Bath and area notes and events from the day
Daily 1908 items report Front street sidewalk work and town scenes. Mentions Bath team bowling visit, steamer Camden crew at Winter quarters, Bath lodge initiation, and local accidents and society notices.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
8
Bath Whist Club Formed By Local Players In 1908
October 8 1908 report notes Bath whist enthusiasts organizing a season plans and electing J Houghton McLellan president W Owen Jr secretary and B Johnson treasurer with Rev A Bervey J Clifford Spinney and E A Johnson named to a common constitution committee Also mentions a new curve near Oak and West streets improving street safety and other local notes from Bath Maineัก
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
J. Houghton McLellan
W. Owen, Jr
B. Johnson
A. Bervey
J. Clifford Spinney
E. A. Johnson
Ted
Time From Feet Comfort? Fragment Prompts Question
Fragmentary text from a historical page presents an unclear query about comfort from feet. No clear people places organizations or events are readable to identify a factual item or outcome.
Bath Area News Briefs and Harbor Notes
Two Wallace boys at Smail Point shot 55 coots in one day near Bald Head while Harvey Berry of Popham life saving station took 36 coots this week. Miss Eleanor Cahill of Bath visited Annie Cutting in Phippsburg. A Portland schooner Late ae reportedly dragged anchors amid a coming hurricane but was deemed safe. Abe Oliver and Arthur Willis at the Maine General Hospital in Bath are recovering well. Ethel and Jessie Oliver stay at the Alameda this week as Topsham Fair opens for Bath children. Bath Iron Works employees will be paid weekly instead of twice monthly under a Roosevelt order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanto Ivee
Wallace Boys
Smail Point
Bald Head
Harvey Berry
Popham
Bath Iron Works
Roosevelt
Mendelssohn club members travel to Portland for Yaw Conference
A list of Mendelssohn club members including W. son and Mrs. S. c. Oodas sails to Portland to participate in the Yaw Conference. Florence Rand departs for a 10 day Somer visit and Misses and Mrs. Moody join gatherings. The Redskins beat North End 37 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn Club
Portland
W. Son
S. c. Oodas
Geo’ Moody
Grace Warren
Lucy Patten
M. F. Doulas
Charles Blair
Freeman
Torrey
Martha Foote
Frostina Marston
Alicé Magoun
Emma Magoun
Georgia Een
Grace Hunt
McTeer
Ball
Balle
Gladys Bailey
Sophi Isky
and Mikelsky
Margaret Adams
Pauline Vince
Mildred Nichols
Elsie Folsom
Viola Hogan
Annie Cox
Florence Rand
Somer
Concerted Western Maine Music Festival Enthralls Portland Audience
Oct 12 1908 a large Portland crowd enjoyed a top Western Maine Music Festival concert with soloists Mme Jomelli Mme Mich Hardy and Waterous amid a 42 member orchestra under Prof W R Chapman. Aida is slated for tonight and Supt C P Wetherbee plans to join the scout Chester on its run to gown. Wilbur Brown still claims a championship in corn eating contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Mme. Jomelli
Mme
Mich-Hardy
Waterous
Harmon
W. R. Chapman
Supt
C. P. Wetherbee
Engineering Department
Charlestown Navy Yard
Chester
Wilbur Brown
Unclear local notices and social snippets amid river scene
The report blends scattered social events and incidents from the area. It notes a river voyage under dense fog, a raspberry harvest at a Fear street residence, St Mary’s Guild activities with a bridge gathering and refreshments, and Miss Anne Kimball attending the Maine Music Festival. Also mentioned are Deputy Roy E. French returning from a search trip, a whiskey and beer seizure plan, a wagon horse incident at Oak and Front, and Topsham fair with special train service in the city.
