Bath Daily Times 1890 notes and local events
Soot new meeting of the City is this evening. Officers of Acadia lodge will be stalled tomorrow evening in Stinson of Brunswick. The Bacon Street Sunday school excursion to Five Islands today had a large party. The Winneégance band is to be reorganized. Seven tracks running across Water street indicate Maine Central freight growth. Tuesday social at Mrs. Capt. Crowley’s on Mechanic street entertained guests with refreshments. Large picnic plans at Stone House grove with afternoon and evening events and fireworks. Ice cream and good things promised. warnings of heat fade as busy season continues.
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Acadia Lodge
Stinson
Brunswick
Bacon Street
Five Islands
Capt. Crowley
Mechanic Street
Stone House Grove
Mason Appointed Sergeant Major on Col Sabin’s Staff
Frank R. Mason is named Sergeant Major on Col Sabin's staff of U. R. E. of Maine. The aquarium in Hallett's window draws fishermen's attention as three trout swim in the water. A private party will dine and dance at Mrs. Lewis' tonight. F. R. Blaisdell and H. Stinson serve as managers. The Y M C A plans an excursion to Five Islands next Wednesday and a sports program is announced. A telegram to Collector Wakefield asks for first class pilots to escort Atlantic squadron vessels from Portland to Bath.
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Frank R. Mason
Col Sabin
P. of
Maine
Hallet's Window
Lewis
F. R. Blaisdell
H. Stinson
Young Men's Christian Association
Five Islands
Wakefield
Portland
Kennebec
Bath
Essex
New York
Harrison
New Firm Painting Tenement and Homes in Town
Corliss and Coombs started a new painting business with Dr. Savage's tenement on Middle Street after finishing Mrs. Delano's house. A Jennie Gould party entertained Bath and Woolwich friends, and a Grace church picnic at Foster's Point drew sixty attendees. Supt J O Shaw led a successful clam bake, assisted by Mr. Klippel. Ice-loading boys profitably harvest ice at the wharf, undercutting the ice man trade.
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Corliss & Coombs
Dr. Savage
Middle Street
Mrs. Delano
Grace Church
Foster’s Point
J. O. Shaw
Klippel
Portland Caterer Serves Gen Hyde's Evening Spread
In town for Gen Hyde's event Caterer Robinson of Portland will provide the supper. Friday a Sasanoa Bluffs and city party visited Simpson's for a shore-side gathering returning about ten. Other items note coal office changes by S T Woodward and a hand injury to Henry C Curtis at Bath Iron Works. Norris Card completes Alameda facade decor and Misses Simpson host a kids' party. Keaton boys pick fourteen quarts of berries sold at 15 cents each.
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Sasanoa Bluffs
Simpson's
Henry C. Curtis
Bath Iron Works
Town
Big Navy Parade Planned and Local Notices July 14 1898
July 14 1898 notes report a big night train Sunday led by Conductor Mitchell. A Marines parade is planned for Wednesday at ten. Ensign Hughes traveled aboard the Baltimore from Portland. A new post office opens at North Bath with John G Rogers postmaster. Local social notes mention gatherings, excursions to Ferry Beach, and a free Beach excursion for 100 people aboard Knox and Lincoln beat City of Rockland.
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Mitchell
The
Pullman
North Bath
John G .Rogers
Knox & Lincoln
City of
Rockland
Local Notices and Trade Reports from Corliss Street Vestry
July 15 1896 report notes Ladies aid at Corliss Street vestry meeting tomorrow. Grocery stores report good Swett shipments with several boat loads sent in the morning. The schooner Charlies E was in Ses Secs Re as.
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Ladies Aid of the
Corliss Street
Charlies E
Rescue crews plan to ferry people to Bar Harbor
Disconnected lines indicate efforts to transport passengers from Fos ter's Point to a dam and then sail the fleet to Bar Harbor with departures set for Thursday noon. The garbled text mentions docking and a voyage, implying a scheduled river or harbor operation.
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Bar Harbor
Live Wire Grange Traditions and Notable Members
A Delaware Grange plans to raise funds for a hall via a commission on advance sales from a local moving picture house. Nationwide, Grange activity increases with more juveniles active. California’s oldest subordinate Grange marks 57 years. Maine hosts a four year old lecturing as a leading community figure. Watertown New York shows two centenarian members aged 94 and 97. Massachusetts holds a statewide Bird Day with walks and lectures. Louis J. Tabor leads National Grange in American Business Men's Promotion. The Grange is described as a leading dry organization nationwide.
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Delaware
Moving Picture House
Grange
California
United States
Maine
Watertown
New York
Massachusetts
National Grange
American Business Men’s Pro
Louis J. Taber
Mosquito Mayhem Sparks Bloody Fancy In Summer
A garbled piece blends whimsy with violent fantasy about mosquitoes attacking humans. The text references exaggerated imagined battles and sounds of fear, with stray phrases suggesting a game like scoring based on howling or reactions.
Maine towns and early mills shaped by fiber and fame
The Maine narrative recalls Nor way s ambiguous name and Lisbon 1808 first woolen mill by John Mayall, with Dexter Lewiston and Dover mills following. It notes 1839 to 1925 growth in woolen and worsted work, wage trends, and a textile slump before highlighting Maine figures from Harriet Boston to Polly Glidden. It mentions a Jefferson man’s brush fire misadventure and a destructive fire at Mile Grammar School. It closes with postal carrier Frank E. Ricker and a clock collection by Hosea Barnes family.
