Forty years ago in Bath items from 1893 chronicle
Bath Daily Times items recount March 22 1893 news including crows flocking to Woolwich, postponement of Universalist entertainment, property purchases by Weeks and Dunning, social circle meetings, the Grace D Buchanan schooner reported intact after gale losses, and local social and civic notes from Bath with mentions of ships, launches, and residents.
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Bath
Bath Daily Times
Grace D. Buchanan
New England Co
Baltimore
Portland
St. Thomas
Buchanan
Riverside News Comparisons And Local Notes 1893
March 25 1893 items report James L Rogers building a residence above his Middle Street grocery. river fog hindered ferry visibility. Kennebec house moved to Commercial Street for spring repairs. Maine Central railroad crews repair tracks and ballast. Haydn quartet concert to be repeated April 4 at Universalist church. Miss Effie Lothrop guests of Miss Grace Duncan with Duncan recovering on crutches. Helen Barry attendance at Columbia theatre praised as best attraction this year. N T Worthley travels to Montreal to visit Waltham Watch Co. driver stops a near fatal child accident on Front Street at Ferry Street. narrow escape for the child.
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Front Street
Ferry Street
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Lucy G. Southworth
Bath
Isabel Hyde
Charles C. Low
A. D
Daniel Williams
State OF
Maine
Ney
Walter
Glidden
William F. Dunham
Register
Bath social season amid euchre bowls and cobweb party
March 27 1893 Miss Kate Mussenden hosted Bowdoin students at Mrs J Houghton McLellans fashionable euchre party with eight tables, music and dancing. Also notes on baseball on vacant lots, violinist J A Kendall possible Bath instructor, and a cobweb party hosted by Mrs Fred Deering with prizes and lively games. The Spider club, young men meeting in Lawyer Staples’ rear, hosted a grand supper for Howard B Johnson after his ward’s council election bid followed by speeches and songs.
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Kate Mussenden
Bowdoin
J. Houghton McLellan
Fred Deering
Deering Street
Spider Club
White’s
Johnson
Red Men Council Meets and Court Sittings Next Tuesday
In Portland on March 28 1893 the council of Red Men convenes in the city next Tuesday and the supreme judicial court will sit there forenoon with Judge Foster presiding. Joseph Varney shows signs of recovery riding out forenoon yesterday after three months. Miss Gertrude Robinson completes a physical culture class and plans to move to Boston next month to join a Portland woman in typing work.
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Council of Red Men
Supreme Judicial Court
Foster
Joseph Varney
Gertrude. Robinson
Miss Robinson
Boston
Portland
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Katherine F. Neagle
Thomas P. Neagle
Walter S
Glidden
Bath Independent
Sagadahoe
Sagandahoe
First National Bank of Bath
Henry A. Magoun
A. D
Rupert H. Baxter
Oliver Moses
Bath National Bank of
Alice W. Sewall
Charlotte S. Gorrie
Bath National Bank
F. D. Hill
Sagadane
Walter S Glidden
William F. Dunham
Register
Bath Traders Anticipate River Steamer Season and Boxing Exhibition
Mr and Mrs N T Palmer host a six table card party with A G Clay winning for the gentlemen and May Barry and Hattie Palmer tying for ladies first. Bath and Boothbay steamers plan regular trips next Saturday as ice thaws slowly on the Kennebec. A busy river trade awaits amid World’s Fair business and talk of a boxing exhibition featuring local talent conducted with scientific boxing and no slugging.
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N. T. Palmer
A. G. Clay
May Barry
Hattie Palmer
Bath
Boothbay
Boston
Kennebec
Gardiner
Boynton Visit Precedes Sorrow and Local Harbor News
Fred and Miss Alice M. Boynton visit Echo home en route to Bucksport from Pemaquid after the illness and death of their son Frank H. Boynton. A St Philip's church musical program is planned for April 5 with ice cream and cake to follow. Harbor notes report the B H Woffert loading 310 tons of ice for Nantucket, Coquette loading brick for Marshes and Boston, North Star loading for Portland, and Wawenoe ready for business. a fish fertilizer lighter arrived from Boothbay.
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Fred
Alice M. Boynton
Echo
Bucksport
Pemaquid
Frank H. Boynton
St. Philip’s Church
B. H. Woffert
Birch Point
Nantucket
Coquette
Nigel
Fannie Hodgkins
Boston
North Star
Joe Jones
Puddle Dock
Portland
Munsey
Wawenoe
Edgecomb
Boothbay
LISTS THE PERSONNEL OF JOINT COMMITTEES OF CITY GOVERNMENT
The Times provides a group by group roster of the new city government joint standing committees led by Mayor Lord and President Brown. Aldermen and councilmen from Wards 1 through 7 are named with chairmanships on finance accounts taxes ordinances licenses public lighting schools and other topics. The list notes prominent members and their committee assignments for governance.
