Forty Years Ago In Bath 1888 items
The Bath Daily Times items from September 19 to 25 1888 note gunners from Massachusetts bound for Bald Head and a decline in Kennebec towing. Morse line boats at docks. a fever relief meeting at Wesley church. Daughters of Rebekah social. Sea conditions and the Postage Stamp Company band performance. Local repairs on the Patten house. Bath Board of Trade plans. storms hinder water works and shipyard activity. new canal and street work. multiple excursions delayed by weather.
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Bath
Bath Daily Times
Kennebec
Morse Line
Front Street
Postage Stamp Company
Alameda
Hussar
John Patten
State OF Maine
Jude
Sagadahor
Charles J. Dain
Jennie S. Rideout
Sagadahos
Charles F. Rideout
Sant Bath
Rath
Washington Street
Scott Morse and’ Company
Sai Street
Charles FP
Rideout
Charles Fo Garcelon
Lea
Sagalahoe Deels Hook
Sail
Charles J. Datn
Fair Opens as Alameda Warmup Promises Evening Show
Hoe County Fair opens at Topsham and the Alameda will be warmed for tonight’s performance. Busy city workers drive coal teams while park walks gain water courses on either side. Veterans William Willis and Gilbert Parshley visitBath and Dexter respectively, with Parshley planning a winter return to New Jersey. The H. F. Morse tug, built by Morse Transportation, launches at the yard, 168 feet long and 450 tons, destined to tow coal barges and headed for Philadelphia to receive machinery. The town notes funding delays for new equipment after the high school fire, with various local officials and workers listed among speakers and crew.
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Gilbert Parshley
Dexter
Blairtown
N. J
Mr. Parshkey
New Jersey
Mr. Parshiey
Harrison
Morton
H. F. Morse
Morse Transportation Company
Morse
New England
B. W. Morse
Charles H. Morse
Israel Jewell
Roland Fisher
H. F Morse
Philadelphia
Obituary Kate Miller 58 Bath resident dies after long illness
Kate Miller 58 wife of Rupert Miller died Sunday at 27 Mechanic Street Bath after a lengthy illness she had been bedridden ten weeks. Born in Hants County Nova Scotia she was daughter of John Singer and lived in Bath 29 years. She leaves husband three sons Harry A Roy L Clarence E Miller two daughters and two brothers. Funeral private Tuesday at two at her home with Rev. C. M. Tubbs officiating
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Kate Miller
Rupert Miller
Mechanic Street
Miller
Hants County
N. S
John Singer
Bath
Harry A
Roy L
Quincy
Mass
Clarence E. Miller
Rumford
C. W. Hanson
Portland
Lillian Miller
Joel Singer
Noank. Conn
James Singer
Essex
C. M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Sidelinger 58 Former Bathman Died in Mobile
Herbert L. Sidelinger 58 a former Bathman died September 20 in Mobile Alabama. Arrived Monday night and prayers were said at Oak Grove Cemetery grave. Death due to a carbuncle and complications. Born in Damariscotta he served in Cuba with Co F Capitol Guards during the Spanish–American War. He later lived in Bath with brother Manfred E. Sidelinger and moved south about 29 years ago. He worked aboard ships and is survived by two half brothers Frederick H. and Harry W. Sidelinger of Brockton Massachusetts.
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Herbert L. Sidelinger
Mobile
Ala
Oak Grove
Mr. Sidelinger
Damariscotta
Lot
Nancy Sidelinger
Co. F
Capitol Guards
Cuba
Bath
Manfred E. Sidelinger
Manfred P Sidelinger
Frederick H
Harry W Sidelinger
Brockton
Mass
Bath widow Emma E. Mitchell dies after three days illness
Emma Etta Mitchell 68 widow of Joseph R. Mitchell of Bath died Sunday evening after a three day illness. She was born in Porter to Daniel and and Sarah Libby. Survived by nine children including Charles Mitchell Bath Jeff Mitchell Brockton James H. Mitchell Lyndhurst Marjorie Mitchell Lewiston H F Perkins East Braintree Eleanor Blake New York Frank Fields Rockland R E Howe Portland Harriet Mitchell Augusta. Funeral held Wednesday at 10:30 at 76 Richardson Street with Oak Grove burial.
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Emma Etta Mitchell
Joseph R. Mitchell
Bath
Porter
Daniel Libby
Charles Mitchell
Jef Mitchell
Brockton
Mass
James H. Mitchell
Lyndhurst
N. J
Marjorie Mitchell
Lewiston
H. F. Perkins
East Braintree
Eleanor Blake
New York City
Frank Fields
Rockland
R. E. Howe
Portland
Harriet Mitchell
Augusta
Richardson Street
Oak Grove
John W. Snipe Funeral Held at Chadbourne Rooms
The funeral of John W. Snipe, longtime toll collector at the Ar trawsic bridge, was held Wednesday afternoon at William C. Chadbourne’s undertaking rooms, 32 Broad Street, with Rev. Weston P. Holman of officiating.
