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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1935

Page

8

Forty Years Ago in Bath Highlights Local Life

Fort Pierce era era. Bath items from March 6 1895 include Universalists of Bowdoinham hiring B D Jameson, J W Hughes as end man, and notes on arrivals from South Africa. Obituaries report Phineas J Austin found dead in West Bath. Knight Templar officers elected. Dunlap commandery to install in April. Local business and society items cover horse purchases, a gray roadster, a water company superintendent who bikes, and a prize egg finding. Community news also notes Melba concert attendees, a Bath man injured at New Meadows bridge, a wedding at Harpswell, and civic notices from Bath and Portland.

Social Evening and Local Events in Phippsburg Area

On March 7 1895 George M Pembroke hosted a whist gathering with friends. Frank E Ham left for Rumford Falls to become foreman in the paint shop. R R Davenport will lecture at the Phippsburg Congregational church. An operetta Singing Flowers was performed by local youths and Mrs Jacobs Hodgkins Hodgdon Norton Dunning Haggett and Mr Small with Mr Jacobs as gardener. A $25 addition boosted the circle fund. G A R Fair tickets go on sale with prizes of gold coins for top sellers. The 1894 City Council year end meeting adjourned amid a hallelujah from a music entertaiment in the hall above.

Universalist Vestry State of Maine Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Bangor Frances Dighton Williams Hammond Street Hammond and High Streets Union Street Alcove Bangor House Oliver L. Hall of Hampden

Bath Keeley club alive and Keeley Cure praised

March 9 1895 letter to the Times notes the Bath Keeley club remains active with members and families living sober industrial lives, praising the Keeley Cure. It records Sab bath meetings for singing and mutual encouragement and urges public sympathy. The page also reports Archie Hill destroying canceled Bath National Bank decks, a horse trainer is named for Shaw's string, a two story block planned on Front street for Mrs Wilson, iron frontage and over $1000 cost, work to start Monday, Landlord Priest visiting from Florida, Rambler bicycle on display in Hallets, and Dunning of the New Bedfords winning the race.

the Times Bath Keeley Club Keeley Archie Hill Bath National Bank Unem Sagadahock Block E. L. Huse Front Street

Maine Central Conductor Berry’s Long Freight Record

Conductor Berry, one of the road’s most popular figures, served 23 years with 14 as conductor. His longest run hauled 86 cars from Leeds to Lewiston. Aged citizen BS & Sohn Simon B. Gray died suddenly at 68, leaving a widow and two sons. City council orders $250 for Front street grade damages. Bath delegation attended Brunswick Third Junior Assembly with notable patrons and attendees listing many names. Callahan’s orchestra from Lewiston provided music on the Pullman journey.

Berry Maine Central Leeds Lewiston Faly ‘Grounds BS & Ihn Simon B. Gray Oak Street Charles Harry Rockland Vinalhaven Bath Brunswick Town Hall J. B Drake J. R. Knowlton William Morse Nellie Call Daisy Drake Jennie Harvey Louise Hyde Harriet Johnson Jessie Moody Mildred Mabel Palmer Bernice Louise Morse Carrie Louise Moses Nellie Ruth Turner Blanche Sewall Maud Cynthia Worth Jennie Whitmore Lillian Welch Pullman Callahan Lewiston State OF Maine Sagadahoc Grace L. Parks Fred L. Parks L. Parks Frances Parks Cornish Lillian G. Parks A. D State OF Maine Frank J. Glaspapp Meridan Connecticut Daisy B. Wilson Woolwich Raymond E. Lewin Wilson Road Fall River Mass Newhew William P. Sisson Grove St Charles C. Low Clara A. Abbott Minnie L. Flanders Lake St Auburn

Blackstones Close Gap on Park Bowling Leaders

The Blackstones narrowed the lead of the Totems in the Park bowling circuit after the Totems lost a double header to the J. A's while Blackstones completed a shutout win. Standings show Totems 67 won 33 lost, Blackstones 68 37, with other teams like Peter Schuylers and UA AnGudstone titdets trailing. Individual averages highlight Pete Oliver rising to 96.1 and Dick Frates at 97.1, among a list of top bowlers and seasonal records. The piece also contains unrelated notices and probate court material from Bangor and Bath dated 1935.

Blackstones Totems Park Alley J. A’s Bees Peter Schuylers UA AnGudstone Titdets Shels Boon Ouae Otis Pipping Sa Ana Asies Oliver Frates R. Frates M. Oliver Senda H. Huggard T. Ham T. Burns Smcnely Tees

Sagadahoc Probate Notices Reported In Bath Court

Sagadahoc Maine probate court actions list first and final accounts for estates of Spinney Page and others. Notices require public publication in Bath Independent three weeks and appearances at specified probate sessions in Bath.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc Bath Maurice B. Shea N. Louise Spinney Arrowsic Bath Independent Grace Page Sampson Mary Abbie Page Edward W. Bridgham State OF Maine Bathin Anatase Allan Spear William W. Robinson Ann Mary Robinson Walter

Attestations by attesting officer noted in tre copy

A brief record notes an attestation by the officer labeled Attest JOHN L. J. ter on a tre copy. The line indicates a formal authentication action associated with a document or record.

