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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1950

Page

10

Bath School Board meets in October discusses texts and fair

The Bath School Board held its October meeting at City Hall with several motions. It authorized purchase of a new German grammar and Steadman’s Graded Lessons in Writing for the high school and considered updating the physics text. Schools may be suspended Oct 12 for Topsham fair or Portland festival. Superintendent Freeman notes enrollment down about 100 from last year. A new school directory has been published and is available from the superintendent or school committee.

Steadman E. F. Kelley Ward 3 Carhart-Chade Portland Freeman

Two new boats to boost Boothbay line and local bids

Oct 5 1910 notes Eastern Steamship Co will add two faster ships next season, praising the move but criticizing Bath shipbuilders for missing bid chances. Other items include Cubs at Wiscasset, a 14 10 win over the Tigers, a Hub Center street bootblacking relic exhibit, Captain L S Wiley selling his Isabel B Wiley schooner interest, and William Shaughnessy departing for Empire Panama to work as a government machinist.

Boothbay Eastern Steamship Co Bath Cub Wiscasset Wiscasset Grammar School Cubs Tigers Sheldon Snowman Router Lord Thorne Jackson L. Robbins Nelson Savage Fred Wakefield William Shaughnessy Empire Panama

October 1910 Water Street peddler wagon incident and town notes

A Times man found a rug laden peddler’s wagon rolling on Water Street without a driver and delivered it to the police station. Owner arrived, claimed the wagon, and resumed his seat. The rest covers council, staff changes, travels, society events, and local updates from October 1910.

Times Water Street Marshal McFadden

Reasons for the Winter

A brief note mentions plans related to winter circumstances with associations to the summer in New York and Pennsylvania.

Ressones New York Pennsylvania

Morse High Faces Rockland With Key Injuries

October 9 1910 Morse High crippled by Capt Spear illness and Sturtevant injury for today’s game against Rockland. Lineup listed including Hawley Hunt It Thompson etc. Also brief notices on brick kiln opening Read Nichols Co and local social events at New Meadows Inn and Front Street clubs.

Morse High Rockland Capt Spear Sturtevant Hawley Hunt Thompson

Shore dinners draw visitors to Newdows Inn for the season

October weather brings guests from a wide radius to Newdows Inn for famous shore dinners. Landlord Cahill will close the hostelry in three weeks. Bath residents mourn the Cuban Harvey's departure after a valued period of hosting officers and agreeable sojourners. Topsham Grange program features readings by James Williams and Esther Hall, vocal solos by Sarah Drew and Marion Hall, piano by Belle Rackley, with conundrums and a posed question on hay sale profits.

Newdows Inn Cahill Bath Topsham Grange Reading James Williams Sarah Drew Esther Hall Percy Wright Marion Hall Mabel Drew Belle Rackley

First spruce logs raft arrives at Winneganee tide mill

The 2250 log spruce raft from Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. for John G. Morse & Sons arrived by tug Harold of Brunswick after being cut on Moosehead Lake borders. The logs include some over 50 feet long and mark the first arrival for sawing in 15 years.

Winneganee Hallowell Harold Brunswick John G. Morse & Sons Hollingsworth & Whitney Co M. G. Shaw Moosehead Lake

Duck Hunting Season Opens at Merrymeeting Bay

Despite poor conditions many hunters gathered at Merrymeeting Bay for the 1950 season opener. Teals blacks and ringnecks were plentiful in ponds. inland waters may yield better luck. The Maine season runs Friday through the day before the next opening on Nov 24. Mrs Edward Smith and Mrs Pauline Moulton of Middle Street travel to Lunenburg Massachusetts to visit Mrs Smiths daughter and husband and Mrs Stephen Woodury.

Merrymeeting Bay Maine Edward Smith Pauline Moulton Middle Street Lunenburg Mass

Bathman Wins Bride in Germany

M/Sgt. Maurice C. Brown Jr. and Miss Dorothea Feigert wed in Landshut Germany with a civil ceremony by the Landshut mayor and a formal Army Base service. The couple plan a later wedding trip to Bath. Mrs. Brown is the daughter of the late Gertrude and Paul Conrad Fiegert of Breslau and Hamburg.

Maurice C. Brown Center Street Dorothea Feigert Landshut Germany Army Base Engstrom 6Th Armored Cavalry Division John F. Suitor Arkansas Wittle-Barker Hof Joseph Huber Sergeant Brown Bath Mrs. Brown Gertrude Paul Conrad Fiegert Breslau Hamburg Ninth Army Constabulary Munich

Anniversary Road Trip Traversed Forty States and Canada

The couple toured capitals in Maryland through New Hampshire and visited Juarez and Lake Louise. They covered 17 595 miles visiting educational sites and Mrs Walker wished she had made the trip while teaching for her students.

Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Ennessee Mississippi Louisiana Texas New Mexico Nevada California Washington Montana Wyoming Kansas Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio New York Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Juarez Mexico Lake Louise Canada

Probate notices from Bath court in Sagadahoc County

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc County orders publication for three weeks in Bath Independent. Hearings set for November first at ten in the forenoon to contest estates of Harry S. Wallace Sarah Eleanor McAllister Margaret M Holbrook and Ethel M Thompson. Executors and administrators named or proposed include Stanley E Wallace Roy E McAllister Morton T Holbrook and Alexander Burden.

