Forty Years Ago in Bath From 1899 Files
Readable items note keels not yet arrived and plates en route. Alameda boiler removed and ready for occupancy. Landlord Nichols hosts a Cresc ent Hall dance. New lots south of Center street planned by Corliss with gallery doorway passage. Dog muzzles sold in Bath, few used beyond a day. Clark of Waldoboro to open clothing store on Front Street. Alexander Mason buys Dillaway house for occupancy. Knox Lincoln railroad directors meet in Rockland. City of Portland steamer cut photo misperception explained. Bath harbor boat arrives at 3 am.
Rumors and Local Happenings Hit Small Point and Bath
Reports claim a Small Point plant struck gold instead of coal stirring real estate demand while a rockland train crash killed one and injured others. The city opens YMCA course seat sales drawing near 200 tickets sold, with chairman Mr Low praised. Sidewalk upgrades on Oak Street please pedestrians as North End hosts a dance and social event this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Y.M.C.A
Low
Bath Market Note and Local Events of October 1890
The Bath market shows ample hay for sale amid good weather. The Knights of Golden Eagle from Portland will visit Bath later this month with their band. The Board of Trade holds a regular monthly meeting at 7 seventy in the Common Council rooms. A Water street axe maker reports a busy summer supplying ship carpentry tools. Dr. Wescott is noted as attending and residing on Prench Hill. Bath Iron Works houses a notable mould loft, a point of local pride amid a quiet period of industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Golden Eagle of
Portland
Bath
Board of Trade
Water Street
World turning to the loft life philosophy
A fragment reflects a view that the world is shifting toward indoor loft living as a defining trend. The line suggests a critique of external pursuits and favors a contemplative, interior focus on space and self. No specific persons or events are named.
New England yard launches barkentine and ships remains in progress
Oct 7 1390 report notes three masted schooner to be set up at the New England yard with J H Shepard finishing cabin work on the Houghton ship. Houses to be built this week. a runaway milk cart incident ends with little damage. Y M C A auxiliary promotes a city building fund and a local Women’s group aims for a permanent home. Steam yacht Ouzel, surveying the river, struck a sunken pier but was repaired after transferring instruments to a smaller boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Rockland
Auburn
Bangor
Portland
Bath
H. A. Duncan
Parida Drummond
Ouzel
Assessors Convention Planned for Augusta State House
The 14th annual Maine assessors convention will meet October 14 15 at the State House Augusta with sessions from afternoon to evening. Governors and local officials will address topics on taxation prosperity and cooperative highway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Frank H. Sterling
Board of State Assessors
Cony
Leon O. Tebbetts
Waterville
Plorence M. Wallace
Waterville Chamber of Commerce
Robert A. Cony
Augusta
Florence M. Wallace
William Tudor Gardiner
Maine
Pattangall
Carl R. Weymouth
Newport
Co-operative Highway Work
Lucius D. Barrows
State Highway Commission
S. B. Furbish
Board of Assessors
Brunswick
Alumni Teachers' Association Banquet Planned for Oct 23
University of Maine Alumni Teachers Association announces its annual banquet and meeting for Thursday October 23. Charles A. Robbins 1900 principal of Mattanaweook Academy Lincoln and association president heads the committee with Miss Es telle Beaupre 1914 teacher of French and local arrangements. Other members include Miss Gladys Gould 22 home economics teacher in Brewer and John P. Downing 25 science teacher in Bangor high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine Alumni Teachers’ Association
Charles A. Robbins
Mattanaweook Academy
Lincoln
Estelle Beaupre
Gladys Gould
Brewer
John P. Downing
Bangor High
Augusta State Welfare Meetings Feature Noted Speakers
