Forty years ago in Bath officers elected at adjourned meeting
An adjourned meeting of the associated charities was held with Rev. George C. DeMott presiding. Officers elected to serve until April 1911 include President Seth T. Snipe and vice presidents DeMott and Sewall along with treasurer Walter and a long list of directors and officers. Hooker and Wallace plan to resume business on Center street after fire damage. Edward C. Plummer returned from Washington after coastal vessel matters. Mexican Joe now leads the Cherokees and tours Ohio. Alderman candidacy claims disputed as A M Franks denies last night's Times report. Friends push Furber, while rivals back Hanson and Totman as caucus heightens. Bath Savings Institution and People's Safe Deposit attendees head to Portland for Maine State Savings Bank meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Mott
N. B. Cook
John S. Hyde
Adam B. Skillin
Harry W. Crossman
Rupert H. Baxter
James A. Shaw
Fred E. Drake
Charles ‘A. Hooker
J. E. Hughes
Elizabeth R. Moses
Margaret D. Burns
Charles P. Knight
A. M. Franks
Times
W. A. Furber
Hanson
Totman
William D. Sewall
H. D. Palmer
James S. Lowell
Bath Savings Institution
S. T. Snipe
O. C. Rogers
H. B. Sawyer
Peoles’ Safe Deposit and Savings al
Portland
Maine State Savings Bank Association
Hyde declines Democratic mayoral nomination in 1910 caucus
On February 23 1910 Mayor John S Hyde informed the Democratic caucus committee he would not accept their unanimous nomination for mayor citing his Republican allegiance. Republican ward caucuses that evening featured contests in Ward Six while other wards displayed incumbents and new names on council and alderman tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hyde
Hyde
Charles H. Harrington
Robert Mitchell
C. E. Ripley
Henry Bickle
Perkins
William C. Avery
Charles E. Palmer
E. H. Hartwell
Arthur Luce
Ward Seven council picks and school board notes
In Ward Seven E Randall Leonard serves as board president while council candidates include Fred B Haggett. Incumbents Sidney J McPherson Roscoe P McFadden Elmer J Rich hold council seats. Millard P Hanson declines re election in Ward Six. Bath banks prepare 80 ton vaults billed as a major local trucking project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Randall Leonard
Fred B. Haggett
Sidney J. McPherson
Roscoe P. McFadden
Elmer J. Rich
Sagadahoc Medical Meet Hears Skin Disease Talk and Elections
The Sagadahoc County Medical Association held its annual meeting at Dr Edwin M Fuller's offices with Dr G A Pudor of Portland delivering a lecture on common skin diseases. Officers elected were President Dr B F Barker Vice President Dr I C Irish Secretary Dr R C Hannipi and Treasurer Dr L T Nipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Association of
Sagadahoc County
Edwin M. Fuller
G. A. Pudor
Portland
Williams
Phippsburg
Irish
Bowdeinham
B. F. Barker
I. C. Irish
R. C. Hannipi
L. T.nipe
Winged hog rumor and school board shifts in city politics
The 1910 report notes meat market rumors calling the American hog winged. Mrs. Small is praised as a valuable School Board member. Ward 11 politicians face scrutiny as Mr. Temple declines a board seat. H A Duncan may not seek re nomination while J Albert Redlon emerges as a candidate. American Express contracts with Union Pacific set to begin April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small
Ward 11
Temple
H. A. Duncan
Street and Sewer Commission
J. Albert Redlon
Duncan
Charles Sydlemann
American Express Co
Union Pacific Railroad
East West express rate changes noted in Maine rail plan
The piece outlines higher volumes for routes from Omaha and Kansas City toward Denver Ogden Salt Lake City Portland Acoma Seattle and many points west with reduced rates from Maine as the American Express Co will handle business at a single rate where two firms previously applied. Also mentions city league players ill and borrowed substitutes and a Democratic State Committee meeting at Hallowell House with Beane presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
Portland
Acoma
Seattle
Maine
American Express Co
Sea King keeper Charles Kingsbury serves on bark
Local notes report Charles Kingsbury is keeper aboard the Sea King. A. L. Tarbox return from Boston. Helen Rogers of Portland visits friends in town. Community events include a dance in Music Hall, Kora Temple Shrine meeting, and a nail driving contest at Dreamland with prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles__Kingsbury
Dreamland
Charles Worrey
Granville Stearns
Spider McLain
Former Mayor D. Howard Dies After Pacific Trip
