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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1929

Page

8

Bath Thirty Years Ago Items From The Bath Times 1889

Fortifications and local items from Bath Maine in 1889 note the Maine Central depot closure, area improvements, a new culvert along the railroad, a move for the North Street Chapel, and plans for a new filtering gallery for Bath Water Supply Co. Also mention weather, city council pay raise for night police, shipyard activity, and various local people and events.

Bath The Bathy Times Maine Central Railroad Center Street Bath Water Supply Co

Bath Bath: Uniform Bank to Escort Memorial Day

May 3 1889 Bath Division Uniform Bank to escort Memorial Day. J C How leaves Bath Water Works after duties as Superintendent. Center Street fire engine company re organs with Fred Ingham foreman and Fred Stilphen second foreman. Edward Morey injured hand at Bath Iron Works.

Bath Division Uniform Bank, K. of P J. C. How Bath Boston Center Street Fred Ingham Fred Stilphen Shepard Street House Edward S. Morey Bath Iron Works William Lynch

Wiscasset in Early Days May 4 1889

Miss Chase visits Worcester with Rev H J White. Popham Lodge officers installed by Mrs M C Shea. A crowded Front street horse incident and a surprise party at Miss Carrie Curtis home. Bath Board of Trade meeting planned and various local construction and transport notes. Remarked progress on lumber yards, canoes and shipyard work.

Popham Lodge of Good Templars M. C. Shea Fred Brackley Fred Bragg C. T Josephine Talbot V. T Harry Robinson Margaret Wright M. Nettie Parshley J. T Annie B. Stilphen F. S Leonard Percy Gilbert Sprague Edgar O. Dow Linnie Hodgkins Nellie Bragg Fred Johnson Carrie Curtis Pleasant Street

Miller Still Holds Lead In Batting

The Morse team star Jimmy Miller leads averages at .429 from 14 at bats with six hits. Don Ring follows at .357 from 14 trips, Stan Henderson at .333, and Trott at .500 in four trips. Other Morse players show lower marks as season hitting progresses.

Hallowell Jimmy Miller Morse Don Ring Stan Henderson Roland Trott Ave IMM Grace Scp Cates

Lincoln Lodge Memorial Memory Service Attended

A sizable gathering of Lincoln Lodge I C C F and Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge members attended the annual memorial sermon. The mobile unit was erected and the address delivered by Rev. Harold J. Merrill of Brunswick.

Lincoln Lodge I.C.C.F Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Maurice J. Knight Mobie Harold J. Merrill Brunswick

Maine Central milk train expands to daily Sunday service

Maine becomes a fluid milk producer on a sustained basis as the Maine Central Railroad begins seven day a week milk deliveries from Bangor to Portland. W. G. Hunton notes the move helps meet stricter Massachusetts health standards and boosts Maine dairy prosperity and growth.

Maine Maine Central Railroad Bangor Portland Massachusetts W. G. Hunton Hunton Maine Central

Leadership Camp Set to Open June 22

The State Y M C A leadership camp will run the week of June 22 to 29 marking the opening of the season. Regular gym classes pause for summer. open time allows individual work with activities such as handball boxing wrestling golf training tumbling and more. Basketball shooting remains popular as many members practice daily.

Audiometer Tests Yield Low Defect Rate in Schools

Mrs. R. Clinton McFadden, school nurse, reports four weeks of audiometer testing across grade schools. Of 1714 pupils tested, 124 were defective, a small percentage. She will inform parents and offer to explain the defects to parents or doctors and assist with treatment guidance.

R. Clinton McFadden McFadden

Must License Dogs During Present Week

Edwin L. Emmons announces that after Thursday the ninth Mayor Cahill will issue papers to dispose of unlicensed dogs or those found without collars bearing the owner’s name. Owners are urged to license dogs and ensure collars display name and address to avoid seizure.

Dog Edwin L. Emmons Cahill

Hand Engine League Meeting Saturday In Westbrook

The Maine State Hand Engine League Inc will hold its annual meeting at the Westbrook Veteran Firemen's home on Mechanic Street next Saturday night at eight D S T. Bath will be represented. Delegates must turn in cards if any changes were made. Frank T Fortier of Bath seeks president. officers to be elected. A six oclock supper will be served. Berlin reports three more killed in communist rioting.

