Bath Shipyard Launches Bagley Torpedo Boat
Forties era Bath item notes the torpedo boat Bagley launched at Bath Iron Works with sponsor Mrs Josephus Daniels of Raleigh. It records a luncheon, the sponsor's return to Washington, and mentions two sister boats Barney and Biddle and other Bath news.
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Bagley
Bath Iron Works
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
8. C
Worth Bagley
Supt. Johns. Hyde
Bath Plant
Barney
Biddle
Hartwell to Build Central Church Chapel at $2600
Sept 26 1900 William H Hartwell awarded the contract to construct the Central church chapel bids opened with two bidders total cost about 2600 dollars Hartwell to commence clearing the lot today and aims for completion in about ten weeks. Other items note schooner M V B Chase moving coal to Woodward Coal Co pier ferry frames set for Bath Woolwich route Bath Iron Works engine progress new horses for combination No 4 weighs 2780 pounds Harvey Adams Bath buys a sewer pipe 500 feet long sewer work near North street and Berry house front wall plus ell addition planned.
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William H. Hartwell
Bath’s cosmopolitan growth welcomes new citizens at turn of century
September 28 1900 Bath notes rapid population diversification as new residents arrive. A full blooded Chinaman becomes a citizen with taxes and vote rights. A Fin former Alderman dies. Russians count M Jules Dmitri resides at Shannon House through June. George E Hagan dies in Brunswick after brief illness. he was born in Bath and survived by a wife and two sisters.
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Bath
M. Jules Dmitri
Shannon House
Harold Sewall Mulligan Dies at Six in Bangor
Harold Sewall Mulligan, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Mulligan, died this morning after a brief illness. He grew ill a week ago last Friday and underwent an appendicitis operation Tuesday morning. He was six years old and described as a bright little boy.
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Harold Sewall Mulligan
James C. Mulligan
Five Islands fox hound found by hunter DeWolf
Charles DeWolf reports his lost fox hound recovered at Five Islands and plans to use the dog for hunting. The wacoutah yacht renovation planned at Groton shipyard. Various local notices include property sales, tomb foundation work, ship movements, and a football player's local return.
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Charles DeWolf
Cooper to Fight Wooster Friday for Maine Heavyweight Title
Lou Cooper of Bath Iron Works and Butch Wooster of Rockland sign for a Friday bout at Park Street arena Lime City. Promoter Hazen Spear says Maine State Boxing Commission will recognize it as the heavyweight title clash in a 10 three-minute round match. Cooper has won all three prior meetings against Wooster, including a knockout in their only three-minute round encounter.
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Lou Cooper
Bath Iron Works
Welder
Butch Wooster
Rockland
Park Street
Lime City
Hazen Spear
Maine State Boxing Commission
Cooper
Wooster
Maine
Iron Works
Bridge Receipts Down In September After August Gain
The September bridge receipts totaled 22327.55, down 1796.45 from September last year, due largely to bad weather and Labor Day rain that reduced tourist traffic. August had seen strong totals of 45938.05 with ideal conditions, while the downturn followed poorer weather at month start and a holiday rainstorm. Miss Mary F. Grace joined the staff of Senter's, Inc.
Merchants oppose sales tax in Bath meeting
A Bath merchants group gathered Tuesday night in City Hall to denounce a statewide sales tax. William S. Small of the State Merchants Association urged united effort and noted past defeats of a sales tax in Maine. The assembly endorsed joining the state group and sent a resolution to Harry S. Brown.
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Common Council Chamber
City Hall
William S. Small
State Merchants Association, Inc
Small
Congress
House
U. S
Wallace H. White, Jr
Small Claims Court
Maine
Bath Merchants Association
State Merchants Association
State Association
American Retail Federation
Merchants of Bath
Harry S. Brown
Waterville
Emma Lois Ring 82 Obituary of Bath Resident
Emma Lois Ring aged 82 widow of Oscar W Ring died Tuesday night at her son Harry E Rings home 4 Washburn Bath She was born in Rumford daughter of Henry O Child and Lydia Wing and lived in Bath 68 years A Wesley church member Survived by son sister grandsons great grandson four nieces two nephews Funeral Friday at 2 pm at her son’s home with Rev C Bradford Oliver Wesley Church officiating burial in Oak Grove
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Emma Lois Ring
Oscar W. Ring
Harry E. Ring
Washburn Street
Harry E., Jr
Donald W Ring
Denis Ring
Bath
Charles Hottes
New York
T. Frank Shea
Wakefield
Mass
Galen Watson
Waterville
Arthur Nichols
Harold W. Child
Oscar Shea
Westport
William R Barbour 63 dies after appendectomy in Bath
William R Barbour a 63 year old retired brick and stone mason of Phippsburg Center died Wednesday morning in Bath Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy on September 24 He was born in Gray and moved to Phippsburg eight years ago He was a Cumberland Farmers Club charter member survived by wife Lilian son Lyman and daughter Arline Perkins of Phippsburg one brother Charles Barbour of Portland and two sisters Mrs Frank J Johnson and Mrs Ina Doughty of Gray A large bull moose with four foot antlers and a foot long bell visited Alewive Friday afternoon browsed near the Grange hall and Alewive pond before leaving"}
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William R. Barbour
Phippsburg Center
Bath Memorial Hospital
Mr. Barbour
Gray
Phippsburg
Ile
Cumberland Farmers Club
Liljlian
Lyman Barbour
Arline Perkins
Alewive
Alewive Pond
Potato growers use sales books to boost yields in Maine
study of 70 Aroostook farms shows cash receipts per acre vary from 108 to 202 dollars year to year, influenced by cultivation and selling practices. Average yield last year was 1038 barrels per acre, price 1.91 a barrel, with top 132 and bottom 51 barrels. Over 400 growers have requested free sales books to compare performance. Separately Maine Central reports an August deficit of 19,354.07 after fixed charges, vs 5,066.04 profit last August, with eight months’ earnings at 307,455.44 and August freight up 11.90 percent while passenger revenue fell 3.81 percent.
