Bath Chronicles: Shipfire, Mayors, and Builders
Bath Daily Times reports Capt. Pierce J. Lewis commanded the steamer Manhattan destroyed by fire in Portland after the pilot house stay. Gardi ner G. Deering plans a mid April start on a 1400 ton four masted schooner to boost summer shipyard business. Mayor Hyde’s victory tally reaches 855 amid stormy turnout. Democratic vote totals 214 with concentration in Ward One. Clarence Hamilton, in the West, breaks records for five and ten miles. Hyde to New York for six weeks at Belmont Hotel. council race seen as a hustle with Sampson steering the campaign. Riveters join at Camden for New York Shipbuilding Co. charity event and poverty skirting at Alameda Gallery on Dummer Street. The Bath community remains upbeat over Deering’s schooner and city politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Hughes
Citizens
Center Street
Bath News in Brief: Trades, Lectures and Local Events
March 9 1910 Bath items report A M Cutler resumes sail loft work at 163 Commercial Street with modern power machinery. Prof D B MacMillan to lecture April 7 at North Street Free Baptist church. Marble for Bath National Bank delayed by steamer Manhattan fire. Hon Harold M Sewall travels to New Orleans returning early April. Milkman Charles S Morrill loses horse to lockjaw worth about $150. Colonial club appoints officers for a ladies night. Fertilizer wagon fragrance disrupts Busy Point districts. Hyde Guards officers Wakefield and Baker travel to Augusta for lieutenant exam. Mrs Charles Lockery hosts last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Cutler
Hooker
Commercial Street
Dana Wood Mill
D. B. MacMillan
Peary
North Pole
North Street Free Baptist Church
Remarkable Woolwich river driver Tibbetts in his prime at 73
A Bath area note highlights James M. Tibbetts of Woolwich, an elderly yet vigorous river driver and lightering follower, age 73 but appearing much younger, with keen eyesight and engaged in current events. The piece also covers a Bath Board of Trade meeting about ICC oversight of coast wise steamers, local poultry plans, Mayor Hyde’s Locomobile, and other Bath happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Tibbetts
Woolwich
First Maine court martial to be held in Portland
The first court martial in Maine will convene this evening in Portland to try two men named by their commanding officers. The proceedings follow charges against the defendants as part of military discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Portland
Rerege Eyes Return to Public Office after Long Public Service
Rerege, a long time Gudshine county bar member and former legislator from Posburg and Woolwich, plans an active campaign for a nomination and says he can fill the position with credit after four years on the City Council. Irving C. Trufant resumes business on Vine Street with a large line of flour grain and feed and markets Town Talk and O M Fancy Winter Patent flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posburg
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Woolwich
Irving C. Trufant
Blacking Factory
Vine Street
O. M
New Non Fade Awnings At Howard Cigar Co
Prout and Marr install a new non fadeable roller awning in front of the Howard Cigar Co. Earle Lemont of Clary’s candy shop has devised a rapid electric cocoa nut grinder, cutting work time in half using a bradged roller in a square box and warm water soaked nuts. Waterfront launches ready for 1910 season with Bath leading Maine towns in small craft. Walter Kennerson starts as machinist for Watson Frye Co and James Vickery becomes polisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prout & Marr
Howard Cigar Co
Earle Lemont
Clary
Earle
Bath
Maine
Walter Kennerson
Watson, Frye Co
James Vickery
Immigrant Education Urged for Citizenship and Shipbuilding Rise
Dr. Eliot argues the test should occur at citizenship rather than admission, praising immigrants for intelligence and honesty. Bath shipyards may gain work as transportation expands with Panama Canal completion, boosting steel steamer demand along coasts. H N Clay sells New Method Laundry to H Feere and moves to New Britain Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
O'Connell
H. N. Clay
New Method
Center and
Washington Streets
H. Feere
Mr. Clay
New Britain
Junior Miser club members attend Too Much Johnson in Portland
Sarah Lermond Ruth Camer on Abbie Scott Sydnie Potter and Annie Shepard attended a Saturday performance of Too Much Johnson at Keiths in Portland. Plans for a third story addition to the Washburn garage were drawn by H F Frederic with a 40 by 40 feet paint varnish and storage area surrounded by plate glass windows to display goods. E E Morse Center street grocer suffered heavy losses in the Brackley fire including a furnished room clothing and two diamonds aided by partial insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Lermond
