Underground conduits planned for Bath business district
D L Martin and F F Smith of New England Telephone & Telegraph measure for proposed underground wiring in Bath business district after council approval in March. Edward Brown of Topsham and William C Duncan of Bath seek Register of Deeds vacancy after John A Fisher’s death. Ships and club events, hospital add ons, and local notices fill local page with community life and safety appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Martin
F. F. Smith
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Board of Aldermen
Edward Brown
Topsham
William C. Duncan
Office of Register of Deeds
John A. Fisher
Durrell Leases Seguinland Hotel for Summer Season
James C. Durrell of Skowhegan has leased the Seguinland hotel for the season and arrived in Bath by team en route to Seguinland. Mrs. Durrell joins him by rail as the hotel opens July 1. Durrell, who ran the hotel last season, has bookings from former patrons for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Durrell
Skowhegan
Seguinland
Bath
Durrell
Local Notes On 1909 Kennebec River Area Activities
June 17 1909 reports show Former Mayor E W Hyde extending log cabin at Williams Island New Meadows River with a south end dining room addition. James W Johnson buys a 1500 pound horse for trucking. The four masted schooner William B Palmer repairs at Percy Small yard after collision with Noordam off Block Island. Manual Training exhibit on Middle Street draws attention under teacher Wahlstrom. Morse High boys display carved works including dovetail joints and lip joints. Howard Mercer builds a yacht. Forrest Legard shows fine drawers and cup racks. Four girls row on river from Snipe's dock to Houghton dock near Bath Iron Works. Harriet Brookings hosts guests with music and refreshments. Bath Lodge opens for ladies. 1000 attend Custom House Square band concert by Lewiston Brigade Band with red white blue lighting. Gifford leads 25 piece Lewiston Band. M J Hennessey joins Ransom B Fuller as freight clerk. formerly with Eastern Steamship Co. on Kennebec Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Hyde
Williams Island
New Meadows River
Manual Training School
Middle Street
Wahlstrom
Morse High
Howard Mercer
Forrest Legard
Glenwood Tremain
Bath Lodge
B.P.O.E
Lombard Street
Custom House Square
Lewiston Brigade
Gifford
Local Bath Notes From June 18 1909
Strawberries ripe in field off Lemont street with two quarts picked by two children. Office renovations at Eastern Steamship Co bring larger space and new counter. North Bath pupils stage charity graduation at Union Chapel. School board merges Morse High positions into one teacher. Bronze propeller blade shipped to NYSB company. Maine Central time change to summer schedule. Cobb and Stevens form general insurance partnership. Actor Gene Frazier hosts banquet, plans yacht season at Peaks Island. Sagadahoes vs Pilgrims loom at Athletic Field. Wing returns after injury. Rev Georges D Stanley’s son Robert nearly injured by hay wagon. Kennebec Yacht Club hosts Miss LaCroix dinner party for 25 couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemont Street
Gene Frazier
New Meadows Inn
Bath
Aspinet
Portland
New Stock Company
Gem Theatre
Peaks Island
Mr. Frazier
Casco Bay
Sagadahoes
Pilgrims
Lewiston
Wing
Maine bankers to attend annual meeting at Samoset
President F D Hill of the Maine Bankers Association leads a party including William D Sewall F F Blaisdell and others to Rockland for the association’s annual meeting and banquet at Samoset hotel. Up to last evening 125 members planned to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Hill
Maine Bankers’ Association
William D. Sewall
F. F. Blaisdell
W. S. Shorey
Oliver Moses
H. A. Walters
C. F. Magoun
F. H. Low
Rockland
Samoset Hotel
Bowdoin Grads from Bath: Carter Koughan Hayden
Three Bath youths graduated from Bowdoin College this week Charles Frederick Carter Daniel Francis Koughan and Wallace Hanson Hayden. Carter played football and track at Bowdoin and belongs to the Romania and Chess clubs and Psi Epsilon fraternity. He remains undecided on his next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Bowdoin College
Charles Frederick Carter
Daniel Francis Koughan
Wallace Hanson Hayden
Carter
Morse High School
Bowdoin
Romania and Chess Club
Psi Epsilon
Bath City Charter in Pocket Size Now Available
Printed copies of Bath’s council-manager city charter, including amendments through February 3, 1949, are available at the city clerk’s office in pocket size format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Robinhood Maine village saga ends with Williams and Peterson
