Forty Years Ago in Bath May 6 1902 Locals report ships and town news
Fort.y years ago in Bath reports 15 boats at City Landing, Elizabeth Preble leaves for New York to study corset fitting, Captain Bosworth arrives from Florida with improved health, A. S. Bosworth accompanies him. Hyde Windlass Co. installs a new motor armature and increases foundry output to meet demand. Forty men employed, more to come. patterns for magnese propeller blade on order. Locals enjoy Sebec Lake trip, Miss Alice F. C. Johnson shines as a Percy district teacher, Arbor Day trees planted. Colonial Club holds regular meeting with new members elected. Masons attend Portland grand bodies session. Varneys return from Waldoboro carriage drive. Huckabuck club attends The Little Magnet. Price dispute in butter cited. Bedford and Oak streets property sale to A. M. Cutler, Collin sells, moves to Phippsburg. Frank Morse shifts jobs to Portland. Ed Brown impresses at Gardiner indoor circus. Daily Reporter Journal notes a bicycle act with a daughter. New stable foundation started by W. D. Sewall on Washington street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath social and civic notes from May 7 1902
May 7 1902 social calendar in Bath features Mamie McDonald and Rebekah Dowling hosting a music filled party at New Meadows Inn. Local events include civic league delegates traveling to Waterville, a focus on Ammon Ram cigars, and plans for nurses graduates, new dairy lunch room, and Mer rymeeting Park preparations for May 29 opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie McDonald
Rebekah Dowling
New Meadows Inn
Messrs. Potter and Coombs
Miss Annie F Kimball Travels to Bradford Academy Guests
May 9 1902 notes describe Miss Annie F Kimball leaving Thursday for Bradford Mass to visit Miss Bessie Clifford and attend Bradford academy where Kimball and Ruth Whitney will enroll next September. Mr and Mrs G H Shea arrived from Brooklyn to visit the city. Shea sold his Bath street residence to Arthur Pepper and is chief engineer of the steam yacht Embla preparing for commission in New York. Directors of the People's...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Footer
Front Street
Footer
W. G. Thomas
Boston
Merrymeeting Park
Mr. Thomas
Massachusetts
Fred E. Hooper
Annie F. Kimball
Bradford
Mass
Bessie Clifford
Bradford Academy
Miss Kimball
Ruth Whitney
G. H. Shea
Brooklyn
N. Y
Shea
Bath Street
Arthur Pepper
Embla
New York
Local school honors Instructor Webber with Stevenson set
May 11 1902 the High school graduating class surprised Instructor James P Webber with a brief speech of appreciation for guiding the class play The Rivals and presented a complete twenty six volume set of Robert Louis Stevensons works. Also news on a six ton engine load, a salmon brook trout catch, a postmaster nomination confirmation, tulip beds, cold weather, Hyde Light Guards drills, and a Bath party trip to Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Webber
David Sprague
Webber
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rehearsals Underway For Niobe Farce At Universalist Church
Rehearsals are progressing rapidly for the production of the farce Niobe under the auspices of the Young People's union of the Universalist church of Brunswick. The following young people will take part: Miss Sadie Merriman, Miss Alice Knight, Miss Lulu Woodward, Miss Eve llyn Stetson, Miss Daisy Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Union of the Universalist Church of Brunswick
Sadie Merriman
Alice Knight
Lulu Woodward
Evellyn Stetson
Daisy Hubbard
Local Play Set for Friday May 23 in Town Hall
Miss Huldah Humphreys Miss Anna Snow Gus Huse Jr Robert A Toothaker Malcolm Woodbury Stanley Williams and Harrie Webber listed among cast. H A Huse Jr of the city will direct. Mrs John Wilson recently discharged from Maine General Hospital after appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huldah Humphreys
Anna Snow
Gus Huse, Jr
Robert A. Toothaker
Malcolm Woodbury
Stanley Williams
Harrie Webber
Town Hall
H. A. Huse, Jr
Local anglers bring 32 salmon from Lake Sebec on weeklong trip
Raymond and Llewellyn Rogers along with William Nelson and Llewellyn Rogers Jr returned Saturday from Lake Sebec with 32 salmon, several over six pounds, caught with rods. Camp Packard served as headquarters while Bath High School athletes train despite poor facilities. Also noted are minor city updates on court quiet, street-track practice, a sailing schooner project, weather damage, and local business incorporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Rogers Jr
Ray Rogers
William Nelson
Sebec Lake
Maine
Packard's
Raymond
