Old Sailmaker Followed Sea In His Earlier Days
George A. Merritt of Winneganee, once a sailmaker for Bath ships, sailed as a youth on the L. Schepp crossing to San Francisco. He later helped build sails for the Aryan and Dirigo, and now at 80 works for Leavitt & Parris plus Norseman conversions, cherishing the old windjammer era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Wright
Bath
George A. Merritt
Winneganee
Cutler
Commercial Street
William H. Clifford
Commodore T. H. Allen
Richmond
Phippsburg
Clifford
Robinson's Wharf
Frank Deloche
Frank L. Daley
Harry S. Lord
Mr. Merritt
L. Schepp
San Francisco
Chapman & Elwell
New York
Merritt
Dana
Merrit
Cape Horn
Pacific
Telegraph Hill
Queenstown
Liverpool
New York City
Staten Island
Norseman
Leavitt & Parris
Leon B. Pennell
High Street
Sagadahoc Ferry P.T.A. Elects Officers in Annual Meeting
Sagadahoc Ferry P.T.A. held its annual election of officers. Ruth Presley elected president May Oliver vice president Helen Farnham treasurer and Mary St Pierre secretary. Earl Dow named organist and Presley named membership chair. Benvolent chair Farnham and publicity chair St Pierre. Entertainment committee includes Nostall Crocker and Dow. A June 3 foods sale planned and prizes funded for seventh graders speaking contest June 1. Summer meetings only. no business sessions until September. Viola Arsenault of Bath received a hand crocheted chair set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Ferry P. T. A
Woolwich P. T. A
Ruth Presley
May Oliver
Helen Farnham
Mary St. Pierre
Earl Dow
James Nostall
Beltran Crocker
Viola Arsenault
Bath
Percy Marston
Birdhouse on Water Street Attracts Bluebird Pair
An Ellsworth resident built a Spring Friday birdhouse on Water Street. Bluebirds moved in but found the doorway too small. They squeezed in and cried, prompting repairs as the birds waited outside and observers watched from a garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Street
Ellsworth
North School pupils stage program under Miss Lewis
The North School pupils led by Miss Josephine Merry and directed by Miss Katherine Lewis presented a musical set including The Balloon Man and Onward Christian Soldiers. The program received praise from teachers and parents for training and performance quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North School
Josephine Merry
Katherine Lewis
Roy West
Mary
Carlene Barnes
Onward Christian Soldiers
Farm Yard
Dorothy Sproule
Irene Fowle
Alton Barnes
America
The
Beautiful
Twinkle
Little Star
Little Bo Beep
Horatio Shea
Bath
James Punin
Robert
James
Walter
Herbert Pashard
Frank S. Lambert
West Somerville
Mass
Wiscasset Village
Massachusetts
Frederick Evison
Arthur Toben
Toben
Lynnfield Center
Joseph Lambert
Lambert
Lucille
Ruth
Wiscasset
Alberta Potter
Stanton Sherman
Episcopal Church
Augusta
Mr. Sherman
Harold Sherman
Federal Street
Wiscasset Academy
Maine Central Institute
Bates College
Sherman
Wiscasset Lumber Co
Selectmen
Leeman Potter
Washington Street
Upper
Charles E. Cowley
Maude Clark Gay
Elsie Mank
Waldoboro
Lewiston
Lee S. Gorham
W. E. Gorham
Grammar School Glee Club
Katherine B. Lewis
Auburn
Eleanor Pomeroy
Frederick Pendleton
Mrs. Lewis
Dorothy Sproul
Charles Barnes
Robert Barnes
Carl Barnes
Gertrude Fowle
Ann Quinnam
Ninth District Federation of Women's Clubs
Lincoln County Union
Baptist Church
Harlan Trott
Boston
William Elliot
Celia Foye O’brien
Portland
Clarence A. Peaslee
Mary Hobson
Clarence A. Richards
Richards
Middle Street
Hans Jensen
Fred B. Dunn
Diary of Captain Jim Robinson Reveals Bath History
The diary of Captain James D. Robinson former Bath mayor 1871 1872 sits with his son William Robinson at 21 Old Booth Place. It records shipbuilding suppliers at Union wharf the Knox Lincoln Railroad bonds civil improvements and waterfront developments including cemetery Oak Grove and the 1872 city council bids for new steamers. It notes fires mills and property moves across Bath from 1868 to 1882 reflecting a busy era for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Wright
Bath
James D. Robinson
Capt. Robinson
William W. Robinson
Old
Booth Place
Center Street
Robinson
Jim
Union Wharf
Bath Iron Works
Charles V
King Tavern
Carlton Bridge
Moses and
Sewall
Knox & Lincoln Railroad
Maine Central
Treet & Lang
William Rogers
Iron Works
Rogers
William Robinson
Woolwich
Mayor Robinson
Purington
Oak Grove
Recorder’s Office
Knox and Lincoln
J. H. Kimball
S. D. Bailey
J. C. Jameson
Arthur Sewall
Fire Department
Alden Morse
Winneyance
Bath church marks centennial service with welcome all
In Bath West Bath M E church prepares for a yearlong observance of its centennial. Local families host visitors over Memorial Day weekend. Numerous Bath residents and relatives from Portland Marblehead and New York state gather for holidays and birthdays.
