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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1931

Page

7

Bath Items From The Files July 1 1891

Regular Bath City council meeting planned with a petition for a Lemont Washington street drinking fountain. Sedgwick Relief Corps delegation at Brunswick convention. Bath drummers to send two drum corps to Bangor muster with Thomas ton hose company and Kennebec. Juno yacht trip and repaint noted. Joseph Manley returns to Small Point. Hyde Shaw nine tenements near completion with city water piped gas and sanitation features. Katz Lilly schooner remains at channel bottom. Norton’s salvage thwarted by tug damage. Central organ tubes tested. strawberry from Amasa Smith’s Middle Street garden. Capt McClintock injured at Bath Iron Works by falling shore plank.

Bath Bangor Thomaston Hose Company Kennebec

Bath News Briefs July 2 1891 Local Events And Updates

July 2 1891 notes shipments from an oilcloth factory heading West and visits by gypsies at Witch Spring and Indians at Woolwich to Bath. Several grocers close all day July 4 including Wallace Oliver G F Stacy W F Stevens and W M Potter. Five candidates admitted at Polar Star lodge F and A M. caterer Smith served a banquet. Next Saturday excursion of the steamer Percy V to Fort Popham charges 25 cents round trip with shore dinner at hotels. Bath youths visit Small Point. Knox Lincoln ferry frame set. water works pipe received. trenching to start. Marine National Bank unveils a new check style showing number date amount and signature on one end. Winter Street Christian Endeavor annual excursion to Christmas Cove and Damariscotta River with Central society possibly joining.

Steaier Percy V Fort Popham Marine National Bank

July Fourth Excursions and Local Plans in Bath

On July 3 1891 Bath residents learn of excursions to Boothbay Harbor Five Islands and Fort Popham. Canton King drills then heads to Rockland on the 14th. A 44 gun national salute will be fired from Union wharf at dawn and dusk. Sunrise is at four. The Boston boat crowds Bath for Fourth celebrations. West Bath hosts a grand picnic at Happy Nook with Mr Lombard arranging festivities. Shaw mill workers plan a shutdown to Monday while mill office foundation nears completion and superstructure work begins.

Boothbay Harbor Five Islands Fort Popham Parshley Nccon Union Wharf West Bath West Bath Grange Happy Nook Mr. Lombard Shaw Mill

Five oath taken by school committee members on July 6 1891

The liquor agency was robbed between Friday night and this morning. Mr. Rogers discovered the break in and notified the marshal. Entry was through a rear window. burglars possibly used a ladder from a building opposite or entered via the alley. Several bottles were taken. faucets left intact. A mud shower from firecrackers and broken bank window noted. Fire at Thomas Dunning and E. J. Morse residence caused smoke and furniture removal before extinguishment. The Walker home in Woolwich suffered about 400 dollars damage. Thirty one lengths of hose used. fire response included Long Beach and others. Captain Sawyer briefly delayed before responding to a second alarm.

Rogers Charles H. Norton Beacon Street High Street Thomas Dunning E. J. Morse Long Beach Beacon Dummer Sawyer City Hall Mr. Walker Woolwich

July 7 1891 Local Notices and Proceedings

Sewer repairs progress on upper Washington street and Hallowell piers. Dunlap commandery holds a regular conclave with temple work orders. Acadia lodge K of P to install officers next Thursday with banquet afterward. A Bath youth loses a near $200 pocketbook down river on the 4th and cannot recover it. John H. Fisher of Topsham qualifies as trial justice for Topsham before Clerk Hayes. County commissioners support Atkins Bay bridge project despite opposition possibly seeking higher courts. Janitor Potter finds a prisoner at the station house.

John H. Fisher, Esq Topsham Joseph M. Hayes Cornish Bath Atkins Bay Phippsburg

White Horse Stays Calm in Lockup Despite Lunch Basket

This morning a large white horse was found in the lockup with Potter's lunch basket hanging from its neck. The animal showed remarkable composure and appeared comfortable as if in its own stall.

