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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
2
The notice urges support for a fundraising drive to benefit the Path City hospital as facilities in the area struggle to meet emergencies. Townsfolk and organizations are called to back the effort, with events already underway and more planned to boost funds and improve services.
Readers are told Lewiston Auburn will post large directional signs along the Portland Boston highway and Augusta Waterville road to urge motorists to use the coast route via Twin Cities. Signs described as fifty by twenty feet will be erected. nearby Maine towns may follow with similar ads.
The third annual meeting of the Dromore Burying Ground association met at Dromore Grange Hall. Hon. J Edward Denke presided as officers were re elected. A treasury balance of 66.63 plus a donor check brought total to 6768. The group planned next year’s gathering and families were asked to plant a pine tree. The program featured recitations songs and sketches by Miss Olive Oliver Miss Bessie Dickinson Miss Mary Elliott and others.
At Sabine, the brown Chesapeake Bay retriever Nobs acts as the colony life guard, ready to dive for sticks or people as tides rise. He spends hours towing bathers and supervising the water, while Tootsie the smaller bulldog stays landbound and jealous.
The page lists several social updates including Mr and Mrs Charles FE Vinisted missing in Lancaster, Mrs Lillian Wright returning from Hartland, Kenneth Morrison visiting Nettie Morrison on Pearl Street, Marion Wakefield returning from Portland, Dorothy Frank resuming duties at Bridge Merrill after two weeks vacation at Casco, Max Katz family visiting Pop ham Beach, Joseph Mack of Wortland visiting Gedman family, Buddy returning to North Bergen after visiting Edward Boyce, and Harold W Child resuming municipal duties after two weeks vacation including time at Old Orchard.
The article highlights Maine producing 46 percent of certified seed potatoes in the United States, with over 1.41 million bushels of seed and potential to plant 100000 acres. It notes the importance of good seed stock, inspection costs borne by farmers, and Maine’s leadership in seed production driven by Aroostook County.
Lisbon and Pomona Granges met in a well played contest across the Androscoggin with Durham leading Lisbon and both sides showing solid defense. County Agent Eastman credited the planning committee HH. A. Rackley Sagadahoe Farm Bureau H. A. Bowie Androscoggin Farm Bureau W. W. Canham Androscoggin Pomona U. A. Plummer Sagadahoe Pomona for the event as ideal weather made viewing comfortable.
A Bath group of 14 vacation visitors joined Edward J. McMann for a Sunday deep sea fishing trip off Seguin. The party, departing City landing, made several stops at summer resorts en route to the fishing grounds. Notables included John Conway Clare nce Daley Charles Treath William Veeny John Clements Emery Freeman Harriet Leslie Plant Tlareld Deering Robert Linekin and host Commodore McMann.
Children join 1100 juvenile granges nationwide with members aged five to sixteen. Sections report new branches in many states, sight seeing trips, farm models, community service like cleanups, pest control, bird study, and emphasis on health, loyalty to school and flag.
The article recounts Harry D Hall winding the town clock, noting the weighty work and the skill needed to set all four clock faces from the central shafts. It describes the bell and hammer mechanism, the weathered belfry, and reflections on timekeeping drift among the four faces over years.
The St Marys lawn party ends with a huge crowd and rapid sales across booths. Proceeds winner Thomas R. McCormick wins five tons of coal from American Howe. Booths for sugar bacon ham groceries candy and more show brisk patronage as dancing continues in the parish hall.
Father J J Harris chairman of St Marys lawn party reports net proceeds cleared over 1000 with potential to rise into the teens. A proposal seeks 20000 Loyalty Fund support to sponsor a similar Bath City hospital event soon with Westfield based George Tart advancing the plan. Swift & Co. plans were photographed for Chicago officers.
The Rockland debut of Louise Bickford Sylvester a coloratura soprano marks her entry into a public singing career. She will appear in a concert at the Congregational Church on August 22 drawing interest beyond musical circles to home talent.
WTIC Hartford will switch its broadcast wavelength on Saturday at 2 AM from 475.0 meters to 585.4 meters to avoid interference with nearby stations IWEAP and WIZ.
A Bath article recalls the Elliot family with names James Elliot who died January 15 1806 aged 80 and John Elliot born December 28 1798 who owned the Elliot House hotel. The house later became Johnson Tires Hardware and Anderson Pharmacy now marked on the brick front. A bricked up doorway and windows in the alley hint at the building’s past as a stage coach hub with a large rear stable for fresh horses.
The writ of certiorari by Phippsburg selectmen against county commissioners over Popham Beach road construction was postponed from Monday to Friday at 10 AM before Associate Justice Albert M L Spear ALA. Selectmen seeking review of the records aim to challenge the road order while the built section this year stands finished.
A monster turtle weighing an estimated 1600 to 1800 pounds was hauled into Boothbay Harbor by Capt. Merle Davis aboard the fishing sloon Alfred. The behemoth, caught about 12 miles off Monhegan, was hoisted ashore and shown at a local fish market Sunday and Monday, described as the season’s largest sea creature alongside tuna and white whales sightings.
A compact crossword puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers for refined terms animal names and common words plus tips for solving. The hints encourage filling obvious answers first to unlock crossings and complete the grid.
A Small Point card party at the Harrison Wright cottage drew Bath and area guests for the Bath City hospital Loyalty Fund. Thirty three bridge tables, charity sales, and raffles produced about $700. prizes were awarded to eight guests. Mr and Mrs Harrison Wright bought and renovated the cottage, signaling a series of fundraisers beyond personal donations.
The first piece of live oak from Pensacola stored in a freshwater pond was placed near the stern post of the Constitution at the Boston Navy Yard amid the 115th anniversary of the Guerriere victory. Lieut. John A. Lord oversaw the placement as nearly 1,000 tons of recovered timber await use in the reconstruction project.
A comparative statement shows Central Maine Power Co. gross earnings for the year ending July 31, 1927 at 5,374,370.14, up from 4,957,020.45 in 1926. Net income from operations rose to 2,234,783.48, with dividends and surplus totaling 1,194,624.07 after interest and guaranteed dividends.
A near collision occurred Friday at Thomp son’s corner when Stanley Wallace driving for Frederick Dean of Dorchester stopped his large sedan to avoid a freight car turning onto Center street. Wallace fractured his left forearm but prevented extensive damage to the Dean vehicle.
Twelve tables of bridge and whist were played at the Cosmopolitan club with decorations and refreshments of French vanilla ice cream in puff shells. Prizes awarded included a white silk bag for Miss Dorothy Welch, Three Flowers face powder for Mrs. John A. Morse, and talcum powder for Miss Frances Lord. The event was organized by Miss Berenice Quimby with assistants Miss Doris Dyer and Miss Marcia Moulton.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bloxom of Newark New Jersey and Mrs Mary Cornstalk with daughters Mary and Delia of Ludlow Vermont returned Friday after visiting Mr and Mrs Harry Bloxom at 37 Percent Street.
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