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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1934

Page

7

Forty Years Ago in Bath Local Notes Oct 1894

William Collins works at Walter Russell's grocery. Bath launches new store on Sagadahoc corner to open Saturday. Y M C A meetings and dancing class planned. Bath High football prepares for Thanksgiving game. keel laying begun for N T Palmers four master. Street scenes include storm damage and theatre notices. Bath cycle club planned Topsham fair run.

William Collins Walter Russell Bath Cycle Club N. T. Palmer

Hyde Light Guard Drill At Armory And Sagadahock Block Work

Oct 12 1894 report notes good attendance at the Hyde Light Guard drill at the armory. Workmen finish stores on Centre street side of Sagadahock block. Tug S J Macy tied to Miss Blanche Herrogan’s rede Sere home Monday. Includes musical selections and pleasing entertainment.

Hyde Light Guard Armory Centre Street Sagadahock Block Blanche Herrogan Rede Sere

Local Trials and Happenings in Moulton and Newport News

Oct 15 1894 reports machinery work on the Times block in Moulton with slooring progress and upper wall construction. Fred Stilphen and Tom McQuarrie return from Sheepscot Bay with ducks. The schooner Augustus Palmer arrives at Newport News from Boston and may load by Wednesday. High school football suits arrived. coach Jackson praises the team and predicts Arthur Hill as a strong half back. Water pipe workers near City landing. flowers and florists attract attention. An electric pole removal aids Moses Stable passage through Grove street, grounds being graded. Next Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Old Erudition Schoolhouse with addresses at High and Center streets and a Blanchard lecture at Universalist Church. An item notes a department challenge for six men to assist with the project and the new gig for H and C company awaits acceptance.

Erudition High and Center Streets Blanchard Universalist Church

Obituary John George 21 Hollywood Resident Dies in Maine

John George 21 of Hollywood California died Monday noon at Memorial hospital after two weeks as patient. He visited Maine with his mother Mrs. Harry O'Brien and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Hill in Bath before illness. Born in Brookline Massachusetts he was a son of the late W Lees George and Mabe Staples George. He graduated high school in Hollywood and lived there six years. He is survived by his mother formerly Miss Mabel Staples of Brunswick. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Mt Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts.

John George Hollywood Cal Memorial Hospital Mr. George Harry O’brien Maine Brookline Mass W. Lee George Mabe ‘Staples George Mabel Staples Brunswick Mt. Auburn Cemetery Cambridge

Marblehead man John H. Frazier dies at 86

John H. Frazier of Marblehead Massachusetts and former resident of this city died Sunday night October 7. Born in Bath April 28 1860 he was a son of the late John and Jussie Forbes Frazier and educated in local public schools He had lived in Marblehead for 37 years.

John H. Frazier Marblehead Mass Bath John and Jussie Forbes Frazier

Funeral and notices fill Bath article page 1934

The Bath Ind publishes notices including the funeral of Clara E. Brackley wife of Councilman Fred L. Brackley of Ward 3 at 268 Center Street with burial in Oak Grove. Also a French class at Brunswick High School for beginners directed by Charles R. Campbell. Foreclosure notice concerns William E. Cotten West Bath mortgage breach. Probate notice assigns Wilton S. Campbell administrator of Kate Gibbons estate Georgetown Sagadahoc.

Clara E. Brackley Fred L. Brackley Ward 3 Center Street David L. Wilson Central Church J. Edward Drake Thomas R. Huston Edward P. Lemoine Lewis J. Sanborn Oak Grove William E. Cotten West Bath Sagadahoc Maine Adahoc County Lee Brothers William’ D. Work Alfred’ Lemont Charles Bates Samuel Flanders Sabine Road Mor Bath Lona C. Trott Wilton S. Campbel Sabattus Kate Gibbons Georgetown Wilton S. Campbell Tober William T. Donnell Bath William R. Donnel Tate Daniel Williams Frank E. Wormwood Walter S. Glidden William E. Besaw Arthur J. Dunton Bate Eleanor Drake Eleanor Drake Campbell's Pond Simonic CO Alice J. Colby Woolwich James A. Colby Arthur H. Sprague Idahoc William L. Sprigate Sag de

Program at Waterville Maine D A R meeting agenda

The Maine Society D A R meeting at Congregational church Waterville features processional greetings and reflections. Officers and committee outlines are scheduled along with probate notices citing Roland Smith's estate and Ruby Hearn Smith as widow and heir.

Quiet, Retiring He Was Home to Old Friends

He was quiet and retiring, preserving warm regard for his native city and old friends. He is survived by four nieces and one nephew: Eleanor Ferguson, Shirley Alen of Bath, Harold G. Bitchfield of Newport, Jessie Frazier, and Charles Fragile of Berkeley. Funeral held Wednesday at Old North Congregational Church Marblehead at three. Body arrived Bath Thursday. committal service at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating.

Mis Eleanor M. Ferguson Shirley B. Alen Bath Harold G. Bitchfield Newport Jessie Porbes Frazier Charles M. Fragile Berkeley Calif Old North Congregational Church Marblehead Oak Grove Cemetery David L. Wilson Central Church

Miss Hortense Ward Dies After Illness in Maine

Hortense Ward of Topsham died after a week's illness at a Brunswick hospital. Born February 18 1896 in Brunswick, she was daughter of Fred H Ward and Grace I Brown Ward and lived there most of her life. Survived by her mother and four sisters Mrs Freda Sprague Mrs Gertrude Short Tops ham Mrs Marian Erickson Gardiner Mass Mrs Katherine Blackie Georgetown and one brother Harold Ward Topsham.

