Welcome to Sagadahoc County, Maine History and Genealogy Newspaper Miscellaneous Notices SPECIAL NOTICE All persons indebted by note or account to either the firm of S.J. Watson & Co., or to W.H. Watson, are respectfully requested to call at the store at S.J. Watson, at their earliest convenience and settle the same, as the old business must be settled. S.J. WATSON, W.H. WATSON Bath, April 24, 1872 (Source: The Bath Daily Times, May 7, 1872) MORE HARD PINE: WILL BUILD A SCHOONER AT PHIPSBURG CENTRE Phipsburg, on the Kennebec, will boom this summer with the building of a four masted schooner, by Chas. V. Minott.  the dimensions of the vessel will be: length of keel, 206 feet, beam 42 feet, depth 19 feet. Geo. A. McFadden has contracted for securing a frame for the vessel which is being cut in Stephenville, VA. {source: Bath Independent, May 29, 1897} Friday, Mrs. Louisa Keenan, who lives in Bath, reached her one hundredth birthday.  She is a smart old lady and in the best of health.  She says she remembers the funeral of George Washington.  Her maiden name was Louisa Gray.  She was a native of Monmouth, and is a pensioner of the War of 1812 [Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, April 29, 1891 edition] A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Merriman of Bowdoinham Nov. 15.  Friends in this vicinity extend congratulations. [Bath Independent and Enterprise, Nov. 20, 1907 edition] President T.W. Hyde, of the Bath Iron Works, left Tuesday for New York to take the steamer Paris for England on a business trip. [Source: Bangor Daily Whit and Courier, August 6, 1896] The Republicans of Saco Tuesday night nominated Joseph H. Shaw as candidate for representative to the legislature. [Source: Bangor Daily Whit and Courier, August 6, 1896] One of the queerest divorces in the history of Sagadahoc County Maine has just been granted by Judge Wiswell.  William B. Rush, aged 76 and his wife, Judith, aged 74, of Arrowsic, have secured a divorce, agreeing to "part as friends".  The woman retains the property which she had before marriage, leaving to her husband $75.00 in money, a hourse and minor articles, and the right to marry again. [source: The Warren Sheaf, Warren, Marshall County, MN, May 11, 1899 edition] The hair on the head of Mrs. E.J. Whitton of Topsham Maine, is said to measure eight feet two and one-half inches in length. [source: The Gutherie Daily Leader, Gutherie OK, January 20, 1894 edition]   HOME DEDICATED TO FREE GENEALOGY Submitters retain all copyrights Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor