Forty Years Ago in Bath Halloween Festivities
A Bath Chronicle survey of October 31 1916 describes contractor Grady reports favorable weather aiding street work on North Washington Center streets. local social rounds include Miss Nathalie Billings birthday party, Hal loween events at Dummers Street home of Col and Mrs E C Plummer, masked revelries on Garden Street, a Bath Yacht Club Halloween dance, and a Kennebec Yacht Club Halloween gathering with jack o lanterns, costumes, and prizes. activity covers shipyard work, ojects at Hospital Point, and local civic events amid a broad snapshot of Bath society and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady
North Street
Washington
South Street
Center Street
Bath
Nathalie Billings
Mechanic Street
George Rooke
Court House
James Rooke
Texaco Social club dedicates new rooms at Music Hall
November 1, 1956 report covers the Texaco Social club dedication in Music Hall with 140 members plus many guests enjoying ceremonies. Other items note Bay Ridley’s duck hunting near Hall's Bay, near- fatal rifle fire, Percy & Small ship keel up for a four master, and Miss Florence Neiley hosting a Halloween party at Trusent's Crossing with Bath youths riding the trolley.
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Texaco Social Club
Music Hall
Texas Steamship
Florence Neiley
Trusent's Crossing
Bath
Halloween Pranks Spark City Turmoil on Nov 2 1916
On November 2 1916 Halloween mischief surged through the city as hoodlums wrecked fences and attacked homes including the High and North streets corner and the Harriman residence. Officer Rice chased culprits at the North End station at midnight. Vandalism threaten nightly, with repairs needed to doorbells and other property. Also notes on maritime and social items including the schooner Cora F Cressey near Bahia, performances by Eugene M Desmond in Biddeford, and local club meetings.
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Charles A. Harriman
Court House Square
Rice
North End
Pupil Readers of Evangeline and Bowdoin Club Nominees
The list names students who read Evangeline including Donald Wilson and John Kelley among others. Bath delegates seek Bowdoin musical clubs with J H McLellan Jr John Houghton and Don ald B Farrer among the candidates. Morse High football says it will accept Atlas Athletes but not during the active season leaving open date unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline
Donald Wilson
Grier.onley
Jine Rich
Harold Fielding
Bath
Bowdoin College
J. H. McLellan, Jr
John Houghton
Donald B. Farrer
Morse High
Atlas
Bath Items Highlight Veterans Sailors and Local Happenings
Nov 3 1916 Capt J L Coombs returns home after 47 years at sea retiring from Frontenac of J S Emery Co fleet of Boston recently sold. Bath residents move house hold news and sailing activity include Oriole wreck removal, new Maine Farmers Almanac, lobster and chicken dinner at Colonial Cafe, and bridge to Orono football trip with Maine Central excursion.
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J. L. Coombs
New York
Frontenac
J.S. Emery Co
Boston
Coombs
Calumet
Kelley, Spear Co
J. S. Emery Co
Mouse Appears in Local Restaurant Stirs Server
A mouse startled a waitress in a local restaurant on Friday evening, prompting a quick reaction. The incident ends with no injuries reported and no further disturbance noted.
Cottage party closes sabin as season ends
On November 6 1916 Captain S R Percy hosted a group at his Sabin cottage marking the annual closing day with a fish dinner. The report notes quiet local politics ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election and weekend river excursions by residents including outings to Georgetown and Bath.
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S. R. Percy
Sabin
Morse High Hosts District D Future Homemakers Convention
Morse High School hosted the District D Future Homemakers of America fall convention with 200 plus members from Bath Waldoboro Augusta Belfast Rockland Monmouth Newcastle Winslow Oakland Waterville Boothbay Harbor and Camden. Miss Sylvia Plourde of Waterville was elected district president. Lois Nickerson Belfast vice chairwoman and Mary Jane Hamill Camden secretary assumed roles in September 1957. Christine Charest Morse High senior served as general arrangements chair. gifts and a fashion show highlighted the event at Morse High School.
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Hyde Home
Homemakers of America
Christine Charest
Morse High School
Elizabeth Barker
Morse
Warren F. Hawley,Jr
Jacqueline Gross
Future Homemakers of America
Diane Soule
Waldoboro
Hyde
Sylvia Plourde
Waterville
Lois Nickerson
Belfast
Mary Jane Hammil
Camden
Sereen Taylor
Bath
Augusta
Rockland
Monmouth
Newcastle
Winslow
Oakland
Boothbay Harbor
Arene
Morse High
Miss Charest
Raymond W. Farnham
Local Social and Harbor News Highlights
The Bath area notes a club committee listing Mrs Oliver Moses and others, a plan for a Colonial club meeting, and Wes S Brown to announce the cast for the Columbia theater show A Full House on Thanksgiving. Sail logistics, crew work on the four mast Sam C Mengel, and engine delays at Percy Small yard are noted. Various locals travel and change jobs, with family visits and weekend trips reported.