Maine Central Starts New Safety Campaign

Maine Central announces a new safety campaign warning passengers and workers of rail dangers. Company officials urge heightened caution to prevent accidents, stressing careful behavior around tracks and at rail stations.

Maine Central

Crossings PTA cautious campaign on highway safety

Maine Central Railroad with Safety Supervisor M F Dunn and the Maine Automobile Association launch a grade crossing safety drive. The 1930 rail road toll lists 2 020 killed and 5 517 injured nationwide. Dunn urges motorists to slow, listen, look, shift to low gear, not race trains, and be extra careful at night or on unfamiliar roads.

Maine Central Railroad M. F. Dunn Portland Maine Automobile Association Mr. Dunn Dunn

Community Notes From Bath This Week

Personal notes detail visits and travels of Bath residents and visitors. Families such as the Munseys and Olivers are mentioned with relatives in Westport and Topsham, plus trips to Boothbay Harbor and Quebec. Employed visitors include Doris Campbell and Anna Chaney heading to Northeast Harbor for summer work at Kendall House.

New England Granges Unveil Cooperative Exhibit at Eastern States

New England state granges will present an entirely new cooperative exhibit at the 15th annual Eastern States Exposition September 20 to 26. Massachusetts and six-state Grange groups show rural life improvements, aiming to educate the public on Grange work and the 150000 members across Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island.

New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island United States Henry N. Jenks Cheshire Massachusetts State Grange Ernest H. Gilbert Stoughton Massachusetts State General Grange Bay State Grange

Two intoxication cases follow the holiday

Municipal court was quiet after the Fourth as Freeport man received a suspended sentence for intoxication. Alfred Belanger of Brunswick was arraigned on intoxication charges after a Saturday arrest. Katharine Benedetto of Somerville faced a reckless driving charge with bail set in Bath. her case was continued to July 18 in Rockland.

Freeport John J. Keegan Alfred Belanger Pleasant Street Brunswick John P. Crosby Keegan Crosby Katherine B. Benedetto Somerville Mass Toll House Dr. Moffett Massachusetts Camden Miss Benedetto Rockland Benedetto Bath Rockland Court

Two Auto Accidents Over the Holiday Weekend

State Highway Officer John P. Crosby reports two automobile accidents near Bath over the holiday weekend. On the Bath Brunswick road near Peterson's hill a collision between George A. Fortin of Portland and William Day of Hudson caused only minor damage. no charges were filed after mutual settlement. In Woolwich Nora C. Callanan of Malden mistook Day's Ferry road for the state highway, striking Richard A. Stinson of Wiscasset. left front wheel ripped from the Stinson vehicle but repairs were agreed.

Wekend Bath John P. Crosby Bath-Brunswick Road Peterson’s Hill George A. Fortin Congress Street Portland William Day Hudson Mass Woolwich Nora C. Callanan Newbury Street Malden Crosby Richard A. Stinson Wiscasset Stinson

Local residents and visitors noted in Bath society notes

William D. Rich of Lynn Massachusetts spends a few days at his home on lower High street. Mrs Brian Jewett and daughters Alyn and Ann Louise visited relatives in Whitefield. Arthur Sewall 2d returned to New York City after a stay with family at Small Point beach. Mrs Wallace A Price of Augusta visits Bath with her husband the Central Maine Power Co. superintendent. Phillips Kimball returned to New York City after time with his mother. Henry Adams family from Summer street and Winfield and Alice Adams returned from Boston. Macomber cottage at Ocean Point hosts Fred R Lord family for July. John H Hyde entertained Mrs Olive Guild of Boston at dinner with three tables of contract. John McGrath of Boston visiting Anna M Conley on Academy street. Jack, formerly of Bath, receives warm greetings. Arthur Stewart and Gertrude Stewart of North Cambridge Massachusetts leave Bath after two weeks with Seth and Mrs Stewart of Green street. Stewart works for Fisher WallaPper Co.

