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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1917

Page

6

Church plans delegates to Laymen's Conference and local events

The congregation will send at least two delegates and the pastor to the Laymen's Community Conference chaired by Governor Carl E. Milliken. The pastor will attend Dedicatory exercises of a Richmond Corner grange on Jan 17. Dr. George E. Hamlin visited, and Delta Alpha Society elected officers. Local activities include Loyal Men's prayer meetings and Ladies' Aid. Smelt fishing near Smelt City continues with 25 homes noted. Municipal election candidates include George Fowles, Carl Gougin, and Al Ridley. Two new Powers motor driven picture machines were shipped to the Columbia Theatre. Houses sit on the barge at Kelley Spear yard.

Carl E. Milliken Grange Richmond Corner George E. Hamlin Maine State Baptist Association Lewiston Delta Alpha Society Elwell Pinkham Marshall St Brunswick George Fowles Carl Gougin al Ridley Parris Bros Columbia Theatre New York

Poisoning by Uric Acid Promoted as Wine Acid Cure

An article explains uric acid buildup from poor diet creates headaches, rheumatism, and gout. It warns of kidney and liver strain and recommends drinking water, avoiding meat tea and alcohol, and using Dr. Pierce’s Anurie and Pleasant Pellets to flush uric acid and ease symptoms.

Wr NC Cook Dr. Pierce

Sunday church reports and society meetings recap

The Sunday service featured a choir performance from the Bath Military and Naval Orphans home. Six baptized with prep members, four advanced to full membership, and one joined by letter. Ladies' Aid met Thursday. prayer meeting attendance rises with the 7 15 p m service time. Woman's Foreign Mission Society hosted Miss Annie Trufant. Christian Conquest of Europe topic discussed. Epworth League business meeting planned for Monday. secretary election and Merry Meeting Circuit League visits planned for February with Dr. Frost.

Bath Military and Naval Orphans’ Home Ladies’ Aid Society Woman's Foreign Mission Society E. A. Farrar Maple St Europe Epworth League Merrymeeting H. A. Walters Wesley Annie Trufant Ladies’ Aid Frost

Local notes reflect community visits and small town changes

O N Curtis of Murphys Corner was in town on Tuesday as a business visitor. The Murray Club met Monday evening with Mrs Ernest Johnson at 106 North Street. An out of town rabbi will visit Bath regularly to instruct Jewish children. The W C T A met at 2 30 pm Tuesday at the YMCA with Mr and Mrs F W Baker guests of Supt and Mrs John Melnnes. Cohen the meat dealer plans to move from Ferry Street to the Commercial Street site formerly Harringtons fish market. A Bath boy of 17 runs seven camps on Woolwich ice fishing for smelts earning over 25 dollars last week. Smelts run eight to nine inches per pound. A Winneganee fisherman counted 94 smelts in an 11 1/2 pound catch. Park Bowling Alleys held Saturday night to form a two man team league with Richard Frates as secretary and a schedule for the week. Work on Hospital Point progresses with floor laying over the new Old Folks Home foundations and spring will see the superstructure resumed.

O. N. Curtis Murphy's Corner Murray Club Ernest Johnson North St Bath Y.M.C.A F. W. Baker John MelInnes Delaware Allens Boston Navy Yard Navy Department Cohen Ferry St Commercial St Harrington's Woolwich Park Bowling Richard Frates Hospital Point

Ice cutting on Lemont creek and local society notes

A dozen men work the Lemont creek for the Diamond Spring Co this week. Miss Adelaide Dennison leads the Gift Shop in Natalie Lemont's absence. The Maine Press Association plans its 64th annual meeting in Portland January 18 and 19. The Cape Cod canal remains closed to navigation after a recent sinking. Jewelers will close Tuesday evenings for winter, but stay open Saturday evenings. Park Alleys saw P. Clinton set a new single string record with 145. An operetta “A Night on Board” debuts January 31 at Bath Opera House. The freighter Felix Taussig for Crowell & Thurlow is to launch at Newport News with Helen Taussig as sponsor. Women’s clubs to hold New England conference meeting January 23-25 in Providence. Frank M. Wilson reports 12 pounds of smelts in an hour. Army football schedule lists Maine, Bowdoin, Naval Academy games. Bowdoin may require compulsory athletic training for freshmen. A timber carload arrives for the Kelley-Spear yard. Bath Navy Yard notes praise for Bath Iron Works service on destroyer Allen. Bath Ministerial Association meets at Y.M.C.A. with slot gambling concerns discussed. Legislators Corliss and Larrabee not seated together. Corliss to sit near Frank Holley, North Anson. Holy Name Society repeats a fourth annual Bath performance January 31 with new show and director Jack Shaw. John Lakin visits Buckfield, recounting his son’s collie dog’s loyalty across parsonages.

