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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
3
The column warns to verify checks from unknowns and notes a promising start to baseball season with attendance at Kelley Field on Saturday. It discusses Maine gubernatorial primaries, European influence on strikes, and remarks on naval topics and maritime laws amid wartime concerns.
A voice argues that weather and policy intertwine with the Democratic regime blamed for the heat, contrasting past summers under Republicans and asserting responsibility is evident.
Governor Whitman appears to have a criminal libel case involving Mrs. Becker, but given the circumstances he may overlook the affront raised by the widow of the convicted and legally executed police officer.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company announces plans to establish a 15 000-ton steamship fleet linking New York with the South American west coast. Americans cannot develop this business due to the La Follette law, but observers can watch others pursue it. The schooner Polly, built in 1805 and now a museum at Salisbury Point Massachusetts, marks a long maritime lineage from War of 1812 privateer to coastal trader.
A Maine year after Europe’s war shows little change in resolve. The piece condemns unscientific lightning rod sales, notes state laws in Maine and New Hampshire restricting practice, and urges bonds and licenses for dealers. It also critiques Germany’s submarine campaign, proposes intercepting German ships with legal action in U.S. courts, and warns of prize court delays.
Bids for the $20,000 twenty year four percent bonds were opened Saturday. E H Rollins & Sons of Boston won at 100.18. Bath Savings, Fidelity Trust Portland, C C Dennison Boston, Merrill Oldham Boston, and N W Harris Boston submitted bids with various accrued interest. Short term considered favorable.
The William DeCoste property sale drew a crowd with 64S Washington St and 2S Shepard St bought by Ernest Couture for 5459 dollars while Center St block went to Henry W Howard for 2250. John E Fitzgerald acted as auctioneer. Bath baseball lost to Boothbay Harbor 3 2 in ten innings in a season highlight. An incident on Water St involved a distressed colored woman and Capt Wallace escorting her to safety.
A long list of Bath residents and visitors is noted, detailing weekend absences, visits, and greetings. Mrs George T Cutting dies in Waterville, while others including Robert Fisher in Augusta and Miss Althea Harvey of Hallowell are mentioned. Several locals travel, host relatives, or join summer events, with Dempsey troupe rehearsals set for Cortland August 1.
Bath car owners traveled to Old Orchard as a hot spell begins with the moon quartering suggesting clearing weather. Scouts Wesley Troop and Central Troop held outings. a Bath student noted 20 wildflower varieties along High Street. A Dunbar auto-truck service hosted an open air service at Montsweag with baptisms. large crowd attended. Damariscotta lost to Hyde Windlass 11 to 2 at Kelley Field with spectators donating funds for Windlass expenses.
Catarrh is a blood disease like scrofula or rheumatism. Local treatment cannot remove it. it weakens lungs and leads to consumption. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as the best remedy, purifying the blood. Ask your druggist for it.
A large crowd of Boston shop girls returning from Southport traveled home aboard the Boston boat. Walter C. Emerson of Portland plans a forthcoming book on Maine summer resorts and is noted as a prominent Squirrel Island resident. Capt. A. L. Kent now commands the steamship Walter D. Noyes, arriving in New York and loading cargo for Brazilian ports. The Noyes, 375 feet long with 6500 tons coal capacity, has a five year coal trade charter and is sublet for New York to Brazil service.
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