Lester G. Munsey Josephine Eleanor Ellery Boothbay Harbor Virginia Jewett Brian Jewett Washington Street Westport Minnie Woodbury Spencer Mass Silas Oliver North Street Stewart Cutting New York James E. Mitchell Pearl Dunbar Bath Carroll Deering Bay Point W. H. Choate Emily Choate Frank Pradrazii Everett Edward McCabe Marshall Avenue Quebec Doris Campbell Annah Chaney Northeast Harbor Kendall House Waterville Adelaide Hutchinson Pearl Campbell Donald Wilson Elizabeth Oliver High Street Shirley Shepard Jessie Colby Virginia Clark Elinor Coombs Phyllis Wright Olive Hallowell Isabelle Berry Muriel Spinney Flora Morrill Highland Street William D. Rich Lynn Lower High Street Alyn Ann Louise Whitefield Arthur Sewall 2d New York City Small Point Beach Wallace A. Price Augusta Price Central Maine Power Co Phillips Kimball Edward H. Kimball Lincoln Street Henry Adams Summer Street Winfield Alice Adams Boston Fred R. Lord Macomber Martha Macomber Cottage Ocean Point John H. Hyde Cambridge Miss Stewart Seth Stewart Green Street Stewart Fisher Wall] Paper Co Dudley Street

Maine Authoress Gains Fame With Her First Volume

Maine author Sarah S. Williamson has sold her debut book The Glacier Mystery to Harcourt Brace. The Tyrolean Alps tale for older children was written in Europe and will appear under the name S. S. Smith. She and Thames Williamson plan further travel and writing in Maine and abroad.

Maine Sarah S. Williamson Rockland Courier-Gazette Waldoboro Bristol Harcourt, Brace and Company of New York Glacier Tyrolean Alps Germany Austria Williamson Sarah Storer Smith Thames Williamson Cape Elizabeth America England Holland Belgium Switzerland Italy France Wiliamsons Central America Mexico

Bath Iron Works ships draw praise at Harvard Yale races

The Bath Iron Works Corp. figures prominently in Great Lakes discussions after Harvard Yale races at New London. The yachts Corsair and Aras, both built by Bath Iron Works, attracted the most attention from advisers to the Times, with Corsair and Aras noted for their scale and debut in January.

Pether Detroit Bath Iron Works Corp Great Lake New London Times Bath Iron Works Corsair Aras America

Obituary: Winifred Crane 58 Widow of Joseph Crane

Winifred Crane died Monday afternoon at 1 45 at her brother Thomas H Tracey's home 86 Russell Street after a weeklong illness. Born in Yorkshire England she came to Bath 40 years ago. She leaves two sons John Bath and James Portland two brothers Thomas H and John Tracey Bath five sisters Elizabeth Woodward Newton Mass Katherine Tracey Boston Nellie Tracey Mary Lundrigan and Mrs Richard Neagle Bath and four grandchildren.

Winifred Crane Joseph J. Crane Thomas H. Tracey Russell Street Yorkshire Eng John Ann Tracey Bath St. Mary's Church James Portland Thomas H John Tracey Elizabeth Woodward Newton Mass Katherine Tracey Boston Nellie Tracey Mary Lundrigan Richard Neagle

Mrs Frye Rites Held At Two Saturday Afternoon

Annie C. Frye wife of Michael J. Frye funeral held Saturday afternoon at two at 185 Oak street Rev Charles M Tubbs Grace Episcopal officiated burial in Cake Grove. Mr and Mrs A S Bond Mrs Alice M Woodworth of Braintree Mass and Mr and Mrs Albert Stewart of Pawtucket Rhode Island returned home after visiting with Mr and Mrs Murray Elsinore Avenue.

