Forty Years Ago in Bath 1891 Highlights
Read about Patten lodge Knights of Pythias officer installation and social events in Bath. The issue covers construction at the courthouse, the Bay Bridge, ship launches from Boothbay Harbor, a wedding on Grove Street, early fall river activities, and local civic notes from September 16 to 22, 1891. It mentions the Masons, Y M C A progress, and street paving efforts along Front and Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Weathered yard heat and shipboard plans in 1891 town note
Sept 18 1891 reports a hot day as shipyard workers complain. The bark Pacolus will go overboard tomorrow at John McDonald’s yard. Tallman Card finish dining room frieze at Revere House. Pavers delayed by curbing shipment. Harry Melcher hosts magic lantern views. Charles Gahan has shot 15 partridges since month start without a dog. A rainbow appeared northwest at 7 8 pm. Y M C A board may dismiss secretary Chadbourne for Concord NH offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacolus
John McDonald’s Yard
Charles Gahan
Shipwrecked Amusing Comedy Shown at West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange hall hosted a Monday meeting where the losers of a recent attendance contest acted as hosts to the winners. The play Shipwrecked was read by Herbert Cavanaugh and enacted by Robert Oliver James Thurston Louis Eseley Bernard Henderson Ralph Dunbar David Henderson Charles Morse Charles Henderson and Chester Worrey. David Henderson and Robert Oliver wrote the piece. William White gave a reading The New Old Fashioned Wife. About 75 members attended. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Charles Morse of Topsham Grange. Foiled, by Heck is planned for next Monday. Mrs Alice Larrabee of Revere Mass is visiting Mr and Mrs Edgar Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Robert Oliver
William White
Charles Morse
Topsham Grange
Grange
Funeral for Mrs. Camilla Sewall in Bath at noon
The funeral for Mrs. Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall widow of Hon. Harold M. Sewall of Bath was held Friday at Grace Episcopal church. Many relatives and friends attended. the service followed a Paris and New York journey of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall
Harold Marsh Sewall
Bath
France
Walter E. Edge
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Harrison B. Wright
Philadelphia
Small Point
Sewall
Mr. Tubbs
Sumner Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Douglas Dearborn
Rye
N. Y
David Dearborn
New York City
Loyall McLaren
San Francisco
John K. Jayne
New Canaan
Maine Republican State Committee
Havre
Paris
New York
Washington Street
Elizabeth Ashe
Augusta Newton
Norfolk
Clarence Gallup
Englewood
N. J
Montford S. Wilson
Francis Carey
Charles W. Mitchell
N. Winslow William
Baltimore
Grosvenor T. Backus
Washington, D. C
Arthur Sewall Bosworth
Portland
John ©. Phillips
Wenham
Mass
William Warden
Frederick Sewall
Kansas City
E. P. Ricker, Jr
Poland Spring
World War Veteran Eldred B Thayer Honored At Funeral
Military honors were paid Eldred B Thayer a World War veteran who died Friday in the Marine hospital in Portland by Roland Smith post A L and a detail from Battery H 240th C A at his Sunday funeral at 49 Pine Street Edwin D Hardin minister of Winter Street Church officiated Samuel Povich commander of Smith post also served as chaplain Omar Stevens was the bugler Peter Fortin and Donald D Young were color bearers pall bearers from Smith post included Walter Hill Reinhold J M Steussy George Betts Irving Coombs Ralph Kingsbury and Donald Young The firing squad from Battery H commanded by 2nd Lieut Harold Holmes consisted of Sergeants Ernest Erskine F W Holmes Lawrence Palmer Percy Kingsbury William Boyce Corps F J Gaudet and George Brown and Private Stewart McAllister As the body left the house the detail stood at present arms and at the grave in Oak Grove fired a volley salute to the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldred B. Thayer
