Bath Chronicle Briefs From June 3 1891
County commissioners visit Bay Bridge find work satisfactory. I A Harris clerks at Hallets Grag store. Gus home again energizes town. Over 150 foundation piles driven for ram's cradle. steam driver pushing progress. Pask debuts two seated surrey oak finish buff leather. Upper gunboat deck beams and water tight plates installed. Street work improves North End streets. State convention of the woman's relief corps to meet in Brunswick this year. sixty-one organizations statewide. Bath Electric Railway seeks to extend privileges to cover city and connect steam boat landings creating belt line. Surveys and construction planned by month end. pole needs minimized by trees along upper Washington. Children’s Day concert planned. Polar Star lodge meeting. Henry Hartleb hosts friends on Washington street. Dennis Clark employs fifteen horses hauling wood. demand high. Ivy hop plan. Salem Cadet band to provide music. Elm street vestry strawberry festival popular. Miss Fiske honors French scholars with Bibles. Dr E M Fuller’s cottage at Popham nearing completion. Chandler Runnells hauling lumber. cottage ready soon. Street Commissioner Williams acquires Little Giant steam drill from Boston. cost 250 dollars. Jack McDonald operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Electric Railway
Front Gown
Commercial
Oak
Washington
Winship
Pine
High
Centre Street
Court House
Boston
Upper Washington Street
Local News and Sail Plans From Bath Maine 1891
June 4 1891 Bath Maine reports lodges of Good Templars travel to Richmond and a local group to Brunswick for a Bowdoin College Minstrel show. A schooner George M Adams discharged 1200 tons at Woodward’s wharf, new dock connections planned, Lewiston Band concert in Sagadahock Square praised. A four masted schooner Independent launched at Donnell yard, 202.5 feet, captain Case Hyannis expects sea by month end. Dr E M Fuller awarded Past Grand Commander jewel by Lodge of Bath, presented by William E Hogan with gold crown and crossed swords insignia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Donnell
Independent
Case
Hyannis
E. M. Fuller
Maine
K. T
William E. Hogan
Order
Local News Briefs From June 5 1891
George Place returns home from a trip to Cuba. Collector Sawyer of Wiscasset visits town. Raymond Preble of Chicago plans a summer stay in the city. W H Smiths house receives a new coat of paint. Miss Upton resumes duties at the High school. Grammar schools conduct examinations this week. Beacon Street church prepares for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Place
Cuba
Raymond Preble
Chicago
Miss Upton
Frost and local town chatter fill June 6 1891 paper
The report notes a heavy frost this morning and a Brunswick milkman’s yield overnight. Cantons invite to a Rockland mid month cele bration. The Islander steamer to leave Winter quarters for overhaul at Boothbay and resume summer service by month end. Waldoboro granite arrivals overland to Washington street. New Bath Woolwich ferry contract awarded in Portland to New England Co with Bath Iron Works to build machinery. G Fred Mitchell to open Front street store July 1 with vessel outfits focus. Grace Duncan marks fifteenth birthday with games music and refreshments. Ida Dunning wins first in Observation. Flossie Jewell wins booby prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Knox & Lincoln
Portland
New England Co
Bath Iron Works
Bar Harbor
Grace Duncan
Ida Dunning
Flossie Jewell
Local briefs from June 8 1891 update town events
John Paulina improves from a broken leg and may walk inside three weeks. Dr. and Mrs. N T Palmer and Mrs. Forsaith of Brunswick visit town. D F Pembroke’s billiard parlor gains improvements with Haley’s crew laying a birch floor. Ladies Relief Corps banquet at City Hall with District Commander guest. Universalist sociable to feature Mother Goose with strawberries and ice cream. Ship carpenter Miller injures face in fall from staging. Mr Trott of Woolwich brings 17 pound bass to Savage’s market. Fire at David O Foye Co store caused by mattresses. extinguished by bucket brigade. damage under $100 insured. Spectators attend the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David O. Foye & Co
Waite
Marshal Minott
Ladies Sale At Mrs Patten's Promises Attractiveness
The New Church society will stage a sale this week on Wednesday afternoon and evening at Mrs Gilbert Patten's home. The event invites friends from other societies to attend and support the sale.
