Front Street Past: Bath Businesses of 60 Years Ago
A Bath writer recalls Front Street view toward Broad Street from Summer Street era, describing gas lit streets, plank sidewalks, and a thriving merchants row. He names shops from Dad Gilman’s trucking office to Thompson Brothers Clothiers, various groceries, hardware, jewelry and barber shops, and notes the 1888 library addition and old Columbian Hall.
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Bath
Front Street
Broad Street
Times Company
Sumrise
Aoe Library
Hell’s Kitchen
Dad- Gilman
Charles
W. Shepard
Walston
Richard
Walter Russell
Russell Hall
Knights of Labor
Fred Harris
Sailors’ Supply
Joe Spiet
Old Columbian Hall
Old Columbian House
Charles W. Dunning
Joseph Spiet
George Harrison
Crockett & Luce
William H. Smith
Elbridge G. Wilson
Humphrey Purington
W. H. Emmons
Elm
Front Streets
Carl
George Meanik
Elm Street
Max Katz
Seth Hobart
Fred Leonard
Cross Elm Street
Frank Brown
A. S. Winslow
Mikelsky
Haley's Furniture Store
George Snell
Mr. Snell
Atkinson House
J. M. Hayes Co
Fred W. Hartnett
Fred Klippell
Chandler
John C. Higgins
Charles R. Higgins
Holmes
L. F
Nickalos
George O. Foye
George A. Colton
Richmond Shaw
Elliot House
Shaw Shoe
Edward J. Pask
George Fisher
Johnson Bros
Anderson’s
McFadden’s Drug Store
Davis Hatch Shoes and Rubbers
Charles W. Clifford
Percy & Mitchell
Frank H. Percy
G. Fred Mitchell
O. P. Coffin
Pond Bros
Howland & Hayden
Charles A. Harriman
Hall & Hunt
Watson's
Harmon’s Clothing
Shepard’s
Bath Iron Works
Bath Savings Institution
Swanton & Jameson
Jackson
The
Savings Institution
Charles H. Bagley
Morris Povich
John Klippell
Cyr’s Market
James H. Scott
Bath Fire Department
Paradise Avenue
Baldwin Parshley
Young
O. M. Redlon
Walter G. Webber
Filene of
Boston
Boston Bargain Clothing Co
George E
Frank N. Thompson
Filene
Thompson Bros., Clothiers
Maine
Newberry
Sagadahock Block
William H. Swett
Lions meet and lodge officers listed in Wiscasset report
The bi monthly Lions club meeting at Ledges Inn Jan 4 drew a large crowd despite weather. Dr Arthur A Nichols spoke, charter night planning for Feb 21 at Red Men hall was outlined, and fund raising goals were set. Star lodge Knights of Pythias and multiple other Grange and OES officers were elected with installation planned for late January.
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Wiscasset
Fred Engert
Star Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Fred Waterman Blagdon
C.C
Allie M. Colby
V.C
Everett W. Jackson
Charles E. Cowley
Charles S. Sewall
Roger E. Cowley
Joseph F. Erskine
Fred W. Blagdon
Edwin S. Pooler
I.G
Arambec Lodge
1.C.C.F
James Ferguson
Wiscasset Grammar School
Martina Willis
Capt. Ferguson
Garrison Hill
O.E.S
Madeline F. Reed
W.M
William H. Burton
W.P
Alberta B. Blagden
Lawrence I. Davis
Laura H. Evans
Louise J. Blagden
Helen L. Gross
Eunice
Dorothy Godfrey
Phyllis Kinney
Ada Searles
Winthrop
Thaddeus Reed
Harold Shea
Lucille Leighton
Jed Colby
Holbrook Blagdon
Laura Seavey
Harriet Jackson
John F. Jackson
Merle Day
Fthel Reed
Ceres
Beatrice Jones
Pomona
Alice Blagdon
John Merry
Wiscasset Academy
Richmond
Sabattus
Bridge
Litchfield
Ray Dalton
Bill Riley
Ken Sherman
Clyde Dow
Ted Dalton
Bill Townsend
Thomaston
Lincoln J. V
Rockport
Pan American
Texas City
Mason Plant
Birch Point
Bucksport
Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge
Annual Roll Call Notice for Jan 24
The annual roll call will be held on January 24. Members unable to attend should notify Searee Bertha LeBourdais.