Bath Sagadahoc Roy E. McAllister Freda M. McGill Rochester New York Margaret M. Holbrook Morton T. Holbrook Ethel M. Thompson Alexander Burden John L. Jack Alden P. Denham Eleanor A Nichols John Clark Martha A. Clark Lucy M. Mellen Phippsburg Chase Mellen

Wiscasset Briefs Personal Items and Local News

Wiscasset items note Carl M. P. Larrabee elected Maine Gladiolus society president in Pittsfield. Town officials discuss plans for a new schoolhouse in Portland. Local residents travel, attend universities, or visit relatives. a wedding occurred at a home with Rev. Robert Frazier officiating. Mrs. Nellie Donnell Carlin dies at 71 with services held locally.

Carl M. P. Larrabee Maine Gladiolus Society Pittsfield Selectman Campbell S. J. Sewall Dr. Nichols Portland Bertha Day Roy Marston Wesley Farmer Fort Dix N. J Raymond Farmer June Fort Sam Houston WAC LeRoy E. Farmen Alan C Pease Graydon J. Fowles Lois Nason Wiscasset University of Maine Maude Clark Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Isabella Frazier University of Arizona Robert H. Frazier Robert MacQueston Robert Boston Helen Day Grace Cowley Grace Sewall Trustees of Robert Fulton Virginia Rines Barbara Merry Beverly Main Georgia Abbott Joan Dalton Laura Main Bernice Bailey George Main Bertha LeBourdais

Probate notices from Bath and surrounding towns

Court to hear petitions for probate and administrator actions on estates including Gilmore Dickinson Vickery Kellaway Bowker Dearborn Hanson Butler and guardianship matters in Bath Richmond and Phippsburg with licenses to sell and final accounts filed by executors trustees and guardians Judge Arthur J. Dunton presiding and Joan L. Jack recording clerk date 12 19 26

Bath Sagadahoc Frace P. Dickinson Bessie E. Dickinson Addie M. Vickery Forest T. Putnam Lutle Fern Kellaway Newton Massachusetts State Street Tract Company Olive A. Bowker Walter P. Wass George D. Dearborn Phippsburg Canal National Bank of Portland Sadie Hanson Richmond Leslie F. Roberts Jennie S. Butler Bertha E. York Arthur J. Dunton Joan L. Jack

Golden wedding anniversary noted at Walker home

Arrowsic residents celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Captain and Mrs. Frank J. Walker. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Vail and Miss Flossie Beals visited Mrs. Ada Sweetser in South Windham. Ralph Jewett spent time at the Jewett homestead in Westport Junction. Edith Campbell traveled to Waterville to visit her daughter and son in law Everett Pollard. The Pollards and Mrs Campbell also visited their uncle Ralph Jewett.

Frank J. Walker Lawrence R. Vail Flossie Beals North Street Bath Ada Sweetser South Windham Edith Campbell Waterville Everett Pollard Pollard

Mrs Oscar Marsh Hosts Theta Chi Betas Tuesday

Mrs Oscar Marsh of Corliss Street will host members of Theta Chi and Beta Sigma Phi Tuesday evening in a neighborhood social gathering.

Oscar Marsh Corliss Street Theta Cheater Beta Sigma Phi

Equity Bill Seeks Sale Of Sagadahoc Real Estate Interests

Mildred Dugas files suit in the Sagadahoc Supreme Judicial Court seeking a court order to sell undivided nine tenths of several parcels in Phippsburg and divide proceeds among defendants Margaret Greene Beatrice Densmore Agnes Greene and heirs of Sidney Greene. The action notes that the property cannot be divided without harm and a master may oversee disposition.

State OF Maine Sagadahoc S.S Margaret Greene Phippsburg Helen Koehling Webster Bath Sidney Greene Maine Beatrice Densmore Portland Cumberland Agnes Greene Supreme Judicial Court Mildred Dugas Lisbon Falls Lisbon Andro- Scoggin Lea Raymond Fellows Androscoggin New Meadows George M. Weeks Jonathan S. Young Joe Jack Jack Sherman Sherman Lendall L. Greene Earl E. Tobey Sagadahoc County Herbert Seaverns Elliott W. Keyes Elliot W. Keyes Matilda Young George Harris Matilda A. Keyes Joneth Bagadahoc E . Keyes Harris Jilda Young Seacase Lendall L. Pean Helen Kochling Webster

Four-H Clubs Win Prizes at Topsham Fair

Four-H clubs exhibited calves on Tuesday at Topsham Fair and captured major prizes. Robert Belanger and Bert Barter earned first prizes. Herbert Estes, Robert Belanger, and Edwin Estes took seconds. Robert Belanger and Bert Barter also won additional placings. Robert Belanger entered the adult division and won third prize.