The narrative follows how Riggs Long prominent Williams acquired properties in Riggsville Maine, renaming it Robinhood in 1916, and how subsequent owners led by Roland Peterson expanded the ferry, seawall, and store operations. Peterson, a former U S Army officer, later became Georgetown selectman and school trustee, sustaining the summer trade at MacMahan through 1948 with renovations and new stock in the big store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Parmenter and
Polsey Fertilizer Company
Maine
Riggsville
Moses Riggs
Kelvin Riggs
Jane Clarey
Esther Hinckley
Ferdinand Brilmayer
Osborne
Ohio
Robinhood
Wiscasset
Robinhood Feldspar
Stuart Neff
Neff
Newburyport
Ralph Reynolds
Woolwich
Ralph Dunton
MacMahan
Roland Peterson
East Coast Line
Portland
Peterson
Aubrey Fullerton
U.S.A.T
Fairbanks
England
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Georgetown
Robin Hood Market Expands With New Groceries and Lunchroom
The Robin Hood grocery business adds a second floor line of produce dairy ice cream meats paints and hardware with Philip Eaton of Bath as manager and Mrs Peterson as cashier. The smaller store will become a lunch room run by Mrs Grace Fullerton opening in July. Local historians Edward C. Clarey and Carrie Riggs Baker contributed material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Eaton
Bath
Peterson
Grace Fullerton
Robinhood
Arien Clement Todd
Carrie Riggs Baker
Edward C. Clarey
Suburb Civic Club Serves 125 At Lobster Salad Supper
The Suburb Civic Club held a well attended lobster salad supper at Winnegance Community Club House serving 125 guests with many tickets sold out. Mrs. Lloyd Rogers led the arrangements with committees handling dining, kitchen and serving. the club prepares to meet Thursday evening at the club house with committee chairs listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Wilson
Keitf ® Atwood
Danford McDonald
Arthur MacDonald
Dorothy Rogers
Thatcher Pinkham
First Ordination at Century-Old Georgetown Church
Cleaves W. Henderson will be ordained June 27 at 7 30 p m by Rev Leon Neader of Georgetown his boyhood pastor in the first ordination service in the 160 year history of the First Baptist church at Georgetown Rev Neader will also be guest speaker Henderson born October 29 1919 at Brooklin son of Wesley J and Mrs Henderson He married Marjorie Little June 6 1942 a classmate He was a missionary in Central Maine for two years under the American Sunday School Union then pastor of United Baptist at Mount Vernon for four years attending Farming ton State Teachers College He then became pastor at Georgetown and studied Gordon College of Theology and Missions at Boston Additional items note consecration at Lake Narrows Winthrop Maine Methodist conference camp and a coffee gathering at High street in honor of Verna Wallace and Louise Briges with out of town guests Portland included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleaves W. Henderson
Leon Neader
Charleston
First Baptist Church
Georgetown
Neader
Mr. Henderson
Brooklin
Wesley J. Henderson
Providence, R. I
Providence, R. I., Bible Institute
Marjorie Little
American Sunday School Union
Maine
United Baptist
Mount Vernon
Farmington
Murchie A. Gordon
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Gordon
Gerry Plummer
Brunswick
Maine Methodist Conference
Lake Narrows
Winthrop
Rodney E. Ross
Barbara Ross
High Street
Verna Wallace
Louise Briges
George B. Wetherbee
Katharine Wetherbee
Portland
Mrs Smith Visit From West Newton Revealed
Mrs. Frank P. Smith of West Newton Massachusetts is visiting her sister Mrs Lena C Shepard at 1079 High Street noting family ties and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Smith
West Newton
Mass
Lena C. Shepard
High Street
President of Lions International Visits Bath Oregon City
Eugene S Briggs of Enid Oklahoma, president of Lions International, visited Bath Wednesday after staying with District 41 A Governor Edward True. A 5 pm clambake at Rock Hill Inn for 200 Lions opened the event, with entertainment by William Menneally and the South Portland Lions quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene. Briggs
Lions International Bath
Lions International
Eugene S. Briggs
Enid
Oklahoma
Briggs
District 41
Edward D. True
South Portland
Durant, Okla
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Howard County
Central College
Fayette
University of Missouri
Teachers College of Columbia University
New York City
Phillips University
Okla
Oklahoma Vocational Guidance Conference
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Pi
Pi Gamma Mu
Bath
Bangor
Native strawberries arrive as rains fail growers face price pressure
Native strawberries are coming into local markets and are of good quality overall though farmers complain of insufficient rain to help size. Massachusetts berries compete, pushing local prices down for the first crop, with a slight rebound expected after the Massachusetts harvest passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Probate Notice in Sagadahoc County Court
