Pomona Grange Holds Regular Meeting in Woolwich Hall
Sagadahoc county members gathered at Woolwich Grange Hall for the Pomona meeting amid drizzle. New officers elected at Bowdoinham in November. 23 received the fifth degree, 22 from Woolwich and one from Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Woolwich Grange
Dirigo Grange
Brunswick
Dromore
Phippsburg
Enterprise
Richmond
Bowdoin
Topsham
West Bath
Woolwich
Bowdoinham
Chas. Alexander
Rita B. Willis
Ceres
Ella Shaw
E. C. Patten
Yopsham
Woolwich Grange Hall
Daniel Brown
Geo. D. Weston
C. M. White
H. J. Whitney
J. F. Upton
C. 0. Purington
E. R. Stewart
Lincoln Bailey
Belle Rackley
Harold Bailey
Bailey
Woolwich Grance
Frank Bailey
Stewart
Grange
Fred Wright
Edith Hildreth
Bro. Dolloff
J. K. Estabrook
Elmer J. Rich
A. H. Donnell
New Year greeting from Bath business reformer
Editor of Independent Bath Maine receives warm New Year 1912 wishes and discusses plans for a hydraulic power system near Bath. He seeks local cooperation to establish cheap continuous power and one or more factories by year end. He reflects on past months and anticipates lasting good relations. Thomas A MacDonald signs the letter.
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Independent
Bath
Maine
Thomas A, MacDonald
Oil Reported Near Kennebec Shor e on Sauber’s Island
Residents of Bath heard of surface oil at a fissure on the shore of Sauber's Island near the Kennebec mouth. They note long suspected coal off the coast and plan investigations to verify oil presence and possible coal vein, considering low-cost exploration to learn the truth.
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Kennebec
Sauber’s Island
Bath
Bath MeBrtS With Loss
Funeral services were held with Bath Trust Co. representatives and Bath Lodge of Elks among attendees. Rev. Allen Brown officiated. Department heads from the shipyard served as bearers: A. G. Coombs, H. L. Grinnell, E. L. Barker, John Peterson, John Eagle, Frank Morse. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Marks 35th wedding anniversary of Mr Spear and Ada R Sawyer.
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Bath Trust Co
Dunlap Commandery
Solar Lodge
Bath Lodge of Elks
Allen Brown
A. G. Coombs
H. L. Grinnell
E. L. Barker
John Peterson
John Eagle
Frank Morse
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mr. Spear
Ada R. Sawyer
Obituaries from Bath and nearby towns listed by date
Death notices from Wisconsin to Maine report multiple local obituaries. Christine Greenleaf Dodge died in Wisconsin at seven months. Harriet N Parker, widow of Thomas Parker, died in Roxbury, Massachusetts at 79. Abbie Vesta Spinney, widow of Melville Spinney, died in Melrose Highlands. D Howard Spear died in Bath at 62. Kenneth M Small, son of William H and Hattie Carr Small, died in Bath at three years ten months. Mrs Sarah M Curtis of Bath, death reported in Litchfield. Eliza Meady died in Farmingdale at age 84. Aaron Winthrop died in Bowdoinham at 65. Arthur James Muse infant son of Charles S and Lillian H Muse died in Bath at 2 months 4 days.
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D. Howard Spear
Small
Bath
Kenneth M
William H
Hattie Carr Small
Curtis
Litchfield
Sarah M. Curtis
Bath, Meady
Farmingdale
Eliza Meady
Winthrop
Bowdoinham
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
A vintage ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin declare F J Cheney of Toledo honorable and able to fulfill obligations. Claims Hall's cure works internally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free. Price is 75 cents per bottle and Hall's Family Pills are recommended for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
Grand Jury Indicts 7 in Maine Court Case List
Supreme Judicial Court action shifts to civil hearings after criminal docket. Grand jury indictments include Mildred Keefe for murder of her 21 year old child Martin Keefe, Ernest Morton for arson in Phippsburg, Coughlan, Hatch alias Archie Davis, Savage, Murphy, Bourget for various felonies. Barrett v Lewiston Brunswick & Bath Street Ry Jury awards $2912 to plaintiff for Tops ham trolley accident damages.
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Mildred L. Keefe
Bath
Martin Howard Keefe
Ernest H. Morton
Livermore Falls
Phippsburg
William Coughlan
George J. Hatch
Archie Davis
Charles H. McLellan
Benjamin F. Savage
John P. Murphy
Joseph Bourget
John W. Barrett
Bowdoinham
Lewiston
Brunswick
Fresh Western Eggs Allegedly Sold as Fresh Natives
A letter to the editor accuses grocers of mislabeling storage and preserved eggs as fresh western eggs to gain profit and evade the pure food law. The writer notes wholesale prices and urges enforcement by pure food authorities.
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Boston
Morse High Opens Season With Forest Academy Clash
Morse High opened the basketball season with a home game against Forest Academy last night, kicking off the new campaign with a competitive matchup.
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Morse High
Forest Academy
Petition for authority to convey Bath land by Larrabee
Edwar W. Larrabee of Bath petitions the Sagadahoc Probate Court for authorization to have executors of Charles E. Patten, late of Bath, execute deeds to convey the Shears wharf property to Larrabee under a September 17 1901 contract. The court orders notice by publication in the Bath Independent for interested parties to appear on the next January 10 1912 session and show cause why the prayer should not be granted.
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State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Edwar
W. Larra
Bath
Charles E. Patten
Edward W. Larrabee
Shears Wharf
City of
Bath & Brunswick Light & Power Company
Bath Gas Light
Edward W. Larraber
James
Lowell
Cyrus W Longley
For Sale Pigs and Shoats by Maine Sellers
Pure blooded White Chester pigs 4 to 8 weeks old and shoats weighing 90 to 125 lbs offered at bargains by Geo M Mc Manus Brunswick Me Tel 215 Also White Chester Shoats 6 old fashioned yellow eyed beans and assorted produce including apples carrots parsnips by J F Upton Winnegance Me Tel unknown
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Geo
M. McManus
Brunswick
J. F. Upton
Winnegance
For Sale Black Mare at Nichols Co Listing
A black mare aged about 12 percent. Sound and kind for farm or trucking use. Read Nichols Co located at 63 Commercial Street. 12:90 it.
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Read Nichols Co
Commercial St
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Sagadahoc Pomona
Montsweag Crossing
Annies. Eustis
Brown
Scott Turner
Annie Eustis
Chas. W. Leavitt
Belle Grover
Edna Hathorn
Lizzie Hathorn
Minnie Gatchell
Angie Hunnewell
Ida Gatchell
Chas. Nason
Bro
Frank Gould
Florida
Pomona
McDonald
Supreme Judicial Court
Prof. Whittier
Justice Spear
VINOL
Swett’s
Father John's
Lewis J. Sawyer
Bangor
Phoenix
Conley’s Specialty Store
Thompson Bros
David T. Percy & Sons
Augustus A. Percy
Frank E. Burns
Walter C. Parker CO
Centre Street
Walter O. Parker
Centre
St. Bath
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