Bath News Highlights Dredge, Club Honors, Local Events
In Bath, progress on a dredge project for Kelley-Spear Co. yard and a major sale at D. T. Percy & store drew large crowds. J. R. Andrews was named executive head of the Kennebec Yacht Club Windlass, with Bath figures hailing the honor. Charles Tallman of Richmond earned promotion as chief sailmaker on the Navy retirement list. Mrs. Andrew R. Cahill celebrated her 81st birthday with nine children and a cake gift from Charles H. Cahill. Dunning of Bath plans a notable trip and tour in Europe.
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M. Cole
My River
Mass
Kelley-Spear Co
Kennebec
Bath
Charles Tallman
Richmond
Navy
Andrew R. Cahill
Charles H
New Meadows Inn
Winter storms and shipwrecks ripple through Rockland area
Jan 23 1907 reports recall the annual meeting of the Framingham for Aged Couples and Old Men officers at Universalist vestry with Dr R D Bibber as president and Leonard Randall as treasurer. A severe snowstorm caused widespread cancellations while Capt Osgood Gilbert rushed from Boston to Rockland over a wrecked schooner Helen B Crosby. A mast towed to North Haven, others to Rockland, and a schooner wreckin g at Crabtree Point followed the southeast gale. Winnie Durgin arrived from Framingham after a week. The Co hasset and Maud Palmer schooners were destroyed by fire nearby.
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Pr Mang
Universalist Vestry
R. D. Bibber
H. A. Duncan
Leonard Randall
Osgood Gilbert
Mystic
Helen B. Crosby
Rockland
Boston
North Haven
Crabtree Point
Record of Bath and Portland News in Deep Winter 1907
Boston endures seven degrees below zero as New England suffers a cold wave. M J McCormick expands lumber business on the Kennebec. schooner Charles Davenport sails to Portland with coal from Philadelphia. Bath iron works suspend work. public figures travel to Florida and New Orleans carnivals. local notices cover a hospital bequest and a public library fund.
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Boston
New England
Charles Davenport
Seymour Pinkham
Winslow Fleet
Portland
Philadelphia
Delaware
Bath Iron Works
Icebound Kennebec and Local Events Page
January 25 1907 reports continued cold sealing the Kennebec above Peoples Ferry with ice blocking the river and the Hercules ferry barely turning onto the Woolwich shore. Also notes Bath to Woolwich ice, an art exhibition at the YMCA to benefit public-school decors, Emma Eames knee injury, and Rev Culbert McGay of Rum.
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Kennebec
Peoples
Hercules
Woolwich
Bath
Math Public Schools
Horace K. Turner
Lewiston Couple Visit. Mayor Spear Declines renomination
January 28 1907 report notes Mayor D Howard Spear due to business duties declines to consider a renomination. Mr and Mrs E S Cummings of Lewiston have been visiting Mr and Mrs Edmund P. Appe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Howard Spear
E. S. Cummings
Lewiston
Edmund P. Appa
Local notes reflect promotions and transit updates
M W Bexelirined and Edward Bewall receive recognition in city circles while discussions on promotions circulate. The J G Brill Co. ships seven of thirteen new double truck streetcars to Brunswick and Bath, with the rest to follow in three weeks. Community events include Mendelssohn club refreshments, dancing, and games such as progressive whist and bridge. Clams remain scarce due to iced flats. Innkeeper Cahill offers alternative seafood. Reports from snowshoeing expeditions detail fair conditions near the Hom E. W Hyde’s cone. Dr M Hubbard Ferguson, formerly of Biddeford, is named senior surgeon at Webber Hospital in that city. Rev Jacob E Werren of Cambridge will preach at New Church and lecture on the moon. Morse High girls defeat Edward Little High 13 to 9 in a lively basketball match.
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Lewist
Brunswick and
Bath Street Railway
J. G. Brill Co
Philadelphia
City Council Rejects Ten Thousand Dollar Centennial Plan
The Bath council debated a 10 000 city centennial celebration appropriation. Members argued for a low cost, locally run event funded by donations, with the public opposed to a large expense and no votes cast in favor of the $10 000 plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peealph G. Stetson
Tardif
Stetson
Small
Mayer Rogers
Eugene Desmond
Mr. Mulcahy
Harry C. Webber
Bath Daily Times
Mulcahy
Emma Leonard
Bath
George H. Musk
Burgesses Welcome Daughter Mary Bernadette
Mr and Mrs William Burgess of 27 Liberty Street became parents to a daughter born Monday morning at the Presley Convalescent Home on Washington Street. The baby weighed seven pounds two ounces and is named Mary Bernadette.
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William Burgess
Liberty Street
Presley
Washington Street
Mary Bernadette
Maine show exhibit highlights Becks artistry in Maine display
Augusta artist Klir Beck leads Maine’s Sportman show exhibit with Sea and Shore and Inland Fisheries and Game depictions. Feb 1 9 at Mechanics Building Boston and Feb 15 25 at Madison Square Garden feature a tuna pool waves backdrop and a timber cabinet housing Maine story leaflets.
