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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1941

Page

8

Forty Years Ago in Bath May 1901 Highlights

Summary of Bath news dated May 28 1901 notes Supreme Judicial Court assignments for Sagadahoc Bath terms Justice Wiswell Peabody Strout notices engineer Blaisdell dies at Middle Street Bath Iron Works keel work on cruiser Cleveland progress Weather and visitors include Dr. Kendall Col Gould from Washington DC shad study at Cathance curious Civil War relics at cashier Eaton home funeral of Warren Mank polo player Bob Russell and other local movements Bath High School class of 1901 schedules June graduation alumni banquet reception excursion and more local notices.

Supreme Judicial Court Wiswell Justice Peabody Sagadahoc Court Bath Justice Strout Bath High School

Bath Fishermen Plan Meeting to Boost Kennebec River

May 29 1901 reports efforts by Bath fishermen to convene a meeting of local fisher folk on the Kennebec to address river conditions and improve shad stocking after a poor spring. The article notes late shad arrivals, a Phi Rho society dance lineup, veterans events, a Manila return, construction news, a funeral, Memorial Day observances, weddings, and local curiosities.

Kennebec

Miss Susie Bell to Wed Capt Quick on Shanghai Trip

June 1 1901 report that Miss Susie Bell and her nephew Randall Quick will leave for New York to meet Capt Quick and marry him then sail to Shanghai. Capt Quick to command the ship Edward Sewall succeeding Capt Joseph Sewall now taking over the steel ship William P Frye at Arthur Sewall Co yard. Local notices include War Dept order to remove Bull Rock bridge within 30 days and a Bath excursion for the graduating class with a moonlight sail back to Bath.

Susie Bell Randall Quick New York Capt Quick Miss Bell Shanghai San Francisco Edward Sewall Joseph Sewall Bath William P. Frye Arthur Sewall Co

Steamer Sagadahoc to Boston Route Tonight

The Sagadahoc under Capt. Thompson will sail to Boston tonight. The Kennebec will haul off for a general overhauling and resume daily Bath to Boston service on the thirteenth. Obituary and local residence updates follow with several new arrivals and travel plans among residents.

Sagadahoc Thompson Boston Kennebec Bath

Birthday celebration marks Mrs Shaw's ninety first year

June 3 1901 at Elm street Bath Maine Mrs Jane Haley Shaw widow of James R Shaw celebrated her 91st birthday with many callers including Charles Davenport Esq aged 92 They spoke of old times Her family includes five living children Ellen T Jane H George H Edward P and Daniel C

Jane Haley Shaw James R. Shaw Elm Street Charles Davenport Ellen T Jane H George H San Diego Edward P Malden Daniel C Philadelphia

Summer visitors and locals gather for weekend in town

Westport notes show Mrs. Mabel Eisner returning from Yonkers to spend the summer. Many families from Bath, Everett, Wakefield, Medford, Ashland, and Boston visit or pass weekends at cottages or homes along the area. A Waterville shopper sports a makeshift spoon bracelet, sparking talk of utensil inspired jewelry.

Mabel Eisner Yonkers N. Y Colin Dunn Dorothy Davis Dorothy Stanton Bath A. E. Gove William Lane Evalin Lane Everett Mass Gove House Malden, Mass Brian Jewett Annlouise Jewett Whitefield Guy Howe Guy Charlie Andover George Pierce Winchester Lester Hodgdon Portsmouth Navy Yard Ernest Graumann Dorothea Graumann W. H. Siewert Roslindale Milton Hell's Gate Alyn Jewett Ashland Albert E. Gray Wakefield Lawrence Brown Walpole Robert Walt Roger Frank Blake Mechanic Falls A. P. Jewett Baker House Annie Tarbox White Plains Tarbox Coverley Farm Dorothy Tarbox Boston D. M. Baker Hingham

Witness to Paris and France during invasion horrors

An eyewitness recounts German air raids over Paris and French towns, the mass evacuation, shared shelters of Jews and Christians, and the suffering of civilians. He recalls bombed streets, refugees, the Maginot-like defenses, and the morale of Parisians as they flee south. The speaker condemns fifth columnists and praises unity, faith, and aid from the American Legion amid devastation.

France Paris American Express John J. Pershing American Legion United States Legion Orleans Europe Dies Committee Hitler French Applaise Hell Oliver Moses John Parker William S. Blair W. Percy Marks Martin Powers Harvey Hartley Scott Davis Mark Hennessy Franklin Wright

Pardon Petition for John Quinn Set for June Hearing

State of Maine Augusta May 9 1941 notice of a pardon petition for John Quinn who served eight months in Auburn County Jail for burglary. Hearing granted in the Governor and Council chambers Augusta on Wednesday June 18 1941 at ten o'clock A.M. Daylight Saving Time. Harold I. Goss Deputy Secretary of State.

