City News Roundup From Bath Maine In September
A Bath daily notes weekly happenings from September including fair muster plans, election talk cooling, new car, deer season close date, open streetcars, falling potato prices, herring runs, gunners activity, new telephone line to Lemont street, Bath Baseball Association meeting, carriage purchase, election ballot inspection, cement price drop, assessors session, potato digging, quince demand, Hyde Guards fair plans, windlass yard storage shed, Morse High football season opener, state board of trade meeting, Maine Central excursion, Swastika move, gubernatorial talk after prohibition, boat and schooner movements, Winslow fleet impact, Bath Street Railway barn disposal, Bath zoo, hospital interior work, and hospital fund progress.
Mrs Caroline Soule Remembered as Longtime Woolwich Resident
Mrs Caroline M Soule, one of the oldest residents of Woolwich, died Friday Sept 15 after a long illness. Born Aug 17 1827 in Westport, she lived in Sagadahoc Ferry and Murphys Corner before settling in East Woolwich. Survived by grandson A Morton G Soule and great grandchildren Gilmore Weston Soule and Mary Morton Soule, funeral held Monday at her residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline M. Soule
Glelwilea
Lylt
Westport
Elias B. Soule
Sagadahoc Ferry
Soule
Bath
A. Morton G. Soule
Gilmore Weston Soule
Mary Morton Soule
Numerus
Cashier Blaisdell Leaves Bath for Leominster Bank
Pred F Blaisdell resigns after 17 years with First National Bank to become cashier of Merchants' National in Leominster Mass He starts October 1 The Blaisdell family will leave Bath where they have been active in Grace Church Colonial Club D A R and social circles Leominster grows with celluloid piano making and other industries impacting the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Blaisdell
First National Bank
Merchants’ National
Leominster
Mass
Blaisdell
County
George M. Shepard
Bath
Massachusetts
Bath Society
Grace Church
Fred
Colonial Club
Gun Explodes Wounding Bowdoin Youth During Hunt
Arthur E. Card, son of Jas Card, was wounded when a gun exploded while he hunted with John Prout near Bowdoin. A fragment pierced the leg, Prout aided him to a neighbor for care by Dr. Gerrish of Lisbon Falls, then to Central Maine General Hospital Lewiston. He is recovering without serious complications. Separately, John Davis of Bath and William Sawyer of Boothbay bought and towed the hull of the old steamer Merida to Boothbay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Card
Jas. Card
John Prout
Bowdoin
Prout
L. P. Gerrish
Lisbon Falls
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
John Davis
Bath
William Sawyer
Boothbay
Merida
Bath Shirt Factory Sold to Boston Firm Dreyfus
Carl J. Dreyfus of Ja cob Dreyfus & Sons of Boston bought the Bath Shirt factory building and output contract. The firm plans repairs and expansion to run more workers at good wages, linking Bath to their Otis and Summer streets wholesale base and potentially enlarge the plant. Local clothiers, including Thompson Brothers, have long bought goods from the Dreyfus firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Dreyfus
Jacob Dreyfus & Sons
Boston
Bath
Bath Shirt
Dreyfus
Otis and
Summer Streets
Merchants’ Association
Thompson Brothers
New Meadows News Highlights Week End Visits
Miss Mercy Holbrook and Miss June Atkinson were weekend guests of Mrs. Adam Holbrook. Harold Clifford of Montreal visits the Clifford family in Bath. Sidney Holbrook returns from Skowhegan to oversee the American Express office. Harvest concert announced for Sunday evening September 24 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Holbrook
June Atkinson
Adam Holbrook
Gorham Gatchell
California
Holbrook Bros
Harold Clifford
Montreal
Clifford
Alfred Clifford
Sidney Holbrook
Skowhegan
American Express
Horne Plans Summer Home for Winneganee Bay Estate
A. B Horne who spent years in Cuba owns the large Winneganee bay property on New Meadows river once run as Idie Park by Michael J Frye. He plans to buy lumber to construct a fine summer home on the site, one of the river’s largest properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B Horne
Cuba
Winneganee Bay
New Meadows River
Michael J. Frye
Idie Park
West Bath Mourns Melvina Wylie Elderly Resident Dies
On Wednesday death claimed Mrs Melvina Sanford Wylie widow of David Wylie aged about 80 in West Bath. A life long resident she was born on the neighboring farm and esteemed as a kind neighbor. She belonged to Wesley Methodist Episcopal church of Bath and leaves a daughter Annie and a niece Mrs H P Healey among other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Melvina Sanford Wylie
David &. Wylie
Wylie
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church of
Bath
Annie
H. P. Healey
Postmasters elect treasurer at Maine league meeting
At the annual Maine State League of Postmasters third and fourth classes meeting in Bangor this week W. W. Browne of Bowdoinham was elected treasurer New Meadows Inn will close October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State League of Postmasters
Bangor
W. W. Browne
Bowdoinham
Notice for Probate Petition Publication in Bath
Sagadahoc Maine court orders notice of a probate petition be published in the Bath Independent for three weeks to inform interested parties. The probate judge fixes the hearing for the second Tuesday of October at nine oclock in the forenoon in Bath and requires show cause why the petition should not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Maine
Sagudahoc
James ‘T Morse
Poston
Massachusetts
Charles 1 Morse
Ath
Cavinty
Jennie K. Morse
James T. Morse
Desten
Mass
Elien A. Hathern
Bath
James T Morse
James ‘Td Morse
Sagadahoc
George Fed Wugehes
Sagadshoc
Fath Independent
James 8
Lowell
Cyrus WW. Longley
Register
Sagadahoe
Edwin W. Smith
Margaret McAvena
Bowdoe
Lonough
Wardy W Pelham
State OF Maine
Sagadalioec
Hathinang
Segaeshber
Jamics S&s
Judee
Cyrus W. Longley
Chetaber
James & Lowell
James Lowell Judge True Copy Attested
James Lowell is named as judge in a document with Cyrus W. Longley as Register attesting the true copy. the record records a formal certification procedure by the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Slowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Register
Also Mentioned on This Page
Topsham Fair
Richmond
G. G. Deering
Lemont Street
Bath Baseball Association
L. H. Curtis
Washington Street Crossing
State Board of Assessors
Hyde
Alameda
The
Hyde Windlass Company
Morse High
Portland
Portland High
John J. Desmond
Harry A Walters
State Board of Trade
Maine Central
Farmington
Rangeley
Thomaston
Rockland
W. W. Robinson
L. H. Andrews
Hell
Canada
Edward E. Brrry
Deering Yard
Ariel
Winslow Fleet
South End
Henry W. Howard
Bath Street Railway Company
H. D. Bacon
North End
Walter M. Potter
Bath City Hospital
Bath Builders
Bath Labor
Frank H. Percy
Thomas G. Plant
Woolwich
Murphys Corner
Cashier Blaisdell Leaves
Roy
Jacob Dreyfus & Sons of
New Meadows
Morse
Beacon Street
Colonial Club Whisters
the Inn
Bath Company
PINE
Idle Park
Lewis J. Sawyer
OPT
ANT
Mi‘s Sylvan
Beatrice Hacker
Reader, Tache
Jordan Ave
Brunswick
Melvina Wylie
New Meadows Inn
Conley’s Specialty Store
Thompson Bros
Walter O. Parker
Wlalter O. Parker Co
Pfnonne
Centre
Swett’s
Sugandahoc
M . Felvonough
Lewison
Androscoggin
Mary A. Bonness
Testate
James
Betiness
M. C. Meltorough
Mary Aloriness
Mclnough
Manus
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