Forty Years Ago in Bath Chronicle April 26 1893
From the Bath Daily Times files a windstorm blocks Front Street near the burned Columbian block while repairs hold. Gen Hyde and Supt Hancom drive the first rivet in a new steamer for Norwich New London Transportation Co. It is the region’s largest steel craft. The No. 1 hose Company disbands after three active years. Firefighters face hard work and modest pay as replacements are sought. Minister Herbert L. Nichols preaches at Wesley church. next Sunday regular pastor returns. Workmen misplace four pulley blocks, later found aboard a scow. seller agrees to repay and no arrests follow. The ocean tug C W Morse battles rough seas near Long Branch. Scotia leaks, Lizzie Moses wrecked, Morse rescues crew. Bath items note concerts, Gun Club visit to Portland, and basketball at Alameda ends before slugging. Patten lodge advances two candidates. two more to receive degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Hyde
Supt
Han.com
Norwich New London Transportation Co
Mr. Schofield
Holder-On
Mr. Stiles
Maine
Paving, ships, and local industry updates in Lewiston
April 27, 1893 report covers oil cloth exports to New York, a broken leg recovery, real estate sale, street paving disruptions due to pipes, No. 1 hose company changes, visits by Holman F. Day and Boyle, paving plans by Hawthorn for railroad tracks and Maine Central work, construction milestones on the Norwich line steamer, keel plates on the iron steamer, and a new football team formed at the Y M C A with plans for games next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hawthorn
Rockland
Maine Central Railroad
Waterville
Union Station
Portland
Maine Central
Local notes from April 28 1893 in city columns
April 28 1893 entries report Harry Dunton clerking at Chase's grocery with Arthur Hill joining Capt Gibbons on a voyage. E W Bradstreet, mate of the steam er Gagadahoc, was in the city yesterday. The schooner R D Bibber arrived with coal for the Iron Works. Regular meeting of Patten lodge K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dunton
Chase's Grocery Store
E. W. Bradstreet
R. D. Bibber
Iron Works
Boothbay Harbor notables visit city and local events
April 29 1893 reports Capt Blair and Rev Haley in town while James McPherson visits Massachusetts. Alonzo Hamilton plans a Winthrop Beach grocery, Dunlap Commandery invited to Ports mouth for June 22 23. The Georgie L Drake schooner to be overhauled at New England yard and Bath Iron Works workers enjoy half holidays. City meetings, sidewalk petition, appropriations, and Maine Grand Masonic meetings in Portland are noted, with Bath Gun Club electing officers George E. Thompson presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Masonic
Maine
Portland
Deering
Denver
Grand Commandery
Electric railway contract eyed by Thompson Houston
May 1 1893 in city driven by buoy work on river channel as Lilac returns. Charles L. Pierce of Thompson Houston Boston surveys proposed route for coming electric railway and a contract to install track is likely. Also notes high orange prices, Times office nine challenging Elliott black ball nine for Decoration Day, and brick building foundation rising on Elm street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Charles L. Pierce
Thompson Houston
Boston
Elliott
Times Office
Elm Street
Standard Oil Horse Injury on Washington Street
A Standard Oil team from Brunswick moving along Washington street Tuesday noon had a horse limp severely. The animal was removed from the cart and taken to Sagadahoc stable where Dr Goddard began treatment. George Lincoln, the truckman, assisted and the horse was placed in a jigger for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
Brunswick
Washington Street
George Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Bath Notes and Arrivals Highlight May Activities
Local Bath happenings include Angus M. McDonald accepting a South Dakota church position for the season, and his brother Alex representing Bath at Andover Theological Seminary. Fred Hooper begins a ten day eastward inspection tour of G A R camps and towns. May 2 athletic event at Alameda and concert at Universalist church. City government meets tomorrow with appropriations discussed. May 12 Arbor Day proclaimed by Gov Cleaves. Bath Gun Club travels to Portland for a friendly shoot. May party tickets from Brooks society scarce, limited to members. Kennebec Steamboat Co stockholders to meet at Gardiner wharf to elect officers. Regular probate court session held with Judge Savage presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus M. McDonald
Andover Theological Seminary
South Dakota
Mr. McDonald
Alex
Bath
Court House
Baker
Richmond
Savage
Augusta
Kennebec County
Kennebec Steamboat Co
Gardiner
Maine News Notes and Class Day Highlights
