Bath Daily Times Briefs on Local Upgrades and Travel
The Bath Daily Times reports extensive exterior repairs on a county house with new two story piazzas and river views planned. Treasurer Morse returns from Bar Harbor and heads to Boston to oversee the Camden steamer’s Boston Bangor trip while residents attend reunions and University of Maine events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss Mart
N . Ic
W. A. McNeal
Elks
James T. Morse
S. S. Co
Bath
Bar Harbor
Boston
Coe Cee Formance
Camden
Bangor
Visitors and fortune tellers in town cause stir
June 12, 1907 visitors linger in the city to collect natural history specimens while a Brazilian fortune team travels town. They offer free readings until a coin tricks turns into payment. Rev E S Ufford, author Throw Out the Life Line, greets Mrs F J O'Brien and plans sermons and a multilingual life line song at People's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Ufford
Ihrand
F. Jo. O’brien
People’s Church
Ufford
Harbor
Notable maritime event and local projects in Bath
A regatta from New York to Bermuda ending 16 minutes ahead over 670 nautical miles is noted alongside local public works in West Bath where a contract to Joseph Webster will rebuild a stone crossing over Standish Creek. The report also mentions shipping pauses, a banquet for George T. Wilson, and various Bath residents attending events or traveling for banking association activities.
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New York
Bermuda
Street and Sewer Commission
Selectmen
West Bath
Joseph Webster
Standish
Oii
Freeman Birthday Gathering at Beacon Street Home
Friends and family met on Beacon Street last evening to celebrate Mr. Freeman’s 48th birthday. The gathering featured lively conversation and anecdotes, with refreshments served and presents given to Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Gaudreau arrived after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gaudreau of Quincy, with Mr. Gaudreau noted as a leader of the local orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N
Beacon Street
Mr. Freeman
Edward L. Gaudreau
Eggnvacy
Eugene Gaudreau
Quincy
Mr. Gaudreau
Associates Justice Cor nish visits Augusta after extended term sessions
On June 16 1967 Associate Justice Leslie Cornish traveled to Augusta following a strenuous April term of the S J Court. The back log was cleared after night sessions and the Giles Morse ice pond case in Lincoln County was completed. The Bath public schools Manual Training exhibit drew crowds, showcasing sewing from grammar girls and ninth grade drawings. The Y M C A annual meeting at New Meadows Inn reported solid finances with a 435 08 balance. A Brunswick party plans to visit Five Islands for the Otter Cliff House opening. Maine Central Railroad began property improvements at Vine and Washington streets and in front of the freight station. Flag Day was widely observed with many flags and patriotic displays around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Cornish
Augusta
S. J. Court
Giles-Morse
Back Narrows
Lincoln County
Bath
New Meadows Inn
Maine Central Railroad
Vine and
Washington Streets
Crowning Event Described as Peak Moment
The fragment emphasizes a crowning moment seen as the peak in its history, though details and context are sparse. This phrase signals a major achievement or milestone regarded as historically significant.
Bath yacht Kanawha trips and local notes
The Kanawha yacht arrived from a Machiasport fishing trip with Mr Baxter and party, aided by guide Frank Scott and Captain Edward Cook. Several hundred trout caught but released. Bath residents and visitors, including Alfred J Moses and H D Robinson, feature in summer coastal activity. Bath band praised in Brunswick, parade notes and local departures mark the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machiasport
Bexter
John
W. H. Bingham
Machias
Frank Scott
Baxter
Edward Cook
Alumni Banquet Attended by 500 Honors Ed na and Leaders
The Beene Association held an alumni banquet attended by about 500. Officers named include True president, Miss Roberta Barker vice president Mrs Wilmer I Voorhees secretary and Mrs Herbert Calder treasurer. Executive committee members are Miss Delano Raymond Small George Moses and Mrs Helen Fields. Banquet committee for 1948 comprises Mrs Warren Hawley and Mrs Fred D Hill with Mrs Harry J L Day and Miss Katherine Leonard on the program committee. The event featured performances by Barbara Dunton Faye and Sandra Spankle and musical selections including Those Pals Of Ours and Prelude in G Minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beene Association
Edna . True
Roberta Barker
Wilmer I.voorhees
Herbert Calder
Miss Delano
Raymond Small
George Moses
Helen Fields
Warren Hawley
Fred D. Hill
Harry JL. Day
Katherine ‘Leonard
Day
Day Eee
Miss Leonard
Peg of My
Barbara Dunton
Ren
Faye
Sandra Spankle
25 Year Class Reunion Gathers Alumni
Readable fragments note a 25 year class reunion with attendees from the 35th class of 1957. The item hints at a continuing gathering and community memories among former students.