Annie C. Frye Michael J. Frye Oak Street Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Cmen -Ciriented Cake Grove A. S. Bond Alice M. Woodworth Braintree Mass Albert Stewart Pawtucket R. I Murray Elsinore Avenue

Attendance Records Of Bath Pupils Honor Roll Listings

North Primary grade IV pupils who were never absent or tardy include Constance Morin and Viola Rideout with Ellen Cyr Frank Gallagher Helen Joy and others also named. Grades V and VI honor rolls at North Grammar list students with no absences or tardies and several with honors and highest honors.

North Catherine Trott Constance Morin Viola Rideout Ellen Cyr Frank Gallagher Helen Joy Louise Norton Martha Page Florence Spicer Shirley Grove Hazel Bancroft Esther Hall Warren Higgins John Merrill Charles Robinson Carl Robinson Patricia Sewall John Staples Francis Sullivan Margaret Brimigion Virginia Kingsbury Peggy Magoun Katherine Milliken Clifton Nickerson Augustus Perow Ruth Pratt Beverly Shorey Phyllis Small Aldeane Syphers North Grammar School Frances Sprague Howard Holmes Florence Leeman Mary Bates Everett Carlisle Ralph Dale Barbara Donnell Robert Donnell Genevieve Emery Barbara Hunter Kenneth Jaquith Annie King Mary McClure James McQuarrie George Moody Ida John Lauven John George Rice Dorothy Wing North Grammar Jennie Silsby Margaret Gallagher Elizabeth Lee Beatrice Rideout Roscoe Woodman Eleanor Cunningham Mary Coffill Madelyn Dunton Lawrence MacDonald Frances Miller Shirley Minott Barbara Nickerson Flora Ramsdell Henry Rideout Ernestine Spinney John Wakefield Ruth Oliver Francis Stover

Cardif fails to appear as crowded card tops Brunswick show

Promoter Nick Mihalos substituted Gold Coast Premier for the absent Tardiff in a Fourth of July boxing card. Cyclone Sawyer pummeled Premier, forcing the towel in the second round after six knockdowns. Jimmy Walsh stopped Pee Wee Sharkey in two, Edmunds defeated Wallace in three, and Morris halted Young Bob in two as a lively card unfolded despite Cardiffs no show.

K. O. Tardiff Brunswick Nick Mihalos Gold Coast China Cyclone Sawyer Sawyer Cardiff Cyclone Jimmy Walsh Peewee Sharkey Waterville Walsh Sharkey K. O. Edmunds Young Wallace Portland Wallace Edmund al Morris Bob Lewiston

Harpswell farmer Charles Trufant dies at 91

Charles E. Trufant, 91, longtime Harpswell resident and former legislator, died suddenly of a heart attack at his daughter's home. Born in Harpswell, he served in the Maine Legislature in 1880 81 and held local offices for decades. He was active in Royal Arch, Red Men, and Dirigo Grange. He leaves wife Marietta Doughty, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Charles E. Trufant Harpswell Mary Stover Trufant Trufant Marietta Doughty Carl Albee Christine C. Curtis Bath Reginald Murphy Bangor Curtis Albee Eleanor Murphy

Death of Theodora Kakos Passed Away in Brunswick

Theodora Kakos 38 wife of Spilios Kakos and mother of five children aged 14 to five died Saturday at Brunswick hospital after a long illness. Born in Vanvakow Greece she married in Lowell Massachusetts. She belonged to Grace Episcopal church and leaves relatives in Greece and the United States. Funeral prayers were at 2:30 and services at Grace church conducted by a Greek Orthodox priest from Portland. The family lately moved to 244 Center street from 6 Meadowway. Mr Kakos ran a store at 528 Washington street and previously owned Boston Fruit Co.

