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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1950

Page

6

Moose Seen On North Bath Farm In 1910

Forty years ago in Bath Clifford Belanger reported a bull moose in a North Bath field near Foster's Point. The animal fed for about an hour before vanishing into the woods. The town also notes travel schedules as the Kennebec division winter timetable begins and Bath officials discuss widening Front Street. Local events include dances, raffles, theater at Dreamland, and a ton of social club activities with community leaders and visiting dignitaries.

Clifford Belanger North Bath Foster's Point

Calderwood Returns to Bath Iron Works After Vacation

Herbert Calderwood cost accountant clerk resumes duties at Bath Iron Works after a two week vacation in Portland and Boston.

Herbert Calderwood Bath Iron Works Portland Boston

New Era of Style Amplifies Public Figure’s Image

A brief note highlights a public figure embracing a revamped look featuring a new boa and fresh appearance. The update signals a shift in personal branding as media attention grows.

Ferry Hockomock Resumes Bath Woolwich Route

The ferry Hockomock resumed service on the Bath Woolwich route this morning after a thorough overhaul. She was greeted warmly by passengers as she returned to operation and is reported to be in first class condition for the weekend run to Win.

Hockomock Woolwich Marcia Stinson G. M. Stinson Stinson

West Bath Grange Fair Hosts Annual Baby Show

Yesterday afternoon at West Bath grange fair the annual baby show drew a good crowd and was a success. The hall showcased babies of many kinds though only 13 were exhibited.

West Bath Grange Fair

Notable attendees at Dresden lodge event last evening

Milton Howard Ricker announced prizes with Thomas F as announcer. Heaviest Gilbert Eliot Tooth and prettiest Helen Hayes were honored. Charles Lemont Haggett and aunaate Bath Masons joined N Gratz Jackson, Rev N B Cook, Harry A Walters, Milton H Co, Sylvester H Rowland, William Hodgkins, Roy French, Fred Thompson, Ralph Conforth, Roy Buxton, Harry Washburn, Burt Orne, Wilbur C Oliver, Arthur G Oliver, Harry Plummer, Eben Dana, William Boyd, L L Lowell, Capt Thomas Haley. Autos provided by O C Nutting and W C Oliver.

Thomas F Milton Howard Ricker Gilbert Eliot Tootha Helen Hayes Charles Lemont Haggett Aunaate Bath Dresden Lodge N. Gratz Jackson Rev. N. B. Cook Harry A. Walters Milton H. Co Sylvester H. Rowland William Hodgkins Roy French Fred Thompson Ralph Conforth Roy Buxton Harry Washburn Burt Orne Wilbur C. Oliver Arthur G. Oliver Harry Plummer Eben Dana William Boyd L. L. Lowell Thomas Haley O. C. Nutting W. C. Oliver

Bath News Roundup Reflects Local Life and Events

Oct 21 1910 Bath multiple notices report an array of local matters from ship sale to church events. The two masted schooner Loduskia sold for 145 dollars to Searsport’s B F Colcord amid the Bangor court order. Busy social notes cover cradle roll entertainment at North Street Baptist church vestry, outings, theatre sketches, hunting, and travel. Weather and utility disruptions feature low temperatures, a Brunswick power outage, and a fire aboard the tug Hurse y. Community updates include school changes, torpedo boat bid news, local politics speculation, and lighthouse area incidents. The following day confirms Bath’s loss of prominent citizens Charles H McLellan and William T Donnell plus Bishop Walsh’s confirmation visit at St Mary’s. A mix of personal milestones, accidents, and civic notes paint a snapshot of Bath society and economy.

Bangor United States Henry W. Mayo U.S. Court B. F. Colcord Searsport

Ethel Edwards Featured In Dorman Perkins Session In Portland

Ethel Edwards praised as a finely turned instrument by Mr. and Mrs. Dorman Perkins and the dance music received special mention. The schooner George E Wolcott is arriving from Bangor to this city in tow of a Bangor tug near Percy Small's yard. A luncheon and reception for Mrs Mathew Scott will be held at the Falmouth hotel in Portland tomorrow.

Frank H. Percy H. A. Bates Sewall Percy George Leonard Bowdeinham Samuel Glazier Boston Mr. Percy William F. Litchfield Frank S. Bowker & Sons Phippsburg Center Virginia Bath New Meadows Inn Cahill Rogers & Webb Ethel Edwards George E. Wolcott Bangor Percy & Small Falmouth Portland Mathew T. Scott Dummer Sewall Apt John Alden Morse

Night watch reports skunks on Fall streets

Officers Haggett and Aderton were forced to detour around two skunks seen on Front Street last night under the electric lights. The encounter highlights local wildlife activity in autumn evenings.

