Forty Years Ago in Bath Collapse of Klondike Fever and Local News
Forty years ago in Bath items record a mix of local events from October 1897 including patent news for Sanford L. Parrar on farming and coiling watch splints, lighthouse work by Bath joiners, underwater inspections by Andrew Merrill, new block plans on Front street by Sagadahock Real Estate, and various social notices. Other highlights include Bath police ball details, Halloween gatherings, sports coverage of a Bath defeat to Cony High, notable visits, deaths, engagements, and business movements in Bath and nearby towns.
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Sagadahock Real Estate Association
Front Street
People’s Safe Deposit Building
FP. J. Parks
Boston billiard hall opens on Green Street
Oct 28 1897 William A Gibson formerly of this city becomes proprietor of a new billiard hall on Green street Boston. The report also notes a fatal fall on a shipyard, several obituaries, a city wedding at Capt Goodman’s house, and plans of two men to head to Klondike.
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William A. Gibson
Green Street
Boston
Merchants Week Expected in Bath Beginning November Eight
Bath anticipates a lively Merchants Week with Rev. F W O'Brien leading efforts and an impromptu meeting held. A general city hall meeting likely Monday night and daily band performances in Postoffice square plus railroad fare deals for out of town visitors.
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Bath
F. W. O’brien
City Hall
Postoffice Square
Bath artist Newman takes order in Danvers Mass
Our native Bath artist Benjamin T. Newman is engaged upon an order in Danvers Massachusetts from an ardent admirer of his work. Miss Lydia Folsom hosted a Friday evening party on Washington street. Skg Chief Engineer Albert Jackson of the Mayflower had a party in his honor at Jake's. Mrs. William H. Melcher returns from Massachusetts. Lewis Rounds and family move to Portland. First hundred ladies at the Food Fair will receive souvenir spoons engraved with Old Ironsides. Daily steamboat service planned between Bath and Popham on the Kennebec this winter aboard the Winter Harbor commanded by Capt. Perkins.
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Andrew S. Merrill
The
Water Company
Diver Andrews
Kennebec
George Daley, Esq
Parker Head
G. A. Cahill
Phippsburg Center
H.M. Ragan & Co
Front Street
Bath
Benjamin T. Newman
Danvers
Mass
Lydia Folsom
Washington Street
Skg
Albert Jackson
Jake's
Kennebec River
Popham
Winter Harbor
Perkins
Edward W. Vaughan
City Hall
North End
Vaughan
Foote Brothers
Center Street
Pearl Street
Winter Street
Board of Fire Engineers
Old Wesley
Beacon Street
Wesley Church
Freeport
Harvard
Bowdoinham
Gray
Yarmouth
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Frank Felgaret
Lemont Street
West Bath Grangers Celebrate Halloween at Monday Meeting
West Bath Grange held a Halloween party after its weekly meeting with 119 attendees including eight visitors. Projects announced include a food fair and an entertainment dance on November 11 under Mrs. Charles B. Doyle. New committees were named for fair duties and dancing prizes were promised.
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Edward L. Hamblet
West Bath Grange
Charles B. Doyle
Charles W. Wash
Grange
Everett G. Lemont
Herbert S. Cavanszugh
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Beano
James B. Lemont
Charles W. Walsh
David Fields
Helen
Walter FE. Norton
Madeline Jones
Clayton Holden
Snipe Brothers
Camels and Spuds Tie For Colonial Bowling Lead
Don Jewett's Camels tie with Dick Hersom's Spuds for first in the Colonial League after seven points to four. Old Golds stay third, Murads move from fifth to fourth. Records fall as Don Ring posts a 137 single, Murads 404 team single, Ring high with 320 across three strings.
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Don Jewett
Camels
Dick Hersom
Allie Jewett
Dud Leavitt
Murads
Don Ring
Johnny Levyn
Ring
Doc” Winchenbach
D. Ring
A. Jewett
Muradi
Funeral Held for John Richard Higgins 15
The funeral of John Richard Higgins, 15, son of John W. Higgins of West Bath, was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 at Curtis Funeral Home. Rev Joseph O. Purdue officiated. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers listed: Seth Doughty Jr, Leslie Higgins, Charles White, Elmer Higgins. Mrs. Frederick F. Blaisdell of Washington Street is visiting for several weeks, staying with her niece Mrs. Peter Clinton in Springfield before heading to Leominster, Massachusetts.
