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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1916

Page

6

Hay Making in Bowdoinham Feats of 37 Men and 30 Horses

In Bowdoinham Kendall field a single day yielded 94 double horse loads of hay with 37 men and 30 horses at work. The Kendall operation aims for seven to eight hundred tons harvest across the season while community notices report local visits, sales, entertainments, and weather-related damages from a recent electrical storm.

Kendall’s Ridge Church Simmons College Emma Ferguson Bertha Jackson Massachusetts C. P. Bates A. H. Hillman James Dunlap East Bowdoinham Albert Henderson R. D. Purinton Portland Henderson W. A. Richardson Boston Bowdoinham W. P. Carr Rangeley Lakes Carr Stephen W. Carr Central Maine Power Co Charles Lambert Buffalo N. Y Bath Orin Small the Ridge Litchfield Georgie Holbrook Richard Holbrook Topsham Clarence Blackman Helen Earl W. L. Blackman Woolwich E. W. Warren C. L. Mosher Orrs Island L. N. Williams Columbus University Everett Williams F. H. Long Dr. Grant Clarina Purington Annie Morehouse Peaks Island

Shoppers Await Saturday Night Sale at Percys Store

An advertisement announces a 7 pm Saturday night sale at Percys Store. It promises big merchandise values and suggests thrice lucky shoppers will benefit from the event. The message emphasizes limited time and exclusive offers for attendees.

State of Maine Night Rally Opens Bath Campaign

Bath hosts a big Republican rally Monday evening August 28 at Columbia theatre with speakers Carl Milliken Wallace White Jr and Edward Wheeler. A flag raising torchlight parade and band concerts precede a welcome reception after speeches with local officials and Bath residents attending.

West Bath Georgetown Bowdoinham Woolwich Phippsburg Parker Head Popham Arrowsie Boothbay Bath Columbia Theatre State of Maine Carl Milliken Wallace H. White Maine Milliken Congress White

Pleasant Woolwich Minstrel Boosts Church Fund

Woolwich hosts a successful Friday minstrel show at Tuessic Hall with Miss Ada Ramsay Baltimore and Miss Louie Thwing Woolwich as end men. Funds go to the hall and Methodist Church treasury. crowd from Bath enjoyed ice treats and Perkins Orchestra.

Tuessic Hall Louie Thwing Woolwich Ada Ramsay Baltimore Charlotte Buck Bath Perkins’ Orchestra Kitchen Mabel Day Mighty Lake Rose Miss Day Isabel McDonald Natalie Tracy Skeleton Ray Margaret Jenkins Woodrow Wilson Gretas Mother Mahree Lois Day Doris Tracy Dorman Perkins Lois Flushing L. I G. I. Tracy Doris Newton Mass A. M. Reed Sebenon Hall Methodist Church Mission Band The Baptist Church Ralph Rice Clarence Baker Harriet Hawthorne David Trott Milton Savage Addison Rice Mabel Thwing Augusta North Woolwich L. P. Decker Malden G. M. Stinson Beatrice Rita Cronin Lewiston B. P. Browne Corliss St. Baptist Woolwich-Wiscasset Montsweag Emily Otis Medford Anne Dodge Phyllis Hall Rockland A. W. Hall Harold Hall University of Maine Fred Kenniston Ed. Dunton Harry Austen James Portland E. B. Shaw Herbert ‘Hall Friends Semmes Reading A. A. Stott W. R. Lilly Ladies’ Aid Ralph Baker Baby Ann Crocker H. E. Savage Pemaquid Leland Savage Edith White Bath City Hospital

Arrowsic Church Service and Churchill Lecture

Service at 2 30 p m uses new hymnals and the sermon titled The Thirst for the Living God. Thursday prayer meeting is omitted due to Mr Churchill's lecture The Doom of the Turkish Empire describing Orient life and experiences. Ladies Aid met last Tuesday at Mrs Frank Clarks.

Lydia Leathers Montana Charles Newton Wilhelmina Walter Williams Cornwall Hudson, N. Y Smalley Patten Upper Maine Street Newton House Vine Street F. K. Jack Bath Brunswick Irish Arthur Nettleton Gardiner H. L. Clark W. P. Carr Spencer Camps Moosehead Lake W. L. Bonney Ann Fisher Margaret Chapman Florence Sparks Mary T. Purington George Cutler C. L. Mosher Emily Rideout C. A. Houghton R. W. Carr Cora Wilkinson Lewiston Pearl Cannon O. E. Page Frances Garnet Palmer Frank Cornish Brookylon N. Y Nancy Cornish Robens Douglas B. B. Douglass Lena Cobb Lottie Highmoor Farm Monmouth R. H. Jack Elm Street C. W. Frost Merrymeeting Bay G. H. McKay Augusta Bertha Moulton A. Houghton Temple Leroy Williams Rumford Everett Williams E. C. Higgins Phillips Dr. Higgins Josiah Fulton Caleb Sedgley Irving Fowle J. P. Temple Champ Clrair Robert Sedgley Dell Nichols Dorothy Dickinson North Woolwich Woolwich Arrowsic Church John KE. Churchill Sarah Bailey Nequasset Nellie Bailey South Gardiner J. Sumner Bailey Jesse Bailey Perry Bailey J. Gould Bailey Rodney Bailey Dorothy Edward Cromwell Harland Chelsea Mass Nettie Wright Frank Wright Montswear Edward B. Stickney Hampton N. H Herbert E. Wright Shady Lawn George Clinton Bailey Clare Freeman Albion Arthur Larrabee Wallace Ham Dresden Asbury Bailey Bernard Bailey Edna Barbara Ruth Louise Bernard Wiscasset Marjorie Bailey Isabel and Edwina Lewis Llewellyn Bailey George M. Shaw Herbert Wright Harold Shaw Oscar Bailey Bailey Old Shepard Call Place William MacKenzie Waltham George Walker Cyrus Longley Congregational Church Ada Ramsay Mabel Day Mr. Larkin Larkin Pastor Calder Boothbay Camp Miss Day Miss Ramsay Warreni Miss Bagley Muir Pastor Allen Friends From Center Church Churchill Aid Frank Clark

Directors Expanded At Three Maine Firms Meeting

At Topsham offices the annual meeting of W H Parsons Co Pejepscot Paper Co and Sagadahoc Towing Co increased directors to seven with two new directors. Election of officers named Justice A B Cowles president William Nearing vice president and general manager William Glasson treasurer E P Cowles secretary and Charles P Cowles woodland manager. New directors include William D Sewall Bath and Edward B Shadduck New York alongside existing officers.

W. H. Parsons & Co Pejepscot Paper Company Sagadahoe Towing Company Allied Companies Topsham PejJepscot Paper Company Sagadahoc Towing Company Justice A. B. Cowles William W. Nearing William Glasson E. P. Cowles Charles P. Cowles Woodland Department William D. Sewall Bath Edward B. Shadduck New York FE. P. Cowles Harris Whittemore Naugatuck, Conn

Sugar Dips Slightly as Lard Rises

Market brief notes a minor decline in sugar prices while lard prices edge upward. Traders watch supply shifts and seasonal demand as edible fats and sweeteners move on regional exchanges.

Death of Bowdoin and Lisbon business leader Alonzo Purinton

Alonzo Purinton, a leading Bowdoin and Lisbon businessman, was found dead in his West Bowdoin grocery store from heart trouble. Born in Bowdoin, he was 68, a Republican former state representative, town clerk, postmaster, Civil War drummer, and member of Masonic and Free Baptist circles. He leaves a widow, a sister Clara, and an adopted son Emen Purinton, with Edith Purinton visiting from West Bowdoin.

Alonzo Purinton Bowdoin Lisbon West Bowdoin Mr. Purinton Joseph and Octavia Purinton Purinton Maine Ancient York Lodge F.&a.m Lewiston Free Baptist Church Clara Purinton Emen Purinton Philadelphia Edith Purinton

Ada F Brown Schooner Arrives at Rio Leaking

The schooner Ada F. Brown arrived at Rio de Janeiro on August 14 from New York and is leaking. A survey will occur after cargo discharge. Built by Phippsburg and recently sold by C. V. Minott to New York buyers.

Ada F. Brown Rio Janeiro New York Brown C. V. Minott

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John Denham W. W. Denham Mary Sward Elsie Dickinson Vanderkleed Frank Jacques Georgie White Haverhill Lillian Carr A. C. Carr T. W. Skelton C. B. Kendall C. F. Staples H. E. Cornish W. W. Brown Myrtle Jack Squirrel Island Kathahnis Tenants Harbor Boy Scouts of Blanche Rounds Grace Brown Hazel Pierce Florence Small Verona Brown Helen Gould Mildred Millay Pearle Ames the Guardian Jessica Ames Pythian Sisters’ Aid Auburn Maine Central Carpenters EK. E. Gifford Bangor Fair Long Branch Farm J. L. Temple Bangor F. J. Nichols H. B. Cummins Eva Rideout Ethel Lord Webhannet R. B. Andros Percy D.T. Percy & Sons Sic H. O. Andros George Jack Hollis High School H. B. Jack Sebenoa Sagady Pejepscot Paper Co
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