Forty Years Ago in Bath Highlights Local News
Miss Nina Littlefield, chief operator at the N. E. T. Co. exchange, left for a visit home in Portland. A boy injured when a rear wheel passed over him as a team backed up. his mother fixed his sweater. Morse High basketball prospects look strong with old players returning. Hydrant work by Maine Water Co. leaves holes blamed by residents. Sagadahoc County commissioners bound Winneganee to Phippsburg Center bridge road, with damage claims and a boundary move. Local deer hunting party returns with eleven deer. Wilmot W. Dodge, aged 89, marked in the Home for Aged Couples and Old Men. Colonial club skating party planned with prizes and a polo game. Bucksport Electric Co. machinery shipped to Bath. City of Rockland steamer arrives for dry dock, weather delays repairs. Crew changes noted for Bath harbor operations. A poet preacher F. M. Preble to preach at People's Church. Park Bowling League formed. six teams join. Prohibition enforcement costs little for Sagadahoc. two small checks paid. Local cow sale of two prized cows. Lightweight polo lineup announced for Alameda event. Juno yacht season’s last trip to Popham. Bath Hardware Co. employee cleared to resume work. George G. Hart travels to Boston on business.
Washington dollar redesign proposed by mint engravers
November 10 1909 reports that engravers in Philadelphia prepared five cent piece designs bearing George Washington with his approval not given in life. If adopted, it would be first authorized circulation bearing a president's head. Treasury to decide. specimens soon sent to Washington officials.
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George Washington
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Washington
Republic
Treasury Department
Bath News Capsule Castine Leads Submarine Fleet
Nov 15 1909 Bath Maine items note the gunboat Castine built by Bath Iron Works serving as mother ship to a submarine fleet. local garden yields lettuce radishes and green tomatoes, future football attraction potential with Portland High. society invites to American Geographical Society, skating party planned, new comedy Their Poor Relation slated for Dreamland with local cast, mayflowers bouquet found, and veterans leaders invited to Pell Clason Camp initiation.
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Castine
Bath Iron Works
New Meadows Bridge Nears Readiness As Approaches Grow
The bridge planks and near travel hinge on built approaches with West Bath’s entry by C. H. Cahill from New Meadows Inn. Robert Ramsay oversees the landscape work as the inn grounds area gains beauty. A winter city polo league is hinted with teams such as the South Ends, Colonial Club, Elks, Kennebec Yacht Club, Eagles and Alpha Club.
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New Meadows
Brunswick
C. H. Cahill
New Meadows Inn
West Bath
Robert Ramsay
South Ends
Colonial Club
Elks
Kennebec Yacht Club
Eagles
Alpha Club
Billy Leydon
Walter Murtaugh
Personal Notes Reach of Local Figures in Portland
Mrs Maud Bridges of Swan s Mr and Mrs Haro Hart Denny road Arthur E Hutchins Jr manager of Eastern Gas and Appliance was a business visitor in Portland Monday Former Gov Percival P Baxter sailed for a cruise to the Mediterranean on the S S Excalibur of the American Export Line from New York Tuesday He will return on Dec 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Bridges
Swan
Haro . Hart
Denny Road
Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr
Eastern Gas and Appliance
Portland
Percival P Baxter
Mediterranean
New York
Colonial and Elks Begin Two Tournament Series
The Colonial and Elks clubs plan a Friday 7 30 tournament at the Elks home with a dinner to follow. About 65 players from each club expected. Events include pinochle billiards pool cribbage bridge pitch bowling and a gaming session. A Woodford club visit from Portland is tentatively set for January 11. Donations of playing cards to the Red Cross Veterans hospital at Togus were approved. Merton N. Cousins joined the club. A beano session followed the meeting with sandwiches and coffee.