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Searree
Bertha LeBourdais
Wiscasset Academy Names Good Citizen and Busy Week
Fred W Merry of Wiscasset, a senior, named Good Citizen as Barbara Petrie leads student activities. Senior class to present Saved by the Belle with Joe Avery orchestra. proceeds fund commencement and Boston trip. Earl Hutchinson visits for educational ideas. Local clubs meet. White Elephant club, Gray Ladies aid veterans. March of Dimes card party announced. Boothbay Harbor bus line sale. Hodgdon’s service briefly noted. Christmas program highlights grade 6 and 7 party activities with numerous readers and performances.
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Bateden Tneey
Fred W. Merry
Wiscasset
Onddemy
Barbara
Peasy
Joe Avery
Boston
Earl Hutchinson
State Agent of Secondary Education
Academy
Hutchinson
Organ Society of the Congregational Church
Larrabee
Marston
White Elephant Club
Hattie Mosher
Warren Street
Gray Ladies
Veterans’ Facility
Masonic Hall
March of Dimes
John L. Blagdon
Harrison Hodgdon
Boothbay Harbor
Roland Gray
Ann Grover
Santa Claus
Jimmy Dowling
Robert Hersom
Roger Dyer
Paul Huber
George Main
Carol Brown
America
Judy Rines
William Johnson
Great Britain
Robert MacQueston
Russia
Roger Dalton
Scandinavia
Priscilla Colby
Austria
Madelene Fairfild
Alaska
Beverly Main
Marjorie Delano
George Flanders
Clarence Leavitt
Arthur Reed
Santa Claus and
The
Evelyn Cronk
Zena Tibbetts
Faylene Hunnewell
Barbara Rines
Chorus
Bethlehem
Barby Rines
Woman's Club
Gertrude DiPerri
Committee On Child Welfare
State Department of Health and Welfare
Margaret MacLaren
West Bath Grange hosts baked bean supper and card party
Welfare committee invites friends to Grange Hall for a 6 30 p m supper and card party. Attendees urged to call Mrs Florence Fareham or Mrs E W Haggett, while many local residents are listed as attendees and guests in a social roundup. Next meeting set for Feb 4. Numerous local residents and families are noted in personal items and visits.
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West Bath
Grange Hall
Florence Fareham
E. W. Haggett
Marshall
Joanne
David
Jeanette
John
Ca Westras
Grange
Herbert Simpson
William Powers
Oscar Wright
Charles Dunham
Rose
Francis Deehan
Courtney Stover
Littlefield School
William F. White
Irving Burnham
Betty
William Cayilor
Dallas
Texas
Paul Doe
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Ronald Paul
Doe
Bonnie June
Carole Ann
Chester W. Doe
Northwood
N. H
Berry Mills Road
Swain
Bath Memorial Hospital
Leroy Belanger, Jr
Ralph Baker
Dunbar
W. Va
Arthur Wing
Brunswick
Carroll Wing
Frankie Rose
Stanley Rose
Bath
Marshall Boudreau
Lena Larrabee
Edward McMann
Joseph Larrabee
Betty Goodell
Freda Tyler
Boston
James Fuller
Burleigh Mank
Waldoboro
G. C. Smith
Edward Thompson
Laurence Chattley
Patsy Lynn
San Francisco
Calif
Maine
William Brown Sr
Jennie Larrabee
Portland
Merton Wright
Wright
Restore Taste by Aerating Canned Citrus Juice and Radar on Ships
A simple method to revive fresh fruit flavor in canned citrus juice is to pour it back and forth between glasses to reintroduce air removed by vacuum canning. Air addition restores aroma and taste in orange juice from cans. The battleship New York became the first naval vessel to use radar equipment.
