Bath Forty Years Ago Recital Plans and Fires
Miss Bessie Gibson Helene Moody and Sue Winchell planned a February recital at Universalist church. A wall extended Russell street as a ravine fill began. A Wood Wilson house fire near Mill pond consumed the building, blamed on a defective chimney. Bath Board of Trade failed to quorum at January meeting, Baybridge action discussed for temperance focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Gibson
Helene Moody
Sue Winchell
Brunswick
Universalist Church
Truckman
John Wilson
North Street
Mill Pond
High
North Streets
Bath Board of Trade
Torrey
Bath
Baybridge
E. F. Kelly
Bowser invites to engine house concert and supper
Thomas H Bowser of Kennebec Engine Co No 3 has issued invitations for a concert and supper at the engine house next Tuesday evening. Tommy is known as a good entertainer and his annual celebration pleases friends. A city-scale weigh-in showed the largest hay load ever recorded, 5640 pounds, hauled from Deloche farm by M G Shaw double teams for Martin Conley at 10 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Norton
Daley
Wilson House
Charles Bailey
Woolwich
Massachusetts
Thomas H. Bowser
Kennebec Engine Co. No. 3
Tommy
Deloche
M. G. Shaw
Martin Conley
Thistle
Electric lights on Lincoln Street progress in Bath
The city’s electric light crew works on new Lincoln Street lamps with the first between Center Street and Alderman Ledyard residence. A whist party at Mrs. Hodgkins draws 76 guests. Mrs. Nancy J Rich dies in Winneganee at 82. Colum bia orchestra leadership changes as A P Denham resigns and John N Meloney steps in. Meloney also leads Bath Naval Cadet band. Arthur J Dunton buys a 25 foot launch from Henry Stickney in Portland. engine five horsepower. Edwin Motley Fuller Jr named Bowdoin assistant in bacteriology replacing Harry Cloudman. Nellie Blundell and Lillian Day visit Boston. Burns anniversary banquet at New Meadows Inn by Scotch draftsmen of Bath Iron Works 35 attendees. Marble Hall schooner sails to Rockland, cargo bar iron. D L Howard to accompany. Golden Cross dance at Armory draws large crowd. 18 dances requested. Herbert E Williams returns from Boston with a Bath position. Fort at mouth of Kennebec river discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Orchestra
Milan J. Graves
Graves
A. P. Denham
John N. Meloney
Meloney
Bath
Sabine Hill Deal Nets National Ownership At Popham Fort
A reliable source reports the owners of Sabine Hill near Popham Beach have closed a deal making the national government the owner. Locals found a frozen woman’s body near High street while building a boat, later identified as Miss Mary McDonough, about sixty. Also included are real estate transfers, divers inspecting the schooner Prescott Palmer, the new Lizzie M Parsons ready to sail, and a successful Pirates of Penzance showing boosting the Home for Aged Couples and Old Men funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabine Hill
Popham Beach
Kenneth Murray
Charles Willis
Wilbur Sanford
South End
High Street
Mr. Willis
Marshal Reynolds
Gaudreau
Ballou
Mary McDonough
Columbia Theatre
Opera
Commodore Hyde
Columbia
O'Brien
Columbia Hotel
Enterprise Grange appoints committees at meeting
Chester Foster elected master and committees named for Home Welfare Sick By Laws Resolutions and Finance. Lectures included Civilian Defense talks and readings. A penny match prize went to Mrs William Meader. Dexter birds sighted as about 25 evening grosbeaks visited Miss Rachel Young notes rare northern range with past Dexter sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Grange
Chester Foster
Helen Bishop
Grace Bishop
Gladice Meader
Ethel Rankins
James Meserve
Della Grondin
Frank Bishop
Dora Marriner
Joseph Randlette
Minnie Batchelder
Paul Batchelder
Cleveland Marriner
Donald Mosher
J. W. Randlette
Orange
the Legion
Red Cross
G. C. Marriner
Cora Osborne
C. Foster
Cora Marriner
William Meader
Dexter
Rachel Young
Miss Young
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Young
Maine wildlife protection through the years with Lottie Harrington
Lottie Harrington recalls 1907 attitudes toward conservation and her 35 years as a Fish and Game Department license clerk. She notes the shift under Commissioner George J. Stobie from minimal enforcement to a modern wildlife management system with wardens, license fees, and regulated seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Harrington
Lottie
Fish and Game Department
Maine
State House
Great Wildlife Management Organization
George J. Stobie
Stobie
Sane
Fair Bay
Probate notices list executors and administrators in Sagadahoc
John L. Jack register notes appointments in multiple estates including Lewis P Burgess Arrowsic deceased Arthur F Mayo appointed administrator January 1992 Mary J Petteneil appointed administratrix January 13 1942 Mary A Clutenburk Bath deceased John P Carey appointed executor January 13 1942 Bertha E Dunton Woolwich deceased Joseph R Dunton appointed executor January 13 1942 Arthur J Dunton judge of probate true copy of original order Attest awe 22-29-5 Joun T Jack Register
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Lewis P. Burgess
Arrowsic
Arthur F Mayo
Mary J. Petteneil
