Maine State Grange holds 36th annual Bangor session
The 36th Maine State Grange session will meet in Bangor City Hall from December 21 at 1 PM for three days. About 2000 to 3000 visitors are expected, with E H Libby urging full regional representation and credentialed delegates. The event includes degree ceremonies and a grand reception on December 20 in City Hall.
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Maine State Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
Bangor
Patrons of Husbandry of
Maine
E. H. Libby
Pomona Grange
Auburn
City Hall
Worthy of Consideration by Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Munster C. M. White addresses Sagadahoc county Pomona Grange urging caution with open sessions. He notes outsiders can hinder youth participation and disrupt business, arguing open meetings should not dominate regular proceedings. The question ends with entrusting the matter to members.
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Sagadahoc
Pomona Grange
Munster
C. M. White
Wendy
Topsham Grange elects officers and plans mock graduation
The Topsham Grange held its fifth and second degrees with ten candidates last Saturday. Officers elected include Master George N. Wright Overseer Fred Carey Lecturer Martha J. Tarr Steward Joseph Larrabee Assistant Steward Jesse Good Chaplain Rev. George M. Graham Treasurer Alvah Tedford Secretary Alfred Grows Gate Keeper Harold Pennell Ceres Annie Wright Pomona Gertrude Hennessey Flora Evelyn Foster Lady Assistant Steward Welborn Edgcomb. E. C. Patten and spouse will attend Bangor gathering with Master George L. Wright. A Bath Independent promotion ends with an offer.
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Topsham University
George N. Wright
Fred Carey
Martha J. Tarr
Joseph Larrabee
Jesse Good
George M. Graham
Aivah Tedford
Alfred Grows
Harold Pennell
Ceres
Annie Wright
Pomona
Gertrude Hennessey
Flora
Evelyn Foster
Welborn Edgecomb
E. C. Patten
State Grange
Bangor
George L. Wright
Topsham Grange
Richmond Old Boys Dance at Opera House
The Old Boys held a largely attended dance Tuesday evening in the Opera house with Heath's Orchestra of Hallowell. Old time dances were on the program and the affair was greatly enjoyed.
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Opera House
Heath
Hallowell
Join Parker
Leeds
Frank Stetson
Mary E. Harris
Allston
Mass
Fredericine Fellows
Winifred E. Jack
Boston
Harriet Crocker
Portland
W. G. Crocker
Progressive Grange
V BANK Book For Christmas From Fidelity Trust Portland
The Fidelity Trust Company of Portland Maine promotes a Christmas gift idea a bank book in its Savings Department. Deposits earn interest at a set rate with a minimum of one dollar. Gifts may be mailed with the book entry and delivery arranged to arrive Christmas morning.
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Fidelity Trust Company
Portland
Maine
B.S. Potter
Woolwich
Note of thanks to Independent publishers in Colorado Springs
A December 5 1909 message from TEP RECTATION Colorado Springs expresses gratitude to the Independent and wishes growth and usefulness in the New Year. The letter notes impatience and friendship among correspondents and closes with best regards.
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Colorado Springs
Woolwich Grange Grows Under New Management
Bradford Potter Belanger visits his father Samuel Belanger in Tath for a few days. Woolwich Grange under retiring master Mr. Tweavitt has added about one fourth to its membership.
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Bradford
Belanger
Samuel Belanger
Tath
Woolwich Grange
Tweavitt
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by taking it internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case that it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from J Cheney & Co of Toledo, VA, with Druggists selling at 75 cents.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Comet Passes Earth and Crosses Sun's Disk May 18 19
Providence astronomer Frank E. Seagrave explains Hadley’s comet will be visible to the naked eye this month. The earth may pass through the tail on May 19, producing a bright aurora like display and a shower of stardust with potential electrical effects.
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Frank E. Seagrave
Providence Stargazer
Hadley
Earth
Mr. Seagrave
Biggest Afloat Launch Party Honors Mrs Brooks
The article describes a formal launching event hosted by Captain and Mrs McLeod for Mrs Brooks and her daughter, with Capt Percy in charge of shore arrangements. The four o'clock train carried away Mrs Brooks and Miss Brooks after a rosy farewell. A photo section highlights the Wyoming and its builders.
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Frank A. Small
Samuel R. Percy
Eleanor Percy
McLeod
Percy
Mrs. Brooks
Progress on West Point school building noted
Work on the new West Point district school advances with the exterior nearly finished. The old building is being vacated for the site and the new structure should be ready for occupancy after plastering and drying. Nearby residents and visitors are named with local movements including Miss Lizzit Minott and Henry Minott, Miss Sarah Nichole, Leroy Shea, Walter Bowker and Captain Joel Mains. Frank Bowker enlarges his barn for carriages and an ice house.