Rutgers plans film series on surgical operations
Dr. Earle B. Perkins of Rutgers University heads a project to film surgical procedures using a portable motorized dolly and overhead camera. The aim is a complete series showing one specialty from start to finish with animated diagrams and photomicrographs to supplement lectures and classroom teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle B. Perkins
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
Perkins
Edith Perkins
Cox’s Head Road
Phippsburg
A. Marshall Smith
Smith
Personal Notes From City
Miss Elinor Shorey visits parents on Washington street while Mr and Mrs Orrin L Crosby and son Stephen spend holidays in Richmond with Mr and Mrs Stephen Conley. Mr and Mrs David S Cogan of 1037 High street welcome a daughter born at Memorial hospital. Mrs Raymond A Vachon nee Martha Stilphen hosts a surprise shower with gifts and games attended by Cynthia Chaney Bernice Daigle Virginia Rines Margaret Gaudet Hortense Boyd Mary Phillips Gertrude Sprague Reenae Brown Virginia You and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elinor Shorey
New York
William S. Shorey
Washington Street
Orrin L. Crosby
Stephen
Richmond
Stephen Conley
David S. Cogan
High Street
Memorial Hospital
Raymond A. Vachon
Martha Stilphen
Carolyn Belanger
Cynthia Chaney
Bernice Daigle
Virginia Rines
Margaret Gaudet
Hortense Boyd
Mary Phillips
Gertrude Sprague
Reenae Brown
Virginia Youand
Woolwich Notes Include Visits and Meetings Across Town
Woolwich residents report visits from Leon Eaton family and Wallace Hart. several Bath and Bath-area guests attended Memorial Day events. Local groups plan June meetings at Nequasset Farm Bureau and Good Will clubhouse. church services resume June 4 at Woolwich Center Baptist. Community events include card party at Chopps School Friday June 2 and several loc al weekend visits to cottages and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Eaton
Phyllis
Bath
Wallace Hart
Cony High School
Augusta
Harold Shaw
Addison Rice
Pearl Rice
G. W. Shaw
Montsweag
Harold Gilmore
Charlestown
Mass
John Brown
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Good Will
Frank Goddard
Lisbon Falls
Woodrow Miller
Carroll Hatch
Charlestown Navy Yard
John Gilmore
Woman’s Republican Club
Henry W. Butler
Eric Robertson
Manchester By the Sea
Kennebec
George Dolloff
Providence
R. I
Nequasset Lake
Harlan Trott
Boston
Murphy's Corner
C.P. Hall
E. V. Reed
Millicent
Joseph Hecht
Rangeley Lakes
Good Will Club
Mason Carter
Martin
Avis
Eleanor
James
Hazel Smith
Forrest
Richmond
East Corinth
Nequasset
Arthur Williams
Baptist Church
Woolwich Center
Chopps School Improvement League
West Bath Grange Votes for Women Club Hall Use
West Bath Grange approved allowing the Women's Republican club to use the hall for its semi annual meeting and to provide supper. Next week will mark the last time for presenting new members. Memorial services set for Monday evening June 5. Pro tem appointees named and 51 present with 28 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Women's
Republican Club
Grange
Edgar D. Leavitt
Bird A. Shellenberger
Fred Jean
Flora
Russell Kenney
Pomona
D. Wallace MacDonald
Arthur Lemont
Edgar Leavitt
Dorothy Waterman
Charlotte’s School of Dancing
Edna Oliver
Madelyn Oliver
Pauline Colby
Helen Gallagher
Emma King
Marilyn Booker
Tiny Kingsbury
Betty McGuire
Grace Middleton
Joan Osborne
Helen Tabor
Nancy Gregware
Good Will Club Bridge and Whist Winners Named
