Forty Years Ago in Bath Brightens Local Gossip
The 1902 Bath column notes Chadbourne to be foreman at M. G. Shaw mill as it gears to reopen late March. A YMCA race features Frank Jack winning four miles four laps ahead Wakefield and Oliver, with Leonard Marks as judge. Also covered are job moves, club entertainments, a yacht voyage, a birthday celebration for Read Nichols, social events at the Yacht club, river ice and transport news, and a Boston shamrock plant novelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Frank Jack
Charles Wakefield
Harold Oliver
Jack
Wakefield
Oliver
Leonard Marks
Walter Norton
Alice M Davenport schooner framed for Boothbay owner
The three mast schooner being built at New England Co yard for Captain M. D. McKown of Boothbay is framed out and expected to launch June first. It will be named Alice M Davenport in honor of a daughter of Boston merchant Hon. A. Hi Davenport, a principal owner, with McKown as managing owner and the vessel hailing from Boothbay.
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New England Co
M. D. McKown
Boothbay
Alice M. Davenport
A. Hi. Davenport
Boston
McKown
Lumber, shipyard, and local business notes in Bath area
William C. Kimball leaves the delivery team for Round Pond to start a bakery business. Thomas Parker of Pepperell takes his place in Bath. T B Cutting & Son will start a Dro more sawmill next week with six men. Elisha C Varney to blacksmith the four masted schooner in Houghton yard. A large joiners and painters force works on Isaacson's store Sagadahock block. Rededication planned for the 20th. Ice on Merrymeeting Bay delays tug service until early next week. Charles W Morse retires from the American Ice Co. board. Portland beats Bath in bowling by 30 points. Capt Witham reports wild geese near the Chops. Mrs S R Percy and daughter Eleanor visit Boston. Jackson block shop foundation under way on Arch street site. Ex-Councilman James Jones may run for street commissioner against incumbent O F Williams. C Dennett crafting awnings for President Hill's yacht Wacouta in New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Kimball
Fred Gilbert
Round Pond
Thomas Parker
Pepperell
Mass
New Five Masted Schooner Cora F Cressey Near Ready
March 14 1902 reports the Cora F Cressey in Percy and Smalls yard with the foretopmast still to be fitted. A Savage fish market team nearly backed into the Kennebec while loading clams at City landing, spooking the horse. Lieuts Percy and Grindell of Bath visited East Auburn for an exhibition drill and ball hosted by the Auburn Knights Loyal. Improvements proceed in Shaw’s machine department.
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Cora F. Cressey
Percy & Small
Slams
Savage
Kennebec
City Landing
W. S. Percy
Herbert W. Grindell
Bath di Vision
EI Division
East
Auburn
Auburn Knights Loyall
A. E
William C. Carnegie
Bath
Baltimore
Boston
Local Mill Advances With New Lathe Cannon and Canter
A Bath area mill will start up sawing about the first of next month with a new lathe machine engine to run the carriage and a new canter to cant logs previously done by hand.
Winter Street Ladies Hold Friday Meeting and Rummage Update
Winter Street ladies aid met with 40 attendees in the ladies room Friday. Hostesses were Mrs. Sturtevant, Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Leavitt and Mrs. Morton Young. The rummage sale date moved to Wednesday April 8. Mrs. Fred Foote in charge. A white elephant sale will occur next meeting. members should bring cooked food if not supplying an elephant. Reverend Purdue led a Lenten talk and a church sermon followed. Chester Clement celebrated a surprise birthday at the Southern home with friends and gifts. B V O club to meet March 26. Priscilla Wood works for AG Pare Co jewelers.
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Winter Street
Ladies Aid
Frederick K. Sturtevant
Charles Walsh
Edsar D. Leavitt
Moreton Young
Joseph O. Purdue
Arthur C. Lemont
Aid
Fred Foote
Wade
Red Cross
Afdas
Cinet
Nhs
Elipnaleth Dan
Sareh A. Adatmis
Ibert Edward Day
Altethodist
Pasadena
Calif
Rey PiesSchicrersa Flint
New York
Wis
Chester Clement
Air
Irs
Walia Southern
Valley Road
Clement
Southern
Alexander McVicar
Isabel
Winfield Snell
Bettina
Moss Lillian Stainme
Liam Leo Aver
Fort Williams
B. V. O. Club
Snell
Youth Temperance Council Organized by W C T U
The Women's Christian Temperance Union organized a Youths Temperance Council at Wesley Church. Parker Worrey Jr was elected president with Miss Camilla Pratt as secretary and treasurer. Rev C B Oliver and Rev Charles R Sims named counsellors. Representations came from several church youth groups. The group will meet monthly and plan a May rally at Beacon Street Methodist with Regina Meade as speaker.
