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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
2
A West Bath gathering at the Bates residence featured Everett G. Lemont organizing transport from Sabine, with guests including Chester and Delmar Bates and Eleanor Bates among others. The notes record church, grange, and school activities, ice cutting, sleigh rides, and visits across Bath Sabine and Whippsburg, plus local appointments and health updates.
Charles Bates Jr. returned to his Beachmont, Massachusetts home after two weeks with his grandfather Charles Bates Sr. Rev. George D. Riley and Mrs. Riley plus son Orrin of Bath visited Mr. and Mrs. EB RK Brown on Tuesday.
Senator Frederick Hale declares he will seek reelection to the U S Senate for the term starting March 4 1923 He says heavy winter congressional business will keep him in Washington and he will not campaign personally in Maine relying on Maine voters to decide at the June primaries and September election He notes wartime service and a wish to continue aiding his state and nation with tariff treaties and railroad legislation scheduled in Congress. He writes to the people of Maine detailing his plan and asking for their verdict.
Stanley Greene of Trufant Street and Myrtle Rideout of North Street were injured Monday night when a bobsled struck them at Witch Spring Hill. Rideout is nursing bruises with no broken ribs, Greene home with a bruised side and cut leg. Doctors A Peaslee and E M Fuller attended them. Rideout was unconscious for a time.
A Louisville Courier-Journal note observes contrasts in grooming between genders with a light remark on heredity. It notes the schoolboy shows a bright morning face while the schoolgirl often uses powder similar to her mother.
The piece claims winter worsens rheumatism scrofula and catarrh and presents Hood's Sarsaparilla as a radical, permanent remedy. It notes benefits in treating common diseases and recommends Hood's Pills as a companion laxative for thorough relief.
Dromore grange in Phippsburg installed 1922 officers led by Master George L. Cutting and Overseer Winfield W. Morse. A fine supper followed the meeting as many grangers enjoyed the evening. Several local residents and visitors are noted with health, travel, and farming updates from Bath to West Point and Windham.
Ellen Manson longtime Bath resident died June 4 after a short illness. A daughter of the late Captain Elijah D. Manson she lived at 944 Middle Street and was active in Central Congregational Church and the Monday club supporting the City hospital. She is survived by her sister Miss Virginia Manson, and her death follows that of her brother Harry I D Manson.
A French chemist analyzed Nowers to learn how their scent arises. By sectioning the flowers and pouring hydro chloric acid, the perfume secret was not fully revealed. The study shows the oil creating the fragrance comes from chlorophyll near the upper surfaces of the sepals in delicate cells, with a suggested inverse link between pigment and scent.
The Patten Free Library association holds its annual meeting Monday at 7 30 in the reading room to elect officers and corporate members. The meeting lists a large current membership including Adams, Margaret J., Brown, Frank, Barker, Dr. Byron F., and many others with several removals and deaths noted.
Transfers recorded by Registrar Hiram T. Stevens include Bath deals from Jacob Golfistein to Delig M Gaudette and others in Bowdoinham Georgetown Richmond Woolwich with multiple grantees and grantors such as Arthur BE Bungo Otto F Rullman Moorland Realty Co Bowdoinham and Frank W Carlton among named parties.
Edward F. Fassett 73 retired architect and 82nd degree Mason died in Portland Friday after years of ill health. A Bath native, he worked with father F. H. Fassett in early Portland building after the 1866 fire, later practiced in La Crosse Denver and Kansas City before returning to Portland in 1891. He is survived by his wife four sons two daughters two half-sisters and a half-brother. The Fassett firm built the Public Library Keith's Theater and many state structures.
The text explains that wild dingos do not bark or growl, but may learn to bark when tamed and among domestic dogs. It notes Australian kelpies, prized cattle dogs with dingo blood, are trained never to bark.
An observation on the eye as a clue to genius noting that clear slow moving bright eyes indicate mental ability in certain individuals. The piece links eye characteristics to intellect and suggests a belief in expression through sight.
Woolwich Center Baptist Church held a White Gift service on Sunday with a program of hymns scripture readings and allegory. Gifts including vegetables clothing and White Gift money supported the Salvation Army and New World Movement while Pastor Rev M D Webster received a gift of appreciation from Isaac Howard and the church.
Judge James S. Lowell presided over the second session of Sagadahoc County Probate Court on Tuesday. A petition for probate of the will was filed for the estate of Alice V. Curtis of Bath with Frances D. T. Lane named executrix. administration granted. The court also granted administration for the estate of Trigin J. Perry of Whippsburg.
Probate notices list administrators and executors for multiple Maine estates including Bath Topsham Georgetown and Woolwich. Filings cover first and final accounts inventories bonds petitions for allowances inheritance tax licenses to sell personal estate and appointment of agents for various estates.
W R Campbell announces the Insurance Federation of Maine will meet at the Falmouth hotel in Portland on January 18. The group, with over 350 Maine members, aims to prevent misrepresentation by agents and to educate the public about insurance. John T Hutchinson of Detroit will address the gathering.
In a Salt Lake City study researchers used an airplane to collect air samples at different heights to measure smoke nuisance. The test aimed to map air quality and identify pollution levels across altitudes.
Mme Emma Eames de Gogorza visits Boston for a Daughters of Maine charity ball at Copley Plaza to aid the Children’s Hospital Fund. She will stand in the receiving line with Mrs. Holman Day and many prominent guests. Floor directors include William Garcelon and Maj. Carroll Swan with ushers and a large organizing committee led by Mrs. Frank Winthrop Everett.
An editorial emphasizes how ambition shapes mental drive and public achievement. It cites rural success and leadership as evidence that intelligent, directed effort elevates individuals toward high station. The piece urges persistent self-improvement aligned with noble purposes to inspire youth.
Butte Montana blends a modern city with a vast mining camp. The district has produced over a billion dollars in metals, copper leading the output, making it the most productive metal bearing area of its size worldwide.
The phrase Light of the World was a title given to Sigismund of Germany, born 1411 and died 1437, noting his reputed enlightenment and intelligence during his reign as emperor.
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