D Howard former mayor dies after returning home from a Pacific coast trip. While in Los Angeles he spent time with Rev A B Hervey former pastor of the Universalist church during winter on the coast. The Bath built schooner Co-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Biemiller
New Jersey
Long Beach
Barnegat
Atlantic City
Sandy Hook
Biemiller
Porto Rico
D. Howard
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
A. B. Hervey
The
Universalist Church
Anna R Heidritter relaunches burned vessel at Sharpton Maryland
The Hasset, burned to the water’s edge at Baltimore three years ago, has been rebuilt and relaunched as Anna R Heidritter after 18 months in the shipyard at Sharpton Maryland. The Walter O Parker Co windows gained new Cypress floors by contractor Frederics. Harold M Oliver, riveter at Camden New Jersey, visits home due to his mother’s illness, first in six years. A team from H R Whites stalled in fog near Center street, later moved with effort. Wilbur C Oliver and Charles J Dain mark another Feb 29 birthday, delaying celebrations to 1912. Eastern Steamship Co directors named Calvin Austin Boston president, with Josiah Hayden treasurer and other officers. Fog blocks view toward Thompson’s Corner in morning. Miss Josephine Snow returns from Rockland after visiting Miss Mary McInnis. Kimball Bros delivery team breaks whiffle tree on sleigh under snowless car track. repairs swift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasset
Baltimore
Sharpton
Anna R. Heidriter
Harold M. Oliver
New York Shipbuilding Co
Camden
N. J
Surplus Potatoes Distributed for Welfare in Bath
Bath city officials arranged surplus hunger relief by distributing 7800 pounds of potatoes stored at the city barn. The plan, authorized Feb 14, allows welfare clients to request potatoes at a transportation cost. Portland will distribute through Maine State Education department with Mittendorf overseeing. Additional dried milk and eggs expected as applications proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Portland
Mittendorf
State Education Department
Maine
Winter Street Men’s Club to Host Member Speaker
Winter Street church vice president Thomas G. Murphy will entertain the Winter Street Men’s club with a real life mystery and adventure tale at the regular Thursday meeting. Supper is served at 6 30 by Ladies’ Auxiliary. Business includes Ladies’ Night discussion and season program planning for nonmembers seeking fellowship and a home cooked meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Church
Thomas G. Murphy
Winter Street
Lenten Season Opens at Wesley Church
The Lenten observance began Sunday at Wesley Methodist Church with a morning Laymen service led by Walter E. Upham and an evening music service by a choir including Catherine Upham and Emma Brown. Guest speakers will visit on successive Sundays, with Holy Week features by Dr. Sam Hedrick. The parish supper and quarterly conference follow March 6. Wesley joins nationwide Illustrated Church Steeples as flood lighting dramatizes faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Thodist
Walter E. Upham
Catherine Upham
Omah Snipe
Marot Knight
Esther Brown
Ivan Hunter
Emma Brown
Madelyn Small
Edward Butterfield
Harry Marsters
Earl Lerm
Augusta
Norman L. Porter
Calvary Methodist Church of
Lewiston
Sam Hedrick
University School of Theology
Wesley
C. D. Wentworth
D.D
Maine
Fifty Families Stranded Off Westport in Ferry Ice Break
Fifty families remain stranded on an island near Westport as ferry service halts. Coast Guard notes no emergency yet due to open water on one side. Yankton tug away for repairs, leaving only a too-large vessel unable to enter narrows. Islanders have wood and food. crews work to cut a passage for normal transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Bath
Coast’ Guard
John M. Josepl
Joseph
Coast Guard
Yankton
Boston
Bowdoin Educator Outlines U.S. Plan and Student Talks
Alfred Fenton describes Bowdoin college programs under the Bowdoin plan and details students’ experiences since arriving in the United States. He cites speaking engagements with Rotary clubs and letters from alumni praising the freedom and security found here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Rotary Club
Brunswick
United States
David C. Dickson
International Service Committee
George H. Musk
Clyde T. Congdon
Eben C. Haggett
Kenneth G. Colby
Dike Minstrels Friday Evening Program Review
The Dike Minstrels Friday evening show features End Man Eddie Page and Jimmy Comeau, with performances by Rose Kelley Jeannette Sharkey Laura Mulcahy and Eunice Reed among others. The program includes comedy acts, a strip tease by Mike Ford and Leon Beal, and a tableaux finale with many local students and staff credited alongside the Esquires orchestra led by Kit Totman.