Richardson Capt. Tallman Whittiers Gundale Lee King General Court Boston Mas. Wood Gridley State Prison Lincoln and Kennebeck Bank Wiscasset Collector Cook Maine State Hand Engine League, Inc Westbrook Mechanic Street Bath John F. Cutter Newburyport Fire Department New England League Frank T. Fortier Upper Bath State Ferry Howard Coal Co E. A. Curtis Portland State of Maine City of State of Maine George C. Quicksall Chamber of Commerce

Central Church League closes its season with supper and meeting

The Central Church League finished its first year under President Mrs. William B. Newell with a well attended supper and business meeting. Reports from Secretary Mrs Eva Helah and Treasurer Mrs George W Dean praised activity and finances. Two competition teams led by Miss Martha Foote and Mrs Adolph Ehlers kept interest high. Ehlers' team won membership canvass. A musical program followed with solos from several members and a violin piece. Prizes awarded to top winners. Newell receives booby. Officers will serve another two-year term.

Central Church League William 8. Newell Eva Helah George W. Dean Martha Foote Adolph Ehlers Ehlers Miss Foote William W. Dennison Clyde Feete Andrus Coleman Howard Parks John A. Legro Richard Sprague Ralph W. Bragg Leonard Lord Belle Welch William V. Percy William S. Newell

Obituary Jessie Whitehouse Tuttle of Brookline Mass

Mrs. Jessie Whitehouse Tuttle died in Brookline Massachusetts on Saturday at about 52 after pernicious anemia intensified. She leaves son Paul W. Tuttle a Tufts Dental College student and her mother Mrs Charles Whitehouse. she was born in Bath and graduated with Bath High School class of 1896. She and her family were long time Bath residents with summers at Quaker Point. She attended Central Church Bath.

Brookline Mass Jessie Whitehouse Tuttle Beth Oak Grove Cemetery Tuttle Bath Charles Whitehouse Old High School Quaker Point Paul W. Tuttle Tufts Dental College Central Church

Death of Mrs Bartlett. Lewiston connections noted

Mrs Lucy Bartlett widow of Silas E Bartlett, 70, died at the home of her daughter Mrs William F Carrigan, 618 Main Street Lewiston. She leaves two sisters Mrs Frank Gardiner of Lewiston and Mrs Clarence Beedy of Portland and two nephews Congressman Carroll L Beedy of Portland and Howard E Beedy of New York.

Edward W. Sampson Dummer Street Bartlett William F. Carrigan Main Street Lewiston Silas E. Bartlett Frank Gardiner Clarence Beedy Portland Carroll L. Beedy Howard E. Beedy New York

Five Year Old Viola Carlson Dies After Illness

Viola Madeline Carlson daughter of Albion W and Kath erine J Carlson died Friday at 14 Green Street Bath after a long illness. Born in Caribou she was sent to Presque Isle for burial with funeral held there Monday. Her father a foreman on the new high school project moved to Bath from Presque Isle.

Viola Madeline Carlson Albion W Katherine J. Carlson Green Street Caribou New High School Bath Presque Isle

Funeral services for Mrs. America Purington held in Bowdoinham

The Methodist church in Bowdoinham hosted the funeral Friday afternoon at 1 30 conducted by Rev. George G Powers and Rev. J H Palmer with a profusion of flowers. Bearers were Albert Henderson William B Kendall J E Cornish and William S Given. Burial was in Ridge cemetery. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs J Bowdoin Lilly of Boston and Mrs Nelson D Thurlow of Richmond.

America Purington Bowdoinham George G. Powers J. H. Palmer Albert Henderson William B. Kendall J. E. Cornish William S. Given Ridge Cemetery J. Bowdoin Lilly Boston Nelson D. Thurlow Richmond

Committal Service for Mrs. Jessie Tuttle Held in Bath

Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace church led a committal service at Oak Grove cemetery for Mrs Jessie Whitehouse Tuttle formerly of Bath who died suddenly Saturday at her Brookline Massachusetts home. Family and Bath friends attended after a Monday Brookline funeral. Indian Harbor Indiana reports two believed drowned when a plane crashed into Lake Michigan during a storm.