Marine Hospital
Portland
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Battery H
240Th C. A
Pine Street
Edwin D. Hardin
Winter Street Church
Samuel Povich
Smith Post
Gardiner D. Rogers
Omar Stevens
Peter Fortin
Donald D. Young
Walter Hill
Reinhold J. M. Steussy
George Betts
Irving Coombs
Ralph Kingsbury
Donald Young
Harold Holmes
Ernest Erskine
F. W. Holmes
Lawrence Palmer
Percy Kingsbury
William Boyce
F. J. Gaudet
George Brown
Stewart McAllister
Oak Grove
Tragic Bath Youth James Mallett Dies From Wreck Injuries
James E. Mallett, 24, of Bath, died at City hospital Sunday morning from a fractured skull after an automobile crash near Woolwich that killed two others and endangered three more. He was a Bath Iron Works employee and is survived by parents, seven sisters, and one brother. Funeral set for eight Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Mallett
Woolwich
City Hospital
Hea W
Bath
John H. Mallett
Walker Street
Bath Iron Works Corp
Wollaston
Mass
Margaret
Mr. Mallett
Ernest Adshade
Margaret Mallett
Frances Massie
Kathleen
Geneva
Geneveve
Alice Mallett
John Mallett
St. Mary’s Church
Charles A Coffin Dies From Bath Auto Tragedy
Charles A Coffin 29 of Bath died Monday from a fractured skull after a Woolwich auto accident Saturday night. He worked as a riveter at Bath Iron Works and lived at 13 Hinckley Street. Survived by wife and six children, mother Ella Coffin, sisters Viola Seavey and Ruth Kitchener, brothers Albert, Harold, George and Paul. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. from his mother’s home after services at Arthur F Mayo residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Coffin
Woolwich
City Hospital
Hinckley Street
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Phippsburg
Ella
Laura C
Ethel M
Charles A., Jr
Floyd J
Helen L
James A. Coffin
Viola Seavey
Ruth Kitchener
Damariscotta
Albert C
Bowdoinham
Harold
Bangor
George H
Paul Coffin
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Washington Street
Five Men Injured In Auto Smash Near Boothbay Harbor
Five men were injured when a roadster with out of state plates struck a truck and Brinker as he helped an injured man. State highway police watched routes from Augusta and Sheriff Henderson ordered checks on vehicles headed toward Rockland Boothbay Harbor Augusta and Brunswick. Ambulances from Bath treated the injured, including a Boothbay Harbor man and three Bath men amid a naming mixup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cus
Brinker
Baker
Dale
Highway Police
Augusta
Henderson
Rockland
Boothbay Harbor
Brunswick
Chester H. McCabe
Bath
Portland
Berry
Curtis
Mayo
Poli family to fill VFW bugler post despite namesake clash
Mike Poli named bugler in Biddeford VFW officer slate says he cannot serve as he is a Grummer not a bugler. His brother Nick Poli steps in as the family bugler to fill the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Poli
Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thei
Nick” Poli
Mike
Gardiner Woman Mrs Harry G White Dies. Funeral Held