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Lisbon
John Mayall
Lnte Amos
Jeremiah Abbott
Dexter
Lewiston
Dover
New England
Visitor from Dorchester Draws Attention in Liberty and Palermo
Isaac Sprague of Dorchester Massachusetts, age 94, touring Liberty and Palermo this summer, recounts past and present events as a retired building contractor of 50 years. He visited George Sprague and John Richardson households and Ebene Foster family during his stay and hopes to visit relatives in Maine next season.
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Liberty
Palermo
Isaac Sprague
Everett Avenue
Dorchester
Mass
Sprague
Pearance
George Sprague
John Richardson
Eben Foster
Diatomite Deposit Reported North of Wilton
Reports indicate a small deposit of diatomite north of Wilton and that some material has been sent to major building programs in the country.
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North Jay
Wilton
Bear Halts Traffic Near Milo Camp Where Children Play
A Milo man driving through Freedom observed a half grown black bear on the road in front of his car. He warned a nearby highway crew and urged care for two children at a small camp. the man could not stay to learn the outcome of the incident.
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Milo
Freedom
Maine Pulpwood Toy Maker Builds a Niche in New England
In South Windham Maine the Androscoggin Pulp Company operates a unique toy and novelty division. Veteran designer Mr Greenwood 71 has produced thousands of ear muffs yearly using various hinges and springs. The Bangor Main street scene sparked a brief blaze as a driver fled to the fire station with a burning load of waste paper threatening a dump at Auburn and Fourth of July debris cleanup.
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Maine
South Windham
New England
Androscoggin Pulp Company
Pep Internant Sealaenn Petonne Savem
Farmington
Greenwood
Chesterville
Maine Agricultural Society
Auburn
John E. McGivern
McGivern
Central Fire Station
Three-Quarter Century Club At Waterville
Citizens from each county are urged to attend the Three-Quarter Century Club annual meeting in Waterville. Members aged 75 and older may enter essays on How to Keep Well or The Essentials of Success for a prize and exhibit their handiwork. Essays due at the Central Office of the Maine Public Health Association by August 10.
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Solenadime Abi Camstacoe Gare
Waterville der
Meine Public Health Association
Obituary of Mrs. Pembroke Former Bath Resident
Mrs. Pembroke wife of Cyrus S. Pembroke of London died in a New York hospital after a four month illness. Born in Bath she was daughter of the late LeRoy and Edith Mitchell and grew up on Center street. She worked for New England Telephone in Bath and later at D. T. Percy & Sons before marrying her childhood sweetheart and moving to New London eight years ago. Her husband is an engineer on a New London to New York steamer. She was a past noble grand of Queen Esther Rebekah lodge Bath and member of the New London lodge and Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband and several cousins.
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Ee Ee
Cyrus S. Pembroke
London
Peeh di Nery Ortreh Asphacts Hospital
LeRoy and
Edith (Thompson) Mitchell
Center Street
Bath
Old
Bath High School
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
Tina Hill
D. T. Percy & Sons
Mr. Pembroke
Boston
New London
New York
Pembroke
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
New London Lodge
Eastern Star Lodge
Maria Cahill
Charles Morse
Enech Hig
Death of Mrs Freeman Wood Noted in Bath Brunswick
Word reached Bath Montay of the death of Mrs Freeman Wood of Brunswick wife of the proprietor of Wood's 5 and 25 cent store on Front street for many years During their
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Bath
Montay
Freeman Wood
Brunswick
Wood
Front Street
Funeral services for Bath resident Thebeau set Thursday
Gene Thebeau of Bath will lie in state at her late home, 114 Brunswick, with funeral services scheduled for Thursday afternoon at three oclock.
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Gene Thebeau
Bath
Brunswick
Funeral for Mrs. Sarah Oliver
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah V Oliver wife of Deputy Sheriff Abrams Oliver was held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at 32 High street. Rev David L Wilson of Central church officiated with bearers Deputy Sheriff Loring J Small Joshua Tibbetts Arthur C Leamont and Alston Oliver. Burial followed at Pairview Winnegance.
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Sarah V
Abrams
Oliver
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Loring J. Small
Joshua Tibbetts
Arthur C. Leamont
Alston Oliver
Pairview
Winnegance
Fuller and Albert Pollard Burial at Oak Grove
Fuller and Albert Pollard were laid to rest with burial at Oak Grove. The brief notice records the burial location, confirming the final resting place.
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Fuller and
Albert Pollard
Oak Grove
Court document fragment from Saga County
Fragmentary OCR line shows a July date and names Walter, Willian F. pow. The text references a court-related notice or record in Saga County with a true copy annotation.
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Willian F
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Squirrel Island
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Daniel E. Smith
Hollis River
Une
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Jer. Barnes
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West Buxton
Horatio Ly Locke
Bangor
Three-Ouarter Century Club
Waterville
Brunswick Road
Annie Mitchell Pembroke
Mes
Sarah Oliver
Retief
Thomas R. Huston
Hotery Puntie
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Walter S. Gliddes Jatige
Pauline N. Smith
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Saga
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