Forty Years Ago in Bath World of Local News
Fortnightly Bath items from October 1904 cover bowling leagues, ship launching plans, travel notes, school health efforts, fire-boat and ferry developments, theater plans, and social events. Highlighted are D T Percy & Sons vs Coffin Brothers, a four mast schooner launch date, and Morse High School petition for one session, with multiple visits and moves by local residents and ships’ captains.
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Aquses
D. T. Percy & Sons
Coffin Brothers
Morse High School
Fall 1904 Cranberry Crop at Popham Small in Maine
October 30 1904 note: cranberry crop at Popham was about 60 barrels. Local social and business moves include Mr and Mrs Alexander Mason visiting Boston for three weeks, Maine teachers convention attendees returning from Bangor, and various residents traveling to Lewiston Richmond and Portland. Cold snap brings 22 degree low. ice forms on country roads. Local events feature West Bath grange baby show winners, Bowdoin College meet, Bath racing at Topsham, and upcoming Hyde Light Guards fair with Columbia orchestra.
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Popham
Bath Republicans arrange rally with Wittreich as speaker
Clarence B Kelland canceled his New England tour due to circumstances. Andrew O Wittreich from Union City New Jersey will deliver the main address at the Bath Masonic Temple rally. Organizers plan to invite Horace Hildreth and Sumner Sewall to speak, with student band ushers and decorations led by Etta Thurlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Kelland
Bath
Masonic Temple
New England
Kelland
Republican City Committee
Andrew O. Wittreich
Elizabeth Deering
Horace Hildreth
Sumner Sewall
Grace Whittemore
Eleanor Fullerton
Priscolla Taft
Barbara Cooke
Etta Thurlow
Virginia French
Wittreich
Union City
N. J
Edwin W Smith dies in Army Air Force accident at Chatham Field
Flight Officer Edwin Watson Smith 22 died in an accident at Chatham Field Georgia. He was a Harvard freshman who did not return to college to serve, survived by parents Harold and Mrs. Edwin W Smith sisters Katherine and B Smith and brothers B Smith III and Owen Smith. His relatives in Bath include Frank O Smith and Mrs Edward B Smith. Community friends extend deepest sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Smith
Linden Street
Edwin Watson Smith
Army Air Force
Chatham Field
Georgia
Harold W. Smith
Windsor Road
Cumberland
Maryland
Bath
Smith
Harvard University
Katherine Smith
University of Maryland
B. Smith
U. S. Army
Camp Lee
Virginia
Owen Smith
South Pacific
Edward B. Smith
Middle Street
Burglary Report Rocks Chestnut Street Neighborhood
Residents on Chestnut Street were awakened Saturday night by a burglary in the area, with burglars visiting the home of Walter Giles. Sunday evening a roll call at Beacon Street church drew an unusually large attendance, followed by speeches from many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
M. E. Dhurch
Chestnut Street
Walter Giles
New battleships surprise world with performance
Aboard the Missouri, Elton C. Fay reports on the Iowa and Missouri, 45000-ton superbattleships showcasing power and speed. The ships mount 16 inch main guns, 16 twin 5 inch, and dozens of smaller AA guns, with armor and stability emphasized. Designers note the ships' speed, firepower, and ability to adapt to rapid wartime tempo, while crews inspect for posttest damage, joking minor losses like 30 chinaware soap dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Iowa
Missouri
United States
Elton C. Fay
U.S.S. Missouri
Cary
Du Pont Announces Self-Sealing Laminate for High Altitude Planes
E I du Pont de Nemours introduces a three ply laminated plastic sheet named Lucite Batacite to protect airmen in pressurized high altitude aircraft. Tests show self sealing holes from bullets or flak under certain conditions, with patches sealing rapidly to maintain cabin pressure and reduce shattering in collisions with birds or ice impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Local visits extend to Madison and Portland hospital return
Dren, George, Richard and Judith spent last week in Madison visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Shasta. Lorraine Smith of Bluff road has recovered from pneumonia and is home from the Children's hospital in Portland. Mrs. Inez Bisbee of Sumner is visiting her niece, Mrs. Sadie D'Aiutolo of Lark street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Low
Richmond
George R. Ridley
Dren
George
Richard
Judith
Madison
Mrs
George Shasta
Lorraine Smith
Bluff Road
Children’s Hospital
Portland
Inez Bisbee
Sumner
Sadie D'Aiutolo
Lark Street
Percy Redding
Drayton Road
R D’aiutolo
Real Estate Transfers in Sagadahoc County
Recent transfers of real estate recorded at the Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds include numerous land and buildings trades across Bath Bowdoinham West Bath and Woolwich. Names listed include Moore Burnham Allen Robinson Cummings Harrington Spear Groves Flood Walker Merryman Shanks Siegars Townsend Guptil Temple Hayes Joy Douglas Merry Holbrook Carr Bickford Harvey Guinard Sprague Kaler McLean McNaughton Kelley Leavitt Sylvester Buck Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc County
