Forty Years Ago in Bath April 1900 Highlights
Bath items document obituaries and social notes from April 24 to 26 1900. The remains of Mrs Abigail widow of Daniel Hinckley are buried in West Bath cemetery. Local trades talk includes torpedo boats work at Weymouth and new shipyard activity on the Cactus and other vessels. Notables visiting Bath include Rev Everett Stackpole and Boston trips by residents. council actions after Councilman Lemont's death. leisure plans such as golf land pursuit and a plan for a Bath club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail
Daniel Hinckley
Bath
West Bath
Boston
Everett S. Stackpole
Methodist Church
Augusta
Wesley M. E
Cambridge
BE. W. Butler
Isaac Butler
Frank
Malden
Mass
John
Margaret Clifford
Phippsburg
Marshall Street
George H
Fred F
This City
Thomas Oliver
Winnegance
Elijah
Justin Clifford
Thomas
William
California
Henry G. Malmsten
Washington Street
Finland
Thomaston
South End
Chapman & Flint
Bath yard expansion and new ship orders in 1900
April 27 1900 reports Percy and Small leasing the Reed yard at South End from Augustus Palmer to repair the wharf and build a 3500 ton five masted schooner for out of town parties. They will operate three yards including a 6000 ton six masted schooner and a 1300 ton four masted ship at New England Co yard with Capt. Thompson of Matawan, N J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy & Small
Reed Yard
Augustus Palmer
McDonald Yard
Mitchell Reed
Boothbay
George E. Walcott
Bath
Charles P. Notman
William H. Clifford
S. P. Blackburn
Alicia E. Clark
M. D. Cressey
Helen W. Martin
New England Co
Capt. Thompson
Matawan
N. J
Tarbox Carriage Accident Involving Tron Works Employee
A horse carriage accident near the Tron Works saw B W Hyde intervene to secure the horse and free Mrs Tarbox, with no injuries reported and only light damage to the carriage. Mrs Wetherbee departed for Seattle, Mr Wetherbee pursuing blacksmith work there. Kennebec carried E W Larrabe to Boston, while William Field bought a Knox colt in Auburn. The schooner F W White at Gardiner plans general repairs in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Hyde
Tron Works
James Wetherbee
Seattle
Mr. Wetherbee
William Field
Knox
Auburn
F. W. H. White
Gardiner
Bath
Schooner Abbie Bowker Brings Coal To Woodward Co
The schooner Abbie Bowker arrived Saturday from Perth Amboy with 300 tons of coal for Woodward Coal Co and began discharging this afternoon. Local residents include Frank Newdick taking a barber shop position with Mel Haggett and Miss Mary D White teaching in Chelsea returning from a city visit. Others mentioned are Miss Sadie Durgin from Lewiston, James L McQuarrie of Western Electric in Chicago visiting, and Mr and Mrs G G Deering, Mrs C W Rogers, Capt and Mrs Charles Morse and Sarah Robbins returning from the Kimball excursion to Washington, D C aboard the Pullman. Fred Klippel, Sam Belanger and John Moulton traveled to Nequasset and stayed at the Canoe club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Bowker
Perth Amboy
Woodward Coal Co
G. G. Deering
C. W. Rogers
Charles Morse
Sarah Robbins
Washington, D. C
Fred Klippel
Sam Belanger
John Moulton
Nequasset
Canoe Club
Union 50 Elects Officers At Alna
Union 50 reports on school progress and honors in Maine. Articles cover model rural education, district ratings, and educator training. Union 59 receives statewide recognition. references include ongoing Activity Programs, Alertness Credits, and a new home progress reporting system with graphing.
Education Report Highlights Mental Hygiene In Maine Schools
The document reviews progressive classroom practices including detailed pupil performance reports and multiple intelligences beyond academics. It notes Maine unions 53 59 and 59 programs, arts and crafts, school lunch initiatives, and the Achieve ment & Guidance School Report by Cummings adopted in over a fifth of state schools, with praise for rural testing and educator collaboration.
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Maine
Cummings
Union 5
Union 53
Maine Craft Guild
Saco
Vwhis
Union 59
Boards of Selectmen
Union
Bangor
Lewiston
Custine
Boston
Anne Bryan McCall
Woman's Home Companion
Washington, D. C
Department of Supervisors
Directors of Instruction
National Education Association
Lincoln County
Maine Friends of Education
Goldsmith
Edgecomb
Columbia
Teachers College
Lincoln School
Bridge Academy
Dresden
Colonial Bowlers Banquet Highlights Club Banquet at Hotel Sedgwick
Colonial Club League bowlers enjoyed a Thursday evening banquet at Hotel Sedgwick with a 639 steak dinner for about 40 guests. Rev. George B Wolstenholme presided, awards for high averages and records were presented, and the group adjourned to Park Alleys for more bowling.
