History of Bath by Levi P Lemont eighth paper
The eighth installment from Levi P. Lemont’s 1879 Bath history notes 1814 deaths at salt works and local hazards, early settlements along Stevens River, notable Bath shipbuilders and merchants, ice cutting in 1815, and list of Bath captains and boatmen through 1850s, ending with “Continued on Page Two.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Levi P. Lemont
L. P. Lemont
Old
Sagadaboc Historical Society
Mary I’. Hill
Topsham
David Petingill
New Meadows
Stevens Miver
Stephens
Lawson
Bathman recounts six week bicycle trip through Germany
Bathman Riley of Bath and a college friend toured Germany by bicycle, sharing observations on German health reform, prohibition trends, and social scenes from the Rhine to Frankfurt. He noted Allied troops, American film influence, and German views on World War I while commenting on U.S. and French sentiments. Edwin Lowell of Beth attended as sole guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Sid Thomas A. Riley
Bath
Bowdoin
Rotary Club
Riley
Charles 8. F. Lincoln
Europe
Paris
Rhine
France
Belgium
America
United States
England
Bpronce
Russia
Mr. Riley
Frankfort
Edwin Lowell
Beth
Bath Boy Running Coast to Coast in Marathon Race
Billy Busch, a Bath native, is a race contender in the coast to coast marathon with a $25,000 prize. Arthur Duffey, noted sports writer and race referee, spots him as a potential winner though Busch trails the top ten now. He plans to surge after Chicago, NL, reaches the route and earlier completed a solo cross country jaunt in unofficial record time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Busch
Bath
Arthur Duffey
Busch
Chicago
New Canning Factory Set to Open Next Week
A new canning factory on Eastern Steamship wharf may begin operations next week. Sewall Webster of Augusta said the cannery will first can local crops and later blueberries in July or August. He advised blueberry landowners to start burning pastures now while the ground is damp, recommending a rotation to burn one third of acreage annually for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Steamship Wharf
Sewall Webster
Augusta
Bath
Webster
Dougherty Elected a Tax Assessor by City Council
Daniel T. Dougherty former druggist and business man was unanimously elected to fill the unexpired one year term of the late James C. Mulligan as tax assessor. The city hall and boards were praised for leadership and the session approved sewer work and various public improvements. A gasoline tank petition near South end was opposed pending a hearing set for March 12. An operator’s license was granted to Rev. George D B Wolstenholme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel T. Dougherty
Uip
James C. Mulligan
Cahill
Ralph C. Covel
Board of Aldermen
John W. Gilmore
City Treas
Ralph K. Hall
Harold W. Child
Board of Common Council
Stanley M. Brown
Elbridge RK. Wright
City Hall Building Commission
Broad Street
Commercial Street
Board of Highways and Sewers
Stephen Litchfield
J. Haviland Torrey
North Street
Robert Sutherland
Lis
Central Maine Power Co
Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Co
Mulligan
Board of
Tax Assessors
Dougherty
Huse
Vres. Brown
Standard Oil Co
Chester H. McCabe
Fire Department
Charles BE. Parks
Bowie Maton Motor Sales
Ferry Street
George DB. Wolstenholme
Court Street
Au Moving Picture Machine
Duplex Underground Telephone Cable Expedited in Bath Area
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co approves $1500 to install a composite duplex underground cable from a new submarine line in the Kennebec River to a toll line near Bath and into the Bath central office. Work starts June first and ends August first, with major cable and pole installations and removals planned. Separately a state prisoner passed Bath en route to obtain extradition papers for George Kithier, held in Albany after an escape from Thomaston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England ‘Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co
SIOTO
Kennebec River
Bath Central
State Prison
Bath
Thomaston
State House
Augusta
George Kithier
Albany
N. Y
Watson Frye Co Plant Sold At Auction In Bankruptcy
The Watson Frye Co plant, long operating as Corner Strook Foundry & Machine Co, was auctioned to Benjamin and Samuel Isaacson of Lewiston for 28570.22. The firm owed 77647.76 with 47500 assets, and the sale allows continued production of Tidmarsh grinders and chippers. Ernest Wood will remain general manager guiding about 75 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson, Frye Co
Corner Strook Foundry & Machine Co
John J. Keegan
Benjamin Isaacson
Samuel Isaacson
Lewiston
Benjamin Tsaaeson
Corner Brook Foundry & Machine Co
Ernest Wood
Corner Ptrook Foundry & Machine Co
Public Service Corp Buys Gov King Ferry for Hudson Service