Mrs Harry G White of Gardiner died at her home Monday afternoon with many relatives attending the funeral. She was born in Gardiner to William W Bradstreet and Mrs Julia Tarbox. A director of Gardiner General Hospital she supported Episcopal church and House of the Good Shepherd. Survived by daughter Marion Spear of Boston and three cousins. Rev Charles M Tubbs spent the weekend in Camden and preached Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Hill
W. Dayton Hill
Mary F. Gibbons
Fred D. Hill
Harry G. White
Gardiner
Mrs. White
William W. Bradstreet
Julia Tarbox
Roland Fisher
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Bath Daily Times
Hought Owen
Court House
Bay Bridge
Minctt
Richmond
James Nerten
Dummer Street
Frank Nerton
Susquehanna
Sidsbury
Rogers Yard
Bibbeere
Albion M. Potter
Margaret R. Welch
Ezekiel Welch
S. F. Dike
Grove Street
Mr. Potter
P.cashill
Bath Division Uniform Bank
Preble
United States
Crosby
Sarah C. Ropes
Hattie
Procter
I. A. Herris
K. P
Patten Lodge Knights of Pythias
F. M. Robinson
FP. H. Mason
George H. Clark
P. C
George Silsby
C. C
I. A. Harris
V. C
J. R. Andrews
Scott Percy
M. At A., C. H. Mason; I. G., G. A. Cahill
O. G
J. C. Howe
Castle Hall
Acadia Lodge
Patten Snodge
Acadia
Patten
Ragan
Lombard
P. Goodrich
O. W. Folsom
Winter Street
Noble
Jennie Melcher
May Fiske
Minnie Wiggin
Chadbourne
Bath Y.M.C.A
Front Street
Arch Street
Universaly Circle
Bartlett
Goulding
Dr. Savage
Shaw
Mors
Merritt and
Pollister
Knickerbocker Towage Co
Kennebec Engine Co., No. 3
Alameda
F. B. Torrey, Jr
New Madows River
G. C. Moses
Europe
Center
Nna
Lawrence Bros
South Gardiner
Maine Central Railroad
Sagadahoc
Gas House Wharf
Popham
Drummond's
the Universalist Society
U.A.E.P
Hyde Light Guards
Nealey
John H. Nocton
Mr. Nocton
Wesley Church
William McNeal
McNeal
Hawthorn
Center Street
Pavers. A
Charles Albee
Sewall's Yard
Capt
Boston
Hawley's Yard
Bath Division
Uniform Bank
City Hall
Richmond Hose Company
Kennebec Company
Sagadahoe
Winter
Swanton & Jameson
Fred
Fred Sawyer
Bar Harbor
American Express Co
Brooks
State OF
Maine
Ss. Bath Municipal Court
A.D
Arthur J. Dunton
Ralph Thompson
Bath Independent
John J. Keegan
State OF Maine
Edward W. Bridgham
Hattie A. Treen
Charles H. Treen
Charles J. Hamlin
Clarence C. Seavey
Joseph E. Hart
Fred L. Hart
Winthrop A. Hart
Robert O. Seavey
Cutor
W. S. Shorey
Sagadahogc
Walter
Glidden
William F. Dunham
Tallman & Card
Revere House
Oareseeas
Harry Melcher
William J. Chadbourne
Concord
N. H
Association
West Bath Grange
Alice Larrabee
Revere, Mass
Edgar Murphy
M. Newton
Norfolk, Va
Miss Newton
Harold Mewall
Ellen F. Smith
Edward B. Smith
Jannette W. Smith
Bartlett O. Smith
Walter S. Glidden
A. D
Fred H. Thompson
Harry E. Whitney
Elizabeth F. Oliver
Frank Herbert Oliver
Segadahoc
Fred E. Daggett
Topsham
Ida M. Pierce
Fred E. Dageet
Caroline C. Haskell
Georgetown
Said
Samuel G. Haskell
Carolyn G. Smallwood
Pawtucket
R. I
Walter S
Ashton E. Wardwell
Winifred B. Wardwell
Caroline T. Dixon
Testate
Hazel M. Hanscom
Raymond Court
Harry Bowle
Albert H. Shaw
Bowle
Shton E. Wardwell
Frederick K. Sturtevant
Anna M. Sturtevant
Sagadagoc
James J. McKay
Chicago
Ill
Marion McKay Taggart
van Etten
James R. McKay
Marion McKay
Ilinois
Charles Richard McKay
Binghampton
Sadie McKay Burnham
Bath Bath
Walter 8
Saradahoc
Walter T. Newdick
E. Nocton
Manfred S. Newdick
Frank T. Newdick
Howard T. Baker
Washington
D. C
Ralph T. Baker
Edwin Newdick
Wm. A. Todd
Media E
Nocton
L. H. Rowe
John C. Humphreys
Register
Jude
Stenley L. Jack
Stanley L. Jack
Walter S. Glinden
Daniel Williams
Mary B. Norton
Ethel M. Lockery
Charles C. Snow
Gertrude G. Thompson
Brewer
Camden
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