Bathing on the Kennebec and local notes from Bath
Forty years ago in Bath a Bath Daily Times column from September 7 1898 reports electric cars beginning trips to Lewiston and a Brunswick to Lewiston run. Funeral attendance for Mrs Thomas Eaton in South Framingham is mentioned along with local industry moves including Fowle and Pearson leasing a shoe factory and Newall Copper of Natick appointed Bath manager.
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Lewiston
Brunswick
Thomas Eaton
Lattimore
South
Framingham, Ass
Fowle & Pearson
Boston
Middle Street
Newall Copper
Natick
Bath
Five Islands
Bath Iron Works rigger injured by trolley wire accident
September 8 1898 William Parsons a rigger at Bath Iron Works was struck in the side by a trolley wire. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon and details mention a severe injury and immediate response.
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William Parsons
Bath Iron Works
Boston visit brings Harry Madden home by boat
Harry Madden returned this morning on the boat from a visit in Boston. Miss Sadie Knight of Everett is the guest of Mrs. Charles Davenport.
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Charles Ridley
Boston
Harry Madden
Sadie Knight
Everett
Charles Davenport
Belle Carter
Gorham, N. H
Bath Boy Dies of Typhoid in Portland Infirmary
Ernest Kateon, a Bath youth of Company E First Maine, died early today in Portland Eye and Ear Infirmary after contracting typhoid fever in Chickamauga. He was ill there and transported by hospital train to Portland, with family by his side during his final moments. He is the second Bath boy in the regiment to die.
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Ernest Kateon
Maine
Chickamauga
Eye
Portland
T. W. Hyde
Board of Naval Bureau Chiefs
Bath Iron Works
Gen. Hyde
Deer damage and local incidents fill Lewiston diary
The column notes deer crop losses after protective law, a Brunswick train collision with two electric cars, workers at the Customs House and electric light station, a polo lease at City Hall, a river rescue, and assorted local visits and fishing reports. Notable names include E W Clark of Portland and J E Phelan.
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J. E. Phelan
The
Alamedas
Lewiston
City Hall
Bath party visits Casco Gun Club cottage at Newbury Point
September 12, 1898 reports a Bath party riding to Newbury Point and spending a pleasant day at the Casco Gun Club cottage led by James P. Ledyard.
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Bath
Newbury Point
Casco Gun Club
James P. Ledyard
Bath Iron Works notes and gossip field day report
The Bath Iron Works field day praised by Chairman Stanley Brown and all committees. Local merchants donated gifts and the event featured a yard-long cake, meals in Scarboro and Portland, prizes to workers, and a lighthearted crash from Stan Brown in a airplane. Football and field events dominated by Dave Mullin and Harry B. Briggs Jr. at the celebration.
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Stanley Brown
Brown's Field
Roberts’ Office Supply Co
Cahill’s
Steeves
Lewis
Bath Iron Works
Stan Brown
Dave Mullin
Auburn
Stan
Dave
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Brown
Plum Fulton Takes Annual Vacation From Foreman Role
Ernest Plum Fulton, assistant foreman electrician, is on his annual vacation. The remark notes the prior spring injury from a fractured arm after slipping on a rail. Offshore safety crews were reportedly entertained Friday by local events.
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Ernest “Plum” Fulton
Safety engineers meet forenoon and afternoon discussions
Safety Engineer G A Dickinson and assistant David Mullin led a two session meeting Friday on safety problems. Visitors included out of town engineers W Holiva East Boston William Lawrence New York Ship J McLay Maryland Drydock William Cressey E E White Sun Ship William Robbins Jr Baltimore Ship Horace Houghton Bethlehem Pa and L Fenniger Jr Fore River. Morris Perry joked he would have won the fat men's race if not for a back boil. Bill Kittridge won the Saturday fat men’s race with a notable slip in the course.
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G. A. Dickinson
David Mullin
Carroll Watson
W. Holiva
Boston
William Lawrence
New York
J. McLay
Maryland
William Cressey
E. E. White
Sun Ship
William Robbins, Jr
Baltimore
Morris Perry
Bill Kittridge
Bath Owned Dog Wins Final Co on Trials at Dover
Wahoo Baby, a four and a half year old coonhound owned by Dr. George W. Hibbs and trained at Bath, captured the final tree in Sunday’s trials sponsored by the Major Waldron Sportsman's Club Association in Dover New Hampshire. Line honors went to Rowdy owned by Clifton Towers of Hilltop Kenzies Shelbourne Falls Massachusetts Blue Moon was Rowdy’s kennel mate and placed second Dictator a 13 month old puppy owned by Fred K Sturtevant also competed.
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Wahoo Baby
George W. Hibbs
Dover
N. H
Waldron Sportsman's Club Association
Ohio
New England
Rowdy
Clifton Towers
Hilltop Kenzies
Shelbourne Falls
Mass
Blue Moon
Dictator
Fred K. Sturtevant
Maine News Notes Brightens Local Happenings
Reports from Bow and surrounding towns highlight poet Robert Coffin speaking at a New England conference in Portsmouth. Dead River pulpwood drive struggles with variable water. a Hanover craftsman builds his own wooden leg at 87. Local film and royal relic lore connect Maine to national stories, while Christmas tree growers expand territory and wreath makers supply the season’s decor.
