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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1910
Page
8
Bath items report Lincoln's birth day events and valentines displays. Masonic lodge entered apprentice degree and library trustees added two members. Weather swings from freezing to March like warmth. various ships arrive and sail, including the Wyoming cargo of coal. Public notices cover adulterated milk actions and oleomargarine cases, while local clubs, fishermen, and farmers respond to seasonal shifts.
The temporary bridge across the Androscoggin at Brunswick is completed and will serve until April first when work on a permanent structure resumes. Banquet highlights Bath Republican city committee plans for the upcoming municipal campaign. Smelt fishing resumes at Winnegance with Jewett reported as the luckiest fisherman in the group. Naval speed trials note the Georgia as one of the fastest ships. Charles Raymond Chappell, born in New London 1882, pursued studies at Brown University and Newton Theological, later serving as pastor in Mendon and now at the First Baptist Church in town.
John Bartlett of Green Street died last Friday at 72. A West New Portland native who lived in Bath 37 years, he ran a grocery business and served on Bath city council ward five. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Horace Fox, brother Charles and sisters Mrs Plummer and Mrs Jones.
Sagadahoc boasts J Loyalist Browne of Bowdoinham aged nearly 76 who strapped on skates and traveled from Browne's Point to the Dresden lower bridge for dinner at Mrs. Sarah Walker's home. The piece notes Browne as possibly the oldest skater in the county.
Bath grocers must mark eggs to show they are cold storage under pure food laws so buyers know what they receive. Strictly fresh eggs need no mark, but any eggs that have been in cold storage must be labeled when delivered. Few Bath cases sold storage eggs as fresh, so marking will cause little inconvenience.
West Bath market gardener Thomas F Perkins was badly injured Monday afternoon when his cart broke while hauling sawdust. He was thrown to the frozen ground and bruised, keeping him confined at home for a while. Friends by the dozen will miss his daily market drives.
Captain Mark Marr of Marrtown narrowly escaped a fatal fall while at work in the woods. He grabbed what he believed was a tree limb for support, but it was cut off and he toppled headfirst over a steep embankment. He spent time in bed but suffered no lasting injuries and is now recovering.
A Thursday report describes a collision off Se en between the schooner Fanny Reed and the Gladys Simmons during rough seas. The Reed returned to port with a damaged head gear and bowsprit, while the Simmons was unharmed. An inspection in Portland found an existing wood break in the Reed, likely from winter strain, and repairs will begin immediately.
City merchants plan talks with Maine Central railroad leaders. President Harry Webber said George Nobbs, second vice president, will visit soon to discuss topics of mutual interest. A merchants committee will present several subjects for consideration.
The Independent asked meat dealers about the impact of the meat boycott and high prices. Dealers report no change in demand, with sales holding steady. one dealer notes customers now ask price before buying but still purchase in the same amounts.
The article notes Easter arrives early on March 27 this year not the earliest ever. It recalls 1845 1856 and 1918 dates and mentions 1987 sharing March 8 7 with this year. It closes with Sasanoa tribe Red Men and Ramona council Daughters of Pocahontas hosting a joint installation Thursday night.
The announcement states Mayor Hyde will not seek renomination this year. The Republican mayoral caucus is set for February 5 and ward caucuses on February 22.
A veteran Georgetown fisherman tells the Inde pendent of a clam bed in Little River unlike any known. The clams are large with shells as thin as eggshells and easily crushed upon stacking. He credits the sandy bed for this anomaly and warns they cannot be carried away in baskets without damage.
People from Westport have been traveling to Bath in small boats this week, indicating a local boating trend and cross-town visitor movement within the area.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as trusted for over sixty five years by millions of mothers for children. It claims to soothe, ease gum pain, stop colic, and cure diarrhea with a 25 cent bottle guaranteed under the Food and Drug Act.
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