Wiscasset Academy Sees Busy Schedule And Visits
The Wiscasset area reports active school events including visits by Hall Knight Lewiston and Bryne Boston to Potter academy. Fall baseball went six wins no losses under Coach Brown while plans begin for new cheerleader uniforms. The teachers club elected officers and organized a Portland field trip with the home economics class. A large academy fair is planned before Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Bridgton
Brown
Potter Academy
Hall & Knight
Lewiston
Bryne’s
Boston
Acade
Waldoboro
Boothbay Harbor
Rockport
Thomaston
South Bristol
Union
Richmond
Wiscasset Teachers’ Club
Marjorie Niles
Grammar
Geraldine Wakefield
Academy
Larrabee
Frances Plumstead
Portland
Lancaster Furniture Co
F. O. Bailey Co
Summers at Small Point Guests Include Sumner Sewalls
Ex Gov and Mrs Sumner Sewall hosted guests at their Summers at Small Point on Saturday with attendees Walter E Reid, K W oe and Charles T Ruhf of Trucks Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Sewall
Small Point
Walter E. Reid
K. Ww Oe
Charles T. Ruhf
Trucks, Inc
Bath Sea Scouts Motor Craft in Winter Quarters
Bath Sea Scouts of the Barracuda troop conclude summer sailing aboard a 36 foot launch with a powerful motor. Winter plans include seamanship training, building a land ship, forming skiffs as tenders, and social events at Bath Iron Works Recreation Hall. Veterans donate uniforms. invites 15 to 21 year olds to join meetings Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
For the Bath
Sea Scouts
Ugh
Barracuda
Vawells
Secadars
Elves
Oaenamaul
Crally
Sassanoa
Foster's Point
Lions Club
Small Point
Seguin
Daggerae
Ve Islands
Merrymeeting Bay
Bath Iron Works
W. S. Newell
Niss
Bath
Brunswick
Rockland Sea Scouts
Coast Guard
Dartmouth
Sea Scout
Richmond Social Notes Include Gardiner Visitors
Miss Mabel Gowell and Miss Jane Welch of Gardiner visited Mrs. Alice Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds on Kimball street. Other recent guests included Mrs. Alice Weston Mrs. Emma Bowley and Mrs. Hazel Bowley of Litchfield. Rovapt guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lettsion were Mrs. Lela and her daughter from August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Gowell
Jane Welch
Gardiner
Alice Baker
Frank Reynolds
Kimball Street
Alice Weston
Emma Bowley
Hazel Bowley
Litchfield
Letti Tson
Lela [Neurons
Augus
Morse Team Falls Short Against Rockland in Football
Rockland defeated Morse 31 to 0 as Rockland capitalized on a turnover with a return to the Morse goal line. Rockland's defense limited Morse to no scoring while Rockland added two touchdowns in the first half and one in the second, with standout runs by Champion and Kaler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arte News
Teeceme
Whewanaeee
Connover
Ner
Rockland
Morse
Morse Hore If
Nd Holt
K. Y Benson
Harragan Thurston
C c
Largey Pease
Smith
Heimo
Wilson Kaler
Brown Deshon
McPhee Foote
Johnson
McIntosh
T. Wood
Pennell
Towers
Und
Champion
Kaler
Rush
First Settler of This Region Continues on Parker's Island
The article retraces Thomas Parker’s era and kin on Parker’s Island, noting his birth by 1632, attendance at Ashleys in 1654, and a 1665 meeting east of the Sagadahoc river. It catalogs Parker’s heirs at law including John, Jacob, and daughters Reember, Sarah, Margaret, Grace, and Mary, with marriages to Pitman, Salter, Smith, Dixey, Oliver, Harwood, and Clewly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parker
Parker’s Island
Ashleys
Sheepscot
Sagadahock
Duke of York
John
Jacob
Remember
Moses Pitman
Sarah
Mathew Salter
Smith
Sarah Smith
Boston
Thomas Salter
Margaret
Samuel Dixey
Marblehead
Grace
Elizabeth Harwood
Mary
Joseph Clewly
Joseph Clewly, Jr
Elizabeth Gibham Beach
Phippsburg Notes on Residents and Winter Plans
PHIPPSBURG continues with social notes from Mr. and Mrs. George C. Beals hosting guests. Mrs. George Penton of Small Point closes her cottage and returns to New York for the winter. Independent subscriber Mr. Penton looks forward to weekly deliveries. Mrs. George C. Pease moves to 408 Middle Street Bath for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Beals
George Penton
Small Point
New York
Miss Sally Kimball Guests of Sewall and Anderson