Albert Kirkwood of Freeport demonstrates amateur wireless by receiving signals from Rome and a California dispatch. Brunswick senior class selects officers for class day exercises on June 15 with history and prophecy led by William Marriner and Russell Sherburne. Skowhegan dramatic club stages rehearsals for A Friend of the Family and student prize speaking contests at Brunswick and campus staff banquet at Bangor House. Moreland urges Campus be enlarged to feature university social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kirkwood
Freeport
Rome
Brunswick High
William Marriner
Russell Sherburne
Alberto Warren
Angela Johnson
Dorothy Edgecomb
Arthur Warren
Jack Davis
Town Hall
James E. Moreland
University of Maine
Bangor House
Moreland
Portland Visitors From Local Set Attend Friday
Mr and Mrs Edwin H Given Mrs Carl C Anderton Mrs Jane Spinney Miss Carrie Shaw Mrs Harry F Morin and Mrs Arthur Sewall were Portland visitors Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Given
Carl C. Anderton
Jane Spinney
Carrie Shaw
Harry F. Morin
Arthur Sewall
Portland
Women bear greater penalties for industrial injuries
A Women's Bureau report led by Marie Correll finds women workers receive far less compensation than men for similar industrial injuries in New York Illinois and Wisconsin. The study notes higher injury rates among young women and girls, with machinery and falls as major causes, and urges standard data collection and stronger protection for younger workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Marie Correll
Bureau
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
United States
Women’s Bureau
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
Bath Country Club opens second season with strong turnout
The Bath Country Club golf course opened Sunday at nine for its second season. More than 50 golfers played, some several times, with George Hunt and Ned Andrews first off. Greens were fine, fairways mostly dry, and several new memberships were taken as the course will stay open daily with preferred lies for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
George Hunt
Ned Andrews
Miss Toole A Guest In Fitchburg Sister’s Home
Miss Margaret Toole of Fitchburg Massachusetts is a guest of her sister Mrs. John C. Fitzgerald at 642 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Toole
Fitchburg, Maét
John C. Fitzgerald
Washington Street
Morse High Loses Opener in Valley League Baseball
Morse High was defeated 10 0 in its Kennebec Valley League opener at Gardiner as pitcher Sam Goggin limited Morse to two hits and struck out 17. Morse’s Parker and Parks produced Morse’s only hits, while Gardiner built early and added six runs in the third and two more in the sixth. Buck started for Morse, with Kirkpatrick finishing, and Gardner capitalized on Morse errors for the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Brunswick
Hallowell
ER IU
Sam Goggin
Gardiner High School
Morse
Bath Boys
Ernie Sarkis
Gourvin
Parks
Leon Buck
Jamison
Melindy
Lawrence
Gardiner Crew
Benner
Goggin
Bates
Buck
McDonald
Haynes
Lovely
N. Goggin
Huse
Kirkpatrick
Webb
M. C
Probate notices appoint executrix and administrator
On April 11 1933 Rose F Murphy of Bath was appointed executrix without bond of the Carleton Murphy estate and qualified for the trust. Attest: William F Dunham Register. On March 7 1933 J Edward Hughes of Bath was appointed administrator of Eva B Gilman estate and has qualified for the trust in Sagadahoc County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose F. Murphy
Bath
Sagadahoc
Carleton Murphy
J. Edward Hughes
Eva B. Gilman
Phippsburg
John P. Carey
Melvina P. Lermond
Y rooms bustle as grammar league action fills school break
Large turnout and activity mark this school vacation week at the Y rooms. Vernal Chaney leads Central Downs while John Chaney heads Weeks South St Mary’s, both shaping ways to utilize the big squads. Ladies auxiliary gifts boost pocket billiard equipment as Herby Henderson returns from Washington with friends cheering. Phil Oliver guides the Dike North Grammar team in the Y baseball league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaney Brothers
Vernal
John
Central Downs
St. Mary's
Phil” Oliver
Dike-North Grammar Combine
Clam Diggers Face Court Costs Over Permits
West Point and Parker Head clam diggers say they dig seven miles daily and may face jail over permit laws. Elder Wallace vows to fight to the Supreme Court if needed, while others recall prior refusals to pay fines. A Gardiner fisherman reports a record 14 foot shark catch at West Harbor, Jamaica, with 8 sharks hauled home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Parker Head
Bay Point
Wallace
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Brunswick Court
Harpswell
Southport
Phippsburg
Popham
Libby
George Oliver
Gardiner
West Harbor
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Will of N Augustus Puller Heard in Sagadahoc Probate
Viola M Fuller of Bath petitions as executrix to prove the will of N Augustus Puller who died in Bath on April 2 1933. Heirs named are George Fuller of Wiscasset and Arthur Chase of Detroit. Court orders notice to interested parties and issuance of Letters Testamentary without bond to Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Viola M. Fuller
