Forty Years Ago in Bath Election Day Diphtheria Warning
The Bath column notes scarce traveling men due to elections with New York arrivals at home to vote. Special Health Officer Sides tagged a Richardson street residence for diphtheria. Ward Four saw Azro B. Colton cast the first vote, at 83. The piece mentions local civic scenes, shipyard visits, and various town residents traveling or voting, with updates from Pepper's alley entertainment and Y M C A activities.
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New York
Richardson Street
Axx
Pleasant Bath Whist Party and Local News Roundup
November 9 1904 Bath and Brunswick friends attended a Miss Minnie Wiggin whist party. Dr J B Wescott rents a High street flat moving in with daughter Grace. Edward Bluendell’s new play The Lost Boy at Columbia theatre drew cheers. A R Hovey now clerks at the Phoenix after years as a popular dry goods salesman. Angie Merrill seen downtown for first time in two months. Columbia orchestra players provided music for Waldoboro launching ball. Bath residents attended. A ward worker associated with both parties sought ballot marking help Tuesday. Fred H Stilphen returned from Portland with Mrs Stilphen who had been at Maine General Hospital five weeks. Samuel Welch Jr left for Lewiston for Masonic instruction. he belongs to Polar Star lodge. Elmer F Campbell started in
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Fred H. Stilphen
Portland
Stilphen
Maine General Hospital
Samuel Welch, Jr
Lewiston
Welch
Polar Star Lodge
Bath and Portland steamer routes and local notes in 1904
November 10 1904 reports the steamer Ransom B Fuller assigned to Portland Boston route while Governor Dingley undergoes overhaul. Bath AmEx manager Sydelman wins six oclock closing for Bath office. Weather hints at a snowstorm. numerous local movements, travels, and social events across Bath and surrounding towns.
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Ransom B. Fuller
Portland
Boston
Governor Dingley
November 11 1904 社 Capt Humphreys back from Rangeley trip
Reports two below zero at Rangeley Lakes yesterday morning. Councilman Shaw sprained wrist while working on windlass engine aboard the six masted schooner at Percy and Smalls. Sans Souci club hosted by Mrs N T Palmer with cards and luncheon. Children skating on West Center street pit. Captains of city league teams to meet at Pepper's alleys Sunday to organize. Edward Murphy of Waterville visiting former Maine Central railroad employee. Board of Health officer Side tagged the Williams house for diphtheria. Arabs of Sahara assisted Charles M Taylor in celebrating his 30th birthday. C E Carroll of New England Telephone left for Bangor. J N Cowin of Medford visiting sister Mrs Charles A Coombs on Washington street. Big boiler burst at New England Ship Yard mill earlier this morning.
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D. M. Humphreys
Rangeley Lakes
Hockomock Ferry to Resume Bath Woolwich Service Next Thursday
Bath residents anticipate the Hockomock ferry resuming service between Bath and Woolwich next Thursday as heavy snow disrupts lines. A Maine deer-hunting scene features Henry W. Howard bagging a 265 pound buck at Pond’s farm in Wiscasset, the largest Lincoln county deer on record. George Roderick shows off a new horse bought Friday while J G Osborne, Bath Business College president, filled the Free Baptist church pulpit in Freeport. The steamer Ransom B. Fuller docked in Bath at 1:30 pm after a Boston run, with Postal Telegraph reporting the city’s lone wire out amid a major snowstorm. Bath friends plan a theatre party for actress Bertha Galland, while wires across the region suffer outages.
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Bath
Maine
Henry W. Howard
Howard Coal Co
Pond
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
Henry
Maine Sets Updated Ceiling on Hardwood Cordwood Prices
The Maine OPA announced a price update effective Nov 13 raising four foot hardwood cordwood from 10.50 to 11 per cord to align with pulp and bolts at 11.25. Delivered cordwood in four Maine areas rises to 13 to 14.25. sawed cordwood in Limestone and Fort Fairfield goes from 16 to 18.25 and in Presque Isle from 18.50 to 18. A new recording requirement lists buyer and sale details. Consumers can check local War Price and Rationing Boards for exact prices in five pricing zones.