Ruth Cameron
Abbie Scott
Sydnie Potter
Annie Shepard
Washburn
H. F. Frederic
E. E. Morse
Center Street
Brackley
Train Hits Bakery Track At Busy Crossing In Bath
A Brunswick Rockland mail train collided at a blind Bath crossing causing minor injuries to passengers and prompting questions about the removal of manual gates. Conductor Henry H. Howard and engineer Herman F. Dodge led the train. H. F. Dodge Jr. was the fireman. Patrolman Raymond Hatch investigated the incident as residents question signal light effectiveness and fatality risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick-Rockland
Henry H. Howard
South Portland
Maine Central
Herman F. Dodge
Portland
H. F. Dodge, Jr
Bath
Rockland
Howard
Alonzo Trembley
Phippsburg
Graffam
Raymond Hatch
Bath Societies Lodge Elects Officers at Beth Israel
Bath societies held a Tuesday meeting at Beth Israel Congregation. Abraham L. Kramer was elected president and also named as B nai B rith convention delegate. New officers include Dr Jacob Smith vice president Morris Ziblatt financial and recording secretary trustees Sam Prawer Louis Petlock Sam Levin. Ziblatt to attend Waldorf Astoria May 29. Lodge voted to donate to the local Boy Scouts for their jamboree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Israel Congregation
Abraham L. Kramer
Morris Ziblatt
Jacob Smith
Sam Prawer
Louis Petlock
Sam Levin
Kramer
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Ziblatt
Boy Scouts
Co-Workers Class at First Baptist Club in Oak Street Home
Mrs. Gertrude Wakefield hosted the Co-Workers class gathering Tuesday evening at her Oak Street home. After a brief business session, members played supervised games, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Wakefield and Mrs. Florence Woodside. The next meeting is set for April 11 at Mrs. Madelyn Dunton’s Washington Street home. Committee appointments: Mrs. Cora Blakeney and Mrs. Gertrude Burns for refreshments, and Mrs. Ruth Farntainment for entertainment. each member to participate in devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Wakefield
First Baptist Church
Oak Street
Lila Place
Ora Parks
Wakefield
Florence Woodside
Madelyn Dunton
Washington Street
Cora Blakeney
Gertrude Burns
Ruth
Garden Club Meets At Mrs Boardman's Home
Cosmopolitan Garden Club met Monday afternoon at two with Mrs Linwood Boardman presiding. Mrs Carville led a portion of the meeting as plans for upcoming plant show were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Douglas discusses Planting lings program details
Douglas spoke on planting lings. At the next session on March 27 Mrs. James Knight and Mrs. D Leroy Lord will lead the program titled Rock Gar ens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
James Knight
D. Leroy Lord
Rock Garens
Junior Hospital League Sponsors March Food Sale
Junior Hospital League members met at 992 High Street for dessert and a business session. They planned a food sale at Wilson's Drug Store on Friday March 24 at 2 p.m. with Mrs. William Kelley as chair. Blankets for infants were sewn for Memorial hospital and the group scheduled a next meeting for April 4 at Miss Eleanor Wilson's North Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Hospital League
Leslie Shumway
High Street
Wilson's Drug Store
William P. Kelley
The
Memorial Hospital
Lynn Bussey
George Barker
S. T. Bertocci
Junior Iota Sigma Plans Rummage Sale At March Meeting
The Junior Iota Sigma chapter met Monday at Miss Jane Furber's Bedford road home for an alcohol education program. Members voted to hold a rummage sale and will next meet March 27 with Betty Bushey of Middle street. A birthday party for Carol Kelley featured many gifts.
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Iota Sigma
Jane Furber
Bedford Road
Miss Furber
Barbara Frasier
Carol Kelley
Marjorie Bailey
Betty Bushey
Eleanor Wing
Middle Street
Sagadahoc District Boy Scouts Hold Meeting at City Hall
A Sagadahoc District Boy Scouts of America meeting was held Tuesday evening in the city hall auditorium. Plans for the National Scout jamboree were discussed. The board also reviewed Scouting and cubbing activities for the near future and anticipated an expanded Scouting program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Distret
Boy Scouts of America
City Hall
Youngster Visits Haskell School In Solo Aventure
A two year old girl from Washington street wandered to Haskell Memorial School in pink snow suit with a brown doll. Bethany entered a classroom and was welcomed by teacher Mrs Thistle while Mrs Westermeyer alerted staff to the missing child. The doll remained behind as Bethany joined in coloring and the morning passed with the improvised excursion.
