Bath City News and Coastal Commerce Highlights
A partial Bath fire caused about 6500 dollars in losses with unknown origin during a Fourth of July celebration. Bath Harbor activity and Kennebec coast commerce draw patrons. Bath Bere Brigade heads to rally near Bangor. Political notes include Albert H. Shaw joining the Republican state committee for two years. Reports from Lincoln and Monhegan steamer service and fish wardens Abner C. Johnson touring fishing haunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goles
Uaree
Bangor House
Albert H. Shaw
Republican State Committee
Shiloh episode refugees seek shelter in Brunswick
The Brunswick area shelters an escapee from Sanford’s religious colony, Miss Mattie Casey aged 18, who fled to Texas and sought food and shelter with T. A. Field. After authorities and locals confronted her, Field was asked to leave the premises. Witnesses believe she is held against her will. The report also lists June Republican primary candidates including William Howard Taft and others. A grandfather's clock by Charles C. Snow is valued and displayed near D. T. Percy & Sons. Robert E. Peary's Roosevelt plans a pole voyage begin today aboard a vessel in New York harbor.
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la Shiloh
Sanford
Brunswick
Mattie
Casey
Texas
Bps
T. A. Field
Brunsw
Eylereld
John Varney
Digham
Mr. Fields
Arment
Offiers Elected at Bath YMCA Meet and Local News
July 2 1908 Bath notes list YMCA officers Seth T. Sae president B president M A Cone treasurer and directors George C. Deere Shaw and Harry Alters. Oakledge resident J H Cox visits. water system updated. Summer on New Seeders. Elmer E Dinsmore on two week vacation. Morse High Commercial top student Edwin Ramsey with 92 average. Photo of battleship crew sent from Arthur Ham Bath to William Ham. Exalted Ruler H L Grinnell attends Portland lodge dedication. F E Chapman to teach summer school in California his eighth continent trip. Leon W Berry returns to Roxbury. Mr Kerey entertained at Bath dinner. Grace Dowling vacationing at Westport. Harold Thompson saves drowning man Alfred Ross at Houghton's wharf. Bath sees minor thunderstorm. Lewiston visitor departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Seth T. Sae
Presidens
M . A. Cone
Caretiett Cc. Co
Pres Enrs
George C. Deee
A. Shaw
Harry Alters
Harold Thompson
George E. Thompson
High Street
Alfred Ross
Houghton’s Wharf
Harold
Ross
Thompson
Hyde Cottage visit and Portland try for Light Guard team
Mr and Mrs Parra with H Bax ter and family are at Hyde cottage Mere Point. Sgt Wakefield Cpl Atwood and Pvt Savage of the Light Guard traveled to Portland this morning to try for a team their friends urging them to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. and
Parra
H. Baxter
Hyde Cottage
Sgt. Wakefield
Cpl
Atwood
Pvt. Savage
Light Guard
Portland
Fourth of July Burnt Water Fête Amid River Outings
The Times Sete notes a calm holiday with water pails ready for a small blaze and citizens closing un Screened windows before tomorrow. Fireworks sales rise as boat owners plan river cruises and seashore trips while authorities mark the day with sunrise noon and sunset bells. Mrs. Scribner and son visit before returning to Portland. Somerville Boys' Brigade hosts a festive reception at People’s church chapel with flowers bunting and electric lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Boys’ Brigade
People’s Church Chapel
Bath Echoes Summer Activity and Notable Incidents
Summer visitors arrive in Maine with Hercules steamer's 12 special trips to transfer cars across the Kennebec, while Bath hosts Frances M. Wallace of China a G A R official and National secretary. Bay Point cottages advance as Frank W Card and Fred Coombs work on new quarters. Greek boy Pappas fracturing skull after car incident. E C Merry arraigned for liquor conveyance aboard a Bath steamer.
