New Church Club to stage March 3 at Columbia
Forty years ago Bath notes a New Church club performance planned at Columbia theatre on March 3 with rehearsals under way and expectations of an enjoyable evening. Other items: Bailey and Bates near an accident, revival meetings led by H M Churchill, Patten lodge changing meeting night, mesmerism exhibition at Columbia theatre, and local notices on police court, shipbuilding contracts, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Church Club
Columbia Theatre
Patten Lodge
No. 56
K. of P
Carpenter
Revival Meetings Draw Big Attendance at Middle Street Chapel
February 28, 1896 reports growing interest in revival meetings at Middle Street Chapel with large afternoon and evening attendances. John Small escapes injury after a wood wagon accident on Getchell Street, while the horse sustains serious damage. Dancing classes at Armory Hall show notable improvement as the awkward squad develops into a finer group. The schooner William Palmer is to be launched from Houghton yard near South Street tomorrow just after noon, promising a grand sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Street Chapel
H. 4. Churchill
Massachusetts
Beacon Street Epworth League
John Edwards
Y.M.C.A
John Small
Getchell Street
Winnegance
Mr. Small
Armory Hall
Graf
William Palmer
Houghton Yard
South Street
Brunswick Braces for Floods and Elections
The Brunswick area suffered a major freshet with three drownings and the electric light station destroyed, delaying rail traffic while boat transit operated on Commercial Street. Bath saw the highest tides in 50 years, and Bay bridge reports a washout. Mayor R D Bibber won re election by 299 votes. Miss Mabel Palmer sang at Winter Street church. Tickets for Chimes of Normandy delayed. Times’ telegraph news limited by storm. Seat sales for Woodcock's Little Game Poor Pillicoddy and Living Pictures rise for New Church club fund. Car No 6 read 100000 miles. Adelia reach Bath via Back River. Kennebec water rising six feet. Alameda blaze won’t affect polo league opener.
Two Small Blazes Hit Shéd and the Alameda
Two minor fires were found in shaded areas along Shéd and the Alameda, suspected to be arson attempts. Investigators secured sites and enviroments were checked for further spread, with no injuries reported.
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Alameda
Floods and Fire Warnings Mark Last Times Edition
March 8 1896 Supt Day warns fires may extinguish power after three o clock delaying the Times final edition. Flood losses rise to two million in New England with mill property hit hard. Kennebunk bridge washed away. Otis missing body search continues in Springvale. Oregon? No this item notes local events and deaths including Mrs Lydia Bates Lincoln and Mrs Chadbourne.
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Supt
Day of
New England
Miller Wins YMCA Senior Checker Championship
J Lewis Miller dominates the YMCA senior checker tournament defeating Ellison Estes 3 1 with a draw to win the best of five. He loses only two games in the whole senior tourney to William Stacey and Clifton Jewett, while beating each two games. Other round results list Miller Furber Stacey Jewett Plummer Skaling Pinkham Mullaney Closson Atwood Lord and more, culminating in a final where Miller beats Lord 3 games to none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lewis Miller
Ellison Estes
Miller
William Stacey
Clifton Jewett
Lewis Miller
Clifton Nickerson
Edmund Furber
Warren Hawley, Jr
Haviland Chaney
Edward Brown, Jr
Jewett
Lord
Closson
Bridge traffic gains but receipts fall in February
Traffic over the Carlton ridge rose in February compared with last year, reflecting higher usage. However receipts dropped by more than $700, signaling a mismatch between volume and revenue despite increased traffic.
