Forty Years Ago in Bath A Look Through Daily Times
A digest of Bath Daily Times items from Oct 14 to Oct 20 1891 notes social events and mishaps. Mrs Strarns fractures her arm on a frosty walk, Dinsmore breaks two arm bones while playing, and ship activities include Morse Bros schooner launch and B P Cheney in tow. Society details include a Good Templars sociable, Miss Leaches millinery opening, receptions at Broad Street, and a new hook and ladder arrival. Also covered are lodge entertainments, engine company, burglaries, police ball plans, Post Sede wick G A R activities, and upcoming lectures and excursions.
Community notices from Bath area events and progress
A Bath column lists a dancing party at Gahan's hall this evening, a banquet for 150 at Sagadahock House tomorrow night, and a Corliss Street church sociable at Gahan's hall on Wednesday. It notes mail carriers receiving overcoats from Philadelphia, partridge hunting results, ship and ferry progress, a cruiser plan for Rogers & Son, a new wharf, and a booming grange fair with ample booth demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Street
Corliss
Rogers & Son
City seeks old clothing for the needy this winter
Mayor Harold P. Small urges residents to donate usable clothing and shoes for the poor. Citizens may notify the mayor’s office, and Street department trucks will collect bundles from Bath homes next Monday and Tuesday to transport to a new relief headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold P. Small
Salvation Army
Street Department
Bath Homes
Small
Tiis
Miss Myra F Arnold 78 Dies After Long Illness At Home
Miss Myra F Arnold aged 78 died at her Green street home last Tuesday morning after a long illness. born in Bath to Augustus and Anne Arnold she spent much of her life in this city with stints in New Orleans and Nassua. She was a member of First Baptist Church Elm Street joining at 12 and long employed by D T Percy Sons. Survived by sister Mrs Davis Hatch four nephews William P Hatch Davis Hatch Jr Robert B Hatch Dunlap A Hatch and niece Mrs Earle Twitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra F. Arnold
Green Street
Miss Arnold
Bath
Augustus
Anne Arnold
New Orleans
Nassau
First Baptist
Elm Street
D. T. Percy & Sons
Davis Hatch
Greenstreet
William P. Hatch
Davis Hatch, Jr
Robert B. Hatch
Dunlap A. Hatch
Earle Twitchell
Haddonfield, N. J
Taxi Stand Debates Roil City Hall District
Municipal officers face a heated dispute over taxi stand locations in the Front Street and Sagadahock area. Legard and others seek preferred positions while opponents push for abutting property concerns. Aldermen Whit ney and Deering to study the abuttors before the Nov 4 council meeting. Damages of 50 dollars assessed for 33 Lincoln street property work. Warrants issued for the Nov 9 referendum with polls 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu- 1
Ralph E. Legard
Sagadahock Block
Front Street
Sagadahock
Eames
City Hall
Legard
Bath National Bank
Center Street
City Han Square
Fred E. Blake
Edward Brown
Water Street
First National Bank
Blake
Brown
Whitney
Deering
Lincoln Street
Albert H. Shaw
Shaw
Mrs. Margaret Pratt of Hyde Park Dies After Surgery
Mrs. Margaret Pratt 39 wife of Howard Pratt of Hyde Park Mass died at a Milton hospital after a surgical operation believed successful She leaves two sisters Mrs Carl Stinson and Mrs Bernard Pratt of Bath and husband plus her mother Mrs William Leeman of Woolwich and brothers Harry D Hall and Leslie Hall Survived by two Bath sisters and Hyde Park relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pratt
Howard Pratt
Hyde Park
Mass
Milton
Carl Stinson
Bernard Pratt
Bath
Pratt
Charles Pratt
Harry D. Hall
Leslie Hall
Stinson
Widow Mary Ann Bowker Dies After Ill Health
Mrs. Mary Ann Bowker 84 widow of C Elbridge Bowker died Thursday night at her son Afton Bowker's Bath home after a long illness. Born in Phippsburg to Thomas and Sarah Black she lived in Bath 40 years and belonged to Winter Street Church. She leaves three sons Thomas Newark New Jersey Percy Arlington Massachusetts and Afton Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Bowker
C. Elbridge Cutler Bowker
Afton Co
Percy R
Arlington, Mass
Afton C Bowker
Bath
Burial at Oak Grove Follows Cobb Road Service
Rev. Weston P. Holman of Beacon Street church officiated the service. Bearers were Edward A. Footer Eugene Footer J Frank Jones and Bertram Willis. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb Road
Weston P. Holman
Beacon Street
Edward A. Footer
Eugene Footer
J. Frank Jones
Bertram Willis
Oak Grove
Miss Myra F. Arnold Funeral Held at Brunswick
The funeral for Miss Myra F. Arnold was Thursday at two at her sister Mrs. Davis Hatch’s home at 68 Green Street. Rev. Charles R. Sims of the First Baptist church officiated. Bearers included J Houghton McLellan, Augustus A. Percy, Hon Arthur J. Dunton and John L. Purington of Brunswick. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra F. Arnold
Davis Hatch
Green Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
J. Houghton McLellan
Augustus A. Percy
Arthur J. Dunton
John L. Purington
Brunswick
Oak Grove
Bowker Funeral Held for Mrs Mary Ann Bowker
The funeral for Mary Ann Bowker widow of Elbridge Bowker was held Saturday at 2 PM at Curtis funeral home with Rev E D Hardin officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Nelson Charles Cosmbs Howard MacMahan and John Beaton. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Bowker
Elbridge Cutler Bowker
Curtis Funeral Home
E. D. Hardin
Winter Street Church
Charles Nelson
Charles Cosmbs
Howard MacMahan
Jom Beaton
Oak Grove