Llewellyn Rogers
Llewellyn Rogers, Jr
Lake Sebec
Packard
Charlotte's Pupils Dance Recital Set For May 20
Charlotte's annual dance recital will be held May 20 at Morse High School auditorium at eight. Forty nine children will perform including a Hawaiian Festival with 25 hula dancers led by Clark Colby. The program features an Easter Bonnet number and a Persian Market solo by Charlotte with music by Kettledy. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Larrabee visited Thorn dike with Mrs. Annie Foss Larrabee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charloette
Morse High School
Clark Colby
Charlotte
Kettelbey
Potense
Lester the Magician Heads Three Day Opera House Run
The Great Lester the master of magic will perform at the Opera House for three days starting Thursday. His centerpiece illusion of sawing a living woman in half uses a three-foot buzzsaw with audience members invited on stage. A Hindu levitation act and other feats such as wire walking and blindfold driving will round out the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Opera House
Fiis
Life
Rationing Board Reports On Tires for Week to May 7
Local Rationing Board No. 12 issues the weekly report for May 1 to May 7 listing certificates issued for new tires and tubes under the May quota to named individuals including Courtney E. Stover farmer Donald E. White bus driver Edward A. Cummings mail carrier Bath Cemetery Park Board Chester R. Talbot wholesale fish and other workers. Also lists List B re treaded tires and tubes with names such as Douglas E. Shaw lathe operator Maynard Wilson trucking Cecil E. Paine executive Pearl L. Stevens farmer Ansel L. Jewell welder George O. Delano carpenter James J. Carr business agent Lewis Kittridge truck driver Beatrice Bouton director of school Everett D. Stevens chipper and caulker Maine Forest Service county warden Robert Aver shipfitter L. M. Fuller assistant foreman shipfitter Lawrence Blake aluminum shop B I W Helen H. Gagnon mail carrier Richard T. Young Jr oxy acetylene burner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney E. Stover
Donald E. White
Edward A. Cummings
Bath, Cemetery & Park Board Upt
Parks and Cemeteries
Chester R. Talbot
Douglas E. Shaw
Maynard Wilson
Cecil E. Paine
Pearl L. Stevens
Ansel L. Jewell
George O. Delano
James J. Carr
Lewis Kittridge
Beatrice Bouton
Everett D. Stevens
Chipper and Caulker
Maine Forest Service
Robert Aver
L. M. Fuller
Shipfitter
Lawrence Blake
Helen H. Gagnon
Richard T. Young, Jr
Fishing Season Off To Good Start In Maine
Levi Dow, Warden Supervisor in northern Maine, reports salmon fishing in the Eagle and Square Lakes thoroughfare is extremely fast with fish striking readily. Eagle Lakes Camps open for anglers. Last week’s prize catch was a 7.25 lb brook trout by Lawrence Butzel of New York on a Gray Ghost fly by guide Ervin Farnham. Adelbert Piper notes Lake Auburn fishing is the best in fifteen years. Many anglers travel to Maine by train or bus this spring.
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Levi Dow
Maine
Eagle and
Square Lakes
Eagle Lakes
Lawrence Butzel
New York
Belgrade Lakes
Adelbert Piper
Lake
Auburn
Lewiston
Long Job If You Had a Billion Dollars Quick Count
If you started with one billion dollars and counted at a rate of one hundred per minute for forty eight hours each week, the total time to finish would exceed sixty six years.
Weekly State Police Report Highlights Weekly Accidents
For the week of April 27 to May 4 there were 26 accidents reported to State Police Headquarters, up five from the prior week. Two were fatal, eight personal injury, and 16 property damage. Most occurred in daylight, with rural and urban shares. common causes included following too close and failure to signal. The piece also urges caution for night driving, recommending clean windshields, light-colored clothing and equipment, and white accessories to improve visibility.
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United Nations
Real Estate Transfers Listed by Sagadahoc Registry
Transfers announced across Bath Bowdoinham Phipsburg Richmond West Bath and surrounding towns include McDougal to McDougal and Allen to Mary H estate, Gilpatrick to Wilson, Cummings to Smith, Cummings to Bryant, Reed to Haskell, Magnault to Barnes, Proctor to Brown, Jones to Steinger, Thompson to Lee, Flood to Merry, Jensen to Caroline Dow, Merryman to Kendall, Purington to Ralph, Davis to Hazel Turner, Sherman to Haskell et al, Eaton to Gessner, Peabody to Harwood, Harwood to Totman, Moore to Lamarre, Whitney to Ella Jacobs, Erswell to Herbert Wilson, et al, with land and buildings noted in each case.
