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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1932

Page

6

Bath Daily Times 1892 items recount town events

Fortnightly Bath items note a water works meeting, a running race by coal heavers, Arbor Day at the high school, and a possible town sidewalk vote. Also covered are a Beacon Street wedding, steamboat and ship lights on the Kennebec, a mayoral horse incident, Young Men's Congress plans, book store clerking, Living Whist Carnival rehearsals, and local business moves.

Bath Kennebec River Perkins Island Squirrel Point Ram Island Doublin Point Ames Ledge Thwings Point

City of Acadia plans improvements and sales drive

On April 29 1869 Read Nichols lists 200000 bricks for sale and work resumes at the yard in four weeks. Acadia lodge K of P conferred two Pages and one Esquire last evening. Mayor Twitchell Alderman Donnell and Street Commissioner Williams tour Boston on business. A stone crusher street sprinkler and street sweeper join contemplated city purchases. Gas works improvements begin this week promising a top state plant.

Nichols Acadia Lodge K. of P Twitchell Donnell Williams Boston

Bath city notes and naval yard activity update

A Bath firm plans to build a 40 foot schooner yacht for a New York cocoa nut trade venture. The Kennebec arrives from Boston with freight and a Mane, while passenger travel remains light. Engine companies reorganized with new foremen. Long Beach and Kennebec divisions report similar sizes to last year. River log drives near Fort Popham set to begin with rivermen capturing derelicts for rafting upriver.

Bath City of Bat Hose Thomas Neagle Long Beach Richard Lundrigan Kennebec U. ‘Penney Harris Getchell Chelsea

Bathy Men’s Club Beats Hebron 6-1 in 1932 Opener

Bath Y Men's club baseball team edged Hebron academy 6-1 at the Academy diamond Saturday. Mark Hayes starred on the mound steering ex Greater Boston schoolboys with 12 hits allowed and two walks. Bath stranded 11 baserunners while Hebron left eight. Dido Cutting drove Bath’s run in the eighth on a Texas leaguer misplayed by Noonan.

Bath Y Hebron Academy Academy Diamond Cannonball Oliver Frankie Sheridan Mark Hayes St. Mary's Boston Hebron Dido Cutting Bath Club Stan Whitehouse Cutting Miller Noonan Hayes Whitehouse Dave Sprague Lekates Callan Seeeee Parks Stover J. Miller Lb Jenkins Enna Ee Sprague C. Miller Serenenee Hayes P Ereene Longley Bath Moore Flagg Nings Hay Flagg Hannigan Bennett

Bath Country Club in fine shape for Friday golf

The Bath Country Club greens are being rolled and traps smoothed for an optimal course by Friday if dry weather continues. Superintendent George Grant says the course will be in top condition, with better ground and hold next season. Members and visitors praised the veranda view, road improvements, and growing memberships. A May 10 card party at the clubhouse will showcase facilities and raise funds for kitchen equipment.

Bath Country Club George Grant Maine B. E. Hutchins

Representative Wright Tours Far Balkans and Caucasus Ports

The narrative describes travel through Yalta, Novorossysk, Tuapse, Sochi, Batum, Tiflis, and Baku with notes on harbors, grain and cement industries, tea plantations, and oil fields. It highlights landmarks such as the Convent of St George, the Prince Voonstrov chateau, and the Gothic Moorish styling, plus the Caspian crossing and shipyards as the Caspian Sea voyage concludes.

Convent of St. George Yalta Sevastopol Novorossysk Caucasus Tuapse Sochi Gagri Batum Russia Tiflis Paris Near East Caspian Black Sea Baku Black City Caspian Sea

Bath Physician Dr. Byron Barker Dies After Illness

Dr. Byron F. Barker, 69, longtime Bath physician, died Friday night at City Hospital after an acute appendicitis attack and emergency operation. Practicing in Bath since 1896, he was a Bowdoin and Jefferson Medical College graduate, a former city official, and a trustee of local institutions. He is survived by his wife, Clara Mildred Todd.

