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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1912

Page

7

Five Island Show Delights Audiences Before Storm

The Five Island stage program featured songs and sketches by E G Southard Waldo Lewis and others with numbers like When You and I Were Young Maggie and The Baboon Baby Dance. The cast included Earl and Clarence McMahan E G Southard and L H Rowe. A thunderstorm hit as the event closed with ice cream and a dance. Mrs Sarah E Snowman suffered a leg fracture after the show as Dr Barrows attended.

E. G. Southard M. H. Pinkham Waldo Lewis You Maggie Ferris Leonard Earl McMahan L. H. Rowe Herman McFadden Elbridge Southard Er. G. Southard Jack Johnson Clarence Earl Clarence McMahan E. E. Rowe Sarah E. Snowman Barrows Boothbay Harbor Charles Hanna

Community Events and Visits In Arrowsic And Bath

Mrs Jennie McFarland hosted friends with fruit treats and cakes last Wednesday. A birthday gathering for Miss Alice was held at Mr and Mrs Harold Walker’s home with many attendees. Church supper at the M E Church raised funds, with clams stew and coffee. guests from Westport Woolwich Georgetown Bath attended. Local residents including Alfred Crosby and Laura Oliver were noted for visits and departures.

Jennie McFarland Frank Clark Harold Walker Alice James McFarland Donald John Currier Celia Janet Merritt Pinkham Virginia Hostelle Pierce Flora Mullen Florence Mary Clifford McCollett Bath D. B. Phelan M. E Edward Farrar Harold E. Snipe S. P. E. Hawthorne Woolwich Wendall, Baker Riggsville Hilda Frazier Nellie Snipe Daisy Wynne Bouter Little Son Oliver LaBelle Alice Molineaux C. C. Shea M. E. Church Westport Georgetown Amy Fenno Frank Snipe Alfred Crosby Will Clark Lewiston Laura Oliver Boston

Acadia Lodge Seeks New Members In Split Campaign

The Acadia lodge of the K of P divides into factions over a membership drive. The campaign runs for one week until May 1 with a dinner funded by the side securing more applications.

Acadia Lodge K. of P

Life of Alderman Oliver Highlights Public Service

The narrative credits Alderman Oliver with moving unused trolley rails from Commercial street and removing obstructions near Y Center and Front streets to improve Post Office Square. In 1907 he secured 2500 for almshouse repairs, installed new plumbing, updated drainage, and remodeled facilities at under 1000, overseeing the work himself. He is noted as a prominent fraternal figure across several groups.

Post Office Oliver The Shrine Pythias

Morse High Falls to Lincoln Academy 44 33 at Damariscotta

Morse High School lost to Lincoln Academy 44 to 33 in a clean fast game at Damariscotta. Morse was handicapped by the absence of Hunt Lemont and Parker while Sears starred with 12 floor goals for Lincoln Academy.

Morse High Lincoln Academy Fellows Damariscotta Hunt Lemont Parker Sears Lincolna_Academy Boardman Glidden Thompson Mes Fitzgerald Morse W. Parker Fitzgerald Flagg

Candidates Face Midnight Deadline To File Nominations

Candidates must file nomination papers by midnight to appear on the ballot. The cutoff emphasizes swift action as filings close at the end of the day.

Bath Republicans Nominate Wilbur Oliver for Mayor

In a Bath caucus, Republicans nominate Wilbur C. Oliver for mayor, praising his long service, honesty, and public works record. The session endorses Oliver, with Secretay Ham to cast ballots, and announces other delegates to the Bangor state convention on April 10 including Hyde Shaw Sewall Oliver Ham Grassy Allan Strout Furber Leonard.

W. S. Glidden Ham Oliver Staples Bangor John S. Hyde Albert H. Shaw Harold M. Sewall Wilbur C. Oliver Roscoe P. Ham Albert J. Grassy Ernest A. Allan Albert L. Strout William A. Furber HE. Randall Leonard

Judge Staples Delivers Notable Caucus Speech

Judge Staples gave a strong speech at the Wednesday caucus, regarded as one of his best delivered here among many.

Judge Staples

Dinner in Honor of George Douglass by Local Electric Road

Employees of the local electric road will host a dinner next Monday night at the New Iven House to honor George Douglass for his years of popular service as a motorman on the local line.

Local Electric Road George Douglass Iven House

Guardian seeks sale of Bath property to fund ward

William T. Hall Jr guardian of Mary Eliza Wood petitions the Sagadahoc Probate Court to license the sale of real estate at 218 and 220 Oak Street Bath to pay debts and support the ward. The order requires public notice in Bath Independent for three weeks and a March 5 1913 hearing to show cause why the request should not be granted.

State OF Maine Honorawre Sagadahoc William T. Hall, Jr Bath Mary Eliza Wood Oak Street Purington Peter McDonald Ward A. D WM. T. Hall, JR Guardian State OF Maine Eherd James S Longley Register John S. Hyde James Lowell Cyrus W. Longley

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