Forty Years Ago in Bath Era Recap
A January 1902 Bath column chronicles funerals at Oak Grove and notable local events. Mrs. Margaret Lockery is laid to rest. Hattie Erskine and John Klippel funerals follow. Community notes cover electric lights, school registration, yacht club meetings, library officers, and local commerce. Events include shipbuilding, ice harvesting, and social gatherings at Wesley church and Bath street residences.
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Margaret
Frank A. Lockery
Lower Washington Street
D. B. Holt
Wesley Methodist Church
John Thurlow
Alex McNeal
W. D. Mitchell
Albion Marr
Edward Burnham
Oak Grove Cemetery
Beacon Street church adds eleven memorial windows
On January 17 1942 contractor C L Farnham installs 11 memorial windows at the Beacon Street church designed by Parley of Portland. North side windows are in, others due by Saturday night with rededication likely the second Sunday in February. Fred H Low elected auditor of Kennebec Steamboat Co. at Gardiner meeting. Frank Reed named engineer of the five masted schooner Prescott Palmer. He was former-
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Kingsbury
Middle Street
Center Street Crossing
Beacon Street
C. L. Farnham
Parley
Fred H. Low
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Gardiner
Frank Reed
Prescott Palmer
Bath Bottling Co
Henry Howard
E. E. Perkins
W. I. Decosta
Frank M. Dunton
Perkins
Howard
Bath High School
Decosta
Center Street
J. F. McNamara
W. F. Berry
Civic League of Maine
North Street
YMCA
Union
Central Church
Civic League
D. L. Yale
George F. Rouillard
Elm Street Baptist Church
Quiet Maine wedding and local business moves noted
Jan 19 1902 Augusta sees a quiet Woolwich wedding of John Long and Miss Mabel James with close friends present. Also reported are job news for Alston Glidden and Herbert Williams in Boston Woven Hose Co, lobster seizures near Woolwich, a Masonic trustees meeting, Bath Bottling Co sale to Perkins Decosta and Dunton, and a 700 ton ice haulage amid a 5 000 ton crop forecast.
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Woolwich
John Long
Mabel James
Dresden
L. G. March
Methodist Church
Alston Glidden
Bath Business College
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co
Herbert E. Williams
Bath
John R. Knowlton
Masonic Hall
Knowlton
George W. Thistle
Local Lodge Oyster Supper Follows Dance Scores Light
Jan 206 1942 Friday evening the ladies of Popham lodge Good Templars hosted an oyster supper after a series of events where the ladies earned the lowest scores. The report notes a lively time and ongoing dance instruction for Popham and Sagadahoc lodges under Mr Iverson and G H Potter with 25 couples.
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Popham
Good Templars
Popham and
Sagadahoc
Lord's Sail-Loft
Mr. Iverson
G. H. Potter
Probate Court Session Totals and Appointments
In a brief probate court session Judge Arthur J. Dunton approved several accounts and administrations. First and final accounts filed for Earle L. Brown and Charles N. Nanfel. twelfth by Ernest L. Goodspeed. administrations granted for Annie Bovaird, Mary J. Pettengill, and Lewis P. Burgess. inventories filed for Lena T. Stilphen and Marion McKay Taggart. wills allowed for Bertha E. Dunton and Mary A. Clatenburk. Edward W. Bridgham named public administrator. J Bazin Lemont Jr. returned to St. John's Prep after hospital confinement for foot injuries.
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Earle L. Brown
L. Saraphina Brown
Bowdoinham
Charles N. Nanfel
Charles J. Lefleur
Bath
Ernest L. Goodspeed
John Hall
James W. Haynes
Richmond
Alberta Haynes
Annie Bovaird
Mary J. Pettengill
Lewis P. Burgess
Fof Arrowsic
Arthur F. Mayo
Lena T. Stilphen
Arthur B. Stilphen
Marion McKay Taggart
James McKay
Marion McKay
Bertha E. Dunton
Woolwich
Joseph R. Dunton
Mary A. Clatenburk
John P. Carey
Charles Howard Stump
Edward W. Bridgham
J. Bazin Lemont, Jr
James B. Lemont
West Bath
St. John’s Preparatory School
Danvers
Mass
Bath Memorial Hospital
Year 1941 in Bath Review Highlights Local Events
A retrospective in The Times outlines Bath happenings from November through December 1941. Key items include BIW and city defense activities, war impacts, civilian patrols, arrests, fires, hospital news, and notable deaths, with references to local officials, companies, and residents amid early World War II events.
