Local Jottings Highlight Weather, Sports and Obituaries
A Saco weather prophet forecasts four more snowstorms before spring. Patriots' Day events and naval exercises were held in local schools. Steamer Lizzie Snow hauled boxboards from Westport for rail shipment and returned. A Bathman enjoyed Mount Washington view from Whiskeay Creek Ridge. Dress uniforms for the 4th Co. C.A.C. will shift to Augusta duties with officers supplying attire. Hyde Windlass baseball team planned practices and leadership roles. Funeral services for Miss Annie C. Marion were held at St Marys Church with Rev N J Horan officiating and Oak Grove Cemetery burial. Cosmopolitan Club representatives attended a bird house exhibition in Lewiston with 200 student-made houses and plans for an annual program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Lizzie Snow
Westport
Horace P.morse
Hyde Windlass
Annie C. Manion
St. Mary’s Church
N. J. Horan
Albert E. Desmond
J. L. P. Burke
C. H. Cahill
R. P. Ham
Oak Grove Cemetery
Arthur Bishop
Margaret Foote
Lewiston
Cosmopolitan Club
Androscoggin Humane Society
Auburn
Moonlit week and local notes from Bath area
The full moon lit Monday while Patriots Day closures marked Wednesday. Bath residents reported good road conditions to Brunswick for Sunday celebrations. Shad season nears as Kennebec fishing boats prepare. Morse High School names Leah Green captain and Edith Mitchell manager for the Class of ’17 team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Percy
Brunswick
North Bath
Kennebec
Local Letters Praise Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Letters from Marinette Detroit and Bellevue praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative to surgery for female troubles. Women describe relief from pains, fatigue, and mobility loss after using the product, with one offering to publish her name in gratitude and another seeking confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marinette
Wis
Lydia Em
Tuos. Dwyer
Milwaukee Ave
East
Detroit
Mich
Bellevue
Lydia E.ham
Miss Frottiurr
Manhattan St
North Side
Lydia BE
Excessive Meat Eating Linked to Digestive Trouble
Many people with flatulency eat too much meat and suffer wind on the stomach. Cutting meat and using Dr Williams Pink Pills can strengthen nerves and improve digestion. The pills, said to enrich blood and tone the stomach, are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York with a diet book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Bath Church Observes Palm Sunday and Local News
Palm Sunday was observed in Bath as usual. Texas Company reports 400 kegs of rivets arriving, each 250 pounds. Officer FredeSars resumed night watch after vacation. A daughter named Mary Madeline born to Mr. and Mrs. George Babine. Wesleyan beat Bowdoin 3 to 1 in Middle town Conn. Lumber dumped from Illinois Central car into river and rafted to Percy Small yard. Universalist ladies held a noon sale at Swett store with rich cakes. Pastor Evans's Bible class formed at People’s Church with officers elected. Class to name baseball team. Driver Barter injured on capstan at Texas yard. no bones broken. William Butler injured by auto in Brunswick. bicycle vs auto incident near Congregational Church. Mrs Annie Soren, delivering baby on train, received aid and left for Boston. baby is healthy. Mrs Soren, visiting from Rockland, is unsure of husband’s whereabouts, possibly in England. She has about $3 and a bath ticket. hospital letters found on her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Texas Company
FredeSars
George Babine
Mary Madeline
Wesleyan
Bowdoin
Middletown
Conn
Illinois Central
Percy & Small Yard
Universalist
Swett Store
Front St
George Coffin
Philip Day
Bertram G. Crocker
Driver Barter
Howard Coal Co
Texas Yard
North Church
J. O. Lincoln
William Butler
Brunswick
Norman Kilby
Freeport
Maine St
Kilby
Butler
Annie Soren
Rockland
Kennebec
Ferdinando Gorges
Bath City Hospital
Boston
Miss Saren
Bath City—Hospital
Local notes and community happenings across Bath Maine
