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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1914

Page

9

Sheriff Robs Hands and Boots Habit at Bath Joint Raid

Saturday evening in Bath Sheriff Oliver and deputies busted a boarding house liquor operation on Middle Street seizing multiple pints and a box of bottles from Carl Wood who used a false address. They then raided a poker joint at 17 Liberty Street arresting six gamblers and confiscating a jackpot and cards.

Oliver Aderton Middle St Carl Wood Carl Houga Bath Carl Elm St Slippery Hitch City Hall Mr. Dry Mr. Sly Water St Water St. the Sheriff Informs the Times That Mr. Sly Norris Liberty St Nut Norris and

Idle Harbor guests and locals gather at Bay Point

Mrs Besse Harvard Adams and Miss Craig of Brooklyn visit Idle Harbor and Hillcrest near Turner Maine. Weston Bonney family occupy Oliver cottage Bath. Mrs Orvis from New York entertains at Tucker cottage. Emersons in Bangor. Donnells Taylors dine at Donnell camp. Katharine Stinson visits Gray Rocks. Puringtons return to Bath. Perc y cottage hosts Cornfoot East Boston for two weeks. Sutton folks join Luther at Almon Lodge. Riverside serenade charms Bay Pointers. Ralph Spinney welcomes second daughter Doris Elizabeth.

Weston Bonney Bath Oliver Cottage Mrs. Bonney Orvis New York City Tucker Cottage Emerson Bangor William 2 Donnell John Taylor Donnell Camp Katharine Stinson C. E. Stinson Path Stinsons Gray Rocks Frank Purington Walter Cornfoot Boston Percy Cottage Briggs Mr. Bonney Winthrop Maine Lower Tucker Cottage Sutton Luther Almon Lodge Ed Cook Keens Popham Riverside Ralph Spinney Doris Elizabeth

Brown Marr Wedding At Wesley Parsonage

Jessie Olding Brown and Richard Kent Marr were married by Rev. H A Corey at the Wesley parsonage with immediate relatives present. The couple plans a Boston wedding trip aboard a boat and will reside at 5 Washburn Street after September 7. Marr works as chief blue print clerk at Bath Iron Works.

Wesley Parsonage Jessie Olding Brown Harris H. Brown Richard Kent Marr Mary E. Marr H. A. Corey Chester Varney Annie McGinnes Boston Washburn St Marr Bath Iron Works

Farm note on Fred Pond at Wiscasset

On Huntoon Hill in Wiscasset Fred Pond, formerly of this city, cultivates six acres of corn for his silo and has cut 200 tons of hay this year. He keeps 15 to 20 cows, prize sheep, many hogs, and operates a prospering farm after previously running Bath's largest restaurant.

Huntoon Hill Wiscasset Fred Pond Pond Bath

William B Knight Obituary Brunswick Leader

William B Knight of Brunswick died Sunday after a brief illness. A Topsham native and longtime Brunswick figure, he is survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs Chandler of Newcastle, and a son Ex Mayor Charles A Knight of Gardiner. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 30 PM.

William B. Knight Brunswick Topsham Chandler Newcastle Charles A. Knight Gardiner

Novel chicken duck brooder uses old box pane

Miss E. A. Smith of the Mansfield farm New Meadows devised a unique brooder from an old box pane. She waterproofed the front, added a curtain, lanterns for warmth and ventilation, and used the pung to house four hundred chicks bantams guineas and one hundred baby ducks for five to six weeks without sickness. The setup saved steps and cost no brooders or hovers.

E. A. Smith Mansfield New Meadows Warren Mansfield Miss Smith

Death of Dorothy B. Cressy A seven year old in Portland

Benjamin Cressy received Sunday the sad news of the death of his daughter Dorothy B. in Portland. She was taken to Maine General Hospital Saturday for treatment and her death was sudden. She is survived by her parents two brothers Harold and William and three sisters Annie Catherine and Ella. The remains were brought home for burial.

Benjamin Cressy Dorothy B Portland Maine General Hospital Harold William Annie Catherine Ella

Death of Bath native David S. Gannett at eighty

Melrose mass reports the death Sunday of David S. Gannett a Bath native aged about eighty. He was a tinsmith by trade who worked in Boston and Chicago and later ran a business in this city with William H. Watson in the store now C. W. Rogers. He is survived by brother Prof. Henry Gannett geographer of the Geological Survey Washington and sister Mrs Sarah Gannett Washington. The body was brought to Bath for burial at Oak Grove Cemetery Wednesday morning at nine.

Melrose Mass David S. Gannett Bath Michael F. Gannett Boston Chicago William H. Watson C. W. Rogers Henry Gannett Geological Survey Washington Sarah Gannett Oak Grove Cemetery

Death of Rudolf Markgraf in Los Angeles reported

Word has been received of the death of Rudolf Markgraf in Los Angeles. The remains were taken to Peoria for burial. He was known in this city and had worked as a chef on the steamer Lucy Neff. He married Euphemia F Jackson and is survived by wife, parents, two sisters, and three brothers. He spent years in San Francisco and Los Angeles, prospecting in the mountains. He led a lifestyle of abstinence and physical culture. His last trip was to the Imperial Valley.

Rudolf Markgraf Los Angeles California Peoria Ill Markgraf Jia Lucy Neff Kelley, Spear Co San Francisco Euphemia F. Jackson Imperial Valley

Fractured skull injuries man after auto wreck

Dr A H Sturtevant formerly of Bath was severely injured last week when the W G Boothby auto crashed near Fred H Gilman’s house in Manchester. He underwent skull surgery at Augusta General Hospital and began to improve by Friday noon with hopes for recovery barring complications.

A. H. Sturtevant Bath W. G. Boothby Fred H. Gilman Manchester Augusta General Hospital John F. Thompson W. H. Bradford Portland George A. Coombs Augusta Sturtevant

William H Boynton of Lewiston Died in St Marys Hospital

The body of William H Boynton of Lewiston who died in St Marys Hospital on Tuesday August 18 was taken to Norwich Connecticut for burial that afternoon. He was 68 and had worked at the Turner Center Creamery in Auburn. He leaves a widow and five brothers and a sister, all of Norwich.

William H. Boynton Lewiston St. Mary's Hospital Norwich Conn Boynton Mr. Boynton Dwight Ellen M. Flagett-Boynton London England South Coventy Nathan Hale Hotel North Augusta George DeWitt Turner’ Center Creamery Auburn Arthur Rose Hammond Mary Lynch Bath

Hourly Electric Line Boosts Lewiston Portland Service

The Lewiston to Portland electric line now runs hourly until 7 25 p m with service from 6 25 a m and evening departures at 10 25 p m from Lisbon street head. Rev W H Lakin of Plainfield Conn preached Sunday at Corliss Street Church in Bath.

Lewiston Portland Way Lisbon Street W. H. Lakin Plainfield, Conn Bath Corliss Street

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited By Mother

A Plover Iowa mother reports her 13 year old daughter cured of female weakness after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes improvement from weakness and regular periods and urges others to seek the remedy. The ad promotes confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.

Plover Iowa Lydia E. Pinkham Martin Helvig Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass

Neagles Visit Relatives in Wiscasset

Mr and Mrs George Neagle are visiting relatives in Wiscasset during a confirmed trip with no additional details.

George Neagle Wiscasset

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