Fortieth Anniversary Bath items from 1894 files
Bath Daily Times items note hotel season end at Isle of Springs a spruce planking shipment to Jack's Crossing additions to John B Potter shop and Oscar Ring house. Sails made by Dennett for Daisy Farlin schooner and new piazza on Isaiah Coombs residence. Electric light on Lemont Washington started. Grange Fair uncertain. West Bath to exhibit at Topsham. Water works ladder run near city landing. diver on duty. Armory prize drill planned with drills at old armory. Swanton house moved blocking North End access. Tug Honey Brook undergoing bulwark painting as ice barges load for New York. Sagadahoc steamer sails 2.30 pm with 1500 ton ice barges. Bath Gyn Club season ended. Harrrington revolver prize to be contested. Local accidents noted and ships John H left for copper paint. William Tanper takes its place for hull repairs. Y M C A Christian Work committee to hold park meeting Sept 1. Woodcock shot by George Thomson. Naval Cadet Band praised. U S court to convene in city hall. Isle of Springs hotel closed. Front street rock blasts sent to K S B Co harbor. Paving relaid after water pipe work. store closings for Labor Day observed. Adams House closes for season. spider club plans night at Spider Web. Labor Day hours shift. United States court affects December business. Shannon House rebuilder Elmer O. Thomas to draft plans. roof style to resemble W C T U house. Bath Cycle Club members eye Gardiner races. some riders plan trip by wheel or excursion boat.
Annual levee and local notices in Gardiner
The Gardiner area schedules its August 1894 events with a St. Marys society levee next month at the Alameda and a National Home band concert at Gardiner. Flags fly at half mast for John G. Richardson. Other items include road work on High street, Maine Wheelmen meet, Bath team races, a schooner launch accident injuring Mrs J M Smith, bruises at a foundry, Patten lodge meeting, a water pipe burst on Front Street, funeral for Hon John Green Richardson, a fall injuring Fred Bubier, and a Park lawn service by the Y M C A Christian Work Committee.
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Maine
Gardiner
Bath
Labor Day closures and local notices from Augusta 1894
Aug 31 1894 local items report barber shops closed for Labor Day. Crosby block iron trimmings painted. Close season for bird shooting ends. hunters plan duсk, partridge and woodcock hunts. Schooner Puritan finishing coal discharge at Drummond's. Sagadahoc bank declares 15 percent dividend, total 40 percent paid. One worker killed at the new pulp mill at Crossing. Day excursion to Boston announced.
Excursions and local events noted in city highlights
On Sept 4 1894 reports note the steam yacht Carita with a Squirrelite party on the river. Supt Gahan shot two rabbits. a Fort Popham steamer excursion is planned for tomorrow, with crowd shifts to the Na hanada and Sagadahoc. Labor Day closes factories as Togus Popham Boothbay trips draw crowds.
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Carita
Souvenir Order Distributed By Local Firm
S. D. McPherson served as general manager and was assisted by J. A. McPhee and N. Haubrick in distributing a pretty souvenir order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. McPherson
J. A. McPhee
N. Haubrick
Maine notes report assignments and local events
Miss Drusilla M. Roderick is named to teach home economics at Newport high school starting fall term. Ernest Valente defeats Louis Demarino in Riverside golf finals as first tournament on nine-hole links. Veterans of Foreign Wars expand under Oliver A. Hamlin with new posts. Rockland airport plan falters over a $10,000 funding gap. New wharf at Five Kilns for a Lubec sardine project marks start of factory. York cattle prospects limited. tax unit to tax seized liquor. Harrison M. Davis Jr. to teach in Tucson. family planning cruise in September. Bowdoin hires Kingsbury. Brunswick student teaches at Bunganue. First female horse judge at Northern Maine Fair is Mrs Mary Senner. Library donation by Hacker family to Curtis Memorial Library. New Pejepscot crossing signals bolster safety after deadly accident. Chief Yowlache of Yakima visits So. Harpswell. performs for locals after concert in 1930s.