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Robert P. Tristram Coffin
Bowdoin College
Pulitzer-pr
New Englard Conference of State Federations of Women’s Clubs
Portsmouth
N. H
Maine Universalists Hold 110th Annual Convention in Saco Biddeford
The 110th Maine Universalist convention runs Sept 18 to 21 at the First Universalist church in Biddeford Saco. It features receptions for new ministers on Sunday and a mass meeting, society reports on Monday, and a Tuesday program themed Sharing Christian Experience with several addresses and dedications.
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Maine
William Dawes Veazie
Maine Council of Religious Education
Clifford H. Osborne
Frank B. Chatterton
William Wallace Rose
D. D
Milo G. Folsom
Universalist
Methodist Church
Davis Charged With Worthless Check Passed in City
Georgetown resident Joseph Davis is sought on a warrant for passing a worthless check for 25 dollars at C W Rogers Inc. The city marshal said two similar checks may have been passed here with indictments in Portland and Bangor. Davis is a Five Islands resident and former chauffeur.
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Joseph Davis
Georgetown
C. W. Rogers, Inc
Joseph A. Butler
Davis
Portland
Bangor
Five Islands
Probate Notices From Bath Sagadahoc 1938
Court of Probate in Bath Sagadahoc orders notice by Bath Independent for three weeks. Estates listed include Harold A. Reed Elizabeth Sewall Samuel Sewall guardianship Ella Hoyle Bernard Hoyle Alice K. Robbins Ruth Holt Anne L Reed Anselm Laurait Pauline Smith Mary Lynch John Coffiel James McMahan Olive Barron Emma Houghton Elizabeth Coombs Fred Reed Percy Nickerson Eugene Nickerson Ernest Nickerson Walter Glidden judge of probate issues final accounts and trustees for various Bath deeds and estates.
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Sagadahoc
Medford
Massachusetts
Sagadahoc County
Maine
Anne L. Reed
Mass
Percy L. Nickerson
Pauline N. Smith
Bath National Bank
Mary M. Lynch
Sarah L. Sullivan
John H. Coffiell
Elizabeth M. Coffill
James T. McMahan
Georgetown
Mattie B. McMahan
Olive M. Barron
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Emma McLellan Houghton
F.D Hill
Elizabeth B. Coombs
Mattie J Crosman
Admx
Fred B. Reed
Katherine I. Reed
Percy
Nickerson
D.b.n.c.t.a
Walter S. Glidden
Probate appointments list for Sagadahoc County estates
Register John L. Jack certifies on September 6 1938 the appointment of executors administrators conservators or guardians for several Bath Woolwich and Bath Maine estates. Appointees include Angelo N. John Charlotte I Putney Danay Stewart Charles P Wetherbee Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Arthur J. Dunton Hannah J. O Laughlin Scott Morse Mary Alma Palmer and John P. Carey among others.
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John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Epocrat A. John
Bath
Angelo N. John
Charlotte I. Putney
Roy W. Putney
Maine
Danay Stewart
Woolwich
Thomas Long
Charles P. Wetherbee
Wetherbee
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Arthur J. Dunton
Hannah J. O'Laughlin
Scott Morse
Mary Alma Palmer
John P. Carey
Morse High grid squad shows bright prospects in 1938 season
Morse High’s 1938 football squad grew to 45 as new candidates joined drills led by coach Hank Small. Promising freshmen Kerwin Clark and Williams are projected as varsity material, with a tough opener at Madison on the 24th and a possible early game in Manchester New Hampshire for a $150 guarantee.
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Morse High
Hank” Small
Eddie Hamblett
Husky
Billy Kerwin
Johnny Clark
Edgar Williams
Kerwin
Clark
Williams
Family trip ends as Chesmans return from summer visit
Mrs. Frank Chesman and daughters Janice and Mary of Quincy Massachusetts have returned after spending the summer with Mrs. Chesman's mother Mrs. Scott Golder of Winship street and sister Mrs. Everett Quimby of Farrin street. Mr Chesman joined them for the weekend before their return.
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Janice
Mary
Quincy
Mass
Chesman
Scott Golder
Winship Street
Everett Quimby
Farrin Street
Bennetts suit against Hawley heirs over Bath land prompt notice
In Sagadahoc Superior Court Equity Harold E Bennett sues Catherine D Hawley and unknown heirs and others claiming rights to a Bath property. Court orders notice by publication in Bath Independent and posting at the premises with appearance required within thirty days to plead or answer before October fourth.
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Elizabeth M. Williams
Bath
Harold E. Bennett
Little Neck
Queens
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Phippsburg
State of
Maine
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Peleg O. Vickery
Myra E. Ward
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C. A. Corliss
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A. D
Williams
Edward W. Briddiham
Harold JJ
Rubin Solicitors
State OF Maine
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Catherine D Haviley
Bath Independent
East
Albert Beliveau
Superior Court
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