Forty Years Ago in Bath
Forties era notes from Bath dated February 25 1885 feature visitors P K Milley Cant Humphreys J O Patten and other locals. The Sunflower Concert at Central church drew a large crowd and a K of P lodge was installed in Hallowell with 34 charter members amid civic speeches and ward caucuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Milley
Bowdoinham
J. O. Lincoln
Fred Sturtevant
Lizzie Low
Alice Upton
Kate Morse
Lena Spinney
Mamie Patten
Will Mussenden
Joseph Nichols
Misses Lillie
Aggie Triumphreyvs
Horace Lurdy
Charles Howard
Hallowell
Augusta
Masked skating carnival lights up Music Hall in Wiscasset
A Tuesday evening skating carnival drew about 150 skaters to Music Hall Wiscasset. Miss Jennie Tucker wowed the crowd with Only a Pansy Blossom costume while the band impressed guests with new music. A twelve dance program followed the unmasking at nine. Skaters traveled from Bath Damariscotta and Woolwich, and Grace Foote visited from Bath to greet Nellie Wadsworth telegraph operator. The event ended around 2 am with a lively crowd and good sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Music Hall
Jennie Tucker
Toothbay
Damariscotta
Woolwich
Bath
Grace Foote
Nellie Wadsworth
Running race at No 9 venue for Aeiatesten runners
A February 27 1885 notice announces a $25 running race at no 9 between two Aeiatesten runners with the winner taking the prize. The report notes a large attendance at the Republican caucus held at City Hall last evening to nominate a mayoral candidate and describes the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
March 2 1885 brief notices and race results
Charles Jackson, clerk at Fogg’s clothing, left for Washington DC to attend the inauguration with a friend in Waltham. A large crowd gathered at Whiskey to watch a half mile race won by Jordan and Barnes’ runner in three heats for a $25 purse. Citizens Caucus attendance was large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jackson
Wm. H. Fogg
Whiskeay
SS. S. Jordan
Barnes
Mr. Jordan
Citizens Caucus
Republicans Sweep City in March 3 1885 Election
The city elected James W. Wakefield mayor by a large margin as Republicans secured a dominant victory. Alderman J S Elliot won by four votes in Ward Seven, while Ward Five constable race was postponed due to a ballot error. Meanwhile Alamedas defeated Bijons 3 to 2 in a boxwood roller game amid toe running controversy and press derision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Brown
George Moulton, Jr
Joseph M. Hayes
James C. Wedyard
J. G. Richardson
AD. Bibber
EB. Upton
James W. Wakefield
OS James
Tudyard
Seth T. Snipe
Hooper
Albert L. Strout
Galen C. Moses
Elliot
Constable
Alamedas
Portland
Bijons
Boxwood Rollers
Orne
Foster
Dunning
Guthrie
Norway
Poverty party staged by Central League women
Washington street spectators heard noises from Central Parish House as 47 Central League women dressed in outmoded costumes performed Virginia reels and circle dances labeled a poverty party. The event featured fruit refreshments and was organized by chairwoman Mrs. C. W. Welch and a committee including Mrs. Albert H. Shaw, Mrs. Edmund P. Briggs, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Central Parish
Central League
Virginia
C. W. Welch
Albert H. Shaw
Edmund P. Briggs
William V. Percy
FE. M. Fuller
William H. Small
S. Mullin
Owen J. Ledyard
Byron F. Barker
William 8. Newall
Busy Sagadahoc probate court approves multiple estates
Judge James E Lowell presided at the Sagadahoc probate court March term first session, approving wills for Maude B Day of Richmond George H Perry of Bath and others. Administrations, executors, and administratrices were named without bonds and inventories and accounts were filed and ordered recorded. Inheritance tax determinations and petitions to set taxes on several estates were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Lowell
Sagadahoe
Eatate
Maude B. Day
Richmond
Charles Th. Day
George H. Perry
Bath
George R. Perry
Robert T. Spaulding
Mary Spaulding
Walter H. Surtevant
Katherine Bi Condon
Walterefe
William (. Covel
Mark T. Costellow
Mildred S. Costellow
Sond
Benjamin F. Curtis
Ruie TL
Carlton Tf. Curtis
Cornelia G. Blaisdell
John W. Blaisdell
Elizabeth A. Day
Weelwich
Charles
Sarah A
Bert M. Webber
Chauncey IF. Curtis
Sarah A. Greenwood
Cornelian G. Blaisdell
Old Colony Trust Co
