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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1930

Page

8

Forties Ag o Bath Items From The Bath Daily Times 1890

Forty years ago in Bath items from the Bath Daily Times dated 1890 recount marriage intentions at the city clerk’s office, hotel accommodations, a Golden Cross social, Knights Templar events, road improvements, gifts to Kennebec Engine Co. No. 3, ice loading for New York, a barge shipment, Bottling works note, and a local wedding at Mrs. Skofield’s residence with Rev. A. A. Lewis officiating.

Bath Bath Daily Times Capt. Anthony Brewer Ice Co Ellida Reed's Wharf New York Waodswich Nequasset Houses

Sewall ship Shenandoah to begin planking next week

June 26 1890 notes ship Shenandoah to start planking on Sewall, sails for schooner Franklin added and nearing service. Repairs and construction progress at local ropewalks, new buildings, and increased capacity expected. Bowdoin graduates include F Dennett of 86 Bath high school. Phi Kappa honors noted.

Sewall Bowdoin F. Dennett Bath High School Dennett Society Phi Kappa

Star of the East Journey Plans

The Star of the East will depart Bath this week bound for Boston with departure around 50 am and a schedule to reach 40 on the route next Monday night. An excursion from down river is noted.

Star of the East Bath Boston

City Council to resume appropriation fight next week

June 28 1930 report notes regular monthly meeting of the City Council set for next Wednesday evening to resume the appropriation bill debate. Also listed: launching of the schooner Herald of the Morning from Kelley and Spear's next Tuesday with Capt Lewis commanding, and Hyde Light Guards prep for muster by train to Brunswick and on to Augusta.

Kelley & Spear Herald Capt. Lewis Hyde Light Guards Brunswick Augusta

Barber Shop To Open In City And Steamboat Route Planned

Duncan and Billings of Boston will launch a new barber shop in the city and the steamer Winter Harbor is to begin service on the route July 2. The Waltham Watch Factory shuts down tonight at 6 o'clock for changes. Local council holds regular meeting Wednesday evening.

Duncan, Billings Boston Winter Harbor Waltham Watch

Som e who wish to spend their va ne in Maine can arrive here

In a fragmented notice readers are invited to travel planning details for a Maine destination with unclear dates and incomplete wording outlining a visit or arrival. The readable portion mentions Maine and potential travel or arrival but lacks clear actions or names.

Maine Tomor

Bath Atheneum Patten Lodge Elections and Harbor News

July 1 1890 report covers Patten Lodge officer elections and ferry club excursions for the 4th to Port aes Oy Boothbay and Small. keel laid for 11000 ton four masted schooner for Capt H M Randall of Port Jefferson L L. street and store extension work at Percy Sons with 75 tons West Bath granite and 75000 bricks. fall injury to Charles Moxham at Bath Iron Works requiring three months healing. unsigned letter accuses Oliver barn fire of arson. fire damaged cow cradle tools hay. kerosene bottle found near ruins. speculation of incendiary origin remains.

New England H. M. Randall Port Jefferson, L. L Percy & Sons Reed & Healey West Bath Farnham The Times Oliver Frank Whittier Whittier Willie Savage

Ellen E Hagan 79 beloved Five Islands woman dies

Mrs Ellen E Hagan aged 79 lifelong Five Islands resident dies at home Saturday morning after a three month illness. Born in Georgetown daughter of Joseph and Eleanor Blaisdell she was active in the Baptist church the Ladies aid and Five Islands grange. Widow of Capt David Hagan she leaves two daughters Ida Hinckley Five Islands and Mrs Warren Spencer New Orleans a granddaughter Vesta Hinckley and two brothers and two sisters.

Ellen E. Hagan Five Islands David Hagan Ker Ida Hinckley Warren Spencer New Orleans Vesta Hinckley Joseph Blaisdell Thomas Blaisdell Woolwich Stephen Synnott Kittery Elisha Field

Willard M Colby Dies After Illness at 59

Willard M Colby 59 died Monday after three months of illness at his daughter Mrs Nava Hart home 1 Great Island road Brunswick He was a carpenter and had lived in Bath ten years before moving to Brunswick to be with his daughter He leaves his wife three children Earl Colby Willard Colby and Mrs Hart Funeral services Thursday at 2 at E J Demers funeral parlors Brunswick burial in Oak Grove Bath

Willard M. Colby Nava Hart Great Island Road Brunswick Bath Earl Colby Willard Colby Hart E. J. Demers Cushing Street Oak Grove

Civil War veteran Justin Leavitt recalls war losses

Justin P. Leavitt, born in Buxton eighty four years ago, lives at Cape Porpoise near Kennebunkport. He asserts more men served in the Civil War than in World War I, and that his regiment suffered heavy losses with 441 killed, 923 wounded, 64 prisoners, 216 died of disease or in rebel prisons.