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Maine
Hercules
Kennebec
Boston
Bay Point
Frank W. Card
Fred Coombs
Mr. Card
Mr. Kidder
E. C. Merry
Five Islands
Lester Lewis
Merry
Bath
Harry Fletcher
Country Y OY With Many Golfers at Country Club
Over the holiday weekend the Country Club hosted golf tournaments including Scotch Ball won by Dr. F A Winchenbach and Louise Trainer with a score of 41 8 33. Ross and Paquet teams tied for low nets, Claude Faulkner won the ree of trophy after a playoff with Mayo, Faulkner prevailing 88 19 69 to Mayo 79 3 76. State Amateur Handicap Tournament set for July 24 at the club, expected to draw a large strong field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Winchenbach
Louise Trainer
Ney E. Ross, Jr
Vic Paquet
Ross
Paquet
John Cooke
Claude Faulkner
Mayo
Faulkner
My Sister Eileen at Lakewood in lively revival
Leona Markle and Mary Alice Moore headline the Lakewood Players in My Sister Eileen directed by Melville Burke. The Columbus sisters test their talents in New York as their rent shaky apartment draws in a parade of visitors and comic chaos. Performances run each evening this week at eight with a Saturday matinee at 2 30.
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Leona Markle
Mary Alice Moore
Lakewood Theater
My Sister
Eileen
Lakewood Players
Melville Burke
Lakewood
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Miss Markle
Miss Moore
Sister Eileen
Henry Richards
John Glendinning
John Drew Devereaux
Don Kennedy
Jeanne Lord
Herbert Barlow
Elaine Perry
Wallis Clark
Tom Tempest
Frances Bavier
Royal Beal
Laura Carpenter
Donald McGinnis
Larry Wismer
Hank Clark
Clayton Smith
Eddie Crowell
Bud Wing
Francois Despreaux
Chatt Buck
Tom Lundell
Tom Somers
Mr. Clark
Hank
Kate Byron Clark
Personal notes of visits and gatherings around seaside Maine
Mrs John A Morse hosted a luncheon at Hotel Sedgwick on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Charles Norris and their son Charles III from Annapolis arrived Saturday to visit Mrs Norris parents at Popham Beach. Mrs William Donovan of Mamaroneck and Edward Morin of Elizabeth, visiting their father Dr Harry F Morin and Mrs Morin in Washington Street, held a clam bake at Indian Point Monday. Miss Frances Callan, a University of Maine student, returned to Concord New Hampshire after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs James Callan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Morse
Hotel Sedgwick
Charles Norris
Charles 3Rd
Annapolis
Norris
Charles J. Donnell
Popham Beach
William Donovan
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Edward Morin
Elizabeth
N. J
Harry F. Morin
Morin
Washington Street
Eavesdropping At Merrimac And Bath Picnic Notes
A jumble of small town anecdotes covers a Bath area visit by Mrs Pank and Mrs Merrill with salmon on a line, a frozen salmon trip to Bath, Lewiston beauty parlors visits, and a rainy day picnic at Popham Beach. Everett Cornish quips about rain hindering work as volunteers join Bath Memorial Hospital renovations with Arthur Small and Walter McNaughton helping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Cornish
Park and Cemetery Department
Cornish
Bathemorial Hospital
Arthur Small
Walter McNaughton
Local transit woes and summer fishing tales
Readers recall streetcar days and a 3.45 city bus breakdown near North street. Francis Bertrand may become mayor of the Brigham's Cove colony. Sabine hosts Bernard and Pratts on their wedding trip. Bill Lowans wins a rainbow trout at Austin Stream and searches for hunting days. Bath Memorial Hospital treated 12 locals after holiday misadventures. blame falls on Roman candles and salutes. An island near Vine and Wan streets is set to receive state funded reflectors for nighttime visibility.
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Bill Lowans
Denny Road
Austin
Bingham
Bill
Deadwater
Maine
Bath Memorial Hospital
Vine and Wan
East Booth Fisherman's Fair Crown Goes to Out-of-Stater Queen
An out-of-stater captured the Fisherman's Fair queen title at East Booth the previous year, reflecting a notable win beyond local contenders and highlighting the event's appeal to visitors from other regions.
