Major Kimball's bantam corn and Maine garden notes
Freeman C. Curtis recalls W. R. Kimball of Bath promoting Golden Bantam corn and notes a July 4 planting after a Sunday calendar slip. He praises bantam corn flavor and reviews latest corn varieties, peas, and the Laxtonian pea, plus the Winter Luxury pumpkin for pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman C. Curtis
Bath
Bridgton
Maine
W. R. Kimball
Pine Tree State Seed Co
Major Kimball
New England
Sagadahoc
Nott
Pine Tree Seed Co
Woolwich Grange Sees Strong Turnout for Meeting
Last Saturday Woolwich Grange held a regular session with 71 members present signaling strong local interest. The program included skits, tableaux, a poem in costume, and songs. Officers elect were installed by Worthy Deputy E. C. Patten with Mrs Patten. Five candidates received the first and second degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Hich
Ella Shaw
E. C. Patten
Topsham
Patten
Bowdoin Community Notes Include Home Return and Visits
Stephen Small, once at St Marys Hospital Lewiston for weeks, is home. Sunday school at North church suspended for winter. Miss Statie Allen visits sister Mrs Everett Ricker in Litchfield. Miss Clara Williams of Dedham Mass visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Melvin Williams. Grange installations season underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Small
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lewiston
North Church
Statie Allen
Mrs
Everett. Ricker
Litchfield
Clara Williams
Dedham, Mass
Melvin Williams
The Bath Market Overview Prices and supplies this week
Market activity was quiet with limited farmers in town. Eggs sold 35 to 40 cents a dozen, country butter 32 cents a pound, potatoes plentiful at 55 cents a bushel, and cabbage beets turnips squash at 1 cent a pound. Cranberries scarce around $2.25 a bushel, apples from 75 cents, beef current best value with sides from 6 to 7 cents, hay $20 to $21 a ton.
Farm notes and local fire and grange news from Maine
The Seekins farm in East Pittston sold to J H MacSorley of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania via BH A Strout farm agency. Richmond fire dept tackled a car of potatoes at Q F Knights potato house. Loss about 300 dollars for roughly 600 bushels. Progressive Grange Richmond reports fifty members, nine candidates conferred with a harvest supper. January 12 Weber's company from Lewiston to entertain. Secretary Wilson probes food price causes with county by county reports. Pine Tree Grange Lisbon officers to be installed by Mrs BE Patten of Topsham next Friday.
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W. E. Seekins
East Pittston
BH. A. Strout Farm
J. H. MacSorley
Mechanicsburg
Maine
Richmond Fire Department
Hastman
Q. F. Knight
Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Chaplain
Harry Little
Baker Lancaster
Luana Sylvester
Lameraux
Gladys Ward
Mina Ward
Grange
Weber
Lewiston
Wilson
Portable saw mills taxed where owner resides, says AG ruling
Maine Attorney General Philbrook concludes portable mills and products are taxed in the owner’s town on April 1, citing the Norway vs Willis case. The decision changes assessors’ approach for Sagadahoc towns regarding mills, logs, and lumber, affecting tax allocations under R. S. Chapter 9.
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Sagadahoc
Philbrook
George Pottle
Lewiston
Board of State Assessors
Pottle
State entomologist promotes Maine fruit premium plan
State Entomologist E F Hitchings of Waterville urges county and state fairs to raise premium awards to attract farmers to better fruit culture. He cites gifts from J H Gregory and pledges from the State Grange to boost orchard care through improved cultivation, pruning, fertilization, and spraying. Resolutions favoring the movement were adopted, with entries opening in spring 1910 and no entry fee. The aim is to revive Maine fruit and compete with western apple production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Hitchings
Waterville
Agricultural Department
Maine
Hitchings
Mr. Hitchings
J. H. Gregory
Marblehead
Mass
Bangor
Grange
Twitchell
Auburn
Department of Agriculture
Cedar Grove Teachers and Friends Share Year End Supper
Miss Abbie Barker hosts a five o clock New Year’s Eve supper for local teachers and neighbors. Principal Miss K Emily McFadden returns to Cliftondale School after a week with her father. Laura Hall resumes teaching in Gardiner. Maurice Hall marries Miss Jennie Lovendale and they set up a home. Capt. E V Cornell visits from Newport News ahead of a blizzard. Lloyd and Leighton Ham return from holiday visit with Bishop Cedman. St Bluke’s Cathedral holds Christmas music enjoyed by all.
