Freshet forecast and Bath social notes from 1905
Fortunes of a predicted Kennebec freshet hinge on snows and light rains this spring, with locals recalling the 1896 flood as a benchmark. A crowded Bath scene includes pool matches at Colonial club, billiards at Kennebec Yacht club, and a horse rescued from the river spill. Firefighters battled a Crescent Street blaze, then local society and travel news light up the day with visitors, partnerships, and trips to Portland and Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Gala gala celebration marks inspection of Maine K T commandery
February 8 1905 Dunlap commandery K T to hold gala evening with Eminent Sir George W Gower grand generalissimo of Maine presiding. Order of the Temple to be conferred and banquet at New Meadows Inn after the meeting. Miss Marcia Sewall hero of a runaway accident on Front Street dragged in snow but uninjured. Spectators praised her bravery. Colonial Club February meeting held amid storm with many members present. A. W. Hodgkins presented a large photograph of the late John N. Meloney. Fortnightly to be held at Mrs N T Palmers on High Street tomorrow. Co H Parsons of Gloucester returned after visiting Arthur H Stetson. Mrs E W Bunker arrived from Rockland to join her husband at the Columbia Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
George W. Gower
Grand Commandery
Maine
Order of the Temple
New Meadows Inn
Marcia Sewall
Samuel S. Sewall
Front Street
Elm Street
Miss Sewall
Colonial Club
F. C. Scribner
A. W. Hodgkins
Annie Getchell
John N. Meloney
Meloney
Times Office
Helen York
Robert F. Olds
University of Maine
Bath schooner Ella L Davenport anchors leaking at Norfolk
February 9 1905 report from Bath Maine states the schooner Ella L Davenport Captain Dunton put into Norfolk leaking and crew exhausted during a voyage from Mobile to Wilmington with lumber. She sailed from Mobile February 10 and the crew is described as fatigued after the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella L. Davenport
Dunton
Norfolk
Davenport
Mobile
Wilmington
Snow Named Brunswick Fish Warden by Governor Cobb
February 10 1905 Isaac H Snow of Brunswick is appointed fish warden by Governor Cobb after serving as deputy warden for four years. Snow is a frequent visitor to the city and has worked with Warden John on. A. P. Denham defeated L Gowell 50 to 37 in the Colonial club pool second class. Over 75 tons of Lake Auburn ice stored in New Meadows Inn ice house for next summer. Four big carloads brought the ice from Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac H. Snow
Brunswick
Cobb
Snow
Mr. Snow
Johnon
A. P. Denham
L. Gowell
Colonial Club
Denham
Gowell
Lake Auburn
New Meadows Inn
Maine
Auburn
Walter J Colby Enjoys Week Of Vacation Festive Evening
Walter J Colby meat cutter at the Chase Store is on a week long vacation and hosted the store clerks for a supper and social at his home Cook's Corner. Clerks praise his entertaining skills as the local telephone company youths hosted a social for the ladies last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Colby
Cook's Corner
Mr. Colby
City Theatre Party Roads to Lewiston for Barrymore Show
A large city party plans to see Ethel Barrymore in Sunday at Lewiston this evening. S. A. Morse and E. D. True set to play pool in Colonial club tournament tonight. Three ice track races scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Winnegance with two first class races planned and a potential Jordan Legard rematch discussed. Michael Boland busy receiving congratulations after reportedly hearing from Ireland about pleasing news from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Ethel Barrymore
S. A. Morse
E. D. True
Winnegance
Jordan
Legard
Michael Boland
Ireland
Local Notes and Miscellany from Bath and Lewiston
A Bath observer cites rumors of an heir to a large property and denies them, while a Times reporter notes no truth in the claim. Front street sees a new “snow slide” neck as pedestrians test for avalanches. Lewiston visitors include H A Huse Jr and Charles Toothaker, with business and travel notes on Mrs F I Pettingill and Mervin Rice of Bowdoin College now in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Rice
Bowdoin College
New York City
Bath
Bath nurse leaves to enter service
Geneva Alyce Russell, daughter of Mrs Essie Russell and the late Albert Russell of Vanceboro, left Bath Monday for Boston to be sworn in as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps. She will attend training at Fort Devens before active service. A 1941 Bath Memorial Hospital graduate, she has lived on Center Street and worked privately in Bath, with two brothers in the service Perley Russell in the Pacific and Donald Russell with U S Cavalry in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Alyce Russell
Essie
Albert Russell
Vanceboro
Bath
Boston
Army Nurses Corps
Fort Devens
Miss Russell
Vanceboro High School
Bath Memorial Hospital
Center Street
Sgt
Perley Russell
USA
Pacific
Pfc
Donald Russell
U. S. Cavalry
Philippine Islands
Handsome collie seeks Navy enlistment in Bath
A yellowish collie with brown markings has lingered at the Naval Receiving Station on Western avenue for a month. He refuses to leave and is adored by the local boys who feed him. The dog wears a collar with brass features and a name plate without a name. Owners can reach V. Algin, Sig. R. T. Receiving Station, DD807, Bath to claim him.