Topsham Vesters Ene Ate Ae Robert Belanger Cit Ant 4Bert Barter Herbert Aie Ter Moe Sell Estes Edwin Estes 4Land Barter Robert Be

Miss Harriet Todd Honored With Party

Miss Harriet Todd of Bedford street, a Woolworth clerk at Bath for two years, completed duties Saturday and left Sunday for Hartford Conn where she has work. Mrs Carl Pye hosted a surprise going away party with co workers present and gifts.

Harriet Todd Bedford Street Bath F. Woolworth Hartford Eula Coombs Randall Daley Jean Caton Ethel Foucher John Hazen Estelle Boutin Theresa Fogg Minerva Skillin Helen Witham Marilyn Wright

Mrs Ada Cross Returns from Motor Trip to Canada and Bangor

Mrs Ada Cross visited her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs William Fogg in Woolwich after a motor trip through Aroostook into Canada and a week visiting friends in Bangor and returning Saturday.

Ada Cross Wiliam Fogg Woolwich Aroostook Canada Bangor

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times John Roberts Trevett Mr. Roberts James Donnell Dennis Roberts L. M. Thurlow Vineyard Philena J. Mains New England Telephone Office Margaret Foster Miss Mains Arlington Marr Brockton Fair Ernest M. Evrard W. C. Oliver A. W. H. Rand Herbert Calderwood John W. Gilmore Enoch Reed J. F. Clary D. L. Howard Cleveland Holbrook Mr. Holbrook Washburn Street Andrew Shaughnessy Worcester Massr F. J. Andrews Pacific Coast Shannon Matthews Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Elm Street Baptist Church Blanche Matthews Front Street D. T. Percy & Sons George H. Nichols James H. Biggins Edward H. Biggins Charles C. Lowding James B. Drake D. F. Pembroke Sagadahock House J. L. Douglas L. S. Wiley Isabel B. Wiley Harvey Hudson Henry Clausen, Jr Wiley Hyde Turner Sampson Lake Triggs Ham Lemont Clifford Hartwell Luce Hatch Dean Bachelder Potter McPherson Haggett McFadden Frank Morse Irving Adams & Son East Boothbay Kelley, Spear Co Ernest Couture Montreal Quebec Murray River Ernest St. Lawrence Grand Lake Charles Sydleman American Express Co R. F. Ward Lewis J. Sawyer Maine Association of Opticians Alexander F. H. Yates Wisconsin Navy Naval Academy At Annapolis Spain Chester Bennington Foresters Opals Delta Maher Worthley Foss Chase Parker Cutting Graydon McNeil Levi Thompson Clotheis A. B. Hervey Wilbur C. Oliver Mr. Oliver Captain Reed Gloucester Walter Charles A. Marr Ernest Farrar City of Rodney Henderson Daily Papers of Lewiston Lewiston Journal Poland Spring F. B. Nichols Bath Times W. H. Dow Portland Express Frank S. Morton Portland Press Charles F. Flint Kennebec Journal W. B. Reed Bangor News M. R. Harrigan Bangor Commercial William A. Pidgin L. B. Costello Lewiston Daily Sun Fred Daley Myrtle Lodge No. 8 LL. O O. L Lower High Street Maud Clark Virginia Mary McIntire Harry Amelia Mitchell Merritt Ida Chaney Helen Eaton Lois McKeiver Perrer Eleanor Turner Sarah Smith Luella Chapman Carrie French Mabel Shepard John R. Houghton Kennebec Gardiner Mr. Houghton S. S. Sewall Frank A. Small James F. Murphy James A. McLellan Robert White White Street N. B. Cook Beacon Street M. E. Church Brockton Read Nichols Co Court Street C. W. Clifford E. O. Cutler Green Stratton Mr. Clifford W. O. Parker Co New Meadows Inn W. QO. Parker Bragdon Alice Shaw Pearl Kittredge Lizzie Dunbar Katherine Powers Mary Green Frank Haggett Albert Tedford Star Sewing Circle Nellie Bourget B Sharp Musical Club Alice Norris Gertrude Cressey Dorthy Potter Eula Chapman Ruth Ward Georgia Ripley Annie Knight Bernice McPherson Rosie Ingraham Rosie Carey Hazel McPherson Ethel Knight Dorothy Potter Setory Nets Gladys Clark President Hyde Bath Iron Works Drayton Maine Central Ferdinando Gorges Hercules H. H. Doe G. L. Manter H. A. Witham M. A. Hodgdon Mr. Witham W. W. Buchanan First Lighthouse District Davis Palmer George C. DeMott Central Church O. W. Folsom Galen C. Moses Winter Street Church National Council of Congregational Churches American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions William E. Litchfield Frank S. Bowker & Son Phippsburg Center William C. Hutchinson Bathman Bride Maurice C. Brown, Jr Allen A MacDonald Lynn M. Bussey John L, Jack Ina D. True Edward D. True Charlies E. Helah Maude B. Dowling Aliane S Register Nellie Donnell Carlin Cornelius J. Carlin Upper Washington Street John E. Hutchins Carlin Greenlawn Cemetery Frank H. Hutchins Mabel Blinn Artest Jown L. Jack Supreme Judicial Court In Equity Paul L. Powers Plaintiff Margaret Keene Esther L. Brown Arthur Chapman Esther L. Brawn
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