Fortnight in Bath Bridges July Turbines and Tales
Forty years ago Bath reports a homeward arc from a July 1909 Arlington Vermont Lake Champlain tercentennial trip by Hon Harold M Sewall Mrs Sewall and son Arthur. Ice cargoes and tugs headline harbor activity while local incidents include a serious skull fracture of B Sarkis at Bath Iron Works and a dramatic horse rescue on a city street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Eee B. Sarkis
Bath Iron Works
E. M. Fuller
Wakiva Yacht Arrives at Kennebec Harbor with Notables
The 1909 Wakiva, Captain L A Spinney, docked beside the Kennebec Yacht Club after sailing from Marblehead. On board owner L V Harkness of New York with guests E D Harkness of Clyde Ohio, Mr and Mrs A R Macomber of Pasadena and Miss Irene Davenport of Clyde. The Street and Sewer Commission began replacing the Front street brick sidewalk with a grano lithic walkway at stores including C W Clifford Percy Webber D T Percy & Sons and C T Jackson. The old walk, worn by heavy traffic, dates to five years prior. Alfred J Grassy reports a rare old singing book once owned by Elijah Brown, discovered among his mother's books. The green paper covered cover shows The Harmony of Maine hymn tunes and psalms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakiva
L. A. Spinney
Marblehead
Kennebec Yacht Club
L. V. Harkness
New York
E. D. Harkness
Clyde
Ohio
A. R. Macomber
Pasadena
Calif
Irene Davenport
the Street and Sewer Commission
Front Street
C. W. Clifford
D. T. Percy & Sons
W. G. Webber
C. T. Jackson
Alfred J. Grassy
Center Street
Elijah Brown
Maine
Brave Maine boy saves drowning youth at wharf
July 15 1909 George Reno a 13 year old Times newsboy leaped from the Maine Central Railroad wharf to rescue 11 year old Sidney Nelson from drowning. Despite Nelson’s panic Reno grappled him to safety, refusing to remove clothing during the effort. The feat drew praise from bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reno
Times
Maine Central Railroad
Sidney Nelson
Nelson
Reno
Calais Visitor Captain Goodwin Makes Town Stop
Captain G W Goodwin of Calais visits town today aboard the ship of Captain Joseph Sewall. He has turned command in Honolulu over to Captain Chapman and plans a long rest after a lengthy spell in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuly
G. W. Goodwin
Calais
Joseph Sewall
J. Goodwin
Honolulu
Chapman
Bath Band Impresses Park Crowd With Gaudreau Program
The Bath band performed a second Park concert under Conductor Gaudreau drawing a large audience. The program featured popular selections and a trombone solo When the Mocking Birds Are Singing in the Wildwood with praised tone. Social events included Mrs. John S. Hyde hosting a refined afternoon tea for Mrs. William Warden of Paris. Local operator changes noted at the Waterville and Bath exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gaudreau
Joseph L. Gaudreau
Wildwood
Gaudreau Brothers
John S. Hyde
William Warden
Paris
Hyde
Circus rider breaks rib after keg fall near Vela North Dakota
Frank Pepper of this city, travelling in advance cars of Campbell Brothers Circus in the West, fractured a rib by falling into a paste keg while the car lurched around a sharp curve into Vela North Dakota. He remains with the circus and writes home enjoying life and the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pepper
Campbell Brothers Circus
Vela
North Dakota
Excursions to Popham Beach and Boothbay Harbor Planned
Town residents may board two scheduled trips tomorrow. Popham Beach Steam Boat Co will sail from City Landing at 9 a.m. to Popham Beach with return at 2 30 p.m. Eastern Steamship Co offers an excursion to Boothbay Harbor and nearby islands departing their wharf at 9 a.m. Wilbur C Oliver sells the Dean property south of the Maine Central track to Willis M Lake for use as a marble shop. J R Mathis of Dover NH plans timber cutting on 350 acres in Phippsburg from Parker Rogers estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Popham Beach
Wilbur C. Oliver
Maine Central
Water Street
Dean
Willis M. Lake
J. R. Mathis
Dover, N. H
Phippsburg
Parker Rogers
Hail Storm Ice Cream Trick and Boothbay Survey Update
