Bath Daily Times 1908 Items Include Shipyard News and Social Bits
A Bath segment covers shipyard plans at Frank B. Wetherbee yard and Hercules repair contract, torpedo boat destroyers arriving for Hyde Windlass Co machinery. Social notes mention Mrs Cahill and family, a quartet reunion, Ladies Night at Colonial club, and a steamer trip up Eastern river. References to local hospitals, a hospital patient, fog delays in Augusta, and a new Maine Central School event.
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Bath Iron Works
Hercules
Hyde Windlass Co
Memorial boulder haul ends with jigger mishap in Woolwich
A large memorial boulder weighing about 8500 pounds caused a mishap for W Mason and driver Frank on route to Bailey lot Woolwich. The Mason jigger broke a hanger at scales and had to be extricated. A second mishap occurred crossing a sewer drive where weight broke a part and the jigger fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Mason
Bailey Lot
Woolwich
Mason Stable
Gacina
Unclear Fragments From Evening Socials In Maine News
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Republican clubs in Gibbons and Maine figures such as Nicholie and Es tee Franks returning from a week in Boston and New York. It references a social event with 12 card tables and many ties, noting traditional contestants.
Trolley line rails to be removed and main line curve altered
A crew is due Monday to remove rails on the L. A. & W. Railway in Bath from Oak and Washington to Linden, redirecting a curve at Washington and Oak to bring Bath cars onto the main line. The day’s notices also report fogbound sailing, local social events, and civic personnel movements.
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City
Oak and
Washington Washington
Linden
Front Street
Washington and
Oak Streets
Morse High Defeats Rockland In Season Opener
The Morse High School football team opened its season Saturday afternoon on the athletic field with a 27 to 6 victory over Rockland High. Mrs. Fred T. Mayers will move her family to Warren to make her home.
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Morse High School
Rockland High School
Fred T. Mayers
Warren
Local notes on graduations appointments and meetings
Mrs Swasey a Bridge Academy graduate works for the State Motor Vehicle Bureau and is stationed in New York with naval affairs. Blaine Little of South Dresden enters Augusta General Hospital to train as a nurse. Lakeview Chapter Jefferson hosts Olive Branch Chapter OES officers. Past Matrons and Patrons observed October 5. Sagadahoe Lincoln County Teachers association meeting in Bath for Bridge Academy instructors.
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New York
Swasey
Bridge Acade
State Motor To
Bureau of Naval Ae
Blaine Little
South Dresden
Augusta General Hospital
Lakeview
Jefferson
Olive Branch
O.es
Bridge Academy
Bath
Sagadahoe
Lincoln County
Drummond Blockhouse Family Ties to Shipbuilders
The Drummond family traced from Patrick and James Drummond built ships along the Kennebec River. Captains William James and Ezekiel B. Drummond, Bath shipmasters in the 1800s, were brothers or cousins. The James house became a Masonic Temple, with William and El’s homes nearby.
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Arrowsic Island
Josiah H. Drummond
Winslow
William
James
Ezekiel B. Drummond
Bath
James Drummond
Patrick
Ezekiel
Masonic Temple
Kennebec
Telephone Bridge at Montsweag Farm Bureau Week
Montsweag Farm Bureau hosts a telephone bridge from Monday to Saturday with two events, auction and contract. Auction uses 16 hands and 125 for game with no doubling and changes every four hands. contracts use 16 hands with all players vulnerable, aiming for four game points per hand and 50 for moving.
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Montsweag Farm Bureau
Wilcom
Salvation Army Flag Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
The blue red flag with a yellow star, symbolizing holiness and the Blood and Fire motto, spread worldwide with 97 countries past and present. Founded by William Booth, the flag inspires peace even amid conflict and displacement as it marks seventy years of global service.
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Atherine Booth
William Booth
Salvation Army
England
Jesus
Africa
India
China
Lapland
Australia
North
South America
Canyon City
Canada
Rgest Salvation Army
Berlin
Germany
Eyland
Forry Land
Teachers Convention Highlights Student and Guidance Topics
Seven and eight graders explored Living With Our Lively Young Citizens with Violet Smith and Lida Baker directing reports. High school focus centered on The High School Guidance Program and Its Problems with Nathan Watson Austin Miller and Elizabeth White leading chairmen and reporters.
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Violet Smith
Lida Baker
Hazel Lovely
Thelma Clark
Listern
WBZ
Ella Bates
Louise Reynolds
Nathan Watson
Ruth Wilson
Austin Miller
Elizabeth White
Geraldine Wakefield
Leon P. Spinney
Georgianna Downing
Adena Smith
Methodists Conference Adjourns and Dines at Central Church
The conference will adjourn at noon with a 12.15 dinner served at Central Congregational church. Public invitation extends to attend any or all sessions or meal.