Docks Rail Line Completes Access to Bath Iron Works
The completion of the railroad across the docks to the Bath Iron Works head wharf enhances material delivery for the boiler department, providing double rail facilities. Supper and refreshments are planned for the event from six to eight in the evening, inviting participation in the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Wharf
Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
Local items note social meetings and accidents in Bath area
June 9 1891 brief notes report Bath division U R E P to meet, a Wesely M E church union, Bath and Popham lodges at Topsham, and two excursion arrivals from Boston. A fire near the cemetery destroyed a Charles Sewall heirs barn with $200 loss, likely incendiary or train-caused. A wedding at 117 Oak Street unites Mirinda J Crosby and Moses A Hull. Fred Brooks of Crystal Bottling Co suffers a severe hand injury from a bottle burst, out of work a week or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sewall
M. J. Crosby
Oak Street
Mirinda J. Crosby
Moses A. Hull
Waltham
Mass
A. A. Lewis
Wesley M. E. Church
Montreal
Waltham, Mass
Fred Brooks
Crystal Bottling Co
Kid McCoy to Box Joe Barre Friday at Arcades Arena
Promoter Nick Mihalos schedules a Friday night boxing card at Arcade Arena featuring Kid McCoy of Waterville vs Joe Barre of Sanford. Pancho Villa meets Sawyer, with Villa boasting a win over Cyclone, while Jules Zachow faces Kid Lamouc and Bob Bell fights George Sawyer, brother of Cyclone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcade Arena
Nick Mihalos
Kid Mc Coy
Waterville
Arcades
Jimmy DeCapua
Joe Barre
Sanford
New York City
Maine
Pancho Villa
Sawyer
Villa
Brunswick
Jules Zachow
Bath
Kid Lamouc
Bob Bell
George Sawyer
Cyclone
Personal notes from Skowhegan and Bath visitors
Local society notes record Mrs Edwin Pinson and her son visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Soule in Skowhegan. Duncan and R Roger McInnes return to Boston after a weekend with their mother Mrs John McInnes of Washington Street. Others visit or travel include Mrs Dorothy Conley performing at Nassan Institute, Elizabeth Wright returning to Newark, Dr John H Morse and son joining MacMillan Morse on a Provincetown trip, and Frederick A Bosley displaying a portrait of Lilla Cabot Perry at the Guild of Boston Artists Spring show running through June. Isidore Arik arrives from Lewiston after Bates College freshman year. Oliver Moses 2nd and 3rd go to Exeter for its 250th anniversary. Harvard President Lowell and Gov Winant attend events in Boston and Exeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Pinson
Skowhegan
Charles Soule
South End
Duncan
R. Rodger McInnes
Boston
John McInnes
Washington Street
Dorothy Conley
Springvale Town Hall
Nassan Institute
Elizabeth Wright
Newark
N. J
Wilson Wright
Bosley
Charles M. Tubbs
High Street
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
George Wade, Jr
Bath
George Wade
Oakstreet
Maine School For the Deaf
Portland
Morse Girls defeat Brunswick to close season
Morse high girls edge Brunswick 52 to 16 at Whittier Field in the Morse Brunswick dual meet. Booth leads Brunswick with 13 points while Fisher and Morse teammates Moses Larrabee share high honors for Morse with double digits.
Four Motor Coaches Arrive for Service
Four new passenger parlor observation motor coaches arrived from Pontiac Michigan for The Samoset Co subsidiary of Maine Central Railroad. Built by General Motors Truck Co these 33 seat cars feature mohair upholstery shatterproof glass safety doors ventilators dome lights luggage racks electric fans and awnings. They are placed in service between Ellsworth and Bar Harbor with Maine Central train service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Michigan
Samoset Co
Maine Central Railroad
General Motors Truck Co
Ellsworth
Bar Harbor
Maine Central
Elderly Man Strikes Woman in Pocketbook Theft Scene
On Front street near Broad street a elderly man grabbed a woman’s pocketbook and struck her in the face. Bystanders restrained him as his companions hurried him into a New Hampshire car after a reported family dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Broad Street
New Hampshire
Sawyer Fights Cormier to Draw in Bangor
Cyclone Sawyer of Bath and Pat Cormier of Oldtown, the 135 pound Northern Maine champ, battled to a draw in Bangor Friday night. After a slow start Cormier rallied and nearly won in the final round as he pressured Sawyer from rope to rope seeking a kayo punch. Over a dozen Bath fans traveled to Bangor to witness the Bath boxer against Cormier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyclone Sawyer
Bath
Pat Cormier
Oldtown
Maine
Bangor
Cyclone
Cormier
Samoset Will Land at Eastern's Dock for Summer Service
Samoset Steamboat Co with Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co will land at the Boston boat wharf for the summer season starting Monday. Steamer Virginia will operate Bath to Boothbay Harbor with two daily round trips, morning and afternoon. Norman II continues Boothbay Harbor to Bath trips until August 13 and Virginia will reverse schedules from August 20 through mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman II
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Virginia
South End PTA Gains Members and Finances
The South End PTA reports a successful year with fundraisers totaling $600.72 plus Davenport fund milk and glasses $275 and floral fund $1.56. Expenses reached $735.93 leaving $141.35. Health play netted $32.62 and funds supported milk for Mitchell and South Street pupils, toy instruments, magazines, Christmas boxes, weighing scales, and a graduating girl prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFadden
Miss Shaw
South Street
William H. Small
Jack
Mitchell
Mitchell School
Davenport
Perkins
Wilson
Small
D. L. Wilson
P. M. Olm
Annie J. S. Lemont
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Davenport Fund
Ways and Means
Annie Deering
Lelia Oliver
Lizzie Jackson
Miss Wright
Miss Coombs
Winneganee
Charlotte Redlin
Brunswick Track Team Wins From Morse High
Brunswick high defeated Morse High 56 to 42 in a Whittierfield boys track meet. Freddy Rowland led Bath with 18 points, winning the 100 and 220 dashes and the running broad jump as Brunswick dominated events from pole vault to finish strong. Dexter Rudolph Goody was born June 1 to Mr and Mrs Avie Goody of 18 Deering Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse-Brunswick
Whittierfield
Brunswick High
Freddy Rowland
Bath
Dexter Rudolph Goody
Avie Goody
Deering Street
Solicitor Finds Woman Too Smart
A Bath woman outwits a magazine salesman by trapping him at the door then dumping the magazines in the street after promising to look them over. The salesman leaves disappointed as the encounter ends.