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New York
Woolwich Community Notices and Local Meetings
Woolwich and Sagadahoc Ferry host church services and club meetings this week. Rev. Lowell Milli preaches Sunday morning at 10:30. town meeting at the schoolhouse. Teachers’ Club and Spinning Wheel Club gatherings planned with hostesses listed. Public notices include New Year tree event and school program led by Supt. Gilman. Local residents shade news with travel updates and health reentry for measles exposure.
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Spinning Wheel Club
Albert Temple
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Florence Carlton
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Annie ‘Hall
Bath
Woolwich P. T. A
Nequasset School House
Starwood C.gilman
Eben Dana
Harold Roberts
Lewiston
Irving Baker
Clarence Baker
Florida
Russell Boyd
Boston
Frank J. Walker
Leona Presby
Portland
Wilbur Presley
William Sheldon
Wate
Charles Joy
Philip Spencer
Edward Reed l
Mary Fall
Miller Ard Faith
Aria Ferry
Jordan _ Wright
Richard Maxcy
Yarmouth
Woolwich P T A Meeting Plans Discussed
Woolwich Parent Teacher Association met Monday evening at the schoolhouse with about 60 attendees. Gilman led the program outlining school improvements and plans for the new term.
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Woolwich
T. A
Gilman
West Bath Grange Names Officers and Plans January Events
West Bath Grange met with new officers presiding. Alton Collins named standing committees for the year and a Men s Night program was set for January 27 with men filling all officers chairs. Pomora Grange will join January 29 for a fifth degree and social events.
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West Bath
R.N
Penny March
Doris Wing
Lucy Armstrong
Everett Lemont
David Henderson
Edwin Hagg
David Fields
Otis N. E. Cardes Doyle
Reginald Farnham
Ferdinand ‘Coolmbs
Joseph Wilson
John ‘Sylvester
William ‘Sthrall
Jdr
Alfred Neat
William Coombs
Wallace McDonald
Courtney’ Stover
Carlton Andrews
Grangend
Pomora Grange
West Bath Grange
Rail profits reach notable peaks in early 20th century
Through Interstate Commerce Commission records, railroads earned profits as high as 5.90 percent in 1916 and 5.50 percent in 1942, with 1917 at 5.02 percent and 3 gains in the last 34 years at only three occasions.
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Ball
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wardens and Vestry Delegate Election Voted Postponed
The treasurer reported all bills paid while the Diocesan convention delegates and alternates election was left to the wardens and vestry. A vote of thanks honored the women who provided refreshments as Mrs George Musk and Miss Anna Trott served after adjournment.
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Will
P. Hill
William B. M
Carrie F. Luce
Gerald
Atkinson
William W
Fi Field
George Musk
Anna Trott
Womans Auxiliary
W. Henry Double
Thomas
Bath Man Guilty On Stop Signal Charge In Municipal Court
In Bath on Wednesday Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering heard two cases. Philip F. Merrill of Damariscotta was found guilty of failing to stop upon request signal by State Trooper Frank W. Powers on Middle Street and paid a $10 fine plus $6.82 costs. Robert Cleveland of Bath pleaded guilty to assault and battery brought by Grace M. Dunn, paid $10 fine and $5.15 costs, and was discharged.
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Gardiner R. Deering
Philip F. Merrill
Damariscotta
Middle Street
Bath
Frank W. Powers
Merrill
Robert Cleveland
Grace M. Dunn
Cleveland
J Deering
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Woolwich Grange
Merele
Uty G. Cleveland Marriner
Ada Coby
Merle Jameson
Harvey Bailey
Miles Memorial Hospital
Maurice Hathorne
Norma Hunnewell
Colby
Granger
Myron Skillings
Burton Bailey
Ernest Stilphen
Julia Getchell
Beatrice Bailey
Ronald Hodgdon
Rose Hathorne
Charlotte Leeman
Florence Smith
Fred Hathorne
Elsie Stinson
Josephine Johnson -Haley
Jessie Spaulding
Evelyn Leeman
Aes
Mildred Ee
Ruth Leeman
Woolwich P.T.A
Ballantine
P. Ballantine & Bena
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