Byron F. Barker Bath City Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia American College of Physicians Baltimore Samuel Julia F. Barker Bath High School Bowdoin College Andrew J. Fuller Fuller Dr. Barker Samuel Barker Washington Street John C. Fitzgerald Barker Globe Common Council Board of Aldermen Sagadahoc County Bath Savings Institution Patten Pree Library Bowdoin Theta Delta Chi Fraternity Bath City Hospital Clara Mildred Todd

Mrs Margaret Foster Whitney dies at 76 in Cambridge

Mrs Margaret Foster Green Whitney widow of Boston financier Henry M. Whitney and Bath native died Thursday April 28 at 396 Mount Alban street Cambridge mass aged 76. Funeral Sunday at King’s Chapel Boston with a double male quartet and ushers listed. Ashes carried to Bath Monday for committal at Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving children include James Whitney and Mrs Herbert Lyman and Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Dodge.

Margaret Foster (Green) Whitney Henry M. Whitney Boston Bath Admiral Joseph Green Mount Alban Street Cambridge Mass King’s Chapel John Carroll Perkins Howard N. Brown Raymond C. Robbins N. Phillips Dodge N. Phillips Dodge, Jr J. Pennington Gardiner J. Pennington Gardiner, Jr Herbert Lyman Benjamin A. G. Thorndike Mount Auburn Crematory Oak Grove Cemetery Whitney Lyman Gardiner Dodge Joseph M. Trott High Street

Widow Ada Shorey Dies in Brooklyn Former Bath Resident

News of the death reaches Brooklyn for Ada Shorey widow of Frank W. Shorey once of Bath. Nephew William Shorey of the First National Bank confirms the passing. She had lived at 100 North Street in Bath while Mr. Shorey worked for The Times Co. Later they moved to Brunswick and then to Bridgton for burial.

Frank W. Shorey Brooklyn N. Y Ada Shorey Bath William 8. Shorey First National Bank Shorey North Street The Times Co Brunswick Brunswick Telegraph Brunswick Record

James P. Oliver 75 of Phippsburg dies in Brunswick

James P. Oliver age 75 of Phippsburg died Sunday in Brunswick where he had been a patient ten days. He was born to Henry and Elizabeth Oliver and lived in West Point. Survived by his wife, a nephew George Davis of Bath, and three nieces including Mrs. Everett Harrington.

James P. Oliver Phippsburg Brunswick Cee Henry Elizabeth Oliver West Point George Davis Bath Everett Harrington

Unclear Names From Phippsburg Center Notice

Fragmentary line mentions Phippsburg Center with Mrs Eliza Ferris of Bath and Mrs Nellie Tho of Portland indicating a social or civic reference. Summary limited by missing context and incomplete sentence.

Phippsburg Center Eliza Ferris Bath Nellie Tho Portland

Augustus A. Seiders Dies After Stroke at City Hospital

Augustus A Seiders 68 janitor at the Federal building died after a paralytic stroke. Born in Newcastle he moved to Bath as a young man and worked in shipyards before eight years in federal service. He had a fractured hip from a 1930 fall and had been in poor health. Survived by three daughters Mrs Mildred Warwick of Chicago Mrs Annie Cox of Braintree Mass and Louise Holgreen of Wollaston ASS.

Augustus A. Seiders Post Office City Mr. Seiders Newcastle Morrill Seiders Bath Kelley, Spear Co Washington Street Acadia Lodge K. of P Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association Mildred Warwick Chicago Annie Cox Braintree Mass Louise Holgreen Wollaston

Edmund Sadler Dies at 83 in Brunswick

Edmund Sadler, 83, a Georgetown native and longtime Brunswick resident, died Monday at his home 15 Columbia avenue. He worked for the State agricultural department in gypsy moth work before retiring at 65. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. James Learned, Mrs. Ralph Varney, Mrs. Harold Hendrickson of Brunswick, Mrs. Charles Winston of New Jersey, and two sons, Milton and Charles F.E. Sadler, both of Brunswick.

Edmund Sadler Georgetown Brunswick Columbia Avenue Massachusetts Canada State Agricultural Department James Learned Ralph Varney Harold Hendrickson Charles Winston New Jersey Milton Charles FE. Sadler

Laura L Holmes Dies in Belfast at 80

Laura L. Holmes 80 widow of George O. Holmes of Belfast died at her home Friday. Survived by five sons Dr. George of Boston Dr. John of Manchester Fair and Gay E in Belfast Clyde B. Holmes manager of Gibbons Coal Co in Bath. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the other home with Rev Clifford L Peasiee of the Baptist church officiating.