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Colonial Club
Elks Club
Elks
Colonial
Elks Clubs
The
Leslie Plant
William Hogan
Jay Povich
Ernest Kingsbury
Donald Wilson
Harold Brown
Dudley Leavitt
Ralph Hilyard
Woodford
Portland
Woodford’s
Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Merton N. Cousins
Dummer Street
Wintertime Fantasies Mohiba Show Promises Radical Debut
The 1949 Mohiba on November 30 presents Wintertime Fantasies a ski lodge Scene I Arctic shack Scene II and a six man nostalgia set. Barbara Greene hosts with trumpet piano vocal solos duets and trio four acrobatic stunts and girl tumblers return with Morse High band director Keith Crockett. The curtain final scene remains a mystery until opening night. Mrs Arthur C. Lemont and Mrs Mary McKinnon visited Mrs Howard Barter Brunswick to meet the three week old twins Holly Brenda and Howard Breton Barter was formerly Geurade Jordan Bath.
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Mohiba
Barbara Greene
Morse High School
Keith Crockett
Arthur C. Lemont
Mary McKinnon
Howard Barter
Brunswick
Barters
Holly Brenda
Howard Breton
Barter
Geurade Jordan
Bath
San Francisco furor over kissing the Blarney Stone
City Health Director J C Geiger condemns kissing the 15 pound Blarney Stone brought from Ireland for a three day Catholic festival. Sponsors defend the tradition noting centuries of eloquence. Geiger swabs the stone to test germs while announcing results later. Geiger and wife Anna Morse have many local friends.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
J. C. Geiger
Ireland
Con Lynch
United Irish Societies
Geiger
Dr. Geiger
Anna Morse
Charles W. Morse
Washington Street
Curtis Funeral Parlors
Y M C A Doings Forge Basketball Prospect Lines
Entrance blanks issued for high school league at the Y M C A. Torrent No 1 team coached by George Perry trains in the Y gym. Tim Sullivan handles Junior Rotarians blank while Charles Howard has Eagles. Harrison Tipsward signs up Junior Colonials. Portland Y pool trips will continue with third to seventh graders eligible. bus cost 50 cents. Only 40 spots, register now.
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Torrent No. 1
George Perry
Tim” Sullivan
Rotarians
Charles Howard
Eagles
Colonials
Harrison Tipsward
Portland Y. M. C. A
The
New Meadows Yacht Club Members Meet and View Harbor
Members of the New Meadows Yacht Club gathered to review racing activities from the past years near Brigham's Cove. Hawley displayed racing photos and images from a Boston sailing trip while Lee showed Boston Harbor views including the U S S Constitution. Leavitt presented footage of this year's races at Winnneganee Bay and summer pogie fishing, plus Meadowbrook scenes.
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Association
Brigham’s Cove
Hawley
Boston
Lee
Boston Harbor
U. S. S. Constitution
Leavitt
Winneganee Bay
Meadowbrook
Local Social Notes From Topsham And Nearby Towns
Mrs L J Preney visits daughter Mrs John Greve in Topsham. Mrs Irene Leavitt of Valley Road takes part time job at Sears clerking in the toy department under manager McCourt. Miss Pauline Strout, a student nurse at Maine General, weekends with her parents Mr and Mrs Ivory Strout of Sagadahoc Ferry. Roland G Duman CSSA returns to Norfolk Virginia after a 15 day leave with his parents at 21 Washburn Street.
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L. J. Preney
John Greve
Topsham
Irene Leavitt
Valley Road
Sears
Clerling
Soerdinand Duman
Washburn Street
An Old Country Church and Its People
A reminiscence of a Maine village church community focusing on Aunt My and seven women, their hair customs, faith, and daily lives. Biographical sketches of Almira, John, and Mrs. Eliza J. Newdick illustrate devotion, resilience, and the town’s character across years, ending with reflections on church life and mortality.
Recent Transfers of Real Estate Across Several Towns
Real estate transfers filed with Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds list numerous parcels changing hands in Bath, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham and West Bath. Transactions include transfers of land and buildings on High Street, Washington Street, and other streets, with multiple pairs of grantor and grantee names such as Amos Merton Wright to Willard H. McCabe and Kerwin B. Butcher to Erastus A. Jewett et al.