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Washington Street
Bethany
Haskell Memorial School
Daniel
Drucilla
Doris Thistle
Dolly
Magellan Gives Islands Their Name Chamorro Origin
The Marianas inhabitants were named Chamorro after Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Observing their short hair, the explorer disliked the look and labeled the people with the cropped hair, a term later tied to the islands.
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Marianas Islands
Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific Island Chain
Monastery of St Catherines Burial Grounds At Sinai
A unique burial site at St Catherine's Monastery near Mount Sinai in southeast Egypt preserves the remains of monks. Skulls are stacked in one area while other bones lie in another, forming a silent repository of the convent's dead.
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St. Catherine’s Monastery
Mt. Sinai
Egypt
Origins of Key West Name Bone Key Cayo Hueso
Key West in Florida was originally named Cayo Hueso by Spaniards meaning Bone Key due to bones found on the island. Tradition says early English sailors mispronounced the phrase Key West until the new name stuck.
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Key West
Florida
Cayo Hueso
Bone Key
Monthly Session Probate Court Summary of Wills and Administrations
The June probate session lists wills filed for John F. Conrad Lewiston executor Israel Alpern and Elmira A Trafton Bath executrix Bernice M Oliver. Administrations sought for Allen A MacDonald Bath Lynn M Bussey and Vivian Sheldon Bath appointed Administratrix. Numerous inventories accounts and petitions filed or granted including widow’s allowance and license to sell real estate for George L Burnham Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Franklin Conrad
Topsham
Israel Alpern
Lewiston
Elmira A. Trafton
Bath
Bernice M. Oliver
Helen Sloane Hemke
Janet S. Chapman
Allen A. MacDonald
Lynn M. Bussey
Viola M. Thompson
Leburton D. Sheldon Jr
Vivian Sheldon
Robert H. Stinson
Woolwich
Richard A. Stinson
George O. Emero
Donald J. Emero
George E. Furbish
Walter A. Furbish
Elizabeth M. Clough
Lincoln A. Clough
Hannah A. Thomas
Edward W. Bridgham
Elizabeth C. Sutherland
Evelyn M. Sutherland
Asa C. Hathorne
Maurice T. Hathorne
Horace E. Allen
Frances L. Allen
Arthur Panagu
George Poulos
John T. Doyle
Allan Spear
Katherine E. Madden
H. Joseph Madden
John Thomas Maloney
Lynwood
Calif
Lillian A. Graham
Guardian
Mary D Yule
Nellie Walker Campbell
George M. Wyman
Phippsburg
Wilbur H. Wyman
Robert Owen Maloney
Charles W. Shaughnessy
Mary A. Sawyer
Amy F. Doyle
C.t.a
Donna Lorraine Knight
Lorraine Knight
Lester Knight
William R. Kimball
Ruby A. Preble
Hazel W. Lowell
John Hall
Bowdeinham
Ernest L. Goodspeed
Mary E. Willis
Harold W. Willis
Sarah E. Whitten
Charles
Fragmented OCR Noted in Historical Page Snippet
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Morse High Acquires New South Bend Lathe for Shop
Morse High school in Bath obtained a new 10 inch South Bend lathe with telescopic taper attachment and 1 inch collet capacity to replace an old foot driven unit. The eight year old shop, started by Linwood A. Abbott, now shows a $35,000 equipment total with most gear from war surplus and Maine Department of Education ownership.
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South Bend
Morse High School
Linwood A. Abbott
Maine State Department of Education
State Department
Brunswick High School
Bath School Department
Abbott
Bath
Raymond Harmon
Morse High Machine Shop
Courtesy Week Enlivens Haskell Memorial Pupils
Haskell Memorial school observes Courtesy Week March 6 10 with acts of courtesy recorded in a box forming a 15 foot chain. Students decorate with keys bearing polite phrases and note both courteous and discourteous actions. The week also marks Spring Week of Prayer with daily church meetings led by ministers from Portland and a conference trip by Doris Thistle to Norridgewock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Betts
Haskell Memorial School
L. E. Smart
Portland
Roscoe W. Moore
Flyed Hilliard
White Memorial Church
M. W. Westermeyer
S. B. Olney
Doris Thistle
Norridgewock
Probate Notice Names Woolwich Executorial Appointment
Probate notice lists Robert W. Stinson of Woolwich as deceased, with Richard A. Stinson named administrator on March 7, 1950. Arthur J. Dunton, Judge of Probate, signs the document as a true copy.
