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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
8
In a sunlit Maine regatta, the Bath Rowing Club eight edged Gardiner to win by about a boat length. Sherman Tabor won the junior single scull for Bath, with Harry Kimball close behind, as Frates and Corcoran challenged for second.
Sept 18 1885 report notes Long Beach 8 F F Co No 2 meet to finalize details for next weeks Marblehead firemen reception. South Methodist praise service held in West Bath led by Mr Stackpole. Chowder sale for Mr Montgomerys Sunday School on the hill hosted by Mrs Vickery and sister with about 50 others at Rufus Lombards Mill Cove West Bath. Vocal concert at Wesley Church to aid Grace Church promises strong program featuring local soloists and visitors from Portland. Kate Morse Hattie Morrison visiting Mrs Omar Humphreys Yarmouth. Jennie Coombs to Lewiston fair week with aunt Mrs Joseph Anderson. Mrs W J Colley visiting Boston. F W Low wife and son returned from Augusta. Langdon T Snipe returned to Boston on Star of the East.
The bark at Master John McDonald’s yard named the Willian B. Flint will be commanded by Capt Fred H Parsons of Rockland. The vessel, about 350 tons gross, is designed for the nitrate trade to the west coast of South America and will be launched in a lot of ten days. Meanwhile the tug Mary Lee, tied up near Small Point, has shifted position and the chain became twisted delaying her salvage. In Bath a visit by Marblehead Gerry engine company is planned for three days with parade ball banquet band concert and excursion to Augusta. The Bath Cadet Band will provide music. A boy was bitten severely by a dog on South Street. The gravel scow Gazelle leaked after grounding near J. H. Allen & Co. and was beached for repairs. A young man named Kennerson had a narrow escape from drowning. The Hotspur left for Boston in tow of the Knickerbocker. Fire losses at Middle Street Court are put at 250 to 300 dollars with heavy damage to goods and clothing.
The Bath Mutual Relief Association begins with twenty five cent initiation and one hundred dollars paid to families of deceased members. Captain John Howe of Phippsburg is the only member to die so far, dying shortly after initiation. Fire damages a Brunswick home on Middle Street court, likely from a chimney defect, with furniture and clothing harmed. building loss estimated at seventy five to one hundred dollars.
The 26th season at New Meadows Inn, which closed Sunday night, was its most successful. Daytime dining drew 600 to 700 patrons, the 14 week season broke August dining records, and landlord Cahill along with Linwood Wiley and Ralph Burden led the staff. The trio headed Sunday for a two week auto trip to Washington, D C.
A compilation of probate items from Bath Sagadahoc County Maine in September 1925 including Albion L. Corliss executor petitioning for Letters Testamentary for Ida E F Bugley, notices to interested parties, and orders for trustee appointment for L Theresa Moses will trust, Roney Rose administrator accounts, and inheritance tax orders.
A letter from Capiz Philippines by Miss Irene Dolbey, a Bath missionary, read to the Sterling Bible class at Corliss Street Church. She recounts unpacking a class box, the start of school, and improving life for local children. She notes four naughty brownie boys, rice paddies ready for rain, and evenings on a cool lawn with missionary suppers.
Dr Albert M Card of AlInt, a Maine veteran practitioner, visited town on business. His long career spans over five decades across Lincoln county. He recalls delivering a mother at her twelfth child and being present at her birth and at the birth of her first child twenty six years ago. During a Dresden stop at Frank Cate store he remembered the mother's age and birthday. Visitors included twins born during his prior call.
A lengthy schedule lists Maine fair dates from September to January across counties and towns. Entries name host clubs and organizers such as H. L. Grinnell, F. E. Knowlton, R. L. Thurston, William R. Tibbetts, Ed. B. Denny Jr., C. L. McCann, E. C. Buzzell, E. E. Peacock, W. E. Reynolds, Claire Bolton, C. O. Flanders, Fred K. Bodwell, F. A. Thomas, Ernest M. Lapham, E. C. Patten, Mrs. C. L. Coburn, E. L. White, W. FL Briggs, L. G. Cushing, Chester T. Adams, H. E. Mongovan, es Thomas.
Sagadahoc County Maine court notices announce executors and administratrices seeking letters testamentary and final accounts. Included are heirs listed for Ruth H Heald of Bath and Harriet Deering of Georgetown with hearings set in Bath for approval and publication in the Bath Independent.
Forest Park, long owned by the late A.4 Shaw of Bath, changes hands to Forest Park Corporation. The Maine property borders Moosehead Lake, includes a bungalow, log cabins, and a 70 acre tract. Incorporators listed include Walter Wy Man Augusta Guy P Gansett Portland Fred R Lord and Miller Kimball both of Augusta Harris Weedman Winthrop and William Shaw Quikeed Cal formerly of Greenville.
William WL. Garrison aged 76 dies at his home on the Bay Eringe road East Brunswick Monday morning at ten. He was a lifelong resident and a farmer. Funeral set for Wednesday afternoon at Our Saviour Chapel at ten. He had been ill for several months.
In Bath County a will contest seeks Letters Testamentary for Bertha C Dean and Teresa Vitticarr Bund as executors. The probate notice lists estate among heirs, including Elizabeth D Mallard and Aaron Dean, with court actions set for October and September hearings.
The fragmentary notice documents the estate of a person tied to Bath Maine and Sagadahoc County, with references to Letters Testamentary, probate procedures, and officials such as James S. Lowell and William F. Dowman. Names, dates, and specific witnesses appear amid unclear OCR text. The item reads like a legal probate notice from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
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