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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1921

Page

5

Marriage of Miss Hadie Solovich Ends in Portland Ceremony

The wedding of Miss Hadie Solovich, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Solovich, to Shawarta Swartz of Portland took place at Tah Street with Rabbi Essig officiating. The couple will travel to Vancouver and Manila before settling in Cortland, with Mr Swartz employed by Pacific Coast General Co. Guests from New York, Boston and Portland attended a lengthy reception.

Hadie Nets Solovieh Joseph Solowien Shawarta Dail Stiwaete Portland Tah Leen Rabbi Essig Porthind Sivanies Gertisa Witte Fader Sadyve Sate Viel Ant Ste Harry Shwartz United States Naval Bowdoin 10 Geen Shwaeety Solovich Shhwartz Cetia Megan Avery Avers Eal Cortland New York Vancouver B.C Russia Yokohame Shanghai Manila Rome Mer. Swartz Pacific Con Aa Geneial Co Bowhag Thee Sof Tvg Phi Beta Keppa Daeatie Coa Oytas India CIA Tie Tonis Teerson Diarnguter Agnes Pervishane Chacehter Mirkin Boston George Wolf Mrs Samuel Wolf Alyne Pvrman Bowdeinham Bryant & G Stratton School Cours Pas Soule Construction Co A Cannon BK. Ferguson Philip Ridegut OM. Graves CL Nealey Charles Adams Brunswick P.O. Jack Augusta Vernon Lowell

Hoover Luncheon Committee Report Receives Broad Support

The Cosmopolitan club Hoover luncheon committee met at Mrs. Frederick de Drake’s home. Treasurer’s report shows $360 raised with more to come. They praise wide cooperation and extended thanks. Donations aided Old Ladies Home, Old Folks Home, Bath Naval and Military Asylum, five families fed by Red Cross, and Salvation Army. Bath duties foster European Relief Fund support. Committee members listed, with Miss Mary I. Gibbons as treasurer.

Cosmopolitan Club Hoover Tlome Bath Naval and Military Asylum Red Cross Salvation Army Bath European Relief Fund Frederick FE. Drake Herbert B. Madzard Allen M. Trish Claenee BE. Johnson EE. Motley Fuller George DB. Drake Frank KE. Southard Roscoe P. McFadden Leland R. Mitchell Viola GG. Trogan Seth S. Mullin Florence Calderwood Edwina Mayers Dorothy Jewett Mary L. Turpin Clarence Morse Mary I. Gibbons

City Government Hears Reports at Special Meeting

Reading of annual reports dominated a Thursday night city meeting. The treasurer and city auditor presented the finance committee raid report as key items, with sessions covering the Patten Free Library funds and details on debt reduction, city stables and garage plans, fire department and alarms, and Chief Parks’ department report.

Cty Finance Committee Fire Department

Post Road Notes Andree Movements In Town

The Cowdoinham Post Road items note returnees Chanth and family and several residents changing work places. Miss Helen Grould hosted a League gathering with 612 attendees and a pleasant evening of games. The Androscoggin Kennebec Co car service to Bath for plant workers is discontinued and maple sap hopes hinge on weather.

Chartie Thant Mar Punt Millay Bros Hazel Clay Frank Jenkin Gertrude Rundstrom Miro Androscoggin & Kenneberry. Co Topsham Bath Alh

Postmaster Hartnett Neared Retirement After Wilson Era

Bath postmaster Fred W. Hartnett plans to leave his office as Harding administration prepares to rescind Wilson era civil service protections. Hartnett, in Bath since August 1915, has overseen the office’s rise from second to first class and a salary increase from 2700 to 3000. Appointed through Congressman McGillicuddy after a party primary, his four year term expired without reappointment, and he has continued serving pending a successor.

Fred W. Hartnett Federal Harding Wilson Civil Service Hartnett Mr. Hartnett Bath Daniel J. McGillicuddy George S. Tiughes

Forum Attendance Sets New Season Record at Music Hall

Owen Reo Lovejoy of New York spoke on Woman's Place in Democracy to a large, standing audience at Music Hall. He urged women's equal role in politics and society, decrying stale party politics and advocating civic responsibility and industrial relations reform.

