Memories of Kennebec Towboats Recall River Fleet
The article recalls the Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co. fleet on the Kennebec with vessels such as the Charlie Lawrence Stella and Knickerbocker tugs. It notes origins, masters, and rivalries, plus Bath Cox's Head stations, telegraph signals, and the river's bustling ice houses, sawmills, and coal docks during the 1870s and 1880s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Lawrence
Stella
Kennebec
Knickerbocker
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Bill” Ring
Gardiner
Abraham Rich
Anthony
Rich
Rbocker Steam Towage Co
Clara Clarita
Brookyn
Knickerbocker Fleet
James T. Morse
Charles W. Dingley
James A. Hathorn
Bath
B. W
H. F. Morse
Knickerbocker S. T. Co
Charles E. Hewett
Seguin
Cornell Towing Co
New York
Hudson
C. W. Morse
Morse
Cornell Co
New Jersey
Imperial
Baltimore
Quinnam
Chester D. Colby
Knickerbocker Co
Thwing’s Point
Washington
Knickerbocker Steam Towage Co
Cox’s Head
Cox's Head
Eureka House
Popham
Riverside
John H. Stacy
King
Pond Island
Parker's Flats
Richmond
Augusta
Charles W. Blair
Lee's Island
Capt. Blair
Morse Ocean
Eastern 8S. S. Co
Charles H. Morse
Queen of the Fleet
Charles Morse
Charlie
Blair
Adelia
Skeet Club Opens Season at New Bath Range
The Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Club held the season opener on the North Bath road skeet range with 15 shooters and large crowds. G Edward Clough led with 18 hits, George Conway 16, E Bernard McCausland 15, and Maurice Deering 13 as opening day signs pointed to a strong season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
North Bath Road
G. Edward Clough
George T. Conway
E. Bernard McCausland
Maurice R. Deering
Clough
Conway
McCausland
E. Sonia
Nick Mihalos
Dr. Williams Whitney
Sagadahoc Rod
Eddie Clough
Memorial Hospital Open House Draws Record Attendance
Memorial hospital hosted its largest open house yet with a full tour of a freshly refreshed facility. Graduate nurses and alumnae guided visitors, praising modern amenities, the nurses home, and attentive care reflecting the board’s dedication. Tea in the nurses home and strong trustee leadership marked a red letter day with nearly 150 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
William S. Newell
Charles W. Welch
John A. Morse
Bath Memorial Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Helen V. Downing
T. W. Coss
Petitoners Seek Resignation of Cemetery Board in Bath
Seven petitions circulated to Bath officials urge disciplining or resignations of Cemetery and Park Board members including Councilman Raymond M Haley, ex-Councilman James Knight and Alderman Walter Smith. They claim interference with Supt Horace Ward and cite 700 signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery and Park Board
Horace W. Ward
Raymond M. Haley
James 8. Knight
Walter W. Smith
Bath
Cemetery
Park Board
Mr. Ward
Ward
City of
Postponed election of teachers to next Monday night
The Board of Education postponed the annual election of school teachers to next Monday at 7 30 to await the appropriation bill before the council adjourns Wednesday night. Resignations of three teachers were read and accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Celia McElman
Dike
Leona Houstis
Katharine Trott
North Grammar School
Alumni Association
Morse High School
Bowlers Banquet Enjoys Warm Local Evening
Park Alleys winter bowling league members and guests gathered at the Columbia Hotel grill for the annual banquet. Richard Frates was reelected president and Kenneth Morrison named secretary as the group discussed midseason team realignment to balance strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Alley Winter Bowling League
Columbia Hotel Grill
Frank Pepper
Park
Richard Frates
Herbert Zebley
Philadelphia
Albert A. Thayer
Wallace Plant
Samuel Rogers
Edward Bourgett
Joseph Mullaney
Thomas Aikenhead
Plant
League
Kenneth Morrison
Joseph O’brien
David W. Burleigh
Everett Cooke
John Besaw
William Daley
Harry McDonald
David Black
John McCole
Harold Atwood
Theodore Ham
David Mullin
Elwood Toothaker
George Comeau
E. A. Stover
Frates
Thayer-Comeau Combine
Frates-Plent
Thayer-Comeau
McCole-Wilson
Mullaney-Pooler
Cooke-Huggard
Daley-Bourgett
Toothaker-Mullin
O'Brien-Rogers