Sarah Ed. Sewall
Edward R. Sewall
George R. Keith
Tierbert Turner
Medford
Mass
William H. Emmons
Fred P. Emmons
Alfred S. Maxwell
Bowdeinham
Grace TL. Maxwell
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Jennie M. B. Spinney
J. Arthur Spinney
J. Clifford Spinney
James S. Lowell
Maine golfers eye early 1925 season and Brunswick plan
Maine golfers anticipate an early start to the 1925 season with Brunswick as the likely opening site on Patriot's Day April 19. Local worries over Sunday play and nine holes push consideration of an 18 hole course or shifting the event to Saturday or a later date. Decision rests with the State Golf Association board at the March meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Thunswick
Brunswick
State Golf Association
Family Dinner Party For Two Anniversaries
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thurlow hosted a private birthday and anniversary gathering at their High Street home for Franklin Wright of Gardiner turning eight and William Kittridge of Bath marking an anniversary. The dining room featured pink and white decor with a pink carnation centerpiece and candles. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thurlow, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fowles, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Kittridge, Miss Thelma Zitridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morang of Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Thurlow
High Street
Franklin Wright
Gardiner
William Kittridge
Bath
Beng
Leslie Fowles
Fred A. Kittridge
Albert E Brooks Retires From Rural Mail Route
Albert E Brooks of Sabattus retires February 4 after 20 years and three months as a rural mail carrier on Route RED 2. He has traveled 164 716 miles on a route that spans only eight miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Brooks
Sabattus
Red. 2
Modesty Across Lands Reflects Diverse Customs
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes that modesty varies by culture, with examples from Chinese, Yapese, Arab, and Pacific island communities. It contrasts historic Western views, noting changes from sleeveless shifts to modest coverings and tattooed traditions among Tonga and Marquesas peoples.
State D A R convention program announced at Bangor
The 27th annual Maine D A R state meeting will be held March 18 19 at Memorial Parlour Bangor with Frances Dighton Williams chapter as hostess. A banquet at Penobscot Valley Country Club will follow a reception for officers delegates and members. Dr Clarence Little president of the University of Maine will speak at the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.A.R
Bangor
Memorial
Main Street
Frances Dighton Williams
Penobscot Valley Country Club
James A. Pulsifer
Thanger
Clarence. Little
University of Maine
Kenter
G. W. Cushman
FE. W. Jal
Maariou
Oliver PF. Hall
Tanger
Charles J. Crosby
Blaine S. Wiles
Augusta
Frederick BK. Lowell
Portland
Clinton KE. Stevens
Ranger
William F. Stewater
Dexter
PL Sullivan
Cushman
America
Little
Vites
Towell
Margaret FE. Meloy
Lewiston
Herbert W. Hall
Hallowell
Mary Pelham Hill
Topsham
Stevens
Ella Dow
Saco
Charles J. Barnes
Houston
RE. W. Hall
Sullivan
Country Club
S. T. White
C. G. Chalmers
EF. W. Hall
FE. W. Hall
Regents
Tuetta King
Knox
Lucy Woodhill Hazlett
A. R
Charles H. Perley
Lillian Small
FE. P. Sullivan
Definite expression sparks heated talk on words
A heated discussion centers on language and the phrase definite expression. A storyteller recalls a Florida anecdote about a late wife and a misheard question, then contrasts it with how dictionaries treat definitions and pronunciations. The exchange ends with a punchy promo: Run for it not from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Drift Lodge Seized as Potentially Hazardous Bangor Property
Allan Neill of the Northern Paper Co. has examined drift lodge once owned by the late Governor Frederick H. Parkhurst in Bangor. He reports the house is unsafe and not suitable as a residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Parkhurst
Bangor
Allan Neill
Greg Northern Paper Co
Inheritance Tax Assessed in Penobscot Probate Court
The Penobscot probate court taxed the estate of FE. HA. Blake, a wealthy Bangor resident who died a year ago, with an inheritance tax of 4202 dollars assessed on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penobscot