Mary A. Clutenburk
Bath
John P
Nightingale club hosts Fifth annual hospital tea
The Nightingale club held its fifth annual tea for Memorial hospital on Tuesday at Sedgwick. Over 300 tickets sold, raising funds for hospital equipment. Twelve members welcomed guests with community spirit. Ernest Stanwood of Brunswick performed, dedicating his first number to Mrs. William D. Sewall. Tea decor featured lace and floral centerpieces. proceeds support hospital equipment. Members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nightingale Club
Memorial Hospital
Sedgwick
Ernest Stanwood
Brunswick
Schubert
White Cliffs
Dover
Stanwood
William D. Sewall
James B. Lemont
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Arthur W. King
Edward Footer
Emery Footer
Danford MacDonald
Arthur L. Pratt
Minnie Cyr
Ralph O. Dale
Carroll David
John Freeman
Harold Freeman
Auguste Bocquet Speaks on Practical Home Decorations
Waterville guest speaker Auguste Bocquet at the Augusta Current Events Club at Fuller House presented practical decorating ideas. He showcased fabrics and color schemes and urged buyers to avoid pretentious fabrics and adhere to simplicity where beauty and utility harmonize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auguste Bocquet
Waterville
Augusta
Fuller House
Probate records list Bath executors and administrators
John L. Jack certify on January 6, 1942 appointments for Edith F. Skillings Nathalie E Daley Arthur K Purington and others. Executors named Ruth Cushman George Stevenson Pine and Marcia Stinson. administrators Ada Purington Lynnette Hill Lillian Lemont with bonds or without bonds as indicated. Arthur J. Dunton judge of probate signs true copy of the order 122-29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 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
Keturah Brown Pine
Providence
Rhode Island
George Stevenson Pine
Elizabeth V. Hathorne
Richmond
Marcia M. Stingson
Woolwich
Fred C. Hill
Lynnette H. Hill
John W. McNeill
Lillian M. Lemont
Arthur J. Dunton
Sportsmen Clubs May Be Called to Aid Civil Defense
Sportsmen clubs may assist civilian defense per a letter from Gerry Wade State Hatchery Superintendent. The Saga dahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association received guidance that marksmen and woodsmen could form rifle squads depu tized by sheriffs, with clubs listing arms boats gear and equipment. An February supper meeting will discuss the plan and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet Association, Inc
Gerry Wade
Stobie
Wade
Inland Fisheries and Game Department
Sheriffs Department
White Ribboners Monthly Meeting Held at Mrs Barron’s Home
Miss Frances Barron entertained members and friends of the White Ribboners at 9 Marshall avenue for the monthly WCTU gathering. President Elizabeth Trott led a program with songs, readings, prayers, and talks on temperance. Neighbors sent get well cards to sick members and Mrs Florence Howard visiting Everett. Dr Ray A Proctor, new Caribou physician, and his wife reside in North Maine street, with offices in the Powers house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Barron
Marshall Avenue
Elizabeth Trott
Nella Stover
Lawrence Greenwood
Frank Lamb
Omah Snipe
Mr. Greenwood
Belle Foye
Hiram Robinson
Nellie Brown
Deering Street
Ray A. Proctor
Caribou
Mrs. Proctor
E. E. Powers
North
Maine Street
Dr. Proctor
Mt. Allison College
New Brunswick
University of Alberta
Canada
Bristol
Brunswick
Probate Court Notice of Final Accounts and Will
A Bath Sagadahoc Court of Probate orders notice to all interested to publish weekly for three weeks in the Bath Independent. Hearings set on the second Tuesday of February at ten in Bath for final accounts of Charles J Lefever and Charles Howard Stump and for will probate of Annie G Riggs with Mary F Gibbons named executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Annie G. Riggs
Mary F. Gibbons
Herbert L. Hopkins Celebrates 81st Birthday at Home
Herbert L. Hopkins marked his 81st birthday Tuesday at his Spring Street home with 20 guests at an evening party. He enjoyed a family gathering with his daughters Lissa Dearborn Harold B. Wing Jennie Walker, sons George and Donald, grandchildren and relatives. He said it was his best birthday and he can still drive his own car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Hopkins
Spring Street
Hopkins
Lissa Dearborn
Harold B. Wing
Jennie Walker
George
Donald
Donald N. Small
Morse High Notes One-Act Play Plans and Assembly
Morse High Dramatics Club met Friday morning to discuss delaying three plays until the next One-Act Play Magazine edition and Miss Mary H Conley is notified about the State contest date. Committees were named for Thespian League assembly program and pantomime, with a health talk by Dr. Randazzo and a rally led by cheerleaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dramatics Club
Morse High
Doris Stickney
Kenneth Hill
Ma Morse
Mary H. Conley
National Thespian League
Kathleen Harkins
Gerald Lemoine
Zitamarie Sullivan
Fine response comes to call for all to attend
The notice promises careful attention to room facilities and parking. It emphasizes thorough care of wraps and cars for celebrants during the evening.