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Oe South End
Rockland
Lubec
Rockland Lime Corporation
Harrison M. Davis
Evans School
Tucson
Ariz
Davis
Marblehead
Mass
Camp Winona
Denmark
Brunswick
Salem
New York
Galveston
Texas
Morse High names forty to coach Smith grid squad
Forty Morse players report to head coach Alden G. Smith for the fall season led by captain Frank Lin Hallowell. The group includes five letter-men and a mix of veterans and new prospects as Bath prepares for an early schedule against Cheverus and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coach Smith
MORSE
Morse High School
Alden G. Smith
Franklin Hallowell
Donald Marshall
Wilfred Gaudet
Red” Eaton
Carl Earlbach
Bath
Death Smith
Blair C. Wilson
Joe Robinson
Warren McNeil
Pat Burgess
Harry Thayer
Everett Sutherland
Edward McLaughlin
Isa Greenblatt
Warren Cooper
Warren Hawley
Harold Fleming
Abe Temple
M. Harrington
Charlie Osborne
Andrew Lemoine
George Sarkis
Richard Farnham
Everett Norton
Wylie Lemont
Kelley Field
Aldie Smith
Kelley
Three Days of Shooting at Bath Skeet Club
A three day skeet shoot at Bath drew large crowds despite wind and holiday crowds. Jim Whitney of the Portland club had a perfect 25 on Sunday, Bernard McCausland shot 23 of 25, and Dr. George Hibbs led Monday with 23 of 25. McCausland and Ed Sonia tied with 43 of 50. Next Sunday features a clambake at 11 and a 12 o clock shoot with many out of town competitors.
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Bath
Jim Whitney
Portland Club
Bernard McCausland
Roy
McCausland
Howard Rice
Ed Sonia
Savage
George Hibbs
Sonia
Bath Boys
Field Day Thrills at Thomas Point Draw Large Crowd
A crowd of 800 to 1,000 enjoyed Thomas Point Field Day activities including swimming boxing dancing roller skating and bathing. Dartmouth swimmer Bennett H Ekeson won the 300 yard swim beating Sven Mathieu of Swarthmore by about 10 feet. Brunswick performer Chick Poulin placed third. Ekeson earned a silver cap. Boxing bouts featured Farmer Brown edging Ted Kid Lewis of Bath and Gordon Garnett stopping Two-Gun Riley of Lewiston in the third. Tommy Logan knocked out Kid Couture. A greased pole replaced the banned greased pig contest with a Brunswick youngster Rene Duschaine climbing the pole for the $5 prize.
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Thomas Point
Bennett H. Ekeson
Dartmouth College
Sven Mathieu
Swarthmore College
Chick” Poulin
Brunswick
Ekeson
Farmer Brown
Ted Kid Lewis
Bath
Gordon Garnett
Riley
Lewiston
Tommy Logan
Kid Couture
Kid Delaney
Young Joseph
Dom Labbe
Jack Renault
Chief Edwards
Brunswick Police
Rene Duschaine
Saco Unity club fair set for September on Buxton road
The Sdco Unity club announces its annual agricultural fair will be held in the hall and clubhouse on Buxton road this Saturday, September 15, as the only fair in the area this fall. The feature as in years past includes horse pulling contests and exhibits from York County and nearby New Hampshire communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sdco Unity Club
Buxton Road
York County Ccultural Society
Saco Dr . Park
New Hampshire
Bath Mutineers Beat Lisbon Falls For Fifth Straight Win
Bath Mutineers defeated Lisbon Falls Indies 9 to 4 at Kelley Field on Saturday. Linny Haynes pitched eight scattered hits as Bath rallied with five runs in the sixth inning to secure the win. Lis bon Falls pitcher L Small allowed seven hits in 5 1 3 innings before Janasco finished with 3 2 3.
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Bath
Lisbon Falls Indies
Kelley Field
Linny Haynes
L. Small
Janasco
Page
Snowdon
Burns
Stevens
Haynes
Craig
Pierce
Lisbon Falls
Lewis and
Johns
Kickers Tournament Features First Annual Fun Fest
The Bath Country Club hosted a two class 18 hole event with handicaps. Rodney E. Ross Jr won class A by drawing 78 while Frank Churchill took class B with 100 net after nearest match to 97. Girard wins driving contest with 269 yards. Eddie Given third at 257. A ladies ringer tournament ends with Mrs Ross and Mrs Smith tied at 27 for nine holes.