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Abbie Barker
Emily McFadden
Cliftondale
Mass
John McFadden
Laura Hall
Gardiner
Maurice Hall
Cedar Grove
Jennie Lovendale
Lovendale
E. V. Cornell
Newport News
Lloyd
Leighton Ham
Bishop Cedman
J. K. True
Louise Foss
Fred. Fraser
Woodfords
St. Bluke’s Cathedral
Taxability of portable logs and lumber under a April 1 domicile rule
The statement asserts that portable saw mill goods including logs and sawed lumber are taxable in the owner’s hometown of April 1. The liability does not attach to the other town where the assets were found on that date.
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John Doe
Woolwich Farmers Highlight at Local Institute
A Woolwich Grange Farmers’ Institute featured notable Maine growers including O H Curtis of Westport who moved here three years ago and runs a large poultry operation and dairy herd. Lincoln Bailey displayed a windmill and a 500 bushel potato yield while J C McKenney and J A Purington spoke on thriving vegetable and dairy ventures in Bath and surrounding areas.
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Farmers’ Institute
Woolwich Grange Hall
E. P. Mayo
Waterville
Woolwich
Maine
O. H. Curtis
Westport
Curtis
Boston
Lincoln Bailey
Grange
Brother Bailey
Montsweag
Jersey
Guernsey
Montsweag Bay
Kennebec
Bath
J. C. McKenney
M. Leavitt
O. C. Nutting
Bangor
Brother Nutting
Woolwich Notes on Insurance, Measles, and Local Talks
Woolwich community dispatches report the Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance directors voting a 10 percent assessment to cover a $1,200 loss on John Preble’s house. Measles strike seven in one family while L F Stinson improves. Nequasset Lake ice stands 14 inches thick. Ralph Towle returns to Morse High duties after December injury. Local land purchases include several wood lots. Charles Hunnewell and H M Wright shares noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Card
Bath
Frank Hodgdon
George F. Hodgdon
Boothbay
Woolwich Mutual Fire Insurance Company
John Preble
Treasury
L. F. Stinson
Nequasset Lake
Ralph E. Towle
Morse High
Knox & Lincoln
Charles Pinkham
Ll. F. Stinson
A. S. Barnes
Charles Hunnewell
Terrill
Ray
H. M. Wright
Harry Barrett
Lisbon Falls
Frank Card
Woolwich
William Wyman Returns Home From Visit
William Wyman has returned to his Roxbury home after a visit with his great grandfather Obadiah Trask. William Hamacher of Bathcon is noted in the accompanying lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wyman
Roxbury
Obadiah Trask
William Hamacher
Bathcon
Local Notes From Sunday School Guests and Hints of New Auto
The article records Sunday school guests Mr and Mrs Ernest O Knight visiting Mr Knights parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Knight. Smelt fishermen report good luck with ice fishing extending to the Beach. Marcellus Adams is noted as high line to date and a new Winnegance automobile is anticipated this season. Don F Cook owns a launch being painted and undecided on engine make. Mrs Sophia Wilson spent days in Boston. Alfred Oliver is framing a cottage at Bay Point with his son Ray for early spring construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Knight
Sophia Wilson
Boston
Alfred Oliver
Ray
Bay Point
Vagaries of a Cold Painkiller Advice
An old medical column warns that colds may attack different body parts and urges prompt relief with Perry Davis' Painkiller. It advises taking the remedy in warm sweetened water at the first cramps and promises relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
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