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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1916

Page

13

Prominent Dorest Druggist Praises Tanlac

A South Windham druggist Mr Hoyt reports high satisfaction with Tanlac after John Allen from R F D No 3 Woodfords tried it for years of indigestion gas and weak nerves. He says Tanlac is purely an herb mix ture and the greatest medicine in the country. Tanlac is sold at Swett & Co Bath with multiple town distributors listed.

Hoyt South Windham John Allen Mr. Hoyt Allen R.F.D. No. 3 Woodfords Swett & Co Bath Augusta Bowditch & Webster Co Brunswick P. J. Meserve Cornish George Parker & Son Freeport W. C. Fogg Waterville

Local Jottings and Maritime News

Hot Cross buns season opens with Mayflowers seen. Captain Small wears first Mayflowers in spring. Winter St. Church Ladies’ Aid hosted by Mrs. Dunklee. last meeting of the season. Towboats fly half mast for Captain Trevett. Horatio G. Foss chartered to carry coal Norfolk to Para at 14 a ton. sails from Boston for Norfolk. Wedding of Charles Duncan and Anna J. Thomas followed by reception on Commercial St.. Miller’s bakery wedding cake centerpiece with turkey and roasted meats. festivities end Thursday morning.

William G. Small Commercial St Miller’s Bakery

Local church groups meet amid town activities

Dorcas Guild and Beacon Street Epworth League held meetings in town venues on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. A birth was recorded for Miss Emma Louise Ward at the Ward home. Local politics show Carl S. Milliken visiting town en route to Boothbay Harbor. Ninth Grade entertainment proceeds funded a victrola and records. Bath area commerce displays attract shoppers as Perry Brothers vehicles move along river-adverse roads.

Dorcas Guild Beacon Street Walter Smith Washington St Beacon Street Epworth League Emma Louise Ward Galen E. Ward Carl Milliken Island Falls Boothbay Harbor Perry H. A. Witham Perry Brothers of Bath Hatch’s Corner Dresden Moose Orioles Mann W. Miller Wellman Texas Yard Hallowell Kennebecs Frank Edgecomb al Ridley People’s Church Boothbay Register James O. Farnham W. H. Hodgdon Hodgdon

Bath Area Notes Rich in Local Happenings

Regular Genesta Chapter meeting reports and social events. Bath visitors include Col Hale from Portland. Walter S. Russell files a 342 pupil ward count. Molasses of Oscar's men on Broad Street and river landings noted. Squirrels dig up acorns in local beds. Ladies Aid meets Theresa Moses. Richmond tax rate set at 12.70 per thousand, down 1.30. Weeks Street School children observe birds on Pitch Pine Hill. Spinney mill barge ships shingles from New Brunswick. Ransom B. Fuller to depart for Boston April 30. Coal cargoes arrive for M. W. Sewall Co. Piano lamp ordered for Bath patron. Morse and Rumford debates open to public with post-debate dance. Oakes Ames schooner brings coal. Irving Lewis commands. Local court fines man. munimus withheld. Rockland arrest for drunkenness with Bert Walker from Rockland. Bowdoin College locals plan militia-linked units. Steamer W erin Bath signals lingering winter. ice and frozen coves noted. National Association of Letter Carriers installs Maine officers led by E. Gainor. Doris Green birthday party with gold locket and chain. guests listed. music and games.

Genesta Col. Hale Portland Bath Walter S. Russell Oscar Broad St City Landing Front St Ladies' Aid of New Church Theresa Moses Washington St Richmond Pine Hill New Brunswick Railrroad Reed’s Wharf Ransom B. Fuller Houghton’s Boston Morse High Rumford High Morse Hall Oakes Ames E.S.S. Co Ames Irving Lewis Kennebec Valley Rockland Rice Bert Walker Massachusetts Walker

Dear village mourns loss of Mrs Albert Lakin at 39

Winnegance reports the death of Mrs Albert Lakin after a two week hospital stay in Bath. The community extends sympathy to her husband Clarence, son, and wider circle. funeral set for Sunday at two from her home with tribute from the Loyal Bible Class.

Albert Lakin Clarence Bath Lakin Bath City Hospital Wellington Preble Lester Perry Randolph Charles

Muskrat sightings and early fishing notes from Winnegance area

Parker Morse and son Percy shot 13 muskrats in the old mill pond at Winnegance. Ralph and Harold Small on a canoe trip captured one muskrat on Winnegance Creek. Farmers call for more warm rains to ease ground frost. Ice breaking up at Cobbesseecontee and Tacoma Lake. Augusta crew moved the North Church building near the Texas yard for a new site. piling begins for foundations with a rail car driving timbers into the ground.

Parker Morse Percy Winnegance Ralph Harold Small Winnegance Creek Cobbesseecontee Tacoma Lake Augusta Texas Yard

Mosaic Easter Mail and Bath Trust Co Interiors

Easter tokens and cards arrive by mail as the year’s longest day nears. William Merry leads a painter crew decorating the Bath Trust Co banking rooms and directors' room with pure white dressings, detailing a refreshed interior.

William Merry Bath Trust Co

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Indorses Tanlac Sogn Lewis J. Sawyer Bangor Maine Phoenix William L. Bonney Bowdoinham House of Representatives Bowdoin Phippsburg Woolwich West Bath Arrowsie Secretary of State A. F. Williams W. L. Reynolds M. G. Chamberlin Milton Mills N. H Reynolds Messrs. Reynolds Chamberlin Emery Lot Rockland Courier Gazette Charles D. Loveland Philadelphia C. H. Saunders Percy & Small Jerome Jones E. L. Nash G. G. Deering Co Liverpool Newport News South America Saunders France Ireland Scotland Capt. Saunders Aribroath Bowdoin College Langley Sloshberg College Rifle Association Booth Harbor Sasanoa River MacMahan E. J. Gainor Muncie Ind National Association of Letter Carriers A. J. Pellegrini E. E. Sands Lewiston P.*. McDonough Thomas J. Manning Charles E. Prinn Ernest Beaumont Doris Green Western Ave Leola Breton Katherine Mayers Lillian Lewin Annie Burnham Alexandrine Martin Adelaide White Nellie Green Earl Whittemore Edward ‘True Walter Morse Otis’ Morse Harry Ward Roland Breton Langdon Thistle Andrew Flaherty Doris FERED Thompson Bros Winnegance News Katherine Williams Harry Oliver Ellen Walker Providence Billa Merryfield Seymour Hayden Edgar Williams Harry Williams Charles Merry Dearborn Small Point Zina B. Eaton Curtis Ladies’ Aid Charles Small Loring Webber New Jersey E. L. Walker William Campbell Eleanor Morse Chopps’ Point W. W. Morse Conley’s Specialty Store Chevrolet LR. Morrill
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