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Sagadahoe County Register of Deeds
Bath
Amos Merton Wright
Willard H. McCabe
High Street
Erastus A. Jewett
Kerwin B. Butcher
Washington Street
Ethel M. McElroy
Earle R. Fox
Center Street
Charles A. Coombs
Willis C. Dunning
Howard E. O'Reilly
Harriet P. O'Reilly
Bedford Street
Fred P. Nichols
Carl Erlebach
Robert L. Hallett
Reginald J. Saucier
Ray W. Tuttle
Francis A. Curran
Trufant Street
William J. Paisley
Ralph H. Card
Bowdoinham
David Levasseur
George A. Hammond
Linwood C. Castner
George F. Pushee
George S. Lee
Leslie R. Rancour
Percy G. Tourtelotte
John W. Tourtelotte
Georgetown
Leroy Moore
Clyde L. Reynolds
Nelson M. Renner
Doris M. Brann
Laura L. Baker
Topsham
Loyall K._ Beckman
Miriam L. Estabrook
West Bath
Harold L. Glines
Probate notices appoint executors and guardians in Sagadhoe County
John L. Jack register of probate lists estates with appointed executors administrators and guardians on November 8 1949. Lucinda T Sprague Ruth Sprague Roberts and Mary O Sprague named executors. Doris D Humphreys and Alice M Favor named executrixes. Helen K Emerson and Ethel M Thompson named executors. Alexander Burden Lydia May Harris Philip E Lamb and Mary A Sar appear among appointees. Amy F Doyle and Planehella Bath named administratrix with bond or without bond as noted.
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John L. Jack
Sagadshoe
Lucinda T. Sprague
Bath
Ruth Sprague Roberts
Mary O. Sprague
Fred W. Humphreys
Doris D. Humphreys
Alice M. Favor
Richmond
Helen K Emerson l
Bowdoinham
Ethel M. Thompson
Alexander Burden
Lydia May Harris
Philip E Lamb
Gardiner
O Sagadahoc
H. Mary Wilson
Bowrar
Brunswick
Clyde H. Witham
Frank O. Dunton
Edward Wren
Georgetown
Myrtle T Wren
Arthur J. Dunton
Land Transfers Involving Multiple Parties Across Ventures
A series of land transfers are recorded, listing parties including Clifford White, Charles W. Osborne, Newman E. Getchell, Rose C. Kroener, Maynard D. Lee, Woolwich-Gilbert Hudson Fowles Jr, E Wesley Wiggins Jr, Asa C Hathorne, Gilbert P Hathorne, Everett W Lemont, Leo P Dostie, Elmer A Avery, and Donald L Avery. The deeds cover land and buildings exchanged among these individuals.
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Clifford White
Charles W. Osborne
Newman E. Getchell
Rose C. Kroener
Maynard D. Lee
Woolwich
Gilbert Hudson Fowles, Jr
E. Wesley Wiggins, Jr
Asa C. Hathorne
Gilbert P. Hathorne
Everett W. Lemont
Leo P. Dostie
Elmer A .Avery
Donald L. Avery
West Bath Grange Hall Benefit Show
Benefit show at West Bath Grange Hall features Laura Mulcahy Barbara Lockhart Vera lyn Desjardins Margaret Meister Richard Paradis eight year old tap specialist Bert Wakely Reggie Garrison Donald Coombs Vivian Doris White chorus Alice Smith and others. The event runs ninety minutes with a baked bean supper to follow.
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Laura Mulcahy
Barbara Lockhart
The
High Street Ramblers
Veralyn Desjardins
Margaret Meister
Richard Paradis
Bert Wakely
Reggie Garrison
Donald Coombs
Vivian
Doris White
Alice Smith
Notice to Contractors State Highway Construction
Sealed proposals to the Maine State Highway Commission in Augusta for two highway sections will be opened November 23, 1949 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Projects include bituminous gravel surface and gravel surface sections in Mt. Vernon Vienna and Georgetown totaling 6.43 miles. Bids require a $1000 certified check, bonding 50 to 75 percent, and compliance with federal wage laws. Plans and specs available in Augusta. The Commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
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State Highway Commission
Augusta
Maine
State House
Mt. Vernon
Vienna
Georgetown
Maine State Highway Commission
U S. Department of Labor
Commission
Pace
Oil Tanker J C Gaffney Delayed by River Clearance Hurdles
The oil tanker J C Gaffney tied up Tuesday at the Bath Water District awaiting favorable titles to proceed up river with a cargo of oil and gasoline. Mrs. Abraham L Kramer of Court Street is in Portland due to her father Ralph Diamon’s serious illness at Maine General Hospital.
