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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1916

Page

3

Five Islands Grange Meeting Delivers Social, Piano Fund Boost

The Five Islands Grange held a cold Tuesday meeting with 29 members and guest Ralph Brooks from Westport Grange. Miss Madelyn Berry reported on the lecturers conference in Augusta. A box social netted nine dollars for the piano fund, and plans for a drama in late March were announced. The Ladies Aid met with ten attendees and discussed candy treats and a store gathering, while the community mourned Mrs. William Wade of Oakmont, Pa., who died after an operation.

Ralph Brooks Westport Grange Madelyn ‘Berry Augusta T. W. Blaisdell Ceres Ida H. Rowe Charles Nocton Pomona Grange Orchestra L. H. Rowe J. T. McMahan M. S. Newdick Ladies’ Aid Society Emma Rittal Mattie B. McMahan Lena Boucher William Wade Oakmont Wade Newdick Ira Lewis John Hinckley Portland J. M. Harford Charles H. Trickey Hodgdon J. B. Donnell & Co Will Rowe Bath W. F. Delano

Georgetown Notes Roundup of Local Visits and Weather Delays

Miss Hattie Rowe visits Bath while Will Noble returns to Riggsville from Clemsford Mass. Fred Oliver in Bath. ice house built by Henry Todd awaiting cold weather. Doctor and Mrs Cragin visit Bath and Portland. Grace Scott studies music with Bessie Todd. Clayton Rowe visits grandparents at the cove. Working League meets with reduced attendance. Mrs Nannie Russell returns from Portland. hosts in Bath. Naptha boat in the cove. ice season delayed. Fred Spinney ill with grippe. wife runs store and postoffice. Mrs B H Woodside and Ethel Todd shop in Bath for Working League materials. Ida Williams’ name omitted from committees. Lobsters high and scarce at Bay Point. Gladys Oliver visits Grace Traft. B H Woodside in Bath. Woodschool earns praise for record. teachers and parents commended. Byron Rowe ill with grippe. Mrs Haynes improving Bay Point house. Mr Hartford oversees work. Horace Jordan ships completed launch.

Hattie Rowe Bath Will Noble Riggsville Clemsford Mass Fred Oliver Henry Todd Cragin Portland Grace Scott Bessie Todd Clayton Rowe Five Islands Cove Howard Heald Nannie Russell Everett Trafton Fred Spinney Bay Point B. H. Woodside Ethel Todd Ida Williams Gladys Oliver Grace Traft the Woods School Laura Oliver Theodore Campbell Philip Campbell

Community Notes and Visits From New Bedford

New Bedford reports arrivals and departures including Mr. Malony visiting town and plans to return next Sunday. Mrs. Frank Taylor of Vassalboro guests her mother Mrs. Marr at Marrtown, who suffers a cold. Victor Richardson returns from a Boston trip and the weekly whist club meets at Mrs. Woodside with three tables.

New Bedford Mass Buenos Ayres South America Everett Jewett Malony Frank Taylor Vassalboro Mark Marr Marrtown Marr Victor Richardson Boston B. H. Woodside Grace Scott Earle Pottle Harold Hunt Robert Jordan First Free Baptist Church J. W. Cummings Bath Howard Heald J. A. Hinds

Phippsburg News Roundup and Local Notes

Eben Sprague arrives in Phippsburg to stay with Capt. M D Sprague while relatives in Livermore visit. James C Perry hauls ten cords of wood for home use. Guests from Waterville include Mr. and Mrs. Campbell. An auto stuck in a snow drift caused a startled family moment. Various locals suffer colds, host visitors, or tend to wood hauling. Town selectmen prep for March town meeting. International politics reflection contrasts Germans and leadership. Miss Ethel Cushman closes school for grip. Hite Wyman leaves tug Patience. remains home for winter.

