Forty Years Ago in Bath Opened By Local Notes
Forty years ago in Bath reports from September 21 1909 describe an auto party of Mr and Mrs Oliver Moses and others touring Phillips and Rangeley while noting road quality and fishing. Local items include deer season dates for Dahoc county and hunting restrictions, Salvation Army activities in Bath, a Clifford family automobile outing to Naples Bay, and social notes about residents and jurors in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
Charles R. Higgins
Kay E. Rice
Bath
Phillips
Oses
Rangeley
Charles W. Clifford
W. S. Russell
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
Isses Madelyn
Millicent
Clifford
Naples Bay
Lewiston
Poland Spring
Summit House
Yarmouth
Bath News Notes and Plans From 1909 Times
Bath items report Peary avoiding Brunswick via Lewiston on return from Sydney. Adams family reunion held near Crowley's Junction. Bath faces water shortages raising typhoid concerns and trench work sparks street talk. Local farming feats, beggar issue, and new Bath hotel idea appear alongside church school events, a tiny Bible, and plans for a torpedo boat turn over. Bath boat and ferry trade discussed. new Spa opens. four new dances slated for fall and winter.
Peach tree bears 'bushel' of fruit at Bath Savings Institution
A small peach branch in the Bath Savings Institution window shows five large peaches from a tree planted by Treasurer Henry F. Palmer four years ago. The tree stands about 15 feet high and is expected to yield more than a bushel this fall. The Bath post office plans a Hudson Fulton celebration stamp issue with an image of the Hudson palisades the Half Moon and Clermont and a canoe with four Indians representing early river navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Savings Institution
Henry F. Palmer
Bath
Hudson
Speed enforcement urged as placards warn motorists
The Times reports heightened speed enforcement with streets posted for lawful limits. A Wednesday sighting notes an auto on High Street at a 35 mile pace, prompting notices as officials push for compliance.
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Times
Destroyer Samuel C. Reid Trials and Social Moves
The Samuel C. Reid conducted salt water condenser trials at Cox's Head then adjusted its compasses before returning to the Iron Works. Harriet F. Rollins left for Cambridge to visit family. Mr and Mrs Charles W Clifford hosted the San Souci club on a Swan Island sail aboard Topaz III with Capt Blair aboard. U.S. Shipping Commissioner Morse opened trials on the Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Clifford
New Meadows
Kennebec
Yacht Club
Madelyn Clifford
Slocum
Andrews
Sarah Moody
Motley Fuller
Helen Crosby
Mae Clark
Bath
Flusser
Iron Works
Charlestown Navy Yard
United States
Reid
Cox's Head
Harriet F. Rollins
Parker Head
John C. Wright
Cambridge
Mass
Herman F. Rollins
Charles W. Clifford
San Souci Club
Swan Island
Charles A. Blair
City of Rockland
Charles W. Clifford, Jr
U. S
George W. Morse
Samuel C. Reid
Morse Predicts Peary Start After 1907 Debate
Charles W Morse, Bowdoin classmate of Commander Peary, recalls urging an immediate start in 1907 and the use of a stout ocean tug he owned. He met Peary again this year and notes Peary had nearly completed plans for Roosevelt and chose his course. Oliver Moses and wife Mrs George Addison and Dr W E Rice arrived in Bath last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morse
Commander Peary
Bowdoin
Mr. Morse
Peary
Roosevelt
Bath Cotton Mill Fund Gains First Subscription
The Time Tramp reports a Boston tour and a $200 stock offer as seed capital for a proposed Bath cotton mill. A young lawyer helped fund a $650 fountain idea with a $20 contribution in Boston, while local families like the Ledyards and Bradeens visit Lily Bay and Kineo for trout. The steamer Ransom B Fuller will be lengthened and reconfigured for next spring service. Mrs. Martin Conley and daughter Nellie Conley return from Nashua Amesbury and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Gen. B. Butler
Boston
Ransom B. Fuller
Portland-Bostor
Eastern Steamship Co
Martin Conley
Nashua
N. H
Amesbury
Mass
Nellie Conley
Miss Conley
Winter Street Sunday School Resumes with Age-Specific Classes
Fall classes at Winter Street church begin Sunday morning with children from three years old. Preschool to second grade meet 10:30 11:30 in the chapel, third to fifth grade in the church center, sixth grade and up after church 11:30 12:15. Choir vacancies and staff listed under John Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
John Parker
Charlotte Chase
Ira Nadine
Thomas Back
Eleanor Carter
Jean McKay
Eunice Pert
Gayle Fitzgerald
Doris Alexander
Lucy Haggett
Marion Holbrook
Ann MacLeod
Sue Stover
Sally True
Charles B. Doyle
Thornton’ Percy
Manuel Bowers
Roger McAleer
Betty Garnett
Barbara Green
Hilda Bowers
Margaret Cahill
Anita Deering
Lila Mae Richmond
Virginia Parker
Joan Brooks
Marion Snow
William Haggett
Robert Shaw
How to Wash Pillows
How to wash pillows using a weak washing soda solution and warm suds. Rinse twice to thrice with lukewarm water, then squeeze out moisture. Dry in warm sun and heat several times to maintain fluff.
