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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1941

Page

5

Died in Boston Hospital Rodney Bailey of Woolwich

Rodney G. Bailey a Woolwich native died of pneumonia in a Boston hospital. His father Jesse Bailey rushed to the city but arrived after his son's death. Bailey was a Wiscasset High School graduate and later attended Kent's Hill, served three years in the 26th United States volunteers during the Spanish American War in France, and his funeral will be held in Woolwich.

Rodney G. Bailey Woolwich Boston Jesse Bailey Bailey Wiscasset High School Kent's Hill Spain United States Volunteers France City

Bath Happenings From June 1901 Social Calendar

June 26 1901 Bath items report class of 1901 decorating Alameda for eight oclock concert by a Columbia orchestra of 12 pieces and six selections. Wedding attendances in Gardiner and Phippsburg plus a Bath high school reception and many local engagements. Weather records show 96 percent. The Acme ship nearly ready for sea and towed by a Standard Oil tug.

Alameda Columbia Orchestra Acme Sewall Yard Standard Oil Co Maverick

Birthday party at Miss Mollie Barrett's on Maxwell Street

Miss Mollie Barrett marked her birthday with a small gathering at her Maxwell Street home on Wednesday evening. Attire featured a pink and white taffeta costume with pink roses as Miss Barrett hosted friends and refreshments were served by Genevieve Lincoln May Lincoln and Lucy Bartlett.

Bath Business College graduates and local events of 1901

June 29 1901 Bath reports twelve students at Bath Business College received diplomas in the last session with 82 in attendance that year. Bath natives Pen dexter Edgecomb McCarthy Passmore Pineau are named as graduates. The city notes a trolley ride arranged by Miss Florence Donnell and Mrs Nellie Shaw. Funeral services for Mrs Charles E Hyde are held at Grace church with a large crowd. A lightning strike at 516 Middle street causes minor damage. Class of 1901 at Bath High School enjoyed an excursion to Squirrel Island Boothbay and Popham. Shipyard riveters face a delayed start for the William P Frye due to rivet bay absence. German officers tour Bath praising shipbuilding. The new city stone crusher begins producing macadam while granite carloads arrive from Waldoboro. The Naval Cadet Band opens the Park concert season amid uncertain subscriptions. Work begins to raise a residence on High street for Shaw grading.

Bath Business College Bath Frank R. Pendexter Luke E. Edgecomb Ethel G McCarthy Marie Passmore Napoleon Pineau

Miss Charlotte Miller Attends Funeral of Sister

Miss Charlotte Miller of Newburgh New York arrived this morning to attend the funeral of her sister Mrs. Charles E Hyde.

Charlotte Miller Newburgh, N. Y Charles E. Hyde

Collision of Worlds Six Masted Coasters Rocks Coast

The George W. Wells of Taunton and the Eleanor A. Percy of Bath collided in fog off Cape Cod. The Wells with a large hole near the waterline returned to Boston. the Percy lost bowsprit and jib boom while coal cargo shipbound for Boston sailed on.

George W. Wells Taunton Crowley Eleanor A. Percy Bath Jewett Wells Boston Newport News Percy Cape Cod Highland Light

Five Islands Visitors and Seasonal Residents

A list of guests and seasonal visitors at Five Islands cottages includes Frances Bacon and Mrs. Howard Bacon of Sudbury and Mrs. Frances Bacon of South Sudbury visiting relatives. families from Bath Malden Boston Kittery Rochester Rumford and Washington D C spend weekends at various cottages with local hosts.

Frances Bacon South Sudbury Mass Bacon L. H. Rowe Howard Bacon Sudbury Wilkin Cottage Sedggemere Road Russel Pinkham Kittery Mr. Pinkham Ellsworth Pinkham Walter Savage Savage Percy Savage F. B. White Boston Norman Howard Bath Sumner Buckley Rochester N. 1 Peter Biachi Rumford Cunningham Cottage Elbridge Southard Marie Peters Elbridge, Jr Malden Southard Charles O'Brien Washington, D. C Madge O'Brien Baltimore Merchant & Miner Edward Alingworth Charles Leodro West Roxbury Chadwick J. G. Stevens Mr Savage Melvin James B. Savage Madridge Richard Cambridge

Building Permit For New Block And Joss Murder Trial

A building permit plan describes changing a corner unit with Sears Roebuck assent pending a sketch. Separately, testimony in the Dr. Joss murder case details marital history, radium treatment, fears of divorce, and planned Reno proceedings, with witnesses outlining the doctor’s alleged kindness versus violent acts.

Sidewalk Restored to Original Grade with Highway Board Approval

The agreement requires the sidewalk to be rebuilt to its prior condition at the established grade after construction. Mollie Dansky signs for Arthur Shactman with Highway Board approval. all aldermen attend except Hunt of Ward 1.

Hunt Ward

Dr Joss Takes Witness Stand in Court Scene

Justice Fellows adjourned the court after Dr Joss testified warning jurors not to discuss the case until all testimony was heard. The trial resumes Tuesday at 9 30 in the morning.

Justice Fellows

Defense Opens in Trial of Dr Merrill Joss in Maine Case

The Sagadahoc Superior Court hears the defense as Dr Merrill F. Joss faces a murder charge in the slaying of his wife Dr Laverne H. Joss. Defense counsel Ernest L. Goodspeed outlines likely witnesses and stresses lack of direct evidence and the need for the state to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Merrill EF. Joss Sagadahoc Superior Court Richmond Laverne H. Joss Maynard Knox Knox Frank I. Cowan Annie DeRoche Front Street Ernest L. Goodspeed

Bearded Men Near Front and Main Describe Hospital Trip

Ambulance driver Arthur H. Turner testified that the bearded men followed to the hospital after an afternoon incident at Front and Main. He noted no gauze in the ambulance when cleaned the next morning and observed State Police lingering around the house.