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Bath Country Club
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Frank Churchill
Churchill
Girard
Wilfred Girard
Brunswick
Bill Donnell
Donnell
Eddie Given
Eddie Owen
Charles Sadler
Rodney E. Ross
Alden G. Smith
R.rodger McInnes
Bill Girard
W. Girard
R. Shaw
Sagadahoc skeet club closes first season with clambake shoot
The Sagadahoc Red Gun and Skeet Association in Bath wraps its debut season with a clambake and shoot on the North Bath road next Sunday. Teams from Portland Lewiston Auburn Biddeford and Belfast are expected to compete plus individual prizes for the Summer tournament. Carl Hayden 1934 state skeet champ will attend along with Jim Whitney and Chippendale.
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Maine
Sagadahoc Red, Gun and Skeet Association of
Bath
Bath Road
Portland
Lewiston
Auburn
Biddeford
Belfast
Carl Hayden
Hayden
Jim Whitney
Chippendale
Busy September session of Sagadahoc probate court
Judge Walter Glidden presided over the September term with numerous wills admitted and estates administered. The docket included executors appointed without bond, petitions for probate, bonds filed, inventories recorded, and accounts allowed or filed. The slate also notes a parade involvement by the Augusta Canton Auxiliary in a Sept 15 Odd Fellows gathering, and comments on a strong visitor season due to heat elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8. Glidden
Sagadahoc
Charles J. Dain
Bath
Elizabeth Dain Gibbons
Marion S. Dain
Ida M. Dow
William S. Dow
William L. Sprague
Arthur H. Sprag
Benjamin R. Temple
Ann Eliza Rich
West Bath
Harry J. Rich
Martha A. Campbell
Phippsburg
Ada C. Perry
Addie Frances Purington
Marion Brswell
Frances A. Weeks
Charles Delano Weeks
Mary J. Goodwin
Nellie S. Stover
Charles P. Edgecomb
Topsham
Sarah E. Eaton
Brunswick
D.b. A
Lewis B. Swett
Martha P. Bridge
Peter E. Renaud
Martha Renaud
Elizabeth D. Gibbons
Marions
Dain
George W. Naugler
Chrystal N. Naugler
Cecelia A. Vaughan
Edward W. Vaughan
Ellen T. Trainor
John F. Trainor
Louise E. Briggs
Edmund P. Briggs
William J. Jacobs
George H. Jacobs
Annette B. Pinkham
George H. Atwood
Pejepscot
Frank B. Atwood
Lina G. Sewall
Gordon Berry
Eliza J. Ferguson
Bowdein
Richmond
Clara A. Abbott
Louis H. Abbott
William S. Shorey
Joseph E. Sewall
Nellie D. Harriman
Charles A. Harriman
Sidney E. Grover
Sylvia J. Boucher
Georgetown
Velma L. Longley
Frank S. Barker
Augusta Canton
Kennebec Valley
Widow Annie W. Rogers 91 dies after hip injury
Mrs. Annie W. Rogers widow of Samuel H. Rogers of Bath dies at 91 from pneumonia following a fall that broke her hip six weeks earlier. Born in Prince Edward Island, she moved to Bath 60 years ago and lived with her stepson Llewellyn D. Rogers in West Bath for the last decade. She was a Wesley Methodist church member and leaves son Raymond L. Rogers of New York, step son Llewellyn D. Rogers, a Bath nephew and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie W. Rogers
Samuel H. Rogers
Bath
Llewellyn D. Rogers
West Bath
Rogers
Prince Edward Island
Thomas
Mary Savine
Wesley Methodist Church
Raymond L. Rogers
New York
Llewellyn Rogers
Waban
Mass
Mrs Abbie T Benson Dies at 79 in Memorial Hospital
Abbie T Benson 79 widow of Frank Benson died Saturday at Memorial hospital after moving to live with her son George W Benson of 32 Oliver Street two years ago. She was born in Bowdoin to William and Abigail Gowell and was a member of Topsham grange. She is survived by a brother in Morrie Wisconsin.