The Augusta welfare gathering lists Governor Gardiner Frank H Holley and Bryan J McEntegart among speakers. Key topics include probation methods Juvenile Court systems and municipal court insights with participants from Massachusetts Maine New York and Tufts Medical School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Crockett
Bath
Bane
Richmond
Joanna C. Colcord
Russell Sage Foundation
Newark
Augusta House
William Tudor Gardiner
Frank H. Holley
State Board of Public Welfare
Bryan J. McEntegart
Children
Catholic Charities
New York
Abraham Myerson
Tufts Medical School
Albert Brady Carter
Massachusetts
Charles L. Chute
National Probation Association
Max L. _Pinansky
Maine Association of Municipal Court
Arthur FP. Tiffin
Augusta Municipal Court
Blaine Mansion
William ‘Tudor Gardiner
Maine Family Descendants Seek Old Parma Homestead
Oliver Emerson’s clipping preserved by Lucina Standen traces Asa Emerson and five Maine families who moved from Maine to Ohio between 1817 and 1821. Hodgdon of 59 69 Pearl Road searches Bath Bowdeinham area for the old homeplace connected to Thankful Small, his grandmother, and asks residents for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Emerson
Maine
Ohio
Charleston
Virginia
Wheeling
Parma
Oliver Emerson
Lucina J. Standen
Hodgdon
Bath
Bowdeinham
Thankful Small
Bath Woman to Get $8500 from Uncle Sam
A Bath woman, widow of a sailor aboard the S-51 U S Navy submarine, will receive about 8500 from the federal government after a New York District Court decision. Judge Veeder ordered the award honoring the serviceman, pending final approval by the U S District Court for the Southern District of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
New York State
Sam
United States Navy
Rhode I
John Law Gibson
Oregon
Minnie McMann
Bath
Veeder
New York
Gibson
Letenrs
United States District Court
Join P. Carey, Jr
Letendre
Mrs Smith Builds Palestine Model From Plaster
Mrs Melvenna E Smith of Echo Rest farm Cornish devotes her last years to a Palestine model begun in 1927 after two years of work. The 150 pound plaster display sits in her parlor with miniature walls rivers seas and temples. The model attracts visitors as she keeps her house open daily for the public to view these relics of Biblical times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvenna E. Smith
Cornish
Biblcal Times
Europe
South America
Palestine
Echo Rest Farm
Paris
Mrs Milton C Trott Dies Saturday in Portland
Mrs Milton C Trott died Saturday in Portland after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, and a sister. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton C. Trott
Portland
Maine State Library and its Public Spirit in Augusta
The article praises the Maine State Library and Rev. H. E. Dunnack for fostering Maine literature and public access. It notes 185000 volumes, open access for citizens, and services to towns rural schools and groups. The library distributes guides, correspondence courses, and a quarterly Maine Library Bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
H. E. Dunnack
Augusta
Dunnack
United States
Maine Library Bulletin
Maine State Library
Thieves in Woolwich Target Homes and Vehicle
A Woolwich and Georgetown theft spree last Thursday night left a Ford roadster stolen from Ruth Day of Arrowsic found with tires and lenses stripped. Rev Frank W Hovey's Georgetown home was broken into with bedding taken. a mattress and blankets were found outside. Deputy Crosby investigated sightings of a suspect near both sites and searched three other homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Woolwich
Georgetown
Ruth Day
Arrowsic
John P. Crosby
Ferry Road
Frank W. Hovey
Crosby
Maine Booklets Shown at Tokyo Bureau Tables
Maine Development Commission booklets on Pine Tree State feature the state’s natural resources motor tours and recreational opportunities. The Japan Tourist Bureau in Tokyo has requested information about Maine and other key regions. Vico C. Isola, executive secretary, noted the Tokyo office’s interest and sent the materials.