Charles M. Tubbs Grace Church Oal Grove Cemetery Jessie Whitehouse Tuttle Bath Brookline Mass Tuttle Indian Harbor Ind Lake Michigan

State Appropriation Totals Given for Evening School

The document lists appropriations including 2125.00 for Domestic Science and 2400.00 for Evening School, detailing budget allocations within a proposed bill. It summarizes line item funding without broader context or dates.

Bath to accept state ferry property for public dock

Bath officials scrutinize the transfer of the Kennebec River ferry slip to the city under House Document 359. Attorney General Robinson and city counsel advise on deed form and liability and outline steps to convey the property while preserving state protections. The matter includes tax commitments and committee reviews on reconversion costs.

Samuel H. Kirkpatrick Howard Coal Co Cahill Bath State Ferry Powers Wright Pres. Curtis Kirkpatrick Edward W. Bridgham Bridgham Bath Maine City of Kennebec River State of Maine Ood Oon Clement F. Robinson Special Ferry Committee

Venizelos Pledges Municipal Suffrage for Women

Greek Prime Minister Eleutherios Venizelos pledges to introduce municipal suffrage for women, signaling a push for broader political participation amid expanding rights. The vow comes as reform debates intensify in 1910s Greece.

Eleutherios Venizelos

Also Mentioned on This Page

Snr B. Pahillips Taunton Clark B.B.B Mr. Pope Bath Team Gardiner A. F. Duniels Hooper Knox & Lincoln Frank Keizer Ward Seven J. F. Hayden, Esq Hot Springs South Carolina North Street Grace Church Society John McLellan Oak Street Hunt & Mosher School Street Moulton’s Wharf J. W. Pask Arlington, Mass Marion Moulton’s Delia Low Ella C. Robinson Brooklyn Universalist Alameda Camp T. W. Hyde Sons of Veterans James Brooks Phoenix J. O. Patten, Esq A. R. Gilmore Turner Alderman Greenleaf Bath Custom House Lowell House Lincoln Street North Street Sunday School J. W. Wakefield Front Street Bath Board of Trade Frank Harnden Woolwich Washington Street Vine Street Samuel Mitchell Joseph Williams Gilbert Frank Snipe Arrowsic Hooker Shannon's Hotel William Gilbert James B. Drake Hea McDonald Yard William T. Donnell Foote Bros Bath Gas Light Co York and Dummer Streets Popham Hall Corliss Street Harry O. Stinson Star Canoe Club Sagamore Winter Street Joseph M. Hayes W. 8. Shorey Grand Masonic Randall & Co J. S. Winslow William Rogers Buenos Ayres Union Street Thomas Ingraham Rockland Bath Rowing Association Miller Morse High Maine Central Milk Train Hand Engine League Berlin Cosy Jessie W. Tuttle Mrs Lucy Bartlett Viola M. Carlson Carters Mer Carter Board of Highways and Sewers Ceer Eas Rogers Farm Sewall’s Hill Municipal Board of Mothers Aid Municipal Board of Childrens Ssesssae State Ferry Property Finance Committee Employers Liability Fund Committee On Insurance Engine 4 Fire Department Committee On Fire Department Sagadahock Veteran Firemen’s Association Middle Street Committee On Humphrey A. Owen High Street Lemont Street Committee On Public Lighting T. W. Hyde Camp S. of A. V Blaisdell, Leeman & Co Y'S Place Commercial Street Edna M. Wilson McCabe Harold W. Child Child Seth S. Mullin Board of Health Chester S. Kingsley Horace W. Ward Cemetery and Park Board Fred S. Curtis Thomas R. Huston Funeral Home Mary L. Sylvester Phippsburg Sagadahock Alvin P. Sylvester Af Phipps William F. Dunh
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