Forty Years Ago in Bath Sheds Light on Local Life
The October 5 1909 column recalls shotgun season at Merrymeeting Bay with Clough Farnham and Loungsbury among top shooters and good compliance with laws. Boston visitors arrive by car while MacMahan Island outings end and Emma Sheldon replaces Alice Ramsey at Passmore Co. committees at Colonial Club. C. W. Hutchinson renovates Maine Central station, Morse High shows green players in football win over Auburn inspired by Hawley’s formations, and Prince Bayard shines in Tops ham race before darkness ends fifth heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Clough and Farnham
Merrymeeting Bay
Loungsbury
Willis
Boston
Morse High
Edward Little High
Capt. Hawley
Auburn
Gardiner
Bath
Crew Rescued From Schooner Theresa Wolf At Popham Beach
Oct 6 1909 report crews of the three masted schooner Theresa Wolf were saved after twelve hours of effort by Popham Beach life saving crew. Also notes Seaman Silas H Duncan to sever ties with Marine National Bank and move to the Pacific Coast. Several U S Navy officers reshuffled with new commands and board appointments. Bath National Bank building rear wall nearing top with limestone front delay. Bath polo league planning meeting in Gardiner and season opening anticipated. local schedule to be arranged this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Wolf
Popham Beach
Bath National Bank
Indiana
William P. Leydon
Bath
Gardiner
Maine
Johnson House
Alderman Richard son and others break camp at Harriman cottage
Alderman Harry O. Richardson son J Albert Redson Lester Campbell and Fred S Coombs of this city with R R Richardson of Boston and Harry Coombs of Lewiston broke camp yesterday at the Charles A Harriman cottage on the New Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O. Richardson
J. Albert Redson
Lester Campbell
Fred S. Coombs
R. R. Richardson
Boston
Harry Coombs
Lewiston
Charles A. Harriman
New Meadows
Masonic School Event and Town News Highlight Oct 7 1969
A historic Masonic school of instruction opens in the city under Solar and Polar Star lodges with Frank E Sleeper presiding. Walter Plant shows a 38 pound squash at Thompson Brothers, drawing much attention. Local clerks receive apples from Mrs. Thomas Baker, an annual gesture. George G. Sharp visits from Wilmington after work with Harlan & Hollingsworth. The Maine Steamship Co’s new steamer is under construction in Wilmington. The New Meadows bridge advances with stringers placed, as Bath officials note progress. The Bath iron works tug Seguin transports the Mayflower for cleaning before rail transport. Liker seats removed from the park. new steps praised. Times Office staff plan a bowling match. Portland Artillery officers tour Popham to inspect fortifications by steamer General Henry Wilson. Fortunes bring a Maine woods trip and a local Delta Tau Delta pledge. Conduits dig complete near Front Street and Smith's store manhole. W K McGregor visits from Totenville where he works for Southern Shipbuilding. Fred S Sawyer buys a residence at 1141 Washington Street with superb views of Kennebec.
Reid torpedo boat arrives at Bath Iron Works after trial
The Reid, the Navy’s fastest craft, reached Bath Iron Works from a 24 hour 16 knot standardization trial at 8 45 pm and covered herself with glory. H W Howard opens new coal wharf shears to discharge coal from two hatches at once saving time on big barges. Miss Myra Merritt hosts a private dance at Sig Testa’s hall from 8 to 1130 pm, praised for music and crowd but this was her last season of soirées. Polo revival in Maine gains momentum with Bath Gardiner Rockland Augusta as initial centers. veteran William P Leydon leads quiet practice for a Bath start. W Fred Cummings returns home from a two …
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Reid
Bath Iron Works
H. W. Howard
Myra Merritt
Sig. Testa
Miss Merritt
Maine
Bath
William P. Leydon
Gardiner
Rockland
Augusta
Bath Man Rescued After Overboard Fall At Coal Dock
A Bath man drunkenly fell overboard at the Howard coal dock, was rescued by William A. Fletcher who briefly fell in himself while hauling him aboard. Fletcher dried out at the Howard Coal Co office and the drunk was taken to the police station where no charges were filed. The report notes Fletcher’s cool head and the man’s pitiful shivering as he faced punishment through exposure.
