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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
6
A historic discussion notes marketing strategy for farm produce. The Maine Farmer Union proposes establishing selling agencies in large markets under farmer control to stabilize supply and prices. Emoree notes transportation costs and cross-state shipments, highlighting 2 to 5 percent transfer expenses and car loading issues.
The Maine Automobile Association announces enforcement against violators operating machines for more than three days without licenses and against car owners using last year’s license plates with reversed color schemes. The notice details penalties, license plate rules, and the agency’s plan to pursue noncompliant operators statewide.
The article notes a surge of movie theater closures and rising enforcement under new rules. It mentions theater owners facing penalties for violations and the public debate over safety and licensing. Authorities discuss registration and plate controls amid broader enforcement efforts.
Mrs. Dora Tibbetts aged 25 years and one month died Tuesday afternoon at her Woolwich home after residing there for two years. Born in La Rogine Maine she was sister to Frank of Millinocket and daughter of her husband and father. Funeral services were held Thursday at one o clock from the Woolwich residence.
A fragment quotes Samuel Van Vranken Holmes on cheerfulness as a contagion that fuels and comforts people facing private sorrows.
A probate petition from Meivin S Leavitt seeks license to sell estate realty in Milam County. The farmstead in Ward and parcels near Bath are described, with proceeds to benefit the estate and a public auction or sale planned with notice to interested parties. The motion was heard in Gardiner Maine with Judge Lowell presiding and a publishing notice ordered in Phath Independent.
Articles record probate orders for Esther B. Verendeen estate and Isabella F. Raymond as executrix. Notices publish thrice in Bath Independent to inform interested persons to appear at Bath Probate Court on September dates. Judge James S. Lowell oversees. Cyrus W. Longley certifies copies.
The personal estate is insufficient to pay the deceased's debts and administration expenses, and it is necessary to sell part of the real estate to raise 363 dollars. The residue would be greatly depreciated by any sale of a portion.
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