Clocks Meet Circus and Steamer News In Bath
In Bath 1909 Charles H Smith shows an antique clock collection on Washington Street drawing attention. Frank A Robbins circus arrives with parade and pony division, bands, and crowds. Also City of Rockland steamer debuts Kennebec division and Maine Central ferry Ferdinando Gorges begins summer runs. A shirt waist dance in Oakland and Maine Plumbers outing plans in Lewiston are noted along with a unique bamboo hat gifted to Miles Merry.
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Charles H. Smith
Washington Street
McLean Asylum
Somerville
Mass
Frank A. Robbins
Rockland
Maine Central
Ferdinando Gorges
Leonardo B. Chaney
Robert Perkins
Mark Gannon
Clifton Page
Fred Gowell
Murray Trask
William Kelsey
Charles W. Leavitt
James Hodgkins
George A. Merrill
Joseph L. Kingsbury
David Deer
Miles M. Merry
Percy & Small
Ganssen
William B. Palmer
Mr. Merry
Moultons Return From Portland After Grocers’ Meet
Mr and Mrs James W Moulton returned from Portland Oregon where he served as a Maine delegate to the National Retail Grocers Association convention held June 3 to 7 Attendees totaled 140 from across the country Hon William L Putnam will dedicate a new military company banner in Portland linking to a relic from Hyde Light Guards 19 years ago Johnnie McMann injured at Maine Central yard foot jammed but no bones broken Gordon Lewis escaped drowning at the Maine Central ferry slip after a fall witnessed by crew One of the recent society events
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James W. Moulton
Portland
Ore
Moulton
Maine
National Retail Grocers’ Association
United States
William L. Putnam
Hyde Light Guards
Johnnie McMann
John McMann
Shepard Street
Maine Central
Dr. Peaslee
Gordon Lewis
Bath ships arrive from Honolulu with sugar cargo
June 24 1909 Bath Maine reports William P Frye Capt James F Murphy arriving at Delaware Breakwater from Honolulu Feb 11 with a sugar cargo. Other Bath craft Aspenet Cruisers Portland Yacht Club cruise and local racing news plus a notable counterfeit note alert and Arlington Day events.
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Bath
William P. Frye
James F. Murphy
Delaware Breakwater
Honolulu
Murphy
Milk Scarcity Persists Under Heat Wave In 1909
June 25 1909 reports scarce milk amid extreme heat and pests affecting cows. A milk dealer foresees no improvement this summer. President Taft will be invited to something not specified.
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The
Times Today
Taft
Bath native graduates Bowdoin and returns to journalism
June 27 1909 Phil Shorey a Bath boy and Bowdoin College graduate 1907 returns from commencement to resume work as a reporter for the New York World. Acadia lodge No 13 K of P holds semi annual officers meeting electing C C Augustus Seiders V C John McCabe P Fred Oliver M W Harry Co Webber M A John Brewer I G Fred Witham O G Seth Stewart. The lodge plans to decorate graves instead of memorial services. Mrs. Thomas W. Hyde returns from abroad to open Elmhurst for summer with daughter Mrs. John C. Phillips of Beverly Mass. Arthur S. Hyde, organist at St Bartholomews NYC, expected in July for two weeks with family. E D Brown engages as agent for New Meadows Steamboat Co on duty at New Meadows landing. Summer schedule to start next Saturday with arrangements for residents and visitors. The Times notes a cable from Rev. F W O Brien All Well sent from Queenstown Ireland filed at 1 15 pm
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Phil Shorey
Bowdoin College
New York
New York World
Acadia Lodge No. 13
C. C
Augustus Seiders
V. C
John McCabe
Fred Oliver
Harry Co. Webber
John Brewer
I. G
Fred Witham
O. G
Seth Stewart
E. H. Hartwell
Edward McLellan
Fred E. Witham
Thomas W. Hyde
States
Elmhurst
John C. Phillips
Beverly
Mass
Arthur S. Hyde
St. Bartholomew's Church
New York City
Hyde
E. D. Brown
New Meadows Steamboat Co
New Meadows Landing
Party Guests Chaperoned by Miss Torrey Hosts Graduates
The group of more than four dozen girls, supervised by Miss Annie Torrey, were hosted by Miss Katherine Torrey. Among those noted were Edith Cochran, Gertrude Dillon, Madelyn Hunt, Marion Freeman, Agnes Jones, Marion Parker, Virginia Pingree, Abbie May Scott, and Gladys and Pree Lincoln of Montclair.
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Annie Torrey
Katherine Torrey
Edith Cochran
Gertrude Dillon
Madelyn Hunt
Marion Freeman
Agnes Jones
Marion Parker
Virginia Pingree
Abbie May Scott
Gladys
Pree Lincoln
Montclair
Bath tops Lisbon club in Saturday baseball rout
June 28 1909 Bath defeated Lisbon at the local grounds with nineteen Bath players crossing home plate while the visitors failed to score. The Bath team played a fine game and kept the up-State squad on the jump throughout.
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Sagadahoc
Damariscotta
Sagadahocs
Bath
Lisbon Falls
Auburn
Lisbon
Social Notes From Wiscasset and Bath Area
Mrs Sutter formerly Jean Bailey. Ethel Bailey returns to her Bath road apartment after visiting Portsmouth New Hampshire. Miss Susan Bates of Bath weekends with grandparents Mr and Mrs Eugene McGrath Birch Point. Judge and Mrs Granville Gray of Presque Isle recently visited Rev and Mrs John R MacFarlane. Gray is Grand Master of the Maine Grand Lodge of Masons.
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Sutter
Jean Bailey
Ethel Bailey
Portsmouth
N. H
Bath Road
Susan Bates
Bath
Eugene McGrath
Birch Point
Granville . Gray
Presque Isle
John R. MacFarlane
Gray
Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine
Patricia A Conley funeral in Brunswick Catholic church
Patricia Anne Conley's funeral held Saturday at nine from St. Charles Roman Catholic Church Brunswick, with Rev Father John Doherty presiding. The church was filled as mourners said goodbye to a girl who inspired the city during her illness. Bearers were Elford A Stover Ralph E Crocker James G Jenkins and Stanley Comeau. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot with committal by Fr Doherty.
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Patricia Anne Conley
St. Charles Roman Catholic Church
Brunswick
John Doherty
Elford A. Stover
Ralph E. Crocker
James G. Jenkins
Stanley Comeau
Oak Grove
Fr. Doherty
Aztecs Used Cocoa Beans as Money and Taxes
Cocoa beans served as currency among the Aztecs of central Mexico, used to pay taxes debts and soldiers' wages, functioning as a monetary standard in their economy.
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Mexico
Flag to be displayed in all schools during days
Government guidance calls for a flag to be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse. The directive emphasizes visibility within classrooms and common areas to promote national symbols and civic awareness.
Bath Societies Names Committees and Chairs
Long list of appointees and chairwomen across Bath societies including International Relations Finance Legislation and Public Relations with Nellie Burns Ella Bates and Helen Lord among those named to various committees and roles.
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Cilla Cullen
Frances Young
Bernice Staples
Madelyn Small
Ella Bates
Caroline Carpenter
Cynthia Moses
Nellie Burns
Mabel Merrill
Lorna Kramer
Beverly Packard
Ada Y. Greenblatt
Jane Stevens
Mildred Albee
Alice Norris
Emma Brown
Esther Perry
Helen Moses
Mildred Hagan
Ruth Clark
Roberta Hathorne
Addie Palmer
Helen Lord
Grace Jones
Madelyn Rowe
Evelyn Hobbs
Mary Stacey
Jane Herrin
Co. C Club Meets At Home Of Mrs Lotie Brown Heathlane
The Co C club met Wednesday at Mrs Lotie Brown's Heathlane home. Members sewed and then watched the Walcott vs Charles fight on the radio. Refreshments were served. next meeting will be at Mrs Mary Dorr's Heath Lane with eight members listed.
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C C
Lottie Brown
Heathlane
Walcott
Charles Fight
Mary Dorr
Heath Lane
Muriel Morin
Flora Simard
Freda Kingsbury
Barbara Remick
Nancy Fifield
Lula Bruce
Frances Robinson
Rainbow Assembly at Masonic Temple Meeting
Rainbow Assembly met at Masonic Temple Thursday evening with Patricia Brann presiding as worthy advisor. Degrees were conferred on Marion Holbrook. A special August session for past worthy advisors and charter members is planned, with guest officers night in September. Patricia Brann’s fall money project is announced. Past worthy advisors Anita Badkian Barbara Morse and Jane Niles welcomed. Advisory board met at seven for a short session.
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Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Temple
Patricia Brann
Marion Holbrook
Anita Bagdikian
Barbara Morse
Jane Niles
Genesta Chapter OES meets at Andrews road home
The Past Matrons club of Genesta chapter OES held a Wednesday gathering at Mrs. Luther Thompson's home on Andrews road. Co hosts were Mrs. George Merrill and Mrs. Albion Corliss. Plans were made for an outing August 17 at Montsweag Bay, hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Paul Bagdikian. All past patrons and their wives and past matrons and their husbands are invited.
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Genesta
Luther Thompson
Andrews Road
George W. Merrill
Albion L. Corliss
David E. Rich
Paul Bagdikian
Montsweag Bay
Bath Independent recalls local lore and figures of Bath
A collage of village scenes from a robin feeding its young to a Summer orange juice curiosity at a Bath drugstore. The piece surveys Bath history via Charles D. Clarke & Company and The Bath Independent's impact, noting early innovations, civic projects, and its Brunswick branch, ending with the First Fall meeting on October 18.
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Bath- Wiscasset
Wiscasset
Boothbay Harbor
Edgecomb
Freeport
Charles D. Clarke
Charles D. Clarke & Company
Down East
Bath Independent
Clarke
Horatio Staples
The
Independent
Bath
Boothbay Playhouse Mosquito Proof With Fogging System
The Boothbay Playhouse has been treated with an insecticidal fog to keep mosquitoes and spiders away. The outdoor fogging covers thousands of square feet and lets audiences enjoy performances like For Love Or Money in comfort. Captain Hatch, Bath business figure and real estate owner, lifetime area resident, died in 1869.