Mrs. Walter F. Abbott won first prize in bridge with Mrs. Harry A. Walters second at the Good Will club house Sagadahoc Ferry last Wednesday. Ida M. Beal took the consolation prize. in whist Mrs. Lawrence H. Putnam won for women and J. E. Moore had the high score for men. Consolations went to Mrs. Fred L. Rice and Earle E. Cooper with six tables in play and refreshments served by Mrs. Harry E. Fitch, Mrs. Freeman L. Oliver and Mrs. Alex T. St. Pierre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Abbott
Harry A. Walters
Good Will Club
Sagadahoc Ferry
Ida M. Beal
Lawrence H. Putnam
J. E. Moore
Fred L. Rice
Earle E. Cooper
Harry E. Fitch
Freeman L. Oliver
Alex T. St. Pierre
Woolwich Grange Confers Degrees and Portland Wedding
Woolwich grange conferred third and fourth degrees on two candidates at a regular meeting. tableaux were shown and a harvest supper served. Katharine Hay wed James Stanford Kelley III at St Luke's Cathedral Portland. Reverend Bishop Benjamin Brewster officiated. Kelley, a Bowdoin graduate and Liberty Mutual member, will live in Forest Hills New York after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Ruth
Naomi
Charles M. Tubbs
Frederick E. Drake
Katharine Hay
Benjamin Brewster
Portland
James Stanford Kelley
New York
Episcopal Diocese
Rose Point
Kelley
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Bowdoin College
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
Forest Hills
N. Y
Dignitaries Dine at Vee Inn Yarmouth Then Headed to Portland
Mrs George Barker Mrs John Hayes Mrs Dick Hall Mrs Clinton Owen Mrs Clayton Fortier Mrs Hen ry Small Mrs Clayton Churchill and Miss Helen Hayes were recent diners at Vee Inn Yarmouth after which they traveled to Portland for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barker
John Hayes
Dick Hall
Clinton Owen
Clayton Fortier
Henry Small
Clayton Churchill
Helen Hayes
Vee Inn
Yarmouth
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
P.T.A
Alfred G. Prien
Portsmouth
N. H
Central Press
Garrison Hill
Union Street
West Bath
M. E
Rufus W. Lombard
Robert C. Amringe
Samuel N. Blackwood
Bethel
Lombard
Joyce
Cooper’s Mills
J. E. Mayo
John F. Larrabee
Jennie Larrabee
the Nazarene Church
Union
Barbara E. Fisher
Merrill
Anita Barter
George
Frances
Jethro Sprague
William Bruce
William, Jr
Herbert Anderson, Jr
Herbert
Everett Lemont
George Bailey
Samuel F. Bates
William A. Foster
Dorothy and
Shirley
Chester Freeman
Donald
Bernard Pratt
Bernard, Jr
Gary Stinson
Pratt Cottage
Henry Cotteau
Donald Horley
Arlingae Mass
Laine
Conrad Nelson
Ted
Alice
Marblehead
Nelson Cottage
John Pooler
Waterville
Capt
Leonard Oliver
G. Cleveland Smith
First Baptist Church
Arthur Ward
E. W. Haggett
Arthur
J. B. Lemont
Bazin
Everett G. Lemont
Charles Andrews
Carlton Andrews
Waterloogp
Herbert Wilson
Ellen Wilson
Middleboro
Clayton Holden
Emma Foss
Merton Wright
Ronald Larrabee
Walter H. Larrabee
Kenneth Crocker
Rosedale
Jane Baker
Phippsburg Center
Barbara
Ellen King
Sylvia Magno
George R. Booker
Thomas F. Baxter
la Jolla
Calif
Quaker Point
Elmer Hilton
Sebasco Estates
Rufus Lombard
Toivo Lehto
New Rochelle
Frank P. Srague
Rock Hill Inn
Joseph W. Larrabee
Earl C. Donnell
Iola Littlefield
David
Donnell
William Barrel
Ethel Wells
Frank Owen Stevens
Roland Robinson
Roland, Jr
Haverhill
George Harnish
John Parker
Concord, N. H
NEW Photograph
William T. Doyle
Baltimore
Edmen's Office
Topsham Town Hall
Ulysses G. Bossie
Tedford Road
Tam
G. K Aprague
W. M
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!