HA. Blake
Bangor
Deer killed near Sherman Wood in Patten offers reward
Sherman Wood of Patten reported a deer killed nearby describing it as an old doe likely to have three lambs next spring including a white one. All meat was taken and Wood has posted a $25 reward for information leading to the hunter's arrest and conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yap
Washington
National Geographic Society
Paris
Alexander von Humboldt
Alaska
Arabia
Africa
Sherman Wood
Patten
Coral Reefs and Sea Anemones Explained in Nature Notes
The piece describes sea anemones as predatory flowers with stinging tentacles and explains coral formation from individual anemones building calcareous skeletons into reefs. It notes their colony growth and reef-making, then briefly mentions Mrs. Sarah Stewart of Tielfast, Maine, celebrating her 6th birthday and being a lifelong reader and regular Sunday church attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Washington
Sarah Stewart
Tielfast
Waldo County
Maine
Fryeburg Town Reports Show Thriving Condition with No Debt
The Fryeburg town reports show the town in a thriving condition with no debt. Resident real estate is 678565 and non resident 217463. personal resident estate 760009 and non resident 40574. Poll taxes total 424 at 3 dollars each and the collection rate is MOR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fryeburg
Probate Notice of Webber and Curtis as Executors
Webber and Chauncey F Curtis of Bath Maine were appointed co executors without bonds of the estate of Sara Given late of Bath Sagadahoe County by the Probate Court. Bert M Webber and Chauncey F Curtis qualified and accepted the trust. 19-25-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber
Chauncey F. Curtis
Bath
Maine
Sagadahoe
Sara
Mas County
Agadahoe
Bert M. Webber
Chayncey
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Bath Daily Times
Cant. Humphreys
Yarmouth
J. O. Patten
New Orleans
Thatch
Rebekahs
George A. Field
George Smith
Mary A. Tincoin
Agawam
Clark Gaines
New Orleams
Robie
John Palmer
Mary
Anna
Ben Johnson
Rhoda
Benjamin Lincoln
Ben
Sue
Miss Abbott
Scott Andrews
Granite Citys
W. H. Tis
Obediah Trask
James C. Perkins
Oscar F. Smiley
Franklin Sprague
Herbert Morrell
R. Frank Curtis
Josiah VP
Oliver
George M. Shepard
George FE
Litchfield
Frank Brown
Edward VP. Donnell
Cornelius T. Ham
John M. Skofield
Stephen
T. Penney
Frank M. Hyde
Albert G. Winslow
William EF. Passmore
Millard I. Litchfield
George Billings
Willian Craig
Alfred TD. Stetson
William T. Watson
John McDonald
Joseph Sprague
William M. Hitchcock
Cyrus Elwell
Charles H. Greenleaf
Frank W. Parris
Charles J. Cain
Frank W. Weeks
Charles Rideout
William Th. Taylor
George H. Gould
John 8. Elliott
Samuel C. Morse
John H. Stantial
William A. McNeil
Israel S.g Eastman
Alexander Mason
Institute Granite Lodge
No. 30
Lewis A. Barker
Jts. J. Richards
F. F E. Bean
C. K. Lilden
John A. Hamilton
William Haskins
David Tow
J. H. Lowell
J. F. Nye
George H. Nichols
George FE. Newman
Fidward Larrabee
Israel Jewell
F. P. Houghton
F. M. Fuller
D. O. Foye
John Houghton
Carol
William R. Shaw
Charles F. Hayden
B. W. Larrabee
James €. Ledyard
Maydér
Moses
H. W. Swanton
Geo. H. Nichols
Bunswick
Jerry Smith
David Bright
Smith
Norris
Bright
Granite
Charles W. Welch
Mr. Dyer
Notman, Chapman & Co
Hame
Titons
Bitons
Argus
Geme
Roberts
Thevdon
Vaughn
Spartans
Phi Rhos
W. D's
South Enders
Alameda
J. WW. C's
Knickerbockers
W. 10
Ed Jameson
Lester Terry
Wakefield
Tath
Centrat
Jeague Women Have Poverty Party
Lowell
Thesaeagt
Sumatra
Celeges
New
Hebrides Islands
Pacific
Sahara
Tonga Islands
THE
D.ar
Blzine
Wiles
Florence Waugh Danforth
Elis Island
Charles K
Chase
Tsobel Ginn
Clinton S. Humphreys
William H. Fisher
Marion P. Nichols
Edward FE. Talbot
Harbert W. Hall
Bernardine Larrabee Colleselle
Frank A. Peabody
Hall
Lois A. Crieghton
A. M. Penley
Maude H. Merrick
J. W. Pressey
Caroline Scott
Margaret Foote
Memorial Continental Hall
Myra FE. Sullivan
Hortense B. Wilson
Millward G. Patten
Clinton Stevens
Simeon J. Whitney
FE. S. Reid
Charles C. Lowerese- Intiens
William ER. Brewster
J. T. Cooper
Eva Gerry Gilman
Abby Eveleth
Carrie Howari
Coral
DR. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Invalids
Buffalo
William F. Dunham
William F,. Dunham
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