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Maine Development Commission
Pine Tree
Japan Tourist Bureau
Tokyo
Vico C. Isola
Commission
North America
M. Miyauchi
Maine
Bureau
Isola
Funeral of Mrs. Hattie E. Brown
The funeral for Mrs. Hattie E. Brown 61 wife of William H. Brown of West Bath was held at the Brown home Saturday afternoon at two with Rev. L L Littlefield of Wesley M E Church officiating. Bearers were Harry Peterson Harry Rich Edwin W Yett and W A Brown. Burial followed in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie E. Brown
William Henry Brown
West Bath
Brown
Forrest L. Littlefield
Wesley M. E. Church
Harry Peterson
Harry Rich
Edwin W.yett
W. A. Brown
Mrs. Bok Buys Shore Privileges for Harbor’s Appeal
Mrs. Edward W. Bok recently directed purchases of shore privileges to make the harbor among the most attractive along the coast as a haven for yachts. She already owned extensive waterfront property, leaving virtually all the shore in her hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Bok
Cnmeray
Oe Sree
Obituary of Mrs Wallace Wallan longtime resident of Livermore Falls
Mrs Wallace Wallan daughter of Uriah and Charlotte Wallace married Wallace and had two children Elnora Cook and Ser Morton Haley both deceased. Husband died 1907. Lived with grandson Morton at Livermore Falls and Jay for 20 years. Dressmaking and tailoring skills noted. Survived by five grandchildren Amy Kipp Bert Cook and others, eight great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Baptist church member at Small Point. Interment in family cemetery at Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ele Pica
Wallan
Uriah and
Charburg
Lotte Wallace
Wallace
Elnora A. Cook
Ser Morton
Haley
Mr. Morton
Livermore Falls
Jay
Charles Haley
U. S
New York
Rodman
Amy Kipp
Brooklyn
Bert M. Cook
Boston
Mass
Baptist Church
Small Point
Mrs Phyllis H Hecht of Woolwich Dies After Illness
Mrs Phyllis Hall Hecht 31 wife of Joseph Hecht of Woolwich died Tuesday afternoon after a short illness from intestinal flu. Born in Sagadahoc Ferry she lived there most of life, married years ago in Lake Placid, NY, returned to Woolwich. Survived by husband parents a daughter Millicent Shirley a son Joseph Costello Hecht a sister Mrs Pearl Reed all of Woolwich. Funeral Friday at two at the residence with burial in Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Hall Hecht
Joseph Hecht
Woolwich
Sagadahoc Ferry
Costello P. Hall
Lake Placid
N. Y
Morse High School
Orlando H. Curtis Dies in Woolwich After Long Illness
Orlando H. Curtis 74 a longtime Boston police officer and veteran farmer of Murphy's Corner Woolwich died Wednesday at his home after more than a year of ill health. He served in the South Boston district and had many exciting experiences in the force. He belonged to numerous Masonic bodies and Oasis lodge Odd Fellows in Somerville. He is survived by one son Edward Curtis of Dorchester. Body to be taken to Boston for funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando H. Curtis
Boston Police Department
Murphy's Corner
Woolwich
Curtis
Boston
Oasis Lodge
Odd Fellows
Somerville
Mass
Edward Curtis
Dorchester
Hattie E Brown 61 Dies at North Bath Home
Hattie E Brown wife of William H Brown died Thursday at her brother W F Dunton’s home on the Brunswick road in North Bath. Born in Bath to Turner and Mary Dunton she was a former West Bath Grange member. Survived by husband brother two nephews and a niece. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at the Brown home in West Bath.
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Hattie E.brown
William Henry Brown
W. F. Dunton
Brunswick Road
North Bath
Mrs. Brown
Bath
Turner
Mary Osgood Dunton
West Bath
Frank
Harold Dunton
Miss Mary Dunton
Brown
Clara E Manson Dies at 87 in High Street Home
Clara E Manson 87 died Sunday night at the Old Ladies Home on High Street after a long illness. Born July 24, 1843 in Bath to Samuel and Octavia Potter Manson, she had lived at the Home since 1923. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the home, with Reverend WIlson of Central Congregational Church officiating.
