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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1914
Page
11
Old Bath items capture spring bustle from May breeze to new plantings. Citizens report April moon, Boothbay boat sighting, shipyard work, ice conditions, local sports, church events, a railroad lighter departure, and various town happenings including births, visits, and police actions.
E Perley Trott arrived home from St Louis. O M Redson died in Lewiston on business. Charles D Clarke traveled to Augusta on business. Nellie Marr stays in Belfast. Angie Pulsifer enjoys Auburn vacation. R Brewer returns after Lewiston trip. Sadie Coombs visits Boston relatives. Charlotte Cook and E F Bucknam visit Boston. Kingsbury and P. Kingsbury visit Boston and Waltham. Frank W Perkins spends Sunday in city. Chester and William Varney visit Portland. Lorenzo Kraft and Eva Bishop stay with Charles H Oliver. M O Glass returns from Brunswick. Alonzo Harriman and Earl Warren visit Brookline. Hh B Allen returns from Cumberland Mills. Mrs Fred R Cahill and Louise tour Dorchester. William H Newell of Lewiston and C I D Newell of Richmond visit. Renwood Brewer buys riding horse. George Barter returns from Westport. George F Williams returns to Kittery. works at Navy Yard. Edna Martin to South Paris for teaching. Martin a Morse High graduate. George Rice near recovery to resume Maine Central depot duties. Ferdinand W Coombs returns to Medford after home visit. Peleg Sprague and Mrs Sprague vacationing with Sprague family in North End. Capt R B Fletcher sails to Port Henry to ready yacht Silouan. Mrs Fletcher hosts in Bath. Robert Dunton and George Maton visit Hawley cottage at Popham Beach. Howard A Webber leaves Cheney Opera House to teach violin. Bath native son.
Rev A W Pottle of Waterville, in his eightieth year, prepares to attend the ninetieth Maine Methodist Episcopal conference in Portland at Pine Street Church with Bishop John W Hamilton presiding. The article recalls his fifty years of service, past assignments, and plans after retirement, noting his long career in Maine and brief time in California.
A reprinted piece from Farm and Fireside urges farmers to use small newspaper ads to reach direct buyers in nearby cities. It stresses listing specific goods with the seller’s name to build trust, and claims repeat customers will return if products prove satisfactory. Bath Independent ad rates start at 25 cents.
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