Lemont Creek Dilamond Spring Co Adelaide Dennison Natalie Lemont Maine Press Association Portland Maine Cape Cod Canal Park Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Co Boston Newport News Helen P. Taussig New England Conference of State Federation of Women’s Clubs Providence R. I Frank M. Wilson Army University of Maine West Point Bowdoin Naval Academy Polo Grounds New York Bowdoin College Kelley-Spear Yard L.S. Adams U.S. N Portsmouth Navy Yard C. P. Wetherbee Bath Iron Works Allen Bath Ministerial Association Y.M.C.A Kewley Messrs Chappell Howse MacCormick Harrison Small Oliver Berry Christian Civic League Holy Name Society John F. Lakin Maine Central Center St William J. Lakin Buckfield Lakin

Busy day notes in Middle Street Court and Park incidents

Rabbits are reported numerous on Arrowsic. Sheriff Oliver passed Tuesday in Augusta. The Busybees met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Finnigan in Middle Street Court. Tug Pejepscot finished towing barges for the season and is in Boston. Central Maine Power Co workmen began tarred roofing on a new workshop. Charles Britt of the Texas Co. returned after a week at home in Augusta. The Ladies Aid of the Universalist Church met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Hodgdon Green Street. Chester Monroe slipped on ice by the park and required stitches. A broken door pane at Newdick barber shop. Stacy Moore of Popham makes aluminum water shoes. Oscar Kingsbury returned Monday from a 15 day trip to New York City and Buffalo with plans to run a jitney between Bath and Portland starting March. Former ship carpenter M. Sargent visited with crafted planes. Uncle John Diffen moved Wellman crew on the Old North Church project. National Encampment prep in Boston discussed with parade route and stands for veterans. Morse High girls beat Lisbon Falls 11 to 9 in a stormy game and a dance followed. G.A.R. officers and Sedgwick Circle officers installed amid a large gathering. Sedgwick Circle post and circle officers listed with high turnout. Sedgwick Circle notes 64 members.

Arrowsic Oliver Augusta Mary Finnigan Middle St. Court Pejepscot S. T. Co Boston Central Maine Power Co Charles Britt Texas Co The Universalist Church Henry Hodgdon Green St Chester Monroe Newdick Stacy Moore Popham Bath Opera House Oscar Kingsbury New York City Buffalo New York Portland M. Sargent Sheepscot John Diffen Wellman Old North Church Grand Army of the Republic William J. Patterson Pittsburgh Curley Morse High Lisbon Falls Miss Green Miss Doyle Miss Haraden Miss Hall Morse Miss Burns Miss Mitchell Assembly Hall White Lemoine Sedgwick Post G.A.R Sedgwick Circle C. M. Oliver Cyrus W. Longley Timothy B. Curtis Q.M Henry G. Turner Q.M.S James P. Baker P.I T. B. Curtis P. P P. P. Clara Troop D. C Ares Gertrude Stewart S.V.P Elizabeth Pollard J.V.P Albina Bates Clara Troop Sarah Garcelon Lucy Stover Georgiana Small Lena Heal Sarah Couitlard Hannah Curtis

Bath W C T U Votes Prohibition Day in Bath

The Bath W C T U met at the Y M C A parlor with good turnout. They reported churches will observe January 18 as National Prohibition Day and discussed the curfew law aiding officers in keeping youths from trouble. The meeting praised local cleanliness and noted praise for Dr William S Barry of Bath for his Pharmacy Board work.

Bath W.C.T.U Y.M.C.A Bath Pastors’ Union Bath Union Addie Robbins Milton Maine Civic League Oliver William S. Brrry Melrose Board of Registration In Pharmacy Bath Times Barry William S. Barry

Obituary: Dr. Charles W. Brown of Orland Dies in Iowa City

News from Orland Missouri reports the death of 67 year old Dr. Charles W. Brown who collapsed Monday while starting a round of calls. Cause of death listed as acute indigestion. Former Kent's Hill resident and physician of sterling character with Masons and Grange membership leaves wife two daughters and a son. He had visited Bath in the past.

Charles W. Brown Orland Dr. Brown Kent’s Hill Masons Grange Brown Bath

Cousin Guests Mentioned Luce and Brown in Record

A fragment notes that he was a guest of Mrs. George M. Luce and Miss Eliza Brown, indicating hospitality by extended family members.

George M. Luce Eliza Brown

Miss Dorinda F Preble Dies at 77 in City

Dorinda Fisher Preble 77 years 10 months 10 days died Saturday at the Old Ladies Home after a brief illness. Native of the city she was daughter of Jonathan and Clarissa Preble and survived by brother Henry T. Preble and five nieces and three nephews. Lifelong member of Winter Street Congregational Church. Funeral Monday at 2 p m from the Old Ladies Home.

Dorinda Fisher Preble Old Ladies’ Home Miss Preble Jonathan Clarissa Preble Henry T. Preble Winter Street Congregational Church

Mild weather hints from lunar circle and arctic absence

No gubernatorial ball this winter and a great white circle around the moon Monday evening suggest a mild season ahead. Reports note lack of arctic owls and gros beaks, and smelt huts on Winneganee Creek where smelts bit well Tuesday amid local civic and fraternal activities.

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