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Central Congregational Church
Bath Rifle and Pistol Association Prepares for Busy Season
The Bath Rifle and Pistol Association in South End readies for a busy fall and winter with a state championship defense and multiple matches. About 60 members train at the Washington Street range, with officers led by President Phil Staley Jr and improvements like a safer, glare-reducing backdrop, updated lighting, and a trophy cabinet. The club eyes the Berry Paper Mill trophy in the Gayton Post league, aiming to hold the cup permanently after holding it two years running. The first fall match is Oct 1 against Lewiston Rifle Club, with a Damariscotta tournament and NRA events planned, and telescope use allowed in gallery competition.
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Bath Rifle and Pistol Association
South End
Phil Staley, Jr
Duncan Bragg
Arthur Hall
Everett Cooke, Jr
Kenneth Smith
Washington Street
Berry Paper Mill
Berry People
Bath
National Rifle Association
Mainelevy Rifle League
Lewiston Rifle Club
C. N.R.A
Plac
Bathay
Bath Club
Om East
Bath Rifle and Association
Rey
Gardiner Beats Morse Gardiner 25 to 6 at Quimby Field
Gardiner High overwhelmed Morse with a 25 6 victory at Quimby Field on Saturday. Thibeau scored twice and Hersom added a TD as Gardiner dominated the line while Morse battled back, hampered by turnovers and a late fumble, with Gardiner taking control in the second and fourth quarters.
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Bath
Quimby Field
Morse
Gardiner
Tiger
Cocaptain
Dave Dineen
Buddy Dick
Gardine
Hersom
Thibeau
Tigers
Laney
Gingrow
Johnson
Wilson
Pecci
Brown
Nichols
Raymond
McPhee
Morse Hazzard
Wilson Purdy
Reynolds Dinnen
Freeman Weston
Final order for executrix noted in ARTHUR 3 16
A damaged notice references a final order for an executrix with names such as ARTHUR and Attest: JOHN L. Rich. The fragment mentions a date and legal action but lacks complete details.
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Conan Arthur
Ben
Safe hoisted to Brunswick building during street fire
A Lucien Moving Co. crate hauled a heavy steel safe to the second floor on Maine Street Brunswick amid a fire that trapped many business and railroad men. It took hours to move the safe and access was restricted to the fire exits during the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Record
Lucien Moving Co
Brunswick
Ineoin Bulla
Maine Street
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Front’ Street
John W. Ballou
Harry Hyde
William Collins
William Corliss
New Meadows
Frank Yard
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Frank B. Wetherbee
Boston
Sleeeees
Maine Central
School Street
Corinna
Colonial Club
Augusta
Friends of Pastor
Guptill
North Street
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Portland Harbor
Iday Street Chapel
Harold M. Sewall
Cincinnati
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Taft League of America
Taft
Charles Cheltra
Jamaica
E. W. Hyde
Sperty
Williams Island
A. H. Stetson
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Earry
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Harold M.il
George E. Hughes
Charles S. Brown
F. Alfred ‘Stetson
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Mrs. R. P. Ham
Bee
Charles T. Jackson
Fred W. Coombs
West Southport
James A. Young
Dorchester
Mass
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H. E. Spear
Madison
Chelsea
McCormick
Ja.Dara
Wee Martin
William Shaughnessy
New Meadows Landing
Hollis Merry
Knox
Parker
Water Street
Harold T. Bibber
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Charles H. Smith
Drummond
Methodists Conference
Seight King
Ray Thomas
James Taley
I Duncaning
Jack Cee Wee Tert
Powers Bae
Ara Hake Ety
Aulding
John Laney
Pecci Thibeau
Champion Hersom
Staples
Heinsom
Maschardi
Mpire
Mendel
Fraser
Barnard
Ginrow
Hesalton
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Ayson
L. Thibeau
Christoupoulos
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Hayden
Tracey
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Cressey
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Pottle
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Powers
Grimarde
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Yo- Yo
Yo-Yo
Kilroy
Sagadahoc
Marguerite H. Fuller
Ecutrix
Elias H. Lovejoy
Carrie E. McDonald
Ernest L. Spimmy
Edward W. Bridgham
Lulu W. Houdlette
Wallace H. Yee
John L. Jack
Register
John L. Rich
Frank J. Peterson
Medford
Middlesex
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Georgetown
Nora L. Hanna
Arthur J. D
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Annie M. Walker
Marian
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Ter Walker
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