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Page One
Dixie
Eddie Page
Howard Steen
Joanie Robinson
Carl Meister
Buzzie Fitzgerald
Dike
Jemima
Marie Dowling
Minnie the Moocher
Robert Brewer
Mike Ford
Leon Beal
Rhythm Busters
Bill McNamara
Jim Callan
Dick Hersom
Charlie Dorsey
Eddie Gediman
Dark Eyes
Eddie
Henry
Jimmy Comeau
New England
Frankie and
Johnny
Eunice Reed
America
Granddad
Arthur Cain
Grandma
Dot Eseley
Fred Osgood
Joy Olsen
Jeannette Sharkey
Annette Harmon
Red Cross
Annah Crocker
Don Blaisdell
Joe Lawrence
Frank Ozzella
Cosmopolitan Garden Club Elects New Officers
The Cosmopolitan Garden Club held a Monday meeting at the club house with Alice Johnson presiding. Mrs. Linwood Boardman was elected president and Mrs. Emerton Gross vice president. A business meeting preceded a talk on plants in odd containers. Tea featured a shrub blossom centerpiece by Mrs. Boardman. The next meeting is March 13 with a program by Mrs. Carville Douglas and Mrs. William Dennison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Alice Johnson
Linwood Boardman
Emerton Gross
Carville Douglas
William Dennison
Probate notices list executors and administrators dated February 14 1950
John L. Jack Register of Probate records appointments in Sagadahoc County estates. Margaret J. Melcher of Bath Daisy Phillips of Bath estate Myers Reed Jr Woolwich Edward W. Bridgham of Bath and Charles E. Phillips of Bath appointed administrators and executors with bonds on February 14 1950. Arthur J. Dunton judge attests the true copy with date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Margaret J. Melcher
Bath
Quincy T. Chase
Freeport
de Bonis Non
Myers FE Reed, Jr
Woolwich
Edward W. Bridgham
Daisy Phillips
Charles E. Phillips
Npted
Arthur J. Dunton
Probate appointments in Bath and surrounding towns dated February 7 1950
John P Carey of Bath named administrator for Herbert P Brown estate and Edward W Bridgham of Bath appointed administrator with will annexed for Alice M Gannon. Wilbur H Wy man of Phippsburg named executor without bond for Asa C Wyman. Gardiner R Deering of Bath named administrator for Charles Condos. Maurice T Hathorne of Woolwich named administrator without bond. Cambridge Massachusetts appoints Walter P Mc Cay administrator with will annexed for Turner E McCarty. Edward W Bridgham also named executor without bond for Hannah A Thomas estate. These and other estates filed in Gad a hoc county probate records dated February 7 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Gadahoc
Herbert P. Brown
St. Michaels
Maryland
John P. Carey
Bath
Turner E. McCarty
Phippsburg
Walter P. McCay
Chicago
Ilinois
Alice M. Gannon
Edward W. Bridgham
Asa C. Wyman
Wilbur H. Wyman
Charles Condos
Gardiner R. Deering
Ronaldo
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Asa C. Hathorne
Woolwich
Maurice T. Hathorne
Arthur J. Dunton
Plan Mosquito Control Expanded Across Coastal Towns
A proposed mosquito control program outlines $100 for Brigham's Cove Meadowbrook and Birch Point with Small Point reserving $400 for next year. Brunswick Flying Service head Joseph W Roseberry says one spray may provide six weeks of relief starting late June, with a second spray optional for cottagers. The plan aims to minimize mosquitoes without harming birds or bees and avoid damage to vehicles or houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham's Cove
Meadowbrook
Birch Point
Sumner Sewall
Small Point
Sebasco
Joseph W. Roseberry
Brunswick Flying Service, Inc
Roseberry
Mr. Roseberry
Eugene Desmond
Harold P. Small
Smelt season struggles slow in Maine waters
The Arrowsic smelt trade sees small daily catches this winter with fish mostly five to six pounds at best. Shanties bustle from dusk to dawn as locals and out of state anglers, even from California, crowd the roadside near the fishing grounds. A marked hazard exists where race-holes shift under snow amid frigid conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsie
Bath
California
Arrowsic
Maine
Boston
New York
Probate Court notices of various Sagadahoc Estates
A Bath court order publishes three weekly notices listing estates in Sagadahoc County including Burnham of Bath Stinson of Woolwich Chapin of Woolwich Oliver of Bath Kimball of Bath Decker of Phippsburg Shaughnessy and Sawyer with petitions for sales, admin appointments, probate of wills, and distribution accounts.