Night Watch Haggett and Aderton Front Street

Light at Front and Elm Streets in Town

Hall brothers from Bowdoinham visited the town this forenoon and sold 16 dozen heads of celery. Bishop Walsh of Portland will confirm a large class at St Marys church tomorrow at 3 PM. W L Malon of Bowdoin exhibited honey and bees at Topsham Fair to good attendance. Rufus Lombard of West Bath remains among few beekeepers. Ferry officials at Hockomock struggled with a herd of cows yesterday. Miss Marion Dain returned from a two week Boston visit.

Hall Brothers Bowdoinham Walsh Portland St. Mary’s Church Topsham Fair W. L. Malon Bowdoin Rufus Lombard West Bath Marion Dain Boston

Probate Notice for Henry C Wright Estate in Bath

Court of Probate in Sagadahoc County orders notice to all interested to appear November first at ten in Bath to object if they have cause. Will and petition for mentorship without bond may issue to Mildred T Wright executrix. Arthur J Dunton, Judge of Probate. Attest 19 26-2.

Bath Sagadahoc Roy E. McAllister Freda M. McGill Rochester New York Margaret M. Holbrook Morton T. Holbrook Ethel M. Thompson Alexander Burden Allen A. MacDonald Lynn M. Bussey Arthur J. Dunton Olive A. Bowker Walter P. Wass George D. Dearborn Et Als Phippsburg Canal National Bank of Portland Guardian Sadie Hanson Richmond Leslie F. Roberts Jennie S. Butler Bertha E. York

Plan Fall Clinic Promotes Home Business Growth

The article invites readers to join the Plan Fall Clinic for home business development through the Her Own Business program. Attendees may learn outlets and advertising, pay a small registration fee, bring product samples, and see a Maine-made model guest room at the Portland clinic.

Portland Clinic

Probate notices from Bath estates

Probate Court sets November hearing for estates of Harry S. Wallace Sarah Eleanor McAllister Margaret M Holbrook Ethel M Thompson Allen A MacDonald. Petitions seek appointment of administrators or executors and probate actions including wills and first accounts. Judge of Probate issues true copy of order.

Grand Old Lady Margaret Temple Celebrates 92nd Birthday

Mrs Margaret Temple of the Old Folks Home marked her ninety second birthday with calls from family old neighbors and friends Gifts included a large decorated cake by Mrs Merle Niles and many birthday cards She is a Bath lifelong resident widow of George W Temple Life member of Genesia chapter O E S She has one son William Temple of Exeter NH and a granddaughter and great granddaughter in Syracuse She attends Wesley Methodist Church and enjoys caring for her room and guests Plan to visit Wednesday evening by her old Court street neighbor Mrs Just Wold

Margaret Temple Old Folks Home Merle Niles Genesia Chapter O.E.S Masonic Hall Stetson Wesley Methodist Church Just Wold Court Street

Installation of officers at Merrymeeting Lodge Brunswick

Mrs Lizzie B Chaney Supreme Lady and others attended the installation of officers at Odd Fellows hall in Brunswick Tuesday evening. Installing officers were Mrs Lydia Bendix and Ethel Stimpson of Halifax Lodge Waterville. A banquet was held at Hotel Eagle. Yangku China features a Sung Dynasty leaning pagoda from 960 to 1260.

Lizzie B. Chaney U. O Lucelia Blake Gertrude Stewart Jennie Oliver Eunice Perry Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Merrymeeting Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Brunswick Lydia Bendix Ethel Stimpson Halifax Lodge Waterville Eagle

Probate orders for multiple estates in October session

On October first, 1950, the following matters were indicated for probate. Letters testamentary or administration may issue to executors Myrtle L. Gilmore Bessie E. Dickinson Forest T. Putnam and others. First and final account presented by Aimé Street Tract Company, executor.

