Forty Years Ago in Bath November 16 1909 Roots and Community
In Bath on November 16 1909 Albert M Eugley buys the Sarah A McKenney residence on Bedford street and will move in next spring. Rev Allen Brown of East Providence accepts First Universalist parish call to begin January 1910. Bowdoin College class of 12 Philip Cole seeks a Bowdoin Dramatic Club role. Five masted schooner Henry O Barrett returns to Portland after stalling near Cape Elizabeth due to head winds. Bath works team to play Scotch masons in football on Thanksgiving Day. Private skating party at Alameda draws about 100 with Bath band music. Dreamland Theatre plans and a possible local Players reunion. Hyde Guards polo committee inks Winter games with Bath polo team at the Alameda. Bath team members named. captain Baker elected manager. A D T Percy & Sons clerk celebrated birthday with cake, candies, rosebuds, and pins. Silas Morse starts painting Bath Iron Works storehouse. Otis Elevator Co installing hydraulic elevator. Fairbanks scales being added. R J McKenzie off for Boston then Camden South Carolina for winter hotel position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Guards
Bath
Alameda
Stewart
William Shaughnessy
Alton Wright
Wallace Atwood
Capt
Baker
William P. Leydon
Silas L. Morse
Bath Iron Works
Otis Elevator Co
Buffalo
Fairbanks Scales
Big six mast Wyoming nears launch as Brooks retires
Nov 17 1909 Capt Angus McLeod will retire from the Governor Brooks and move to command the Wyoming now nearly finished at Percy & Small's yard in Bath. Captain George Barlow to sail the Brooks. The Wyoming is booked for launching Dec 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus McLeod
Governor Brooks
Portland
Wyoming
Percy & Small
George Barlow
Martha P. Small
Brooks
Norfolk
George F. Barlow
McLeod
Barlow
Devine and Devine Wire Act Dazzles Dreamland Crowd
November 19 1909 bath boys Devine and Devine performed on a tight wire at Dreamland Theatre earning hearty applause. They danced ran and did acrobatic feats forming a lively vaudeville act praised as a strong bill addition. Chief Engineer James H Scott invited to Auburn Firemen’s Relief Association ball next Wednesday eve. Ira Mikelsky star left end on Colby College football all Maine team, selected by experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devine
Bath
Dreamland Theatre
James H. Scott
Auburn Firemen’s Relief Association
Ira Mikelsky
Colby College
Maine
Lehigh Discoveries From Eastward Voyage Mentioned
A fragmentary note describes a voyage from the eastward route with a ship or crew named in readable form, detailing the sailing direction and the uncertainty of the destination. The passage preserves signs of early navigation and geographic reference points while offering no settled conclusion.
Miss Jennie Harvey Opens Private Aesthetic Dancing Class
Nov 21 1909 Bath note: Miss Jennie Harvey begins a Monday 10 am private aesthetic dancing class at Music hall. The course blends arm head and body movements to rhythmic music for physical benefit, known as Gilbert Dancing. The Bath press covers local happenings, industry notes, shipbuilding awards, social events and civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie S. Harvey
Music Hall
Gilbert
Monthly Session Probate Court Proceedings Summary
Wills allowed and administrations granted across Bath, Bowdoinham, Richmond, Gardiner, Bowdoinham, and Topsham. Appointments include Amy F. Doyle, Helen K. Emerson, and Ruth S. Roberts among executrices and executors. Inventories filed for Stinson and Phinney estates. Accounts and guardianship matters also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Burnham
Bath
Blanche L. Huff
Charles E. Stinson
Katherine Weiland
Roy G. Phinney
Arrowsie
Otty Steen
Mary E. Willis
Topsham
Harold W. Willis
Allen M. Irish
Eleanor P. Irish
Flora E. Edgecomb
Luke E. Marr
Guardian
Georgie B. Footer
Edna M. Footer
Caleb W. Sedgley
Bowdoinham
Jessie M. Frye
Jane Hall Brown
Prudence Hamilton
Richmond Woman Joyce Coughlin Dies After Illness