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United States Navy
Naval
Western Avenue
V. Algin
Sig. R. T
Bath
Crippled Children Hearing On Maine Bill
The Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children sponsors a bill in Maine’s Ninety-Second Legislature to educate handicapped children under a Department of Education division. The hearing was Wednesday February 14 at 2 pm with many statewide groups represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pine Tree Society For Crippled Children, Inc
Maine
Department of Education
Munsey Couple Celebrates Fortieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Lester G Munsey of 13 Pine Street marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. Ten children were invited. all but one, Pvt Ellery Munsey, are living. The couple married Feb 10 1905 in Wiscasset and have long attended Corliss Street Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester G. Munsey
Pine Street
Pvt
Ellery Munsey
U.S.A
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Mr. Munsey
Wiscasset
Waterville
Farmington
N. Gratz Jackson
Old
Old Bath Iron Works In the Pipe Shop, Under Richard Gackenbach
Calvin W. Rogers
Munsey
G. G. Deering
Carroll A. Deering
Lester G. Munsey, Jr
Edwin Russell Munsey
Albert J. Reno
U. S.A
Harry Cool, Jr
Patricia Louise Cool
Josephine Munsey Cool
Mrs. Munsey
Gas shortage circles Bath as dealers face limited supplies
Reports from Bath area dealers show scarce gasoline with several having none for two to three days. Causes cited include storm disruptions, freight embargoes, and competing Army and Navy needs. Dealers urge reduced consumption and cooperation to meet critical wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Farewell Party for Allen Thayer by Bath Fire Dept
A beef steak supper honored Allen Thayer son of Charles Thayer of Willow Street. Combina tion No 2 Bath Fire Department hosted at the fire station Sunday night. Elmer Rogers presented Thayer with a purse of money as he departs Friday for armed forces service. Thayer, employed at Bath Iron Works, is a popular member and will be missed. attendees included Everett Green Langdon Green Charles Ridley Elmer Rogers Ned Whitehouse Alden Denham Fenton Moore Thomas Gallagher Charles Burgess Edmund Webster Murdock Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Thayer
Charles Thayer
Willow Street
Combination No. 2
Bath Fire Department
Elmer Rogers
Thayer
Bath Iron Works
Alden Denham
Fenton I. Moore
Thomas Gallagher
Charles Burgess
Edmund Webster
Murdock Murray
Valentine Party Brings Auxiliary Members Together
Ernest Edgar Kateon Auxiliary held a cheerful Valentine party on Sunday evening after a short meeting. Hearts crepe paper and valentines decorated the room as two elaborate Valentine cakes graced the table. Mrs. Beatrice Grace Mrs. Myrtle Simpson Mrs. Louise Dorsey Mrs. Cora Burns formed the committee. Community singing with Mrs. Dorsey at the piano and a Valentine exchange delighted the older members. A membership drive invites many relatives of United Spanish War veterans to join via Mrs. Bina Staples by calling T9G-M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Edgar Kateon
Beatrice Grace
Myrtle Simpson
Louise Dorsey
Cora Burns
Dorsey
Auxiliary
Bina Staples
Beatrice DeCostas Returns From China Honored Host