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Carlton Ridge
Lenten Lectures at Grace Church on Religion in the Home
St Marys Guild of Grace church sponsors six lectures on Religion in the Home. Lectures begin at eight each Tuesday night during Lent in the parish house on Oak street. First speaker Miss Marguerite Ogden of Portland Maine will discuss Christian Ideals in Marriage. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
Oak Street
Marguerite Ogden
Portland
Woman’s Auxiliary
Maine
Probate Court session records fill Sagadahoc docket list
In the first Merch term session of Sagadahoc probate court Judge Walter S. Glidden approved estates and alternates. Wills allowed include Emma P. Moses executrix, Elizabeth S. Merrill executors, and Mary F. Leonard among Bath holdings. Probate filings cover estates of John H. Hyde Frank P. Mellow Albion F. Smith and others with numerous administrations, bonds, guardians, and real estate actions listed. A separate sports recap notes an Orange and Golds game with a late rally by the Golds and key performances by Vigne and Pomerleau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hyde
Merch
Sagadahoc
Walter S. Glidden
Emma P. Moses
Bath
Lydia C. Moses
Elizabeth S. Merrill
Jane L. Copeland
Mary F. Leonard
George W. Merrill
Bath Trust
Eleanor Boyd Hyde
Frank P. Mellow
Theresa P. Mellow
Albion F. Smith
Mary E. Stackpole
Portland
Maurice R. Deering
Bernice C. Deering
Arthur H. Kateon
Evelyn M. Kateon
Jennie L. Daley
Phippsburg
Joh A. Loring
Alberta H. Marr
Georgetown
Evangeline Connor
Boylston
Mass
Frank W. Hovey
Richmond
Annabel M. Hovey
Herbert D. Cornish
Bowdoinham
Celena F. Cornish
Camelia Deering
Harry L. Deering
Ada E. Deering
John A. Loring
Jams A. Colby
Woolwich
Alice J. Colby
Albert H. Marr
John Hall
Bowdeinham
Ernest L. Goodspeed
Lizzie P. Goodwin
George J. Goodwin
Emma M. Footer
Eva C. Tatro
Joel F. Cushman
Alfred Lemont Tarbox Jr
Ruth P. W. Tarbox
Alice L. Jack
Henry Heselton
Pearl A. Cannon
Prudence Hamilton
Susan C. Lemont
Charles 8S. Lemont
West Bath
Catherine D. Hawley
Fred A. Page
W. Thornton Bates
Wilton G. Bates
Edward W. Bridgham
Sands Wyman Rea
Topsham
Arthur J. Dunton
Joseph D. Clancy
John P. Carey Jr
Isa O. Dale
Pobrusty
A. D
Lillian T Isumie
John Hume
Iashon
Sophomore Golds Win YMCA High School Title
The Sophomore Golds clinched the YMCA High School Basketball League title by winning a Thursday playoff game 16 to 11 after taking the earlier Tuesday opener 30 to 14. The Oranges started strong, leading 7 to 0 in the first quarter before the Golds surged ahead to secure the championship.
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Y.M.C. A
Golds
Bath’s Floating Debt Increases in 1935-36
City records show increased deficits across departments including abatement of taxes, fire, police, and park funds, with a $4 777.84 loss on State Road appropriations and a large tax collection shortfall. The budget notes overdrawn accounts, adjustments, and transfers while detailing education, library, and highway sewer board expenditures and credits, plus a deficit in Bailey Evening School offset by trust funds.
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Park and Soldiers
Endian
Board of Education
Clinton D. Wilson
Alderman Powers
Bailey Evening School
Highway and Sewer Board
Board of Highways and Sewers
Alderman Miller
Ralph W. Bragg
Highway & Sewer Board
Alderman Jackson
Fire Department
Turner
Patten Free Library
Emery
Miller
Lord
John W. Gilmore
Cemetery and Park Board
George J. Goodwin
Goodwin
Alderman Bragg
Gediman, Henderson
Lea Morse
Pinkham
Robson
Beavers Keep Busy in Community Work and Deter Drones
Wardens of the Fish and Game department report a “bank beaver” who shuns the colony and tunnels into the bank. The note details beaver behavior, winter activity, and an incident at Lake Maranacook where two beavers escaped from captivity. Mr. Beaver was found dead under a spillway brace at Winthrop. Mrs. Beaver remains at large.
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Fish and Game Department
Beavers
Beaver
Archer Grover
Fish and Game
Lake Maranacook
Winthrop
Reds sweep YMCA meet to claim league title at the Y
Central Reds win all six first places at the YMCA Intermediate Basketball League Track Meet held Saturday at the Y gymnasium, scoring 30 points to beat Central Whites by 13. James Morse and Frank Gallagher starred for the Reds with multiple wins including the 50 foot dash and running broad jump. Edward Hanson led the Whites with two seconds and a tie for second in the high jump. St. Mary’s totaled four points and Central Blues three. Officials were Alfred Neal, Manley Ellis, H Footer, L Hogan, Clint Child, and C Belanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Gymnasium
Central Reds
Central Whites
St. Mary's
Central Blues
James Morse
Frank Gallagher
Reds
Young Morse
Gallagher
Edward Hanson
Richard Madden
Alfred Neal
Manley Ellis
H. Footer
L. Hogan
Clint Child
C. Belanger
Morse
Madden
Bourque
Couture
Hinds
Hanson
Staples
Webster
Blues
Tuesday Bowling League Records Highlight Top Averages
In nine weeks of play, Les Plant leads the Tuesday Night league with a 107.5 average among 15 string bowlers. Al Thayer of the Elks sits second with 97.6 and third at 97.0. Wally Plant and Ralph Small of the garage men contend for fourth, with Plant ahead by two tenths at this writing.
