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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1910
Page
9
Georgetown items report return of A Williams family to Riggsville, measles recovery of Leon Oliver, Five Islands youth Carroll Powers with rabbit trophy, bridge weather troubles and accidents, local deaths, sick ox, power boat work for lobstering, and upcoming Ladies Aid supper at Boucher Hall with garden and social updates.
Dennis Tarbox and Ralph Jewett report ample ice good catches and fair prices from Smettville. A social and supper at J S Knights yielded about five dollars for Gospel work. Alton Carr a Steuben native who died there was twenty seven, survived by wife and three children. Ice house with nine to ten inch thick clear ice. Town Treasurer Knight ill Willie Bailey returns from Portland. Boothbay Glee Club to perform at Town hall next Monday. Deer abundant on the island with a buck seen hauling hay. no deer captured last autumn. All public schools closed for winter and to reopen in April.
Over two hundred New England landowners, many from Maine, are described as loving Garden City Cuba with its sunlit climate and year round farming. The piece extols healthful conditions and mild weather, inviting readers to request more information from the Independent office in Cuba.
West Bath reports Eugene Brown organizing a straw ride for Epworth League youths to a Wesley church sociable in Phippsburg Center. Also noted are Miss Carrie Haggett’s improving condition in Boston, a drama by Topsham talent, Pomona degree conferrals, tuberculosis testing results with one young cow showing signs, local logging and lumber activity at Fred Bubier’s mill, and town meeting leadership likely to be re-elected in March.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a nearly universal remedy. It lists ailments from influenza to nervousness and loss of appetite and praises the medicine as strengthening the body and the immune system with a long proprietary formula.
An advertisement explains sick headache as a warning of health problems and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic. It cites a patient from RoslindaleMass cured after years of headaches and urges buying the pills or requesting the company's nervous disorders book.
Mrs Hannah E Williams widow of James N Williams died February 11 1910 after eight months illness at son Harry C Williams home in Winnegance aged 78 years 14 days. She was born in Phippsburg daughter of Charles and Martha Woodbury and leaves sons Edgar and Harry C Williams with grandchildren. Service held Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J A Shaw Bath and interment in Fairview Cemetery Winnegance.
The report notes Frank Preble Richmond suffers an mumps attack. The Y. O. P. dancing club at Curtis hall remains well attended with about 20 couples in Miss Nellie Thomas's terpischore lessons. The town sees busy mills and hen housing development. Rhode Island Reds are the favored fowl. Mrs. H Kidder underwent successful surgery at Dr Peabody's sanitarium. Norman Griffin returns home from Sunshine Hospital in Portland. Arthur Terrell had successful surgery at Portland's eye and ear infirmary for an ear abscess.
Notes from ROW DON report the selectmen meeting at Grange hall to transact town business. Mentions include Fred Roberts at the portable mill in Durham, Mrs. E. S. Cornish visiting Lisbon Falls, and Lawrence Schenert of Lisbon Falls traveling through the area. Tibbets moved to Durham to work at the portable mill. L. A. Bird and Pearl Roberts of Lisbon Palla run a wood and lumber business nearby. Herbert Denham and spouse went to Webster for a relative’s funeral.
Miss Lottie Howard led a pleasant New Meadows whist session on Wednesday. Mrs. John Randall won the ladies high score and Harvey Jordan the gentlemen’s. Refreshments of oyster stew cake and coffee were served. Everett Coombs and Mrs. Mary Purington attended with Mrs. Agnes Ferrin recovering at her daughter's. Mrs. Ferrin will reside with D. G. Purington for the winter. Charles Snow and O. T. Woodward bought driving horses recently. Annie Jordan traveled to Durham due to her sister Mrs. Trufant’s illness.
The annual prize speaking for Bridge Academy’s graduating class was held Friday evening. Members of the Eastern River Grange initiated H Dinfield Mayers and Mrs Harold Bickford into their order. Miss Minnie Rittal and Fred G Alley expected to receive the first two degrees at the next meeting. A basket supper and dance at Cedar Grove school building followed by merrymaking from Center. N F Leeman suffered a bad sore on his collar bone.
The Times notes Mr. C. B. Harrington is building a schooner-rigged yacht and a steam pleasure yacht for George M. Patten, Esq. The steam craft was said to have been shipped to Greenville, rebuilt later, and remains in service on Moosehead Lake.
A Baltimore woman testifies after four years of misery from female ailments improved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy cures irregularities, displacement, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, backache, and nervous prostration and invites readers to seek free guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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