Mrs Furlong's Funeral Held at Old Folks Home
Emma A. Furlong widow of Frank Furlong died Wednesday morning. Funeral conducted Friday afternoon by Rev. T W Horsfield Universalist Church at the Old Folks Home. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma A. Furlong
Frank Furlong
Old Folks Home
Mrs Abigail Albee rites in Oak Grove interment
The body of Mrs. Abigail Albee widow of Franklin Albee formerly of Bath arrived Saturday from Providence Rhode Island where she died and was taken to Oak Grove for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Albee
Franklin Albee
Bath
Providence
R. 1
Oak Grove
Probate notices from Sagadahoc Maine 1931
Multiple probate entries from Sagadahoc County Maine dated October 1931. Requests include appointment of administrator for Frederick A Bowler estate and notices to heirs, final accounts for Matthew Allison and Mary E Clark estates, guardianship for James S Lowell, and renunciation and appointment actions involving May Robbins and other local residents.
Mrs Marte Dauphin Dies After Eight Weeks Illness
Marie D Dauphin 35 wife of Joseph L Dauphin died early Tuesday at her home 43 Spring Street after an eight weeks illness with heart trouble. Born in Rockville she was daughter of George Tolman and Mary Tolman. She lived in Bath 20 years and leaves husband father two brothers Walter R Glen Cove James L Tolman Rockville four sisters Mrs Carol Ells Fitchburg Mass Mrs Alice Blaisdell Medford Center Mrs Ellis Ginnett Rockville Mrs Leroy Clark Thomaston. Funeral private Friday at 1 at her home with Rev Charles R Sims officiating. Burial in Rockville family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie D. Dauphin
Joseph L. Dauphin
Spring Street
Rockville
George and
Mary French Tolman
Bath
Walter R
Glen Cove
James L. Tolman
Carol Ells
Fitchburg
Mass
Alice Blaisdell
Medford Center
Ellis Ginnett
Leroy Clark
Thomaston
Charles R. Sims
The
First Baptist Church
Death of Harriet Maria Aderton in Prospect
Harriet Maria Aderton widow of Cyrus Aderton of Bath died in Prospect after living in Swanville and Bath. Born Harriet Harriman in Swanville in July 1846, she spent years on Lincoln Street Bath and in Swanville prior to death. Known as Aunt Hattie, she left numerous relatives and friends.
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Prospect
Harriet Maria
Cyrus Aderton
Bath
Aderton
Harriet Maria Harriman
Swanville
Mr. Aderton
Lincoln Street
Hattie
Bath Trust Company Second Account in Estate of William T
In Sagadahoc Probate Court Bath on October sixth, 1931 Bath Trust Company trustee under William T's will has presented its second administration account for the estate of Mary Berry late of Bath. The court orders notice to all interested to appear at the probate office in Bath on the first Tuesday of November at nine o clock in the forenoon to show cause why the account should not be allowed.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Matthew N. Clark
Mary E. Clark
Walter S. Glidden
Bath Trust Company
William T
Mary E. Brrry
Sagadahoe
Ethel M. Lockery
Charles C. Snow
Sagadahog
William T. Hall
Bath Independent
Howard
Maine Central Railroad Company
Frank N. Thompson
Middle Street
Sandahoc
Batt Ane
Guardian
Smith
Lairs OF
Maine
Sagadamoc
A. D
Walter 8S
Glidden
State OF
Beth
Maria S. Lawton
James Nixon
Arrowsie
Walter &. Glidden
Widow of Frank lin Albee Died in Providence R I
Mrs Abigail Albee widow of Frank Lin Albee died Thursday in Providence Rhode Island. She had lived in Bath and Boothbay Harbor before moving to Providence. The body arrived in Bath Saturday noon for burial in Oak Grove. A daughter Mrs H A Benison and a son in law Frank Wender accompanied the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Albee
Franklin Albee
Providence
R. I
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Oak Grove
H. A. Bennison
Frank Wender
Mrs Pratt's Funeral Held in Hyde Park
The funeral for Mrs Margaret H. Pratt of Hyde Park Massachusetts wife of Howard M Pratt who died suddenly in a Milton Massachusetts hospital was Saturday afternoon at three at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Pratt 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret H. Pratt
Hyde Park
Mass
Howard M. Pratt
Milton
Charles Pratt
Will of Siwell S Crosby Proceeding for Letters Testamentary
Alicia B Crosby and Bath National Bank petition the Maine probate court to prove the will of Siwell S Crosby who died October 4 1931 in Bath Maine. They request Letters Testamentary be issued to them without bond and names heirs Carl K Crosby John B Crosby and Helen B Crosty with residences Brooklyn Needham Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl EK
Bath National Bank
A. D
Wanece
New York City
Sarah J. Hitchcock
Executor of William D. Sewall files sixth administration account
On Sagadahoc October six 1931 Arthur Sewall as Executor and Trustee under Sarah M. Wells will presents sixth account for allowance. The court orders notice to interested parties by three weekly Bath Independent notices. A Probate Court in Bath will convene on the first Tuesday of November at nine in the forenoon to show cause why the account should not be allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Oo Sagadahoe
Arthur Sewall
William D. Sewall
Sarah M. Wells
Walter S. Glidden
Bath Probate Notice of Real Estate Sale Order 1931
Probate records from Sagadahoc County Bath note a guardian seeks approval to sell real estate in Bath to fund a trust. The petition cites boundaries and recording details, asks for permission to sell at public or private sale, and directs publication in Independent newspaper with a November 3, 1931 hearing.
