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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1943

Page

9

Forty Years Ago in Bath Harvest Scene and Local News

Local Bath items recount a busy period in October 1903. Partridge bags are large while woodcock flights are small, Beacon Street church plans a harvest supper and program, Bath Elks candidates head to Lewiston, St Mary’s church levee opens Alameda hall, and Sacred Heart booth runs under Mrs. Sanford. Other notes cover grain sale by Harry B. Sawyer to Fred H. Kimball, a surprise silver gift for Gardiner Deering, windy autumn leaves interrupting rail operations, Walter Smith’s birthday surprise, and Henry Potter’s accident while picking apples.

St. Mary's Church Alameda Sacred Heart Booth H. M. Sanford E. Carey Nellie Biggins Mary Nugent Thomas Lundrigan Agnes Lundrigan Mary Dougherty Harry B. Sawyer Broad Street Fred H. Kimball Kimball Bros. Co Mr. Sawyer Kelley, Spear Co Elijah F. Sawyer Mr. Kimball Gardiner G. Deering

Bath News Summary of Local Events and Incidents

The Eastern Steamship Co halts fall school excursions upsetting scholars. Mrs. Avery and Miss Trufant attend a Home Missionary convention in Lewiston. Bath residents join Boston Maine Central excursion tours. Johnnie Warner injures fingers with a cartridge on the stove. Bath boys trap muskrats for furriers paying 75 cents to a dollar. Read Nichols Co plans baking 400000 bricks in Woolwich, totaling over a million bricks this summer. Edward Sewall arrives at Delaware Breakwater from Honolulu. Captain Quick and wife due home. Cruiser Cleveland to depart for Portsmouth Navy Yard October 29. painters’ crew expands at Kelley Spear Co. Bath City Council urged to visit Lovers' Retreat and Witch Spring to inspire a new park.

Bath Edward Sewall Quick Delaware Breakwater

Bath Medical Club Banquet Roast Venison and Deer Capture

October 21 1903 Llewellyn Rogers Jr presents a venison roast to the Bath Medical Club for its banquet. Rogers returns from Northern Maine with two deer while Williams Adams and Rogers report a week's deer hunting yield of several does and a buck. They traveled from Kingman to Monarda and saw eighteen deer with two snow squalls. A framed Cathedral of Notre Dame picture purchased by Annie Torrey funds adorns the Bath High School walls along with a Winged Victory print financed by alumni.

Llewellyn Rogers, Jr Bath Medical Club Rogers Maine Cathedral of Notre Dame Higgins Annie Torrey Bath High School L. Rogers, Jr Williams Adams Mr. Rogers Mr. Adams Kingman Monarda

Bowdoin Gates The North Entrance Erection Begins

October 22 1903 report notes material arriving for the class of 78 gates at Bowdoin College north entrance and plans to begin work within days. Also details a busy harvest fair at Dromore grange with vegetables fancy needlework and a musical program and local news from the Kennebec wharf and Readville trotting park.

Bowdoin College

Mentor Schooner Loads Lumber at Shaw's Mill

Yesterday in Portland the schooner Mentor is at Shaw's mill preparing to load lumber for shipment to New York or Boston.

Augusta Augusta Lumber Co Mentor Shaw’s Mill New York Boston

Funeral of Capt. G. M. Yates At Round Pond This Morning

F B Nichols and W P Mc Gray attended the funeral of Captain G M Yates at Round Pond this morning. The Bath region items note events from St Marys Fair drama to Mozart bust fundraising and Topsham Fair premiums.

F. B. Nichols W. P. McGray Round Pond G. M. Yates

Bath Iron Works Dock Progress And Colonial Club Night

Reports from Portsmouth indicate the dock may be finished without pumping, or a new coffer dam could delay completion by at least two months. Bath Iron Works caisson work nears completion while an electric motor failure halted 40 machinists. The Colonial club hosted a successful first ladies night at Music hall with chrysanthemums and ornate decorations. Sasanoa Tribe of Red Men departed by Merrymeeting for a district session in Auburn, with a car decorated for the occasion.

Dromore Grange Zina Eaton Washington Portsmouth N. H Bath Iron Works Colonial Club Music Hall Auburn

Blue Friday Brings Lights On As Storm Washes Streets

A Maine town faced a rainy Friday with gas and electric lights in use all day. Thunder and lightning delayed traffic while sewers flooded and electric tracks received a wash. Nearby events include a West Bath Grange fair starting Tuesday and a baby show with prizes from C P Jones Boston Shoe Store.

West Bath Grange The Grange C. P. Jones Boston

Local notes from Knoxville to Bath and Boston events

Reverend W A Atchley celebrates new Knoxville church with 1200 seating capacity and 800 to 1000 Sunday attendees. church debt nearly cleared after a $10 000 week. Hyde Windlass Co men Shaw and Hoskins travel to Rockland to install gear for schooner McCurdy. Kitties band booked for Columbia Theatre concert next month in Boston Mechanics Fair week. A hunter profiled in Montsweag area reports a 28 pound coon and 13 coons this fall. Mechanic Street mysteries, big woods hunting trips in Silver Ridge yield does and buck. Bath Genea chapter Eastern Star visits Richmond for inspection and banquet. Bath, Bowdoinham, Gardiner, and Hallowell members present. St Mary's Guild to meet Washington Street next Monday.