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Maine
Prescott H. Vose
Maine Opa
Vose
OPA
Limestone
Fort Fairfield
Presque Isle
Destroyer Named After Woman Observed at Maine Shipyard
Officials at Bath Iron Works in Maine gather for a shipbuilding ceremony with Mrs Hitchcock and other dignitaries. Cmdr E M Ellis commands the Brunswick Naval Air Station while Lt S F Collier handles public relations. Bath Iron Works executives and former officials attend with spouses as part of the event.
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Maine
Preserve Equipment For Servicemans Family Duty
A personal service advises wives and mothers to wax a serviceman’s fishing gear and golf clubs during leisure time. Wax protects metals from rust and can clean and polish leather goods without changing color. Apply wax to luggage shoes and leather bound books for upkeep.
Cigarette Demand Abroad Highlighted by Bath native
Soldier writes from Burma noting desire for cigarettes and the hardship of long mail delays. He observes home town comforts, laments civil service strife, and describes encounters with currency notes used by Japanese in India. He promises readers a safe, peaceful return and sends regards to families.
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Rose Marie
Wesley Lane
Concensus
Calcutta
Burma
India
Bombay
Assam
Jack Hederman
A.A.A. A.W
A.P.O
P.M. N.Y
Two Lucky Hunters Bring Back Deer This Weekend
Albert Beam of Denny road Lambert Park and C. S. Kaler of East Brunswick were among the hunters who returned from Cutler with a deer each weighing about 140 pounds. Five others in the party also secured deer. Beam and Kaler work in Bath Iron Works outside machinists and joined attorney John J. Keegan Area Rent Director for Sagadahoc and Lincoln counties and Seth Waldo Weston of the Bath Police on a trip near Machias with bucks around 200 pounds each. Harold Tobey and wife of Willow street returned from Boston after a short visit.
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Albert Beam
Denny Road
Lambert Park
C. S. Kaler
East Brunswick
Messrs Beam
Kaler
Cutler
Mr. Beam
Bath
Dee
Mr. Kaler
Bath Iron Works
John J. Keegan
Sagadahoe
Lincoln Counties
Seth Waldo Weston
Machias
Probate Court Session Yields Numerous Estates and Appointments
Sagadahoc County probate court held a busy Tuesday session with many wills filed bonds approved licenses to sell real estate granted and accounts filed and allowed. Executors administratrix and guardians were appointed or continued for numerous estates across Bath Woolwich Topsham Bowdoinham and Bowdoinham real estate bonds and final accounts feature prominently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Coombs
Bath
Margaret A. Haskell
Lydia C. Moses
Daniel Williams
Carrie H. Kendall
Bowdoinham
Ernest L. McLean
Lottie M. Cobb
Jessie M. Ames
Abbie F. Minott
Phippsburg
William S
A. Colby
Agnes M. Perry
Annie D. Williams
West Bath
Fred L. Williams
Lawrence Baker Greenwood
Edward W. Bridgham
Edward L. Reed
Woolwich
Myers E. Reed
Cuvier R. Dolloff
Orra V. Doll
George N. Libby
Richmond
Grace E. Libby
Annie T. McAuliffe
William P. McAuliffe
Lillian M. Passmore
Bath Trust Co
Maude B. Lewis
Topsham
Everett C. Lewis
Bert Allard
Depositors Trust Co
Mary J. Sheldon
Esther M. Dickey
Bridget T. Wagner
Clarence E. Wagner
Catherine Mulligan
William J. Hamilton
Horace M. Coombs
Flora J. Morrell
Ada M. Woodside
Mary A. Reed
Josiah W. Reed
Clara A. Hawthorne
Christine H. Hathorne
Frank A. Hall
Margaret F. Hall
Emma F. Ridley
Eliza D. Wallace
Richard G. Tanner
Eliza F. Tanner
Homer E. Alexander
Lester E. Umberhind
Howard Stanley Tobey
J Fred Tobey, Jr
Edna T Tobey
Albert Joseph Brunell
Leslie F. Roberts
James Reese Cameron
Mildred Stuart
Guardian
Juanita Jean Spinney
Parker D. Small
Roland F. Pero
Harold J .Rubin
Real estate transfers recorded in Sagadahoc County
A review of recent deeds shows numerous transfers across towns including Bath Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Gardiner Richmond Topsham West Bath Woolwich and West Bath. Notable exchanges include Clarice R Prince to Bath Box Co Dororthy L Kaler to Louis A Rob inson and Patrick Pelkey to Charles D Alessio et al. The lists name buyers sellers and properties on various streets and roads.