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Colonial Club League
Sedgwick
George B Wolstenholme
Alvin Jewett
Bools
David Mullin
Carl Dearborn
Roland Robinson
Raymond Parks
Tieehains
Paul Stinson
James Duncan
Emery Footer
Capt. Jewett
The
Kools
Donald Jewett
Paul A. Gregware
Richard Hersom
Milton C. Trott
Converse G. Fenn
Trott
Frank Pepper
Park Alleys
Cliff Leeman
John Grindell
George Fields
Park
Pepper
Babine Hines wed at Bath in simple ceremony by notary
Leo John Babine and Mary Agnes Hines were married Friday in Bath with relatives Lawrence Babine and Elizabeth Babine present. A Washington telegram confirmed cadet ship appointment for Heber Cowan Brill of Winslow to West Point, noting family ties through Alfred W. Brill and Ella Brill. Brill, 21, is a Colby College alum with chemistry studies and prior Winslow High School involvement. Also noted: dip smelts season on Georges River opens later due to high water and poor catches. many smelt stands damaged by recent high water, affecting access even at low tide.
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Leo John Babine
Bath Street
Eleazer J. Babine
Mary Agnes Hines
Franklin Street
Arthur Glidden
Bath
Flora D. Glidden
Lewiston
Ralph O. Dale
Lawrence R. Babine
Elizabeth R. Babine
Margaret Smith
Washington, D. C
Heber Cowan Brill
Stable Street
Winslow
West Point Military Academy
Brill
Alfred W
Ella C. Brill
Congress
Maine
Clyde H. Smith
Winslow High School
Colby College
Mill Preparatory School
West Point
Washington
Georges River
Nine babies set hospital record at Maine General Hospital
Nine tiny adventurers lit up Maine General Hospital in Portland with a lusty heel-kicking display as the facility posted an all-time 24 hour birth record. Among the nine newborns are twin boys born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Langille of Fort Kent, delivered between 7 am Tuesday and 7 am Wednesday.
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Maine General Hospital
Portland
Thomas Langille
Fort Kent
Soybean rises to eighth among U S crops in 1940s
Washington reports the soybean dubbed the miracle bean has climbed to eighth among American crops thanks to industrial research. It was introduced in 1804 and now supports a $10 million producer return with 15 million bushels exported. The bean fuels plastics, paints, linoleum, inks, toys, and food products, with 260 manufactured items using it. It is fed to cattle hogs and poultry, and its flour contains twelve times more calcium than wheat flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Department of Agric
United States
Central League Teams Enjoyed Exhibition Event
Mrs. Lawrence S. Lord and others directed the exhibition with Mrs. Leonard M. Lord and Miss Martha A. Foote among organizers. Colorful posters by Mrs. Harkins and Mrs. Cummings advertised the affair, with over 109 guests served. Marshall N. Allen spent the weekend in Boston.
