Forty Years Ago in Bath Brings Local News
The Bath Daily Times recaps events from February 27 to March 2 1895 including the burial of Edwin R Hunt at Winnegance, a Good Templars supper, cargo and trial mention of coal for Bath Iron Works, local horse racing at Whiskeay, electric work on the Sagadahoc, a Bath Iron Works fathering twins, and multiple civic and maritime notes such as repairs, shipbuilding, and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. & J. Blenderman
Iron Works
Tofa
Hayden
Sagadahoc
Wiscasset
Missing Vessel Report Near Wiscasset After Delay
A late January report from Wiscasset notes a vessel had not arrived by Thursday with a signal for a kindling wood factory. It is feared she has gone down. The boat was owned by Capt. Richard Rundlett and commanded by Capt. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Richard Rundlett
Brown
First Class Skating On West Washington Street And Local News
March 4 1895 report of social and civic notes from Bath and surrounding towns. Skating on the west side of Washington street draws churchgoers. a stranger found dead drunk at Water Street crossing is escorted to the police. Mason & Son firm dissolves with F R Mason retiring. W E Haines leases Columbia Block store to open a restaurant. Capt E C McClintock of Bath Iron Works on vacation in Boothbay Harbor. Various local happenings include vote observations, a 10 pound baby, a 16th wedding anniversary, railway job changes, and amateur radio success by WIEF Stonington reaching Cornwall England.
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Washington Street
Water Street
R. R. Crossing
WIEF
Stonington
Cornwall
England
Maine
Hayden Conant Featured Guest At Green Street Musical Evening
The Hayden Conant guest artist graced a Green Street gathering hosted by Les Camarades Musicaux with a cello recital. Emma Hooper and Miss Martha praised the program while Mrs. Carl E. Albee and Mrs. Hatch earned honors in related guild and scholarship duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Camarades Musicaux
Emma Hooper
Martha
Green Street
Hay Conant
Carl E. Albee
American Guild of Organists
M. Jennie Melzher
Robert B. Hatch
Guy Gannett
Maine Federation
Portland
Hatch
Ramsay
Rice
Royal
Albee
Green High Star Leads YMCA Church League Scoring
William Bill Green of Winter Street tops the YMCA Church Basketball League with 178 points this season, 23 more than last year. Don Donald Jewett earns the single game scoring crown with 21 points in Beacon’s 44 39 overtime win over Central. Green also earns unanimous all league honors, a co captaincy, a sportsmanship medal, and a second best player award, with four medals total at the season ending banquet. John Mullaney of St Mary’s finishes runner up with 143 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William “Bill” Green
Winter Street
Y. M. C. A. Church
Don
Beacon
Central
Bill” Green
John Mullaney
St. Mary's
Y Church League
Lenten Services at Grace Church Expanded Schedule
Grace Church announces Lenten services including Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist at 7 30 am and 7 30 pm litany penitential office and address. Palm Sunday blessing of palms at 8 and 10 30 am. Holy Week daily 7 30 am Eucharist, Good Friday services 9 am pro anaphora and 12 3 pm addresses. Easter Eve baptism at 7 pm. Fire destroys Rev Arthur Jones home in Winthrop. losses total several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal
Young People’s Fellowship
Benjamin Brewster
Diocese of
Maine
T. G. Akeley
Gardiner
Peter P. B. Franklin
Thomaston
Eric M. Robinson
Newcastle
Herbert W. van Couenhoven
Hallowell
Ernest A. Pressey
Portland
Winthrop
Arthur Jones
Augusta
Bath Fighters Sweep Friday Boxing Night at Arcade
About 300 fans packed the Arcade as K. O. Castillo and Cyclone Sawyer won their features decisively. Castillo upset Golf Ball Bernard of Portsmouth with a sharp early attack, while Sawyer halted Young Sharkey in the second.
