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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
7
Items from the Bath Rally Times in 1893 describe Elm street brick work finished, firework sales up, bicycle trips, and public events. News covers Bangor to Portland travel, Bath Iron Works workers’ trips, streetcar scaffolding, accidents from cannons, and street repairs by contractors. Included are military postings, local church, and lodge notices with community updates.
July 10 1893 Bath items report painting at Adams block on Center street. Chief Engineer Farnham of the octan tug C W Morse on vacation in the city. Contractor Munch expects track work on Front and Center streets by tomorrow night. Dentists Harry Roberts of Bath visiting. practicing in Boston. Boys helping farmers with hay, earning $1 to $1.50 daily. Central and Winter Street societies plan excursion to Pemaquid next Wednesday. John E Potter on vacation at Harpswell. Charles E Taylor fills City Hall. Episcopal society tours islands tomorrow. Baptists go to Pemaquid Friday. Miss Jane Shaw of Western Union on a few weeks vacation. Miss Jessie Crawford covers Thomaston office. Steamer Gardiner ran Bath to Gardiner Saturday in one hour fifty five minutes with stop at Richmond. Bath Cycle Club members Tour Birch Point led by Capt Denham. Lewiston club to visit Bath in about two weeks hosted at Front Street clubrooms. New Church on Middle Street hosts entertainment tomorrow at 4:30 PM. Arthur Hyde and sister Miss Ethel Hyde noted.
Readers are promised a rare musical privilege as two renowned artists consent to an impromptu organ recital and select pieces. The piece highlights the performers' famous talent and appeals to music lovers seeking high quality performances.
The Universalist lawn party scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed. A party of about 15 employees from the Waltham Watch factory arrived by the Kennebec and will vacation for two to three weeks down river. Pemaquid remains a popular excursion spot as churches plan trips and Bath Athletic Club prepares to face the Westbrooks next Saturday. Kelley & Spear yard reports barges for Cuban parties and a schooner under construction delayed by timber delivery.
Maine State lecturer announces the 22nd annual Summer conference of New England lecturers at Rhode Island Agricultural College Kingston Aug 21–24. Maine delegates travel from Aug 20 with registrations due by Aug 5. National Highway Safety contest urged for under 18s with first prize a free trip to the National Grange next November.
Casco Bay sees horse mackerel activity with sporadic catches. Fred P. Wilson of Bath and Lafayette Wallace of West Point went searching Sunday but only netted a sunfish, a 250 pound diamond shaped creature that swims on edge. One West Point fisherman has five horse mackerel this season, three in one day. Alvin Shaw, 18, of Bangor, faced Bangor Superior Court on a motor vehicle registration capias with prior fines unpaid. Justice Fisher imposed five dollars in fines and costs or 30 days in jail.
Miss Mabelle Trask contralto sang for Les Camarades Musicaux at Frederick Edney's home in Malden. Allan H. Ramsay opened with a paper on Music Criticism. The program featured arias, duets, piano solos, and chamber pieces by Verdi, Handel, Rossini, and others. The article ends noting the Finns do other things besides winning foot races and paying their debts.
Mortgagee declares a foreclosure on a Woolwich parcel in Sagadahoc County for breach of a 1926 mortgage. Probate proceedings reflect executors administering estates of Bath residents with notices for final accounts and distribution and orders to publish in the Bath Independent three weeks.
Funeral services for Herman Charles Smith of West Point were held Saturday afternoon at 2 in the West Point church with Rev Charles H. Berry officiating. Burial followed in West Point Cemetery. Survived by widow, nine daughters, two sons, and 20 grandchildren.
Mrs Sumner Christie, born Limington June 14 1876, died Friday after illness since Sunday with pneumonia. She lived in Steep Falls about two years and was active in the Baptist church and local clubs. Survived by husband Aubrey E Steen two daughters Mrs Steen and Mrs Ralph Gardiner a son Pillip a sister and a brother seven grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Old Folks Home conducted by Rev F L Littlefield with family bearers. Burial in Oak Grove.
Mrs Cyrene Y Merrill aged 87, widow of William A Merrill and former Bath city marshal, died suddenly Friday afternoon at the Old Folks Home where she had lived since February 9 1920. Born in New Gloucester she lived in Bath over 40 years. her husband served in the police department and became city marshal in 1905. Survived by a niece Mrs Linda Smith of Reading Mass and four grandchildren H Gerald Helden Emerald Purington and Mrs John C Whorf of West Bath.
Herman Charles Smith aged 70 of West Point died last Wednesday in a Brunswick hospital after weekend transfer for abdominal illness. Born in Germany he was a longtime general store proprietor at West Point Phippsburg and well known in the Sumner colony. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM in the West Point Church.
Ardeen C. Cote 25 died Monday from presumed poisoning. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 PM at the home of his mother and stepfather Edward and Edmund Robinson 43 Spring Street. Rev. Charles H W Berry officiated with pallbearers Leighton M Coombs James Comean Kenneth Hunt and John Wilson. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
Three Bowdoinham youths Forrest Witham Richard Brown and Stanley Wright were arraigned in Bath on larceny charges including a hayrack wheel cultivator and tools. Judge Keegan found Witham and Brown guilty while Wright’s warrant was not pressed Brown received probation and Witham 60 days in Auburn jail with an appeal bond of 400 dollars. The case links Witham to Ezra Witham of Bowdoinham and a prior prison sentence for a separate attack.
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