State OF Maine Augusta John Quinn Auburn Harold I. Goss

Hospital to Gain New Equipment For York County

A Maine newspaper note describes hospital resuscitation and incubator gear arriving, while a Maine lumber operation in Kakadjo under John Richards grows with 165 workers and 29 horses. The York County Courthouse in Alfred preserves centuries of records, and a four handed cribbage game begun in 1900 by Deputy Sheriff Daniel Garland continues through today, with him noting plans to “knock the stuffing ut of them” if four men were available.

York County Alfred Daniel E. Garland Parsonsfield Garland Dan York Maine John Richards Kakadjo Gore A-2 Baker Mountain

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times William Blaisdell John W. Blaisdell Middle Street Knickerbocker Towage Co Cleveland Bath Iron Works W. C. Kendall Col Thomas B. Gould Washington, D. C United States Fish Commission Kendall Bowdoinham A. G. Eaton Washington Street Warren T. Mank Washington _ street A. I. Davis Albion Mann Fred Lermond John MaePherson Charles Berry Oak Grove Cemetery Bob Russell New Britain Nick McGilvray Frank L. Gardiner Maine Central Pullman Moosehead Lake John Morse Harvard Medical School Dr. Morse Massachusetts Florence Thompson Harry L. Thompson Farrin Street Margaret Frye Jessie Conley Frank H. Turner George Jacobs George Smith Clarence Fogg Smith’s Turner Foster's Point Henry Eames Manchester N. H Bemis Melvin O. Wright Lynn Benjamin C. Tuthill Roland Detroit John C. Stevens Phi Rho Society Charles Donnell Benjamin Haggett Phillips Kimball John Shaw Wallace E. Shaw Charles R. Higgins J. Walter Higgins Frank Stevens Manila Stevens United States Volunteers Fred Oliver Lower Middle Street Oon Charles Beals South Gardiner George E. Hughes Frank L. Staples Frank E. Southard John Scott Law Court William M. Blaisdell Apollo Ora A. B. Stearns Areaetor D. E. Sprague Kennebec Naval Veterans D. Howard Spear John A. Morse Water Street City Hall Archibald Donnell Margaret McPhee Harry M. McCarty Cambridge Angus McPhee Center Street Marshall M. Card Maxwell and Palmer Streets F. R. Jordan, Jr Post Sedgwick, No. 4 Grand Army Front Street Marshal Cooper St. Mary's Church John Riley Shaw's Mill George F. Jackson New Portland Davis Hatch Clarence Kimball Henry Worth Abner Johnson Berry House Percy War Department Engineers’ Office Bull Rock New Meadows John H. Kimball Rangeley Lake Indian Rock Club Mr. Kimball Rangeley Squirrel Island Boothbay Popham L. H. Andrews A May Allant C. W. Ward Co. M. Holmes Sewall People's Church F. W O'Brien O. S. French Advent Christian Church David Bailey Frederickton N. B George J. Ingalls Richardson Street N. Gratz Jackson Vermont Mrs. Jackson Norwich Winnegenee Creek Winnegance Winnegance Creek Maude Gibbs Dummer Street Barney Bagley Navy Department Carlton Kennebec Yacht Club Central Church Rev D. L. Yale Mary Holbrook David Holbrook Dresden Holbrook West Bath John Williams F. J. Hinckley Emily Ames W. A. Atchley Miss Ames Roger Williams University Nashville, Tenn James Farnham Penobscot Margaret L. Vincent Bangor Washington Inslee A. Hopper Fine Arts Carl Milles William Zorach Edgar Miller William Dewey Foster Gilbert Stanley Underwood Miss Vincent Orestes Kennebunkport Westport Waterville PER OF Bath Henry W. Owen, Jr Full the Times CO Tel England Secret Service Montlucon Cty Alsace-Lorraine Atun Sayadahor Acton Everett W. Neal, Tate Edn A. Neal Edna A Neal Sara Eleanor Tucke Pembroke Parish Islands Bermuda Harry IL Thy Harry J. Day Etta W. Richardson Wilan Jaquith Ida Eo Draeden Ella R. Jacutth Tde Meagdon Oscar Amstate Daniel Wiliams Clara M. Hunt Virginia F Trott Elizabeth B. Trott Freeman A. Trott Arthur J. Dunton Jude Probate John I. Jack
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