A South End resident used hail from a Saturday storm to finish ice cream making, claiming faster results. The Norka, tied to Portland U S engineers, wrapped a Boothbay dredging survey under Major George A Zinn as government harbor work nears. Fire damaged Webber lunch room prompting alerts as Cabots versus Sagadahocs match was halted by rain. Flusser torpedo boat destroyer launch at Bath Iron Works scheduled public reveal tomorrow afternoon draws crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Portland
U. S. Engineers
Boothbay
East Boothbay
George A. Zinn
Bath
Five Islands visitors and locals share Sunday calls
The report lists residents and visitors traveling between towns such as Malden, Wakefield, Natick, Kittery and Waltham. Names include Elbridge Mains, the Ayers family, the Pinkhams, the Rowes, Robert Yeo, Mrs. Yeo, Raushhier Laurie, Ralph Weeks, Carl A. Rasmussen, Nehemiah Boynton, and Paul Thompson. Also notes Mrs. Howard Bacon leaving for Waltham due to Mr. Bacon’s illness. A separate line mentions that only 40 percent of Americans were in cities and towns in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newagon
Lemuel Ayers
Ayers
Elbridge Mains
Malden
Mass
Rockrest
Moulton Philbrick
Bruce and
Marcia
Kittery
E. E. Pinkham
O. F. Rowe
Robert Yeo
Wakefield
Yeo
Raushhier Laurie
Ralph Weeks
Natick
Harbor View House
Carl A. Rasmussin
Nehemiah Boynton
Am. Paul Thompson
Howard Bacon
Waltham
Bacon
Alan Bunce to guest at Lakewood in The Traitor
Alan Bunce joins Lakewood Players for a week long guest appearance in The Traitor directed by Melville Burke. The play opens Monday the 25th with curtains at 8 pm Monday through Saturday and 2 30 pm Saturday matinee. cast also features Neva Patterson and Royal Bear in a period piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Bunce
Lakewood Players
Lee Tracy
Walter Hampden
Lakewood
New York
Neva Patterson
Royal Bear
Mr. Bunce
Ruth Nugent
Man Bound Over In October Term Of Sagadahoc Court
George Burnham of 6 Meadow Street was bound over after a Bath Municipal Court appearance on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses with intent to defraud. He posted a $500 appearance bond for the October term. Maynard Collamore of Round Pond was found guilty of possessing 97 soft shelled clams smaller than legal size. Warden Swansea Burns of the Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department prosecuted. Collamore was fined $10 plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burnham
Meadow Street
Sagadahoc County
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Gardiner Rogers
Maynard Collamore
Round Pond
Swansea Burns
Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Department
Collamore
Georgetown Social Notes from Wood Island and Kennebec Point
Hunnewell Beach hosts gulls as locals drift through Wood Island and Kennebec Point events. The Georgetown P T A executive committee met to plan the fall program and movies for the year, with several parents and teachers in attendance and refreshments provided.
Vacationing Names Seen in Parkers Head Area
Parker Head residents join visitors and families on two week breaks across towns. Samuel Sternberg remains with family for a two week vacation while Stephen Rogers enjoys time with grandparents in Bath. Leo Hamel visits Parker Head, Misses Beryl and Jo Ann Weeks vacation at Rumford, Arthur Nisbet heads off with Nisbet family for two weeks, and Midshipman L D Lowell returns to Castine after weekend with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham
Samuel Sternberg
Stephen Rogers
Bath
Eugene Harrington
Leo Hamel
Ashdale
Parker Head
Beryl
Jo Ann
Rumford
Arthur Nisbet
Robert Nisbet
L. D. Lowell
Castine
Apple Annie Contest Sought For August Plans
West Bath grange held a rip with good attendance. Lecturer Carl P Meister announced that the Apple Annie contest will be held in August, open to 17 year olds by Jan 30 1950 who are single and ready to travel if chosen winner. Contestants need poise personality and talent and non members must contact Meister by Aug 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Carl P. Meister
Annie
Maine
Grange
Daniel McCall
Lizzie Haggett
Hope Ward
Bernice McGlinchy