Eben Sprague Livermore M. D. Sprague James C. Perry William R. Campbell Waterville Mr. Campbell S. C. Campbell Scott Campbell John D. Eastman Chester Wallace Small Point Joe Crocker Hite Wyman W. Frank Jewell Jewell Grace Dickinson Nellie York Portland Roland Smith Anchorage William Butler Eastman Zina Butler Walter McCourt Charles Morrison Board of Selectmen Ethel Cushman Patience Mr. Wy

Patience chief served fourteen years in its history

Willis Doughty started work Tuesday on the Bowker schooner while William Butler also joined the yard amid evident activity. James H Stacy of Popham returned from Portland, and Miss Bessie Sprague, a Whitefield taught teacher, visited Bath. Dromore Grange No. 702 adopted solemn resolutions mourning Brother William A C Rogers, noting his aid to the order and expressing sympathy to his family with a memorial page and charter draped in his memory.

Man Willis Doughty William Butler William Daley Parker Head Bath J. H. Stacy Popham Virginia J. R. Stacy Portland Bessie Sprague Whitefield Dromore Grange P. of William A. C. Rogers Brother Rogers

West Bath Society Notes and Local Visits

Miss Nannie Brown of the Lewiston Journal stayed with her mother Mrs. Is R. Brown of Berry's Mills for the weekend. Mrs. Ellison Houdlette is ill with grip. Dr. R. C. Hannigen attends. Miss Josie Winter returned from a three week visit in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. W H Brown sold his black horse patr to Henry Rose. Mr. and Mrs. E J Starrett visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shaw in Topsham.

Nannie Brown Lewiston Journal Is. R. Brown Berry’s Mills Ellison Houdlette R. C. Hannigen Josie Winter Massachusetts New Hampshire W. H. Brown Henry Rose E. J. Starrett Harold Shaw Topsham

Bath area notices include hospital trip and meetings

Miss Adeline Pischette was taken to Bath City Hospital with unclear illness. The 33rd Fort George Lodge of Knights of Pythias marked its anniversary in Brunswick. New Meadows Boat Club hosted a shore supper and updates on river improvements. West Bath Grange plans a repeat two act drama Among the Breakers next Thursday with a dance to follow.

Adeline Pischette Lucy Chase Bath City Hospital I. B. Neiley Brunswick Fort George Bath Times Campbell’s Pond Leila Gerry Dover Farmington Normal School C. W. Lee New Meadows House Eugene W. Goss Lewiston Zina B. Clifford Pejepscot Edgar M. Snow A. W. Brown West Bath L. A. Jack Lisbon Falls H. A. Young Auburn George B. Ridley Topsham Samuel Cobb Willis C. Baker George W. Leonard Ralph L. Jordan Lisbon Center Harry G. Crowley Crowley’s Junction West Bath Grange

Woolwich Social Notes Brighten Weekend in Bath Area

Miss Lillian Blair visited Bath for the weekend while T. S. Reed works at Harvey T. Bailey's. Several Woolwich residents travel or host guests in nearby towns and a wedding is anticipated soon. Local schools and households report illness, visits, and errands across Woolwich, Wiscasset, Gardiner, and Bath.

Lillian Blair Bath T. S. Reed Harvey T. Bailey George Hathorn Arthur Carlton Jessie Main E.reed Main Charles Prescott Wiscasset Alna

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Piano Fund Perth WM. Wade W. H. Holland T.W. Blaisdell Rachel Dunning Richmond Ethel Heal Vernon Gray The Woods School Alfred McMahan E. M. Horton Grange C. A. McMahan Cambridge Westport W. E. Rowe Pittsburg Belle Stevens Commodore Alfred Douglass Chestnut Hill Sedgmere Frank McFadden Theodore Thebideau Charles Hanna Alice Cromwell T. E. Cromwell W. BE. Rowe Georgetown Phippsburg John J.desmondco Water Streets Maine Harold Bates Beechmont Jenks J. Mitchell Alice Susie Bates Charles Bates C. W. Campbell Birch Point W. H. Adams Newton Ernest Williams Campbell's Pond S. R. Brown Woolwich Marjorie Bailey C. H. Butler Washington, D. C Moatsweag Evelyn Hodgdon Inez Hodgkins Bridgton Ermina Smith W. T. Guptill Fred Soule Asbury Bailey William Downing Sidney Jordan Everett Blanche Ames Gardiner Irving Coombs Horace Allen D.W. Blair Ladies’ Aid Lida Hathorne State House Horace Hathorne A. W. Lavigne
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