Queen Esther Sewing Circle met Tuesday afternoon with supper at six. Lincoln Lodge announced initiatory degree next Monday. Basket fenders appear on L A and W cars. Carlton's lighter delivered engines to Texas yard from M C R R. Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters held a meeting and a session followed by a regular gathering. A view along Commercial Street shows rapid railroad bed construction. A snowfall storm lingered with misty trees while pedestrians faced slick walks. Dr C A Peaslee and Dr E J Marston attended Cumberland County Medical Association events in Portland with a Tim display on orthopedic surgery by Dr Albee of New York. The U S buoy boat Zizania visited Bath Sunday, carried 27 crew with various nationalities. it left Monday to replace local buoys. John D. Farrin, Bath, leased Otter Cliff House at Five Islands for the season, aiming to open June 1 with a staff. The Otter Cliff’s seaside setup attracted the Boston Bell Boys’ Association to plan a summer Maine vacation. William J. Jacobs, Bath freight clerk, marked 32 years in service, native of Portland and former Canadian Express messenger. he has worked in three Bath freight houses and is Bath yard’s oldest employee. He belongs to Harmony Lodge I O C F and Canton King P M and is a veteran bowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Esther Sewing Circle
Lincoln Lodge
J.C.C.F
Carlton
Texas Yard
M C.R.R. Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisters
C. A. Peaslee
E. J. Marston
Cumberland County Medical Association
Portland
Congress Square Hotel
Tims
Albee
New York
Alna
U.S
Zizania
Augusta
Portsmouth
St. Croix
John D. Farrin
Boston
Otter Cliff House
Five Islands
Farrin
Parker House
New Tremont
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Otter Cliff
Boston Bell Boys’ Association
Maine
Bath
William J. Jacobs
Maine Central
Jacobs
Canadian Express
Montreal
Toronto
Charles Nutting
jath-Lewiston
Bath Yard
Harmony Lodge
I.0.c.f
Canton King
P. M
Get Pure Blood with Burdock Blood Bitters
Advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for impure blood. Promotes eating simply exercising and keeping clean to improve health with a bottle priced at $1.00.
Local clubs meet and fish cargoes are reported
The Jolly Thimble sewing circle met with Mrs Hir am Wortley on Court St. The League of Central Church was hosted by Mrs Walter E Chase and Miss Madeline at Center St. C. R. Doty delivered 700 pounds of mixed fish from Boothbay to a City Landing carrier aboard the No Name. Intention of marriage filed for Franklin P. Sprague Jr. and Miss Rosa Johnson of Bath. The funeral of John McKay from Grace Church was followed by Masonic burial services and interment at Maple Grove Cemetery with pallbearers from Solar Lodge No. 14 F and A M. He left several children and a granddaughter, Mrs Kenneth H. Dresser, who accompanied the remains from Schenectady and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Thimble Sewing Circle
Hiram Wortley
Court St. Marse
League of Central Church
Walter E Chase
Madeline
Center St
C. R. Doty
Boothbay
City Landing
Grassy
Franklin P. Sprague, Jr
Rosa Johnson
Bath
John McKay
Schenectady
N. Y
Grace
W. M. R. C. Cowles
A. B. Stearns
W. H. A.starbird
J. W. N. Gratz Jackson
Solar Lodge No. 14
F.&a.m
Maple Grove Cemetery
Charles F. Anderson
Elizabeth Mallee
Brookline
Mass
Sadie Keene
New York
James R. McKay
van Etten
Kenneth H. Dresser
Springfield
What Causes Colds and How to Ward Them Off
An old medicine ad argues colds arise from lowered vitality and congested organs. It blames a clogged stomach liver and bowels for susceptibility and promotes L F Atwood's Medicine as a preventative cure. It urges prompt use and regular dosing with a 35 cent bottle offered for sale or free sample by L F Medicine Co Portland Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Portland
Bath Gun Club Receives Western Automatic Trap
Local news notes Harold Ward leaves to accept a position in Lennox Massachusetts. Murray Club meets with Mrs. H. T. Passmore at 36 Summer Street. About 1000 visitors tour the Texas yard as workers relocate the Old North Church. City of Rockland to begins Kennebec division season with first trip from Boston next Monday. river residents welcome the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Gun Club
Harold Ward
Lennox
Mass
Curtis
Murray Club
H. T. Passmore
Summer St
Texas Yard
Old North Church
Rockland
Kennebec
Boston
Anuric touted for backache and kidney relief
A reader letters section promotes Anuric from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as a remedy for backache swelling of hands and feet and urinary issues. The note claims rapid relief after one dose and urges readers to try a sample and buy a 50 cent box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Anuric
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Leah Green
Morse
Edith Mitchell
Frank
Wakefield
Harold Thompson
Hallowell
Lillie Pray
W. J. Berry
P. O
Portsmouth Times
John Murphy
Haverhill
Murphy
Thomas B. Leyden
Bath Grain Co
Benjamin Snow
University of Wisconsin
Snow
Flattery
iMaine Methodist
Rumsford Falls
J. E. C. Sawyer
Troy
Bishop Cooke
Methodist
Sawyer
B. C. Wentworth
Yarmouthville
Berry
Civic League
Bears
York Corr
Fidelity Trust Comp
Fidelity Trust Company
Squa Ours
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