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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
6
Readable items from Bath Daily Times dated March 9 10 11 12 1898 cover polo games pin from Attleboro Maine ice and river news shipyard and ferry updates town officials and civic events local business moves and a passenger row to Boston with notable incidents and community notes
March 14 1898 Bath Maine notes a Bath Division U R K P special meeting tomorrow evening to install a lieutenant and conduct other business Kelley Spear Co yard delayed a week due to tide Kennebec Yacht Club to meet this evening to hear committee reports and decide club house location High tides and wind accelerate Kennebec River ice drift Milkmen switch to wheels sleighing fair in country poor in city Kennebec Engine Co No 3 hosts third annual oyster supper and invites Board of Engineers Solar Lodge No 14 F A M hosts official visit of R W Carr of Bowdoinham I D G M Good Roads Association plans at City Hall 8 pm Street sweeper cleans Front and Center Streets M D Whitlam Bath Iron Works riveter injures left hand Morning freight brings seven cars ship timber for North end yards William Rogers yard stops work due to timber shortage Milan Graves leaves for Lewiston after weekend visit
March 15 1898 report notes W Scott Percy in Boston and Deputy Peter G Pushaw’s Sunday pass in Farmington. It also mentions Lewis Rounds of Bath Iron Works visiting with his family in Portland.
Francis W. Stover of Bath was one of five leading scorers for Bates College varsity basketball in a nine game season. He played forward and center, logging 13 field goals and 5 fouls for 31 points as Bates went 3 6. The Garnet totaled 366 points to opponents 396. Maine supplied 25 percent of feldspar used in the U S for pottery.
England's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain leaves Downing Street to join the King’s levee at St James's Palace. He is portrayed as the protagonist of the country's new realistic foreign policy.
Morse High missed as they challenged Granite State champion Portsmouth in a tense Saturday night clash at Portsmouth. Captain Charlie Thompson sank two late free throws to seal a 25-24 home victory for Portsmouth as Morse’s late rally fell short. Morse had earlier led 3-2 and 8-4 before Portsmouth tied and pulled ahead, with Hank Gallagher scoring twice in the final minutes to set the stage for Thompson’s decisive foul shots.
Court orders publication of notices for multiple estates including Kelley Bowdoinham Lemont Topsham Rand Bath Wirta Arrowstree Davenport and others. Hearings set for April at 10 o clock. letters testamentary without bond issued to named executors. accounts and name change petitions also listed. Judge Glidden signs. Register John L. Jack attests.
In the Y M C A Intermediate League end of third round, Reds Whites and Grays finish tied for the title. Central Whites beat Central Reds 28 26, while Frosh Grays defeated Frosh Browns 26 18. Gasser led Whites with 11 points, Peasley added seven, and Voorhees with Sullivan sparked Reds in a late rally.
Dike beat St. Mary’s 22 to 18 as Central edged North Grammar 29 to 28 in a thriller. Central and Dike set a season championship playoff for next Saturday, with St. Mary’s and North meeting for third place. Buster Kenyon scored 11 for Dike, Clancy had eight for Central, Huston led the North squad. About 300 spectators watched.
Grace Church Men's Club will honor the church basketball team at its semi monthly meeting Thursday at six in the parish house. Linn Wells Bowdoin College varsity baseball coach and Bowdoin basketball coach will speak. Committee chair W S Voorhees and members E Everett Pierce Edward Sewall Edwin H P Lowell arranged the program and film showings after the address. A large turnout is expected as club members show keen interest in Wells discourse and the team.
Plans were made to accommodate nearly 100 guests at a banquet to be held Thursday evening in American. The event aims to provide a formal gathering with meals and remarks for local residents and organizing bodies.
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc details orders and notices for estates. Names executors administrators conservators guardians with dates and bonds. Also lists assets and liabilities for Maryland Casualty and local notices of claims and appointments.
The Legion hall hosts a post council banquet for outgoing and incoming members and officers. Alderman Robert H. Haskell chairs a non political event with Ralph Gay William T. Donnell Jr Charles T. Small Jr and William O. Robson as contacts. Toastmaster Charles T. Small Jr. serves after dinner. Mrs. Jennie Prescott lies in Memorial hospital recovering from a broken hip suffered during a fall at her Day's Ferry home.
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