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John J. Jack
Shes County
Sagadahoche
Robert W. Stinson
Woolwich
Richard A. Stinson
Arthur J Dunton
Arthur J. Dunton
Doctor Will Address PTA Meeting
Dr Franess Ilg will address the PTA with Mrs Leon Belanger of West Bath and Mrs Willard Sprague of Dike named on the committee. Tickets may be obtained from the committee or Mrs Dole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Belanger
West Bath
Willard E. Sprague
Dike
Dole
First Thanksgiving Feast Shows Friendly Indians Offering Popcorn
Friendly Indians arrive at the Plymouth feast with a deerskin bag of popcorn for the Pilgrims in North America. The meeting marks an early intercultural exchange during the harvest celebration.
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Pilgrims
North America
Probate Notices from Bath Sagadahoc Estates
Court in Bath Sagadahoc orders notices for March proceedings. Estates include Annabel A. Stearns Leburton D. Sheldon Jr Addie E. Terrell Elvira A Trafton Bernice M. Oliver Allen A MacDonald Lynn M Bussey Robert G Gray Mary D Yule John Thomas Maloney and Robert Owen Maloney with required executors administrators and guardians identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Leburton D. Sheldon, Jr
Vivian Sheldon
Addie E. Terrell
Lillian T Hume
Joseph A. Terrell
Lillian T. Hume
Josep A. Terrell
Elvira A Trafton
Bernice M. Oliver
Allen A. MacDonald
Lynn M. Bussey
Viola M. Thompson
John R. McDonald
Robert G. Gray
Bertha L. Gray
Mary D. Yule
Allan Spear
John Thomas Maloney
Lynwood
California
Lillian A. Graham
Guardian
Robert Owen Maloney
L;awood
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Bath Daily Times
Pierce J. Lewis
Manhattan
W. Frank Jewell
the Times
Gardiner G. Deering
G. G. Deering Co
Clarence Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Smallwood
Hamilton
John S. Hyde
New York
Belmont Hotel
Sampson
John J. Cavanaugh
T. Dwyer
Mr. Nelson
Camden
New York Shipbuilding Co
Jessie Brown
Bertha Roderic
Alameda Gallery
Dummer Street
Deering
New
Bath National Bank
Portland Harbor
Harold M. Sewall
New Orleans
Charles S. Morrill
North End
President Kimball
Colonial Club
Roland F. Hill
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Howard Black
William F. Pond
H. L. Day
G. R. Dunning
Bowdoinham
Samuel Wakefield
George A. Baker
Hyde Guards
Augusta
Lockery
Board of Trade
Congress
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Roy A. Donnell
Court Street
John Trainor
Mayor Hyde
D. Howard Spear
San Francisco
Oregon
Councilman
Roscoe P. McFadden
Boston
Bath Automobile & Gas Engine Co
H. M. Sewall
Small Point
Gus Larrabee
Dufresne
Larrabee
Front Street
Fr. Cassidy
Henry Cotteau
Mr. Cotreau
Robert Ramsey
H. Russell
W. Russell
Grant Edgecomb
A. Powers
Charles Pinkham
Ernest Tozier
W. F. Pond
C. C. Troop
F.H
E. H. Turner
Frye and
Purington
Roswell Chapman
New York State
Tampa
Fla
Young Chapman
Bristol
R. I
Franklin P. Sprague, Esq
Daughters of Revolution
John A. Morse
Summer Street
A. C. Torsey
Bay Point
Auburn
H. Lockhart
North Street Church
Thomas Gourner
Gourner
Maxwell Street
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Webb
Wiscasset
Bath Societies
Junior
BOY Scout Meeting
Haskell School
Mariana
Strange Cemetery
George L. Burnham
Ratrix
Em Wien
Saypaed Jeo
Morse High
New South Bend
Terfield
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Harry E. Ring
Herbert Morse
John L. Jack Register
Francess Ilg, M. D
PTA
Katherine FE. Madden
Horace F. Allen
John L. Jack, Re
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