Bath Daily Times 1887 May 25 Fishing and local events
John Morse and Harry Sawyer enter the ice business. Alfred Trott injures his knee at Day's Ferry. A nineteen pound salmon nets to Benj. Savage. Bath nine to play Brunswick nine at Bowdoin. Memorial Day steamer plans and Sedgwick post memorial exercises noted. Captain Benjamin W. Morse dies after illness. long career in towing and shipping. community leader.
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John Morse
Harry Sawyer
Alfred Trott
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Tie
Benj. Savage
Evening items from Portland Maine May 26 1887
City weighor Longley reports dull business with two loads of hay the day before. Sedgwick Post invited to Wesley FE church memorial service as Rev Hill will speak on Perils of the Nation. Gov Bodwell and Council spent hours in the city then departed by special train. Solon Cahill named Brunswick station agent, replacing the Pullman conductor. Deliberations between Dunlap and Portland Commanderies on clams and St John pilgrimage. Fifteenth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joseph W Gilman celebrated with family and friends at Henry Mason’s residence. John F Sheffield injured at Knox and Lincoln shops ferry slip after fall from a plank. no bones broken but shoulders hurt. May 27 Sedgwick Ladies Relief Corps to elect officers at G A R hall this afternoon.
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Sedgwick Relief Corps No. 3
G. A. R. Hall
S. J. Prawn
TH. A. Howse
M. Tu. Jackson
S. FE. Rivers
FP. A. Mitchell
8. J. Trask
Twizzie Hodgkins
S. A. Shepard
IT. A. Johnson
H. G. Work
8. Pond
N. F. Preble
State Corps
Gustavus Morse
Gardiner
Sedgwick Post
Wesley M. FE
Hill
Joseph W. Gilman
Henry P. Mason
Hattie Hayes
Annie Wylie
FE. S. Crosby
John Gage
Gilman
John F. Sheffield
Knox & Lincoln
Sheffield
South Street
Packard
Sedgwick Ladies Relief Corps
Post Sedgwick
Sedgwick Relief Corps
Post and Relief Corps
Maple Grove
Oak Grove
Orlock
Order
Front Street
Bath Light Infantry
Brunswick Band
Elm Street
John S. Wiggin
Aids
TH. K. Clinton
Prank Shepard
Kittridge
Harriman
Pushaw
Morrell
Brunswick
Hubbard
Tath Light Infantry
George H. Clark
David IR. Wylie
Children of the Orphans’ Home
Wakefield
Col
Z. A. Smith
George Moulton, Jr
S. OH
Twitchell
Oak
Washington
Oak Grove Cemetery
Francis Lightbody
Coliin
Lincoln Street
High
Center
Front Streets
G. A. RR
Hall
Memorial Day Observed With Military Procession
Funeral arrangements announced for a local man with a large social circle. Memorial Day events led to business closures and a citywide observance in Sedgwick Post ceremonies, wreaths, and a parade to Oak Grove Cemetery for services at the grave of Comrade Francis Lightbody.
State D A R sets July 12 field day and millstone dedication
The State Daughters of the American Revolution fix July 12 for field day with a luncheon at King's Tavern in Scarboro after a 10 am business meeting. At 2:30 pm dedicatory exercises will place a Governor King birthplace millstone under an elm. Members from across Maine pledge attendance for the meeting and the dedication.
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King’s Tavern
Scarboro
Governor King
John Westbrook
Westbrook
Maine
Woman’s Literary Union
Vereival B. Rolfe
William S. Shaw
Tips Caenera
Percival B. Rolfe
Baxter Boulevard Association
W. TL. U
Percival Th. Rolfe
DPD. A. IR
Grand Master Dedicates Bath Masonic Hall in Maine
Rev. David T. Wilson, most worshipful grand master, led a special communication of the M W Grand Lodge of Maine to dedicate the new Masonic hall in Bath. He was joined by Dr Eben J. Marston grand marshal Oliver Moses 3rd junior deacon John O Moulton and Ralph Wright among Bath Masons attending the exercises.
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David T., Wilson
Union
M. W. Grand Lodge of Maine
A. M
Masonic Hall
Eben J. Marston
Oliver Moses
John O. Moulton
Ralph Wright
Bath
Death of Alice F Travis widow of Charles T Travis
Alice F Travis widow of Charles T Travis died May 25 at 181 Oak Street. Born in Bath she was a daughter of the late John L and Delia. Survived by four sons and four daughters including William Melrose Harold John Charles Travis Bath Mrs H H Mitchell Mrs H W Kaler Bessie Travis and Mrs Warren W Groves Brunswick.
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Alice F. Travis
Charles T. Travis
Oak Street
Bath
John L
Delia
William
Melrose
Mass
Harold
John
Charles Travis
H. H. Mitchell
H.W. Kaler
Bessie Travis
Warren W. Groves
Brunswick
South American attractions and Buenos Aires society
In Buenos Aires the Jockey Club fuels social life with lavish yet orderly race days where tea prevails over liquor. The city showcases grand parks, statues, and European influence, while absentee landholding limits Argentine land development and sparks talks of a US style Homestead Act to unlock pampas riches. The voyage includes Kipling, the Nacion editor, and Bahia’s dual-city layout with an elevator amid a carnival atmosphere and World Fliers overhead.
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Jockey Club
Thonse
Jockey Lib
Argentina
Buenos Aires
England
Brazil
Uruguay
New York
Atlantic City
Washington
Europe
I. Glarer
Maine Club
Pope
Capitol Building
Moonlit Bahia Scene Overlooking Sao Salvador Bay
A vivid description paints the night in Bahia as a full moon rises over the city. The tropical air softens the golden light while its rays dance across the rippling waters of Sao Salvador Bay, climaxing a sequence of grand views in the old capital.