Hortense Ward Topsham Brunswick Fred H Grace I. Brown Ward Bfe Grangée Baptist Church Norman G. Smith Grace Ward Freda Sprague Gertrude Short Marian Erickson Gardiner Mass Katherine Blackie Georgetown Harold Ward

Miss Elinor E Hilton dies after long illness at 93

Miss Elinor E Hilton 93 died Tuesday at her niece Miss Sarah Hitchcocks home 858 Washington Street Bath after a long illness Born in Wiscasset December 8 1841 she was a daughter of Calvin and Sarah Hilton She resided in Bath many years and was survived by many nephews and nieces Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 pm from her late home 858 Washington Street

Elinor E. Hilton Sarah Hitchcock Washington Street Wiscasset Calvin Sarah Hilton Bath

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Bath Daily Times Sagadahoc Corner Thompson Bros Topsham Fair Sgarelli Idee Onan Goenee Sangster Y.M.C.A Jennie Harvey New Armory Mr. Armstrong Canton Patten Lodge Frank Mason Boston S. C. Small Castle Hall Mr. Cruikshank Hardings Massachusetts Mrs. Cruikshank J. H. Kimball A. H. Shaw Crawford Notch Winneganee Augustus Palmer Norfolk C. H. Matson Front Street Fields Green Street John S. Lowell Jessie Lowell Charlestown Wilbur Oliver Water Street Gratz Jackson John Mulligan Charles P. Totman Portland Bath High School Brunswick High School Westbrooks Order of American Mechanics Winona Council No National Council Ohio J. K. Hooper State of Charles Etait Rishme Broom Miss Jacobs Miss Johnson Biddeford Lowell New York Eee Sewall Col J. F. Hayden The Sagadahoc Historical Society Joshua Hartleb & Chestra Music Hall Columbia Theatre Shannon House Cleveland Oliver E. M. Fuller Daniel Savage Marine Bank Reed & Haley Bradbury's Bangor M. B Epworth League Horatio Duncan New Meadows Char Parks James Murray Jere Dennison William Chapman Harry Joy Frank Butler Fred Drake Bowdoin College Mr. Lincoin George Turner Rhode Island Dennett P. H. Percy George B. Morse Captain Whitmore Washington and Oak Streets A. .Mason Kennebec Valley Association of Universalists Bowdoinham Abram Conklin Center High Streets J. J. Parks Cigar Manufactory Elm Street Harry Litchfield Bowdoin Colby Bowdoins S. J. Macy E. S. B. Damarin Moulton's New Times Fred Stilphen Tom McQuarrie Sheepscot Bay Newport News Mr. Jackson Arthur Hill Moses Grove Street el Department H. & C. Ccs Coalpilas the Times Company C. Webber Frank B. Nichol the Times Company, A Ration Bath, Maine Prank B. Nichols Ella D. Nichols Dorothy Nichols Niven Brunswick, Maine Barrett C. Nichols Seoul Harry A A. Walters Mrs. Brackley Charles R. Campbell New England State of Maine Actahoc Fitzgerald John L. Jack Sagapahoc Anne Skimbail Peteepee Phillips Eet Late Walter Glidden Sons of Probate Florence Larrabee Sprague Waldoboro Inez Crocker Larrabee Nellies. Stover of Noc Mary J. Goodwin Sagadshoe Nellie S. Stover Eae Waterville Maine Society Congregational Church Howard Hayden Lucile Thompson Clinton C. Stevens Harry ‘S. Brown America J. B. Palmer Victor A Binford Theodore Perry Thomas Parker Omar A. Sawyer Ruby Hearn ‘Smith Saco County of York Roland Smith Ruby Hearn Smith Norman A. Smith Ralph Smith Whitman Edward H. Smith Long Beach Alice C. Plant Agnes B. Sherman East Freetown County of York A. D Sagadahoc, Ss Clyfton Hewes Said County Ruth A. Moore Shirley L. Moore Edgecomb Lincoln E. Fred Albee Wellington A. Moore Lincoln County John Edwin Brier Martin Page Howard O. Cunningham Washington Dodge Baid County Register Semen David Bath Independent Ath Seth County Sven Marion Biswell Bad Harvey J. Given Bagnot West Ater Sagadanoc Frances Stobie Oak Grove Seminary Herbert C. Libby Colby College Music Leone Low Promate Tfully Amy B. Cromwell Alonzo B. Cromwell Guy A. Cromwell Frank A. Hodgdon Segadahoc Charles D. Bartlett Joan Stewart James C. Stewart Bathin Gordon Berry Lina G. Sewall John L. Jackster James E. Perry Margaret C. Perry Phippsburg Marion W. Ledyard James P. Ledyard Ster Lon Ae Warren High Sch Grasslands Hospital Valhalla N. Y Ath Independent Bridget Reed Jotham Reed Carrie Mample Bath, Me Frances Keen South Weymont the Mass Minerva White Gilbertina Marr Lydia Cook Payson Reed Winship Reed Alexander Reed Alton Reed Belle Savage Nettie McKay Della Farwell Cumberland Laura Bailey Dresden Mills Margaret Hill Decascu Edward W. Bridgham Sag- Si Rase A. Ae Said First National Bank of Bath Maine Allan Spear Agnes H. Torrey Register of Probate Clarence A. Lightbody Saasceice George C. Eetbody
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