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Bob Elliot
Augusta
Klir Beck
Mount Vernon
Maine
Beck
Mechanics Building
Boston
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Leq and
Shore Fisheries Commission
Inland Fisheries and Game Department
Inland Department
Woods Cabin
Merlin Gray
Vic McKinney
Theo Farmer
Boothbay Harbor
Cp Bar
Bath City Council Considers Charter Reform Plan
The Bath council's charter committee reports the current charter is obsolete and inadequate. It recommends adopting a council-manager form of government and provides a draft plan for modernization. Public interest and discussion surrounded the session as committee members acknowledge the feedback received.
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Bailey Evening School
Lawrence Pelletier
University of Maine
Turpie
City of
Bath
Probate Notices List Executors and Administrators
In Sagadahoc County probate records Emma F Hooper of Bath with executors named Harry L Day and Clara Hathaway Fischer listed as executors without bond. Also Clara Hathaway Fischer of Lexington MA and Leater G Hathaway of Kennebunk named in succession. Original order Attest: July 23 306.
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Jomin L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Emma F. Hooper
Bath
A . Harry L. Day
Betate Clara Hathaway Fischer
Lexington
Massachusetts
Leater G
West Bath Grange Officers Meet in Monday Session
West Bath Grange met Monday evening with Alton Collins presiding. The program followed with officers and lady officers named: master Alton Collins overseer Fred Wentworth lecturer Everett Lemont steward William Small Jr chaplain Herbert Simpson secretary David Henderson treasurer Richard Andrews assistant steward Carlton Andrews lady assistant steward Daniel Hall gatekeeper Bazin Lemont Ceres Robert Farnham Pomona Clarence Brown Flora executive committee Reginald Farnham Arthur Lemont Alfred Neal.
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West Bath Grange
Alton Collins
Fred Wentworth
Everett Lemont
William Small, Jr
Charles Doyle
Herbert Simpson
David Henderson
Richard Andrews
Carlton Andrews
Daniel Hall
Bazin Lemont
Ceres
Robert Farnham
Pomona
Clarence Brown
Flora
Reginald Farnham
Arthur Lemont
Alfred Neal
Probate records appoint multiple executors administrators
John L. Jack Register certifies appointive actions dated January 7 1947 for estates including Stephen B Marshall Lillian M Marshall estate. John C York Harold W Hurley Ernest L Stinson Frank M Stinson Winfield G Brookings Ethel B Cordner Li a E Closson Charles T Small Pessie Thayer Sypher Marsh estate trustees and the United States Trust Company of New York among others. The document lists executors administrators and bonds where applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Stephen 8. Marshall
Bath
Lillian M. Marshall
John C. York
John Colby
Woolwich
Harold W. Hurley
Boothbay Harbor
Ernest L. Stinson
Frank M. Stinson
Winfield G. Brookings
Ethel B. Brookings Cordner
Manchester
Connecticut
Closson
Charles T Small
Pessie Thayer Sypher Marsh
East Orange
New Jersey
United States Trust
Lemont Grange Programs Celebrate Members and Birthday Honours
Lemont Grange program featured a flag bearer Frank Donnell and a salute to Everett Lemont. Acts included vocal duets, violin solos, humorous readings, and monologues. John Howe presented a token to Edwin Haggett on his birthday. 150 members and 11 visitors attended. Next week officers host the program and Valentine party. Community Welfare to hold supper and card party with small fee.
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David Fields
Herbert Sea
Robert Farn
John Howe
David Henderson
Carlton Andrews
Arthur Packard
Win W. Haggett
Mr. Howe
Mr. Haggett
Haggett
Joseph Wilson
William Coombs Wallace MacDonald
Courtney Stover
Alfred Neal
John Sylvester
William Small, Jr
Brotherhood votes to issue 30 day strike notice
About 130 members of the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers voted unanimously at City Hall to serve a 30 day strike notice against Bath Iron Works Corp. The meeting cited alleged contract violations and wage misclassifications as unrest grew since re hiring began three months ago. Arthur Lebel presided as president.
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Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers, Inc
Bath Iron Works Corp
City Hall
Brotherhood
Bath Iron Works
Arthur Lebel
Richmond
Farmington Students Featured in Portland Society Page
Miss Grace Whittemore of Farmington Teachers College appears in the outdoor sports photo in the Portland society page. She is a sophomore, daughter of Mrs. Ellery E. Whittemore of Tarbox Street, and a Morse High School graduate.