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W. Co. T. UW
Westex Methodist Church
Vddred Washburn Ot Perry
Department of
XT. C
Charles Bradford Oliver
Wesley Church
Parker Worrey, Jr
Camilla Pratt
C. B. Oliver
Charles R. Sims
Elizabeth Trott
Bath Union
Florence Howard
Nella S. Stover
Theresa Hill
Young People's Societies
Church of the Nazarene
Winter Street Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Wesler Methodist Church
Mays
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Regina Meede
National
W. Cies
Probate Notices From Sagadahoe County Transcripts
Probate notices list estates in Sagadahoe with appointments and dates. Names include Mildred M, Arthur J Dunton, John Stack, and others with executors, administrators, and guardians named. March 10 1942 appears as a processing date for several orders.
Hyde Park Terrace weekly social notices and arrivals
Fire boxes installed at the Terrace as occupancy rises. Mrs. J W Partridge visited Bath and Mr Wood, Gov offc Baton Iron Works, is an University of Maine graduate. Numerous residents hosted teas, sewing circles, and family gatherings at 74 Drewton road and nearby Drayton road addresses. Several relocations noted, including Dunn moving in and Woodrow Underwood located in Honolulu.
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T. Naylor
Lucille
Naylor
J W. Partridge
Westbrook
Eldredge B
Woods
Drewton Road
Wood
Baton Iron Works
University of Maine
Uwlines
Bernice Cressex
Mary King
Herbert Anderson
Ruth Trask
Bash Sivsa
Gladys Welstenholme
Waorstenhelme
Hath Memorial
Filmer Peters
Peters
Eastern Mfg. Co
South Brewer
Stullman
Mor
WLBZ
WABI
Tre Peters
Doris Kennedy
Auburn
Derald A. Pulsifer
Drayton
Walter Ball
Ball
Bear Mountain Park
Palisades
New York
John Freve
Rumford West
Arthur Bennett
Pudith Ann
Terra
Fred Smith
Union Street
Gerald Robinson
Drayton Read
Smith
Peasqne Isle
Vaanto
Giine
Opid
Olivers
Peter Debe
Woodrow Underwood
George Underwood
Central Avenue
Honolulu
John F. Trask
Boyd Trask
Trask
Dorothy Trask
Brunswick
Portland Shipyard
Clara Farrell
Iona Wyman
Westford
Mass
Court notices and insurance company financials from Sagadahoc era
Public notices include divorce libel in Sagadahoc County Bath proceedings against Henry E Harford by Helen F Harford with court orders and publication dates. also Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance assets and liabilities as of 1941. estate filings for Bath and Phippsburg residents. American Eagle Fire Insurance and Middlesex Mutual Fire details. probate actions in Bath with executors and trustees named.
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Savadahoes
Bath
Sagadahoc
Henry E. Harford
Staste
Maine
Helen F Harford
Georgetown
Sagadahocte
John L Berry
Steilatt
Libellee
Maret
Henry EL Harford
Belanst
Henry EF Harford
Broward
Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Woolwich
American Eagle Fire Insurance Co
Maiden Lane
New York City
Middlesen Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Concerd
Massachusetts
Probate appointments list for Sagadahoc estates March 3 1942
John L. Jack, Register of Probate, certifies on March 3 1942 in Sagadahoc County that executors administrators or guardians were appointed in estates of William H. Davis Edith L. Davis Meddie Beland Grace Billier James A. Murray and Mabel M. Haynes. This is a true copy of the original order.
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
William H. Davis
Georgetown
Edith L. Davis
Meddie Beland
Bath
Grace Billier
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J.N. Thurlow
Frank Jones
Mr. Thurlow
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Philadelphia
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Alice McDonald
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Emma Small
G. G. Deering
John S. Deering
Jacksonville
Read Nichols
Washington Street
Nichols
Charles
Emma Pierce
City
Drew
George Nichols
Newport News
Yacht Club
Columbia Orchestra
Messrs. Larrabee
Scribner
Dr. Higgins
Hockomock
E. S. Crosby
Frank T. Stinson
Stinson
Crosby
Reed Yard
Times Office
Fairfield
W. E. Chase
Ladies
Corliss Street Church
Merritt Lermond
Dougherty
Center Street
West Bath Grange
P. of H
Annie Whylie
Lucy Wright
Bert Hodgkins
Eva Wright
Forrest Nelson
Capt. Kimball
Wright
Adam Williams
Pringrose Club
Fred Sawyer