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Sagad
Couy
Bath
Lowel
Will of Camilla A. Sewall Probate Petition in Bath
Loyall F. Sewall and Arthur Sewall 2nd petition the Sagadahoc Court for Letters Testamentary on Camilla A. Sewall who died in Bath September 7 1931 testate. Heirs at law include Lovall F. Sewall Arthur Sewall 2nd Kalulani S. Williams and Camilla S. Edge. They seek letters without bond and publish notice for November 3 1931 in The Independent Bath.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Loyall Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Bath
Said
Camilla A. Sewall
Testate
Eatate
Norwid
Lowall F. Sewall
Maine
Kalulani S. Williams
Baltimore
Camilla S. Edge
Ventnor
N. J
A. D
Lovall F. Sewall
Harry A. Walters
Independent
Walter S
Glidden
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Bath Daily Times
Post Sedgwick Sociable
Charles Strarns
Master Dinsmore
Middle Street Court
Morse Bros
Hawley's Yard
Bath Lodge
Good Templars
Edward Randall
Boston
H. S. Card
J. P. Upton
Brooklyn
N. Y
M. H. Leache
John M. Johnson
Broad Street
H. K. Barnes
Rattler
Cape Henlopen
Grace
B. P. Cheney
Young Men's Christian Association
Ensign Fred Hughes
U. S. S. Boston
Kennebec
Polar Star Lodge F. & A. M
Boothbay
Frank Deejay
Portland
Maine General Hospital
Preble, Lundrigan
Gaudreau
Topsham Fair
T. G. Campbell
Washington Street
Alamedas
Portlands
Sedewick
Edwin L. Emmons
Acadia Lodge Knights of Pythias
Richmond
Kennebec Engine Co. No. 3
Topsham
White Mountain
Maine Central
the Water Main
Bedford
E. G. Parshley
N. E. Card
John Gard
Bathredge
W. H. Robinson
Popham
Sewall’s
C. J. Womelsdorf
Pennsylvania
Portland and Kennebec Coal Co
Small Point
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Hyde
Knickerbocker Towage Co
Winter Street
Juno
Bertha Soule
Grove Street
Thompson and Frye
New Meadows
J. H. Raymond
Raymond’s Court
Robbins
Florida
Bailey
Amesbury
C. F. Neally
Neally
Hyde Light Guards
Katahdin Commandery
Golden Cross
Lee
Bowdoin
Labrador
Cary-Cole Falls
Columbian Hall
Minoit’s
Winneganee
Thwing’s Point
Galen Moses
Pittsfield
Columbian Opera House
Foote Bros
Y.M.C.A
American Express Co
New York
Sasanoa River
Engine Company
South End
Gahan’s Hall
Sagadahock House
Corlisse Street
Philadelphia
Charles Gahan
John McDonald
Committee On Entertainment
Mrs
Milton, Mass
Elbridge C. Bowker
Long
Mrs. Bowker
Afton C. Bowker
Frederick A. Bowler
Jennie M. Bowker
Path Independent
William F. Dunham
John P. Carey
Matthew Allison
Mary J. Cummings
H. Robbins
May Robbins
Sagada
Harry H. Robbins
Marte Dauphin
Brow’ FE
Norway Mepjorxe Co
Norway
Harriet M. Aderton
Allan Spear
Elmira
P. Bean
Baid County
Sat Bath
Caroline Co. Haskell
Georgetown
Samuel G. Haskell
Caroline C. Haskell
James Kjorekay
Chicago
Til
Arion Mc-Kay Taggart
van Etten
James R. Mc-Kay
Alicia B. Crosby
D. Hill
Sageee
William F, Dunhan
Fuluene
Kate M. Hitchcock
Lestate
Eleanor E. Hilton
Catharine M. Hitchcock
Samadahoc
Charles C. Low
Sapgotra
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