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Colonial Club
Wes S. Brown
Columbia Theater
Frank A. Palmer
Sam C. Mengel
Percy & Small Yard
Community Notes From Sagadahoc Bay Area Visitations
GEORGETOWN residents spent last week with Mrs. Klem pa's brother Stanley Kosaika and family at Sagadahoc Bay then returned to Irvington to pack and plan residence in Bath. Mr and Mrs Frank Magitz of Rockland visited Mrs Daisy Hinckley at Sagadahoe Bay. Mr and Mrs Harold Peters and three children of Ipswich Massachusetts were guests of Mr and Mrs William A Todd with Mrs Roy M Newman. The Peters seek a summer home nearby. Mr and Mrs John W McAr-
History Club eighth graders tour Bath landmarks
About 30 Bath Junior High eighth grade History Club members toured city landmarks with advisor Mrs H Kenneth Smith. They visited King s Dock, the Rittall home, Phippsburg Center and old shipyards, graves, and forts, with Stanwood C Gilman guiding. The tour supports a yearlong historical research project and prize essays are planned.
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Bath Regional History Club
Bath
H. Kenneth Smith
King's Dock
Peterson
Upper
Washington Street
Wallace J. Rittall
Dummer Sewall
John Lermont
Edward H. Page
Bath History Club
Rittall
Winneganee
Stanwood C. Gil
Popham
Baldwin
Gilman
Smith
Old Central Grammar School
Announce Dates Continued From Page One
Jascha French will serve as faculty chairman of the ballot committee with Harold E Brown and David Y. Alkazin supervising the refreshment committee. Thur and son Gerald were Friday evening callers at the Reynolds home. Pvt. John D. Williams Jr USMC arrived at his parents home at Georgetown Center Saturday evening on a ten day leave.
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Mittee
Jascha French
Harold E Brown
David Y. Alkazin
Thur
Gerald
Reynolds
Pvt
John D. Williams, Jr
Georgetown Center
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella Installs Its Officers
Sacred Heart Circle Daughters of Isabella installed its officers at a Tuesday night ceremony with State Regent Mrs. Margaret Grant officiating. Gertrude Nugent was named regent, Ann Perry installing marshal, and fellow officers include Thibodeau, McPherson, Arsenault, Kronstrand, Moody, Katula, Gay, Katula, O Connor, Holland, Tardiff, Dunton, Moses, and Davis. Refreshments followed. future installations in Lewiston on Nov 8 and Brunswick on Nov 10 were announced.
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Gertrude Nugent
Sacred Heart Circle
Isablla
Margaret Grant
Old Town
Ann Perry
Helen Thibodeau
Sophie McPherson
Louise Arsenault
Vivian Kronstrand
Delia Moody
Phyllis Katula
Arlene Gay
Monitor
Mary Katula
Ellen O’connor
Elizabeth Holland
Josephine Tardiff
Elizabeth Dunton
Helen, Moses
Viola Davis
Francis E. Morrissey
Grant
Lewiston Circle
Brunswick Circle
Nugent
Brunswick
Lisbon Falls
Vivian Brown
Adeline McPhee
Maine returns GOP gains in presidential vote tally
Bath and Sagadahoc county complete tabulation shows Bath And Democrat Frank M Coffin losing in the Second District while Robert Hale defeats James C Oliver in the First District. Third District incumbent Clifton McIntire wins by a wide margin as Stevenson hopes are tempered by Maine turnout.
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Frank M. Coffin
Robert Hale
James C. Oliver
Clifford McIntire
Maine
Alaska
Stevenson
Bath
Sagadahoc
Times
Eisenhower
Librarian General project names new conservation chair
Mrs Marie Andre was named conservation chairman to succeed Mrs Alice Kennedy who moved to Florida. After the program a tea followed with hostesses Mrs Eleanor Butterfield Mrs Janet Bussey Mrs Elizabeth Gibbons Mrs Bertha Davis and Mrs Mary Hall pouring for the afternoon meeting chaired by Mrs Elizabeth Gibbons.
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Norman W. Howard
Regent
Marie Andre
Alice Kennedy
Florida
Elizabeth Gibbons
Mary Hall
Eleanor Butterfield
Janet Bussey
Bertha Davis
Morse High Open House Arrangements With Farnham Faculty
Morse High School faculty members from business languages social studies home economics guidance physical education and industrial and vocational art work with Principal Raymond W Farnham to arrange the Open House. Names include Margaret Flaherty Ruth Wilson Eugene Hunter Jascha French Catherine Conley Augustus Huse J Edward Pomeroy Linwood Abbott Elizabeth Barker Catherine Leonard. Walter I Norton of Birch Point recently moved from Memorial Hospital to Maine General Hospital in Portland.
