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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1918

Page

4

State primaries set for June with Nomination rules listed

Primary papers circulate for June state primaries with filing by May 6 and consent to serve if nominated. Republicans expect State Senator Baxter to seek renomination. many county and probate offices contemplated, with fees, signatures, and expense reporting required.

Secretary of State R. H. Baxter Renominaton D.L. Howard C. J. Cain Charles D. Newell A. J. Dunton W. S. Glidden F. P.sprague C. W. Longley Wifh William ¥. Dunham Richmond Milliken Register of Deeds Charles H. Mason W.C. Oliver James S. Lowell James Purinton Topsham Court House Guy H. Sturgis

Olm Wins Flower Fight to Save Plants at Kennebec Greenhouses

P M Olm, owner of Kennebec Greenhouses, endured a harsh winter by maintaining nights at 36 degrees and days at 50 to 60 degrees. He faced a choice to save roses and Easter blooms or save all stock, cutting heat to carna tions and palms while sacrificing carnations but saving most plants.

Oth Las Mr. Olm P. M. Olm Kennebec

Corliss Street Notes as Christian Endeavor Holds Meeting

A large executive committee session of the Christian Endeavor Society met Monday evening at President Co E Freeman’s home to plan a stronger program for the year. The pastor’s class for youths meets Saturday at 2 PM at the parsonage to study lesson 10. Harold B. Pye's funeral, pneumonia death, was held Sunday at his parents’ home Alphonso and Harriet Pye in Small Point with Rev. Samuel A. Evans officiating. Bearers were Thompson Webber McIntire and Wyman. burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Christian Endeavor Society Pres. Co. E. Freeman Harold B. Pye Alphonso Harriet Pye Small Point Samuel A. Evans People’s Baptist Church Messrs. Thompson Webber McIntire Wyman Oak Grove Cemetery Thomas Yarmouth Frank U.S A.F. Williams Norfolk Phippsburg Hannigan Bath Frank Frisbee Frank Allegrin Walter McCourt C. V. Minott Richard Mann Parker Head Mann Paing N. W. Eaton Eaton Morse Sylvester Landing Miles Webber Ralph Merry Miss Beulah Pye Edgar Pye Earle H. Coombs Bertha A. Morse M)a. Richards F. S. Bowker and Son Fido Elsie Allegrin

Prices Current in Bathy Fresh Eggs and Produce

A catalog of local market prices lists fresh eggs per dozen, fowl per pound, dairy butter and creamery butter, cabbage, beets, carrots, turnips, new potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, onions, cranberries, parsnips, spinach, celery, apples, oranges, bananas, and various feeds and flours. Grain and feed items show per bag or per bushel costs, with hay and straw priced per cwt.

Brunswick residents and relatives share brief reunions

A fragment from Page One notes Miss Cushman attending Shiw's Business College in Portland while living in Brunswick and traveling daily from home. It mentions the Cushman family’s cold illnesses and a Georgia reunion in Savannah where James Percy, Arthur, Walter, Jordan Percy and Frank Percy gathered with cousins and a steamer in port. Nathan Watson of Bath visits grandparents N W Maton and Mrs. Edward Thomas.

Miss Cushman Shiw ColJege Portland Brunswick Joel Cushman Gavannah James Percy Arthur Walter Jordan Percy Frank Percy Leach Nathan [Watson Bath N.W. Maton Edward Thomas

Administrator's Notice in Sagadahoc Probate Matters

Public probate notices from Sagadahoc County Maine detail Joseph L. Temple named administrator of Jane Pratt estate with bonds filed and demands to be presented for settlement. Executors Henry A. Nealley and Joseph M. Trott seek tax and valuation actions with orders for notices in Bath newspaper and court appearances.

Jane Pratt Bowdeinham Sagadohoc Sagadahoc Bath Henry A. Nealley George FE. Hughes Salt County James S. Lowell William FF. Dunham Register State OF Maine Ani Joseph M. Trott John State OF Maine Charles A. Corliss Sugadahoc Harry A. Nealley Newton Massachusetts George B. Hughes Meaty Coe Mable Io Bsadadahoc Saild

Local notices reflect postwinter hardships and community closings

Readable items note fuel shortages closing schools and extending a month of term. Mentions doctors serving Bath and nearby areas, weather drawing families outdoors, and residents coping with frozen food, wood stocks, and scarce medical help. The piece mentions community figures, marriages, and a dog’s death, ending with a continuation line.

Forty Class One men ordered out for examination

Sagadahoc Exemption Board issued notices to forty men in Class One to report for physical exams at Dr. B F Barker's office on Tuesday Feb 26. The list includes many Bath Bowdoinham Topsham and Richmond residents such as William R Roberts Harold Shaw and Chester Clement.

Topsham Richmond Georgetown Bowdoin Woolwich Arrowsie Bowdoinham Phippsburg West Bath Min Oes State Department Sagadahoc Eurotis Darling Harold R. Shaw William A. McIver Walter del. Spear William E. Freeman Chester W. Clement Earl B. Preble William R. Roberts Ly Roy Webster Carl B. Timberlake Arthur KE. Stewart Horace McInnes Alcide Lachance Fred L. Sutherland Harold D. Young Lloyd F. Green Robert P. Carter West Bath Phillip L. Wilson Charles E. Baker Tony Cremonese Richard C. Morse Winnegance Ralph Williams Francis Walsh William Arsenault Ezra C. Webber William M. Long Frank Bruno Ralph V. Cromwell

Podunk Limited at Potosi Station Draws Big Crowd

A large audience attended The Podunk Limited at Potosi Station on Beacon Street. The Dortas Guild production under Mrs Weston L Bonney drew laughter from start to finish, with a capable cast and period costumes. Tickets were sold by Herbert and Milton Douglas as ushers George Perry and William Thistle assisted.

Potosi Podunk Limited Beacon Street North End R. R Podursk Limited Bonney Weston L. Bonney Dortas Guild Herbert Douglas Milton H. Douglas William Thistle George Perry

Fruit a-tives testimonial touts stomach cure and weight gain

H Whitman of Montrean recounts a years long illness with acute stomach trouble. After trying many physicians he used Fruit a-tives and improved quickly. He states pain and constipation were cured and his weight rose from 160 to 208 pounds. Available 50c boxes or 6 for 2.50 from Fruit a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.

Vauise Sr Montrean H. Whitman Fruita-tives Limited Ogdensburg N.Y

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Lowell J. Fred Tobey Sheriff Oliver Earl Trott Henry Yeaton M. Ramsdell DB. T. Percy & Sons Arthur Turner Ernest Hartford John Riley Dick Chew Albert Meserve George Gibbs Harold S. Peaslee Washington Corliss Street U. S. Food Administration Merrell-Soule Company Syracuse, N.Y Joseph L. Temple William Dunham James Slowell William F. Dunham Bonnéy the Times Daniel McDonald Bride Walter R Shricken NATO Fletcher Cenains Castoria
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