Justin P. Leavitt Buxton Limington Kennebunkport Cape Porpoise Leavitt I Ae. Am Wasserv

Hold Everything comes to Bath with Winnie Lightner cast

Warner Brothers adaptation of Hold Everything with Winnie Lightner and Joe E Brown plays Bath Opera House next Wednesday and Thursday July 9 and 10. The Technicolor film features Sally O Neill Georges Carpentier Bert Roach Edmund Breese and Dorothy Revier with Abe Lyman’s orchestra performing new songs and classic numbers. Roy Del Ruth directs the comedy ahead of New York previews.

Winnie Lightner Sally Warner Brothers New York Broadway Opera House Bath Joe ©. Brown Brown Winnie Joe E. Brown Roy del Ruth

Placida Leaves Bath Iron Works for New York

H G Haskell’s yacht Placida exited Bath Iron Works at 10 40 Tuesday morning bound for New York City. Captain Charles A Blair piloted from the river and Captain Hogan took command off Seguin. A crew from the Iron Works sailed aboard to finish work as the vessel heads to Tebo Yacht Basin for outfitting.

H. G. Haskell Placida Bath Iron Works Corp New York City Charles A. Blair Hogan Seguin Wilmington Del Tebo Yacht Basin Iron Works Corp Roland F. Hill William Smith Tebo Alexander Chopin Henry J. Gielow Inc Sylvia Portland New York Ie Great Lakes Logan G. Thompson Hamilton, O

Preacher Norman Pratt to Lead Woolwich Summer Services

Norman Pratt son of Rev Frank Pratt recently graduated from Bates College will preach at the Woolwich Center Baptist Church this summer. He will conduct services every Sunday at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm. His father formerly preached in Waldoboro and now serves in Kennebunk.

Norman Pratt Bates College Baptist Church Woolwich Center Frank Pratt Bath Waldoboro Kennebunk

Annie J Bishop honored after 32 years teaching in Caribou

Miss Annie J Bishop was feted at a dinner by Caribou teachers after completing 32 years in the public schools. A Monticello couple escaped injury when their truck rolled over three times on the way home from Mars Hill. Capt. Robert Morris Hapley of Portland, a long time merchant seaman, died in San Francisco and had planned to retire in Portland. Reverend Lyman E Carter awoke to knocking and witnessed a Rockland couple marry at Lincoln Hall. Lewiston reports 20 diphtheria cases, 19 in the Marcotte Home. the 20th, a young woman, was isolated there. The disease is confined with no expected spread.

Annie J. Bishop Caribou Monticello Mars Hill Robert Morris Hapley Portland San Francisco Cal Merchant Marine American Merchant Marine American-Hawaiian Steamship Company Lyman E. Carter Lincoln Hall Rockland Joseph A. Kelley Lukie M. Glidden Damariscotta Lewiston Marcotte

Mrs Akerson Visits Acadia Park From Washington

Mrs. George E. Akerson wife of the president Hoover secretary arrived at Bar Harbor this week by automobile from Washington D C with the special purpose of visiting Acadia National Park. She was accompanied by Mrs Williams of Washington.

George E. Akerson Hoover Bar Harbor Washington, D. C Acadia National Park Williams Washington

Seven strawberries on one stem draw attention in Maine garden

One of Nature's varied freaks, seven small strawberries on one stem, was found in Thornton Heights, South Portland. Mrs. Halloran, a veteran berry grower, had never seen such an oddity before. The second frame house to be built.

Thornton Heights South Portland Halloran

Turners Rockland area site recalls early settlement and artifacts

The piece notes Newport’s Turner's site near the old first settler homestead, referencing the 1806 Burrill cabin foundation and Nathaniel Burrill’s early land holdings. It also covers local burglaries, eel fishing lore by Richard McDonald, Civil War widows from Westbrook, junking find near Rockland, a golden wedding in Brew er, and various Maine agricultural and local events.

Newport Nathaniel Burrill

Pest Invasion Spreads Through Biddeford Neighborhood

Local residents report a new pest problem in Biddeford with a smooth talking individual wearing a permanent wave and knickerbockers visiting homes and offering services. The caller appears to solicit business under questionable pretenses. Authorities urge residents to verify credentials and avoid unmarked offers.

Biddeford

Old Ironsides to Leave Boston Yard for Tour

The Constitution will depart the Boston navy yard for a voyage to major ports within a year. Children funded the refurbishment turning the frigate into a seaworthy display craft. A naval tug will tow the ship as the crew uses preserved fittings and a skylight is added to the after-cabin.

