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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
6
Bath Daily Times items from March 2 1892 report high school leap year dancing publicity and a range of district activities. A Boothbay E P celebration party from Bath is noted as well as five mile Parks versus Ward run at Alameda. Society meetings, concerts and church duties, plus changes at Bath Iron Works and local politics, are cited with many names and venues around Bath Maine.
Elm Street Baptist announces a monthly church conference to be held in the vestry this evening. George Thompson becomes a father to a baby boy born Wednesday evening. The Y M C A group plans a new monthly paper led by Mr. Murray. Horsemen traveled to Brunswick for the Charley Ray stallion auction. Paul Merryman bought the horse. Rev Abram Conklin is set to lecture March 30 for home funds. Prohibitionists schedule a caucus tomorrow evening to discuss the nominating process. A candidate to be seated at the polls next Monday looms. Beacon Street church Epwa League activities continue tomorrow evening.
No arrest over weekend as Patten lodge K P confers Esquire on a candidate before municipal elections. Wesley church aide Jundies hosts a chapel sociable. Cutter Dallas leaves Moulton’s for Portland after extensive engine overhaul. Bath visit people make friends. Winnegance reports no winter deaths amid grip season. Universalist praise service draws large crowd with Prof Hall on cornet. Aged Home Fund boxes to collect penny subscriptions citywide. Golden Cross supper at Katahdin hall features Canales, Lena Robinson, and Hamm with Dickens Pickwick extra. William T Donnell schooner sails 847 tons of ice to Washington in 15 hours in first quality 12 inch load.
March 8 1892 reports an exciting election with praise for Serenades that evening. The Sagadahoc plans to depart its winter harbor at Wiscasset by mid month as weather and tides influence coastal schedules.
City Treasurer Young explains tax challenges amid unemployment, noting 350 unlocated poll tax payers and warrants issued. Mayor Small presents a debt report showing net debt of 396 605 90, with a 37 045 31 reduction since two years prior and a floating debt around 50 000.
The city forester commended Lucas Tree Company of Portland for work with Central Power Co., noting loaned spraying aid from John H. Hyde and a savings to the city. A small crew aided unemployment cleanup against browntail moths, with an early state spray urged. Aldermen voted to remove a dead tree at 62 Green Street and to try saving a tree at 842 Washington Street at the Winter Street corner.
The Bath Hi Y boys defeated the Augusta Hi Y club 36 to 18 at the Y M C A gym. Peanut Morse led Bath with Owen dominating for Augusta. In a preliminary, the Y M C A Juniors won in overtime 18 to 15 against Bath Hi Y reserves.
The Board of Registration added 151 names to the voting lists in its last public session ending Wednesday night. Ward 3 saw the largest addition with 22, while Wards 2 and 4 each added 31 and Ward 7 added 12. Of those registered 88 were men and 63 women, with 115 declaring party preference: 73 Republicans and 42 Democrats. Republicans included 51 men and 22 women. Democrats 18 men and 24 women.
Liberty Five fell 30 28 to the Rockport Aces on the Rockport floor. Bath led 7-4 and 14-10 at halftime but lost Mc Cabe and Brewster in the second half, finishing with four, as Rockport rallied with long shots to seize a two point win. In Lisbon Falls, word came of the marriage of Albert Purves Coombs formerly of Lisbon Falls to Miss Mary Nolan of Butte Montana.
Public notices record petitions for name change by Christine C. Thurlow and Doris E. Oliver, both Bath residents, detailing divorces and desire to resume or adjust names. Also included are probate actions in Sagadahoc involving inheritance tax determinations, estates of Ida M. Pierce, James Blair, and Thomas E. Connolly, and executors or administratrices linked to Bath, Oliver, Reed, Rollins, and Keegan estates with required publication orders.
Lottie Margaret Peaslee 78 wife of Frank P. Peaslee died Wednesday morning at home after a week’s illness. Born in Damariscotta she lived in Thomaston Providence R I and Santa Cruz before moving to this city in 1917. Survived by husband son Everett P. Peaslee brother Edward Weeks sister Pauline Pierpont granddaughter Marjorie Lois Peaslee and nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday at two at the late home with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating.
Eliza E Harriman 72 wife of William E Harriman died Wednesday in Brunswick hospital after a week long illness. Born Roxbury Mass Oct 10 1859 she lived in Bath since infancy. Survived by husband daughter Mrs Henry G Shaw Bath brother George Magwood Somerville seven Magwood nieces and three nephews. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at 75 Court Street home.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Erquhart, 91, widow of Matthew Erquhart, died Wednesday morning at about five o’clock at the home of her daughter. The obituary notes she spent years in the community and highlights family ties.
The notice lists Mrs Ellen A Robinson and her children: Mrs Nettie Robinson of Lubec, and Robinson of Bath. sons James of New Brunswick Hazen of Lubec and Allen uhart of Newport Beach Calif. The funeral arrangements will be announced with the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence handling details.
The funeral for Miss Louise H. Abbott was held Thursday at 2 p.m. at her home 364 Front Street. Rev. Edward Ellis officiated. Pallbearers were Roland Beal Foster Meserve Charles Meserve and William Teate. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
The Y M C A All-Grammar School team defeated Emerson Grammar School 19 to 14 in Richmond high gym. Bath led 12-3 at halftime and held off a late Richmond rally. Norton starred at center with Fraser at forward. other Bath players included Osborne Chaney Lee Burns and Grace. Arthur Colby accompanied the team as assistant secretary of the Y M C A.
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