Washington — Street
Stephen Johns
Charles F. Cummings
Academy Street
Arthur G. Spear
Edward C. Harrington
Valley Road
Herbert E. Groves
Clarence N. Flood
Harry E Walker
Court Street
Topsham
Albert I. Merry
Grace I. Holbrook
Jennie L. Carr
Lulu M. Bickford
Louis G. Harvey
Napoleon G. Guinard
George A. Sprague
Gerard F Lamarre
West Bath
James W. Kaler
George F McLean
Woolwich
Fred B. McNaughton
Lawrence McNaughton
Marion H. Kelley
Donald W. Leavitt
Abbie E. Sylvester
Judson G. Niles
Charlotte L. Buck
Als
Fred S. Brown, Sr
Real Estate Talk At Bath Rotary Meeting
Thomas H. Riley Jr. spoke to the Bath Rotary Club at Odd Fellows hall about postwar real estate lending. He noted bankers across New England see inflated values curbing activity to protect investors and mortgagees, expecting five years of steady business with limited home building due to scarce materials and labor. He discussed foreclosure issues and shared experiences from various states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Riley, Jr
Brunswick Savings Institution
Bath Rotary Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Harry
Bath
Maine Savings Bank Association
New England
Investo
Mortagee
Bath Municipal Court Cases Involving Larceny And Theft
Alfred Small of Richmond pleaded guilty to larceny of woods valued at 80 dollars from a Bowdoinham farmhouse and paid 25 dollar fine plus 8 dollars costs. Small also faced 15 dollar fine and 25.30 dollars costs for having stolen goods. Charles Guiou of Richmond was fined 50 dollars and 19.70 dollars costs for taking articles from the Bowdoinham home of J Albion Dunlap. Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided. Four intoxication cases were heard with one respondent given 15 days in Kennebec county jail and the rest assessed court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Small
Richmond
Bath
Harold J. Rubin
Woods
Bowdoinham
Sherif Clifford Wo Gray
Small
Charles Guiou
J. Albion Dunlap
Moning
Gardiner R. Deering
Guiou
Kennebec County
John L Baxter chosen to the directorate
John L Baxter of Brunswick, partner in H. C. Baxter & Bros., Inc., elected to the board of directors of Union Mutual Insurance Co. of Portland. President Rolland E. Irish announced. Baxter, Bowdoin graduate, holds multiple Maine business roles and has served in War Food Administration duties.
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John L. Baxter
Brunswick
H. C. Baxter & Bros., Inc
Union Mutual Insurance Co
Portland
Rolland E. Irish
Maine
Baxter
Bowdoin College
Snow Flake Canning Co
Maine Canned Food Co
First National Bank of Brunswick
Probate Notice for Elizabeth Fodieksean Jackson Estate
A Bath probate order directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks. The court sets a November hearing for the estate of Elizabeth Fodieksean Jackson late of Bath, with letters testamentary to be issued upon completion of the proceeding. Arthur J Dunton, Judge of Probate, signs the order.
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Bath
Bath Independent
Cal
Civaty
Jackson
Vos
Elizaberhs
Theron
Elizabeth Fodieksean
Arthur J Dunton
Probate Court Orders Fixtures for Sagadahoc Estates
In Bath Sagadahoc County on the second Tuesday of October 1944 probate court orders notice to heirs for Alexander M Cotter and Christine WD T Mowsty estates. Janet Mead named executrix, with hearings set for November to review accounts and possible claims. Betty Frank and Nellie Fo Whitt estates also referenced with administrators listed and accounts presented by George E Willes.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Web Independent
Chiisii
Ten O'Cloeck
Ivy
Alexander M Cotter
Janet Mead
Ihe
Clira
Hawthorne
Woolwich
Pieri Thor
Seth
Petit
Bal
Keinias Creveiduid
Woolwieh
Chatule
Lb. Bock
Wath
George E. Willes
Hostess Training Course Meeting At City Hall
The third Hostess Training Course meeting is Friday at 8 p.m. in City hall. Lt. Commander R N Broyderick will discuss U S O programs for men at the Receiving Station. David Danzig from the Speaker's Bureau at the Empire State Building will address suggested problems for veterans and challenges of civilian life. The talk is open to the public and all interested in returned servicemen are invited.
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City Hall
R. N. Broyderick
U.S.O
David Danzig
National U.S.O
Empire State Building
New York
Danzig
Last Week's Stamp and Bond Sales in Bath Schools
Last week's stamp and bond sales totaled 1437 dollars and 65 cents across multiple Bath schools including Vierse High School Dike Huse North Grammar Central Grammar North Primary Mitchett South Center Weeks and Washington Primary. The year’s total was 18863 dollars and 80 cents. Mr and Mrs Percy Redding and family and Mr and Mrs RD Auitolo and family have returned from Sumner, while Mr and Mrs Delmon Trish moved to Haynesville.