Constitution Boston Navy Yard John A. Lord United States Navy Ironsides

Man nears funding for aviation course with 500 subscribers

A man seeks 500 subscribers at one dollar each to finance his aviation course. He reports being within 35 subscribers of the goal and displays a wad of bills as proof of support, suggesting he can begin flying lessons soon.

Ex-Judge Seen Gliding Through Lewiston Intersections

A Lewiston driver questions how ordinary people can obey stop signs when a former Lewiston municipal court judge is observed slow to a crawl rather than stopping at street intersections. The ex-judge previously enforced traffic laws firmly.

Lewiston

Large Crawling Animal Trail Found Along Kennebec River

Reports describe a large reptile trail on the East side of the Kennebec River in Showhegan. The marks appeared in garden plots as the creature sought water during last week's drought, prompting farmers nearby to search for and kill the intruder.

Kennebec Showhegan

Pennessee steamboat fades from Norway lake memory

The old steamboat Pennessee once the pride of Norway and a summer lake icon is now decayed wood. Built by Capt. Samuel Ames, it thrived before 1895 with moonlight trips to Gib son’s Grove. Its remains lie crumbling by a wharf near Geo Stephenson’s boat shop, cut in halves for canoe shelter.

Pennessee Norway Samuel Ames Gibson’s Grove Crockett’s Bridge

Local notes on summer visits and family travels

Miss Alice Hartnett of Lynn arrives to visit her mother Mrs Catherine High street for the summer. Miss Clarabel Quick returns from Portland after throat operation at Maine General hospital. Miss Isabelle Berry of Torrey Roller Bushing Works spends a week in Rochester Massachusetts with relatives. Miss Mae McDonald of 36 Court street travels to Brunswick to visit her sister Mrs William Richardson of Pleasant street. Grant and Ralph Jewett return to Newport Junction after months with their mother Mrs Anna Jewett of lower Middle street in Bath.

Alice Hartnett Lynn Mass Catherine High Street Clarabel Quick Portland Maine General Hospital Isabelle Berry Torrey Roller Bushing Works Rochester Mae McDonald Court Street Brunswick William Richardson Pleasant Street Grant Ralph Jewett Newport Junction Bath Anna Jewett Lower Middle Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

City’ Clerk's Office Blanche Harrington Walter Deckendorff Winnegance Wiliams Steadman Fisher Kennebec. Engine Company Fred E. Brooks Crystal Spring Mr. Brooks Katahdin Commandery Knight of the Golden Cross Willie Green J. F. Skofield South Street George B. Skofield Alice M. Morrell Francis L. Morrell A. A. Lewis Massachusetts Verday Boothbay Nahanada Atkinson Wares Warren Seasore Oak Street Cipen Hng Ab Sagadahdck Jackson's Blaz Walter Perry Franklin Hyannis George W. Walker Ira Bradley F. A. Smith Conner Club Gutting’s Hill Phippsburg Shepard Street Roberts Ed Morey Washington Street Knight North End Bath Iron Works Indian Point Down River Gowell’s Grove J. W. Kelley Eastern Steamboat Melcher U.S. Mint California Frank Palmer Kelley &Spear's Yard Bill Poster Clark Kennebec Steamboat Company Horace Curtis Portland Works Edgar Gerry Gardiner Carrie Tarbox Westport Charles Welch City Entwistle Eugéne Wildes Wind; Bros Clara Emmons George Brown H. Cooper Commercial Union Telegraph Office Bert Russell Patten Lodge Acadia Thursy Hitchcock's Hill Charles Moxham Moxham Marshall Street Wescott Bath Opera House Seth Davis Skowhegan Richard McDonald Camp Ellis Saco Mac Ida Holston Adeline R. Burroughs Eustis A. Meserve Westbrook Frank Graves Brewer Almon B. Cooper, Jr Rockland High School Lenora Jameson Kenniston Lenora Kenniston Cooper Almon B. , Jr Cooper Old Orchard Beach Lafayette York County Alfred Elden Portland Evening Express Boston Transcript Hedgdon East Boothbay Hodgdon Donald B. MacMillan Androscoggin Auburn Doc Marston Donald Smith Readfield Smith Hilda Ives Nomwar Mepiome Co Seee Stee Cromaen Charlestown Navy Yard Basten Orville E North Street Sint Edie Marienn Pasadena Calif Mae Phila Blaisdell High Street Matilla Beals Miss Beals Bowdoinham Burt Jewett Virginia of Whitefield Jewett Crystal Club Haley Waldo Marshall Thatcher Pinkham Bridge Street Thomas R. Huston Mgr
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