Mystery Play by Thespians Delights local audience
The Thespians staged a mystery in which Richard Haskell as Mark McPherson investigates a double murder case with Laura’s portrait deepening the intrigue. Cast includes John Skelton as Shelby Carpenter and Eddie Pert as Danny Dorgan with Frances Grainger Eleanor Danforth and George Hastings in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Richard Haskell
Mark McPherson
John Skelton
Shelby Carpenter
Danny Dorgan
Eddie Pert
Danny
Frances Grainger
Bessie Clary
Eleanor Danforth
George Hastings
Olsen
Headquarters
Laura Hunt
New York City
Dick Maskell
al Thompson
Ros Haskell
Nate Watson
Mary Haskell
Clifford W. Russell
Blue and Gold Party Celebrates 40th Scout Anniversary
The Beacon Street vestry hosted Cub Pack 57 for a Blue and Gold Party with 70 attendees. Stewart McAllister awarded Bob Cat Wolf and Bear badges and gold arrow points as William Jones progressed from Webelos to Tenderfoot while Scoutmaster Franklin Howe, Patrol Leader John Reynolds, and guests watched the celebration with blue and gold decorations and a 40 candle cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Vestry
Stewart McAllister
Franklin Howe
William Jones
Tenderfoot Scout
Jones
Howe
John Reynolds
McAllister
Pack 57
Oyster Harvest Uses Suction Pumps and Wide Nozzles
Oysters are now collected from ocean beds using suction pumps and a long wide nozzle, enabling efficient harvest. The method shifts away from traditional hand-picking as crews cover beds more rapidly.
Probate Court Actions in Sagadahoc County Bath Maine
Court of Probate in Bath Maine schedules hearings on estates of Anna W Campbell Clarence E Dunn Antoinette L Teeling and others. Executors named William B Campbell Alice D Potter Albert Noyes Webster seek letters testamentary. Olive R Davis nominated administratrix. Henry Ronaldo Trial and Charles T Small appear as administrators. Fifth account for Carlos C Purington guardian Edward Coombs presents guardian account. True copy of service filed December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Jahe Baett
Anna W. Campbell
William B. Campbell
Clarence E. Dunn
Alice DB. Potter
Alice D. Potter
Helen Noyes Webster
Lexington
Massachusetts
Adahoc County
Maine
Albert Noyes Webster
Antoinette L. Teeling
Olive R. Davis
Liberty
Sullivan
State of New York
Henry Ronaldo
Robert L
Bel
Sart
Charles T. Small
Carlos C. Purington
Edward Coombs
Serco
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Hooker & Wallace, Grocers
Center Street
Conley’s Bakery
Conley's
Edward C. Plummer
Washington
Joe
Ohio
Harry O. Richardson
Arthur B. Stearns
Harry Litchfield
Frank H. Turner
J. C. Varnum
C. A. Peaslee
William A. Farrar
William A. Furber
Charles V. Totman
Henry W. Hanson
Ralph H. Dunton
Charles E. Bachelder
And
Woodbury Potter
Millard P. Hanson
Ward Six
F. B. Nichols
Menon
Bath National Bank
Joseph Gurney
Broad Street
the Alameda
Shirt Factory
Merrill
Foss
Jessie Brown
Bath Marine Band
W. C. Oliver
Republican City Committee
Julius Ansert
Roberts
L. T. Thompson
Arthur Ansert
David Deering
George Smith
William Lemont
Burt M. Dyer
D. Leavitt
I. F. Pero
William R. Kimball
Pine Tree State Seed Co
Eastman Seed Co
East
Sumner
Oxford County
Eastman
Major Kimball
Kennebec Yacht Club
Dudley
Yacht Club
Russell
Tigers
Deering
Hyde Guards
Congress
Henry Biggins
Chester Plant
Charles Deehan
Percy’s
Democratic State Committee
Hallowell House
Fred Emery Beane
Hallowell
Mrs. A. L. Tarbox
Helen Rogers
Charlena Elliott
Marcia Holbrook
Dorothy Potter
Alberta Plant
Almira Sturtevant
Rachel Potter
Ada French
Ethel Totman
Henrietta Potter
Eula Chapman
Pauline Elliott
Red Men’s ‘Hall
Burt
M. Dyer
William M. Temple
H. W.cutting
J. C. Spinney
Fred H. Thompson
W. A. Downing
George A. Ward
Harry G. Deering
Vivian Lemont
Carrie Chaney
Music Hall
Messrs. Stevens and Johnson
Hodgkins
Knox & Lincoln Division
Maine Central
Warren
Laura Baker
Alameda
Donkey Club
Walter O. Parker Co
Frederics
H. R. White
American Express
Wilbur C. Oliver
Charles J. Dain
Eastern Steamship Co
Calvin Austin
Josiah W. Hayden
R. E. Pepper
William H. Hill
Galen L. Stone
D. . Percy & Sons
Thompson
Josephine Snow
Rockland
Mary McInnis
Kimball Bros. Co
Times Office
Winter Street Men’s Club
Wesley Church
Alfred Fenton
Dike Minstrels
Cosmo Garden Club
John L. Jack Register
Arrowsic Bridge
Smelters
Bath Independent
Richard A. Stinson
Ruth Munroe Chapin
Stuart Chapin
Leonard W. Oliver
Elizabeth A. Oliver
Ruby A. Preble
Hazel W. Lowell
Arthur W. Decker
Register
Thespians
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