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Daily Times Kennebec Eastern Steamship Co John M. Hill Harry O. Richardson George Jacobs Harry Lord George W. Barton Ed Ripley Horace W. Ward Grace Mank Ortland Rebekah Col. Dummer Sewall Daughters of American Revolution the Dreamland Johns. Hyde Charles W. Fisher Harold M. Sewall Fred H. Kimball Ernest A. Allen Jacob R. Andrews Frank B. Nichols Mark W. Sewall Blanche Metcalf Meeker Lucy Patten Margaret Burns Albert W. Shaw Mollie Gibbons Jane Murphy Times Office Broad Street Jennie Harvey Music Hall Howard Webber Ray Rogers Dreamland Theater Orchestra Mr. Holmes Mr. Liberty Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church A. A. Morse Vine Street Eugene Brown C. W. Bradlee Ida Pierce Annie Wylie Lois Palmer Gage G. Harris Korea Colonial Club Orcutt Howard Powers Bonney Hughes Morse Troop Dunning Williams E. M. Fuller Fuller Harvey B. Olinto C. H. Cahill E. D. Jameson Chapman Maude Seymour Hazel Wing Gorham Normal School E.R. Wright Tropics Semi-Tropics New Clifford Ham Sam West Dresden 14Th Masonic District Dreamland Bath City Hospital Fred Stilphen Howard Larrabee Milan Street West Bath Grange Grange Fred Cary Archibald Bradley Percy Wright Peter Jennings E. Mason Wright Jennings Lillian Rogers Abbie Whitney Fred Wright Ella Higgins Edwards Mabel Ingall O. P. Coffin Belle Donnell Harry Peterson Harry Wright James Lemont Evelyn Bowker Sadie Armstrong William D. Sewall Arthur Sumner Dorothy Margaret Sewall Hector Fargo Rome F. W. O’brien W. T. McGann Cumberland Theological Circle Louise Johnson Goldie Greenleaf Myra Fowles Ella Johnson Benjamin Haggett Ashbury Park, N. J Marie Jack Abbagahasset Point Havana Charles W. Dingley Mendelssohn Club Grace Warren Washington Street Lloyd G. Daley Herbert E. ‘Williams Agnes ‘Humphreys E. L. Crawford J. T. Chaney Topsham Maine Annie Cox Old Ladies Home F. H. Kimball C. W. Clifford A. A. Percy China John S. Hyde Maine Central Hyde W. F. Babcock Sydney Cape Town Port Ludlow South Africa Honolulu William R. Kimball Alameda Professor LeClare Glass Blowers Hackman Society Vaudeville Corrine Jackson Frances Southard Louise Hill Pauline Hatch Dorothy Nichols Mildred Clark Miriam Kimball Allan Ramsay Danny Boy Damrosch Colonial Club Minstrels Walter Murtaugh Jones Dan Williams Phillips Kimball S. R. Percy Porcupine Club Moosehead Lake Joseph Begin Elks Morse High St. Elmo Charles K. Harris May Melvin Co Augustus J. Evan Edna Earl Miss Melvin Bath Marine Construction Company Fr. Maney Dexter Phelan Lewiston Mgr. M. C. McDonough, V. G Ter Boa North Street Baptist Church Vestry Arthur Norton Hibbert Lockhart Lawrence Larsen Martha John Ashworth Evelyn Edgecomb Parker Edward Adams Muriel Ayer Marie Ayer F. B. Nichols Camp Pyramid Jennie Goodman Mrs C. H. McDonald Ethel Hawley Holland D. T. Dougherty Jack Sophia Rich Wilson Winneganee Massachusetts Oregon William F. Dunton Waterville Fair Lewiston Fair Baker Florida Mary E. Morse Hursey Knickerbocker Towage Co Eastern Dredging Co Seguin Old Howard Coal Co Smith Perry Colby Eugene McCall Colby Cook Sanford Lewis Hans von Smash Eustice Wheeler Percy Right Florence Neiley Lou Wright Brunswick Electric & Power Co Pinel Webber Roscoe Jam Congo Webber's Drug Store North End Small Point Fred P. Shaw Master Robert Miss Carrie Miss Toothaker Bruns Swick Horace T. Morse Kents Hill Culbert McGay Frederick E. Drake Navy Department Bald Head William Donnell Charles H. McLellan William T. Donnell William Rogers Yard Deering & Donnell Bishop Walsh Mgr. M. C. McDonough W. G Middle Street Eugene Desmond Henry Leeman Mr. Leeman Harry M. Adams Portsmouth N. H Ordnance Department Navy Yard Fred Matthews Blanche Matthews Deering Avenue Matthews Shannon Cordes S. P. Oliver Georgetown Capt Gillie” Low Boothbay Harbor Willow Street Harry Thompson Portland Railroad William A. Fall D. T. Percy & Sons Store White Mountains Boothbay Rockland Blue Hill James T. Morse Mt. Desert George Washington Thomas Johnson Henry Biddeford Winneganee Bridge Coombs Philadelphia John Marsh Frank Smith Waltham Mass Front and Elm Streets John L. Jack Register Plann Fall Ina D. True Charles E. Helah Maude B. Dowlin Genesta Yangku Myrtle L. Gilmore Frace P. Dickinson Bessie E. Dickinson Addie M. Vickery Forest T. Putnam Lutle Fern Kellaway Newton Aime Street Tract Company Alden P. Denham Eleanor A. Nichols Mildred C. Avery John Clark Martha A. Clark Lucy M. Mellen Chase Mellen Arthur J. Dunnet
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