Maine Summer Tourists as State Asset Highlighted
Ernest F. Greaton of the Maine Development Commission outlined the economic impact of the summer tourist trade in Maine at a Bath Rotary luncheon. He cited surveys placing tourism revenue around 85 million dollars, with railroads and papers noting the growth alongside highway improvements. He listed five key recreational sectors and urged better visitor courtesy and regional cooperation on road access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Rickers
Greaton
Harry T. Passmore
Bangor
W. E. Kershner
Slot machines crackdown and county Democratic grouping
Sheriff Henderson seized two slot machines in Bath as crowds circulate around 25 to 30 devices state wide. Machines pay 65 to 75 cents per dollar and jackpots yield 4 to 50 dollars depending on machine type. Sagadahoc County Democratic committee organized in Topsham with F Harold Dubord and Simon Hamlin addressing the gathering. Carlton Day Reed elected chairman, Emily Rideout vice chair, Maud Bryant secretary, Charles McEwen treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Albert Henderson
Sheriff Henderson
Sagadahoc
Democratic Committee
Topsham
F. Harold Dubord
Waterville
National Democratic Committee
United States
Simon M. Hamlin
South Portland
Congress
Maine
Ralph C. Covel
Carlton Day Reed
Woolwich
Emily Rideout
Bowdoinham
Maud E. Bryant
West Bath
Charles H. McEwen
Edward N. Hartnett
Bangor
John C. Fitzgerald
Reed
Dartmouth College
Syracuse University
Board of Selectmen
Worrall Reid
Charles H. Cahill
Ernest R. Avery
Henry E. Houdlette
Richmond
Don O. Cate
Harry A. Plummer
John P. Carey, Jr
Democratic State Committee
Ruth Farnham
William F. Tate
Cyprian H. Bryant
Ernest A. Allan
Ernest F. Kelley
Dike School PTA Hears Fine Report And Plans Supper
At a Dike P T A meeting in the former Dum mer Street school house, Lena Shepard reports on the milk committee. The association will serve a supper on June 6 with a large committee in charge. A nominating panel heads officers for the next year. Five dollars is given to an outstanding Morse graduate. Hostesses were Mrs Wilband and Mrs Charles Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Dummer Street
Lena Shepard
Charles T. Henderson
John Conley
Clifford B. Wilband
E. Mason Wright
William Armstrong
Chester H. Worrey
Alfred Bucknam
Everett G
Federal agents in Bath probe illegal liquor sales
Federal agents are in Bath to investigate illegal liquor sales. It is unclear whether they are Prohibition Enforcement agents or with the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol. They arrived recently and are gathering data on the liquor situation, marking the first Bath visit since the Maine Prohibition Enforcement squad was crippled. A Maine unit from the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol is being formed to check illegal sales, locate stills, and verify tax payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Prohibition Enforcement
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol
Prohibition
Maine
Bureau of Industrial Alcohol Department
Pageant of Youth to feature wild roses at Maine Flower Show
Eleanor Oliver Constance Gilmore Nancy Fitzgerald Elizabeth Pitagerald Virginia Trott Marion Small and Barbara Vigne will portray wild roses in the Pageant of Youth at the Maine Flower Show held at the Danish Village in Scarboro on Saturday June 2 at four o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Oliver
Constance Gilmore
Nancy Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Pitagerald
Virginia Trott
Marion Small
Barbara Vigne
Roses
Maine
Scarboro
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Old Knickerbocker Steam Towage Company
SKEET
William D. Sewall
Hospital Day
Sewall
J. R. Andrews
Byron F. Barker
Frederick E. Drake
Mary F. Gibbons
Fred H. Lord
Fred H. Kimball
Williams. Sewell
J. Albert Redson
Arthur Sewall 2Nd
Thomas L. Pierce
Providence, R. I
Birch Point
Pierce
Hiram Tuttle
Newton Center
Mass
Maine Development Commission
Robinson C. Tobey
Parker Hennessey
Lewiston
Automobile Registration Department
Independent
Hockomock
Sasanoa
Boothbay Harbor
Hockamock
Hock-a
Crusade
Henderson
Dike School
P.T.A. Hears Fine Report
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