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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
4
A nostalgic look at summer vacations as a yearly rush to the sea or cottages. The piece traces the frantic travel by boat and rail, busy days at the shore, and the physical toll of digging clams and fishing. It argues vacations refresh the mind, though the body is worn, and the memory lingers for a future summer day.
Sagadahoc County Democrats face questions over a resolution claiming Scotch ship builders can buy American steel cheaper than Maine builders. The Independent urges county conventions to address local affairs, noting Maine residents increasingly focus on local matters and seek clear positions on legislation affecting their region.
A Maine editorial laments persistent rum sellers evading authorities, noting ongoing trade whenever prosecutions lapse. It questions the energy spent on rum and suggests redirecting shrewdness to other ventures, then comments on the ill fate of the new vessel Alice M. Davenport near launch.
In Cumberland county Brunswick firms up a political season with two sheriff hopefuls. Bath plans a big firemen's muster in two weeks with $600 in prizes. A lone committee member authorized to buy prizes could profit from trading stamps.
In rough weather this week a flotilla of torpedo boats ran into serious trouble. The writer suggests the vessels should have been shipped overland to avoid the danger of sea travel.
A report highlights an individual who embodies both consistency and persistency. The piece underscores how steady habits and sustained effort led to notable success, framing the subject as a model of reliability in pursuit of long term goals.
President Edward W. Hyde returns home and proclaims the transfer of Bath planta to a shipbuilding combine will aid Bath's future prosperity. Hyde's judgement is trusted for Bath's prospects. The piece notes possible political shifts if William A. Gaston becomes Massachusetts governor and laments frequent trolley accidents.
A reflective proverb presented as a brief social observation about labor and life balance. It contrasts the number of people who toil to sustain life with those who pursue work as a primary vocation, implying a disparity between toil and life's fullness.
Governor Hil Dunn well.
Wednesday morning Capt Amasa Williama led a party to Woolwich aboard the Nellie G for Pomona. Residents and visitors including W D Hutchins family Miss Katherine Andros Miss Edith Wood at Phippsburg for a week, and various others at local inns and camps. A long list of local names and trips notes social visits, reunions, and planned outings with several people traveling to Bath Augusta Portland Ocean Point and Bay Point during the week.
Woolwich notes greet visitors from Somerville Merrimac Des Moines and Wellesley. Edward Preble arrives from Merrimac to visit Miss Harriet Preple. A wheat party and a Friday store dance in B G Potters are planned. Rev David Atherton hosts guests and Rev Mr Conley absence brings Mr Evans to assist. Grace Farnham visits from Wellesley for a few weeks.
The Maine state convention of county commissioners met at Bath with speakers and officers named. Harold M Sewall of Sagadahoc gave an address on duties of county commissioners and the history of Sagadahoc. Committees discussed county care for the poor and road funding, and a plan to increase road state aid was urged. The next convention is set for Portland.
A Riverside masquerade in the Riverside Hotel parlors drew crowds and laughter from 7:80 to 8:30 pm. Guests included Dr and Mrs Williams, Miss Breslin, Charles Brand with Miss Chapin, and many others from Boston, Brookline, Portland, and beyond. The event featured a grand march, two step, and Virginia reel, followed by unmasking and dancing. A long list of recent arrivals at Riverside and Rockledge hotels followed, naming numerous families and individuals from across New England and New York.
Brunswick dispatch reports a Cundy's Harbor crew recounting the disappearance of a fisherman after a harpoon misthrow on a midsize sailboat during a mackerel outing. The boat pitched as a mackerel dive pulled the man from the bowsprit, he cried for help, and he vanished overboard amid the busy harbor chatter and local election talk.
A large number of Marblehead yachts fill the harbor this week. Helene, George O Curtis’s vessel, has returned for a two week cruise. The Alliquippa records arrivals including Miss Fox New York AJ Kaighta J H Powers Melrose Harold Dunning Ray Dunning Mrs G J Dunning Springfield Mr and Mrs Clarence Hampton Philadelphia Chas Packard New York Mr and Mrs Thornton Chase Chicago J W Randall OC W Morse F B Torrey Blanche Bowker M P Hanson Bath F P Whitney Mr and Mrs A B Flint Miss Mary Eblint Mrs Ella K Whitney Miss Mere L Flint Miss A F Whitney Mr and Mrs W F Burroughs A B Burroughs Somerville Mrs O Me Gregor Denver Col DO Patterson Waterville Me.
A Bath boy who left for work in another state has written a daily letter to his sister for six weeks. In Brunswick last Saturday Bath Iron Works defeated Topshama 8 to 7 in a good baseball game.
A list of fabric, dress fashions and textiles with prices for an outlet sale. Items include Scotch outing fannels, taffeta ribbons, maslin curtains, hosiery, window shades, wallpaper, petticoats, night robes, walking skirts, cheviot waists, and other yard goods with prices ranging from 15 cents to 79 cents and up to 398 dollars for some special lines. The entry reads like a catalog snippet with numerous quantities and color options.
A fisherman, wearing heavy oilskins, struggled to stay afloat after his boatmates found him drifting. He cried for help several times and sank, reemerging near rescuers before vanishing again as dogfish swarmed the area. The sharks likely contributed to his death as mackerel fled the scene.
The Cumberland county Prohibition committee selected Rev. A S Bisbee of Brunswick to replace Sheriff Pearson on the ticket. Bisbee, deputy sheriff since June 23 1901, has led temperance work with Sheriff Pearson and serves as Prohibition county chairman and state secretary. He has Bowdoin College faculty backing and support from Freeport and Gray Republican factions.
William Wolfe of this city leaves Saturday night for Boston to join Cul hane Chase and Weston’s minstrels where he will play slide trombone in the band and orchestra. After returning about next April he will go to Togus to play in the Homeband for the summer season of 1903.
The Brunswick Gun Club staged a major interstate shoot hailed as among the region’s best. Top shooters Friffeth Pascoag R I and Apgar New York led day one and day two scores, while Brunswick marksmen Dunning Wheeler and Whitmore captured prizes in a windy, spirited event with lively rivalries and a long list of merchandise awards.
Alden Staples of Bow is celebrated as one of the town’s most intelligent seniors. He marked his 87th milestone last February and on July 31 he stacked hay, gathered over a hundred bunches, and completed mowing tasks with the vigor of a younger man. Neighbors admire his continued labor in Geo H Staples’ yard and fields.
Mrs Jacob Hyde McDonald died Thursday evening at her daughter's home 37 Court Street after a brief illness. She was seventy five and survived by seven children including Mrs Fred M Fogg of Brooklyn Mrs Albert G Winslow of this city Jacob McDonald Beverly Mass Mrs A B Brower Phippsburg George H McDonald Richmond and Mrs W E Richardson South Framingham plus Miss Mae T McDonald of this city.
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