Dummer Street
A. E. Sargent
A. H. Gove
Miss Curtiss
Island Belle
Arrowsic
T. B. Cutting & Son of
Dromore
Elisha C. Varney
Houghton
Sle
Isaacson
Sagadahock Block
Merrymeeting
The
American Ice Co
Charles W. Morse
Pepper's
Portland
Pine
Mitchell
Inches
Pearson
Shaw
Chapman
Rundlette
Martin
Holyoke
Pepper
Witham
North Bath
Chops
Jackson Block
Arch Street
James Jones
O. F. Williams
Do. C. Dennett
President Hill
New London
North Street Baptist Vestry
Grace Gilbert
Long Beach Engine Co
Marine Railway
New England Shipbuilding Co
Hercules
General Knox
Maine Central
Charlie Lawrence
Lawrence Haynes
John H. Shepard
Houghton Brothers’ Yard
Frank Purington
John Clifford
Tibbetts & Oliver
Elisha Varney
Eastern Express Co
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Kimball Bros
Lisbon Falls
Lewiston
Merry Meeting Day
City of
Edward W. Slyde
Bath Iron Works
Boyd A. Leavitt
Maine Central Railroad
Arthur Gibbs
May V. Neville
Frank Patten
Georgia
Cleveland
Nevada
John Klippel
Wilson P
John A
George F
Armory
Edward Cornish
William Starr Gaudreau
Raffel and Stacey
Sadie Harriman
Beacon Street
Willie Lake
Asa Vevey
Kennebec Yacht Club
Marcia
Annie Broderick
Ireland
Lord's Sail
Fred Campbell
Jennie Harris
Charles Iverson
Curtis Bay
Carnegie
Ida Blomerth
Susie Pease
Eben Fullerton
Universalist
Frank Fo Southard
High Street
Ana Hall of the Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders Lodge
Armory Hall
William Donnell
Rebecca Dowling
W. Meagle
William McGregor
Englana Verd
P. E
William J. Collins
Edwin M. Fuller, Jr
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College Athletic Association
Brunswick Town Hall
Mary Gaudreau
Rumford Falls
Lelork
OK. Day
Woodbury
Winter Street Ladies
Priscilla Wood
AG. Pare Co Joweler
Morse High
Morse High School
Tonell
Youth’s Temperance Council Organized
Wesley Methodist Church
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Ted
Ottas
Albee
Pirtatta
Arthur T Dunton
Toi
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Rey Ster
John I
Stors
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Ma I Markson
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Sotvalots Knnitter
Igrette Grove
Pooter
Hortson
Edmund P Briggs
Rath
J Belle Bruises
Feeate Charlies F Cushingate
Harry le Day
Arthur J Dunton
Rue
John TF
Jack Regitey
Hyde Park Terrace
Droston
Fecriess
Les Lawrence Newton
Deus
Aloft
North Yarracoith
Gi Cunningham
Kenwood Lewis
Alvin Jenmess
Dravtean Road
George W Retsev
Daushter Onita Marie
Drayten Road
Seeth
Donald N. Dutt
Teon Gray
Tilton
Adr
George W. Yotoig
Drayton Road
Frederick H Gowell
Carol Ann, Dutil
Fred F. Leland. Jr
Helen Marguerite
Delbert H Hatch
Charles T. Travis
Frederick Gardiner Crocker
Irene May Crocker
Donald E Bovee
Donald Rawden
Ektredge
Donald James
Gordon Roger
Lorimer S. Thomas
Hazel Elizabeth
William Earl
Florence A
Arthur J. Bennett
Dorothy Ann
Donald John
David Lee
Carol Ann
Corrine Mary
Donald A. Puisifer
Rose Marie
Willard Henry
Lawrence Austin
Dani Ariven
Dale Rhee
Edward Jo Jenks
Ceel PL Youngs
John Thompson
Daniel L Harris
Mir
Gerald E. Robinse
Beverly Annted
Barbara Joan
Mercier F. Winslow
Ard
Jacqueline Irene
Francis Jie
Airs Alten C Dunn
Josen E. Melieller
Paul Alfred
Charles Llivbers
John Russell
William A. Reese
Marilyn Weed
Alvin Jenness
Charles W Plumer
Judith Ann
George W. Kelsey
Onite Maris
Patrick Fitzgerald
Vance B. Oliver
Wand
Wilbur R Clark
Reed S Bertlet
George Reed
Richard Neal
Frances Mickey
Jane Francis
Gertrude Hildergarde
William John
Arthur P. Treat
Patricia Hall
Ralph E. Lingley
David Ralph
Alfred B
Arthur L. Dean
Arthur
Alice
Russell W. Kenney
David Leroy
Lerin E. Bowley
State of
Fred H Thompson
Aere Ash
Urass
Whson
Bailey
Lillian M. Marshall
Martha E. Tibbetts
James W. Tibbetts
Effle Louise Spinney
Ralph A. Spinney
Ralph A Spinney
Nellie M. Cutting
Phippsburg
Charles E Leeman
Charles E. Leeman
Hiram E. Young
Fred P. Young
Martha Lorraine Hamblett
Marie A. Hamblett
James Edward Jones
Jennette E. Jones
Fred C. Hill
Lynnette H Hill
Horace W. Swett
Wm. B. Mussenden
Charles H. Cahill
Horace W Swett
Arthur J. Dunton
Stanitey
Wallace
Front St. Bath Me
American & Foreign Insurance Vo
Ft Iatitute
Stanley F
Wastace
Front St
Stanley E Wallace
NEW Amsterdam Casualty Company
al Estate
John L Jack
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