Bath Daily Times Itemizes 1894 Local News In Review
Fortnight-old Bath notes cover tax discounts due tomorrow, shipyard launches, and river traffic. The four masted schooner Augustus Palmer nears sea, with Miss Mabel Palmer christening. Captain Ellis E. Haskell to command. Other items include band concerts canceled, paving work on Front Street, and local civic appointments in Pittsburg and Portland.
Bath News of Sept 13 1894 Prominent Local Happenings
September 13 1894 notes blasting for a new Times block cellar should finish this week and construction is underway. Locomotive No 1 for Wiscasset & Quebec railway visited the depot attracting spectators. Tax collector Palmer sees last minute tax payments for five percent discounts. Rev W M Strout returns from Lakeside camp meeting and relatives in Oakland and Lewiston. Cleve Oliver seeks optical treatment at Eye and Ear Infirmary due to worsening sight. BL Dennison and wife of Brunswick visit Dr H M Ragan on Washington St. Naval Veterans elect Capt John O Shaw as Junior Lieutenant at Pittsburgh convention. Rev M De Mott elected Chaplain. Winona Council No 1 of Junior Order US Mechanics to be organized. ~300 charter members. E S Crosby moves into new Center St block. Conley’s dry goods counters arriving. Sept 14 1894 Harold M Sewall welcomes a son. Charles Lockery may serve as engineer on yacht Eleanor. Moon eclipse tonight after 10 if clouds allow. Ex-Mayor John O Shaw likely to fill school board vacancy after John G Richardson’s death. Bath gentlemen travel to Lewiston to initiate Mystic Circle members. E B Co to run another...
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Moonlight excursion and harbor news update
Sept 17 1894 reports a moonlight excursion to Boothbay Harbor this evening. Work clears ruins and begins a new top for Shannon House. Fred Gilbert visits Boston. Miss Carrie Trufant vacationing in Everett. Mrs E B Mallett returns home. Grace Batchelder visiting Center Street. Conductor Passmore resumes duties after vacation. Sidewalk work begins near Dains store as Washington Street widens. Charles Williams suffers a serious fall at Bath Iron Works, dislocating a shoulder after a ladder mishap. Dr E M Fuller attends.
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Workers escape serious injury after yard accident
A worker fell amid scattered iron in a yard but escaped with bruises and a swift recovery at home in Winneyance. A separate note recalls Rev. Gideon F. Draper’s Japan mission address at Beacon street about wartime prospects, while other items mention a dry goods store opening, ship repairs, layoffs at Bath Iron Works, and social events.
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Morse High Grid Squad Ends Two Weeks Work
Morse High opens next Saturday against Cheverus at Kelley field. Coach Aldie Smith and Blair Wilson train eight backfield prospects for a starting quartet. Players named include Warnie McNeil Wilfred Gaudet Don Marshall Carl Earlbach Jim Temple Maurice Skaling Harry Thayer Bobby Burgon Ebon Haskell Red Eaton Joe Robinson Iscar Greenblatt. Gardiner game moved to Kelley field October 6. Brunswick visit Bath October 27.
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McCausland Leads Thursday Skeet Shoot With 22x25
Bernard McCausland led skeet shooters Thursday evening with 22 of 25, followed by Ed Sonia and Nick Mihalos each breaking 19 as runners up. The event included numerous scores such as 16x25 and 28x50, with other shooters named along the results page. A separate note reports Freeport High School introducing a new curriculum drill on Maine vehicle law across upperclassmen, aiming for high accuracy in driving theory.
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West Point exams for Maine youths set for Oct 20
United States Senator Frederick Hale will hold a preliminary competitive examination for Maine youths to select nominees for the United States Military Academy. The test will be in Portland Bangor Augusta Lewiston Rockland Calais and Houston on Saturday Oct 20 at nine a.m. local time. Eligible applicants must be Maine residents under 22 and US citizens not married. Interested candidates should notify Senator Hale by Sept 20 at 12 Monument Square Portland.
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