Patten Free Library marks 40th anniversary in Bath
New Year 1891 opening of Patten Free Library in Bath marked four decades of serving rich and poor alike. The piece recalls early registration, first trustees, first librarian Miss Foote, and the library’s growth from 4308 volumes to 27479 by 1929 while noting shifts in access and services over the years.
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Patten Free Library
Bath
Galen Clapp Moses
Bathites
Miriam D. Newman
Samuel F. Dike
George E. Hughes
Charles E. Hyde
Galen
Pattensie
Apjeanh
Annie J. Anderson
Winter Street
Frank A. Luce
Elm Street
F. E. Dennett
Pearl Street
Rachel A. Clifford
Middle Street
D. M. Humphreys
High Street
Annie L. Palmer
North Street
Wm. Sanford
Washington Street
Angie M. Dunton
Robert Manson
Garden Street
Veturia Manson
Charles A. Palmer
Mary E. Mitchell
Mary B. Page
Fred A. Page
Elizabeth R. Moses
George Moulton, Jr
H. G. Emmons
Summer Street
H. H
Grove Street
Willie S. Shorey
Charlie Mouitsn
Margaret Rogers Foote
Saidie J. Hitchcock
Nellie P. Clark
George W. Hunt
F. F. Blaisdell
John C. Humphreys
O. F. Williams
School Street
H. W. Owen, Jr
King Street
Emma F. Hooper
Green Street
Roscoe P. Ham
Raymond Court
Robert M. Manson
George Washington
John Marshall
Manson
Galen C. Moses
Smith College
Elizabeth E. Webber
Boston
Alice M. Humphreys
Humphreys
Robert Tocthake
Brunswick
A. Mae Gilman
Maine Historical Society
Portland
Arline P. Troop
Miss Newman
Miss Manson
Miss Foote
Library A Fine Send Off Toward Its Half Century Mark
A local library plans a ceremonies and exhibits to celebrate reaching its 50th anniversary. Officials honor volunteers and community supporters while outlining future services and funding needs. Community members share memories of programs that shaped generations and fueled literacy.
McDorr Family Won’t Lose Home After Court Ruling
In Sagadahoc Superior Court Judge John J. Keegan ruled that by accepting a payment after a breach the McDorrs had waived the default on their Sabine Road property. The case arose from a writ of unlawful detainer by Allen Brown against Helen B. McDorr over a 200 loan and a $150 bond with tax obligations.
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McDorr
Sabine Road
Winneganee
Sagadahoc
John J. Keegan
Allen Brown
North Bath
Helen B. McDorr
West Bath
McDorrs
Albion C. Brown
Brown
Mc- Dorrs
Ralph O. Dale
Gardiner R. Deering
Keegan
Dale
McCorr
Nursing Committee of Red Cross Meets Bath Chapter
The Bath Chapter Red Cross Nursing Activities Committee met at 72 Front Street with Laura Knowlton of Washington D C present. Mrs Ruth Weeks Henry will be on duty daily except Saturday afternoon and Sunday when a physician is present. No night calls unless emergency. Minimum 75 cents per visit and one dollar for maternity cases. Office hours 830 to 9 am and 430 to 5 pm. Phone 805.
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Nursing Activities Committee
Bath
Red Cross
Front Street
Laura Knowlton
Washington, D. C
Ruth Weeks Henry
Allen Rowe Bath Couple Married at Central Church Parsonage
Ralph W. Allen and Alice Rowe of Bath were married at the Central church parsonage Saturday evening at eight. Rev David L Wilson performed a single ring ceremony. Bridesmaid Alice Rand and best man Harvey V. Rowe attended. The bride wore blue satin with a matching hat. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Rowe. The groom is a mason and painter in Bath, son of Mr and Mrs Henry P Allen of West Buxton.
