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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
1
Over seventy members attended the Woolwich grange session marking officer installation led by Asbury Bailey with an oyster supper. Winsip R Lilly, prominent Woolwich resident, died after a year of illness. Numerous local notes follow on community events, accidents, church affairs, and town updates.
Mrs Der mot survives with a widow, a son Samuel in San Francisco, and two daughters. Former ship captain of the Frank Howard in Bath and later the Portland, Der mot served under A M Simpson’s line. Sunday guests, bath visitors, sewing circle plans, and school notes fill the Bath area. Omar R Perry wed Melinda C Campbell at Wesley parsonage Bath. Perry, son of James E and Margaret, works as a house joiner.
Local residents host and visit kin and friends across towns including Isle au Haut Bath Bath residents visit relatives. Mrs Williams of Bath visits her parents while sewing circles and club gatherings bring community together with dinners and cards.
Mrs. E M Parker visited Lewiston and attended a meeting by Paul F Johnson of the I B S A. James and Ed Locke plan for Mr Cheney’s portable mill on their property with a target to locate next week. Local farmers expect lumber sales this winter. Harry Carson of Mt Vernon recovers from appendectomy at Lewiston Hospital. Arthur Bean sells the Old Stone House farm to W L Warland of Cambridge Mass and remains as manager. Warland moves spring. A span of work horses dies. Garrison Hill O E S to install officers Jan 19. Woolwich Grange also installed. 65 attended harvest supper. Palmer Leavitt, born 1829, awarded Post cane. Skating on Sewall’s Pond. Celia Cushman to La Forest Etheridge wed Dec 1 1914 at Newcastle Me. Mrs Etheridge once aided local church. Frank Snipe buys a new horse from Bath. Mrs Jane Swett ill in Bath. Lizzie Fowles visits. Willie McFadden buys milch cow and calf. Mr Robbins hauls cord wood to Bath. Ralph Matthews to Ny Topolock for work. School resumes District No 1 Jan 4 after two weeks’ vacation with Miss Florence Jones teaching.
Mrs W F Potter visiting relatives in Bath. Lawyer Bridgham Wilshire and Dr Whitney of Bath in town recently. Charles Brown of Woolwich in town Saturday. Mrs Lois Cromwell returns to Bath after visit with Mrs Eliza Drummond. Mrs Eugene Cromwell and child visiting her parents at the Fore side. Mrs Abred Perry returns from Lewiston. A chopping bee at Mrs Mabel Eisner’s home last Wednesday. Cards sawed and split for the shed. Dinner served by Mrs Eisner. Harold Snipe surprised by friends Saturday at his home. about twenty attendees and light refreshments.
SEBASCO Captain and Mrs Chester Wallace of Bath visited Capt J D Eastman. Roland Smith of Portland stayed with Miss Lillian York. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Levi Wallace Jr on January 9. Mrs Abbie Wallace and three children returned to Portland after two weeks with Sebasco relatives. Crew members from Portland included George Humphrey Henry Alexander and Peter Pierson aboard the Lillian Estelle. Mrs Ada Perry underwent surgery in Portland for appendicitis and is recovering well. Minnie Wallace cares for her brother's wife. Mrs Annie Richerson is improving. Mrs John Coffin remains ill with rheumatism. Miss Vida Morgan of East Harpswell visiting her sister Mrs Will Davis of Sebasco.
West Bath Grange announces next Monday evening program featuring singing gran reading piano solos and multiple readings by Miss Stro Mrs Puringt Miss Peters Fred Cat Martha R and Lillian Rogers with questions and a discussion on apples led by Worthy Master. For sale loose hay apples 50 to 75 cents a bushel delivered by J F ton Winnegance Maine Tel 2685.
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