W. A. Atchley Knoxville Tenn Canada Columbia Theatre Boston Genesta Order of the Eastern Star Richmond Annie Hodgdon Arthur Pepper William F. Pond Samuel R. Percy Henry G. Turner Harem Pace Frank Duren W. C. Oliver John McKiever Charles Furber Frank M. Harnden James Perkins

Ladies in Uniform and Home Front Notes Across Town

Navy Seaman Robert Footer on ten day leave in Newport with his wife and child. Seabees John Mullaney stationed in Virginia. Apprentice Lloyd Griffith assigned to merchant seaman training at Sheepshead Bay. Sgt. Joseph Siegars stationed at Fort Dix after advancing ranks. Pvt. Frank Adams trains at Gulfport Field. Mrs. Shirley Teasdale and husband transfer to Norfolk. Grimard returns from furlough in Alamogordo. Ames brothers studying aviation in Birmingham. Hunt returns to Norfolk ship. York promoted at Camp Davis. John Gilmore and John McLaughlin on furlough at Newport News. Arthur Williams home on leave. Corp. Manley Ellis writes from India to Bath papers.

Robert Footer Seabees Newport R. I Footer Edward Lemoine John Mullaney The U.S. N Camp Peary Williamsburg John Bath Iron Works Lloyd Griffith Pine Street United States Maritime Service Sheepscot Bay N. Y Griffith Emma L. Griffith Mechanic Arts High Boston Bath Iron Works Corp U. S. Maritime Service Sheepshead Bay Joseph Siegars Leland Siegars Richmond Dresden Fort Dix N. J Todd-Bath Siegars Fort Devens Mass Camp Edwards Sgt Slegars John Gilmore Fort Eustis Newport News Mechanic Street John McLaughlin U.S. A James McLaughlin Willow Street Gilmore Constance Gilmore John Cummings Alice R. Pratt 9 Valley Road Corp Manley Ellis India O. K

Service Members Visit Local Residents Over Weekend

P F C Joseph J Siemianowski and Cpl Paul Manusco of Camp Edwards Mass spent the weekend with Mrs Manusco and Mr and Mrs Peter Gagnon of 22 High Street where Mrs Manusco is staying Lloyd Shaw son of Mr and Mrs Harold Shaw of Montsweag recently finished Morse High and has reported to Camp Devens Mass for duty as a seaman recruit.

P.F.C Joseph J. Siemianowski Cpl Paul Manusco Camp Edwards Mass Lloyd Shaw Harold Shaw Montsweag Morse High Bath Iron Works Camp Devens

Private George Soule Jr. posted to Pacific area

Pvt. George F. Soule Jr. USMC son of Mr and Mrs George F Soule of Russell Street has been transferred from Cherry Point and is now in the Pacific. His new address is Pvt George F Soule at HGS Sd Me An Greanae OF Fleet Post Office San Francisco California.

George F. Soule, Jr USMC George F. Soule Russell Street Cherry Point Pacific Area HGS Sd Me An Greanae Fleet Post Office San Francisco Calif

Army announces Pfc Margaret Gallagher promotion to T5

Pfc Margaret T Gallagher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Gallagher of 246 Center Street, has been promoted to technician fifth grade at Carlsbad Army Air Field New Mexico. She serves as a stock clerk in the base commissary.

WAC Pfc Margaret T. Gallagher Thomas Gallagher Center Street Carlsbad Army Air Field Carlsbad New Mexico Gallagher

Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc October 1943

Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc announces notices for estates including Joanna M Hodekin late of Bath deceased with will. Charlotte C Owen named executrix. Bessie D Dearborn estate of New York. Henry W Adams Jr seek name change to LeRoy Edward Clark Jr. Harriett Mitchell estate. Marian M Fields admin first account filed. hearing set November 1 at 10 a.m. in Bath County Court.

Bath Sagadahoc Bessie D Dearborn New York Sagadahoe County Maine Dearborn LeRoy Edward Clark Beatrice Louie Clark Harriett. Mitchell Marian M. Fields Raymond Over Lewis I Jack Mabel Jack Charles Treen Henrietta Bigtin Emma S Morce Morse

Doll Show Becomes Notable Display of Historic Figures

A long article describes a 100 plus year old doll show with entries from Mrs. Sarah Bagley Wright Ruth Harriman Mrs Ann Gearing Hodgdon and others. Highlights include a Paris 1882 Mary Felice and a 1900 wax doll from Miami. The event features antique dolls, modern dolls and a Southern Plantation scene with Chinese dolls.

Sarah Bagley Wright Woolwich Paris Mary Felice Ruth Harriman Ann Gearing Hodgdon Peleg Hatch Beverly Mass Carrie Hall John Alden Priscilla Roscoe P. McFadden Charles T. Jackson Miami Catherine Grainger

Probate records appoint names of executors in Sagadahoc estates

John L Jack Register of Probate lists estates in Sagadahoc County with appointed executors administrators guardians and officials on specified dates. Entries include William E Webster of Westhalbee and others from Bath Bath Village Cambridge and Maine towns. The document is a true copy of the original order.

