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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
5
Mme Emma Eames and her husband Julian Story arrive in America in early November. Eames will sing La Tosca for the first time in New York this season. The Bath items note local society, hunts, church events, and civic notices among a string of brief notices.
October 22 1902 the Crystal Spring Bottling Co. delivery team on Washington street was damaged after a cart overturned spilling contents. The W R Huntley schooner discharged 300 tons of Culm coal at Sagadahock Light & Power Co. wharf and will sail to Parsboro light for more cargo. The School Board meets November first to decide if Ninth grade will have one or two sessions. Huckabuck club held a supper at New Meadows Inn with several ladies attending and plans for winter events. The seventeenth annual policeman ball closed after a successful event with committee members named. City will launch the City of Georgetown on November 1 from Hon William Pogers' yard. the craft is being rigged. President Hamilton Murrell.
October 23 1902 reports Ray Palmer guiding a dog team through Bath streets and Mayor Hyde handling a jail coat request from a Bath woman in Auburn jail. Everett Neal returns from Spencer Mountain and heads to Williams Island to resume yacht Palinurus duties. Arthur C Shorey joins Bowdoin History Club. trip to Emden Lake for gunning. Torrey Roller Bushing plant expands with a new shop. Morse High School building bids opening next Saturday. A North Bath apple paring bee yields thousands of apples and socializing. Catholic cemetery work on High Street proceeds. Public Sunday school convention attendees return from Farmington. Shaw nad Jameson Mastodone minstrels rehearse. Y M C A gym debate looms. Grace Church open after summer renovations. Pottle brings an apple 13 14 inches circumference to Times office.
Oct 24 1902 patrons of the Colonial Club concert at People's church expect a rare musical treat with Miss Sybil Sammis and her company among the season’s best. A Genesta chapter Eastern Star delegation visited Pioneer Lisbon Falls and enjoyed the regular meeting. Bath party attendees included many local residents. John Carmo Jr of Boothbay arrived to begin duties as bell boy at Phoenix. George M. McManus of Brunswick, a noted landscape artist, will be appearing Monday.
In a high school session of the Phi Rho society last evening a debate on prohibition concluded with a negative vote. Other items include plans to tow a floating stage to Cox's Head, upcoming ship movements from New England Co. yards, a new Ladies auxiliary of Hyde Camp Sons of Veterans, rifle practice at Hyde Light Guard range, sidewalk candy vendor concerns, and Nick McGilvary plus John Burgess joining Portland polo practice.
A large boiler tube on the wrecking schooner Stephen Orr exploded Saturday at Morse wharf creating a brief scare and commotion. The incident occurred early in the morning and drew attention from onlookers nearby. No further details of injuries or damage are provided.
George Roderick of this city tallies to fight George Gardiner at the Gar diner athletic exhibition next Tuesday evening with Roderick weighing 141 pounds to Gardiner 170. The day’s notes include maritime cargo disputes, mill repairs, and local social events.
Decisions are important events with punch and sandwiches and a Silver Tea. Mrs Hamblett organized arrangements and Mrs J Albert Redlon poured tea while Mrs Edmund Mocklar poured coffee. Dipping punch was served by Isadore Singer and Alfred Carpenter. Serving were Marius Page Wilmer Voorhees Daniel Matter Morton Young and John H Labbie. Tea and coffee served in directors room and punch in assembly room.
The Bangor Brewer and Brewer Council of Churches host the twentieth annual school from Oct 27 to Nov 24 each Tuesday evening 7 30 to 9 25 at Bangor Theological Seminary chapel. Rev Jesse Kenderdine will be dean with Dr Frederick M Meek as associate dean and Bartrington Ivers as registrar.
Dance Wescott of Portland spoke to about 75 parents and teachers at the Dike school PTA reception on Scouting in the world crisis. He outlined Boy Scout programs from citizenship training to character building, citing posters for Defense Stamps, aluminum drives, Red Cross drives, and Civil Defense readiness.
A Bath court of probate orders notice to interested parties in estates of George B E Rogers Tops ham Frank A Hodgdon Woolwich Martha P Small Bath. It names administrators executors and trustees and directs publication for three weeks and a November hearing. Arthur J. Dunton judge. John L. Jack register.
The article highlights young men who will take and abide by the Boy Scout Oath, signaling commitment to duty, honor, and service within the scouting movement.
The eighth issue of the Tatler at Hyde Park Terrace details a new editor Daniel S. Fitzgerald of Lark Street and staff including Charles Duker and Mrs Ethel Green. A Halloween party for Terrace children and a residents’ party with free admission are planned at the Administration building Friday and Saturday evenings.
The Probate Office lists Julian of Bath and Jolson of Bath as heirs in the estate. John L. Jack, Register, notes appointment without bond and the probate date and judge details.
The notice names executors administrators and successors for estates in Massachusetts with dates of filings and official actions. Individuals named include Walter J Sy op WwW, Clara to Hinckley, Andrew E Rey Nelds, Electa lewis, Reynolds Watertown, Tay Ketaty Tobabwin Eaton, Edward W Bridgham, Myra M Metcalf, Lindma M Knowlton, and Frank E Harvot.
Court in Sagadahoc County Maine orders publishing notice for three weeks. It names multiple estates including Allan M. Howes, Samuel H. Kirkpatrick, Mary B. Page and others, with requests for administrators and probate actions in Bath and surrounding towns. Executors named include George N. Kaye, David R. Traver, Dora H. Kirkpatrick, Frank A. Page, Annie B. Tourtillotte, and Ellie G. Coombs, among others.
A San Francisco Chronicle feature highlights the Bath built ship W. F. Babcock depicted in the Marine Exchange. The vessel once commanded by Capt. John Dickinson with his family aboard arrived at Birkenhead. The painting shows the Babcock at anchor near Marin County and Telegraph Hills with historical voyage details and old sailing craft.
Miss Ellen Sheehan of Lubee and Miss Eleanor Bird of Rockland, both Augusta schoolteachers, have returned to Augusta after a weekend visit with Miss Sheehan's brother Charles Sheehan of Dummer Street and with Miss Bird's parents in Rockland.
Thomas H. Murphy formerly of this city now resides with Mrs Murphy at Diablo Heights in the Canal Zone He is employed by The Austin Company a major building contractor They have many friends in Bath and are well known locally
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