Gardiner Defeats Morse 18–0 in Big Grid Clash
Gardiner High powered 18–0 over Morse at Kelley Field as Heselton and Cressey led the Tigers with decisive drives. Morse fumbles and defensive holds kept the Blue and White in check, but Gardiner capitalized on miscues to seal the win with a late touchdown and two-point attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiner
Morse
Kelley Field
Orange and
Black
Heselton
Orange and Black
Nichols
Cressey
Tigers
Worden
Beaton
Blue and White
Hinds
Nixon
Christopoulos
White
Wilson
Johnson
Orange
Tiger
Seavey
Probate notices from Sagadahoc County appoint executors and guardians
John L. Jack, Register of Probate, lists appointments in multiple Sagadahoc estates. Names include Helen M Henley of Lowell. James L Trott and Clifford W Finnimore. Marguerite V Brown. Katherine Weiland. Ralph E Cramp. Evelyn G Mason. Carlton H Curtis. Eleanor P Irish. and Myra Curtis. Dates show September 13, 1949, in Bath Portland Richmond Lewisboro and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Sagadahoc
Alice M. Whittier
Bondginham
Helen M. Henley
Lowell
Massachusetts
Carrie H. Trott
Bath
James L. Trott
Howard M. Maxwell
Richmond
Clifford W. Finnimore
Portland
Chester D. Colby
Marguerite V. Brown
Charles FE. Stinson
Katherine Weiland
Waban
Evelyn R. Watrous
Lewisboro
New York
Ralph E. Cramp
Evelyn G. Mason
Myra Curtis
Carlton H. Curtis
Lucy E. Percy
Eleanor P. Irish
Arthur Dunton
Ida Miller
Lane Tony
Elmer Wilbur
Phippsburg
Sarah Ella Wilbur
Phipp
Trafton Family Shaped Georgetown Church History
The article recounts the Trafton clan led by Jotham Trafton Jr and Rosetta, detailing seven of their eight children and their roles in the Georgetown church. Silas and Stephen fought in the Civil War, Silas miraculously survived Gettysburg before dying in a 1914 fire, while Martin and Woodbury served as deacon and clerk. Edwin, a noted educator and town official, mentored his seven sons, organized school work, and valued spelling bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Trafton
Jotham Trafton, Jr
Rosetta
Emmeline
Ann
Mary
Silas
Stephen
First
Maine Cavalry
Jotham
Phil Sheridan
Martin
Joseph Berry
Eugene
Howard
Elmira
Elmira Trafton
Trafton House
Mill Pond
Woodbury
Boston
Harold L. Berry
Edwin
Traftons
Rachel Tarr
Trevett
Altho
Bath
Morse vs Gardiner Tigers battle ends in shutout
Morse carries the play with decisive moves, Gardner counters with a late interception on Morse’s 35 as the Tigers threaten again. Final score unreadable, game ends with Gardiner near the Morse goal after Gardner’s interception and a defensive stand.
Wiscasset Residents Attend Boston League Ball Game
Wiscasset residents Leon G. Flood and son Gardi ner were overnight visitors in Boston last week and attended a league ball game. Mr and Mrs Roy R Marston joined Maine Pharmaceutical Association sessions at Poland Springs last week. Mrs Marshall Beattie formerly Ann Nelder has been at Polaris Springs?