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times B. D. Jameson Universalists Bowdeinham J. W. Hughes A.ackson O da Camb O.K South Africa London Capetown Phineas J. Austin West Bath John Dummer Street Mr. Austin Dunlap Commandery Knights Templar Charles H. Mason E.C Charles W. Clifford Samuel R. Percy C.G John W. Ballou Louis T. Rounds S.W Langdon T. Snipe J.W. Frank Brown Charles Emery Portland E. M. Fuller Dr. Kirk Augustus Huse Samuel D. Bailey Susan J. Bailey H. A. Duncan Reynolds Mayour Lewis Side Waterville Ainig Emma Mayo M. W. Sewall Washington Street Corliss & Howard Supt. Campbell Water Company Electric Company Belfast Times John Sonia H. W. Ward Conley & Crosby’s Massachusetts George Roderick Morrison Family Jubilee Singers J. O. Patten J. W. Kelley Roberts Frank Mason Jesse Donnell Noble N. T. Palmer Foote W. W. Pendexter Higgins William Ledyard Susie Ballou Bessie Gibson Laura Palmer Charles F. Magoun Prof. Sanglier Ledyard J. Harry McLellan E. O. Smith Frank Palmer Tukey Oscar Rogers J. Houghton McLellan Minnie White Hortense Smith Jessie Owen Kittie Luce Willis Kittridge People’s Ferry Daisy Dunning Prince Pro Tem Opera Co Pro Tem Harriman Pushaw Boston A. H. Melcher Middle Street Mr. Melcher George Winslow Yarmouth New Meadows Winslow Charles R. Higgins North Street Fred Stevens Harry Mank Frank Lawrence William Oliver Pitch Pine Hill R. D. Perry Conant’s Charles E. Trufant Harpswell Mary S. Trufant Fred S. Curtis Edward B. Curtis Bath Iron Works Winter Street Atkinson's House Furnishing Co Oscar Charleson Philadelphia J. S. Winslow Capt. Clark Clara E. Randall B. F. Savage Fred McFadden A. Humphreys Lincoln Lodge McKenney and Conant George H. Duncan Haverhill Gertie G. Howe James C. Howe Bostons New Bedford City Hall City Messenger Thistle John E. Potter City Messenger Harry Passmore Electric Ring David Holmes Passmore Patrick Clancy Adelbert Ames Webb Clancy James B. Drake R. W. Soule Augusta Mr. Neagle Sasanoa River William H. Daley Parker Head Wyman's Oscar W. Ring Small Point Anderson Cottage Reed & Healey First National Bank Cahier Mussenden J. F. Kelley James E. Hogan Hoyt’s Express la Grip Hattie Dunning Prince Pro Tem Co John Biggins Tofa New England Robert Shea Prank Moses, Esq J. W. Tarbox Topsham Bath Beef Co Berlin Thomas W. Hyde Ethel Hyde Copley Square Hotel Miss Hyde Mme Emma Eames-Story Frank O. Moses Oliver Moses Stephen Larrabee United States Navy Moses Arctic Ice Co Nequasset Orville D Lisbon Falls Emma Lillian Wealthie C. Hinds San Francisco Annie E. Harris Harriet S. Knight Galen C. Moses, Esq This City Westport Melville Brooks Wilmot Greenleaf Q. C. Hodgdon Stephen Webber Barter’s Point McKenney’s Enerey Charles E. Patten Maine Academy of Medicine George M. Pembroke Frank E. Ham Rumford Falls R. R George P. Davenport Phippsburg John Dustin Shaw Priest of Florida W. F. Pond Rambler Hallet Dunning New Bedfords Elwell P. Swett Park Bowling League Pete Oliver Dick Frates A. Thayer Huggard Grace L.parks John J. Keegan Sagee Said Glidden John L. Jack Wild Bill Cummings Indianapolis Walter S. Glidden Register John P. Carey, Jr Nellie Cavanaugh Mary Snyder Cotton Ave Detroit Mich Jane Bordeau 16Th St Detroit, Mich Mollie A. Whitman George O'Hara Laura Meitmesser 15Th St Alta McCann Curry Avenue Windsor Canada Russell Tobin John Tobin Roy Tobin Alter S. Glidden Edna M. Gins Lloyd Vestal Riverside Ave Pottersville Harry Baker Ellis Revere St Winthrop J. Glasnapp Frank J. Glasnapp Frank A. Barker Suffolk County Antoinette F. Barker A. Barker Carrie B. Little Sagadahoc, Ss Fred H. Thompson Adahoc Agnes W. Humphreys Lillius B. Dunnels Sagudahne Archibald M. Main Aoena M. Court C. T Rose E. Johnston Geoenead Edna Bins Aest James H. Ames Bowdoinham Maine Telephone Abbie T. Cromwell, Topsham, Meine B. Tate Topsham, Maine Nellie E. Tate William F. Tate Foster B. Meserve Alice L. Hathorne Veazie, Maine Georgia Stevens, Harpswell, Maine Mary L. Sylvester Phippsburg, Maine Emma B. Sylvester Phippsburry, Maine Charles E. Meserve Bowdhin, Maine Lestratrix Alice J. Colby James A. Colby Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty CO Chicago Illinois United Firemen's Insurance Coq Pennsylvania John L. J. Ter
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