Mrs Anna Palmer Installed as Associate Conductress
Mrs Anna M Palmer formerly of Bath was installed as associate conductress of Myrtle Chapter No 15 O E S in Portland Oregon. The event was a joint installation of five chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna M. Palmer
Bath
Myrtle
Portland
Oregon
Sheriff's Sale in Sagadahoc Maine 1942 Commons Bath
Public auction for a judgment against Sophia B Gatchell by A F Brebaut Co. to satisfy debt and costs. Land parcels in West Bath by New Meadows River and Whiskesy Creek described with bounds, rights of way, and appurtenances. Loring D Small Deputy Sheriff signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Alexander F. Brejfaut
Brunswick
Cumberland
F. Brebaut Co
Sophia B. Gatchell
West Hath
Maine
West Bath
Levi T. Purington
New Meadows
New Meadows Road
Samdel W Foote
Henry T. Wing
Willam F. Simpson
Samuel W. Foote
Gatehell
Marion
Loring D Small
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Russell Street
J. W. Savage
Robert Lilly
Miss Maude Worth
Boston
L. T. Snipe
George Goodman
City of Jordan
New Church
Charles W. Larrabee
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Ezra Hume
Grace
L. H. Holmes
T. Frank Shea
Emma Owen
Edna Moulton
Jennie Merrill
Jennie Coombs
Houghton
Alice Barbour
Allen Irish
William Robinson
DeWolf
Sousa
Lewiston
S. T. Snipe
44Th
Massachusetts Regiment
Johns. Hyde
Bath Iron Works
J. M. Guffey Oil Co
Pittsburgh
Lundrigan
Sides
James B. Drake
Carlton
Mill Pond Ice Co
Mildred Nichols
Saco
J. T. Crosby
Charles W. Morse
The
National Bank of America, of New York
Bank of the State of New York
F. B. Torrey, Jr
Mr. Torrey
B. F. Barker
J. Edward Drake
H. H. McCarty
Fred H. Lord
Mrs
C. T. Lord
Prescott Palmer
New England Shipbuilding Coe
Percy
Times
Capt. Percy
E.W. Hyde
Miss Gibson
John Shaw
David Sprague
Trinity Church Organ Fund
West Bath Grange
T. F. Perkins
Owen Rogers
Elmer J. Rich
Belle Johnson
Z. H. Trufant
Alvah H. Donnell
Annie E. Wylie
Herbert Hodgkins
Pomona
Lillian Rogers
Flora
Rose Rich
Fred Willis
Nathaniel T. Palmer
Sherman Taber
Academy Street
Henry G. Hodgdon
Scott R. Frye
Orrin F. Frye
New York
Thomaston
Secretary of the Navy
Biddle
Morse
Corliss & Coombs
Thompson Bros
New England Shipbuilding Co
Winneganee Creek
Alice C. Smith
Alice Smith
W. B. Smth
Scott Young
William Dunbar
Ernest Ward
Frank Harris
Lincoln Street
Center Street
Alderman Ledyard
Charles Mitchell
Genesta
Charles Hodgkins
Nancy J
Isaac Rich
Winneganee
Henry R. Stickney
Edwin Motley Fuller, Jr
Frank N. Whittier
Bowdoin
Harry Howard Cloudman
Nellie Blundell
Lillian Day
Robert Burns
New Meadows’ Inn
Sagadahoe Square
Merrymeeting
Cahill
Marble Hall
Howard Bros
Rockland
D. L. Howard
Howard Cigar Co
Hill
Armory
Peeney Stacey
Herbert E. Williams
Kennebec
Oak Street
Flavel R. Jordan, Jr
Auburn
Charles Smith
Beverly
Mass
Mr. Smith
Crimson
Y.M.C. A
Nathaniel E. Gordon
Robert Chase
City
New England Co
Lizzie M. Parsons
Falker
Darien
Joun T. Jack
Dennys River Salmon Club
Herb Allan
Down
Dennysville
Herb
Dennys
Levi Dow
Great Northern
Wildness
Philadelphia
John
Jack, Roegister
White Ribboners’ Monthly Meeting
Jack Register
Sheriff's Sale
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