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Aroostook
Presque Isle
Maine Central Railroad
the Road
Portland
Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meeting in Woolwich
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association of Woolwich met at Baptist hall Saturday to transact business. Reports were read and accepted. Officers elected include Eben Dana as President Mildred Walker as Vice President J Edna Rice as Secretary Sarah Bagley Wright as Treasurer Lida T Hawthorne as Auditor Albert Hathorn Edna Rice as Resolution Committee William Sheldon and George Farnham as Directors. A food sale was approved for the November election to fund the improvement drive. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Hathorn Dana Walker Rice Hawthorne Wright and others.
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Laurel Grove Cemetery Association of
Woolwich
Baptist Hall
Eben Dana
Mildred Walker
J. Edna Rice
Sarah Bagley Wright
Lida T. Hawthorne
Albert Hathorn
Edna Rice
William Sheldon
George Farnham
Improvement Fund
Harold Walker
Bath
Ralph Rice
Lida Hawthorne
Augusta
Christine Hawthorne
Personal notes of Bath residents and relatives travel
Mr and Mrs Louis M Silverman returned from a brief visit to Portsmouth and Boston. Mrs Joseph Cyr Jr of Augusta stayed with her parents during Mrs Herbert Calderwoods convalescence. Several Bath residents motored through Franconia Notch. A son, Nicholas Edward Orr, was born to Kenneth H Orr and Carolyn Turner of Darien formerly of Bath. Mr Parker attended the New England Educators conference. Joseph Wilson and Paul Gurney of Bath Tron Works Corp visited New York and Boston for events.
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Louis M. Silverman
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Joseph Cyr, Jr
Augusta
Herbert Calderwood
Middle Street
Calderwood
Emma Ferguson
C. O. Purington
Crawford House
Crawford Notch
Parker
Maine
Joseph Wilson
Paul Gurney
Bath Tron Works Corp
New York
Hotel Astor
American Legion
Guilford Woman Serves as Maine Jury Commissioner
Mrs. C Dean Ross of Guilford has been the only woman to serve as jury commissioner in Piscataquis County for six years, performing her duties with public trust. E M Hamlin of Milo serves with her on the county commission, a cooperative and helpful partner in this field.
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Maine
C. Dean Ross
Guilford
Piscataquis County
Warrough
E. M. Hamlin
Milo
Dover-Foxcroft
Y M C A Plans Separate Department for Young Men
The Bath Y M C A outlines a key expansion to serve men over 18 with a separate entrance and activities under guidance. It notes 84 years of service and engagement with 60 local clubs and civic groups. A pledge card and return envelope accompany a drive aiming to raise 4750 dollars, hoping for mail responses to hasten closure.
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Bath
Head of Eagles Pay Bath Visit
Treasurer Walter I Norton Inside Guard Rodney Tarbox and three trustees Edward T White Elmer Rogers and Walter H Norton with Auditor Harry S Farrell attended a Bath visit. Seven new members joined the Aerie Otis L Douglas Edward Keily Alfred Hamelin Edgar M Webber Dewey F Piper Ernest Hodge Everett Reed Georgetown. Initiated into the Rumford Aerie were Levi Petrie Joseph E Perry Lawrence Isbister Archie Garrett.
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Walter I. Norton
Rodney Tarbox
Edward T. Whitehouse
Elmer Rogers
Walter H. Norton
Harry S. Farrell
The
Aerie
Otis L. Douglas
Edward Keily
Alfred Hamelin
Edgar M. Webber
Dewey F. Piper
Ernest Hodge
Everett Reed
Georgetown
Rumford Aerie
Levi Petrie
Joseph E. Perry
Lawrence Isbister
Archie Garrett
Mrs Gannon and Ava Whitney Return From Camden Visit
Mrs Alice Gannon and her daughter Miss Ava Whitney of 1227 High Street have returned from a week long visit with Mr and Mrs Arthur Bishop in Camden.
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Alice Gannon
Ava Whitney
High Street
Arthur Bishop
Camden
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Lily Bay
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H. D. Maxwell
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Natick, Mass
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Lewiston
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Winneganee
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Marine Railway
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Swanton, Jameson & Co
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Kelley, Spear Co
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Loring C. Gilman
Ashdale
Joseph W
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Frank A. Welch
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Yarmouth
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New Brunswick
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Jake Conant
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Old Dominion Cotton Mill
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West Bath
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Henry Morris
Jennie Harvey
M. V. B. Chase
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Woodward Coal Co
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North Street
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Thomas E. Hagan
Brunswick
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California
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This City
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New York City
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Kents Hill
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Senter’s, Inc
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Maine Central
General Railroad
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