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Sagadahoe Registry of Deeds Office
Bath
John McDougal
Annie McDougal
Rodick
Mary H
Jennie M. Allen
Edna Martin Gilpatrick
Newell J. Wilson
Charles F. Cummings
Jacob H. Smith
Raymond D. Cummings
Silas G. Bryant
Ethel May Reed
Roswell C. Haskell
Helenda Mignault
Severina M. Barnes
Fred C. Proctor
Bertha M. Brown
Arthur M. Jones
Emily J. Steinger
Fred H. Thompson
Charles W. Lee
Maud S. Flood
Roxanne C. Merry
Jowdoin
Iren S. Jensen
Caroline HW
Dow
Florence
Chester H. Totman
Et al
Land
Torsham
Hattie Eo Putnam Vie Tiare
Webbleet Gies Tans
Flora Moore
Ruth Elizabeth Lamarre
Elizabeth Whitney
Ella W Jacobs
West Bath
Marion P. Erswell
Herbert Ro Wilson
Seven candidates interviewed for Cony High principal post
Superintendent Perry F. Shibles said seven men were interviewed to succeed Everett V. Perkins at Cony High School after 25 applications. The School Board plans to vote on a new principal Monday evening, with Shibles promising a decision that night.
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Everett V. Perkins
Cony High School
Perry F. Shibles
Mr Perkins
Shibles
Jsu S
Mrs Lavina Smith Visits In Topsham At Leavitt Home
Mrs Lavina Smith of 344 Front Street recently stayed with her daughter Miss Mary Smith at the home of Mr and Mrs Augustus Leavitt in Topsham. The visit highlights family ties and local hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavina Smith
Front Street
Mary Smith
Augustus Leavitt
Topsham
Saga county probate court awards numerous administerships
The May session of Saga County Probate Court, led by Judge Arthur J. Dunton, grants administrations for estates including Freeman of Bath, Joss of Richmond, Dobbins of Bath, Roach of Bath, Hanson of Woolwich, Wright of Bath, and Sidelinger of Bath among others. Wills are admitted for Cornish of Bowdoin and Palmer of Bath. Accounts, guardianships, bonds, and licenses are approved for multiple estates and executors.
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Sagadahoc
Arthur J. Dunton
Josephine H. Freeman
Bath
Frederick W. Freeman
Laverne Harris Joss
Richmond
Henry Heselton
Evelyn Dobbins
Vena Dobbins Mitchell
Bion Roach
George J
Memorial Service at Grace Church Honors Florence Nightingale
A Grace church memorial service for Florence Nightingale, the nurse with a lamp, featured a procession, nurses in uniform and candles, with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs delivering the address, Rev. George G. Chiera speaking, and calls for spirituality and compassion in nursing. Refreshments followed. Guild of St. Barnabas organized. Next Guild meeting and St Barnabas day events announced.
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Florence Nightingale
Grace Church
Charles M. Tubbs
George G. Chiera
Wiscasset
Miss Nightingale
Boston
Jane Hillgrove
Dorothy Milliken
Ernest Rogers
Guild of St. Barnabas
Arthur Sewall II
Washington Street
Parker Head Shows Top Marks in School Attendance
Report notes students with perfect marks Polly Lowell Marie Wyman Lorraine Harrington Barbara Mank Barbara Harrington Sandra Mank and perfect attendance for the ranking period Lloyd Lowell Raymond Nisbet George Morong Lawrence Morong.
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Polly Lowell
Marie Wyman
Lorraine Harrington
Barbara Mank
Barbara Harrington
Sandra Mank
Lloyd Lowell
Raymond Nisbet
George Morong
Lawrence Morong
First Town Election in 30 Years in Graze Ly England
In Graze ly England the first poll in over 30 years drew 12 of 18 voters. Residents elected a new district councilman in the historic local election.
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Grazely
England
Probate Notices from Sagadahoc County Estates
John I. Jack certifies executors administrators and guardians in multiple Bath area estates with appointment dates in May 1942 and March 1942. Libations include Frederick D Hill and Harry E King estates with bonds, Josephine H Freeman and Evelyn Dobbins estates with appointees, William Hanson Woolwich estate, and William Palmer Bath estate. Arthur J. Dunton Judge of Probate signs the true copy.
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John I. Jack
Sagadahoc
Frederick D. Hill
Bath
M Langdon Hill
Harry E King
Minnie M. Love
Bio
William E. Palmer
Addiella D. Palmer
Bond
Pejepscot Child Dies From Auto Injuries
Randall William Bartlett age 2 of Pejepscot died at Brunswick hospital after injuries from being run over by a car driven by his brother James 16 as he backed from the family driveway. Russell Colby warned too late. police chief Frank Carver led the investigation. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Henry Bartlett and three brothers James Arthur and Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall William Bartlett
Pejepscot
Brunswick Hospital
James
Bartlett
Russell Colby
Topsham
Frank Carver
Henry Bartlett
Arthur
Richard
Boy Rescued After Coal Slope Collapse
A 14 year old Irving street boy Ronald Courtois was buried beneath shifting coal while workers moved 65 to 75 tons at the W S Dubois Coal Co and Saco firemen scene Thursday afternoon. Rescuers freed him after a rope was placed and he emerged unharmed thanking the crew and returning home.