Owen Reo Lovejoy Ll.d New York National Child Labor Committee Forum Music Hall Tuany Charles Lester Smith Carmeth Appleby Morse America Cnde Vfe Cotter Wei Oiust Sutton Todustey

Former Bath Boy Returns From China

McQuarrie, Bath native and assistant chief engineer of Western Electric, recounts a Shanghai factory tale where workers blamed evil spirits for a buzz saw accident and consoled with a priest ritual performed in the courtyard. He notes Chinese laborers are industrious and quick to learn shop routines. Miro McQuarie was Bath’s first telephone operator in Bank block forty years ago.

McQuarrie Western Electric Co Cie Boston News Ching Electric Co Shanghai MarketQuarrie Chines Miro McOuserie Bath

Death of Charles Tolten of Brockton

Bath friends report the death of Charles Tolten, son of Mrs. Charris Helton of Brockton Massachusetts. The child fell ill only a few days with meningitis. Mrs. Helton, formerly Miss Helen Berry, daughter of Dr John C. Berry, has spent summers in Bath and at Wynburg, her father’s camp.

Bath Charris Helton Brockton Mass Charles Tolten Helton Helen Berry John C. Berry Wynburg

Bowdoinham Candidates Vie For Town Offices At Meeting

Candidates appear for town posts as Bowdoinham eyes a lively town meeting. Voters debate the town deficit of five dollars on last year’s bills and the need to fund it. Dr. Sk. Douglass and Charles A. Newton announce bids for selectman and road commissioner roles respectively, bringing experienced looks to the race. A public meeting organized a development committee to attract industry, while residents marked wedding anniversaries and social visits amid a flurry of local activity.

Sk. Douglass Bid- Selectman Charles A. Newton Newton Douglass Board of Selectmen VP Hall Co. TL Melwen George Denham PC. Newley Albert Henderson C. A. Newton Fulton Lowell L. 2. Temple E.P. Kendall Charles J. Brown Brongwick Freeport C. OB. Prandall Portland Elsie Dorothy Dickinreno O Clarence Blackman Willian Bonney T. W. Boggs Frank Cornish Brooklyn N.Y Visi Nancy Cornish Bath Charles Page Gardiner and Litchfield Robert Temple Shirley Lancaster Wiscasset Tarry Mosher Wls. Given Lewiston Perbert TE. BR. Cornish Planford Balls Marie Ashley Salem Miass Willi Netley Bowdoin Center Jack Waterville Maes Mrr Mia BF. I. Nichols John Maher Jenice Brunswick Beth Ny G. OR. Cutler Jessie Cromwell Z. A. Cannon Charles McEwen Ruth Augusta Standish Reed Togus Hospital Florence Nona Fogg Village Lodge Epworth Leute Ida Fowle Jewie Ames Florence Wilson Toston

Bowdoinham 1888 Fertilizer Cargo Boosted Bowdoinham Interest

Long note on Kendall Bros delivering 200 tons of fertilizer in Bath over 1.5 days with team and four men. Local reaction praises the project as the best ever, plus a Town Hall amateur show review, receipts of 40 dollars, and town meeting warrant details for highway funds and town improvements.

Kendall Bros Bath Bowdoinham Miram Wilson Cumide Minnie Given Grump Susie Rideout Anderton Mabel King Cora Staples Mert Usuberhind Milt Harmon Eaton Cone Cornish Capital FL Bicknetl Mr. Eaton Cypher Willie Sampson Johny Grump SSS Highwa M. Shee J. J. Brown

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier

The text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a meritorious blood medicine amid rising costs and root scarcity. It claims consistent quality, longer-lasting bottles, and effectiveness after flu grip fevers and other debilitating illnesses. It also asserts blood purification and appetite improvement.

Hood Iloyd Cyod

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DEPT Gossard Price David T. Percy & Sons P. Boudreau Cath Liberty Theatre Paramount and Artcraft Pictures Bath Opera House Opera House Cowdoinham Post Road Dass China Richmond Coombs High School Richmond Corner VF. OK John R. Stanwood Edna Trufant Hazel Cornish Botton Ernst Lancaster Dorothy Charles Rumrill Andrew Spicer Charles Andrews Massachusetts Albert IT. Shaw Walward H. Kimball Adelaide White Dike Lillian Crocker Andrews Read Cretonnes Senter Saine Peruvia Bolivia Ramonia Delux Trico Polo Orlando Marvella Bath Dept Store Center Street Unicorn Dairy Ration Bath Grain CO
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