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Bath
Vierse High School
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The
Bath Daily Times
George F. Rouillard
H. L. Hanson
Kennebunk
Harry Plummer
John P. Squire
Lewiston
Judge ‘Boyce
New England Co
Edison Records
Mikelsky
Harry W. Kimball
Atlanta
Fred H. Kimball
Moosehead Lake
Arthur Gilmore
Cape Hatteras
Charleston
S. C
Charles Davenport
South Street
Emery Edgecomb
Senoo
Baird
Hyde Light Guards
Arthur B. Londsey
White Mountains
High Street
Luther Thompson
Rev
F. W. O'Brien
Albert J. Downing
Westport
Mt. Pelee
S. L. Fogg
F. E. Southard
L. P. Swett
Bangor
Molunkus Lake
James G. Hughes
Armory Hall
William Davis
Marcus L. Urann
Phippsburg
Oscar Rogers
Building of the
Pepper's Alleys
D. T. Percy
Rockland
R. D. Moulton
New Meadows Inn
Byron Moulton
Corliss & Coombs
Bailey Mansion
People’s Ferry Company
D. E. Miller
Boston
George E. Hughes
E. C. Plummer
Wiscasset
George W. Morse
Thelma
John Morse
Edward W. Hyde
H. S. Harris
Fred Gilbert
H. T. Passmore & Co
Boothbay Center
Paul Conklin
Augusta Lumber Co
Kennebec Dam
Albert Tibbetts
Upper Washington Street
Proctor Hagan
Frances M
John S. Hyde
Washington
Henry Poli
Italy
Harry S. Larrabee
Kennebec Wharf
Boothbay Harbor
Charles H. Hooper
Charles T. Hooper
Green Street
Coffin Bros
Thompson Bros
D. T. Percy & Sons, Tinsmiths, Boilermakers
Pipers
Bath Public Market
Telephone Company
George E. Dudley
E. E. Barry
William P. Leydon
Fort Wayne, Ind
Grace Potter
Arrowsie
John O’shaw
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Maine General Hospital
Renewang
Galen C. Moses
Des Moines
Foreign Missionary Society
Mr. Gagnone
Almeda
Heinz Co
Wesley Church Choir
Emma Shorey
West Bath Grange Fair
Topsham Fair Grounds
Newcastle
Jennie Harvey
W.S. Newell
George Martin
Bath Iron Works
Sheepscot River
Oharaa
H. E. Cole
Harry W. Cobb
Annie Torrey
Mabel Benner
Maine _State Teachers’ Association
I. A
Carrie Downing
Scott R. Frye
Monarda
Alexander Mason
Eva Pratt
C. P. Wetherbee
S. J. Pratt
W. H. Andrews
Bingham, Mo
William R. Kimball
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
West Bath Grange
Martha Eleanor Bates
Wendall Holmes
Alta del Rumple
Grace A. Martin
Fred Irish
Ben W. Morse
Es Ps
Kennebec
Rockland High
Frank T. Noble
Augusta
Merrymeeting Bay
al Ridney
John T. Cook
Vacuum Oil Co
George T. Cook
Winnegance
Millinocket
Labrador
Harold L. Ham
Perrin School of
Columbia Orchestra
Hyde Light Guards Fair
Sev
Manila
Pacific Ocean
Sulu
Zamboang
Catbalogan
Bohol
Cagayan
Mindanao
Cotabato
Camotes Sea
Dava
Edwin W. Smith
Harry H. Kimball
Gypsy
Potter's
James C. Ledyard
Larrabee
Lowell
City Bowling League
Bowdoin Marshall C. Merryman
Henry L. Johnson
James A. McKenzie
Alvin M. Gott Et al
Alice H. Shanks
Kenneth C. Grady
Frank T. Siegars
Winfred S. Dodge
Emma B. Townsend
Avery Fides
Gustav O. Frederickson
Charles S. Guptil
Ethel M. Temple
Avis Martin
Edythe I. Hayes
Harold B Pullen
Et al
Mary R. Joy
William E Whitney
Robeus A. Douglas
Edmund L. Merrill
Rotary Club
Thomas H. Riley
Brunswick Man
Merc Corps
lMaenine
Nuria Street
I Massicchusetts
al Awe Dia Setheistian
Vivian Dela
Comets
Cy. Geeror AL Baker
Milan
Love Maile
Soevman Street
John T. Jacek
Senet
Follnwineg
Roland FC Pero
Harold J Rigen
Arthur J Dunton Judee
Jowen
Jack Repsiter
Arthur J) Dunton
Qos
John
Jack
Delmon Trish
Brull Road
Haynesville
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