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East Booth
New York City Travel Guide You Can Enjoy Slowly
A New York City vignette emphasizes savoring the city rather than rushing through. It contrasts visitors and locals, notes the varied neighborhoods, and highlights affordable pleasures like walks on Fifth Avenue, a Staten Island ferry ride, and skyline views. It urges walking, talking with residents, and remembering pigeons may inherit the city.
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New York
America
New York City
Manhattan
Maine
Florida
China
Naples
Fifth Avenue
Staten Island
Empire State Building
Croesus
Radio City
Garden of Eden
Local Queen Considered For Bath Event by Community
The community discusses choosing a local queen to reign over this year’s Bath affair. Morse High student Gay Mason is named as a potential Bath queen, and opinions from several speakers praise the idea as fitting and widely voiced.
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Concensus
Bath
Gay Mason
Morse High
Mrs Plummer and children visit relatives in Old Town
Mrs Charles Plummer and her children of Meadow Way have returned from Old Town where they had been guests of Mrs ears aunt, Mrs Hugh Mc ay.
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Charles Plummer
Meadow Way
Old Town
Ears
Hugh Mcay
Vacation Bible School at Beacon Street Closes
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Beacon Street Methodist Church held its closing service and picnic at Sebasco Beach. Enrollment reached 57 pupils with 47 average attendance. ten visitors joined, totaling 87 participants. Certificates were awarded across beginners, primary, and junior groups for faithful attendance and cooperation. Proceeds support Rebecca McCabe Orphanage in Hinghwa China.
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Beacon Street
Rebecca McCabe
Hinghwa
Fukien
China
Hng Cangeng
Laura Craft
Beverly Higgins
Blanche Locke
Betty Fernald
Beverly Deering
Jeannette Stinson
Roberta Munsey
Ellen Fletcher
Margaret Mitchell
Betty Mitchell
Heather McClure
Barbara Larrabee
June Green
Paul Savage
Richard Lord
James
Jesus
Evelyn Norris
Beverly Munsey
Irene Crocker
Patricia Gaudet
Edwardnalducci
Judith Mank
Ry Rogers
Edith Lowery
Patricia Robinson
Jean Betts
Shirley Rogers
Clifton Ives
Sally Savage
William Munsey
Christopher Ives
Jay Rogers
Richard Crabtree
Clarence Munsey
Mae Griffin
Robert Green
John Green
Robert Lewis
Christine Libby
Dorothy Robinson
Social notes from Washington Street and nearby towns
Mrs Mark W Sewall hosted her contract club on Wednesday at her Washington street home. Miss Norma Jones of Bath Iron Works is vacationing in Belfast with relatives. Kenneth Lovett of Portsmouth NH visited his father Jasper Lovett and family on Upper Washington street. Mr and Mrs Herbert Haley and family returned from a weekend and Fourth at Rangeley. Hiram Turner of West Somerville MA visited cousins Mr and Mrs Frank H Turner on Union street. Sgt Robert E Hinds US A A F stationed at Craig Field AL arrived to take furlough with his parents on South. Marie Maxwell of Kittery returned after weekend with sister-in-law Mrs Nancy Thomas and brother Melville Thomas on Fremont street.
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Mark W. Sewall
Washington Street
Norma Jones
Bath Iron Works Corp
Belfast
Kenneth Lovett
Portsmouth
N. H
Jasper Lovett
Upper Washington Street
Herbert Haley
Rangeley
Hiram Turner
West Somerville
Mass
Frank H., Turner
Union Street
Robert E. Hinds
Craig Field
Ala
Frank Hinds
South Street
Marie Maxwell
Kittery
Nancy Thomas
Melville Thomas
Fremont Street
Lemon Sauce for Broiled Fish Servings
A tart lemon sauce for broiled fish. This amount yields four to six servings.
George S Hall to Head EIRS in 193? but honors span earlier years
George S Hall will head the Elks International Relief Service guiding group zealously for 22 years. He has served as exalted ruler of Lynbrook lodge Long Island by deputy grand exalted ruler southeastern district New York and held multiple Elks leadership roles. Born in New York City 52 years ago, Hall served in the U S Navy in World War I and remains active in civic charitable and athletic circles. He is a director of Queens County Federal Savings and Loan and a member of Downtown A C New York City and stock transfer groups.