Mrs Sam Levin Heads to Boston for Business Trip
Mrs. Sam Levin left Sunday for Boston to spend a few days on a business trip. Other notices include Mrs. Ross McCabe called to Canada by her mother's illness and Dorothy Prescott visiting Winslow County relatives with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jewett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Levin
Boston
Ross McCabe
Lincoln Street
Canada
W. D. Prescott
Dorothy
Newark
N. J
McClure
William J. Collins
Norwood
Mass
Washington Street
Weston L. Bonney
Bonnie Brook
New York
Scarsdale
Presbyterian Aspital
New York City
Geerg Hende
Boothbay Harbor
Bath Iron Works
Germany
David L. Wilson
Washington, D. C
Public notice in Bath Probate Court 1931 order
State of Maine Sagadahoc county Probate Court orders publication of petition abstract for three weeks in Bath Independent. Court set for July 7 1931 at nine o clock to show cause why petition should not be granted. Judge Walter S Glidden signs the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Sagacara
Walter
Glidpden
State OF Maine
Sagadahor
Dana L. McIntire
Ruth V. McIntire
Charles H. Bracca
Charles H. McIitire
Ruth V
A. D
Walter S. Glidden
Sagadahogc
Leonardo B. Chaney
James B. Lemont
Laura E. Lemont
Joseph M. Lemont
West Bath
Intowenece
Adelaide Rea
Worcester
Mary C. Rea
Hertha Allinson
Matthew Allinson
Alfred FE. Ames
Leroy H. Reed
Woolwich
Roscoe P. McFadden
Addie P. McFadden
Sagadahog
Bath Independent
Pear
Local arrivals feature educational, family milestones
Dexter R. Fowles Jr. of Richmond arrives to spend summer with his father Dexter R. Fowles. Mrs. Carrie Dearing travels to Wiscasset Academy for Alumnae Day, recalling her valedictorian status. Arthur W. Hall, son of Willis B. and unknown wife, comes from Orono after completing a junior year at the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter R. Fowles, Jr
Richmond
Dexter R. Fowles
Carrie Dearing
Wiscasset
Wiscasset Academy
Arthur W. Hall
Willis B. Hall
Spring Street
Orono
University of Maine
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The
Bath Daily Times
Bay Bridge
I. A. Harris
Hallet
Gus
John Pask
Surrey
Williams
North End
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ate A
Aegis
Polar Star Lodge
Henry Hartleb
Dennis Clark
Shaw Mill
Salem Cadet Band
Elm Street
Popham
Chandler Runnells
Shaw’s Court
Jack McDonald
Bath, Popham and Bowdoinham
Good Templars
Richmond Lodge
Bowdoin College
Woodward's Wharf
George M. Adams
Lewiston Brigade
Sagadahock Square
W. H. Smith
Beacon Street Church
Rockland
Southport
Marine Railway
Boothbay
Waldoboro
North
Moulton's
G. Fred Mitchell
Percy
John Paulina
N. T. Palmer
D. F. Pembroke
Haley
Ladies Relief Corps
City Hall
Universalist Church
Miller
Savage's Market
Trott
Bath Division
Wesley M.E
Fred Rideout
Eva Blaisdell
Lynn
Miss Morse
Julia S. Bailey
Bath and Popham
Topsham Lodge
Jane
Kennibee
Baptist Church
Topsham
Kid M’coy
MORSE
Whittier Field
Brunswick Boys
Goodwin
Davis
Howes
Henderson
Hagan
Rowland
Acelon
R. McElman
Fortin
Sprague
H. McElman
Racine
Warren
Hatch
Aceson
Douglass
Hormel
Levyn
fFirst
Abedon
Huse
Lamar
Achelon
Morse High School
Booth
Fisher
Moses
Larrabee
Scott
Avery
Webster
D. Spinney
E. Spinney
Bailey
Lord
Wissman
Marr
Alfreda Skillin
Errol Baker
Samoset
Eastern’s Dock
South End P.T.A
Morse High
Maude M. Hartleb
Virginia Mae Heald
Virginia Mae Hartleb
William F. Dunham
Abbie V. Mulcahy
Sigadahoc
Samuel Mulcahy
Abbie W. Mulcahy
Asbury G. Bailey
Ellen F. Bailey
Walter 8S, Glidden
Freds. Curtis
Thomas R. Huston
Mgr
Tel
Funeral Home
Center Street
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