Bath Daily Times 1898 Highlights April 27 28 30
Fort Warren lumber orders coppered at Charlestown navy yard. Bath residents head to Boston for work. Local church services and dances planned. Naval veterans and scouts organize, and Katharine Rober company arrives for performances. Military drills, steamer Sagadahoc brings freight and passengers. Public notices include construction at Lord's loft and gun club plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Southard
Fred Sears
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
Morse Chases Cony Jinx Off Diamond 11-4 Victory
Morse High burst ahead with four hits in the fourth and again in the eighth to topple Cony 11-4 at Kelley Field. Eddie Brown (Morse) held Cony to four hits while six walks and two costly eighth-inning errors helped Morse secure its third straight win and a likely southern division pennant push in the Kennebec Valley League. Nickerson, Perry, John led Morse with two hits apiece. Brown, Stanton, Sarkis contributed key plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Kelley Field
Augusta Schoolboys
Bath Lads
Congstes
Morse Crew
Eddie Brown
Nickerson
Perry
John
Morse
Cony
Earl Brown
Stanton
Adell
Brown
Jaquith
Simpson
Mercier
Stinson
Sarkis
Hamblett
Short
Smith
Keystone
Veilleux
Haskell
Burney
Haines
Fdl Brown
Larkis
Brewer
Mendall
Hamblet
Ed Brown
Bourque
Ferl Brown
Ochmanski
Alfred Tarbox Brief Boston Visit and Major Fuller Augusta Trip
Alfred Tarbox is spending a few days in Boston. Major E M Fuller departed for Augusta on the noon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Harris
Boston
Ralph Covel
Charles Fields
Alfred Tarbox
E. M. Fuller
Augusta
Unusual midair fish theft ends with delivery to truck
A Calais to Woodland trucker witnessed a kingfisher rising from Maguer rawock stream with a pickerel. A bald eagle swooped in and grabbed the catch mid air, but failed to secure it and dropped the fish F. O. B. right in front of the truck.
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Erudition
Calais
Woodland
Bath Destroyers Open Season In Loss At Home
Bath Destroyers fall 7 6 to Boothbay Harbor Tigers after a ninth inning error on home plate on Charlie Rowe’s triple. Rowe drove in the winning run as Bath outhit the Tigers 8 7 with Footer the lone multiple hitter. Rice earned the win for Harbor while Jones, Lewis and Rice combined on the mound for Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Rowe
Kents Hill
Bath Destroyers
Boothbay Harbor Tigers
the Harbor
Rowe
Page
Destroyers
Bath Boys
Tigers
Bob Footer
Bobby Lee
Skaling
Bath
Lewis and Rice
Harbor
Bobby Stevens
Lee
Pinkham
Dodge
Footer
Perry
Burgon
Jones
Lewis
Rice
Chaney
Brewer
Plummer
Progressive Club Union Meeting Held In Bath
Mrs Helena Elwell and Mrs Blanche Plummer welcomed attendees including Mrs Edna Jones Mrs Annie Judkins Miss Sadie Hogan and Mrs Flora Allen. Four past presidents from Maine Progressive Union attended: Mrs Ruth Farnham of Cosmopolitan Bath Mrs Harry C Webber of Winnegance Community and Cosmopolitan clubs Bath Mrs Marion J Ricker of Lisbon Progressive and Mrs Inez Crosby of Freeport Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena Elwell
Blanche Plummer
Edna Jones
Annie Judkins
Sadie Hogan
Flora Allen
Maine Progressive Union Present
Ruth Farnham
Cosmopolitan Club
Bath
Harry C. Webber
Winnegance Community
Cosmopolitan Clubs
Marion J Ricker
Lisbon Progressive
Inez Crosby
Freeport Women’s Club
Delightful Party Thursday Night at South End Contract Club
The South End Contract club hosts a Thursday night event with a show program led by John Williams singing old favorites. Dinner committee includes Edgar D. Leavitt Ralph Gay Wilbur Crocker James Clappison and Walter Hill. A chicken or lobster supper will be served Friday at Mrs. Harry E. Petersons East Brunswick followed by contract work. Mrs. Harry W. Crosman coordinates plans.
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John Williams
Edgar D. Leavitt
Ralph Gay
Wilbur Crocker
James Clappison
Walter Hill
South End Contract Club
Harry E. Peterson
East Brunswick
Harry W. Crosman
Lou Cooper Faces Harley Caswell In Bath Boxing Clash
Larruping Lou Cooper, Bath’s state heavyweight champ, meets Granite State champ Harley Caswell of Dover, N H, at the Arcade arena in Bath Friday in the first Summer season show. Cooper, 17 fights, 15 wins with 12 KOs, aims to extend his 20th birthday victory run and defend his title after a two round KO of Joe Burney. Caswell brings a strong regional record against top New England opponents.
