Forty Years Ago In Bath Puts On Bath Scenes Of 1885
Fortunes and misfortunes of Bath residents are sketched from July 1885. A Boston yacht Tempest visited Boothbay while Blanche struck a pier causing minor damage. The Samoset boiler tube blew out near Arrowsic, and help towed the disabled steamer. Local people, accidents, civic matters, and a Bowdoin College victory over Brown highlight Bath news.
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Samoset
Rowe
Boothbay
Arrowsic Bridge
Union
Wiwurna
Memorial Craftsmen of Maine Hold Annual Outing
Members of the Memorial Craftsmen of Maine and their wives gathered at New Meadows Inn for their mid summer outing. The Maine and New England marble and granite dealers network enjoyed sports before dining and a group review filmed by Everlyn Washburn.
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Memorial Craftsmen of
Maine
New Meadows Inn
New England
James H. Gallagher
Richmond
Brett A. Morse
Waterville
Hiram W. Potter
Gardiner
A. S. Heal
Belfast
F. J. Morrison
Portland
Louis E. Shepley
Bangor
Shepley
Everlyn Washburn
Lewiston
Caroline Marr
Georgie Wakefield
Brett Morse
Thomas Howard
Boston
Vermont Marble Co
Gilbert Fletcher
Flora Ford
W. FE. Dornan
Allen Young
Chester Brooks
Union
Putnam Bicknell
W. H. Glendenning
W. H. Glendenning, Jr
Rockland
Fred J. Morrison
George E. Marr
H. H. Gilchrist
Thomaston
H. A. Mureh
Buckfield
J. H. Gilkey
Farmington
A. F. Como
Auburn
W. B. Hoyt
Seward H. Hoyt
Phillips
O. FE
Page
Mirs
Marius Page
Bath
Joseph Wright
FE. Thompson
T. B. Stevens
Manchester
N. H
BE ‘Me Cobb
Harold O. Page
Damariscot
Horace Lovell
Brunswick
Alfred Watters
Alexander Smart
Quincy
Mars
Horace W. Ward
A. Bruce
Allen
Fire alarm at Elliott House roof blaze noted
July 17 885 a fire alarm sounded after a slight blaze on the Elliott House block roof. The wooden structure suffered minor damage while firefighters responded promptly to prevent spread. No injuries reported.
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Elliott House
Personal notes and probate notices from Bath Sagadahoc
Personal notices describe visits and travels of Miss Helen Powers, Mr. Jed M. Cook, and families visiting Boston, with several probate court actions named for executors and guardians in Sagadahoc County Maine. Documents include appointees Nina A. O’Hara, Milton Kimball, and Agnes Torrey, with notices for August probate hearings and estate administration details.
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Nina’ A. O'Hara
Birmingham
Alabama
A. Sagadahoc
James Ie O'Hara, Jr
Sagadahoc
Nina A. O'Hara
Ernest M. White
Milton S. Kimball
Augusta
John H. Kimball Late
Bath
Local Notables Attend East Union Burial Service
H Young Chester Brooks and families from East Union attended a burial service for Mrs. E W Strong, with Mr and Mrs Charles BE Morse, Mr and Mrs Willis P Gilman, and Mr and Mrs Stanley Hanne at Waterville.
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H.young
Chester Brooks
East Union
E. W. Strong
Charles BE. Morse
Willis P. Gilman
Stanley Hannebury
Waterville
Fort Union Restoration Planned in Northwest
Plans move to restore Fort Union, first fort above Yellowstone mouth, to show its role in Western history. Montana and North Dakota citizens, Great Northern Railroad backers, and officials visited the site in May to map exact repro of the blockhouse. A nine acre landowner offers to donate the site. government cooperation expected. estimated cost $25,000. Built in 1829 by Kenneth McKenzie for the American Fur Company, it stood above the Missouri river, burned in 1831, rebuilt, and later dismantled in 1865 on Fort Buford orders.
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Fort Union
Montana State Historical Society
Yellowstone River
Northwest
Montana
North Dakota
Great Northern Railroad
Ralph Budd
Railway
David Hilger
Montana Historical Society
United States
Kenneth McKenzie
American Fur Company
Fort Bulford
Weekend Visitors Glimpse at Wordstown Andrews Road
John Evans of Wortsmouth New Hampshire spent the weekend with his family on Andrews road. Mrs. William S Kenyon from Town visited Sebasco Summer home to pass the day. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hathaway and children of Gardiner were guests at the Baker home in Arrowsie. Candy's Harbor drew Sunday visitors including Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong and daughter Doris with Miss Alice Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reynolds, Frank Reynolds and daughter Helen, Sadie and Alice Reynolds. A clambake and beach bathing were enjoyed.