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Les Plant
al Thayer
Elks
Wally Plant
Ralph Small
Allie Jewett's Camels rise to second in Colonial Club bowling
Allie Jewett's Camels climbed from third to second place in the Colonial Club bowling league on Thursday night edging Ed Randlette's Marvels by three points. The Camels totaled 1233 in team play and 457 in individual, with Randlette at 305 and Hersom at 301.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Jewett
Camels
Marvels
Colonial Club Bowling League
Aiotites Citi
Murad
Coc Avadeee Ae
RCM RR
Eticevirs Ciate
Ed Randlette
Merritt Mitchell
Muraels
Herby Douglas
Arthur Pratt
Randlette
Dick Hersom
Miss Lena Elliott Chosen for National Conference Trip
The Topsham Brunswick Chapter DAR selects Miss Lena Elliott of Morse Court Brunswick as their candidate for the annual pilgrimage to Washington at the National Conference. The libel for divorce of Viola M. Childs against Oscar Childs in Sagadahoc Court specifies desertion dating from 1925 and seeks custody of Gertrude M. Childs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham-Brunswick
Daughters of American Revolution
Lena Elliott
Morse Court
Brunswick
Washington
Superior Court
Bath
Sagadahoc
State of Maine
Viola M. Childs
Viola M. Stickney
Augusta
Kennebec
Albert M. Johnson
Libelee
Gertrude M. Childs
Maine
Edward W. Bridgham
Oscar Childs
A. D
WM. H. Fisher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Daily Times
Bailey
Bates
Wardens
City Messenger Thistle
The
Magnets
Pratt
Gaudreau
Kittridge
Small
Dunning
Low
Donnell
Fogg
Auburn
Ferry Street
the Times
New England Shipbuilding Co
New York City
R. A. Dunning
McKeiver
MCRR
Center Street
Front Street
James Brooks
the Phoenix
U.S. Boston
Entwistle
China
Honolulu
Salacia
Beacon Street Sociable
Albert L. Strout
Washington Street
Columbia Fall
Pillicoddy
Woodcock
F. A. Owen
Bangor
Arm “Gountless
Witnenst
Mies Harvey
Cotillion Hall
Sans Souci Euchre Club
Suyper
Jake's Inn
F. W. O’brien
Sons of Temple
Joseph Avery
Horace Curtis Jr
Alice Viola Totman
O. W. Folsom
Frank A. Owen
David Owen
Democrats
Hughes
Democratic City Committee
Times
Democratic
D. O. Foye
Bibber
Capt. Humphreys
Universalist Church
Karl M. White
Mr. White
Desper W. Oliver
Columbia Theater
Castle Square Theater
Boston
Rhoda O. Welch
Edison A. Gilmore
North Easton
W. L. Chaffin
Beacon Street
Albert Strout
R. D. Bibber
Capt
D. M. Humphreys
Mabel Palmer
Winter Street
Chimes
Normandy
David Holmes
Morse & Co
Adelia
Bay Bridge
Boilermakers
the Alameda
Rascal
Pat
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Columbus Club
F. A. Welch
Lydia Bates Lincoln
Levi L. Lincoln
Portland and
Rumford Falls
Springvale
Charles P. Otis
Jake Conant
William
Chadbourne
Commercial Street
W. C. Richardson
Lenten
James A. Colby
Amelia Hartford
Harry W. Douglas
Kate Gibbons
Wilton
Campbell
Mary L. Durand
Edwin E. Durand
Jane Hyde
Eleanor B. Hyde
Mabel B. Thwing
Ada .E. Deering
Oran
Reno
Oranges
Vigne
Capt. McQuarrie
Pomerleau
Hogan
Robert Stevens
Dido
Grace
Peeete
Reese Staples
Babe Reno
Teme Wees Hart
Etree McQuarrie
Vigue
Angel
Re Hart
Per
Reardon
Weston
Stevens
Plant
A. Thayer
Elks Ve
Rogers
Chevrolets
W. Plant
R. Small
A. Pratt
Redlon
B. Plummer
Redion
H. McCabe
M. Povich
Elks T
Sheridan
Fred H. Thompson
Lumbermen’s Mut. Cas. CO
Chicago
Eoen
Aes
Walter
Glidden
John. L. Jack
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