Mrs Beatrice DeCostas who just returned from China where she served as American Red Cross club director was guest of honor at a party hosted by Mrs Carleton L Rice and daughter Mrs Laurence F Sheiler Jr at 9 Turner Court Monday night Dinner featured a candle lit table with red rose centerpiece Guests viewed souvenirs and stories from India and China Miss Sheiler screened California and New York films Francis McPherson played piano and invited group singing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice DeCostas
China
American Red Cross Club
Carleton L. Rice
Laurence F Sheiler, Jr
Rice
Turner Court
India
Sheiler
California
Newpor
Francis McPherson
Bath Iron Works Bond Department Members Noted
The Bond department at Bath Iron Works Corp includes Mrs Decostas and former employee Mrs Idella Salmon along with Miss Flaine Moore Miss Elizabeth Thibodeau and Miss Ruth Clark. Mrs John Black and her infant daughter Alfreda have returned home to Grove Street from the Maine Eve and Far In infirmary Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
Bath Iron Works Corp
Decostas
Idella Salmon
Flaine Moore
Elizabeth Thibodeau
Ruth Clark
John Black
Alfreda
Grove Street
Maine
Portland
Hyde Camp Hosts Lincoln Day Party at G A R Hall
Hyde Camp and its auxiliary hosted a Lincoln Day program at the G A R hall Monday evening. The event featured piano solos, speeches by Rev Walter A Smith and Loring Additon, essays on Abe Lincoln, musical numbers, prize awards, and the Star Spangled Banner, with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.A.R. Hall
T. W. Hyde
Cliff Leeman
Walter A. Smith
Hyde Camp
America
Phillip A. Boyd
Maurice J. Warner
Gladys M. Gunde
Abe Lincoln
Eleanor Grainger
B.I.W. Quartet
Messrs. Trail
Thebeau, Portier, Grenier
Walter S. Smith
Riva Greenblatt
Grace Whittemore
Betty Swain
Melvin Witham
Loring Additon
Mardi Gras Party at U S O Hall a Grand Success
The Mardi Gras at the U S O hall Tuesday evening drew over 300 guests. The King and Queen led a grand entrance on a white carpet with a coronet of red roses and freesia. Miss Rena Ulmer sang with Cliff Leeman's orchestra, and trumpeter Roland Gagnon received strong praise. The event featured a grand march, intermission confetti, and a colorful throne scene arranged by the Garden club. The court included Helen Merrill and court ladies Thelma Sprague Louise Crowley Ina Anderson and Mary Caron. Elizabeth Deering, Bath state legislator, spoke at a Williams School Parent-Teacher Association meeting in Augusta Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. O. Hall
Roland Gagnon
George Temple
Pharm. M. 2-c
USN
Rena Ulmer
Cliff Leeman
Helen Merrill
Thelma Sprague
Louise Crowley
Ina Anderson
Mary Caron
Grammar Graders Rout Bowdoinham Juniors In City Hall Contest
The Grammar Graders beat Bowdoinham 37 to 12 led by Parker and Cullen with 12 points each. A return game is set for Feb 15 at Huse School to level the series. A preliminary match between Grammar Graders first team and Huse School grads is planned, with a Brunswick JV game Friday after school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jath
Bowdoinham
Parker
Cullen
Huse
Bath
Huse School
Brunswick Jv’s
Brunswick
Bowdeinham
Former Bath teacher becomes a bride at Lewiston ceremony
Miss Mary Elaine Woodhead former Morse High teacher married Second Lieut Richard Norman Warren U S A F at St Josephs Lewiston with Monsignor Johnson officiating. Bride wore ivory satin. sister Patricia maid of honor and Lorraine Irene bridesmaids. Best man Howard Woodhead brother of bride. Lieut Warren son of Mr and Mrs Chester E Warren of Lewiston. Friends of John Green of North street ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elaine Woodhead
Morse High
Richard Norman Warren
St. Joseph's Church
Lewiston