Arthur J. Dunton T. John L Jack Sagadahoc William E Webster Westh M. Grimidill Tate Bath William F Grindei Bette Band Lite Arthur J Dunton

Probate Notice for Sagadahoc County Estates

In Bath Sagadahoc County court proceedings outline estate matters for George W Wilson and others. Names include Marian, Marguerite, Emma Morse and others with executrix and guardian appointments noted along with prospective probate actions.

Jury awards $200 in damage case after trial

A Traverse jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Howard D. Bull USN against Lloyd Seekins for $200 in a motor vehicle damage claim arising from an incident on U S Route One near the Harding plant July 3. The trial followed juvenile court cases and anticipated docket completion by midweek.

Traverse Superior Court Howard D. Bull USN Bull Lloyd Seekins Winter Street Court Harding John P. Carey Edward W. Bridgham Harold J. Rubin Seekins Navy William M. Fisher Justice Fisher State School For Boys South Portland

First Civil Case On The Docket Involving Seekins

Miss Doris Veilleux testified she sat in the front seat beside Seekins and corroborated his story but did not see Chief Bull as she was taken to a hospital. She noted a third man on the front seat had been drinking. later she said Seekins had nothing to drink. Both sides completed their cases and court adjourned for arguments at 1.30.

Mrs. Kinney Fred Quimby Susie Virginia Whitney Scarlet O'Hara Betty Douglas Alice Johnson Roscoe P. McFadden Mildred Nichols Louis Cole Little Bos Blue Herbert Harris Kinney Doris Veilleux Winter Street Court Seekins Chief Bull Carey Miss Veilleux

Mr and Mrs Jewett Return From East Coast Trip

Mr and Mrs Brian M Jewett have returned from a trip to Washington D C and New York City.

Brian M. Jewett Washington, D. C New York City

Petition for pardon hearing set in Augusta December 1 1943

State of Maine records a pardon petition for Melvin E Anderson deputy secretary of state noting prior sentence for assault and battery on a city police officer. The Governor and Council will hear the case in Augusta Council Chamber on December 1 1943 at 10 am.

State OF Maine Augusta Harry Kennevéc County Bust Ba'h Therton Ten Betoek

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bath Daily Times Beacon Street Lewiston Lodge of Elks Mollie Palmer James P. Ledyard Lincoln Street Charles Brown Bessie Clifford Walter Smith Upper Washington Street Henry Potter Winnegance Eastern Steamship Co William Avery Lottie Trufant Wesley M. E. Church Home Missionary Convention Park Street Methodist Church Johnnie Warner D. H. Warner Bath Boys Frank Harnden Read Nichols Co Cleveland Portsmouth Navy Yard Kennebec Wharf Ladies’ Aid Arthur Gibbs Hosea Hewitt Milton Douglas Esther Jones Earle Holbrook Hewitt Miss Jones Perkins Jeremiah Smith Readville T. G. Plant Boston Gentleman's Driving Club Shepard Promise Plant Ebony Boy Oscar O, Rogers Portland Fred W. Hartnett Alice St. Mary's Fair W. J. O'Brien Katherine Leydon Leydon Maine Central Mozart Morse High School Fred G. Proctor Ella J. Douglas Gaudreau Card Parker Frank Morse Seguin Teddy George Moulton Moulton Philadelphia Charles Camden Fred J. Morse East Orange Beacon Street Vestry Ladies Aid Earl Holbrook Harry Stuart Capt Stuart Addie P. McFadden Mary Dunbar Sarah Bucknam Fred P. Shaw Brunswick Margaret McInnes Duncan North Conway John McInnes Hull Percy & Small John Shaw George Hoskins Hyde Windlass Co Rockland McCurdy Massachusetts Proctor Montsweagthis Fall Lon Fisher Osman Higgins Big Woods Silver Ridge Fisher William B. Smith William H. Smith Middle Street St. Mary's Guild Frank S. Adams U.S.A. Air Forces Gulfport Field Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School Adams Ruth Adams Waterstreet Bath Shirley Miller Teasdale Norma Oklahoma Norfolk Percy Miller Henry Grimard Alamogordo Mexico William Grimard Federal Street Gilbert J George M Ames, Jr Birmingham South College Birmingham Ala Miami Beach Fla Alabama A S Gilbert George M. Ames Avace G Detdhey Philip FE. Hunt I. W. Hunt East Brunswick Mr. Hunt Naval Base Leland S. York Camp Davis North Carolina Maxwell Street Arthur Williams Winneganee Texas Annette B. Pinkham Queen Esther Mabel L. Sheffield East Corinth Clarke Jewel Sproul Ethel W. Potter Claude Dwyer Somerville Jack Register Arthur Dunton John Lt County of Sagadahor Wats Qiu Nelicatead George Wo Wilson Gorge Wo Wolsoth iMitgaisisster Wettsont Muarlellan Cryse Marguerite M. Witd Edward J. Marlellan Saubnery Webster John L. Jack Melvin E. Anderson Ldeputy Strate
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