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the Times
Lord
President Brown
Daniel T. Dougherty
Joseph Charles Fotter
Amo. F. Perry
Sumner Sewall
Walter W. Smith
Raymond C. Hart
Allen M. Trish
Mark A. Jackson
Cyrus W. Longley
Fire Department
Chester H. McCabe
Roscoe Clinton McFadden
Edward F. Miller
South Enders Plan Stronger Ball Team
The South Enders aim for a faster baseball squad this season entering Bath twi league and starting early against out of town rivals. Pitcher Dave Sprague returns to the mound after stifling St. Mary's last year while catcher Rupe Lewis handles the plate. infielders include Needy Brewster with Stubby Boutin and teammates.
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South End
Bath
Dave Sprague
St. Mary's
Rupe Lewis
Local Ward Officials Appointments Noted in Public Ledger
John J. Mulcahy Ward 3 handles Printing public buildings Henry M Powers Ward 6 finances and insurance Edward M Robbins Ward 1 accounts public lighting water works Harris T Rodick Ward 2 charities corrections ordinances Arthur Sewall Ward 7 manufactures public buildings insurance The roster lists duties across wards and city services.
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John J. Mulcahy
Henry M. Powers
Edward M. Robbins
Harris T. Rodick
Arthur Sewall
Boston guest visits Middle Street hosts
Robert Gifford of Boston arrived Friday to spend the weekend as a guest of Com. and Mrs. Guysbert B. Vroom of Middle Street.
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Robert Gifford
Boston
Com
Guysbert B. Vroom
Middle Street
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Frank W. Weeks
Crocker
Grove Street
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Amos Mapygett
Pearl Street
B. A. Leavitt
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Miss Stevens
Endeavor Society
Central Church
Annie Palmer
Miss Gibson
Topsham
Polar Star Lodge
Newell
Richmond
George Bright
Henry Howard
la Grippe
Nellie Hunt
Colby University
Elm
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George S. Hunt
William Spear
Cape Elizabeth
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Elizabeth City
New England
J. W. Davis
U. S
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L. B. Swett
Dr. Elliott
Brunswick
R. W.carr
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Drummonda
Georgie Duncan
Lewiston
Charles Moulton
George E. Hughes
Washington
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Sewall Percy
High Street
Will Furber
Dirigo Business College
Augusta
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George T. Wilson
Auburn
Russell’s Hall
James L. Rogers
Commercial Street
Maine Central
Universalist
Haydn Quartet
Helen Barry
Columbia Opera House
N. T. Worthley
Montreal
R. A. Harmon
the Waltham Watch Co
Mr. Worthley
J. A. Kendall
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Ralph Preble
Wiscasset, Maine
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Sidney B. Lermond
Herbert M. Leamond
John P. Carey
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Peerless Casualty Company
Keene
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George P. Innes
Peter Innes
William F
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South Enders
D. Wylie Lemont
Sarah E. Lemont
Jeff
D. Wyle Lemont
Sagadshoe
W. Lemont
William R. Bowker
Phippsburg
Charles L. Pratt
Wollaston
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Stubby Boutin
Red Donnell
Stan Hunter
Verne Chaney
Fat Bruce
Kelley Field
John H. Grindell
Morse High School
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Rudy Vallee
Fleischmann
National Broadcasting Co
Grindell
Mary L. Sewall
William D. Sewall
Sarah M. Wells
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Daisy G. Steeves
Coleman FE. Steeves
Coleman E. Steeves
Grace Page Sampson
Mary Abbie Page
Almon R. Perry
Lida
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Sarah R. Tabor
David D. Tabor
James D. Tabor
Sarah R
Molly Rouse Bartlett
Belmont
Winslow Rouse
Bostwin
William J. Rouse
Sagadshor
John Prp. Carey
First National Bank
Edward W. Bridghaum
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Moliy Rouse Bartlett
Edward W. Bridgham
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Harry F. Morse
New London
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Charlies W. Morse
Noank
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Benjamin W. Morse
Ossining
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Erwin A. Morse
Hollywood
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Anna E. Morse Gieger
San Francisco
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Bathan
Said County
Nellie D. Harriman
Charles A. Harriman
Alden G. Smith
Emma H. Moses
Fred O. Robinson
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John P. Carey, Jr
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