Forties Years Ago in Bath A Bath Daily Times Snapshot
The 1889 item notes work on Knox É Lincoln shop, a tug Farnsworth hot journal issue, water works repairs, and street widening on Commercial Street. It mentions Dunlap commandery’s Belfast pilgrimage, a Maine Central depot telegraph operator with an old oak, a birthday party at Garden Street, ship collisions injuring the R. D. Bibber, Childe Harold, and Perry, river dredging, blueberry picking season, new mowing machines, Madockawanda Red Men moving to Union block, and Orphans’ Home children’s Torus trip plus the Percy V resuming Beach runs after hull painting.
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Madockawanda Tribe of
Red Men
Percy
Crockery
Times
Madockawanda
Bath items and plans in 1889 local notes
June 27 1889 reports George E Newman’s return from Providence New potatoes 60 cents per peck green peas 40 cents per peck Shepard street sidewalk replacement new cement floor at Shepard street fire engine house nearly finished Fourth of July events planned at Bath Driving Park with races foot races a baseball game and other sports The Hawley yard schooner to be launched next Monday with 23729 tons not yet named Roy Palmer at the rigging Varney’s mill to burn waste sawdust in a 10 by 12 foot furnace Five Jaddies of Kennebec No 3 invited to Bangor for a Fourth of July race visit They prefer not to take their steamer Bath to establish a Loan and Building Association by mid to late next month The Annie T Bailey grounded but went to the city scarce 500 tons cargo leading to park grading blasting ledge next week June 28 1889 a West End man’s 20 chickens stolen Sole Charles Wolfe hired to foundation Bath public library site Torrey house taken down for lumber only three bids for Custom House Read Nichols Webster DeWolfe lowest bid June 29 1889 two new houses rising West End store modernized Bath Board of Trade meets Monday night Water street extension report expected Victor Richardson returns from Gray’s Business College Bath merchants sail to Boston on new steamer Kennebec Kennebec praised as speedy Bath fire dept rare alarm since May 1 buggy accident on Pleasant to Washington streets car damaged $40 horse uninjured diver repairing marine railway rail repair to be finished by Thursday
Local Notes and Updates From Bath on July First Nineteenth Century
Prices rise as eggs sell for 20 cents per dozen with Biddy noted as a good investment. Construction progresses on a North street double tenement by H M Sanford with plastering done and joiners at work. A freight incident injures Frank Owen at Maine Central, sidelining him for a month. Bath Iron Works additions, wall removal, and shop consolidation advance. Center Street fire company moves to Shepard Street quarters. Water channel work runs along Washington Street. Cant Samuel Cook begins duties as second pilot of the Star of the East. YMCA meeting at 46 Front Street invites outdoor sports enthusiasts. Edward Murphy starts work at Bath Tron Works after time at D O Foye's.
Lew Wylie Takes Five Year Lease on Center 1 Boarding House
Lew Wylie has leased a large boarding house on Center 1 kept by Mr. Harris for five years and will take charge in about a week. A separate note mentions a truck in transit and timber related to Graken Balaton Babee.
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Lew Wylie
Center 1
Harris
Wylie
Town Notes and Local Schedules From Bath Daily
Outward bound travelers H A Huse and W B Russell left this morning. The Bath Board of Trade met Monday. next meeting in September unless special matters arise. Soundings on Floral street to extend water service. An Indian family with woven baskets visited the city. Winter Street excursion postponed due to weather but to be rescheduled soon. Kennebec Fire Engine crew holds its last meeting in current hall before moving to Shepard street. About 400 needed to grade Torrey lot for the public library. a festival and dance at Alameda next Monday proposed to raise funds. A 16 year old boy narrowly escaped injury on the Kennebec wharf as a steamer moved away. A new baker’s wagon shipped to Bar Harbor for James M. Brown, formerly of this city, with a dark lake body and gold lettering by Passmore.
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Torrey
Alameda
Bar Harbor
James M. Brown
Green peas delight a 92-year-old gardener at 17 Beacon Street
John C. Minott enjoyed a noon dinner of garden peas he picked that morning in his Maine home garden. The piece notes his daily care of the garden despite age, while a separate legal excerpt details a 1929 mortgage foreclosure notice by Brunswick Savings Institution against Bowdoin and Sagadahoc land in Maine, signed by Thomas H. Riley.
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John C. Minott
Beacon Street
Mr. Minott
Ick
Brunswick Savings Institution
Bath People To Enjoy Bowdoin Pool This Summer
Bowdoin College opens a new swimming pool in Bath with daily public hours for girls and boys, adult and children sessions, and private groups. Season tickets for adults and children are available, with single admissions priced for both groups, and tickets sold through Bowdoin College office and pool staff.
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Bath
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Perennial and Annual Flowers for Easy Garden Use
The article reviews hardy perennials and easy annuals for Maine gardens, noting double and single hollyhocks, hardy pinks, Sweet William, Newport Pink, and Columbine with tall hybrids. It advises annuals like Alyssum, Calendula, Cornflower, Cosmos, and Larkspur for reliable quick color, with care tips on sowing, spacing, and frost timing.
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William
Newport
Radio
Sensation
Maine
Garden Bedding Plants and Colorful Flower Choices
The article outlines annuals suited for summer color including petunias and poppies. It notes starter timing for seeds, ideal mixing or separating by color, and care tips for petunias and zinnias. It discusses bloom seasons, winter protection, transplant timing, spacing, and watering for strong, long lasting display.
Strong praise from Kendall at Sebasco Country Club party
Former Iowa Governor N E Kendall and Mrs Kendall attended a Shore Acres Sebasco gathering of boosters. Kendall praised the vacation spot noting fine air, scenery and ample leisure activities. Sagadahoc county attorney Dale led Shore Acres golf season and won a bridge prize of golf balls.