Mrs Joyce Alison Coughlin wife of George F Coughlin died Thursday at Mercy hospital Portland after a three months illness She was born in Quebec Canada a daughter of Ruel W
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Alison Coughlin
George F. Coughlin
Mercy Hospital
Portland
Quebec
Can
Ruel W
Georgetown History Reveals Pioneering Minister and Famed Women
The article recalls Rev. James Boyd’s 1899 pastorate in Georgetown and the vital roles of Eugene M. Trafton and Mary Todd Trafton. It highlights Mrs. Trafton’s extraordinary household labor and faith, Henry Todd’s devout service, Sadie Heald’s charity, and the enduring impact of church prayer meetings, testimonies, and community leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boyd
Eugene M. Trafton
Martin Trafton
Boyd
Eugene
W. C. Todd
C. W. Williams
Massachusetts
C. E. Cote
Portland
Mr. Gray
Woolwich
Trafton
Peter
Mary Todd Trafton
Martin Todd
Aroostook County
Georgetown
May Trafton
David Henry
Kennebec Point
Popham Beach
Boston
Martin
Palmer
Henry
Stacey Moore
de Stinson
University of Maine
Arthur
Henry Todd
I Corinthians
Jennie
Cunningham Woman Dies in Richmond Home Four Year Resident
Susie Burgess Knowles Richmond resident for four years passed away. Survived by husband two sons Robert Cunningham of Sherman Mills and Ernest Cunningham of Richmond a daughter Elizabeth A Cunningham of Richmond a grandson and sister Mrs Everdell Crosby of Gardiner Funeral services held Saturday at Roberts funeral rooms with burial in Richmond cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Burgess Knowles
Richmond
Home Corner Club
Robert Cunningham
Sherman Mills
Ernest Cunningham
Elizabeth A. Cunningham
Everdell Crosby
Gardiner
Roberts Funeral Rooms
Richmond Cemetery
Saga dahoe Agricultural and Horticultural Society meeting
Notice announces the annual meeting in Brunswick Maine on December 5 1949 at 8 pm in the Court Room Town Building. Elect officers for the ensuing year and conduct any other legal business. Emery W Booker secretary Brunswick Maine November 21 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Brunswick
Emery W. Booker
Maine
Probate Notice for Peter Vo Alessio Estate in Bath
A probate court in Sagadahoc County Maine orders notice to interested parties. The widow Jerrmaine A Alessio petitions a widows allowance for the estate of Peter Vo Alessio of Tops ham, with a hearing set for December at Bath. Arthur J Dunton judge of probate signs the order with John L Jack as register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Peter Vo Alessio
Topsham
Jerrmaine A Alessio
Arthur J Dunton
Bleike S. Reed
Luti Fern Kellaway
Newton
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Maine
State Street Trust Company
George E. Furbish
Walter A. Furbish
Preson
Ida Miller
Abraham Miller
John T. Doyle
Allan Spear
Mary 1 Yule
Allen Spear
Georgetown Week in Phoenix Hotel Cast Leg Update
Georgetown residents report a week at the Phoenix hotel with a leg in a cast. Congressman Charles Nelson accompanied by a Augusta friend visited the Nelson camp at Little River on Monday. Mr and Mrs Harry Bedford of Whitingsville Massachusetts stayed at their Georgetown home. Engineers survey progress on the road to Reid Park. Many hunters are in town though a poor majority. Friends of Mrs Howard Trafton learn she is a patient at Sims Hospital in Arlington Massachusetts. Mr and Mrs Oakley Thibo deau and family of Weymouth Massachusetts are at their Seguinland home for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
May
Sarah
Sadie
Sadie Heald
Howard Heald
Josie Williams
Harriet Deering
Etta Jewett
Charles Nelson
Augusta
Nelson
Little River
Harry Bedford
Whitingsville
Mass
West Georgetown
Reid Park
Howard Trafton
Sims Hospital
Arlington, Mass
Mrs. Oakley Thibodeau
Weymouth, Mass
Seguinland
Foreclosure Notice on Tisdale Cottage in Georgetown Maine
Ruth M Furbish of Georgetown transfers mortgage to Melissa G Davis of Waldoboro on a Bay Point lot known as Tisdale Cottage. The breach of condition triggers foreclosure proceedings dated November 16, 1949, recorded in Sagadahoc Registry. The parcel includes exceptions from prior conveyances and various bounded descriptions.