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Arcade Arena
K. O.” Castillo
Cyclone Sawyer
Castillo
Bernard
Portsmouth
N. H
Young Sharkey
Golf Ball
Flash
Sharkey
Dynamite Lucier
Bath
Kisto Deschenes
Brunswick
Lucier
Ted Kid Lewis
Jimmie McDougall
Guy Wright
Young Racine
Hanson Pleads Guilty in Woolwich Drunken Driving Case
Millard E. Hanson of Woolwich pleaded guilty to drunken and reckless driving charges in municipal court. Judge Keegan fined $100 plus $7.75 costs for drunken driving and $35 plus $4.25 costs for reckless driving. the $100 fine was suspended and Hanson placed on one year probation after paying the penalties. State officer Harry L. Thompson filed the complaint alleging Hanson drove a motor snow plow recklessly and while intoxicated in Woolwich Wednesday night. The article also notes Bates College planned annual women’s demonstration at Rand Gymnasium on March 14 led by Prof. Lena M. Walmsley, featuring Garnet and Black Tournament procedurally conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard E. Hanson
Woolwich
John J. Keegan
Harry L. Thompson
Bath
Hanson
Department of Physical Education For
Bates College
Rand Gymnasium
Lena M. Walmsley
Maynard MacFadden Wins Y M C A Honor Again
Maynard A MacFadden elected outstanding sportsman in the Y M C A Intermediate league and will receive a gold plated trophy. He is a Morse High School freshman and captain of the Freshmen Grays in the Y M C A league after previous sportsmanship honors in the grammar school league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard A. MacFadden
Maynard
Morse High School
Richard Cummings Awarded Top Player in YMCA League
Richard J. Cummings, 13, forward for St. Marys, is chosen as outstanding sportsman of the YMCA Grammar School Basketball League this season. He will receive a silver trophy miniature statue of a boy with a basketball on a pedestal with a silver band.
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Richard J. Cummings
Y. M. C. A. Grammar School Basketball League
Richard
St. Mary’s
One Man Sentenced On Driving Charge
Pleading guilty to drunken driving Rupert Wing was sentenced to six months in the Kennebec county jail at Augusta by Judge John J. Keegan in municipal court Tuesday morning. The sentence was placed on file later that day. Wing was arrested Sunday afternoon by Lieut Fowler of the State Highway Police after allegedly driving from Brunswick to Bath while intoxicated. Fowler, en route to Bath, fell in behind Wing and observed risky driving, then overtook and detained him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Wing
Kennebec
Augusta
John J. Keegan
Marning
Wing
Lieut. Fowler
State Highway Police
Brunswick
Bath
Probate notice of Flora N Main estate administration
Archibald M Main of Bath petitions Sagadahoc Probate Court to appoint administrator for the estate of Flora N Main who died intestate in Bath on June 20 1934 leaving at least twenty dollars of personal estate. He requests appointment without bond with assent of interested parties and publication of notice in the Independent at Bath.
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State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Archibald M. Main
Bath
Flora N. Main
A. D
State OF Maine
Agnes W. Humphreys
Lillius B. Duniels
High St
Joseph L. Dauphin
Felix Dauphin
Totems Extend Park Alleys Lead After Week
Totems widened their lead in the Park Alleys league by posting a 5-0 record for the week. The team sits at .700 while the Blackstones hold steady around .630. no league standings changes were noted. Norway Boy Scouts staged their second minstrel show at Legion hall to a packed, appreciative crowd with period color and costumed performances.
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Thems
Blackstones
Peter Schuylers
Park Alley
Norway Boy Scouts
Legion Hall
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Hunt Homestead
Winnegance
Good Templars
Popham Hall
Auburn Y. . C. A
Arthur L. Berry, Esq
City
Whiskeay
S. S. Jordan
Emma Nelson
M. W. Sewall
Mr. Sewall
Charles Jordan
Sewall
Jordan
Parker's Head
W. W. Pendexter
Dyspepsia Care Company of
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Albert L. Strout
Auburn
Miss Roe Sheldon
Editor Nichols
Rockland Star
Ollie Denham
Harry Mason
Boston
Lizzie Brown
North End
George A. McFadden
Dennett
Jesse Savage
Jason
Rockland
Mr. Westhafer
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Moosehead Lake
S. L. Farrar
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George P. Davenport
Providence
Liverpool
New York
Wilmington
George B. Morse
George Hagan
Levi Ham
C. W. Oliver
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Humphreys
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Swett
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Nocton
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Williams
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Edward Cook
Baxter
Neckan
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F. W. Moody
Crescent Street
Walter P. Swett
Rumford
Walter
Mme
Emma Eames
Hotel Brunswick
Pine Tree State Club
Lilian Norton Gower
Farmington
Annie Carey Raymond
Gorham
Ethel Hyde
Gen. Hyde
Arthur S. Hyde
Miss Hyde
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Camden
J. Murphy
T. B . Perry
C. J. Potter
Dr. Bibber
H. M. Hartieb
Frank Wyman
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Aeath
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West Bath
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Wiscasset & Quebec R. R
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High Street
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Sam,” Jr
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Harry Joy
John Place
Peter Lynch
Albert Longley
Horace Preney
James Murray
Andrew Malin
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Dahoc
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Alice M. Toothaker
Federal St
Fred W. Humphreys
Bath, Maine
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Sherman St
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Southwest Harbor
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