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John W. Snipe
Ar- Trawsic Bridge
William C. Chadbourne
Broad Street
Weston P. Holman
Hose One Proves Delightful Host
A continuation discusses the present and wishes for long life and prosperity of the organization. It notes Ernest Stinson as the "Daddy of the Gang" and reflects on past changes with anticipation that similar fate will recur before the next year, given the nature of events.
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Ernest Stinson
Tinting Radiators Cuts Coal Bills With Color Finishes
The article notes refinishing radiators with color to blend with room decor can cut heat loss and save coal. It explains choosing finishes that do not impede heat, advises cleaning radiators, applying primer, two coats of flat paint, and optional stippling for texture.
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Crist
Berton Elle
Popular Science Monthly
William E. Severns
University Ofllinois
Three Bath Men Cleared in Gunning Case
Bath men charged with gunning at Winnegance Creek had their not guilty plea upheld and were dismissed by Judge Keegan after State evidence was deemed insufficient. Game Warden John H. Perkins testified to shots fired after dark and traced the trio’s movements to their car on the road to Bath.
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Winnegance Creek
Bath
John H. Perkins
Keegan
Ralph O Dale
Cast stone reshapes architecture with new cement method
Cast stone offers versatile forms from grand columns to window sills using Portland cement and aggregates. Architects draft models, molds are made, and finishing methods range from rubbing to bush-hammering. Also, Wallace H. White Jr. may seek the Senate seat in 1930 amid Maine Republican speculation.
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Teikenie
Plaster of Paris
Wyatt Brummitt
Popular Science Monthly
Committal Service for Herbert L. Sidelinger in Mobile
A committal service for Herbert L. Sidelinger, former Bathman, who died in Mobile Alabama, was held Tuesday morning at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Weston P. Holman of Beacon Street Methodist church led the service at 10:30. The body arrived Monday night and was met by his brother Manfred E Sidelinger, his nearest relative. Mr. Sidelinger went South about 20 years ago.
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Herbert L. Sidelinger
Mobile
Oak Grove
Weston P. Holman
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Manfred E Stdelinger
Seelinger
Funeral of Mrs Miller Held Private at Home
The funeral of Mrs Kate Miller wife of Rupert Miller was private Tuesday afternoon at two at her home 27 Mechanic street Reverend Charles M Tubbs of Grace Episcopal church officiated. The bearers were her three sons Clarence E Miller Rumford Roy L Miller and Harry A Miller both of Quincy Massachusetts and her son in law C W Hanson of Portland Burial was in Oak Grove.
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Kate Miller
Rupert Miller
Mechanic Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Clarence E
Rumford
Roy L
Harry A. Miller
Quincy
Mass
C. W. Hanson
Portland
Oak Grove
Death of ThreeYearOld Arthur Cunningham in Georgetown
Arthur E. Cunningham, three year old son of Walter and Lela Harford Cunningham of Georgetown, died Monday at City Hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at two, at the parents' home in Georgetown Center.
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Arthur BE. Cunningham
Walter and
Lela Harford CunNingham
Georgetown
City Hospital
Georgetown Center
Veteran Maine Congressman Seen As Likely 2026 Candidate
The veteran member of the Maine delegation in the House of Representatives and author of the merchant marine act bearing his name, in collaboration with Senator Jones of Washington, would boost his bid if he formally announces a run for higher office.
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Maine
House of Representatives
Senator Jones
Washington
Telephone Cables Laid in Brunswick Ahead of Costs
The Brunswick Telephone Company begins laying 64 poles 25 090 feet of aerial cables and 3152 feet of underground cable with 52 poles and 12 647 feet of aerial and 2764 feet of underground cables removed. Executives authorized 16565 dollars for the project. Frederick E Drake Jr James Drake and John McInnes visited Andover Mass where Drake resumes studies at Phillips Academy.
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the Telephone Company
Brunswick
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
James B. Drake
John McInnes
Andover
Mass
Frederick Drake
Phillips Academy
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Sxadahoc
William F. Dunham
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William FL Dunham
Sagadahoe
Saul County
William FP. Dunham
Edward Hughes
Lacey M. Hughes
Infant County
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Dora O. Lowell
Carleton W. Lowell
Telon
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George P. Spinney
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Batham
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