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John Richard Higgins
John W. Higgins
West Bath
Curtis Funeral Home
Center Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter L C. Jers
Seth Doughty
Leslie Higgins
Charles White
Elmer Higgins
Oak Grove Cemetery
Frederick F. Blaisdell
Washington Streets
Litch
Leominster
Mass
Blaisdell
Peter Clinto
Springfield
Rambles on daily life and local developments in Bath
Notes on telephone policy changes allowing hand sets with a $1.50 installation fee, recollections of cigar store Indians, and old drugstore window displays. Updates cover Bath to Brunswick highway work, Witch Spring replacement, new Y road to West Bath, and plans for river development with a bathing beach and amusements. Also includes fire alarm history, Moosehead Lake camps, wildlife tale, highway overpasses, and autumn street cleanup.
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Old Witch
Bath- Brunswick
Witch Spring
Charles Leeman
New Meadows
Muddy Bridge
West Bath
Old Witch Spring
Rangers Lose to Skowhegan in Weekend Tilt
Bath's Rangers, an independent eleven, fell 7 to 0 to Skowhegan Boys' Club on their field after a partially blocked punt bounded to the goal line for the game’s only touchdown. Skowhegan kicker Staples was strong with kickoffs, while Bath's drive late in the game failed at the eight yard line on fourth down.
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Bath
Rangers
Skowhegan Boys
Allie Thayer
Skowhegan
Gehrke
Savage
Thayer
Herby Clesson
Staples
Rally honors congressman staff with large bouquets
Mrs Leonard led a Monday rally at City hall and a dinner at Hotel Sedgwick honoring Congressman Oliver and his secretary Mrs LeClare. She urged relief for nationwide aged suffering, citing an 81 year old pensioner living on eight dollars monthly. About 150 attendees then joined a late hotel reception with singing and dancing.
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Mittee
Hotel Sedgwick
Oliver
LeClare
Kennebec
City Hall
Sedgwick
Leonard
City Hall Auditorium
Pine Tree Troop Halloween Party Highlights
The Pine Tree Troop Halloween party featured Mrs. Linwood F. Carr as captain with lieutenants Mrs. Harold J. Carter and Miss Sophie G. Greenblatt. Other committee members included Mrs. Norman W. Howard and Mrs. Alfred E. Carpenter, with Riva Divia Greenblatt as a long‑time guest. Mrs. Harry W. Tucker returned home after a ten day visit with Mrs. Charles F. Hathaway in Cam.
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Linwood F. Carr
Harold J. Carter
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Almira Jones
Norman W. Howard
Alfred E. Carpenter
Riva Divia Greenblatt
Harry W. Tucker
Middle Street
Charles F.hathaway
Cambridge
Mass
Foreclosure Notice In Sagadahoc Maine 1937
Home Owners Loan Corporation seeks foreclosure on mortgage of Adeline D Malloy of Richmond Sagadahoc County Maine. Property lies on Spruce and Fuller streets with connected heating plumbing and lighting fixtures. Attorney Carl M P Larrabee authorized to act for the corporation. notice dated October 26 1937. docket 28-4-11.
