Forty Years Ago in Bath November 19 1884
Bath column recalls Alameda polo league with Alamedas versus Granite Cities, and Dec 6 opening game at the Alameda. Notes on lantern thefts, Evie Reed bark purchase, team schedules, and local social events including concerts, clubs, dances, and residents in Bath Massachusetts.
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Alameda
Alamedas
Granite Cities
Halewell
Wvill
Alameds
Lester Perry
Frank Guthrie
Holman Dunning
All Alamedas
Willie Leydon
Mark Sewall
Fred Cahill
Bath
Local Notes and Market Prices from Bath Area 1884
A Bath paper notes coal freights to Bath from New York and Baltimore at 1.10, sightings of ice on Rope Walk pond, gunning at Ore Island, and the R J Bibber loading lumber for South America. It lists prices for eggs, butter, potatoes, citrus, and wood and coal, with local business, arrivals, theatre scenery by Fred Weld, and social notes from Augusta, Bath, and nearby towns.
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New York
Baltimore
Bath
Millard Dunton
Westport
R. J. Bibber
Portland
South America
Fred Weld
Boston
Mr. Weld
Weld
Richmond Opera House
Holyoke
Mass
Portsmouth Academy
Tarwick
Saturday Markets See Little Change in City Trade
Markets show steady or slightly lower prices across meats and produce with Thanksgiving turkey expected to flood in next week. Poultry and lamb remain cheap while beef neck cuts and ham hold steady. wild game scarce. Social news includes a Leap Year party at Greenleaf, a polo match win for Augusta’s Alamedas, weather damage, and local visits.
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Boston
Bath
Price Of Gasoline Up One Cent A Gallon
The wholesale price of gasoline was advanced over the weekend, with big companies announcing a one cent per gallon rise. Bath residents saw the change Monday morning as motorists wonder about the reason. Officials attribute it to strong summer demand and favorable weather boosting vehicle use.
Modern Woodmen Camps Host Joint Benefit Whist Night
St Marys camp and St Jean Baptist camp of Modern Woodmen of America held a well attended benefit whist party and dance Friday night in Musicall. Whist winners included Mrs Louis Arsenault Miss Josephine Daigle Katherine Grindell Leon Lebel Ovida Thibeault Wilfred Arsenault. Music by Mildred Morse Clarence Reed and Lloyd Green received high praise. Mrs Mary E Tarbox Fryeburg, a guest of Mrs Chiles A Warriman, attended the special G A R meeting yesterday.
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St. Mary's
St. Jean de Baptiste
Armerie
Wilfred Roy
Manuel Arsenault
Pelix Gallant
Gi Arsenault
Gus Bernier
Albert Lozier
M. F. Arsenault
Louis Arsenault
Josephine Daigle
Katherine Grindell
Leon Lebel
Ovida ‘Thibeault
Wilfred Arsenault
Mildred Morse
Clarence Reed
Lloyd Green
Probate Notices From Sagadahoc 1924 Bath Area
Numerous probate notices detail appointments of executors and administrators for estates in Bath and Sagadahoc County Maine. Entries name heirs, trustees, and witnesses, with court orders to publish notices in the Bath Independent for December 1924 and various dates in November 1924.
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Isabel B. Wiley
Bath
Levi S. Wiley
Maynard G. Wiley
Maine
Wall
Sagadahoc
Walter S. Russell
Bath Independent
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S. Lowell
Emme MM
Arthur Sewall
Sagadaahoc
Harold M. Sewall
AL D
Igie M. Hlunnewell
Olivia EB. Tlunnewell
Woolwich
Sagadahor
May Morse
Marthe T. Poole
Sagalas
Seit
Netiteen
Mason M. Lemont
Ka F. Lemont Late
Sagadahoe
Noavise F. Maxwell
County of Sagadahoe
Herbert D. Maxwell Late
Sagadahoc. Ss
Savadahee
Caroline M. Newell
Jane D. Menlion
Bathir
James S. Lowell
William F. Dunham
Register
Sagadaher
Asohel
Georestown
Sail
James S. Lowfli
William F. Dunram
Ruth PL W. Tarbox
Saeadahoe
Savadahoe
Tarbox
Laura D Ansleton
Frersid W. Ansleton
Laura D. Appleton
William F. Duniam
William T. Hall
R. S
Alice M. Carr
Gaa
Florence C. Lake
Annie
Abbie T. Gage
Papers and Toys in the Old Days Continued
A reminiscence of childhood hobbies and crafts from a past era. The author recalls homemade toys, sleds, and simple games, and contrasts them with today’s abundant children’s literature and stores. He honors his father’s character, thrift, and family life, noting modest work and daily chores shaping early memories.
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Dhteob Abbott
Parmington
Dtawneam Abbott
Stumimer
PT O
Academy
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Home of My Fond Imper Is Halle Gneneries
The fragment describes a cozy house scene with elder watching by the hearth and a dog sleeping on a rug dreaming of woodchucks. It recalls a warm domestic setting and a fond, imperfect narrator tone.
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Noamug
Elder
Modest American fliers impress French at Le Bourget
French observers praised the modesty of the American round-the-world aviators after the European leg of the voyage. They noted the flyers did not exude pride, despite their achievement, and the delegation’s reception reflected understated admiration for the pilots.
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le Bourget
M. Laurent Byrne
Airministry
Lowell M. Smith
Wade
SEEK BREAKS ON CRUST OF THIS CONTINENT
An international group including weather and geodetic officials, Canadian colleagues, universities, and volunteers study earthquakes. Creighton University’s seismological lab records gather data to locate crust breaks and crack patterns, aiming to forecast quakes and reduce danger, per experts in meteorology and geology.
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Wether Bureau
Canadia Ietesielogical
Phou( Soco
Rather Tondorf
Creargnetawn Ehversity
William J. Hlamphreys
Father Vonders
Mrs Gowen Celebrates 83rd Birthday at Woolwich Home
Mrs Mary A Gowen aged 83 celebrated her birthday at her Woolwich home last week. Friends sent many gifts and cards, and she received a bouquet of flowers at Sedgwick. Ladies of the Gold Circle hosted the gathering with light refreshments.
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Mary A. Gowen
Woolwich
Guarding Child Health With L. F. Medicine Co Promise
An old advertisement extols L. F. Atwood Medicine as a home cure for indigestion and constipation. It pitches a large bottle at 50 cents, claims effectiveness for family health, and notes directions and a one cent per dose guarantee from the L. F. Medicine Co based in Portland, Maine.
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Atwood
L. F. Medicine Co
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