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J. C. Gaffney
Bath Water District
Abraham L. Kramer
Court Street
Portland
Ralph Diamon
Maine General Hospital
Probate Notice in Bath for Peter V. Aloisio estate
In Sagadahoc County Bath court on November 15 1949 a probate order requires all interested parties to publish this notice in Bath Independent for three weeks and appear December first at ten in the forenoon to contest widow Germaine A. Aloisio petition for her allowance for the estate of Peter V. Aloisio late of Tops ham deceased before A J Dunton judge of probate true copy of the original
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Bath
Sagadahoc
Peter V. Aloisio
Topsham
Germaine A. Aloisio
A. J. Dunton
Bate
Bleike S. Reed
Lutie Fern Kellaway
Newton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Sagadahoc County
Maine
State Street Trust Company
George E. Furbish
Walter A. Furbish
Walter-A
Ida Miller
Abraham Miller
John T. Doyle
Allan Spear
Mary D. Yule
Arthur Dunton
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Bath Daily Times
Nina Littlefield
Porand
South End
Maine Water Co
Loach
Winneganee Bridges
Phippsburg Center
Sanford L. Fogg
Sobers Bridge
F. E. Beane
Hallowell
Warren C. Philbrook
Waterville
Charles W. Jones
Mrs. Beane
General Philbrook
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Fogg
Wilmot W. Dodge
Mr. Dodge
Capt
Charles Stinson
John Davis
Bucksport Electric Co
City of Rockland
Blair
John E. Ryan
Boothbay Harbor
Mark Gorham
J. A. Hathorne
Rockland
E. S. Archibald
Theresa Wolf
Port Clyde
Kennebec
F. M. Preble
D.D
People’s Church
Baptist Quarterly Meeting
Park
Harry Moulton
Delmar Miller
Clothiers and Crescents
Clothiers
Levi T. Thompson
Crescents
William Purington
Flussers
John Seymour
Sons of Veterans No
Vernon Miller
Cookson
Samuel Belanger
Sturgis
Strout
H. W. Cutting
Phippsburg
Andy Coombs
Alameda
George Hopkins
Harry S. Lord, Jr
A. Oliver
H. H. Lermond
Sam Arnold
Juno
Popham
J. R. William E. Rice
James McLellan
James Murphy
D. M. Humphreys
Sidney Meeker
H. S. Carlisle
Bath Hardware Co
George G. Hart
Morse High
Deering High
Deering
Charles Chestra
Mr. Cheltra
Popham Beach
D. Miller
Key West
Marr
M. C. Decker
Southport
Bath National
Bath Savings Institution
L Ave
Foreman W. S. Watson
Bath National Bank
Charles MacDonald
Clan MacDonald
W. MacDonald
M. J. McCormick
Thomas McCormick
Brown
North Pole
Geographical Societies
American Geographical Society
United States
Laura Baker
Lillian Merrill
H. A. Huse
Russell
Abrams Amusement Co
Dreamland
This City
Jethro Higgins
Frank Raymond
W. A. Murtaugh
Helen Raymond
Dixie Norris
Edwin L. Emmons
John Shaw
L. L. Hooker
Pell Clason Camp
Sons of Veterans
China
Clarence
Sonny” Harmon
Richville
New England
A. P
Colonial and Elks
Morse
Y. M. C. A. Doings
NEW Meadows Yacht Club
Aunt My
Betsey
Almira
John
Everett Higgins
Eliza J. Newdick
William Newdick
Robinhood’s Cove
Silas Trafton
Jones
Christ
God
West Bath Grange Hall
Register
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