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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1939

Page

8

Bath Deity page notes 1899 deaths and local items

Forty years ago in Bath items from The Bath Deity column note Miss Florence M. McDonald death at 33 after long illness, and a life as Bath High School graduate and longtime teacher. Also summaries of the 21st Maine Regiment reunion, arrests for selling clothing without a license, a drug store burglary, weddings, river shipping, launches, the Perry accident, and local civic notes with names, dates, and places.

Florence M. McDonald Miss McDonald Peter McDonald Bath High School Old Academy Maple Street Mary G. 8. Pray Seward Salt Lake University Brattleboro

Temporary hospital agitation grows after Perry death

The Sept 2 1899 report notes Andrew Perrys death sparks calls for a temporary city hospital to serve a floating population and workers injured on site. A physician cited a real need, as civic leaders push for establishing and maintaining such a facility amid ongoing public health concerns.

Andrew Perry Gome

Locomobile visits Bath amid foggy voyage and yacht tragedy

September 5 1899 Bath hosts F E Stanley with a Locomobile from Newton Mass. The run Portland Bath took 39 minutes over foggy roads using five gallons of gas. Five drowned aboard Dr Steadmans yacht Ahadia near MacMahon Island. Other notes include shipyard work, a birth, and local travel plans.

Bath F. E. Stanley Stanley Brothers Newton Mass Mr. Stanley Stanley W. H. Page Dummer Street Commercial Street Portland Freeport Brunswick

Hallowell Fishermen Keep River Trade Alive

George LeMar and James Crawford in Hallowell operate a summer eel fishing business on the Kennebec. They are among the few locals pursuing river fishing this season, shipping eels weekly to Boston and New York while planning to add suckers in fall. The article notes past huts and profits along the river and mentions salmon sightings as evidence of potential abundance in an unpolluted river.

Kennebec Hallowell George LeMar James Crawford Boston New York

Maine Trail Ride Plans Announced For 80 Mile Event

Plans for the third annual Maine Trail Ride were announced by Secretary Ralph B. Skinner of the Maine Horse Association. The endurance ride covers 80 miles over two days at the Barta Camps in Casco on September 8 and 9. Ring, a western range horse owned by Lloyd B. Batchelder, will defend the Gov. Lewis O. Barrows trophy as he vies for a title. Batchelder won last year’s ride. Miss Ethel Dolan of Springvale, famed as "the girl who took in washINGS to buy herself a horse," will participate in a mile long ride with Hershel, a part thoroughbred, as her mount.

Maine Ethel Dolan Springvale Will Juhes Hershel

Romantic origins of Dartmouth College chronicled

A Dartmouth College history recounts its Roman tic beginnings with Eleazar Wheelock’s Indian school in New Hampshire. It notes the 1769 royal charter, relocation to Hanover, heroic motto Vox Clamantis in Deserto, and early graduates including ministers, a lawyer, and John Wheelock. It covers Daniel Webster’s 1818 defense of private status, the 1869 centennial, and Chiyesa Eastman as a renowned Indian leader and Dartmouth alumnus.

0. W. Folsom Dartmouth College Eleazar Wheelock New Hampshire Wheelock George III England Sampson Occom Hanover Plain White Mountains Revolutionary Army John Wheelock United States Supreme Court Daniel Webster Dartmouth Webster Salmon P. Chase Nathan Lord Abraham Lincoln Lord Asa Dodge Smith Pres. Lord Chiyesa Charles A. Eastman Samson Occom Detroit Eastman Indian Service The Boy Scouts Brooks-Bryce Foundation For the Promotion Hanover Matthew Arnold Dr. Eastman Katsieff Wilson Hall Sitting Bull Boston University Columbia London Theodore Roosevelt Pine Ridge Agency Rugby

Bear Invasion Alarm Strikes Northern Aroostook

Augusta authorities focus on a rising black bear presence in Northern Aroostook as two bear cubs chased a family's dog on the Edward Gahagan farm near a village. Neighbors helped capture the cubs and chased away the mother bear guarding her offspring.

Augusta Aroostook Edward Gahagan Arthur Ayotte

Leftover recipes spark thrifty menus for four diners

A vintage guide presents three complete menus built from leftovers and offers numerous recipes. Beef with spaghetti, corn souffle, frozen vegetable salad, apple sauce bread pudding and Spanish rice feature meats, fruit, and vegetables repurposed into new dishes.

Sculpture of William Zorach Volume Described

The book The Sculpture of William Zorach by Paul S. Wingert from Columbia University profiles the sculptor Zorach as a direct stone carver with a rugged humane quality. It traces his development from youth in Ohio to Paris studies and marriage to Marguerite Thompson, noting his shift from oil painting to sculpture and his lasting, essential forms.

William Zorach Paul S. Wingert Department of Fine Arts and Archeology Columbia University Zorach Egypt Greece China Zerach Wingert Morgan Lithograph Co Cleveland

Sculptor William Zorach Turns From Oils To Sculpture

The article notes Zorach began with butternut wood reliefs becoming a new field for him in 1922 when he left oils for sculpture. It mentions his watercolors, four landscapes chosen for the Contemporary American Art exhibit in Paris last summer. The Bath readership in Robinhood will find the book The Sculpture of William Zorach informative.