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Howard Coal Dock
William A. Fletcher
Fletcher
Howard Coal Co
Gilmore
Alex Robertson
Central Maine Power Co
Moose
Alex
Paul McCole
Paul
Roxbury Shoe Plant to Become Largest in America
Thomas G. Plant of Bath plans a large addition to his Roxbury shoe factory, promising to make it the biggest in America. Capt. Andrew V. Tarbox, ex Bath, now a farmer in Alna, once sailed with a New York lad who is now a New York harbor pilot. Street work on the state road continues from Lincoln to Court House square as Maine Central Railroad schedules a special Tops- train run.
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Thomas G. Plant
Center Street
Bath
Roxbury
Times
America
Tommy
Dead Horse
Andrew V. Tarbox
New York
New York Harbor
Wil
Lincoln Street
Center
Court House Square
Maine Central Railroad
Tops
Bath and Brunswick train schedules and local notices
Tuesday and Thursday service from Bath to Brunswick and Topsham with morning arrivals and a 4.30 pm Brunswick to Bath return. Regular Bath trains at 7.20 10.20 am and 1 pm. The Bath schooner Edwin R. is overdue after 25 days at sea. last stopped Vineyard Haven en route to Portia with lumber for Grand Trunk Railway. Bath Iron Works honors J. T. Cogan with a fob and pendant for his trials work. Woolwich diver Scott Tibbetts returns from Madison and to mend herring traps for D. A. Greenlaw in Boothbay Harbor next week. Nellie R. Turner elected president of St Mary’s Guild Grace Church with Emma L. Shorey as treasurer succeeding Mollie Gibbons after 10 years.
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Hain Fair
Bath
Brunswick
Topsham
Edwin R. Hand
Savannah
Portia
Grand Trunk Railway
Vineyard Haven
Considera
Scott Tibbetts
Woolwich
Madison
Isle of Springs
D. A. Greenlaw
Boothbay Harbor
Nellie R. Turner
St. Mary's Guild
Grace Church
Emma L. Shorey
Mollie Gibbons
Amy F. Doyle
Clyde H. Witham
Frank O. Dunton
Walter L. Witham
Jeanne M. Elliott
New York
Henry E. Alexander
William Allen Farrell
Lena C. Farrell
Guardian
Harry E. Green
Bowdoin
Robert G. Coombs
Ruth Hutchins Grevers
Phippsburg
William A. Grevers
Georgie B. Footer
Deceas
Edna M. Footer
Caleb W. Sedgley
Bowdoinham
Jessie M. Frye
Athur Re Dunton
Aelaives
Gideons to Present Testaments in Bath School Grades Six to Eight
The Bath Board of Education voted to allow Gideons to provide free New Testaments to pupils in grades six through eight with optional acceptance. The board also approved a uniform Social Studies plan for elementary grades aligned with a workshop developed at Boston University, detailing grade level areas from home life to world geography and American history.
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Bath Board of Education
Gideons
Bath Minister’s Association
Boston University
The
United States
Western Hemisphere
Pacific Islands
Europe
Fair Guests Display Rug for Junior League Sale
Patrons of the town fair are invited to contribute articles for sale at the white elephant event. A newly displayed hooked rug, created by an anonymous maker, features in Desmond's window as part of the Junior League sale. Church booths will be run by Miss Alice Johnson with representatives from numerous local congregations including Corliss Street, Central Church League, Beacon Street Methodist, Beth Israel, Elm Street Baptist, Grace Episcopal, St. Mary’s, Free Baptist, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmond's
Alice Johnson
Corliss Street Church
Harold Walker
Central Church League
John Grindell
Central Church
Ladies’ Aid
Maude McQuaide
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Adelbert Hall
Beth Isreal
Morris Povich
Elm Street Baptist Church
Edwin Haggett
Grace Episcopal Church
Eleanor Voorhees
William Coombs
Winter Street
Edgar Leavitt
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Raymond Chubbuck
Isabella
St. Mary's Church
William Edgett
Free Baptist Church
Small Point
Stanwood Gilman
Eavesdropping Bits From Bath And Damariscotta Headlines
A local column recounts events from July including the birth of Neil Edwin Losier in Bath, scenic autumn beauty along Center Pond and Damariscotta, a blue-eyed moose sighting near Small Point, and a separate tale of Margo Mulcahy facing school with three large dogs. The tone is humorous and fragmentary, typical of a community column.
Eclipse of the Moon Draws Little Local Interest
Last night a total lunar eclipse occurred as the moon passed into the earth shadow. Observers noted the orange red tint and a smaller apparent size due to greater Earth distance, with totality at 9 20 and a lengthy fading period.
An Old Country Church and Its People
A genealogical portrait recalls Elizabeth Knight born in 1816 in the year without a Summer. Her family, including Zacheus Knight and Georgianna, settled near Georgetown Center and Peru. Capt Seward P Emmons, a seaworthy leader born 1825, embodies the era, while Margaret Williams and Ezra Williams anchor a lineage of church life and service across generations.
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Elizabeth Knight
Ebenezer Knight
Zacheus
Lydia Trafton
Peru
Mary Ellen
Georgetown Center
Georgianna
Todd House
Zacheus Trafton Knight
Georgie
Knight
Georgetown
Seward P Emmons
Backriver
Ezra
Jane Emmons
Louisa Hinkley
Benjamin F. Hinkley
Mary E. Trafton
Albion Oliver
Elisabeth Rogers
Page
Seward
Thomas Williams
Barcelona
Spain
England
Singapore
Louisa
Margaret Williams
Capt
Seward Emmons
Maret Emmons
Ezra F. Williams
Margaret
Co Etra
Ezta
Charles
Massachuetts
Becket
Mass
Eclipse Progressed Through The Early Morning Hours
The event began late at night and stretched until about one o'clock in the morning as the eclipse completed. The obscuration moved across the sky with observers noting gradual changes and renewed visibility as dawn approached.
Youth Rally and Local Meeting Invitations Accepted
Bath societies note benevolent work of Congregational churches. An invitation to a Youth Rally at Rockland Congregational church on Oct 21 was accepted. attendees should see Edwin Pert before Sunday. Another invitation to a local youth meeting at Wesley church on Oct 30 was accepted. Sandra Johnson Barbara Urquhart Edwin Pert and Earle Warren will serve refreshments on Oct 23.
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Congregational Churches
Rockland Congregational Church
Edwin Pert
Wesley Church
Sandra Johnson
Barbara Urquhart
Earle Warren
Wesley Roll Call Supper and Hymns at Wesley Church
The Wesley Methodist church held a Friday supper by the Woman's Society of Christian Service followed by a musical program. Edward Butterfield and Ruth Ellen Hunter sang solos, with Walter E. Upham as MC introducing Rev Edward Allen of Biddeford who spoke on Why I Like the Methodist Church. The benediction closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Edward Butterfield
Surrey
Ruth Ellen Hunter
Walter E. Upham
Edward Allen
Biddeford Methodist Church
Biddeford Methodist Church. Rev. Allen
Methodist Church
G. Bromley Oxnam
C. Clifford Sargent
Youth Sunday at Wesley Church Showcases Tomorrow’s Church
Wesley church observed Youth Sunday on October 9 with youth assisting in the morning service. Edward Newell, Elizabeth Bull, and Harriett MacDougall led worship roles while Leonard Smith and Charles Hanson served as ushers. The Youth Fellowship screened Life of Christ slides, formed a choir for the evening service, and Rev. C Clifford Sargent urged youth to dedicate their lives with the call Here am I Lord send me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Church
Church of Tomorrow
Edward Newell
Elizabeth Bull
Harriett MacDougall
Leonard Smith
Charles Hanson
Christ
C. Clifford Sargent
Central Church League Plans Christmas Sale Auction and Bridge
The Central Church League met at the parish house Monday evening with good attendance. It voted to donate to the Hospital Fair, buy silver for use at the parish house, and sponsor a Christmas sale in December. Plans were completed for a phone bridge sponsored by the league, which began that Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church League
Card party to end October with twenty hands played
Event to end in late October features twenty hands with players vulnerable throughout. No doubling or redoubling allowed and redeals permitted as desired. Scores to Mrs. Arthur Pratt or Mrs. Leonard Thombs. Hostesses next week are Mrs. Thelma Mittendorf and Mrs. Margaret Harkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pratt
Leonard Thombs
Thelma Mittendorf
Margaret Harkins
Huse PTA Opens Fall Meeting With Role Reversal
Parents, friends and PTA members are invited to the first Fall meeting at 7 30 Thursday in Huse auditorium. Teachers will present modern teaching phases in their rooms, inviting attendees to step into their pupils roles for an engaging half hour. A general gathering follows with refreshments and plans for a year of programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Pta
Huse
Nightingale Club A covers dish supper and elections
A covered dish supper for the Nightingale club was held at Mrs. Joseph Cyr’s Center street with officers elected: Emery Footer president, Arthur Burgess vice president, Joseph Cyr treasurer, Harold Freeman secretary, Arthur King publicity, and directors Carroll Davis Ralph Dale James Lemont. Flower Fund committee named John Freeman Edward Footer. A food sale is planned for Oct 29 at an undetermined location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cyr
Center Street
Nightingale Club
Emery Footer
Arthur Burgess
Harold Freeeman
Arthur King
Carroll Davis
Ralph Dale
James Lemont
John Freeman
Edward Footer
Flower Fund
Meeting Votes to Aid Memorial Hospital Fair
In a brief session the group approved sending a check to the Memorial Hospital for its fair. The next meeting will be in Brunswick with Mrs. Herbert Cavanaugh.