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W.S. Dubois Coal Co
Saco
Ronald Courtois
Irving Street
Ronald
Probate Court of Sagadahoc Estate Notices Bath 1942
The Bath court of probate orders notices for estates of Cyrus M Reynolds and Manfred E Sidelinger with letters testamentary to Jed F Hallowell Zillah A Reynolds and Filu M Sidelinger. Hearings set for June at Bath. Final accounts listed for Harriet M Lemont Edward W Bridgham M Langdon Hill and June Rideout. Arthur J Dunton presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manfred E. Sidelinger
Bath
Ella M. Sidelinger
Cyrus M. Reynolds
Jed F. Hallowell
Zillah A. Reynolds
M. Langdon Hill
Frederick D. Hill
Birdie T. Davis
Guardian
Addie E. Moulton
Georgetown
Clara E. Corliss
Fred B. Jack
Gathey
Harry L. Davy
T.a
Charles ©. Cushing
Charles E. Leeman
Nellie M. Cutting
Phippsburg
Harriet M Lemont
John G. Lemont
Stella C Curtis
George K. Curtis
Bowdeinham
Ethel F. Willes
William D. Willes
Topsham
Edward W. Bridgham
June Rideout
Sagadahoc
Jed F Hallowell
Zillah
Reynold
Manfred E Sidelinger
Filu M. Sidelinger
Ella M. S'delinger
Joan @ Trmont
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City Landing
Elizabeth Preble
D. T. Percy & Sorts
F. S. Bosworth
Florida
Phoenix
A.S. Bosworth
Portland
Alice F. C. Johnson
Ashdale
Colonial Club
Harry C. Webber
Ariel Club
Oliver Moses
Forrest Nelson
Percy W. Roberts
William P. Hatch
L. F. Helms
Alton H. Edmunds
John W. Ballou
Joseph M. Hayes
Scott Shorey
John Scott
F. C. Varney
Waldoboro
Huckabuck
Little Magnet
Lemuel Collins
Bedford
Oak Streets
A. M. Cutler
John Fitzgerald
Mr. Collins
Frank L. Morse
Hayes Barber Shop
E. A. Smith
Myrtle Street
Ed Brown
Gardiner
The
Daily Reporter Journal
William D. Sewall
S.H. Rogers
George F. Rouillard
James F. Wright
Waterville
Christian Civic’s League
Bath League
F. J. Parks & Co
Alameda
Bath Iron Works
Lida H. Tarbox
Presbyterian Hospital of New York
Miss Tarbox
Bath High School
Sam Thompson
Court Street
Western Avenue
West Street
S. H. Rogers
John O. Shaw
John S. Hyde
Grace Coombs
Saratoga
Charles A. Coombs
E. M. Fuller
S. R. Percy
Charles H. Mason
S. L. Fogg
E. J. Marston
A. L. Strout
H. G. Turner
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Grand Commandery of
Williams Whitney
Baltimore
Baltimore Medical College
John McFadden
Ney
Matthew McFadden
Harry Peterson
Isaiah Morrill
Brunswick
Neilie Chadbourne
Pine Street
Chadbourne
Frank Harnden
Boston Journal
Cora F. Cressey
A. W. Chesterton
Newport News
Phillips Kimball
Roy Wildes
Capt. Stimpson
Johnson
Kennebec
Bessie Clark
Enterprise Composing Room
Directors of
the People's
E. C. Plummer
Horse Island Ice Co
Byres & Smith
York
Charles E. Boyd
Ham's Brook
Senate
H. A. Huse
J. W. Wakefield
Hyde Light Guards
Postoffice Square
Hobson
Jennie Norwood
Bertha S. Lakin
John Wilson
Maine General Hospital
Fogg
Charles A. Corliss
Sagadahoe Light & Power Co
Tibbetts
Lygonia
John Donovan
Cahill
Kennebec Wharf
W. P. Richardson
New Haven
Kelley, Spear Co
John McFarland
Dummer Street
Elsinore Real Estate Co
Samuel D. Thompson
Frank N. Thompson
Mrs
Earl Larrabee
Thorndike
Mr. Larrabee
Annie Foss Larrabee
Bath Opera House
Local Rationing Board No. 121
State Police
Antyveline Cornish
Bowdoin
Harry J. Cornish
James T. Cornish
Yoland Markson
Robert T. Markson
Elder Markson
Brookline
Charles A. Knight
William B. Kendall
Bowdoinham
Grace Billier
Meddie Beland
Thomas N. Williams
Alonzo T. Hunt
Edith J. Peary
Ella W. Kimball
William Gilman
John Mains
George J. Goodwin
Path
Phinnsburg
Harriet L. Searle
Mabel A. Searle
Parker
John L. Jack
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