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West Point
Wis m
John Holland Jetso
Lizzit Minott
Henry Minott
Lath
Sarah Nichole
Leroy Shea
Bath
Walter Bowker
Joel Mains
Frank
Bowker
Cauliflower in a New Way from Woman's Home Companion
A December recipe from Woman's Home Companion describes preparing Huntington cauliflower with a mustard vinaigrette curry sauce. The method covers selecting a firm head, cooking until tender, and mixing eggs vinegar olive oil curry powder and onion juice to create a thickened sauce.
Great North American Game Bahs Before Modern Times
Edward Howe Forbush details how North America once teemed with diverse game from bison to wild turkeys. Migratory flocks crowded the continent from Alaska to Greenland, with New England rich in moose, deer, caribou, squirrels and wild fowl. Migrants from Maritime Provinces and Labrador fed the regional wild bird populations as ships of sky darkened the heavens.
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North America
Africa
America
Great Plains
United States
Canada
Mexico
Turkey
Greenland
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic
Alaskan
Newfoundland
Lower Georgia
Lower
California
India
Indo- China
Malayan Archipelago
New England
Hays
Maritime Provinces
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Hudson River
Edward Howe Forbush
Agent National Assn. of
Audubon Societies
Death of Mrs Edward P Mitchell in Glenridge New Jersey
Mrs Annie Sewall Welch widow of Edward P Mitchell died Tuesday morning in Glenridge New Jersey. She grew up in Bath and was famed in local society. Survived by her husband four sons Edward S Dana Frank and Robert and sister Mrs A M Potter of Bath. Funeral held Thursday at her late home.
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Glenridge
N. J
Edward P. Mitchell
Annie Sewall Welch
Ezekiel H
Lucy Sewall Welch
Mitchell
Welch Mansion
Torrey Place
Patten
Bath
SOME POULTRY NOTES
Shavings make the best bed for ducks and allow nests in sheds. Keep a light burning at night to prevent frightening the ducks and piling up. Do not feed ducks after ten weeks and ensure clean food. Spoiled or tainted meat can kill. Feeding excess green food before marketing may tint flesh yellow.
Appointment Likely At Kennebec Lifesaving Station
Damaged storm report notes Harvey Berry among crew and a local candidate for the vacancy. The local inspector or district superintendent recommends, then the life saving department head selects the appointee. The chosen person will likely be a local at the mouth of the Kennebec familiar with coast currents and shoals.
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Harvey Berry
Kennebec
Gardiner Hosts Preble Couple as Guests
James Purington cut a beech tree in his woods producing over four cords of wood in four foot lengths. Captain and Mrs. William J. Preble are visiting friends in Gardiner.
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William J. Preble
Gardiner
James Purington
Petition for administration of Bowdoin estate in Sagadahoc
Edwin Shaw asks the Sagadahoc Probate Court to appoint a administrator for the estate of Jerusha A. Shaw who died intestate in Bowdoin on September 26 1908. The petition notes real estate and debts each worth at least twenty dollars and lists heirs including Eddie L. Leonard Verona Chadburn and several Shaw family members. A notice to interested parties is ordered to be published in Bath Independent for three weeks before a January 4 1916 hearing.
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Sagadahoc
Statha Pillsbury
Gorham
Cumberland
Elbridge
Pillsbury
Topsham
Susan T. Turbell
Statira Pillbury
William F. Pillsbury
Sarah E. Remick
E. Braintree
Mass
John M. Pillsbury
Scarboro
George M. Pillsbury
Seattle
Wash
Lillian Lary
Old Orchard
Emma P. Blanchard
Everett
Frank L. Staples
Bath
Saganahoc
Bath Independent
James
Cyrus We ‘Longley
Register
Edwin Shaw
Bowdoin
Jerusha A. Shaw
Thomas Shaw
Atlin
Eddie L. Leonard
Auburn
Maine
Eerwin Shaw
Verona Chadburn
Br, Shaw
Shaw
Agues
Sugadshoe
State OF Maine
Savadahoc
Bath Tn
Sragidtaho
Lord Toor
James S. Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Propate Court
Sacadahoe
Cora T. Hunenewell
James V. Hunnewell
Charles I. Hunnewell
James R. Hunnewell
Aeertain
Woolwich
Isaac Warren Reed
Edwin Reed
Isaac W. Reed
George G. Hathorn
Cora I. Hunnewell
Guardian
State OF
Sageadanoc
W. Longley
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Popsham Grange
Richmond
Daniel McGillicuddys
Richmond Hotel
the Free Baptist Church
Nellie Donovan
Lewiston
P. H. Donovan
S. Reed Allen
West
Richmond Corner
A. O. Lancaster
E. O. Tarr
Dee
Bank Book
TEP
Woolwiote
Seagrave
Phipesbuerg
Charles G Howard
Renee
Wilbur Town
Washington St
Exchamre
Farrin
Concord
Merrymeeting Day
James Pratt
Bowdoinham
Dill
J F Upton
Winnerance
Hood
Statira Pillsbury
Savadahoe
WM. T. Hall
Justice of the Peace
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