayo
B Sedgewick Reed
H Henderscon
See
McCole
R. Duncan
Turner
E. Brown
M. Trott
Riggers
Higgins Kittridge
Damien
Burns
G Delano
James
Cannon
Atwood Ts Oe
McNeil
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L. Plant
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