Probate Notices From Sagadahoc County Bath 1942
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc issues orders for notices in estates of Charles Lefever Annie Riggs and others. Public administrator petitioned. will and probate petition filed for Mary F Gibbons executrix. Judge Arthur J Dunton signs true copy. Register John L Jack attests.
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Charles Howard Stump
Bath
Edward W Bridgham
Arthur J. Dunton
White Ribboners Elect Officers For Coming Year
The White Ribboners of the W C T U held their annual officer election Tuesday of last week at the Nazarene parsonage. Mrs Minnie French hosted, with Scripture by Mrs Cora Rich and a New Year poem read by Mrs Florence Howard. Officers chosen: Elizabeth Trott president, Florence Howard vice president at large, Mary Besaw recording secretary, Nella Stover corresponding secretary, Theresa Hill treasurer. Plans include sewing for the Red Cross with Wesley Methodist women starting Jan 22 and a social meeting Jan 27 with location to be announced. Florence Howard named director of Loyal Temperance Leagues and Youths Temperance Councils.
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Bath
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Philippines
City Hall
Rogers
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B.I.W
Navy
B.il.w
Sewall
West Bath
New York
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Kenney
Independent Brotherhood
Morse High School
Combat Engineers
Columbian Hall
U.S.O. Center
Howard C. Bates
Portland
Judge Deering
Joan Kenney
Alice Howard
Police Department
Auburn
Rosd
Hardings
Richard Henry Dobbins
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Woolwich
Arrowsic
Georgetown
John E. French
Harry W. Crosman
U.S.S. Arizona
Red Cross
Exiria
Bath Lron Works Corp
Y.M.C.A
Sagadahoc
Weather Bureau
Anita Barter
Berry's Mills
Ardenne A. Stott
Hyde Windlass
Japan
Minnie French
Nazarene Parsonage
Russell Street
Cora Rich
Wesley Methodist Church
Florence Howard
Loyal Temperance Legions
Elizabeth Trott
Mary Besaw
Nella Stover
Theresa Hill
Maine Central Boosts Sales of Defense Stamps at 35 Stations
Harold J. Foster announces 35 Maine Central Railroad stations will sell Defense Saving Stamps. Ticket agents will offer stamps to all customers, including nonrail travelers, to support the war effort. Stations listed include Auburn Augusta Bangor Bath Brunswick Calais Danforth Eastport Ellsworth Farmington Fryeburg Gardiner Lewiston Lincoln Livermore Falls Machias Mattawamkeag Newcastle Newport Junction Old Town Pittsfield Portland Richmond Rockland Rumford St Johnsbury Waldenboro Waterville Whitefield Winthrop Wiscasset.
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Maine Central
United States Defense
Harold J. Foster
Auburn
Augusta
Bangor
Bartlett
Bath
Belgrade
Brunswick
Calais
Cherryfield
Danforth
Dixfield
Eastport
Ellsworth
Farmington
Fryeburg
Gardiner
Lewiston
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Mattawamkeag
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Oldtown
Pittsfield
Portland
Richmond
Rockland
Rumford
St. Johnsbury
Waldenboro
Waterville
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Wiscasset
Probate appointments for Sagadahoc estates dated January 13 1942
Register John L. Jack lists executors administrators and guardians for several estates in Sagadahoc County. Arthur F Mayo appointed administrator Annie Bovaird administratrix John P Carey executor without bond and others named. Woolwich Bath Arrowsie Bangor Bath names appear with dates January 13 1942. Attest John L. Jack.
