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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
8
Local items recount travels of T Hh Clark and RP Ham to New York City for four weeks and the Holly Tree Inn getting electric bells. Community life covers baths, clubs, funerals, Minor engagements, school notices, and upcoming fairs and meetings with Bath residents and visiting guests.
Word has been received in Bath of the death in Brunswick Friday afternoon of Mrs. Hannah E. J. Bryant 73 wife of Clarence M. Bryant. She was born in Whippeburg Sept 28 185% a daughter of Capt. Abner and Loraine (Wallace) Johnson. She leaves one daughter Miss Blanche Bryant of Brunswick and two sons Harold Bryant of Pike N. H. and Ernest Bryant of Melrose Mass. also one sister Mrs. Lucy Carter of Winchester Mass and two brothers L. Johnson of Portland.
The funeral of William J. Conway a Bath citizen was held Wednesday morning at St Marys church A high mass of requiem was conducted by Rev Fr John J Harris The bearers were Hubert H Mearty James Biggins John Conley and Albert Dickinson Burial took place at Maple Grove
A reformer quips about pockets for women to store heads as the era’s fashion debate continues. A diminutive gentleman with frayed cuffs laments, saying his wife has enjoyed such a privilege for 30 years.
A Falun museum houses a 1644 copper coin about five inches by 13 and weighing over forty pounds. A Sagadahoc probate notice from Bath, Maine, orders heirs to appear in October to contest inheritance tax and names executors and administrators.
State of Maine Sagadahoc docket shows Annie Duncan petitioning for Henry Nelson of Bath to post a new bond with sufficient sureties due to insufficiency of current. Court to hear November 2 1926 in Bath, with notice to interested parties three weeks in Bath Independent. Ella Winters also petitions for removal of Henry Nelson over mismanagement of Ellen Nelsons estate. Judge James S Well sets November 2 1926 hearing and notice.
Clarence A. Reed of Bath sues to prove Isaac B. Reed’s will and obtain letters testamentary. The deceased left a son and granddaughter as heirs. A probate court hearing is set for November 2, 1926 in Bath to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
John Gregson files in Sagadahoc Maine to appoint administrator of Henrietta Gregson estate and Bowdoin N Gregson named heir others. notice to publish Bath Independent three weeks. Warren A Colby seeks will probate for Albert C Colby with Alice G Colby as executrix. court to grant letters testamentary after notice in Bath Maine.
Probate Court adjourned notices from Bath and Sagadahoc list petitions for sale of real estate to pay debts. Ethel Pearson seeks license to sell half of William Pearson’s Bowdoinham property mortgaged to Bath Trust Company. Henry Nelson seeks sale of Ellen Nelson real estate. executors and administratrices named for C Stevens Frank Kirsh and Math A. Pinideess, with appointments dated October 5, 1926.
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