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Ralph W. Allen
Alice Rowe
Bath
Central Church
David L. Wilson
Alice Rand
Harvey V. Rowe
John A. Rowe
Bernard
East Bowdoin Ladies' Aid Holds New Year's Tree
The East Bowdoin Ladies' Aid held a New Year tree at Mrs. Ernest Carr's home on January 1 with eleven members attending dinner of baked beans bread cake pies pickets and coffee. After the business meeting gifts were distributed with each receiving popcorn and candy. Music by younger members added to a gay gathering. Next meeting set for January 15 at Mrs Grant Woods. Also notes visits from Chelsea and Augusta residents and students returning to Brunswick and New Gloucester. Two women appointed to the Bench in Mess. to the Bench, the first time in the state.
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East Bowdoin Ladies’ Aid
Ernest Carr
Grant Woods
Irving Clough
Chelsea
L. C. Starbird
Orman
Myron Douglass
Augusta
Clyde Starbird
Brunswick
Samuel Enman
Charles Babb
Leonard Curtis
New Gloucester
Seeds salesmen wanted in Cobb Co Franklin Mass
Energetic men nationwide invited to earn significant earnings selling seeds. No experience required. Steady commission work offered. Write for particulars Cobb Co Franklin Mass 1 1 41p.
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Cobb Co
Franklin
Mass
Saladahoe Fertilizer Co office reopens in Bowdoinham
In Bowdoinham the Saladahoe Fertilizer Co office opened for the first time this winter with word a new company will take over the business and the plant will soon operate, a development welcomed as the town would face losses if the plant closed. Frank J. Nichols, 70, died Saturday in Culzu ra California, a longtime Maine Central Railroad figure and former village station agent. He leaves a widow, a daughter Mrs Robert H. Jack, two grandchildren, and a son in the Philippine Islands.
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Saladahoe Fertilizer Co
Frank J. Nichols
Culzura
Calif
Nichols
Maine Central Railroad
Robert H. Jack
Kenneth
Adra Jack
Bangor
Frank
Philippine Islands
C. L. Browne
R. D. Purington
Mary Lilly
Samuel Dorrance
Hulda Powers
Topsham
L. P. Temple
Lewiston
Merrymeeting Grange
Charles M. White
Agricultural Department
Civil Service Examining Board
Brunswick
James Perkins
Boston
Perkins
Electa Chapter
G. M. Rogers
Marshall
Litchfield
Lydia Webber
Ewiston
F. K. Jack’s. Kennebec Lodge
K. of
J. E. Cornish
Newtonville
Mass
Cornish
Charles McEwen
C.C
George Sedgley
V. C
William Adams
Norman Rowe
Caleb Sedgley
Ernest S. Lancaster
Emer Jordan
Charles Berry
Richard Frye
I. G
Percy Tibbetts
O. G
Lodge
Judge Ames
Harvey
Watertown
Harvey, Jr
Charles Hackett
Jack Gibson
James Brown
Hackett
George H. Hackett
Selectman Douglass
Richmond
H. D. Cornish
Portland
Jessie Cromwell
Charlotte White
E. L. White
the Ridge
Augusta
Kenneth Webber
Frank Webber
Pittsburg
John Gibson
John Jewell
Wellesley
Karel Cornish
Washington
L. P. Tempie
E. P. Kendall
R. A. Soaglass
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Firm Passes To New ownership
The Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co of Bowdoinham is reorganized as Sagadahoc Fertilizer Company Inc. under Avery M. Fides. R D Purinton remains as superintendent and the firm, backed by ample financing, aims for prompt service and reliable shipping as it begins January 1 and anticipates a prosperous year.
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Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Bowdoinham
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Company, Inc
Avery M. Fides
R. D. Purinton
Purinton
Fides
Maine
University of Maine
Bath Eagles to Honor the Past Presidents
Past Presidents Night at Bath Aerie of Eagles No 875 will be observed Tuesday evening January 13 at its Front Street rooms. Secretary Edward Jr Lee dispatched notices to members. expected large attendance. The event features initiation auditor's report entertainment and refreshments. Sixteen of nineteen past presidents living will likely attend with others listed as deceased. William F Ham in charge will appoint chairs for the occasion.