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Boston
Leon G. Flood
Gardiner
Roy R. Marston
Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Poland Springs
Marshall Beattie
Ann Nelder
Local Couple Marks 62nd Anniversary in Birch Point
Mr and Mrs James L Dodge of Birch Point celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary at home. Attending were Mr and Mrs James L Dodge and Mr and Mrs Alfred Dowling for the Boynton reunion at Palermo grange hall. The Abbotts and Dowlings returned from a week in Quebec the Gaspe Peninsula and Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgecomb
Tom's River
John Lewis
William Bradford
Bernard McFadden
Vincent Reed
Quebec
Gertrude Willis
Martina
Farmington
State Teachers’ College
Robert Fulton
Biddeford
Willow Lane
James L. Dodge
Birch Point
Alfred Dowling
Boynton
Palermo Grange Hall
Roland G. Abbott
Gaspe Peninsula
Nova Scotia
Abbott
Probate Court Notice for Sagadahoc Estates
A Bath court of probate in Sagadahoc County on September 16 1949 ordered notice to all interested parties. A copy of the order must be published weekly for three weeks in the Bath Independent before a probate hearing on the second Tuesday of October at ten o clock in the forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Lowing
Edward Wren
Gear
Town
Myrtle T. Wren
Myrtle Ren
Reina
Claude Strout
Ome
Ham
Ardella M. Strout
Roy G. Phinney
Arrowsic
Otty Steen
Elton H. Phinney
Robert E. Phinney
Percy E. Lane
Bowdoin
Raymond E. Lane
LenawJpton Thurlow
Ida Mae Thurlow
Thomas St. Laurent
Topsham
George St. Laurent
Edith E. Emerson
Norman W. Emerson
Henrietta Swasey Libby
Richmond
Frances E. Libby
Jane Hall Browne
Bowdeinham
Prudence Hamilton
Great Smoky Mountains Run High Across36 Miles
For 36 consecutive miles the Great Smoky mountains in North Carolina stay over 5,000 feet high.
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Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Probate notices for several Bath estates and executors
A formal notice lists multiple Bath area estates including James Walter Watson Ruth M Watson Samuel Hathorn Gilbert P Hathorn Joseph S Gallant Allan Spear George P Larrabee and Eliza Atkinson with petitions for probate first and final accounts and executors appointed. The notice also mentions a license to sell real estate and includes a true copy statement and attestation by Arthur J Dunton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
James Walter Watson
Georgetown
Ruth M. Watson
Samuel Hathorn
Woolwich
Gilbert P. Hathorn
Thomas Gallant
Joseph S. Gallant
Joseph S. Gaunt
John T. Doyle
Allan Spear
George P. Larrabee
Helen M. Smith
Eliza Atkinson
Charles T. Small
Alfred E. Roberts
Robert G. Gray
Bertha L Gray
Arthur J. Dunton
Faulty Plugs Gap Wear and Replacement Advice
A spark plug gap widens after miles of service. Set to the engine maker’s size with a round wire gauge. Do not guess or use thin dime gauges. Rapid wear at low mileage indicates overheating. consider a cooler plug.
Window Shade Cleaning Guide for Various Materials
Cleaning window shades requires soap and water for hand painted, pyroxylin, and machine painted cambric shades. Other shade types respond best to wallpaper cleaner or art gum for best results.
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Bath National
Bath Bank
H. Barrett
Wilton Barrett
F. B. Nichols
Mr. Barrett
Philadelphia
Barrett
Staten Isles
A. B. Clarke
Houston
Dahoc County
West Bath
Kippsburg
Bertha Platt
Salvation Army
Cowan
Porand
New Meadows Marshes
Florida
The
Randall D. Leonard
Board of Aldermen
Leonard
Henry Seymour
Arthur W. Brown
Walter W. Smith
Charles M. Albee
Robert E. Peary
Sydney
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Brunswick
Wajterville
William M. Adams
Harold
Oscar
Frank Adams
Byron
Walter
City
Adams
Byrondams
Crowley's Junction
William D. Sewall
Savings Institution
Front Street
Trench
Sanford Market
Elm Street
S. B. Martin
Middle Street
North Grammar School
Barry
E. M. Fuller
Henry M. Hartleb
Hubbard
Lincoln Street
Thompson Bros
Milton H. Douglas
Beacon Street
York Street
Suny
F. W. O’brien
Scotland
Bobby Burns
Burns
Judge Staples
Merrill House
Garden Street
the Times
Center Street
Sagadahoc House
Harry Day
Grant
Kennebago Lake
Frank Shaw
Mr. Day
Mr. Shaw
E. P. Briggs
Bailey's Island
Henry L. Briggs
Auburn
Ely
City Hospital
McNeal
Yellow Block
Corner High
Center Streets
John J. Desmond Company
Lincoln
Desmond Company
Ben Webber
Front
Marion Streets
Mr. Webber
Carl Stanford
Arthur Williams
Moses
Clarence Hodgkins
Owen Ledyard
Lily Bay
Bradeen
Nellie Shaw
Greenville
Ledyard
Kineo
A. H. Shaw
Mr. Ledyard
Register
Gillies
Belanger
J. Smith
Freeman
Small
Cornish
Cornish; Rhb, Champeon; Ihb, Beaton
Sparrow
Wiscasset
Hattie S. Bates
Hattie Snow Bates
Revere
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sagadahoe County
Maine
Charles Henry Bates, Jr
John L. Ws