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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1911
Page
4
A large crowd attended a social dance at Independent hall Parker Head. Town officials plan to close business affairs around February 20 and schools may close two weeks from yesterday. The year brought tax reductions and early commitments, with strong collections and no debt.
Governor Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated as New Jersey's governor after a period as governor elect. His stance on electing U S senators by popular vote and support for James F. Martine shaped state politics and raised national implications. The legislature elected Martine, the "farmer orator," amid a lively political scene.
Local items report a Bath physician treating an ulcerated tooth, selectmen revising the tax card index, and a postponed public supper at Dromore grange due to storms. Other notes include pig sales, ice cutting at Center pond, the Parker Head telephone exchange change, a school money hearing in Augusta, and traffic at Stonybrook road with heavy loading near the landing.
Granville Small dies after brief illness on February 1 leaving a widow four brothers and one sister. Funeral held at his home at 1 pm Saturday with remains interred till spring. DOW DOEN and Graves attend to their laws at Cox's mill as Lizzie Cornish stays poorly and Maria Grover visits her niece Mrs. Granville Small.
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