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Lou Cooper
Bath
Harley Caswell
Dover
N. H
Granite State
Arcade Arena
Welder
Joe Burney
Augusta
Maine
Cooper
Bill Ferguson
Portland
Ferguson
Butch Wooster
Rockland
Wooster
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jim DeCapua
Caswell
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Sacred Heart Circle Has Busy Meeting
Daughters of Isabella held their regular meeting Tuesday evening. Miss Geraldine McGuiggan was elected first guide to succeed Miss Muriel Burgess who resigned from that office upon moving out of town. A social in the hall May 17 was voted. Committee chairmen and delegates were chosen for the Communion breakfast May 22 and the state convention in Waterville May 14 15. The June social committee was announced and hostesses named. The Study club and welfare committee voted to send two needy girls to Camp Pesquasawasis in Poland. Card parties were planned to raise funds for the girls with proceeds to buy a gift for Bath Memorial hospital.
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Daughters of Isabella
Geraldine McGuiggan
Muriel Burgess
Vivian Kronstand
Anne Perry
Theegent
Waterville
George Nugent
Diocesan Council
Portland
Arthur Jenkins
Willian O.wagner
Agnes Wright
Katharine Talbot
Study Club
Camp Pesquasawasis
Poland
Nora McLaughlin
D. J. Tardif
Ethel Lee
Dora Collins
Esther Moses
Vice President Main and Son Sail to England for Institute Meetings
Archibald M. Main, vice president of Bath Iron Works, and his son Archibald M. Main Jr, MIT graduate, sail June 8 from New York aboard the Queen Mary with about 80 Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers members for a five week tour to England and Scotland. They will attend London Institute of Naval Architects meeting with foreign delegates, visit Glasgow for a meeting of the Society of Engineers and Shipbuilders, and go to Newcastle to be hosted by the Northeast Coast Institute. Mr Main Jr recently became a junior member of the American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald M. Main
Bath’ Iron Works Corp
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Queen Mary
New York City
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
England
Scotland
Institute of Naval Architects of London
London
Glasgow
Society of Engineers and Shipbuilders
Newcastle
Northeast Coast Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders
Main, Jr
American Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Four Perfect Skeet Rounds Highlight Bathfield Shoot
Jim Whitney of Portland drilled 50 straight in four skeet rounds at Bathfield Sunday, with 73 of 75 total. Bob Sturtevant and Charlie Alexander each posted 25s, as 13 shooters totaled 37 rounds in the largest Sabbath event this season. Other scores included Wing 90, Alexander 110x125 over two days, and Sturtevant 25x25 in the third perfect round of his season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathfield
Jim Whitney
Portland
Bob Sturtevant
Charlie Alexander
Richmond
R. Sturtevant
Bing Wing
John Whitney
Alexander
Don Wilson
Morse High Tennis Team Opens Season With Auburn Win
Morse High opened the season at Auburn with a 3 2 victory over Edward Little. Ed Die Sewall clinched the win by rallying after dropping the first set 2 6. Ernest Haskell and George Sarkis won their singles in straight sets. Doubles saw Huse and Palmer edge Morse pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Auburn
Edward Little
Bath Boys
Eddie Sewall
Cullen
Red Eddies
Ernest Haskell
George Sarkis
Baker
Monk
Sarkis
Clarence Atwood
Huse
Palmer
Harold E. Brown
Rockland
Bath Country Club
Morse
Edward Sewall
Surprise bridal shower for Miss Helen Larrabee in Boothbay Harbor
Miss Helen Larrabee of Boothbay Harbor hosted a surprise shower Tuesday evening at Miss Ethel Sutherland's Center street home for her upcoming marriage to Donald Perry. Guests included Mrs. Frederick H. Gowell and several Misses, with a buffet supper, social time, and yellow blue decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Larrabee
Boothbay Harbor
Donald Perry
Ethel Sutherland
Center Street
Frederick H. Gowell
Elinor Wilson
Esther Wileson
Madeline Thivodeau
Jennie Kakos
Grice Goodwin
Elizabeth Colby
Helen Moses
Larraber
Sutherland
Bret Kakos
Marguerite Brown
Desmonds' Daughter Celebrates Eleventh Birthday
Ann Desmond celebrated her eleventh birthday Tuesday with a supper party at her Lincoln Street home. In the evening, guests attended a Deanna Durbin film at the Opera House. Attending were Audrey Hill Betty Anderson Emma Jane Trott Lydia Smith Betty Cummings Natalie Hagan Francis Plaher ty Joan Shaw Evelyn Perkins.
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Ann
Euegene Desmond
Lincoln Street
Deanna Durbin
Opera House
Audrey Hill
Betty Anderson
Emma Jane Trott
Lydia Smith
Betty Cummings
Natalie Hagan
Francis Plaherty
Joan Shaw
Evelyn Perkins
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