Missing Maine Couple Recovered After Search
Miss Reed daughter of Allan Reed Rumford prominent veteran Maine fuel dealer and senior among the missing couple is identified. The recovery follows a search for the pair with unknown circumstances and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Reed
Allan Reed
Rumford
Maine
Old Time Flag Floats in Breeze in Farnham Family Gift
The historic Old Time Flag is now in the possession of George B. Farnham of Jaffrey, the great great great grandson of Joshua Farnham, highlighting a lasting family link to the flag’s provenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Farnham
Jaffrey
Joshua Farnham
Richmond Social Notes and Local Highlights
Richmond news item covers family travels to Panama visits by Mrs George Sanford and daughter Rosalia, graduation events featuring niece of Dr Drinkwine, and local movement of residents for jobs and summer plans. Includes births and engagements, relocations, and community activities with named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sanford
George
Rosalia
Panama
Sanford
Rosa Diaz
Vale
Clyde McFee
McFee
Atertown
Mass
Institute
Rie Drinkwine
Richmond
Dora Millett
Helen Hinckley
Drinkwine
Horace Huntington
William Howard
William Babb
New Hampshire
John Bixby
Gardiner General Hospital
John Franklin
A. Allen Brough
Hampden
Robert Stewart
Skowhegan
Robert Gibbs
Harry Curran
Harbor Springs
Mich
Carolyn Harding
Howard Knight
Portland
Carl Watts
Fort Fairfield
Watts
Springfield
Charles Bell
Los Angeles
Cal
Earl Preble
Maine
Walter Emerson
Charles B. Day
Rangeley
Harriet Hennessy
Baltimore
Mr. Johnson
Alfred G. McMaster
George H. McMaster
Leslie F. Roberts
Maine Funeral Directors Association
Lewiston
Real estate sale of Capt. Seman home on Washington Street
The property at 1071 Washington Street, once owned by Mrs. Howard C. Bates and daughter, was purchased by Mrs. Katherine G. Whitney of Brookline Massachusetts. Whitney is the mother of Converse Fenn of 1023 High Street and plans to reside there in the fall with family members including Mrs. Sorteak Fenn of New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Joseph Seman
Katherine G. Whitney
Brookline
Mass
Howard C. Bates
Whitney
Converse Fenn
High Street
Frank
Sorteak Fenn
New Haven
Conn
Probate Court Tuesday session lists numerous wills and administrations
Arthur J. Dunton presides as judge with John L. Jack registering as official. Readings include names of executors and executrixes for estates such as Steba ward Bridgham Octavie Lint Rowe Sawyer Rich and others. Administrations granted and bonds approved cover many Bath Woolwich West Bath Topsham Georgetown and Richmond estates with guardianship and real estate licenses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
John L. Jack
Wills
William E. Ste Baward W. Bridgham
Octavie
Bath
Eva T. Henderson
Eliza E. Lint
Richmond
Hattie Preble
Lermond H. Rowe
Georgetown
Geneva
L. Rowe l
Henry H. Sawyer
Woolwich
Isabelle Garrett
Warren A. Parris
Roberta M. Parris
Odie M. Rich
West Bath
Harry J. Rich
Nelson F. Heald
Edward W. Bridgham
William H. Heald
Kathryn H. Pratt
Bernard W. Pratt
Geo
Wi Shaw
Wool
Harold R. Shaw
Ella R. Shaw
Harold R.shaw
Merritt C. Gackenbach
Edythe L. Gackenbach
Jane Nancy Green
Guardian
Robert D. Green
Carlos C. Purington
Edward V. ‘Oombs
Susan E. Galusha
Emma E. Brown
Fred E. Pratt
George E. Gould
Charles W. Gould
Arthur W. Nelke
Arthur W. Nelke, Jr
Myra E. Sly
Waltham, Mass
Walter J. Sly
Lendall L. Greene
Phippsburg
Margaret Greene
Alicia M. Herbert
Harold R. Herbert
C.T.A
Nathaniel M. Morse
Charles T. Small
Charles P. Wetherbee
George B. Wetherbee
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co
Katherine B. Wetherbee
George K. Curtis
Bowdoinham
Stella C. Curtis
Eleanor J. Temple
Topsham
Frank C. Temple
Lillian M. Snow
Probate Notices List of Appointed Executors and Administrators
John L. Jack, Register, lists appointed executors administrators and guardians for multiple estates. Names of heirs and roles included. Proceeds specify probate actions dated December 19, 1926.
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John L. Jack
Topsham Man Qualifies for Naval Supply Corps Duties
Lt. George M. Clifford Jr. 32 son of George M. Clifford of 8 Pleasant street Topsham has qualified for Supply Corps duties afloat and ashore after completing a course at the Naval Supply Corps school Bayonne New Jersey.
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George M. Clifford, Jr
George M. Clifford
Pleasant Street
Topsham
Naval Supply Corps School
Bayonne
N. J
Court of Probate Notice From Bath Deceased Estate
In Bath County a probate session opened with a case presented by Gladge Fei SETHUR J. DUNTON of Probate A. Attest: court official. The document references a Bath applicant seeking probate for a deceased individual and notes procedural actions.