Theodora Kakos Spilios Kakos Brunswick Hospital Mrs. Kakos Vanvakow Greece Lowell Mass Grace Episcopal Church Jennie Aret John Bessie Nick Arthur F. Mayo Grace Church Portland Bangor Sanford Cambridge New York Center Street Meadowway Kakos Washington Street Boston Fruit Co

Annie C Frye Dies at 75 in Bath After Ill Health

Annie C. Frye 75 widow of Michael J. Frye died Thursday after two years of ill health. Born in Zansville Ohio she moved to Pittsburgh with her parents and later came to Bath 30 years ago with her husband founder of Meadowbrook Inn. She leaves son Harry M. Frye of Bath two brothers Charles and Frank Hass of Pittsburgh and two sisters Mrs Caroline Rihm of Pittsburgh and Mrs William Shafe of Newark New Jersey.

Annie C. Frye Michael J. Frye Zanssville Matthew Annie Hass Pittsburgh Bath Frye Meadowbrook Inn Harry M. Frye Charles Frank Hass

Adams Funeral Held for 17 Year Old on Garnet Road

The funeral of William A. Adams, victim of a Garnet road automobile tragedy, was held Saturday at his parents home 46 Western avenue. It drew many young mourners and flowers. Rev. officiated. Bearers included A Farley Mayo Richard Hall Harold and Richard McElman. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

William A. Adams Garnet Road William M. Adams Western Avenue Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church A. Farley Mayo Richard Hall Harold Richard McElman Oak Grove

Funeral services for Mrs Emma J Lewis private at home

The funeral of Mrs Emma J Lewis widow of Henry Lewis was held privately Thursday afternoon at two at her brother Humphrey A Owen's home 100 High street Rev Forest L Littlefield of Wesley church officiated Bearers were Reuben Purington James H Thorpe Elbridge Malcolm and Alston Oliver Burial took place at Oak Grove Mr and Mrs Lewis J Sanborn of Cherry street visited Togus on Sunday

Emma J. Lewis Henry Lewis Humphrey A. Owen High Street Forest L. Littlefield Wesley Church Reuben Purington James H. Thorpe Elbridge Malcolm Alston Oliver Oak Grove

Foreclosure of Maine mortgage in Bowdoin land dispute

Lewiston Trust Company files for foreclosure on a distress deed after E F Verney of Bowdoin pledged an undivided half interest in a 100 acre parcel, bounded by Lane Strout Arsenault Mitchell Farnum and Waterman. Mortgage dated December 8, 1926 recorded in Sagadahoc County registry. Dated June 26, 1931, sworn before notary in Lewiston.

E. F. Verney Bowdoin Sagadahoc Maine Lewiston Trust Company Lewiston Androscoggin Percy Lane Abram Strout Reuben Arsenault Auburn Garfield Mitchell Claire Farnum Lyman Waterman Geo. J. Wallingford Treas State OF Maine George J. Wallingford

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times Sedgwick Relief Corps Brunswick Today Lemont and Washington Streets Houghton Juno Joseph Manley Hyde-Shaw Norton Broad Street Amasa Smith Middle Street McClintock E. M. Fuller West Witch Spring Wallace & Oliver G. F. Stacy W. F. Stevens W. M. Potter Polar Star Lodge F. & A. M Smith Small Point Knox & Lincoln Upper Front Street New England Co Kelley & Spi‘ar Bowery Winter Street Society of Christian Endeavor Christmas Cove Damariscotta River Central Society Canton King Front Street Sageadahock Winter Street Society Squirrel Island Upper Washington Street Dunlap Commandery Jordan Carlton Hallowell New England ‘Yard Acadia Lodge K. of P F. M. Robinson Potter Springfield Exposition Tenderfoot Girl Scout S. W. Hutchinson Girl Scout Community Committee Pepperell National Cedar Hill Waltham Bangor Board of Aldermen Bass Park Maccabees Norway Mephrixe Co Norway Childre W. A. Adams Funeral Lewis J. Sanborn Cherry Street Togus E. P. Davis Notary Public Hannah M. Curran Dahoc William J. Curran William F. Dunham
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