Arthur H. Turner Annie DeRoche

Probate Court Notices continue in Bath and West Bath

Estate filed by Bernice G. Cressey guardian in estate of Stanley B. Cressey of Bath Conservators appointed Joseph A. Proctor Jr in estate of Joseph A. Proctor of Bath Mark Langdon Hill of Falmouth in estate of Frederick Dayton Hill of Bath Petition for Change of Name filed by Charles Rodney Whittum of West Bath to Charles Rodney Webster

Bernice G. Cressey Stanley B. Cressey Bath Joseph A. Proctor, Jr Joseph A. Proctor Mark Langdon Hill Falmouth Frederick Dayton Hill Charles Rodney Whittum West Bath Charles Rodney Webster

Mrs Whittier Heads to Bath for Summer Visit

Mrs Arthur C Whittier of 19 Russell Street departs Monday for Boston and will be joined by her cousin Miss Catherine M Simonton of Bogota New Jersey to accompany her to Bath for the summer.

Arthur C. Whittier Russell Street Boston Catherine M. Simonton Bogota N. J Bath

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The Bath Daily Times Susan Reed Virginia Reed William H. Winslow Bath High School Alumni Association Merrymeeting Park Casino E. P. Dickson Bar Harbor Town Long Island Maine Central R. R. Co Mount Desert Ferry Sorrento Bath Iron Works Linwood P. Wright High Street F. W. O'Brien Alfred Rafnell Lee L. Hooker Augustus Huse, Jr Charles H. Potter Oak Grove Cemetery Shiloh Massachusetts Newport Kelley, Spear Co Staples Coal Co Dunlap Commandery Bay of Naples Portland Sebago Lake Songo River Gowell's Grove Ida L. Burton Henry L. Hartleb F. C. Whitehouse Topsham Fred Wilson Brunswick Biddle Southport Phippsburg Eleanor T Catherine Hooper Gardiner Anna Ellis Charles A. White F. W. Rafter John Dike Melrose A. F. Williams Grocery Center Streeet Sewall Astral New York Knickerbocker Kennebec Frank S. Bowker Jennie Belle Edmund P. Briggs Penwarden Lenore Wiardwell Rockland Walter Bowker Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Co. C. Low Laminta Ballem Melissa Pyne Bangor Jennie M. Jenkins Alfred B. James Walter Jenkins O. W. Folsom Winter Street Church Wellesley Georgianna Mary E. Conley Thomas E. McHugh Amesbury St. Mary’s Capt. W. R. Kimball New England Tel. & Tel. Co Bath High School Mark W. Sewall Fred D. Hill D. M. Humphreys John Shaw Edward H. Kimball John S. Hyde Nathaniel Palmer John A. Morse Harold Gould Fred Humphreys Ruth Whitney Marion White Anne Kimball A. B. Smith Augusta Brida Mae Edward A. Synnot Norman McKinnon Boothbay Fred B. Fisher California Catherine Dutton Center Street Dr. Howard Spear M. W. Sewall Sagadahoc Elmhurst T. W. Hyde Galen Moses Bowdoin Riverton Casino Edna I. Moody William C. Moody Augustus V. Whalen Cumberland Congregational Church Frank Wilcox Ellen McLellan Mendelssohn Alfie Moody Carrie Doughty Maud Wagg Edith Nickerson Myrtle Barnes Eva Eaton Annie Robie Ernest Doughty William Foss Edward Marston Frank Given Alton Lemont Oscar Boyrette James D. Clark Sarah L. Watson Sewall J. Watson Charles W. Fisher Middle Street Winter Street Harold and William Smith Sewall Percy Frank Stinson Annie Maud Catherine L. Williams Brooklyn N. Y United States Fish Commission Maine Grampus Hyde Windlass Co Florence Donnell Nellie Shaw Charles E Hyde Grace Church W. C. Stewart T. P. Gibbons W. H. Watson E. W. Larrabee J M. Trott E. J. Burns P. Curren B.H.S Squirrel Island Popham William P. Frye Times Emery New City Waldoboro Naval Cadet F. A. Welch Shaw John Fred P. Shaw Webb District Court United States William M. Bradley Winfield Choate Charles M. Hamlin North Atlantic St. Mary's Church Philip Boudreau Delphine Gaudet Moc McDonough Zadelia Gaudet Mark Frazier Irving Heath South Grammar School Hattie Hodgkins Farmington John Scott Esq Hotel Rossmore Mere Point Auburn Democratic Club Merrymeeting Park Page One Gediman Washington Street Sears, Roebuck & Co Schein M. Slesinger Chicago Illinois Gordon Laverne Merrill Joss Laverne Joss Dr. Joss Mrs. Mayo Reno Joss Joss House Cox Mollie Dansky Arthur Shactman Atty Oregon Columbia Cornell Laverne Harris Probate Presa Rae OF Bath Henry W. Owen, Jr Full the Times CO Tel George O Main Laura M. Main Sagadahoe State of Maina Sapadahoe Bagadahoc State of Maine Servety Woodlwind J. Gould Batley Morteare Wats Riley Wooalwich Main Taura M. Main Natley Maint J Gould Batley Fpf Larrabee Justice of the Peace
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