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Adeline D. Malloy
Richmond
Sagadahoc
Maine
Page
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
United States of America
Washington, D. C
County of Sagadahoc
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Carl M. P. Larrabe
Savadaloc County
Guardianship final account for Perow minors in Sagadahoc
At a Bath court of probate on October 15 1937 Beatrice M Perow guardian of Mildred Alice Perow Lawrence Edward Perow Alfred D Perow Joseph Benjamin Perow and Augustus Perow Jr minors presented her first account for allowance and financing. Guardian ordered to notify interested parties by weekly Bath Independent publication for appearance November 9 1937 to show cause why allowance should not be granted. Walter Glidden judge. true copy dated 21 28 4
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Bath
Walter & Glidden
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Sanford L. Parrar
James Bragdon
Fred Freeman
al Bruce
Nellie Wyman
W. E. Purington
Oscar Sewall
San Francisco
New York
Sandwich Islands
Thomas J. Brooks
Bath Boys
New England
Joe Smith
Charles Bourn
Bath Iron Works
Seattle
Alaska
John Scott, Esq
L. H. Gibson
Bessie
Miss Gibson
M. J. Graves
Auburn
Prof. Wilson
Dancing Academy
Seattle - Sietlns
Lewiston
Charles Carr
John D. Footer
Mr. Footer
San
California
Central Church Parish
J. C. Ledyard
Oscar C. Rogers
Adam
Wilam Rogers
D. M. Humphreys
Rong Mussenden
W. R. Robinson
Amory Houghton
Jesse Donnell
F. J. Parks
Patten Library
St. Mary's Guild
Oak Street
George E. Thompson
Mr. Litch
D. C
Fred H. Low
F. Ham
A. A. Percy
H. A. Bates
Andrew Webster
Andrew Meyrill
J. H. McLellan
Cushihan Ward
W. R. Kimball
Charles Blair
Boothbay
Southport Bridge
Ralph Houston
Cpoero
Mrs
Ocea Cahill
George Thistle
Oliver Emmons
William Edgett
T. Baker
A. B. Haggett
Bath Police
Alameda
Columbia Orchestra
Denham
Holly Tree Inn
Au Fair Cafe
O'Brien
O. A. Kittredge
Ards
T. F. Reynolds
Peter Gaud
Dunton
O’neil
James Spinney
Stony Brook
Mamie Spinney
Charles H. Cahill
F. B. Torrey, Jr
Clarence Morse
Grace Church
Walter C. Stewart
Welch
H. E. Duncan
Ethel Hyde
Carpenter
Portland
Mollie Gibbons
Susie Ballou
Fred Blaisdell
Mildred Palmer
Katherine Hill
Kennebec Journal
B. H
Cony High School
Journal
Sons of Bath
Cong
Cony Boys
Cony
Sawtelle
Donnell
Bath Woods
K. Murray
F. Murray
E. Knight
W. Brown
Mary L. Hoffman
A. Merriam
Lowell
Elizabeth Dinsmore
Haverhill
Gilbert
Annie Shea
Anna
Mollie Palmer
Retta
Willa Smith
Georgie Atwood
Florence Daley
Emma Chestra
Elsie Shea
Charles Brown
Robert Silsby
Rowling Hill
Henry Worth
Alvin Low
Charles Clifford
Motley Fuller
Messrs. Wood and Levensy
Bowdoin
Roscoe P. McFadden
Winthrop
Miss Hall
Anderson’s
Frank V. Moody
Besselievre
Fred Huse
Foster's Point
Foster’s Point House
Frank A. Small
Concord
N. H
Alpheus Whitney
Maple Grove
Saco
Williams
David
Westport
Albion
Gloucester
Alonzo
Pigeon Cove
John F. Harris
Water Street
Klondike
Francis B. Torrey
Bridgeport
Conn
Mr. Torrey
Orvie D. Lambard
Waterstreet
Edward Warden
T. W. Hyde
Lucius Hubbard
Daniel Tolan
Hartleb & Chestra
Boston & Maine R. R
Charles S. Golby
Percy & Small’s
High Street
E. M. Fuller
George W. Hunt
Spregue
Hiram Cornish
North Bath
William Farrin
Jesse W. Farrin
Emeline
William
George
Charles McDonald
Newport
A. J. Harriman
Belfast
Charles A. Harriman
J. Ellsworth Fullerton
Congregational Church
Bellows Falls
Bath High School
Bowdoin College
Robert Goodman
Carrie B. Aylward
Walter E. Humphrey
Somerville
Annie T. McDonald
Samuel F. Dinsmore
Joseph Smith
Charles B. Bohn
James Clark
B.H.S
Augusta
B.hs
Cong H
Charles Maxwell
Spencer, Mass
Mrs. Heath
Mamie Madden
J. W. Kane
Lynn
Fred Footer
Howard Chute
William E. Palmer
Knox
Walter Lowell
H. H. Harris
Henry B. Cleaves
Cape Verde Island
Africa
William H. Melcher
Massachusetts
Lewis Rounds
West Bath Grangers
Camels and Spuds
Old Golds
J. R. Higgins
New Spring
Albert G. Brown
Mr. Brown
South End
Bath Box Co
Fur-Fish- Game
Robert O. F. Elliot
Morse High
Woolwich
Moosehead
Bill” Elliot
Fryeburg
Solar Lodge of Masons
Old City
le Weales
Moosehead Lake
Charles P. Wetherbee
Mr. Wetherbee
Andrew A. Savaze
Mr. Savage
Frank Geneau
Carlton Bridge
Pine Tree Troop