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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1932

Page

7

Years Ago in Bath Delivers Local 1892 Happenings

From the Bath Daily Times dated July 28 1892 a bustling glimpse shows Democrats campaigning in Genado Woh and mass meetings. New stained glass at St Marys and praise for Fr O Briens selection. The steamer Frank Jones engines run well and Charles Farnham plans Opera House improvements by September. Accidents include a severe leg injury to Frank Savage and a brush fire near High Street bridge.

Charles Farnham Columbian Opera House

Lodge Officers Installed and Relic to Maine Exhibit

D D G Dudley and Cyrus W Longley led officers with A J McQuarrie as Grand Master at A Cuyler Green and others aiding. Two candidates received the degree. a visiting grand officer praised the work. A relic lock from Gov King’s chamber, now with Landlord Shannon, may go to the World’s Fair Maine exhibit. Police report a cheerful Capitol Island excursion with bathing and fishing. Sidney House hosted them with Landlord Harrington and clerk Thomas Craven.

Capitol Island Harrington Sidney Dudley Brunswick Cyrus W. Longley G. P A. J. McQuarrie G. M P. C Sarnel , Jr A.M. Frattks V. C William Avery Will. O Brien Cuyler Green I. G H. A. Donnell C. G Midtuarrie Camp‘bell Shannon King Maine Sidney House Thomas Craven

Bath Daily News July 23 1892 Local items and notices

The courier reports strong patronage for violin and harp in the city. Street Department employs 30 men. A sea bird in the Kennebec pilot house is named Jones. Farmers report haying progress with quality better than last year. Republican caucus set for next Tuesday at City Hall to nominate representatives and delegate to August 2 county convention. A new stone crusher arrived from Ansonia Conn. Bath fishermen report blue fish runs. Steamer Lizzie Snow ran aground near Thwing's Point but no injuries. Ward's Hill work completed improving grade and cost efficiency. Front Street paving to begin next Monday for four weeks. G A R post to celebrate with banquet next Tuesday. invited Brunswick posts. Coal mine drillers at Small Point reach 370 feet underground. William Leavitt burned by hot pitch at New England yard. Summer Street rock hauling continued for Front Street. Bert Berry cut finger splitting wood. Corliss Coombs paints Rogers block with plate glass. George W. Fisher to manage Tontine hotel Brunswick. opening in about two weeks. Crystal Spring Bottling Co. worker cut by glass from bottle. Dr. Muller treated. Heat wave continues. Center Street thermometer hits 109 in sun. 121 yesterday. shade 99. No sunstroke reports amid hot weather.

McQuarrie Honors Mark Five Decades in Telecom

Longtime engineer of the Bell system and Western Electric Mr McQuarrie retires after fifty years in communications. He started as a night operator in 1882, helped design the common battery switchboard, and rose to chief engineer and later VP roles. He holds over 100 patents and was awarded Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun in 1920.

Mré.McQuarrie Bath Bell Telephone Company of Maine New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Western Electric Company International Western Electric Company International Western International Telephone International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation International Standard Electric Corporation McQuarrie United States American Institute of Electrical Engineers Tokyo

Vanderbilt Visits Bath Amid Reno Wealth and Nevada Gambles

The article notes Mr. Vanderbilt residing in Reno after leaving New York and recounts his ties to divorce courts and a clash with Peter Arno. It reports booming Nevada business, legal gambling, and rising ranch ventures near Reno with plans for a fourth Nevada spread near Las Vegas. Also covered is Bowdoin alum Fred Tootell’s appendicitis operation in Palo Alto as he sought Olympic trials.

Vanderbilt New York Reno Peter Arno Nevada Las Vegas Fred Tootell Bowdoin College Johnny Magee Palo Alto Calif Tootell California Paris Rhode Island

Red Schoolhouse Retreat Tied to Highway Improvement

The American Road Builders Union reports data from five states showing rural one room schools shrinking as first class highways expand. North Carolina Indiana Virginia Alabama and South Carolina each cut school numbers while increasing road mileage between 1924 and 1930, signaling ongoing school consolidation driven by better transportation.

American ‘Builders’ Association American Road Builders’ Union North Carolina Indiana Middle West Association Virginia Alabama South Carolina T. H. Cutler American Road Builders’ Association United States

Man Injured in Crash at Bingham

George W. Merrill of 122 Oak Street was cut about the race when his car collided with another at a Bingham main street intersection. He continued home, with injuries from broken glasses striking the windshield. no other injuries reported. He remained confined to his home Monday.

Mr. Paul Irwin Circus Tentipolé George W. Merrill Oak Street Bingham Mr. Merrill Merrill

Small Seedling Trees Cut Planting Costs

Article notes very young trees are shipped to keep costs down for transportation and planting. Pines reach 3 to 10 inches by age 2–3. hardwoods 10 to 18 inches. State forestry departments distribute farm planting stock. Federal nurseries focus on national forest reforestation. Also mentions Miss Charlotte King vacationing in Portland.

State Forestry Department United States Forest Service Washington The Forest Service States

William M Garland Led California to the 1932 Olympics

William May Garland of California, a Westport native and longtime civic leader, masterminded the bid for the 1932 Olympic Games in the United States. He championed financing for Olympic facilities, including a stadium seating over 100 000 in Los Angeles and a $250 000 rowing course in Long Beach, coordinating publicity to 13 000 newspapers across five languages.