Bath
N. Augustus ‘Puller
George Fuller
Wiscasset
Arthur Chase
Detroit
Mich
Stig
Seekins Fleishmann Marriage Held at St Marys Bath
Archie L Seekins and Leola B Fleischmann both of Bath were married Sunday afternoon at 4 30 in the rectory of St Marys church by Rev Samuel Dugan. Attendants were the bride’s sister Mrs George W Stangel and Mr Stangel. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Seekins, is a Morse high school and Wentworth Institute graduate now in the family building business. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Octave Breton, is a Bath City Hospital nurse with additional training at Corey Hill hospital, Brookline. She is a member of the Bath City Hospital Nurses Alumnae and is known in a wide circle. The couple left for a honeymoon and will reside at 688 Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie L. Seekins
Leola B. Fleischmann
R. N
Bath
St. Mary's Church
Samuel Dugan
George W. Stangel
Dorothy Breton
Stangel
Ralph E. Seekins
Morse High School
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Colonial Club
Octave Breton
More High School
Bath City Hospital
Corey H'll Hospital
Brookline
Mass
Prize Speaking Contest District Finals Held at Winslow High
Roland Nadeau of Winslow High and William Libby of Coburn Classical Institute earned spots to compete in the State prize speaking contest in Augusta after 20 district representatives faced off at Winslow High School in Waterville Friday night. Alternates named were Bernedette Snow of Rockland and Douglas Howard of Monmouth. Judges were Rev. Harold C. Metzner Miss Exerene Flood and Mrs. Carl Brown. William S. Mansfield served as time keeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Nadeau
Winslow High School
William Libby
Coburn Classical Institute
Augusta
Waterville
Bernedette Snow
Rockland
Douglas Howard
Monmouth
Harold C. Metzner
Exerene Flood
Carl Brown
William S. Mansfield
Petition to declare Pearson H. Stinson dead in Sagadahoc
Narcissa S Potter of Bath petitions the Sagadahoc Probate Court in 1933 to judicially determine that Pearson H Stinson, last heard from in Woolwich, is dead after forty years of absence. The petition notes his personal property worth at least twenty dollars and lists his heirs at law: James P Potter Oakland California, Frederick J Potter Pomfret Connecticut, Charles H Stinson Gloucester Massachusetts, and Narecissa S Potter Bath Maine. A notice to Bath Independent is ordered to announce the hearing set for May 9, 1933 in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
James H. Ames
State OF Maine
Bath
Walter
Glidden
William F. Dunham
Narcissa Spotter
Pearson H. Stinson
Woolwich
James P. Potter
Oakland
California
Frederick J Potter
Pomfret
Connecticut
Charles H. Stinson
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Rte
Narcissa S. Potter
A. D
Walter $. Glidden
Walter S. Glidden
Albert H. Stinson
James
Adahoe
Walter 8S. Glidden
Probate petition seeks administrator for Albert H. Stinson
Sagadahoc alleges Narcissa S Potter and relatives as heirs at law while notifying prominent Bath residents of a probate hearing. The petition claims Albert H Stinson died intestate with property valued at no less than twenty dollars and asks the court to appoint an administrator, with a Bath Probate Court session set for May ninth, 1933. The document lists James P Potter of Oakland California and others as kin, and asks publication of notice for interested parties.
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Bath Daily Times
Front Street
No. 1
Herbert L. Nichols
Wesley Church
Mr. Nichols
New England
C. W. Morse
Long Branch
Norfolk
Lizzie Moses
Scotia
Phila May
Universalist Church
Bath Gun Club
Portland Gun Club
Portland Club
Deeringane Ee Lata
Mathias
Murray
the Alameda
Patten Lodge
Oil Cloth Works
Arthur Dinsmore
South Street
David Owen Foye & Co
H. S. Morrell
Hinckley Street
Daniel O. Pierce
Holman F. Day
The
Lewiston Journal
Mr. Boyle
Boston Herald
City
Hanscom
Foreman Schofield
McClintock
Sewall’s
Arthur Hill
Capt. Gibbons
B. F. Blair
Boothbay Harbor
James McPherson
Mr. Haley
Alonzo Hamilton
Holbrooke & Hamilton
Winthrop Beach
Dunlap Commandery
E. T
de Witt Clinton Commandery
Portsmouth
Georgie L. Drake
Philadelphia
Sewall Yard
Bath Iron Works
Winslow
Court Street
George E. Thompson
Charles A. Furber
J. C. Higgins
A. S. Merrill
Fred Hooper
Sons of Veterans
Thomaston
Vinal Haven
Waldoboro
Camden
Alameda
Hattie Hanscom
Phila
Irving Tibbetts
Page & Tibbetts
Eastern Steamboat Co
Brooks Society
Cleaves
Maine News Notes
Dramatic Club
Skowhegan High School
Assembly Hall
Georgie B. Parker
Gertrude Douglass
Susan Barnard Delano
Brunstwick High School
Morse High
Valley League
Kennebec Valley League
Atterback
C. W. Warburton
Department of Agriculture
Utterback
Aroostook County
Sarkis
Skaling
Tees
P Henderson
Eeke Harrington
Reese Haynes
Vette Eeers Bates
Dear
Herby” Henderson
Institution
Washington, D. C
Seekins
Fleischmann
St. Mary’s Rectory
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