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Grace Whittemore
Farmington Teachers College
Portland
Miss Whittemore
Ellery E. Whittemore
Tarbox Street
Mr. Whittemore
Morse High School
Probate Court Notice for Bath Sagadalioc County Estates
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadalioc County announces three weeks of newspaper notice in Bath Independent. Hearings set for February first at ten o clock. parties may object. Estates include Hanna Georgetown Whorff West Bath Marcou Bath Parks Bath and related executors administrators.
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Bath
Sagadalioc
Nellie D. Thompson
Harry
Day
Pirate
Harry L. Y
Erwin T. Whorff
West Bath
Virginia M. Whorff
John A. Marcou
Grace E. Goodwin Clark
Katherine A. Parks
Harry E
McHeffey
W. Child
Public Meeting Discusses Consolidated School Idea at Phippsburg Center
A Head That Point West Point meeting in Popham Beach discussed consolidating the school. Panelists included educators and local leaders who outlined taxes, higher academics, better sports, and broader opportunities. Residents consider a permanent building fund with a follow up session planned for March 30 at the town hall.
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Head That Point
West Point
Popham Beach
Phipgsaets Center
Beryln
Parker Head P
Long Bara Siegars
Enbert Scott
Bodwell Grange
Nesbit
Stanwood Gilman
Walter McCourt
Phippsburg
KaeaLace
Haveheteners
Leslie Darling
Charles Blaisdell
Doolittle Raid Marks First Bombs on Japan in History
The first bombs in Japan's 2600 year history fell during the Jimmy Doolittle raid, landing four months and eleven days after Pearl Harbor.
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Japan
Jimmy Doolittle
Pearl Harbor
Maine Legislature Sets Deadline for Bills in 1947 Session
State of Maine order restricts receipt of bills or resolutions after noon February 5 1947 in the Ninety fourth Legislature and directs publication in state papers from January 28 to February 12 1947. It specifies unanimous consent rules for bills and resolutions and designates the Secretary of the Senate to publish.
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State OF
Maine
Senate
Probate Court Proceedings in Bath Sagadahoc County
A Bath Maine probate court notices estate matters for several decedents. It schedules hearings for January and February, names executors and administrators, and publishes to notify interested parties per order of publication in the Bath Incident. The list includes Ernest Linney, Pauline Mikelsky, Edward Bridgham, Allan Spear, Donald Fogg, Sadie Fors, James Perry, Charlotte Dewan, and others with seal attestations.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Eothereu
Pauline Mikelsky
Pauline M. Mikelsky
Ernest Linney
Phippsburg
Edward W. Bridgham
Sey
Edward W. ‘Ham
Pannyyle
Allan Spear
John T. Doyle
Donald H. Fogg
Sadie A
Sadie A. Fors
James E. Perry
Omar R. Perry
Charlotte Late
Alekander Toss Holmn Oe
Femang Dewan
Jenn Donee
Bo Ieee
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Walter Bowker
E. A. Allan
Bessie Potter
H. H. Donnell
W. R. Donnell
Elizabeth Starkey
Avietienet
Germany
Dunning
Hahtankide
J. al Andrews
Famous
Engineers Club of
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Winnie Durgin
Framingham
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Yes
Maud’ Palmer
Panther Asbury
M. J. McCormick
American House
Chase’s Corner
Charles H. Morse
Theresa
Moses
Florida
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West Side
Ards
Menndelssohn Club
William R. Chapman
Edward O. Cutler
Newpaneene
Bath Driving Club
Bath Horsemen
Brunswick
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Gardiner
Kennebec River
Oliver Moses
Thomas A. Hagan
Houghton Bros
William R. Lincoln
Brunswick & Topsham Water District
Weston Thompson
Frederics
Lincoln National Bank
Aes
Monay
Lucinda Bailey
Old Ladies Home
City
Grace Episcopal Church
New Church
Rae Patten
Alfred W. Butler
Conn
Rufus Butler
Pine Street
Kennebec Yacht Club
A. B. Hervey
Harry H. Donnell
Hooper
Nellie F. Douglas
Maine Press Association
Frank B. Nichols
Genesta
O. E. S. Sewing Circle
Wilbur C. Oliver
Union Street
Messrs. Cochran and Cooper
Auburn
Burns
P. F. Marston
Bowdoin College
Bathman
Phillips Kimball
J. W. Leydon
W.S. Linnell
Ere Brothers
Thomaston
Maine Central Fleet
Gen. Knox
Bert Jack
Farmington
I. T. Jack
Mr. Jack
New Orleans
Southern Bycine
Emma Eames
Cressly Seceaal
Culbert McGay
Rum
M. W
Matey
Northern Maine
Frank Lee
Crick
Friends of the Mendelssohn Club
Cahill
Everett W. Neal
Charles S. Brown
F. Alfred Stetson
Hom
E. W. Hyde
M. Hubbard Ferguson
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Jacob E. Werren
New Church Theological School
Cambridge
Edward Little High School
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Register
Arthur J
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Brothhood
Dunton
Theresey Eves
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