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N. E. Kendall
Iowa
Sagadahee
Shore Acres
Maine fair season opens in August details announced
The Eastern Maine State Fair will be held in Bangor from August 19 to 22. Other fairs follow: Central Maine in Waterville August 26. Maine State in Lewiston September 2 to 5. Richmond Farmers' Club in Richmond. Litchfield Farmers' Club in Litchfield October 1 to 2. Lincoln County in Damariscotta October 1 to 3. Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural in Topsham October 8 to 10.
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Maine
Bangor
State Department of Agriculture
Central
Waterville
Maine State
Lewiston
Richmond Farmers’ Club
Richmond
Litchfield Farmers’ Club
Litchfield
Lincoln County
Damariscotta
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural
Topsham
Peas Ready for Harvest Shared by Local Gardeners
Fred W. Barron of 9 Marshall Avenue enjoyed fresh garden peas on June 24 and notes he delayed picking to let guests be first. Michael Ahern of Marshall Street likewise held his peas to ripen a bit longer through Wednesday.
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Fred W. Barron
Marshall Avenue
Michael Ahern
Marshall Street
Gill o to leap from bridge tower in Vernon firemen muster parade
Gill o prepares a 200 foot leap from the Bath bridge tower wearing a new bathing suit with protective layers and a parachute belt. Rigger W F Cromwell tests gear as the event precedes the river regatta with a parade and a collection from spectators for the act.
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Gillo
Met
Bath
Obituary for George Merete rat be tery in New London hospital
George Merete rat born December 14 1890 in Bath grew up in Arrowsic Boothbay Harbor and Groton died in a New London hospital from acute Brights disease. He married Wilhelmina Cravanor and worked for New London Ship and Engine Co including wartime on the test floor and engine installation with travels to Alaska. He leaves his wife eight Groton children, his North Portland relatives, and a Boothbay Harbor Ma sons Seaside lodge member.
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George Merete Rat
Seaside Lodge of Masons of
Boothbay Harbor
Mrs Kendall 67 Vallejo Death After Illness
Word reached from Vallejo California of the death June 24 of Mrs William P Kendall 67 after a months long illness. She was born Ella M Paine of North Bath the daughter of Capt Theodore H Paine and Mary Edgecomb Paine. She married William P Kendall in Denver in 1890 and lived there 15 years before moving to Seattle then returning to Bath.
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Vallejo
Calif
William P. Kendall
Kendall
Ella M. Paine
Theodore H
Mary Edgecomb Paine
North Bath
Bath High School
Denver
Colo
Seattle
Wash
North
Bath
Community remembers a beloved local figure
A short, affectionate tribute recalls how she moved through the area two years ago, forming warm bonds with neighbors and leaving a lasting impression on all who knew her.
Funeral at North Edgecomb Church
A funeral was held at the church in North Edgecomb in the afternoon at two. The service followed a morning event at noon in the same town, marking a quiet end to a local life.
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W. C
C& Ae
North Edgecomb
Funeral for Thomas C Crocker Fisherman Drowns in River
Funeral services were held Saturday for Thomas C Crocker, who died from a drowning accident in the river last Wednesday. The body was recovered after extensive search efforts, and mourners from his coastal community attended the services.
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Thomas C
Roosevelt Field Hawks break cross country flight record
A report notes Roosevelt Field New York Hawks set a nonstop trans continental flight record from West to East. A London speech by MacDonald signals no hurry in arming conference. A Maine probate notice lists Swett estate details and executor filings dated June 1929.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Hawks
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Water Company
Thompson’s Brook
Portland
Iee
Dunlap Commandery
K.T
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Brann
Maine Central
D. C. Shaw
Garden Street
Childe Harold
Adelia
R. D. Bibber
Perry
R.D. Bibber
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Bluebery
Torus
Gardiner
Torus Home
George E. Newman
Providence, R. I
Shepard Street
Bath Driving Park
Hawley Yard
Frank A. Palmer
Varney’s
Moulton’s Iron Works
Kennebec No. 3
Bangor Company
Annie T. Bailey
New York
West End
Charles Wolfe
Charles Taylor
Custom House
Read Nichols
William Webster
Charles DeWolfe
Nichols
Gov
Washington and
Vine Streets
Bath Board of Trade
Water Street
Victor Richardson
Gray’s Business College
Boston
Kennebec
Bath Fire Department
Pleasant Street
Washington Street
John Pask
North Street
H. M. Sanford
Robert Coombs
Frank Owen
Bath Iron Works
Center Street Fire Company
Shepard Street House
York
Samuel Cook
Ocean Gem
Star of the East
Front Street
Edward Murphy
D. O. Foye’s
Bath Tron Works
H. A. Huse
Russell
Tna
Floral Street
Witch Spring
Bath Landing
Frank Stevens
Washington
Hoover
A. I. Standish
Bowdoin
Leary
Sagadahoc
State of Maine
Cumberland
George Gillispie
Martha Wheeler
Charles Potter
Charles Clough
Woodbury
Frank L. Webber
Sagadahor Registry of
Witk
Thomas H. Riley
Sebasco
Carters Tokmula
Paare Ah Thib
W. F. Cromwell
George W. Haggett
Beth
New London Hospital
Vallejo, Calif
Fred S. Curtis
Maestics
Thomas R. Huston
Mer
Funeral Home
Center Street
Thomas C. Crocker
Salvation Army Appeal
London
Savadahots
G. Swett
B. Hunter
Walter S. Glidder
William P. As
William P. Dunham
William P. Register of
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William P. Ister
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