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Lewis P. Burgess
Arrowsie
Arthur F. Mayo
Annie Bovaird
Bath
Mary J. Pettengill
Notice of Foreclosure in Sagadahoc County Maine Woolwich
Foreclosure notice by Percy C Bailey on Mortgage held by Maurice D Colby and Marguerite R Colby of Watertown Massachusetts. Describes three land parcels totaling about 142 acres in Woolwich near Montsweag Brook and town road. States breach of mortgage condition and requests foreclosure. Notarized January 3 1942 with Edward V Reed as notary.
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Maurice D Colby
Mar-guerke R. Colby
Waverly
Masachusetts
Watertown
Sapadahoc County
Percy R. Bailey
Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Maite
Kiehua Bunn
John Walker
Montsweag Brook
Town Road
Nathaniel Tibbetts
Joshua Bunn
Bradford Dickinson
William Dickinson Jr
Tibbetts
Hector McMullen
Silas P Blvin
Wiscasset
William P. Lennox
McMullen
Maine
Percy C. Bailey
Percy C Bailey
Maurice D. Colby
Marguerite R. Colby
United States
Percy C. Batley
A. D
Edward V. Reed
Women’s Society of Christi Service Reelects Officers
At the Richmond Methodist church last Wednesday the Women’s Society reelected all officers for another year. Installation is planned for January 28. Also last week the Boy Scouts formed paper and magazine collection teams for War Relief, with Captain Roger Gibbs and Captain Warren Joy leading members. A farewell party for Raymond Melott heading to the Navy was held at State Road with Y A Y F club members.
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Women's Society of Christi Service
Methodist Churcharlor
War Relief Fund
Roger Gibbs
Laurence Bond
Robert Gibbs
Leighton Gardner
Donald Alexander
Harry Hanson
Paul Batchelder
Warren Joy
Glenn White
Wesley Webber
Donald Knight
Robert Hutchinson
Vincent Marchese
Cecil Furlong
Fred Moeller
Harold Ames
Enterprise Grange Hall
Raymond Melott
Navy
State Road
Y. A. Y. F. Club
George Volz
Elisabeth
Wilma Volz
Archer Terrell
Lucille Utter
Bessie Sedgley
Ruie Curtis
Mrs Lister Lawrence and son arrive as guests of Bath relative
Mrs Lister Lawrence and her young son George from San Diego California are staying with Mrs Bina Staples on Willow Street. The boy and mother heard from her husband a warrant officer aboard a ship after the December 7 attack but have had no word since. Mrs Lawrence was formerly Miss Pearl Staples of Bath.
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Lister Lawrence
George
San Diego
Calif
Lawrence
Bina Staples
Willow Street
Miss Pearl Staples
Bath
Appointments of Executors Administrators and Guardians
A true copy certifies that in several estates in Bath Providence Richmond Woolwich and other towns the named persons were appointed executors administrators or guardians on January 6 1942. Individuals include Roger D Skillings Ruth S Cushman John P Carey Ada M Purington George Stevenson Pine Marcia M Stinson Lynnette H Hill Lillian M Lemont and others with bonds where noted. The record lists estates Edith F Skillings Nathalie E Daley Arthur K Purington Keturah Brown Pine Elizabeth V Hathorne Fred C Hill and John W McNeil.
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Edith F. Skillings
Bath
Roger D. Skillings
Ruth S. Cushman
Nathalie E. Daley
John P. Carey
Arthur K. Purington
Ada M. Purington
Ey Bond
Keturah Brown Pine
Providence
Rhode Island
George Stevenson Pine
Elizabeth V. Hathorne
Richmond
Marcia M. Stineson
Woolwich
Fred C. Hill
Lynnette H. Hill
John W. McNeil
Lillian M. Lemont
Arthur J. Dunton
Maine Divorce Libel From Sagadahoc Court Bath 1942
Gertrude Mildred Butler petitions for a divorce from William H. Butler after three years of desertion, cites prior marriage in Bath 1931, requests restoration of maiden name. libel details residence unknown and notices ordered for publication in Bath newspapers. Judge to hold June second Tuesday 1942 in Bath Superior Court.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Sages
Milared Butler
William H. Butler
George B. Wolstenholme
Libellee
Gertrude Mildred Leavitt
Bath Maine
Gertrude Mildred Butler
Tonusro
Sagadshoc
Bel
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