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Lynbrook
Long Island
New York
Ieeeeetree
New York Elks Association
Zike Grand Lodge
Grand Born
New York City
Hall
U. S. Navy
Queens County Federal Savings and Loan Association
Downtown
A. C
New York Stock Transfer
New Officers Assume Positions At Rotary
A Rotary group mentions new officers taking posts as they traveled south through Tennessee Alabama Mississippi to New Orleans and then toward the Pacific. The journey included crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico, visiting the Grand Canyon and Dam, and navigating risky Rockies curves. A Yellowstone bear sighting occurred before returning via Chicago Niagara Falls and the Mohawk Trail. The voyage concluded with a fond view of New England and Maine.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
New Orleans
Pacific
Texas
Rio Grande River
Mexico
Grand Canyon
Rockies
Yellowstone
Chicago
Niagara Falls
New England
Maine
Start to Demolish Apartment Building
The article notes a building formerly rented for as low as ten dollars a month, with ownership changes from Hyde to Oliver and Coombs, then to Oliver’s heirs after his death. It mentions the structure being condemned by City Health officials last year and demolition starting recently. It adds a medieval aside about red being worn only by sovereigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Shaw
Charles Oliver
C. A. Coombs
Oliver
Probate Notice For Annie Low Estate In County Court
Notice to interested persons of a probate proceeding titled Annie Low estate. Details are garbled but indicate court action, district or county jurisdiction, and a request to appear by a stated date to participate or respond to the proceedings. The text references a presiding officer and a secretary or clerk.
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Landin
Somerville Papete
Rrest
Legard
Y'S Ferry
Dante
Charles M. Lin
New Lost of
Lincoln
The
Newark Times
Penobscot Bay
Monhegan
Abner C. Johnson
Willam Howard Taft
Mess
Comen
John P. Swasey
Ony Phippsburg
Edward W. Mye
Frankenichols
W. Longley
Eallery
F. H. Purinton
Bowdoin
Albert Strout
Pen County
Ananaie
Arthur H . Stetson
John W. Ballou
Frank H. Sates
Charles C. Snow
W . Ue
D.T. Percy & Sons
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
Ned
J. H. Cox
Oakledge
Eee Oy
Summer
Elmer E. Dinsmore
Swanton-Jameson Co
Morse High Gems
Edwin Ramsey
Ramsey
Webber’s Drug Store
Geo
Arthur Ham
William Ham
H. L. Grinnell
Bath Lodge
New Lodge
Portland ‘Lodge
F. E. Chapman
San Francisco
University of California
Chagnan
Cambridge Mass
Severa
Damariscotta
Leon W. Berry
Roxbury
Phippeburg
Black
Mr. Kerey
Grace Dowling
Westport
Lewiston
Tremblay
Ore F. Reed
William Hart
Phoebe Pendleton
New ‘York
Helen Crosby
Fred C. Scribner
Fred C. Scribner, Jr
Charles Cheltra
Frances M. Wallace
Military and Naval Orphans Asylum
S. T. Snipe
Wallace
Ladies of the
Ray Palmer
E. H. Lansing
Roxbury, Mass
Thomas
Hannah McCormick
East Pittston
McCormick Farm
Palmer Cobb
Philadelphia
City
Fred E. Drake
Drake Cottage
Birch Point
Naval
Gilmore
Quincy
William Newton
George Pappas
Sagadahoc Square
Middle Street
Be.c
Claude’ F
M’innes Cup
Merrimac
Daisy Ireland
Pearl Thompson
Modern
Fort Popham
Here
North Street
Francis Bertrand
Brigham’s Cove
Francis
Fran
Sabine
Bernard Pratt
Bo Vis Ch
Sebasco Beach
Eno
U. A
Crusade
New York, N. Y
American Overseas Aid
United Nations Appeal For Chili
George S. Hall
EIRS
Rotary
John L. Jack
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