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Lawrence S. Lord
Brown
Ethel M. Blake
Albert S. Neves
Leonard M. Lord
Martha A. Foote
Wilson
Morse
Perry L. Thompson
Francis B. Hill
Harkins
Cummings
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Bath Daily Time
Bert Blaisdell
Weymouth
Oregon
Cactus
D. Howard Spear
M. V. B. Chase
Kapella
James C. Mulligan
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Moulton
Watson, Frye & Co
William Mussenden
W. C. Besselevre
Brunswick
Edward Hennessey
George Place
New York
Mrs. Clifford
G. Shaw
Common Council
William Henry Lemont
Pres. Duncan
C. W. Longley
R. P. Ham
Kennebec
James H. Millay
Bowdoinham
Frank W. Carlton
Woolwich
Sarah E. Higgins
Universalist Church
A. B. Hervey
G. C. Nichols
Baltimore Medical College
Lincoln Street
Maine Central Railroad
A. F. Williams
Center Street
Annie Shea
Ida B. Sprague
George Bright
Scott Grey
Sharon
Norton
Staples Coal Co
Taunton
Kelley, Spear & Co
Opgener
Asa Fowles
M. C. McDonough
St. Mary’s Church
New Meadows Inn
Arthur Hull
Morgan
New Ordeal
New Meadows
Bull Bridge
Joseph Avery
Swift
Owen J. Ledyard
Wilder Murphy
James Murphy
Arthur Sewall
London
A. H. Shaw
Charles DeWolfe
Shaw
Mrs
Ethel Blanchard
Andrews
Gorham
Charles B. Pennell
Gipsey
Har Lemont
Abbie L. Trevett
Joshua Trevett
Trevett
Emma Fuller
Turner
A. M. Franks
Boothby
Penobscot
C. A. Chisholm
Reeves
Mahone Bay
N. S
Morse Bros
Maine Central
C. A. Jacobs
L., B. & B., Street Railway Car Works
Kennebunkport
J. B. Wescott
Standish
D. L. Yale
Warren
A. G. Page, Jr
B. P. Cheney
San Francisco
George F. Wallace
Thompson & Percy
Middle
Center Streets
Im. R. Haley
John S. Hyde
Stearns
H. D. Maxwell & Co
Hayden
John Perry
Emma Perry
Everett
George H., Arrowsie
Timothy B
Harriet Wright
Wiscasset
William R. Kimball
Sergt
Dow and Corp
William T. Starr
Co. C
George H. Patten
U.S.A
Percy W. Roberts
Patten
14Th Infantry
Philippines
William Whitney
Annie Lemont
Lynn
Laura Emery
James Sewall Emery
Barron House
High Street
Frank Wildes
Desper Oliver
Bedford Street
al Staples
Oliver
Turner Court
M.C.R.R
Lond
Nova Scotia
Georgie L. Drake
Marine Railway
Ts Trea
Joseph Noyes
Thad Welch
Lake Sebago
Charles E. Garcelon, Jr
John W. Ballou
Small Point
John P. Madden
Dummer Street
Front Street
Fisher & Mulligan
Mikelsky
Sewall
Daniel MetPhee
Madden
Henry Tarbox
Leonard & Mitchell
Summer Street
Tarbox
Samuel Anderson
Yester
Clara McDonald
Springfield
E. W. Larrabe
Frank Newdick
Mel Haggett
Mary D. White
Chelsea
Sadie Durgin
James L. McQuarrie
Western Flectric Co
Chicago
Union 50
Alna
Maine State Department of Education
Lieut. L. P. Shepard
Abel Lincoln
New York City
City of Chicago
State Department of Education
M. Poorca
Maine Teachers Association
Supt
Potter
Kilpatrick
Newton
Mort
Elsbree
Strayer
Bryson
Ree
Russell
McCaugly Clark
Childs
Reisner
Engelhardt
Payson Smith
Laimbe
Mantallian State Hospital
A. M. Phillis MW
American Psychiatric Association
Maine Development Commission
Maine Weeds
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Katahdin
Skowhegan Fair
Federal
State
Departments of Agriculture
Interior
Araneae Ewatt Richardson
Bernice Rehbein
Babine
Hines
Sagadahoc
F& Newspaper
Mabel A
Ingalls
Agnes J. Haskell
Agnes I Haskell
Margeret B. Lord
Finn
James Lord
Margaret B. Lufkin
Abbie M Morse
John D. Beaton
Sachie Beaton
Hans Johansen
Renal
Frank ©. Dunton
William Southworth
Stanley E. Wallace
Arthur J. Dunton
John I. Jack
Ralph EB. Carlisle
Winchester Mass
Marguerite
Carlisle
Jomn L Jack
Register
U. S
Marshall N. Allen
Sagadahes
Alice M. Young
Donald D. Young
Arthur. J. Dunton
Joun L. Jack
Beatrice E. Sprague
Beatrice TE. Sprague
Levi P. Cole
Arrowsie
Frances E. Sturmer
Albert J. Gallant
Mary FE. Gallant
Walter S Giidden
Maude W. Glidden
Hattie J. Harrington
Everett A. Harrington
Hezekiah HA. Harrington
Phipphire
Everett A. Harington
Everest A
Joun
L Jack
John L. Jack
Sagadahoe
Harlon M. Fossettate
Five Islands
Georgetown
Mary C. Fossett
Bend
John de Benton
Sadie D Berton
Frederick Chant
Gordon F. Gallert
James 10
Dort
Alton C. Derry
Abeth Andersom
Lena P Mitchell
James E. Mitchell
Givng Bond
Arthur J Dunton
John Ll. Jack