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Clara E. Manson
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Miss Manson
Bath
Samuel and
Octavia Potter Manson
Central Congregational Church
Jes Wipees L. Wilson
Funeral services for Miss Clara E. Manson
The 87 year old Miss Clara E. Manson died at the Old Ladies' Home. Her funeral Tuesday at two afternoon was conducted at the home by Rev. David L. Wilson of the Congregational church. Bearers were Owen J. Ledyard Charles T. Jackson Edward W. Vaughan and John Klippel. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara E. Manson
Old Ladies’ Home
David L. Wilson
Congregational Church
Owen J. Ledyard
Charles T. Jackson
Edward W. Vaughan
John Klippel
Oak Grove
Fire Prevention Week Observances At Schools
The W C T U will hold special observances to interest children in the fire department. The S T L s will meet after school in various city regions with a plan for a child from each region to present a desk American flag to engine house drivers. Drivers' children will receive small flags.
Bates debate to be held in Lewiston on October 27
The International Bates debate is slated for Lewiston on October 27. The question is not yet chosen and participants are students of German and English who will tour the country.
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Bates
Lewiston
Wesley Sorority Observes Anniversary With Remarks
The Wesley Sorority marked its anniversary with messages from past leaders and members. Letters of praise came from Mrs. Bradlee Mrs. Stanley Antworth and Galen Watson. Rev. F L Littlefield sent a congratulatory poem to the group. The session was led by President Mrs. W L McLean with several original members in attendance.
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Wesley
F. L. Littlefield
W. L.mclean
Fredes Now
Topsham
Frank H. Hall
Erlon Dunlap
Auburn
Hannah Baker
South Portland
Clifford Small
Mexico
Helen Robinson Birthday Party Celebrated at Home
Little Miss Helen Robinson celebrated her eighth birthday Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Robinson 226 Washington Street. Friends played games, won prizes, and enjoyed cake, ice cream, and gifts in a fall flower decorated dining room.
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Helen Robinson
Ralph Robinson
Washington Street
Leah Merrill
Mary Crocker
Helen
Priscilla
Barbara
Carol Wood
Frances Lemont
Marion
Bath welcomes new doctor Dr Joseph I Smith family arrive in city
Bath gains a new physician Dr Joseph I Smith and his wife who arrived Friday from Concord. He will occupy the late Dr Seth Mullin’s Ames building office at 24 Park Street. Smith played quarterback at Bowdoin 1920 21 22 23 and was noted as All American calibre by Walter Camp. He studied at Tufts Medical School and completed internships in Somerville and Concord with mental health and pediatrics experience.
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Bath
Joseph I. Smith
Concord
Seth S. Mullin
Ames
Newaeas
Park
Eee Bowdoin College
Maine
Waller
New Heating Plant Needed at North End School
The north end ee street school building requires a boiler and plumbing repairs after frozen water damaged pipes. City approval allows moving a boiler from the old city hall. cost to ready the building for overflow enrollment runs about 600 to 700 dollars.
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North End
Ee Street
Board of Education
Saco’s Old Settler recalls mild 1889-90 ice famine
The winter of 1889 to 1890 brought unusually thin ice. Ponds carried only inches of ice and rivers stayed unsafe. In February a cooler spell allowed minor gains and ice houses filled to about six to eight inches.
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Saco
Webster House ownership and property record noted
State records list Willard Carroll Webster of Highland Park Michigan as owner connected to Webster House in West Bath Maine. The town records reference a mortgage and property details in Bath at Book 7, Pages 41-48 dated December 8, 1930.
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Sagadahoc
Willard Carroll
Webster
Highland Park
Wayne
Michigan
Niet
Webs
Webster House
West Bath
Bath
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Alameda
Nichols
Tontine
Aleone-Saaines
Crescent Hall
Center Street
Corliss
Moulton’s
B. B.C C
Alexander Mason
Dillaway
Front Street
Peart
Knox & Lincoln Railroad
Poe
Thomaston
City of Portland
Roche
Elm Street
Aldrich
Tuessic
Ferry Union
Oak Street
Washington
aEeekan
Upper Front Street
Shannon
New England Yard
J. H. Shepard
John Haley
Hector McQuarrie
Gardiner
Provincetown
Grace Jap
Hattie Brown
Charlotte ‘A. Wallace
Phyllis H. Hecht
Clara E, Manson
Lincoln Lodge
I.0.c.f
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Lewiston Lodge
Wesley Sorority
Sewyer’s
Phippsburg
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