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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
8
An old Maine remedy for dyspepsia and related ailments is promoted as safer and more reliable than many modern products. The L. F. Atwood’s Medicine of Bitters claims sixty years on the market and wide local relief, with a 35 cent bottle advertised through Portland Maine dealers.
Farmer markets in Bath report subdued activity with scarce supplies. Eggs drift lower to 20 cents a dozen while butter fetches 2 dollars per pound and grains march upward as stock curves constrain pasturing. Local greens and rhubarb appear. potatoes and cabbage stay tight amid rising prices.
Dirigo Grange Brunswick lists a Saturday program for April 6 with music including a piano solo by Sister Amy Hunt and vocal solo by Bro. Batch elder, readings by Sister Addie Prince and Bro. Crockett, a conundrum clipping, and a debate on planning work for recreation. Closing thoughts by Sister Berry.
A wide variety of farm talks cover poultry diets to boost egg production with dry mash schedules and calendar month plans. Local notes report chapel concerts, road work, river launches, inn openings, faulty telephone lines, and community happenings across West Bath and Trufant's Crossing.
Abner Eaton Batchelder of Bowdoin and Richmond dies after a long life as teacher and public official. Born in Phippsburg in 1829 he taught in Phippsburg Litchfield Webster Topsham and Bowdoin and held town offices including selectman tax collector and school supervisor. He moved to Richmond and Lisbon Falls later and spent years as a janitor in public schools. He married twice, lived among his children Samuel E. of Richmond William C. of Bowdoin and Delia B. Cotton of Pejepscot, and remained a Baptist. The piece includes antique farming and domestic maxims and an 1900s advertisement for female remedies.
Miss Alma Holbrook and Miss Lottie Howard entertained the Merry Club on Monday and Thursday respectively. Alma Holbrook returned from a visit to Durham. A chopping bee on April 1 honored Harvey Jordan with a broken leg. Ernest Clifford returned to Orono after a week at home, and Mrs. Clifford hosted friends in his honor with refreshments. Mabel and Florence Jordan visited friends in Lewiston over Easter. Charles Savage works in the paper mill.
Enterprise Grange in Richmond held a program on Saturday April 6 with readings by Long Fern Webber Minnie Stew art and C S Libby plus questions on pruning fruit trees visits among members soil fertility and music by Alice Libby. Only 17 attended due to bad traveling though interest remains high and better roads are hoped to boost future turnout.
One week from Tuesday night Boris Sullivan of Bath will fight two six round bouts with Mike Cunningham of Lewiston. There will be the usual number of fast preliminaries.
Inhabitants of Bath must bring in to the Assessors on or before April 20 1912 true lists of their polls and all nonexempt real and personal estates seized and possessed on April 1 1912 Assessors James C C Mulligan George W Hunt Owen J Ledyard Bath Maine April 5 1912.
Frank Herbert Field of Auburn seeks Letters Testamentary for the estate of Abbie W. Field who died February 5 1812 at Bath leaving a will and no widow. The petition requests probate and appointment of Field as executor with notice by publication in Bath Independent for a probate hearing on May 10 1972.
Hartford Connecticut firm Orient Insurance Company reports Dec 21 1911 assets totaling 3 432 670 62 with admitted assets of 3 350 704 96 and liabilities including net unpaid losses 118 990 08 unearned premiums 1 403 145 61 and cash capital 500 000 00. Surplus stands at 1 272 359 46 with Morse Bros as agents in Bath Maine.
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