Miss Sally Kimball daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Kimball visits as guest of Misses Nancy Sewall and Betty Anderson. Miss Anderson and Miss Sewall were weekend guests of their parents and returned to Boston Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Kimball
Richard Kimball
Nancy Sewall
Betty Anderson
Miss Anderson
Miss Sewall
Boston
Garden Club finalizes plans for Bath Hospital Fair
Garden Club sets final plans for Bath Memorial Hospital Fair with co chairs G Thomas Willard Sprague Mrs F Waldo Marshall and Mrs Charles MacDonald directing activities. Volunteers prep the booth on Friday and staff the rummage sale and dance corage sales. A tree census committee will count trees in the city to aid Elm disease prevention with state officials and local members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Memorial Hospital
G. Thomas Willard Sprague
F. Waldo Marshall
Charles MacDonthe
James Acre Jr
Bowen
John Parker
Arthur Sewall
Sumner Sewall
Lemont
Carl Y. Kennedy
Garden Club
Gillies
Torrey
MacDonald
John Wakefield
Roland Hanscom
Henry Pierson
State Forestry Department
Maine
North End
Mullaney
Marshall
Frank W. Sparks
Parker
William W. Dennison
Murphy
South End
Probate notices appoint executors guardians in estate records
Probate records show John L. Jack as Register of Probate certifying that listed estates named executors conservators or guardians on specified dates. The document references J E Denham Alden P Denham and estates involving Bath Water raid and John H Green with dates around October 5 1948 and a probate order attested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
County
Sagenedoe
J E. Denham
Tested
Alden P. Denham
Without Bath
John H. Green
Bath
James L
Plans for Kiddie Karnival At Huse PTA
Plans for the Kiddie Karnival by the Huse PTA on Oct 27 outline booths featuring candy cooked foods toys Harvest items and Halloween theme. The committee says two social workers will assist and rides will be provided alongside emblems jewelry plants and novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huse Pta
Telephone Bridge Auction and Contract Details Noted
The notice outlines a telephone bridge event on October 11 hosted by Mrs. Ben Berensen and Mrs. Reginald Cyr. It specifies opening bids, vulnerability, and scoring with 20 no trump in auction, 125 for game, and penalties for moving every four hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Berensen
Reginald Cyr
Probate Notices for Lena Upton Thurlow and Annie E Cox
Court of Probate at Sasement ton holds proceedings for the estates of Lena Upton Thurlow and Annie E Cox. Executors Ida Thi and Spear present petitions for probate and guardianship with bonds discussed. Dates and details refer to October sessions and related executorship actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Upton Thurlow
Fairlow
Ida
Annie E. Cox
Bath
Spear
Mary Bath
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Blet
Huse
Charles Seva
Front Street
Helen Crosby
Madelyn Age
Bergherews
Mae
Clifford Cottage
M Beach
Frank .Gardner
Groers
Tor
Elm House
Moosehead
A. A. Percy
W. A. Fall
Lincoln County Fair Grounds
Damar
Anevers
R.B. Fuller
Harbor View
Oeemen Te
V. Miller
Gilchrist
D. Miller
P. Farrar
Bath Lodge
Abram Civer
Arthur Willis
Waldor
York
Baer
Astor
Miss Morgan
Miss ‘Callander
DeForest
I. H. Puring- Dovdsuhema
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Holman Day
Major Day
King Spruce
Oak and
En Street
Linden Street
Hannah
Snow
Leon
Wurna
Hannah McCormack
Gray's Business College
Bert J.am
Woolwich
Raeenion
Eleanor Cahill
Annie Cutting
Phippsburg
Abe Oliver
Maine General Noite
Iston
Ethel
Jessie Oliver
the Alameda
Topsham
C. Poor
John Lemont
Poor’s Market
Center Street
Mrs
Arthur S. Pepper
Maine Confectionery Club
Elmwood
Waterville
Charles White
George Jackson
Redskins
Elliot
North Bee
Devine
Red
Parker Head
Republian
Democratic
Et House
St. Mary’s Guild Church
Susanna
Anne Kimball
MaineMusic
Sturgis
Roy E. French
Accom
Oesearch
Art
Rufus Moulton
James Skaling
Oak
Topsham Fair
Wiscasset
Bath Sea Scouts
Bath Lads
Oliver
Thomas
David Oliver
Andrew B. Hart
Floral Street
Lewis Palmer
North
Hart
Palmer
Blackwater Point
Huse School
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