George P. Johnson
Arthur Woodhead
Probate Notices From Sagadahoc County Bath 1945
Probate court in Bath Sagadahoc announces three weekly newspaper notices for March hearings on estates of Marion M Allain Harry T Madden Bengar J Goodwin Thomas Huston Hetty Frost Morse Myra I Richardson Watdo E Allen Lawrence Bo Greenwood Fred F Hooper Thayer and related executors administrators trustees and guardians seeking probate letters testamentary de bonis non and final accounts with names of heirs and applicants for appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Harry T. Madden
Edith Madden
Edith M. Madden
Bengar J. Goodwin
George J. Goodwin
George
Goodwin
Thomas Ee Ae Huston
Florence E. Huston
Thore'n
Florence & Huston
Hetty Frost Morse
Florence E Huston
Edward W Bridgham
Lawrence Bo Greenwood
Barron
Fred FE Hooper
Porst
Anne EO Hooper
Miyo Thayer
Willian B Hanggett
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. C. Gackenbach
Hiram T. Stevens
Gackenbach
Kennebec Yacht Club
Ed Smith
Henry Parker
Arthur K. Purington
Charles Blaisdell
Clifford Lee
George Ward
Oliver Moses
Frank McLellan
Mason
City Landing
Crescent
York Streets
Horace Kennerson
Lillian French
Lena Tobey
Skowhegan
James French
Oak Glen Farm
Eugene Reynolds
Georgetown
Reynolds
Charles Shaw
Greenville
A. H. Shaw
F. H. Kimball
Norman H. Bassett
Augusta
A. B. Harvey
the Universalist Church
Ladies of the Universalist Society
W. J. Boyle
Novelty
Standard
Fred J. Mathews
Shannon House
Charles W. Welch
Phoenix
Maine Hotel Association
A. A. Lewis
Wesley Church
Park Street
North Orrington
Bangor
William D. Mussenden
Bath Trust Co
R. H. Baxter
New York
Clyde Line
Jacksonville
William Robbins
Titusville
N. T. Palmer
High Street
Co. H. Parsons, Esq
Gloucester
Arthur H. Stetson
E. W. Bunker
Rockland
Columbia Hotel
Bath Polo
Gardiner
Howard Parks
James Farnham
Thomas Ryan
William Shaughnessey
John Hart
Freemont Farnham
Mr. Lowell. S S
Omicron Sigma Society
Music Hall
Clara Pierce
Elizabeth Cahill
Florence Andrews
Bath Merchants’ Association
J. L. P. Burke
James P. Walsh
Knight of Columbus
William Ledyard
Browning, King & Co
James C. Ledyard
Mr. Ledyard
New Orleans
Francis Adams
South Street
Sagadahoc Bar Association
First National Bank
Lombard Street
Alice Humphreys
G. R. Ballard
Henry Vaughn
Maine General Hospital
Mayor Hyde
Pullman
Doughnut Cove
Mrs. Hyde
Arthur S. Hyde
Eleanor
Eugene R. Spear
New England Telephone Co
Guy Flaherty
Lancaster
F. M. Harnden
Oak Street
Genesta Chapter
Percy E. Barbour
F. E. Boothby
Cahill
Morse
Turners Court
Hamilton
Norton
No. 2
S . Es
Cnariecs
S. Brow
H. W. Owen, Jr
A. G. Oliver
Ariel Club
Harry Sprague
Union Street
Alderman Worosby
F. A. Barker
Norway
Arthur Searles
Bridgton
F. P. Davis
Mrs. Searles
Edward O. Atkins
B. Tracy
Winter Harbor
J. P. Roberts
Edgecomb
Montsweagh
Daniel McGilvary
Woburn
Henry G. Hodgdon
New England Telephone I Co
Roxy
Times
Georgia
H. A. Huse, Jr
F. I. Pettingill
Palm Beach
Florida
Charles L. McLellan
McLellan
Joseph Nichols
Henry C. Upton
Pennell
Cumberland County
Charles Toothaker
Swanton, Jameson Co
Miss Geneva Alyce Russell
Army Nurses’ Corps
Collie
Herbert D. Maxwell
Boothbay Harbor
Combination 2
Fire Department
Kateon Camp
Carlton Rice
Hyde
Elizabeth Deering
Williams School
F.G
Harrison
Pecci
Staples
McPhee
G. E.G Babb
Hobart
Cruse
Mitchell
Bacon
Smart
Alan
Linnegan
Kimball
Tarr
Hutchins Caras
LaRochelle
John Green
North Street
Arthur J. Dunton
John L. Tack
Jonny T Jack
Wilber G Cahill
Ath
Saeed Aljae
Whiteside
Arthur Jounton
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