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Straw Hat
Sherwood Keith
Boothbay Playhouse
Old Man Mosquito
Little Miss Spider
Old Harbor View House Sold
Bath history notes the Old Harbor View House has changed hands since Captain Hatch built it, with early 1806 conveyance from Isaiah Crocker Jr. to Philip Owen and later ownership by Capt. Davis Hatch before 1830. Probate notice calls for final accounting in John W Huskins estate with hearings set for the Bath court, publication to occur in Bath Independent.
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Captain Hatch
Bath
Booth and
South Company
Hatch
John A., Obed
Virgil P. Emery
Obed
Vir. ‘Gil
Temperance Union
Harbor View
Timothy Merriman
Probate Notices for Melrose Bath Estates in Sagadahoc County
Notice to interested persons in Maine from Sagadahoc County probate court. Estates include Leslie Beebe Kaiulani Sewall Williams Ida Thurlow Alexander MacDougall Alonzo Fletcher George Emero William Farrell Horace Murray and Robert Linekin. Petitions seek probate, letters testamentary, or administration without bond. some estates request real estate sale licenses and final accounts. Executrices and executors named. orders to publish and appear on first Tuesday in July.
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Bathin
Sagadahoc
Bath
John W Huskins
Georgetown
Helen C. Huskins
Arthur J. Dunton
Maine
State Street Trust Company
Boston
Aanenda Beebe
Massachusetts
Kaiulani Sewall Williams
Phippsburg
Etters
Bath National Bank
Loyall F. Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Loya F. 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 Quarrie Farrell
Horace F. Murray Et al
Daniel Williams
Guardian
Robert E. Linekin
Mary E. Linekin
Probate appointments in four estates dated June 7 1949
John L. Jack Register of Probate records appointment of executors administrators and guardians for Nellie Edna White and William F White of West Bath and Mattie S Cornish of Bath on June 7 1949 with bonded administration. Francis H. Bar acting as caecar. ppb copy of the original order.
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John L. Jack
County of
Nellie Edna White
West Bath
William F. White
Bath
Mattie S. Cornish
Francis H. Bar
Acti Caer
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Bath Daily Times
Harry A. Smith
Mr. Smith
City of Rockland
Charles A. Blair
Kennebec
Ransom B. Fuller
Boston- St. John
City of
Bangor
F. B. Hopkins
George Larrabee
D. McDonald
Harry Larrabee
J. E. Williams
O. Greenleaf
Mr. Robinson
Silas Owen
U. S. Gilpatrick
Charles Cole
Ralph Warren
Philip Babcock
John E. Ryan
H. L. Johnson
Mark Gorham
Oakland
Calif
Hazel Hart
Charles Hart
Thomas Clancy
Jule Glissman
Richard G. Glissman
Mae Olys
J. Albert Redion
Maine Plumbers’ Association
Lewiston
Garnet
New Meadows
Eugene Frazier
Aspenet
Casco Bay
George Wiggin
Portland Yacht Club
Clique
Commodore R. K. Perry
John D. Footer, Jr
Phil Blaisdell
Benjamin Mikelsky
H. S. Morrell
Arthur
Topsham
Morse High School
Alameda
John F. Stacy
Edward L. Gaudreau
Augusta
Payne
Brigade
St. John’s Day
W. Scott Tibbetts
Maine Central Railroad
John McInnes
Fat Men's Association
Arthur H. Moulton
Germania National Bank of
San Francisco
Wiskee
Secret Service
New Meadows Inn
Fred Lord
Janet Cutler
Julia Coombs
Helen Crosby
Lizzie Cameron
William Farrar
Milton Trott
Arkansas
Wyoming
Navy Department
Hyde Windlass Company
Michigan
F. W. O’brien
Queenstown
Ireland
Times
Gresham
Baltimore
Washington
James Shewan and Sons
Morse Drydock and Repair Co
Fore River Shipbuilding
Quincy
Bath Iron Works
Combination 4
Kennebec S. F. E
Brown
Grassy
Board of Engineers
Neagle
YMCA
Delano
WCTU
James A. Shaw
Corliss Street
James Leydon
W. A. Guild
Frank Purington
Edward Brown
Newport
Corunna
Dexter
Hartford
William Curtis
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding Co
Burt Jack
F. L. MacFadden
Kingfield
Farmington
Patricia A. Conley
Coplon
Arthur Shimkin
East Orange
N. J
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Shimkin
International
Bath Societies
Jotting Junction
Jane
Robin
David Alkazin
Harold Cutting
Bowdoinham
Ridge
Ridge, White
Brunswick High School
Coombs
Alloe Man
Sesson
Britain
Mom
Pop
Moscuito Proof
Old Harbor View House
Mae Eculmix
George A Milliken
Gertrude E Pilon
Waterville
Dunton
John L Jack Register
Francis H. Bate
Register
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