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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
7
Readers are invited to contribute farm and grange news to the Independent Office Bath. A fair amount of produce has come in and few prices changed.
A Bath market report notes stable demand across varied farm goods with prices mostly steady or dipping slightly. Eggs drop to 35 cents a dozen, butter remains high, potatoes fetch near one dollar per bushel, and apples command 1.50 to 2.00 per barrel as growers polish fruit for higher prices. Captain F. C. Dunlap’s Cotswold sheep cross with Hampshire ducks yields a strong return, illustrating profit from selective breeding and improved farm infrastructure. Cranberries sell at about two dollars per bushel with limited supply, while chickens, lamb, veal, hogs, and hay show mixed but steady movement and prices.
Mrs. Agnes Farrin aged 81 died at her daughter Mrs. D. H. Purrington’s home after bronchitis and pneumonia. A lifelong New Meadows resident and Baptist church member, she was active in church work. husband Davis H. Farrin died two years ago. Service by Rev. Wm. Morris featured many floral tributes. Family visitors included Miss Mercy Holbrook of Portland Miss Lottie Howard of Brunswick and Ernest Clifford of Orono.
E. E. Cornish plans to move to his North Bath farm for future residence. Mrs. Mae Curtis visited friends in Lisbon Centre and Lisbon. Mrs. Huldah Denham works for Mrs. Norman Curtis. Widow Mrs. W. B. Cotton, ill at Marlboro, Mass., hopes for better health with a change of scene. Dr. C. H. Foster of Riverside, California, to receive postcard well wishes on January 17 at 519 Grand Avenue, Riverside. Mrs. Frank Baker called to Boothbay to care for her mother.
West Bath and Topsham communities report Grange officer installations and awards. Town health orders vaccinate pupils to curb smallpox. local schools reopen after Christmas break and staff changes include Madelyn Hunt becoming a Bath teacher.
At the home of Mr and Mrs M C Brooks Westport Winfield Bean Tallman and Mrs Ora Anne Tallman were married on Sunday evening officiated by M E Brooks justice of the peace using the single ring set twice Relatives and a few friends attended after nine o clock The bride wore white Messaline over satin and carried a bouquet of white pinks The couple will reside in Westport.
Borus Sullivan of Bath is matched to box Hugo Kelley of Portland at the Alameda January 16, a meet highlighting Bath facing nearby cities' bowling teams.
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