Laura L. Holmes George O. Holmes Belfast George Boston John Manchester N. H Fair and Gay E Clyde B. Holmes Gibbons Coal Co Bath Clifford L. Peasiee the Baptist Church

Mrs Cool's Funeral Held at High Street Home

The funeral of Winifred B. Cool wife of Harry W. Cool was held Thursday morning at her home at 876 High Street. Rev Edwin D. Hardin officiated. Bearers were Ernest R. Avery George Wright Farley Mayo and Arthur F. Mayo. The body was removed to Pittsfield for burial.

Winifred B. Cool Harry W. Cool High Street Edwin D. Hardin Ernest R. Avery George Wright Farley Mayo Arthur F. Mayo Pittsfield

Funeral of J. P. Oliver at Curtis Funeral Home

The funeral of Jamz P. Oliver of Phippsburg was held Wednesday afternoon at two at Curtis Funeral Home, 105 Center Street. Rev. Cuaries H. Berry of Corliss Street Church officiated. Burial followed in Phippsburg Center.

Fueral Jamz P. Oliver Phippsburg Curtis Funeral Home Center Street Cuaries H. Berry Corliss Street Church Berial Phivpsbura Center

Sagadahoc Court Chart Attest Ledger Fragment

A fragment from Sagadahoc judicial records shows a chart or ledger reference with Attest: terms and partial names including PATTANGALL and Cody. The readable text hints at a court chart or attestation entry in progress, with limited legible details and no clear action or date.

Pattangall Judicial Court Mup Cody UHI Ogg Raed

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bath Daily Times Apel Committee On Water Works Alameda F. E. No Richmond Independent Home Co Beacon Street A.m William J. Collins Catherine E. McGregor Mrs. Walter Lowell Middle Street Witham Young Men's Congress Eddie Vaughn Columbian Mel Crocker Russell and Middle Streets Robert Scott John Merrill George Snell Gilbert John Cushing New York New York & Aspinwall Steamship Co Russell’s Hall Columbian Opera House Wilson Auburn Young Bros Bowdoin Paper Mill Topsham Stevedore Morse Gas House Wharf Nickerson Belldora Carrie A. Norton Delahanty City of Bath No. 1 Bath Gun Club Woolwich Monay R. B. Hall Universalist Shack Hall New England A. D. Adams Winnegance Winneganee Meadowbrook Road N. C. Gielstrup Elm Front Streets Reuben Hunt Townsend's Marine Railway Catherine Hill West Bath Walter Choate Oil Electric Light Co C. B. Harrington Gussie Donnell F. A. Welch John Desmond Thompson Bros Gilbert Patten George Henry Dole Prof Shaw’s Kelley & Spear’s Woodbury Potter Hyde Light Guards Col. Brett Bangor Ed Kennedy Mr. ‘Moses New Meadows Nat Clapp Jack Norton Andrews Hallet A. Hallet & Co Waltham I. A. Harris Fred Cox Charles B. Toby Central Church Bromfield Street Lang Foote and Whitney Bath Division Bhaw’s Een Dunlap Commandery O. F. Willams Brookfield Maine Central Section Bath and Cook’s Crossing Long Beach Engine Company Houghton Bros BATHY Azkhabad Wright Old Merv Persia Bokhara Herat Kabul Samarkand Tamerlane Alexander, the Great Asia New Pedagogical Academy Fergana Roses Sir Tashkent Turkestan Afghanistan Alma Alta Chokpar Balkhash Siberia Semipalatinsk Siberian Red Army Novo Sibirsk Omsk Kolchak Chelyabinsk Moscow Physical Institute Sverdlovsk Kremlin Nicholas Palace Ivan Velike Leningrad Petrograd Peter the Great Soviet Union Baltic Representative Wright City Hospital Margaret F. Whitney Mrs Federal Building Mrs. Cool J. P. Oliver L. F.” Atwood L. F Sagadahoc State OF Maine Supreme Judicial Court Leonice B. Morse Morse Bros. Company Sagadance Regnaenics Edward W. Bridgham Notary Public Eos State OF Maine Supreme Judicial Court Augusta Bath Independent Megasanes Sag Idahoc Fred H. Thompron
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