Ida Oliver
James Lemont
Alton Collins
Carl P
Beverly Coombs
Jean Lermond
Joan Boudreau
Richard Renshaw
LaForest Coombs
Obituary of George A. Merritt 89 of Bath
George A. Merritt 89 died at his home 14 High Street Tuesday evening. A retired sailmaker and former Bath Street Railway motorman, he was born in Bath on December 29, 1859, to David H. and Harriet B. Mitchell Merritt. Survived by two daughters Myra Pennell Bath and Harriett Dennison Freeport, a grandson Leon B. Pennell, a granddaughter Mrs Harold Small of Long Island New York, and four great grandchildren Norman and Davis Small and Leora and Joyce Pennell, Bath. Funeral Saturday at two from Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence with Laforest E. Hodgkins officiating. Burial Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Merritt
High Street
Bath Street
Mr. Merritt
Bath
David H
Harriet B. Mitchell Merritt
Myra Pennell
Harriett Dennison
Freeport
Leon B. Pennell
Harold Small
Norman
Davis Small
Leora
Joyce Pennell
Arthur F. Mayo & Son
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove
Maine divorce petition filed in Sagadahoc County
Frederick C. Berry of Bath petitions for divorce from Margaret M. Berry. He alleges cruel and abusive treatment, one year residency in Maine, and unknown address for the libellee. Court to summon her in Bath for three successive weeks to show cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Frederick C. Berry
Maine
Margaret M. Berry
Chicago
Euperlor
Indeta
Amateur winches at Augusta club pro-am sweepstakes
Dr. Francis A. Winchenbach won the amateur sweep at Augusta Country Club in a pro-am tournament with 74. Bill Viles and Joe Williamson tied for second at 75. Jimmy Jones and Winchenbach tied for third, with a best-ball effort lifting partners Leo Hansberry Higgins, Ernie Newnham, Bob Spear, Bob Taylor, and Alton Richardson into the tie. First place went to Jim Browning and Loraiand Pelletier at par 71 and 67 in best ball. Ninety six competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis A. Winchenbach
Augusta Country Club
Bill Viles
Joe Williamson
Augusta Club
Jimmy Jones
Bath Country Club
Dr. Winchenbach
Jones
Winchenbach
Leo Hansberry
Lakewood
Roy Higgins
Willowdale
Ernie Newnham
Bob Spear
Portland
Bob Taylor
Alton Richardson
Waterville
Jim Browning
Loriand Pelletier
Brunswick
Browning
Hap Malia
Boyd Donaldson
Plants On March Theme At Audubon Camp Exhibit
The exhibit by Grevis Melville of Damariscotta shows the impact of man on nature with illustrations created by the Audubon Camp faculty. The Audubon Nature Camp of Maine at Hog Island Muscongus Bay operates under the National Audubon Society and has eleven years of work with over two thousand graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grevis Melville
Damariscotta
Naturalists
Audubon Camp
Buchhersted
Audubon Nature Camp of
Maine
Todd Wildlife Sanctuary
Hog Island
Muscongus Bay
National Audubon Society
Moonlight sail trip aboard the Viking to Merrymeeting Bay
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Brooks of 3 Washburn Street and Mrs. M. J. Smith of the Plummer Home went on a moonlight sail Tuesday evening to Merrymeeting Bay aboard the Viking. Miss Barclay Bruce of New York City arrives to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Sewall at their Small Point summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Brooks
Washburn Street
M. J. Smith
Plummer
Merrymeeting Bay
Probate Notices for Minnie M Love and Others
Probate notices announce petitions to appoint administrators for Minnie M Love of Bath with Howard W Mayo as candidate, and references to estates of Frederick D Hill L Thebeau and Harry M Huse with Florence Huse Bates handling final accounts. The notices appear in a Bath area record with dates Raece trix 21-28-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie M_ Love
Howard W. Mayo
Bath
Jessie E. Morrell
Frederick D. Hill
Bey Bench
L. Ne Thebeau
Harry M. Huse
Florence Huse Bates
Raecetrix
City Yacht Basin Plans Led By Chamber of Commerce