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John Evans
Wortsmouth
N. H
Andrews Road
William S. Kenyon
Sebasco
Guy Hathaway
Gardiner
Baker
Arrowsie
Candy's Harbor
William Arimstrong
Doris
Alice Ramsay
Thomas Reynolds
Frank Reynolds
Helen
Sadie
Alice Reynolds
Information Sought on Bath Relatives of Late Walter Lowers Bowen
Bath citizens with facts about Walter Lowers Bowen or Walter Bowen died in Baltimore nine weeks after a March 13 1896 birth claim should contact Margaret Bowers widow at 189 Eastern Ave Baltimore. He was listed as Bowers at marriage and Bowen in hospital and claimed to be son of Fred Bowen and Addie Robinson. No matching birth record found in Baltimore city hall.
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Bath
Walter Lowers
Bowen
Baltimore
Margaret Bowers
Eastern Avenue
Bowers
Mercy Hospital
Fred Bowen
Addie Robinson
Social and visiting notes from towns and cities
Miss Myra Foote of Portland visits her sister Mrs. W. S. Voorhees of Bedford street. Mathew N. Clark drives a new Dodge sedan bought from Bishop Trading Co. Miss Muriel Howe stays a few days with Elizabeth Mc Grath at the Dain cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Eaton and family visit relatives in Belgrade. Miss Lulu M. Cowland, Cambridge, Mass., guests of Miss Viola Hogan on Bedford street. Mrs. Arthur Jansen and son Vernon host to Mr. and Mrs. Just Wold on Court street. Elizabeth Stalker of Watertown, Maass., visits Ruth Shurleff at Camp Harabel, Quaker Point. Samuel Welch of Togus visits town, old friends Sumner Hayes and Forrest Butler attend Summer school in San Juan, Porto Rico, studying Spanish. Mrs. Ethel Conners and daughter Josephine accompany Mrs. S. Brooks and daughter Sally of Boston, and Miss Agatha Bennett of Winthrop, Mass., at Sasusva Bluffs, Woolwich. Friends of Mrs. Euna Farnsworth Humphreys receive notice of her mother Mrs. Eugene Stickney’s death on July 5. surviving daughter is Mrs. Stickney, and a son Henry Stickney.
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Myra Foote
Portland
W. S. Voorhees
Bedford Street
Mathew N. Clark
Middle Street
Bishop Trading Co
Muriel Howe
Sabine
Elizabeth McGrath
Dain Cottage
Leon Eaton
Alice
Martin
Oak Street
Belgrade
Lulu M. Cowland
Cambridge
Mass
Viola Hogan
Arthur Jansen
Vernon
Berlin
N. H
Just Wold
Court Street
Elizabeth Stalker
Watertown
Maass
Ruth Shurleff
Camp Harabel
Quaker Point
Samuel Welch
National Soldiers
Togus
Old Friends
Sumner Hayes
Forrest Butler
Ruth
Porto Rico
Porto Rician University
San Juan
Ethel Conners
Josephine
Brooks
Sally
Boston
Agatha Bennett
Winthrop
Sasusva Bluffs
Woolwich
Euna Farnsworth Humphreys
la Salle
N. Y
New Eng
Rotary rest room open for third season in city
The Rotary club rest room in Room 2 above Bridge Merrill store on Front Street opens for the third season. Donated by Hon. Oliver Moves 2nd, furnished by Harry F. Stetson, with a hostess schedule and guest register. The room offers toilet facilities and a waiting, washing, and rest space for travelers and locals, with key at Webber's drug store.
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Rotary Club
Bridge-Merrill
Front Street
Hon
Oliver
Sagadahoc Real Estate Association
Harry F. Stetson
A. D. Stetson & Son
Mitchell C. Arel
Clarence A. Penslee
Harry T. Passmore
Charles CC. Low
Rotary
Stomach Worms Trouble Children and Parents
Stomach and intestinal worms like pin worms cause anxiety in families with symptomatic children. Fussiness loss of appetite fevers and disturbed sleep signal infection. An old remedy labeled L. F. from Woov's Medicine Co Portland Maine advertised in small doses at 15 cents or 50 cents by mail.