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Nounced
Memorial Hospital
Brunswick
Herbert Cavanaugh
Hyde Windlass Rec Association Holds Monthly Meeting
The Hyde Windlass Recreation Association met Monday evening at Federal street quarters. Reports from bowling and rifle club committees were heard as plans for a ladies night and a children's party near New Year were discussed. A feature film South of Tahiti with Brian Donlevy Maria Montez and Andy Devine was shown followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Windlass Recreation Association
Association
Federal Street
South of Tahiti
Brian Donlevy
Maria Montez
Andy Devine
Mrs Addie Moulton Visited Bath Wednesday
Mrs Addie Moulton of Five Islands was a visitor in Bath on Wednesday, calling on friends and sharing local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Moulton
Five Islands
Bath
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Bath Daily Times
H. A. Nealley
MacMahan Island
George E. Hughes
Alice Ramsey
H. T. Passmore & Co
Emma Sheldon
C. C. Troop
Colonial Club
House
Frank W. Perkins
George Klippel
Charles S. Brown
Edward D. True
William M. Adams
Grace V. Silver
American Socialist Movement
Socialist Party
Post Office Square
Miss Silver
East
C. W. Hutchinson
Maine Central
R. Richardson
Kimball Building
Tremont Street
Prince Bayard
Silas H. Duncan
Marine National Bank
Pacific Coast
Henry B. Wilson
Chester
Board of Inspection and Survey
Reginald F. Nicholson
Bureau of Navigation
N. R. Usher
Michigan
William R. Shoemaker
Carolina
Augustus F. Fechteler
Solar and
Polar Star Lodges
Frank E. Sleeper
Walter Plant
Thompson Brothers
Thomas Baker
D. T. Percy & Sons
George G. Sharp
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Wilmington
Del
Maine Steamship Co
Leonard
Board of Aldermen
Carlton
Tremont Row
Maine Central Roundhouse
U. S
New England
Times Office
John V. White
Harold Clote
Portland Artillery District
Popham
Henry Wilson
Brough
F. B. Kelley
Delta Tau Delta Society
University of Iee
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Smith’s
W. K. McGregor
Totensville
N. Y
Southern Shipbuilding Co
Florida
Fred S. Sawyer
Pearl Street
Charles W. Taylor
Washington Street
Kennebec
W. Fred Cummings
Webber's, Drug Store
Alex McDonald
Aurora
Col. Thompson
Bar Harbor
Eugenie Olys
Forest Theatre
Philadelphia
Miss Olys
Gene Ormonde
Mlle
Genee
Alex Cochran
Panama
O. K
John Davis
Bangor
Bucksport
Bucksport Light & Power Co
Henry G. Hodgdon
Abbie J. Brooks
Bedford Street
Frank Lightbody
Claude L. Fifield
Brooks
High Street
J. Lightbody
Ann
the Times
J. T. Cogan
John S. Hyde
Mr. Cogan
Action of Bath Ministers Association
Merrimac
Neil Edwin Losier
Lloyd Losier
Washburn Street
Neil
Center Pond
Damariscotta
Mary
Margo Mulcahy
Margo
Eral
Harriet Scott
Thomas Scott
Bath Societies
Wesley Roll Call
Bath Independent
the Times Company
Harry C. Webber
Frank B. Nichols
Name
Ella D. Nichols
Dorothy Nichols Niven
Barrett C. Nichols
Barre
Vermont
John L. Jack
Register
Bate
County of
Saga
Sarah J. Hitchcock
Catharine M. Hitchcock
Ham
Iefelaus Suet
Straut
Roy G.ite Rowsic
Rok Guten
Rowsic
Arthur de Dunton
Airis
John L. Aho
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