A public gathering at Brown's Wharf Booth Harbor featured a shore dinner and boat trips as part of a note on municipal yacht facilities. Attendees included Edward N Superintendent Elwood Toothaker Oscar Tanguay Herschel Libby Joe McLaughlin and Ray Cummings with Frank Curran and Ray overseeing arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's Wharf
Booth Harbor
Robinhood
Inhoad
Eaton
Higgins
Edward N
Elwood Toothaker
Oscar “Smiling Boy” Tanguay
Herschel Libby
Joe McLaughlin
Ray Cummings
George McKellar
Dwinal Cor- Laughlin
Bob Perry
Frank Curran
Ray
July Meeting of Workers Receives Donations
Magazines were distributed at the July meeting of Workers. Miss Jenson donated books and magazines. Attendees included Mrs. Duncan McInnes, Mrs. William Kelley, Mrs. Charles Doyle, Mrs. W. S. Voorhees, Mrs. Eastham Guild Jr., Mrs. Stanley Peterson, Mrs. M. Dean Shaw, Mrs. Joseph Mullaney, Mrs. Arthur King, Mrs. Harold Avery, Mrs. Edward St. Martin, Mrs. Wiley Sprague, and Mrs. Roger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan McInnes
William Kelley
Charles Doyle
W. S. Voorhees
Eastham Guild, Jr
Stanley Peterson
M. Dean Shaw
Joseph Mullaney
Arthur King
Harold Avery
Edward St. Martin
Wila Sprague
Rogere
Probate petitions and estate actions in Bath area
Numerous probate petitions in Bath including Annie J Ham and Helen N Percy estate matters. Executors named Miller and MacDougall, Lila M Weston and Edith Zetate among others. Accounts and widow's allowances filed for various estates in Bath, West Bath and Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie J. Ham
Bath
Mentary
Ames Ham
James Town
Lila M
Helen N. Percy
Tin
Helen Bey
Alexander MacDougall
MacDougall
Nellie Edina White
West Bath
Paul E. Weston
Woolwich
Edith S. Zetate
Jeane F. Eaton
Natt F
Howe
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The
Bath Daily Times
Georges
Tacony
le Lenape
Itahoney
Philadelphia
Georges Creek
Gwalia
West Virgo
Westirginia
Kennebec River
Liberty
Rsot
Bald Head
Easternacht Club
Arthur Plant
Redson .Bros
Deering
Federal Street
Plant
Oliver
Perry Thompson
Linotype
Times Office
Thompson
Ian Tomato
Farmington
Lincoln
Bogton
Isaiahmas
Ebenezer Andrews
Frank I. Pettingill
Captain Tibbetts
Boothbay Harbor
Mrs. Pettingill
Westport
James F. Cox
Bowdoin Medical School
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
Augusta
Colonial Club
Naval Academy
E. D. True
William F. Furber
W. A. Murtaugh
A. G. Oliver
Frank W. Perkins
Frank H. Turner
Arthur I. Pepr
A. K. Purington
E. P.riggs
Joseph P. McCole
New Meadows Inn
W. A. Dana
Westbrook
Maine Department
Robie
Gorham
Arthur F. Kemp
Aliquippa
Small Point
William H. Kemp
Nahant
Candy’s Harbor
Boston
James D. Tabor
D. T
Haynes Landing
G. W. Gorman
Kennebec
Alexander Humphrey
Western Avenue
Court Street
Igo
Sterling
All Fleet
Myra Fowle
Waterville Exchange
Elinor Foote
Miss Fowle
Waterville Sentinel
G. W. Bowie
L. A. & W. Street Railway
Lake Grove
Bowie
W. Frank Jewell
Maine Steamship Company
Monday Club
Bridge
Moses
White
Theresa Moses
Julia F. Barker
Blanche L. Metcalfe
Charles R. Donnell
George P. Addison
Thomas W. Hyde
Augusta Work
Alice Sewall
Sarah WeHs
Augusta Gay
Mary Fisher
This Letty
Charles Banks
Auburn
George Abner Foote
Abner Lowell Foote
Baltimore
Charles T. Foote
Lee Brothers
New Meadows
Small Point Harbor
Webb's Island
Water Cove
Jacob Foote
Thomas A. Pye
George
Shannon House
Matthews
A. G.page Company
Page
W. F. Carlton
Baron Sidnit
Ashland
Clem Burrell
Front
Ferry Streets
Webber
Home For
Colby's Seamen's Bethel
Salvation Army
Barber
Cabots
Sagadahocs
Murphy
Georgetown
Hunnewell
Wood Island
J. H. Brown
West Newton
G. Baer Connards
Edwin Pinson
Nancy
North Edgecomb
Robert Meserve
Richard
Back Rivers
Stewart Dalrymple
Elizabeth
Kennebec Point
Susan Waller
David Waller
Charles Shain
Pittsfield
Elizabeth A. Carlisle
Paul Wrens
Frank M. Horne
Seaman Robert W. Horne
Winchester
Josephine Newman
Ethel Higgins
Eleanor Thibodeau
Bridie Davis
Marion Watson
Arthur Nelson
Clarence White
Parker
West Bath Grange
State OF
A.des Frederick
EDWARD W._ BRIDGHAM
Bil Viles
Arthur J. Dunton
Propate
John L. Jack Register
J. Herbert Snipe
Steen
John L. Mo
John L. Jack
County of
Munici
Merce
Oet
Miss Jensen
Harry C. Knight
Ate
Register
Segidahoe
E D. Emero
J. Emero
Inted
Alexander Late
Marcelle
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