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Sagadahoc County
Peter E. Lebel
Edwin C. Richards
Russell Street
Anna G. Fuller
Harold F. Fuller
High Street
Carl J. Severin
Hubert G. Farnsworth
Washington Street
George W. Stengel
Edward C. Harrington
Andrews Road
Bowdoin
Dennis Fournier
Andrew M. Bryns
Maynard F. Anderson
Ernest F. Marstaller
Norman D. Hartnett
Cecil Small
Land
Bowdeinham
Mary R. Lechner
William L. Lechner
Mary Rosanna Almy
Harold McPherson
Edwin R. Stewart
Minnie L. Batchelder
Als
Georgetown
Raymond
Harold A. Brown
George E. Huntington
Vincent W. Huntington
Topsham
Patrick Pelkey
Charles D'Alessio
John F. Hinds
Roland J. Bernier
West Bath
Frank Rose
Harold S. Meserve
Charles H. Bates
Durward H. Bowie
Thelma Per
Quality beans timing for harvesting pods and seeds
The guide notes that top quality for cut beans occurs when pods are full grown and seeds are about one fourth grown, with seeds tightly embedded. For pole beans, especially Kentucky Wonder, peak quality comes later when pods constrict between beans and seeds reach about three quarters in size.
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Kentucky
Probate Court notice for Bath estates 1944
In Sagadahoc County Bath probate court sets November 1944 order for heirs to appear on December first at ten oclock to challenge the estates of Alonzo Thayer and Idella V Rogers. Nellie Thayer petitions for administrator William B Haggett or another suitable person to be appointed administrator, and Ernest G Rogers submits the first and final account as administrator.
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Bath
Sagadahoc
John L. Jack
Bagadahoc
Thaddeus, Hedrick
Stella M. Hedrick
Grace E. Cotton
Grace E. Moor
Bangor
Penobscot
Maine
Christine C. Cummings
N. Gratz Jackson
Elizabeth F. Jackson
Arthur J Dunton
Bertram D. Hall
Massachusetts
Edith E. Abbott
Ula N. Ramsey
Ua N. Ramsey
Emma F. Ridley
Eliza D. Wallace
Richard G. Tanner
Woolwich
Eliza F. Tanner
Eliza FP. Tanner
Howard Stanley Tobey
J. Fred Tobey, Jr
Edna T. Tobey
Bath Trust Company
Annie T. McAuliffe
William P. McAuliffe
Charles M. Bigelow
Georgetown
Fiduciary Trust Company
Nettie Stephens
George E. Wright
Guardian
Joseph G. Stevens
Flavilla E. Stevens
Arthur J. Dunton
Edward L. Reed
Meyers BE Reed
Westwich
Wealthy A Colby
Agnes M. Perry
Annie D Williams
Frank A Hal
Ute
Margaret F Hal
Central League Names Its Sale Committee At Meeting
The Central church group met Monday at the parish house for a covered dish supper served at 6 30. Mrs. Howard Steen presided as chairman with a short business meeting by president Mrs. Rudolph McRae. Plans were made for a Christmas sale and supper on Monday Dec 4 starting at 2 pm at the parish house. Committees include Aprons chaired by Mrs. Horace Py Morse with Mrs. Harold Avery. Cooked Foods chaired by Mrs. Joseph Thombs with several assistants. Candy chaired by Mrs. Arthur Brown with Mrs. Harold Brown and Mrs. Edward McMann. Novelties chaired by Mrs. William H. Daley with Mrs. Edward Cummings and Mrs. Howard Steen. Handkerchiefs chaired by Mrs. Carl Stinson with Mrs. Bernard Pratt and Mrs. Merritt Mitchell. A chicken pattie supper will be served 5 30 to 7 pm with co chairs Gardiner Deering and Leslie Wold, assisted by several others. Dining room under Mrs. George Moses with assistants. A League meeting is planned for Monday evening and a social hour followed.