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Abbie T. Benson
Frank Benson
Memorial Hospital
Bowdoin
William
Abigail Gowell
West Bowdoin
George W. Benson
Oliver Street
Topsham
Bath Iron Works blacksmith Frederick Reid dies after brief illness
Frederick M. Reid, 57, a Bath Iron Works blacksmith, died Monday night at Memorial hospital after a brief illness. Born in Amherst Nova Scotia, he moved to Bath a year ago from Portland. He is survived by his wife in South Portland and two daughters Mrs. James Gardener of Bath and Mrs. Donald Doughty of Portland. Mrs. William Mussenden of Garden Street left for Boston for a few days.
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Frederick M. Reid
Bath Iron Works Corp
Memorial Hospital
Amherst
N. S
Bath
Portland
South Portland
James—F Gardener
Donald Doughty
Larrabee Estate Adminox petition in Sagadahoc Court
Florence Larrabee of Waldoboro Maine petitions to appoint Florence L Sprague as administrator of the estate of Inez Crocker Larrabee of Woolwich who died July 11 1934 intestate with at least twenty dollars personal estate. Notice to interested parties to appear September 11 1934 at Bath Probate Court.
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State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Florence Larrabee
Waldoboro
Maine
Inez Crocker Larrabee
Woolwich
Florence Larrabee Sprague
Lincoln
Arthur J. Dunton
Bath
Walter
Glidden
Ethel M. Barnes
Flora A. Bowle
Sagadahoz
Harold L. Troop
George W. Troop
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Bath Daily Times
Isle of Springs
Jack's Crossing
M. G. Shaw & Sons
John B. Potter
Dennett
Daisy Farlin
Oscar W. Ring
E. E. Alvord
Edward L. Emmons
Mouse
Capitol Islands
Isaiah Coombs
High
Oak Streets
Lemont and
Washington Streets
The
Alameda
Swanton
M. W. Sewall
North
Honey Brook
Washburn & Worths
New York City
Bath Gyn Club
Woolwich Range
Harrington & Richardson
William Ledyard
Merrill
A. A. Percy
Fred Bubier
Les
Vinestreet
Dr. Wescott
John H
Maine Railway
Christian Work Committee of
George Thomson
United States Court
Front Street
Harf
Albert Winslow
Spider Club
Spider Web
Adams
Supreme Judicial Court
Elmer O. Thomas
Shannon House
Bath Cycle Club
Gardiner Wheel Club
St. Mary’s Society
John G. Richardson
Togus
National Home
N. T. Palmer
High Street
O. W. Ring
Percy & Small
J. M. Smith
Leonzo Thayer
Patten Lodge
Puller Hall
John Green Richardson
Garden Street
Vine Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
Woodward's
Drummond's
Sagadahoc Bank
S Crossing
Boston
Supt
Gahan
Fort Popham
City Landing
QO. E. Page
Lancaster Lot
Nequasset, Lake
Joseph Footer
Wesley's Lane
Popham
Roy Dunning
Boothbay Harbor
Huse
Clover Social Club
Music Hall
Maine News Notes
Drusilla M. Roderick
Edward E. Roderick
Roderick
Bangor Street
Augusta
Riverside
Ernest Valente
Louis Demarino
Oliver A. Hamlin
York County
Lelia C. Gaines
Saco
Pine Free Humane Society
Yarmouth
Limerick
Henry P. Weaver
Kennebec
Sanford High School
Robert F. Kingsbury
Ithaca
N. Y
Bowdoin College
Marjorie Frost
W. J. Frost
Boody Street
Mary Senner
Delaware, O
Charles E. Hacker
Cramel Stanley
Edward Hacker
Charles T. Hacker
Brunswick Curtis Memorial Library
Hacker
Maine Central
Harpswell
Yowlache
Yakima
Washington State
Bevier
Spruce Lodge
Jack Wooley
Basin Point
Hollywood
Sant
Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
J. H. Moody’s
Moving Pictures
Helene
Othe Barriers
Cheverus High
Whitney
Whitney Ee
Conway Dale Hee
Sturtevant Ee
Mill Town
J. Farence
Duricho
J. Kalsmar
H. Small
S. Small
A. Farence
Aueede Newell
D. Small
Stawnee
Belanger
Bitch
P A. Thayer
Kickers
United States
Cuba
New England
Frederic M. Reid
William Mussenden
John L. Jack
Register
Walter S. Glidden
State OF
Segadehocks
Gardiner R Ng
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