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Bath
Gladge Fei Sethur
J. Dunton
Tron Cape
Street Car Rail Removal Marks Permanent Change
The report notes Wi 6 Team overseeing the removal of old street car rails with gravel. It states the change is permanent, indicating lasting construction work and infrastructure modernization. The fragment references a team effort and a final, irreversible update to the street layout.
Parker Head Update Recaps Social Weekend Visit
Parker Head section lists visits and social calls as Sunday travel to Budget and Finance committee planning is noted. Names like Tommy Skelfield, Miss Marc Wymign, Mrs. Lewis Lowell, Mrs. H. Raymond Nisbet, and Barbara appear among attendees and spectators at a Senior Reception in Bath. Further mentions include a saw mill employee family in North Leeds and a Rockland gathering with A. E. Oliver as visitors.
Former Alderman Higgins heads district boat agency
Former Alderman Philip Higgins has the agency in this district for the Bath Auto Co. and operates speed boats for C. F. of the Bath Auto Co.
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Philip Higgins Eget
C. F
Bath Auto Co
Probate petitions and final settlements filed in Bath area
The text lists petitions for probate and letters testamentary without bond for Edward W. Tanguay and others from Bath. It notes executors Jeanne M. Elliott and others, and conveyance of real estate in Bath towns. Final accounts are presented for Lillian M. Snow and Alice M. Carey, with references to George B. Wetherbee and George William Shaw estates.
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Bath
Jeanne M Hillett
Alle M. Coffie
John P. Carey
CTA
Sarah Frances Frye
Bowdeinham
Ernest W. Frye
Adesta M. Hatch
Richmond
William H
Gould
Annie M. Footer
Vanona A. Thebeau
Dorothy Thebeau Starr
Hulda J. Faulkner
Carrie P. Cooley
C.T.A
Myrtie M. Dore
Charles E. Dore
Elmon S. Faulkner
Donald H. Fogg
Sadie A. Fogg
Mary L. Robinson
Louise R. Hill
Stephen S. Marshall
Lillian M. Marshall
Horace W. Smith
W. F. Mussenden
R. A. Gallagher
Hannah A. Allien
Topsham
Edward W. Holbrook
Natal’ Trator
Carolyn E.le
Florence M. Blpckpole
Gladys H. Oliver
Georgetown
Alfred L. Rowe
Elbridge Gerry Greene
Went
Rhode Island
E. Sohier Welch
Hannah A. Allen
Raymond Snow
Fannie v. Blake
Gladys E. Fleming Bracy
Carlos C. Purington
Edward An. Poo
Harold D
Gerald E. Carver
Gladys V. Carver
Bridgham
Bideham
Edward W. i¢ Tanguay
T. Henderson
Eva T. Henderson
George William Shaw
Said Town
Alfred I. Rowe
Lillian M. Snow
Jeanne M. Elliott
Alice M. Or
Sonn 'Y P. Carey
Charles P. Wetherbee
George
Wetherbee
George B
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Bath Daily Times
Hartford
Mees
Burnham
Arthur B. Stearns
Wee En South
George F. Jackson
Orono
University of Maine
North End
Eeeee Wilson, Jr
Ncloeddin
Usm
AB Gtr
Sateire Frank Harnden
Oak
Mr. O
Walter A. Mu
Ace SY
Mary Munroe
H. D. Haver
Marcia Marie Stinson
Were
Emma J. Small
Riverton Park
George T. Wilson
Equitable Life Insurance Co
F. H. Hazelton
John F. Stacy
Dresden Mills
Payne
Charles Shaw
Greenville
Leslie Wiley
R. B. Dunning
M. G.vana
Mr. Henry
Walter £. Plum
H. L. Runnells
Bath Iron Works
Carlton
Dhener
Georgia
Chester
Catherine
Frank Morse
Bath National Bank
William S. Shorey
First National Bank
FP. F. Blaisdell
Lincoln National Bank
Waterville
Maine Bankers Association
Kinco
Moosehead Lake
Allie Starrett
Kelley Spear Co. Yard
Five Islands
Otter Cliff House
Brunswick
F. H. Percy
Marine Coastrestaner Co
Lolo
J. Andrew Wyman
Kapelle
George N. — Steel
Esate
Lincoln Street
Reed
Alfred J. Moses
Margaret C. Alfred S
Margaret M. Moses
H. D. Robinson
Boothbay
Boothbays
Williams
Morse High School
Herrschoff’s
Charles ‘T. Jackson
Tercentennial Committee On Parade
Odd Fellows Memorial
Lincoln Lodge
Canton King
S. R. Percy
Percy & Small
Casper, Douglas
Cheyenne
A. H. Shaw
Fred H. Kimball
City
Eugene Shaw
Eau Claire
Wis
Musium
Thons
Maurice Sullivan
Peacock’s
Pleasant Pond
Mt. Carmel
O.es
Nellie D. Thompson
Harry L. Day
Bey
Register
Apa
Parker
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