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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
6
A successful Silver Wedding celebration occurred last Monday at Woolwich Grange Hall for Mr and Mrs Fred C Bailey of Wiscasset marking their twenty fifth anniversary. About eighty guests presented silverware tokens, enjoyed a poem by Miss Agnes Hunnewell, refreshments, and dancing until midnight.
Uncertainty surrounds smallpox status as conflicting reports spread after Mrs Marr’s Bath trip. Local cases tied to Marr marshaling include Mrs Llewellyn Oliver and children of Popham and a Phippsburg woman on the boat day of Mrs Marr’s return. Schools closed center and south districts due to scare.
The Five Islands Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Mattie McMahan for a well attended session and Christmas sale prep with sweets served. Capt Will E Rowe returned from a Maine hunting trip with two bucks, sharing details of Tolman’s Camps and Dead River region.
The Independent urges advertisers to place ads early next week to reach suburban buyers. Winter millinery is advertised at Mrs. Hennessy’s 12 Center St Ady with a claim of selling goods regardless of cost.
A man named Doneliss vanished after leaving his wife and child in Bath. He had worked at a Lemont farm for weeks and planned to join his family for Thanksgiving. Neighbors and farm owners report no trace, with some suggesting he may be in Boston or working elsewhere.
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