Court of Probate in Bath orders notice for the estate of John W. Huskins of Georgetown. First and final account filed by executrix Helen C. Huskins. Hearing on second Tuesday of July at ten o'clock to hear objections. Arthur J. Dunton, Judge of Probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
John L. Jack
George A. Milliken
Gertrude E Pilon
Waterville
Maine
Arthur J. Dunton
Adahoc
Leslie Beebe
Melrose
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Will
Massachusetts
Sagadahoc County
State Street Trust Company
Boston
Sylenda Beebe
Kaiulani Sewall Williams
Phippsburg
Bath National Bank
Loyall F. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Ida A. Thurlow
Leora M. Fowles
Alexander MacDougall
Marcella MacDougall
Alonzo L. Fletcher
Anne M. Fletcher
George D. Emero
Donald J. Emero
William Allen Farrell
Lena C. McQuarrie Farrell
Horace F. Murray Et al
Daniel Williams
Guardian
Robert E Linekin
Mary E. Linekin
Complete Plans for Bath Celebration Highlight Fireworks and Parades
Naval Reserve officers and men plan a ball game at Kelley field against Auburn Motor Sales with a possible second game featuring Gyatt and a local club. A Sunday fireworks display at Chandler field is funded by about 400 dollars with 100 more in contributions. Bath lodge Elks hosts the USS Gyatt crew and firemen. Monday's Master Day parade features 20 to 30 handtubs and fire companies, with 1500 dollars in prizes and a souvenir program selling for three days of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve
Kelley Field
B.I.W
Auburn Motor Sales
Gyatt
Chandler Field
Bath Lodge of Elks
USS Gyatt
Elks
Bath
National Guards
Wedding Celebration At Belmont Visitors Attend Open House
McKenney from Belmont Mass attended an open house along with out-of-town guests including Mr and Mrs Otto Rosine and their granddaughter Gayle from Gilson Ill Mrs Sadie Kowalker of South Boston Mrs Anna Spicer of Portland Mrs Cora Belanger of Brunswick Mr and Mrs Glenwood Snowden of Garfield N J and John Sise of Lewiston Ruth Williams attended and sang Enchanted Evening and The Lords Prayer A buffet lunch was served with Mrs Edward Atkinson and Mrs Warren Atkinson pouring Mrs Leslie Wold in charge of the guest book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Williams
Edward Atkinson
Warren Atkinson
Leslie Wold
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bath Daily Times
Henry R. Butler
Edward B. Winslow
Winslow
Butler
Kennebec Yacht Club
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Emmons
Marine
Washington Street
Bath Hospital
Isaac C. Coombs
O’brien
Aileen Powers
D. T. Percy & Sons
Miss Powers
Elizabeth Cahill
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Company
Swanton Jameson Company
B. A. & G. E. Company
Commercial Street
Kennebec
Edward Sewall
Walter Brown
Allan Cole
Little Island
Ebenecook Harbor
Sewall
Lazee
United States
Trevett and
Pollistier
City
Virginia
Bath and Popham Beach
Eldorado
Perkins
James W. Johnson
William B. Palmer
Holland- American Line
Noordam
Block Island
Percy& Small
Snipe’s Dock
Houghton Dock
Bath Iron Works
Harriet Brookings
Clarence Brookings
M. J. Hennessey
Ransom B. Fuller
Hennessey
Eastern Steamship Co
G. C. Greenleaf
Eastern Steamship Company
North Bath District
Union Chapel
Vernie Thomas
Miss Tenney
Blake
N. Y. S. B. Company
H. R. White
Maine Central
Nequasset
Westport
Moscongus
Waldoboro
Georges River
Henry W. Cobb
Hiram T. Stevens
Cobb & Stevens
Robert
George D. Stanley
Beacon Street Church
George P. Davenport
LaCroix
Southbridge
Lina Andrews
J. R. Andrews
Manchester
Charles W. Parker, Jr
Commercial Towboat Company of
Kelley, Spear Co
Dorothy Parker
Purington
Boothbay
Express
John Ruggles
Hyde Windlass Co
Michiichi
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
N. J
American Express
John N. Robins Company
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank A. Robbins
Ferdinando Gorges
Biddeford
Kimball Field
North Street
Augusta
Frank H. Percy
John S. Hyde
Samuel R. Percy
Harry Washburn
A. A. Percy
Tom Larrabee
Dell
Arch Street
Larrabee
Tom
Charles Hart
Oakland
Calif
Hart Heater Company
Queen
Hart
East 27Th Street
New York
Frank M. Smith
Carpenter
Charlestown Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Algiers
Mediterranean
Arthur Jewett
Fish and Game Department
G. R. Campbell
Chapel and
Weston Streets
North Bath
Suburb Civic Club
Winnegance Community
Georgetown Church
Bowdoinham
Ridge
White
Neexe Brunswick
Rehoos
Coombs
Leon P. Spinney
Town House
Edward Dale True
John L. Jack Register
Francis H. Bate
Register
Sogedahoe
Nellie Edna White
West Bath
William F
Frances E. H. MacFadden
Mattiew S. Cornish
Pera
Ncis H
John L. Hewitt
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