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League of Central Church
Howard Steen
Rudolph McRae
Horace Py Morse
Harold Avery
Joseph Thombs
Marius Page
Hiram Stevens
Arthur L. Pratt
Dana McIntire
Albert Noyes
Arthur Brown
Harold Brown
Edward McMann
William H. Daley
Edward Cummings
Carl Stinson
League
William W Dennison’s Boston Visit Tuesday Morning
William W. Dennison of Green Street traveled to Boston on Tuesday morning. He departed from his home and was seen in the city for a daytime engagement or appointment.
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Fred E. Witham
Kelley Lawn
Dummer Street
William W. Dennison
Green Street
Boston
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The
Bath Daily Times
Bath Camp
South Gardiner
Shannon House
New England Telephone Co
Azro B. Colton
Mr. Colton
Pepper's Alley
Ercy Jackson
James W. Hawley
John D. Footer, Jr
Fall River
James F. Dunton
Philadelphia
S. H. Conley
George E. Hughes
National Democratic Committee
Robert Blair
Marcus L. Urann
W. D. Sewall
St. Louis
Exposition
Walter E. Chase
Mr. Chase
James T. Morse
A. B. Hervey
Liberal Ministers’ Association
Charles A. Blair
M. J. Hennessey
Kennebec
Minnie Wiggin
Bath and Brunswick
J. B. Wescott
Frank E. Thompson
Miss Grace Wescott
Edward Bluendell
Columbia Theatre
A. R. Hovey
the Phoenix
Mr. Hovey
Angie Merrill
William A. Merrill
Messrs
Stacy, Denham, Rafael and
Reed
Columbia Orchestra
Waldoboro
Elmer F. Campbell
C. C. Sydelman
American Express
John Wilson
New Meadows Inn
John S. Hyde
Quincy
New Jersey
Fore River Ship & Engine Works
G. A. Tuttle Company
Frank
Thomas Malia
W. Jacobs
W. Miller
Jacobs
Gertrude Greenleaf
Laura Palmer
E. G. Greenleaf
Cambridge
John A. Small
J. O. Lincoln
Charles Leary
Augusta
M. J. McCormick
East Pittston
E. W. Hyde
R. H. Donnell
Leeds
James Gorman
Bridgeport
Etta Millen
A. Walton
Auburn
Mary Dowling
Rebekah
Providence
Isiah King
Elthier
Boothbay
Old Fort
H. G. Rowe
Five Islands
Charles C. Larrabee
Ernest Allan
Staples
Robert Kennedy
Providence, R. I
Robert White
White Street
G. G. Deering
Isaac Small
E. B. Arnold
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Alton Oliver
Winneyance
Front Street
A. A. Percy
Brunswick Parties
Chicago
Henry Fish
Locke's Mills
Cummings Lumber Co
Charles A. Owen
Hai Magoun
Ina Seidlinger
Berlin
N. H
Montreal
Canada
Lon Fisher
W. B. Darton
Alvina Oliver of
Charlotte Percy
Sarah J. Duncan
Charles Davenport
Medford
Mass
Marsh
Casion
Empire Theatre
J. P. Squire Company
D. T. Percy
Coffin Bros
J. P. Roberts
Corliss Street
Edgecomb
F. H. Percy
Alderman Sawyer
Harry Plummer
Charles A. Harriman
Cyrus W. Longley
Walter
Newdick
John Shaw
Percy & Smalls
Sans Souci Club
West Center Street
Pepper's Alleys
Edward Murphy
Waterville
Maine Central Railroad
Board of Health Officer
Williams House
Lower High Street
Sahara
Charles M. Taylor
C. E. Carroll
J. N. Cowin, Esq
New England
Hockomock
People’s Ferry
George Roderick
J. G. Osborne
Bath Business College
Free Baptist Church
Freeport
Postal Telegraph Co
Bertha Galland
State
Destroyer
Bath Iron Works Corp
William S. Newell
Newell
Archibald M. Main
Main
Roland D. Hill
Hill
G. Baer Connard
Connard
Sidney L. Eaton
Eaton
David C Dickson
Bath Independent
Army
Center Street
Popham
Harold Tobey
Willow Street
Edward L. Eaton
Sadie L. Eaton
Fredericene S. Fellows
Charles FE. Bolton
Grace N. Hall
Acton
Jessie M Ames
Register
John L. Jack Register
Central League
John L, Jack Register
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