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Sao Salvador Bay
Bahia
Brazil
Pine Tree Circle Observes 22nd Anniversary at Grand Army Hall
The 22nd anniversary gathering of Pine Tree Circle drew members and friends to Grand Army hall on Wednesday night. Mary Murphy chaired the efficient committee and the event featured whist, prizes, readings, pine solos, and a clog dance. An entertain ment included the farce The Twin Bathing Sisters with Minnie Dall and Nellie Johnson, followed by a dance and social refreshments.
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Tine Tree Circle
Grand Army Hall
Mary Os. Murphy
Nellie M. Johnson
Mary BE. Gallant
Jane Murphy
Perry Colby
George Dall
Ethel Parshley
Lillian M. Taft
A. J. Gallant
George W. Dall
Doris Dall
Mary Kenney
Rose Gallant
Pearliver
Bathing Sisters
Minnie Dall
Nellie Johnson
Amy Leuwhsa
Alice Taft
Capt. Winkins
Mary I. Gallant
Jean
Lizzie Colby
Ethel Darshley
Seaman Paints Four Masted Ship Shenandoah Portrait
A first class oil painting of the four masted ship Shenandoah, painted from a mid Atlantic gale scene, now owned by Dr. William J. Rouse of Bath. The work, crafted by a seaman aboard the vessel during a Liverpool to Philadelphia voyage, features a cork frame built by the artist. The ship, 100 by 48 feet, 2858 tons, was owned by many interests and cleared Bath on its first trip under James BF Murphy. Probate notice: Fannie B. Clement named administratrix of Reginald S. Clement estate in Bath, Sagadahoc County, on May 10, 1927.
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Sewall
Ishq
William J. Rouse
Atlantic
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Bath
James BF
Murphy
Fannie B. Clement of
Sagadahoc
Reginald S. Clement
Fannie B. Clement
State OF Maine
A. D
Bath National Bank
L. Theresa Moses
Bath Independent
Bat
Walter S. Glidden
William F. Duntiam
Register
Arrowsic
Baldwin TP. Snipe
Redbecca Healds
Healds
K. R. Lawrence
Edwin T. Chase
William Fisher Heirs
Thomas J. Rairdeh
Thomas J. Rairden
William Fisher
Meeting House
Arrowsie
Kennebeec River
Jones Eddy
Margaret Howe
John Fisher
Roland Fisher
Henry Lawrence
Lawrence
Little Dyke
Jonas Hagan
J. W. Swett
Maine Weather Almanac Notes June Predictions and Eclipses
Maine weather notes from the Almanac predict mild May days then sporadic rain in June with showers and warmer periods, including a June 28 heat spike and thunder showers. A total lunar eclipse on June 15 is visible in Maine. Also notices Gertrude M Swift appointed administratrix of Joseph Mates Swift’s estate in Boston with May 14 filing.
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Maine Farmer's Almanac
Maine
St. John’s
North America
Joseph Mates Swift
Boston
Suffolk
Massachusetts
Gertrude M Swift
Ralston Re. Mattapan
Mass
Gertrude M. Swift
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Annie Riggs
Pleasant Point
Peter Dancett
New England
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William Reed
Bath Nine
Bowdoin College
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White
Weeks
Fest
Leydon
Skofield
Farnham
Temple
Kennebec
Portland
Kilmer
Portland Landing
Benjamin Savage
Richardson Street
Mr. Savage
Hle
Harriet A. Howse
Sophronia J. Brown
Franklin IP. Shepard
Shaw's Mill
George Legard
Bath Hotel
Percy V
New England Tron Works
the Universalist
Eastern Steamboat Co
Capt
Gahan
Frank Wildes
McDonald
Bath Ball Club
Messrs. A. TD. Stetson
JT. W. Morse
J. C. Drake
John McDonald
John O. Patten
Monnday
Flora Turner
Somerville
John Anderson
Bedford Street
Miss Turner
Bath High School
Durley
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Olympian Club
William B. Olys
Ernest F. Johnson
Messrs
A. H. Magoun
C. C. Larrabee
Treasury
C. Harry McLellan
C. C. Larabee
George Brown
Young People's Society of Central Church
Benjamin W. Morse
Middle Street
Sath
Bellingham
Seguin
Ella Morse
Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co
Ite
Lincoln National Bank
Bath Board of Trade
Longley
Bodwell
State Prison
Payson Tucker
Solon Cahill
Cahill
Cahill Brothers
Dunlap Commandery
Portland Commandery
Conant’s
St. John
F. T. Twitchell
F. H. Percy
A. J. Shaw
F. BR. Palmer
Dunlap
John Sawyer
D.A.R
King Tavern
South America
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National Congress
Pampas
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Mendoza
Paris
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Plimmer
Board of Trade
Plummer
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Great Teninsular & Oriental Steamship Company
Nacion
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Rudyard Kipling
Mr. Kipling
Mrs. Kipling
Rio
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South Amer
Pine Tree Circle
Shenandoah
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Flarace E. Allen
James R. Allen
Rosetts W. Allen
Horace F. Allen
Warace FE
ALLEN
Sagadatioc
Arthur J. Dunton
William F. Dunham
Egister
William C. Pearson
Ralph O. Dale
Center Street
Thoreas
Sidney L. Eaton
Farmers’ Almanac and
Maine Weather
Charles C. Low
William FF. Dunstam
Charles W. Quimby
William FP. Dunstam
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