William May Garland California America Mr. Garland Westport Sheepscot River Garland Coburn Classical Institute Waterville Chicago California State Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Athletic Club International Olympic Committee United States Los Angeles Long Beach Cal Amsterdam

Maine Girl Sought for 31 Hour Black Hole Trial

Capt Harry C Wooten advertises a public exhibition of the British convict ship Success at State Pier Portland offering 100 to the Maine girl who endures 31 hours in the Black Hole. The test begins with interviews July 28 and the winner would leave the dungeon at 5 PM Saturday.

Harry C. Wooten Maine State Pier Portland Boston Mildred Cheney Somerville Black Hole

Edwin P Allen Buys Five Islands Summer Home

Edwin P. Allen of Oakland purchases property at Five Islands from Eula L. Spencer of New Orleans through Fred B. Reed agency in Bath. The deal includes a seven room house and two additional lots. Allen plans to convert the dwelling into a summer home.

Edwin P. Allen Oakland Fred B. Reed Bath Eula L. Spencer New Orleans Steamboat Landing Gott’s Cove Mr. Allen

Bates Petition Seeks Private Sale of West Bath Real Estate

W Thornton Bates administrator of Wilton G Bates estate in Sagadahoc petitions probate court to license private sale of West Bath real estate to raise about 1850 dollars for debts and expenses. The estate includes homestead farm parcels tied to Charles Bates Susan Bates and Alice J Williams deeds dated 1862 and 1877. Public notice to appear August 2, 1932 in Bath Independent.

State OF Maine Propate Sagadahoc Alfie E. Jacobs Bath Charles H. Jordan Soar Testate Gladys M. Palmer West Roxbury Mass State OF Maine Dahoc Edward C. Stiness Providence Rhode Island Byron F. Barker Mildred T. Barker Edward C Ness Independent Walter 8 Glidden Mary W.thornton Bates Wilton G. Bates West Bath Charles H. Bates Susan Bates Sagasehoo Alice J. Williams Charlies Bates N. Thornton Bates Orcoed Walter Martha B. Bridge Harry P. Bridge Martha Bridge Harry P. Britt Alice M. Hyde Pais Hyde Charles Cahill Daniel Williams Charles H. Cahill John H. Hyde Eleanor B.hyde Sepiece Alter William F. Dunham Danielliams Annie H. Hyde A.D More A. D John J. Keegan R. H. Baxter Mary E. Nugent Walter 8. Glidden Gertrude G. Thompson Mary Ella Gilman Noes Glinden

Shipyard veteran Alpheus Havener dies at 82 in Phippsburg Center

Alpheus B Havener 82 longtime Bath shipyard worker died Saturday at the home of his daughter Mrs Irving Harrington in Phippsburg Center where he had lived a dozen years. He was born in Whiteboro son of John and Mary Havener and is survived by another daughter Mrs Clarence McCabe North Andover Mass and eight grandchildren

Alpheus B. Havener Bath Irving Harrington Phippsburg Center Whiteboro John Mary Havener Harrington Clarence McCabe North Andover Mass

Lang Co. transfers granite polishing mill to Addison New York firm moves western Washington county operations

The Frank T. Lang Co. moves its big granite polishing mill to Addison, New York from western Washington county. Mechanical work is done in Addison while the office and sales force stay in New York. Full transfer will take about a year, with many jobs created year round once machinery operates.

Washington County Frank T. Lang Co New York Addison United States Lang Company

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Bath Daily Times St. Mary’s Society Father O’brien Frank Jones Frank Savage City of Bath Linden Street High Street Bridge Coliss Street Society Christmas Cove Sted Nice Front Street Mamie Shea Saco River Lowell High Street Foster's Point H. B. Johnson Isle of Springs Montsweag Passage Shears Richard Hallett South Street Woman's Auxiliary Horatio Duncan Washington Street Custom House Bath Iron Works John R. Houghton Gowell’s Grove A. R. Gilmore Ocean View Fort Popham Harry Foote Alderee Pendexter Mr. Hooper Western Union D. C. Shaw Arthur Sewall Acadia Lodge K. of P Vinalhaven Deering's Yard Bedford Street North Street Kennebec Melcher Bridgton White Mountains Williams Arch Topsham Ceftter Street Dennison Edward C. Sweet, Esq North Street Society Squirrel Island Post Sedgwick Cary Ansonia Conn Lizzie Snow Thwing’s Point Ward's Hill Post Sedgwick, No. 4 G.A.R Sedgwick Relief Corps Vincent Mountfort Post Relief Corps of William Leavitt New England Summer Street Kennebec House Bert Berry North End Corliss & Coombs Rogers Ferry Front Streets George W. Fisher Tontine Hotel Iat Cpa Crystal Spring Bottling Co Center Street M’quarrie L. F Atwood Atwood’s Medicine ATH Ruth L. Jordan West Roxbury, Mass Samuel M. Jordan Bath, Maine Jacobs Affiee Esther L. Brawn Theatepen Aan Batn Nime O'Cloc Ruth A. Moore Adenintacenisines Wellington A. Moore William, F. Dunham Merle H. Jameson Woolwich County Nde Ames Merle i Charlotte King Liberty Street Asa Martha B. Bridge James B. Perkins Sadahoc Medhine Co Norway Angenetoe Allan Spear Gagedahoc Elizabeth R. ‘Late William 8 Shorey William F. Register of
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