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L. F
Sthaubande
Aia
New England
L.F. Medicine Co
Portland
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Edward P. Shaw
M. G. Shaw's
Faulkner
Stacey
Clark
Woodward's Wharf
John Jacques
Henry J. Houghton
Ray P. Eaton
Bath Custom House
Radoyate
Tempest
C. B. Harrington
Rapier Ek
Blanche
C.B. Harrington
Drummond
Coal Yard
Gussie Dodge
Albert Farrar
Boston Highlands
A. D. Stetson’s
Treasury
Durham
Supreme Court
James A. Winslow
N. A. Huse
J. G. Richardson
John A. Minery
William T. Donnell
of Deering & Donnell
South End
Ephraim Marr
Phippsburg
Mary Lee
Small Point
James J. Humphreys
Yarmouth
Humphreys
Oracle of
Blair & Hitchcock
Cumberland Royal Arch
Charles F. Pierce
Son John
Worcester, Mass
W. D. Mussenden
F. G. Esterbrook
New York
F. G. Wilson
William W. Tendexter
North Conway
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Valestine Commandery
William Larrabee
Ha Jey’s
Ile
York Street
Babcock
Worcester
Bowdoin College
Brown
Lake Quinsigamond
Bowdoin
W. Davis
K. N. Whittier
FE. Brown
W. Alexander
George Smith
Center Street
Stewart
Riverside Club
Topsham
Fair Grounds
Walter K. Purington
Mouse Island
A. S. Alexander
AL Ie Alexander
Pires
George Meekeene J. Cs
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John Card
Day's Ferry
Harvard
J. L. Spinney
Cliffie
Cookson Place
Samuel Main
J. G. Reed
David
Br. S. Savage
W. G. Brookings
Christopher Carter
Nequasset
FE. O. Day
A. C. Day
Cardiff
Capt. Day
Franklin Reed
Aspasia
Constance Meeker
J. R. Meeker
Montreal
Holman Dunning
Alameda Club
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Minnie and
Ada Grover
Union Park, Mass
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Lawrence Delahanty
Kate
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Irving Brown
A. G. Coombs
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Lincoln
Weeks
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Harris
Kelley
Fish
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Oe Sree
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Bennington
Crocker
O. W. Folsom
Winter Street
Central Society
FE. D. Morgan
Amy
Vine Tree
George Peters
Ida Thurlow
Salem
George H. Lord
Aggie
New York City
John Lord
Chestnut Street
George W. Tucker
Brooklyn
Board of Aldermen
Charles H. McLellan
Gen
T. W. Hyde
Alderman Eliot
Joseph M. Hayes
Hiller
Jacob Reed
Harry L. Whiton
Whiton
Helen Powers
Kittery
Martin Powers
W. BB. Blanchard
William C. Perkins
Eunice
Lewis F. Gannon
Milan Street
Allen D. Niles
Helen Wheaton
Ella McAllister
Jed M. Cook
Boothbay Harbor
Bath Front
Cook
Arthur B. Lindsay
Dorothy
West Roxbury
Lindsay
Orrin’s. Lindsay
Williaygs F. Dunham
William F. Dunham
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Francis Bowen Torrey, Jr
Said
Agnes Torrey
F. B. Torrey
Joseph Torrey
Annie Torrey
Agnes Vorrey
Sagadahoc, Ss
Charles C. Toothaker
James S. Lowell
Harriet Low Johnson
Howard B. Johnson
George W. Johnson
Edward F. Bono
Edward FE. Carter
Washington, D. C
Clarence FE. Johnson
Herman Johnson
Harriet M. Johnson
Springfell Mass
Louise M. Johnson
Ruth P. Johnson
Arthur Kindred
Ree
Harriet L. Johnson
Daniel .Williams
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William F. Dunstam
Edwin M. Wyman
Lectina P. Wyman
Bath Independent
Attes William F. Dunham
Register
Charles FE. Cushing
Eleanor Pp. Cushing
Pipe
Samuel S. Sewall
Marcia H. Sewall
John H. Haley
Ann KE. Haley
Marion Freeman
Viola G. Hogan
Sagadabee
William FE. Hogan
Sagdaabee
Mary A. Sanford
Coggatrix
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Donald N. Small
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J. Irving Gilmore
Tacoma
Wash
George F. Trott
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Sagadahocss
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W. L. Maloon
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Lewis Hill
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