Zorach Paris Robinhood Bath William Zorach

Madeira Milk Chowder Recipe From 1832 Cook Book

The piece notes early American fish chowder used Madeira rather than milk. It cites Andrew S. Seiler finding in Worcester Antiquarian Society a Boston Harbor fishing party method from Cook's Own Book (1832) with layered pork cod biscuit and Madeira poured hot, plus pepper mushrooms and oysters. A second 12 portion version is planned. question raised about milk's later substitution.

United States Andrew S. Seiler Worcester Antiquarian Society Boston Harbor Mr. Seiler Boston Monroe & Francis Beacon Street

New England Skeet Championship Set for Auburn

Bath sportsmen learn the Northern New England Skeet Championship will be staged at the Auburn Skeet Club on Sunday September 10 starting at 9 a m rain or shine. The event, registered with the National Skeet Shooting Association, offers four divisions including individual, two man team, and classification events with trophies and modest entry fees. The Auburn facility near Durham houses a double field and opens for practice Saturday at 1 p m.

Bath Auburn Durham South River Road New England Maine New Hampshire Vermont N. E

Country Club May Extend Men's Night

The Country Club may extend the season’s final Men's Night by one or two weeks at members’ request. This Thursday will be guest night with each member allowed a non-member guest. After a nine-hole handicap round, a supper follows in the clubhouse dining room, then entertainment by a club member orchestra led by Dr. C A Berry, Dave Henderson, John Grindell, and Ned Andrews.

Dr. C. A. Berry Dave Henderson John Grindell Ned Andrews

Stench From Androscoggin River Baffles Auburn Resident

Mrs. George Dill of River Road Auburn complains of a foul river odor altering her house color. She describes the grey scum drifting on breezes from the river, leaving the white house with a grey stain. Neighbors share concern and urge action to curb the nuisance.

George Dill River Road Auburn Androscoggin River White House

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Whee Te Nage John Scanlon 21St Maine Regiment Association Merrymeeting Park Sagadahoc Somerset Lincoln Knox 19Th Army Corps General Banks Louisiana Vassalboro Pres Samuel W. Clerk Newcastle Charles H. Matson J. F. Sullivan Harry Smith Jack and Side Charles R. Higgins Hatch L. F. Holmes Arlington College of Photography Chicago Naval Cadet Leonard & Mitchell Robert Hatch W. 8. Russell Larrabee William D. Mussenden Rupert H. Baxter St. Albans Ethel Hyde Elmhurst William D. Sewall J. R. Andrews Fred D. Hill J. Edward Drake B. F. Barker H. H. McCarty Walter C. Stewart Grace Church Oak Grove Cemetery Maine Central Jones Lombard Perry Center Street Avery Coffin Johnny Low Isaac Mikelsky Dahlgren T. A. M. Craven Bath Iron Works C. C. Bennett Biddeford Saco Charles A. Harriman Mary Louise Agnes Finnigan Franklin Street New England Co Bangor Addie M. Anderson Calais U.S Maine Infantry Volunteers Lowell Constitution Ship Island New Orleans U. S. Mint Walter E. Chase Fred Moulton Jane Moulton Fannie Moulton Margaret Foote Wilber Cahill B. W. Hathorne Davis Hatch Kittie Paine Josie Jenks Sue Wakefield Cotton Abbie Starkey W. W. Pendexter Carrie Moulton Frank Welch Charles Low Miss Ridley Charles Cahill Ledyard D. Howard -Spear Walter Shaw Jackson Frank Small O. C. Rogers Martha Foote Miss Harvey Charles A. Fisher Sewall Charles L. Oliver Knickerbocker Charles Anderson Bath Gun Club Merrill Thompson Bates Mr. Merrill Dr. Bates Henry M. Powers Cummings Street A. B. Hervey Rufus Moulton Charles Knights Irving Nash Francis Conant Mr. Powers Georgetown Charles C. Colby Marshall Colby Bowker Phippsburg H. T. Passmore & Co John J. Shaw Flora MacDonaf W. H. Atchley William Palmer Percy E. Jackson William H. White John L. Puringnon Westman Isander Lizzie Snow John M. Snow Nashua N.H Iron Works Alexander Leeman W. T. Donnell M.donald Charles Lockery MacMahan Bath Barkentine Arthur C. Wade Holden Boon Island Boston and Bangor Line H. M. McCurdy Ira Mikelsky Southport Jesse Leeman Mikelsky GAR Philadelphia Fh.a. Huse T. Snipe H. B. Johnson Hooker George Reed H. M. Ragan Milton Gross John Judge John Stewart Sheepscot Bay Dr. Steadman John H. Steadman William Nason Harry Higgins Frank Avery James Martin Steadman MacMahan Island Nursery Ledges Virginia the Iron Works Gus Huse Edwin F. Mayo Wilson Co Canton Pacific Coast Europe M. M. Lemont John G. Lemont Kiowa Kan John Lemont United States Navy Maple Grove Cemetery Judge Fogg Washington Street Bath Fire Department Lawrence C. N. Perkins O. A. Kittridge Pearl Massachusetts John H. Brown Valmore Hinckley Thomas Lundrigan James M Tibbetts W.L. Robbins Hillsdale, Mich North Street Church Free Baptist Young Peoples’ Convention Red Man Madeira Country Club
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