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Raymond W Farnham
Margaret Flaherty
Ruth Wilson
Eugene Hunter
Jascha French
Catherine Conley
Augustus Huse
J. Edward Pomeroy
Linwood W. Abbott
Elizabeth Barker
Catherine Leonard
Bath Inner Wheel Meets At Wiscasset Thursday
Mrs Fred Beard a home representative of Central ae Power Co guest speaker at Bath Inner Wheel gathering Thursday afternoon. Mrs Milton Stephenson hosted at her Wiscasset home. Beard distributed desserts and discussed cookbooks. Nov 15 luncheon planned at Mrs John Crowley's North street home. hospitality chaired by Stephenson Anderson Farnham.
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Fred Beard
Central Ae Power Co
Inner Wheel
Milton Stephenson
Wiscasset
Mi Beard
Needleworks'Guild
North Street
John Crowley
Stephenson
Carl Anderson
Earl Farnham
Carl Albee
Wyatt Albertson
Edward Bridgham
Lynn Bussey
Eugene Desmond
Charles Doyle
Donald Emero
Hildre Fisher
Kenneth Francisco
John Hayes
Frederick Hill
Warren Kershner
Fall Conference Of Garden Clubs In Portland
The Fall conference of the Garden Club Federation of Maine was held in Portland with Cosmopolitan Garden club members in attendance. Mrs G Lloyd Berrall of Montclair New Jersey delivered a main lecture on Historical Flower Arrangements with demonstrations at Frye Hall and Eastland hotel hosting sessions and luncheon. Portland and South Portland clubs joined the Cosmopolitan group including President Mrs Albert Whitney and others.
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Garden Club Federation of Maine
Portland
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Eastland Hotel
Frye Hall
G. Lloyd Berrall
Montclair
N. J
South Portland
Portland Garden Clubs
Albert Whitney
William Dennison
Roscoe McFadden
Mabel Harris
Vivian Brown
Bertha Davis
Maude McQuaide
Mildred Nichols
Bath Girl Scout Leaders Attend Section Meeting
Bath leaders and assistants attended the Merry Meeting section annual gathering of Adult Girl Scouts held at the range hall. Miss Ona Rafalko from Boston spoke as principal assist. retiring president Mrs. Donald C. Freeman led the business session and new officers were elected. A spring rally for seventh and eighth graders was planned. next Merry meeting is May 2 at Brunswick.
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Bath
Merrymeeting
Missona Rafalko
Maine
Boston
Donald C. Freeman
Brunswick
Doris Rea
Harold Graffam
Everett Fraser
Sherman Mitchell
Teen Age 4 H Club Members Join Topsham Parade Program
Three members of the Teen Age 4 H club took part in the Research On Parade program at the Twin County Extension Association annual meeting in Topsham Tuesday. Frances Butcher Nancy Temple and Betsy Bertrand modeled for the show.
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Twin County Extension Association
Topsham
Frances’ Butcher
Nancy Temple
Betsy Bertrand
Phippsburg Man Funeral Set for Saturday at 2 PM
A funeral service for a Phippsburg man will be held Saturday at 2 PM at A. F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. Norman E. Dubie, a Phippsburg pastor, will officiate. Burial follows in the family lot at Oak Grove. Friends are asked to omit flowers.
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Uncles
A. F. Mayo & Son
Norman E. Dubie
Phippsburg
Oak Grove
Howers
Probate notices from Bath court 1956 estates listed
A Bath probate court orders notice to interested parties for three weekly publications. Estates include Fred Daggett Tops ham deceased with Malcolm D Daggett as executor, Ralph Ro Dunton Georgetown deceased with Carrie M Dunton as administratrix, George E Gray Georgetown deceased with Luva M Gray as account holder, and Marion W Yard Bath deceased with Harold J Rubin as judge. The order directs attendance at the Bath probate court on the second Tuesday of November for hearing and final settlement where applicable.
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Bath
Sato
Malcolm D Dargue
Probste
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John J. Desmond
Biddeford
Eugene M. Desmond
Common Clay
John J. Cavanaugh
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Kittery Navy Yard
Herbert S. Carlisle
Woburn
John QO. Moulton
Ruth Adams
Miriam
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Arthur Bishop
Fulsom
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S. John Wilson
Itwell
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Idella Altekamp
Kents Hill Seminary
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