Negotiations end for the Gov. King wooden ferry to be transferred from Bath Maine to the Public Service Corp of New York. The vessel will operate on the Hudson from 15th Street New York to Edgewater New Jersey as a spare boat after arrival and fitting. The Gov. King, 164 feet long with a 62 foot beam, can carry two carloads and once served the Bath Woolwich route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. King
State Highway Commission
Bath-Woolwich
Public Service Corp
New York
Hudson
15Th Street
Edgewater
N. J
William Dick
Parker Flats
State of
Maine
New London
Conn
Thames
Groton
Degisherive Wet
People’s Ferry Co
Massachusetts
Mayor Gillis to visit Bath for community spirit speech
Mayor Andrew J. Gillis of Newburyport Massachusetts will visit Bath on Tuesday March 27 and speak at the People's Baptist church on community spirit. He will stay with the Trotel Phoenix and tickets are on sale amid strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
People’s Church
Andrew J. Gillis
Mass
Bath
Gillis
People’s Baptist Church
Trotel Phoenix
George Bo Wolstenholme
Vpeoples Church
Boston
People's Church
Rate Reduction Plans Pro proposed by Central Maine Power Co
Central Maine Power Co announces a sliding scale rate revision in the Upper Northern Division effective March 1 1928. The plan saves about 21 000 annually, targets household and commercial lighting, standardizes rates across divisions, and uses active room counts to determine bills with a minimum of three and maximum of eight rooms for residential pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Mites Power Co
Central Maine Power Co
Central Maine Power Company
Upper Northern Division
Permission Granted for More Oil Tanks
One remonstrance was presented at a Monday afternoon hearing before Mayor Cahill and the aldermen regarding Standard Oil Coрем storage tanks on its South End lot. The objector cited risk to children and alleged driver language. the petition was granted after Standard Oil official W. L. Whelpley pledged drivers would be overseen and a watchman kept on the property at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
South End
Cahill
W. L. Whelpley
Portland
First Lime Kiln in Knox County Is Reborn as Modern Plant
Historical note marks 1782 origins of Knox County lime kilns with Sam Waldo. Knox County will unveil the 20th century kiln design at Lawrence Porthind Cement Co. plant, featuring two massive tube kilns, coal mill, and reinforced concrete buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Waldo
Knox County
Waldo
George’s
Lawrence Porthind Cement Co
Eno
Lawrence Cement CO
Bath Truck Driver Narrow Escape After Embankment Plunge
George G. Stanley, driver for Bath Cleansing air dye Works, escaped serious injury when his truck left the road at Dike hill Woolwich and plunged down an embankment. He suffered a severe facial cut, was unconscious briefly, and was helped by Henderson's garage. The vehicle was badly damaged, with a broken wind shield and bent fenders, attributed to a broken spring that pulled the truck toward the icy roadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Stanley
Bath Cleansing Air Dye Works
Woolwich
Dike Hill
Stanley
Henderson
Bath
Surap
Texas Ship Wins First Prize in General Efficiency Contest
The ship Texas under Capt Richard Quick of Bathmaster secured first prize in the annual general efficiency competition by the Texas Co. Each vessel is inspected by an efficiency engineer and the top prize yields bonuses to the commander first mate and chief engineer. Mrs Harry Dobson of Park street stays patient at City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Richard Quick
Bathmaster
The
Texas Co
Harry Dobson
Park Street
City Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ixnne Higgins
Union Wharf
William Slaisland
David Robinson
Iath
Isos
Benjamin Racklif
Consider Thomas
Mre
Seth Woodward
Hiram Wing
Otinn
Nathaniel Coffin
Redmond
Lane
Mitchell and Trott
Ajalt
David Morrison
A. Lemont
Samuel Winter
Dwelle Turner
General McLellan
Green and Emerson
King Wharf
Bath Wax
Clyde
West Indies
Lilly Pond
William Hayden
Resolution
Wm. King
John Heyden Esq
Moses Owen
Charles Owen Wan
J. W. Lemont
William Crawford
Timmons
Charles Litte
Jeremiah Pattee
Asa Higgins
John Slyvester
Sheffield
Ephraim Fitts
Foote
Johnson
Robert Crocker
M. Trott
BE. Bailey
Re MeKnown
Merrit
Purington
Nehemiah Harding
James Drummond
Ballard
Samuel Swanton
S. Swanton Lemont
J. Crocker
James Lowell
Philip Riley
Robert Bosworth
Farley
John Robinson
Joseph Hovey
Oakman Sprague
Scot Talman
Sissin
Sanborn
Thomas Wakefield
Cape Cod
Noyes
Cape de Verd
King’s Wharf
Seward Vorter
Duncan
Simeon Lemont
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Center Street
Bathman
Bath Boy
Duplex
Kennebec Bridge
FERRY
Hudson River
North Center
Plt
Grace Church
Oak Street
Charles R. Farnham
Middle Street
Phyllis Gannon
Power Company
Dover-Foxcroft
New England
Wes
Lawrence Portland Cement Co
Handy Man
Winchester
Johnson Bros Co
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