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Maine
Ruth M Furbish
Georgetown
Sagadahock
Sagadahoe
Melissa G Davis
Waldoboro
Lincoln
Bay Point
George L Mains
Middle Road
Parkers Point
Oscar V. Miller
Lizzie F Masterman
Arminta Kingsbury
Sagadahoc
Melbon G Davis
Melissa G. Davis
Probate notices appoint executors in Sagadahoc estates
John L. Pratt Register of Probate lists that Ruth Sprague Roberts and Mary Sprague were named executors without bond for Lucinda T. Sprague. Doris Dumphreys named executrix. Helen K Emerson named executrix. Alexander Burden named executor. Philip E Lamb named executor with bond. Amy F. Doyle named administratrix with will annexed. Blanche L. Huff named administratrix with bond. Dates shown as November 8, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Sawyer
Bath
Amy F. Doyle
Alice M. Favor
Richmond
Helen K. Emerson
Bowdoinham
Ethel M. Thompson
Alexander Burden
Lydia May Harris
Bowdeinham
Philip E. Lamb
Gardiner
Lucinda T. Sprague
Ruth S. Roberts
Mary O. Sprague
Fred W. Humphreys
Doris D. Humphreys
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Ruth Sprague Roberts
Mary Sprague
Joan
Fred W Humphreys
Doris Dumphreys
Helen K Emerson
Philip E Lamb
Mrs Ralph A Steen Hosts Arrow House Party
Mrs Ralph A Steen of Arrow entertained with a party at her home recently, hosting friends and neighbors in a social gathering that highlighted community ties and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blanch McIntire
Winneganee
Ralph A. Steen of
Arrowsie
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bath Daily Times
Albert M. Eugley
Sarah A. McKenney
Bedford Street
Eugley
First Universalist Parish
Allen Brown
East Providence
R. I
Howard B. Johnson
Brown
Philip Cole
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin Dramatia Club
Henry O. Barrett
Dunton
Cape Elizabeth
Bath Tron Works
Laura Baker
Lillian Merrill
Bath Band
Messrs
Atwood
H. A. Huse
Mr. Huse
D. T. Percy & Sons
R. J. McKenzie
Camden
S. C
Hotel Court Inn
Dixie Norris
New York
Miss Norris
Morris
Ed. Brown
Brownie
Opera House
Belfast
Britannia
Rockland
George Percy
Salem
Miss.King
Percy
Ferdinando Gorges
Hercules
Bath City Hospital
Marine National Bank
Silas H. Duncan
Horatio A. Duncan
Charles C. Crosby
Mr. Duncan
William H. A. Shaw
Hockomock
Albert G. Merrill
Pleasant Street
Navy
Merrill
E. A. Pinson
Detroit
Marion Philbrick
Elzira Gross
Court Street
Ellen Corliss
Scott Tibbetts
Kennebec
Fred H. Thompson
Yale
Oak Street
Commercial
Eastern Steamship Co
Commercial Street
Frank A. Palmer
H. C. Baxter
South End
Marine Railway
New England
Key West Harbor
Key West
Kelley, Spear Co
John S. Emery & Co
Jerry Murphy
Malaga Island
Jerry
Freeman Hodgdon
Kennebec House
Bowdoin
Mark L. Hagan
Ray E. Palmer
Clifton O. Page
W. D. Sewall
Nellie F. Douglas
Worumbo Manufacturing Co
Miss Varney
Miss Douglas
Morse Bros
Park
John A. Morse
Frank Pepper
Campbell Bros. Circus
Central West
Calgary
Alberta
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
North
South Dakota
New Mexico
British Columbia
Donald Spear
Lehigh Si
Palm
Sewalls
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Roanoke
Quincy
William L. Douglas
Great South End
E. J. Marston
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Carl K. Crosby
Cole
Morse High School
E. P. Briggs
George A. Ward
Arthur T. Parker
Tufts
J. S. Jackson
Cohasset
Sharptown
Horace W. Ward
Wiscasset
John F. Conant
Lincoln Lodge
Bath Shirt Factory
Bath Aerie
Front Street
Center Street
Arthur J. Dunton
Manning P. Tobey
Young People’s Society
Advocates of Christian Fidelity
Augusta Todd
Springer Todd
Todd
John Langdon Berry
David Henry Todd
John L Jack Register
Phoenix Hotel
John L. Jack Register
Joan L. Jack
H . Mary Wilson
Bowrar
Clyde H. Witham
Frank O. Dunton
Fedward Wren
Mortle
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