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Bath Aerie of Eagles
Front Street
Edward Jr. Lee
Bathaerie
Order of Eagles
Roscoe P. Ham
Eugene J. Hartnett
Alex J. Cochran
Thomas B. Perry
William L. Cullinan
Hyde Park
Mass
Henry S. Farrell
John C. Tourtlotte
John J. Lee
Quincy
Edward M. Stcobbins
Edward ‘1
Whitehouse
William F. Ham
William H. Poertner
Portland
Harold W. Child
Edward J. Lee
Mrs Hyde Hosts New Year's Bridge Party
Mrs Percy Hyde entertained her bridge club at Bedford street with a New Year joke tree. Winners at two tables included Mrs Sherman McQuaide and Mrs Stearns Scott with the consolation prize going to Mrs Scott. Plans for next meeting were made and refreshments served. A separate note says a woman recently lost 200000 dollars worth of unset diamonds on the sidewalk.
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Percy Hyde
Bedford Street
Sherman McQuaide
Stearns Scott
Scott
Andrews Road
Addison Pendleton
Lincoln Street
William Hoyle
Lincoln Bailey
John Atwood
Lois McKeiver
Colorful Scenes About Capitol in First District Observed
The report highlights figures around the first district including Dr. Augustus O. Thomas former state superintendent and possible gubernatorial contender, Daniel F. Field of Phillips as Republican chairman, Edgar Rounds of Portland a veteran lawmaker, Harmon G. Allen of Sanford and Dr. Adelbert F. Williams in federal service roles. Sagadahoc delegates Henry C. Wright N Gratz Jackson Wilbur C. Oliver Bath residents and state officials occupy Augusta House and Sewall Street addresses. A House session informs governor of quorum and a contested supply order by Wright passes with one dissent.
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Cumberland
York
Augustus O. Thomas
Carl E. Milliken
Nebraska
Gardiner
Daniel F. Field
Phillips
Republican Committee
Edgar Rounds
Portland
Edgar
Harmon G. Allen
Sanford
Harmon
House
Senate
Adelbert F. Williams
Phippsburg
Williams
Sagadahoc County
Maine
U. S
N. Gratz Jackson
Bath
Henry C. Wright
Carlton
Wright
North Grammar School Pupils Commended for Attendance
The following pupils have been neither absent nor tardy for the first term: Grade 7 Madelyn Dunton Margaret Gallagher Elizabeth Lee Lawrence McDonald Beatrice Rideout Henry Rideout Francis Stover Roscoe Woodman Grade 6 Mary Bates Ruth Gallagher Frank Gibbons Howard Holmes Annie King Ida John Dorothy Wing Grade 5 Robert Carver Edmund Furber Virginia Kingsbury Katherine Milliken Roger Oliver Charles Robinson John Staples Francis Sullivan Grade 4 Eunice Ambrose Warren Higgins Helen Joy Constance Morin Viola Rideout.
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North Grammar School
Madelyn Dunton
Margaret Gallagher
Elizabeth Lee
Lawrence McDonald
Beatrice Rideout
Henry Rideout
Francis Stover
Roscoe Woodman
Mary Bates
Ruth Gallagher
Frank Gibbons
Howard Holmes
Annie King
Ida John
Dorothy Wing
Robert Carver
Edmund Furber
Virginia Kingsbury
Katherine Milliken
Roger Oliver
Charles Robinson
John Staples
Francis Sullivan
Eunice Ambrose
Warren Higgins
Helen Joy
Constance Morin
Viola Rideout
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Patten
Miss Robbins
John G. Knowlton
Florence E. Donnell
South Street
Ruth Work
Oak Street
H. Emma Magoun
Lida C. Fisher
Carrie F. Luce
Alice N. Magoun
Alice K. Robbins
Annie EF
Nursing Committee OF
Allen-Rowe
Bowdoin
Mess
F. H. Whalen
Clara Fogg
St. Petersburg
Fla
Emily Rideout
Farm Bureau
Richmond Sorner
Arthur Webber
Orono
Helen Britt
New Hampshire
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Company
Bath Eagles
Bath Aerie
Mrs. Hyde
Goodyear
Hatch’s Shoe Store
Brunswicck Senter
Spencer Corsetiere
Spencer
TOR
Beatrice E. Rand
Dummer St
Capitol
Bath Department