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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
6
Town gossip covers river crossing predictions, grange fair rehearsals, new co operative store interest, illness and recoveries, school class fundraiser, sledding weather, dog curbs, peculiarly rising candy sales, fishing meanwhile smelt yields down, eggs decry high, and local visits across Bowdoinham during a week of community activity.
Miss Grace Getchell returns from a visit with sister Mrs A T Perkiss in South Dresden. Miss Jessie Chatterly visits Portland guest of Mrs G T Foss. Mrs B E Reed stays with Mrs David S Reed. Miss Minnie Bickford guests of Miss Marion Pushard. The grip is widespread with several sick. Mr and Mrs E H Meservey ill. Mrs W G Call cares for them. Miss Addie Carlton of South Dresden visits Miss Marion Pushard.
Mr and Mrs Bean and two children of Wiscasset are visiting Mrs Leavitt’s parents, Mr and Mrs Frank Leavitte.
Miss Ida Miller hosted a birthday party with music games and refreshments for friends last Saturday. The town reports Hugh B. Doughty’s poor health, recent heavy rain turned to snow, and a third death in New Meadows, Abraham Linscott aged 87, a respected lifelong resident. A infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gatchel died at age one.
This week men search and divers probe for Max Card, a skating accident victim presumed drowned last Saturday. He was an only child, and the mother is overwhelmed with grief as the community offers sympathy. The town reports widespread illness with colds and flu.
Mrs. Julia A. Roberts reported seeing a robin last Wednesday. Mrs. Keyes, long ill, is improving in health. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Walker and Anson Turner are on the sick list.
Mr and Mrs E W Holbrook relocate from Bethel Point to their new home in Cindy's Harbor and are hoped to become permanent residents. Mrs Peter Hanson returns home after a short absence and locals anticipate more social gatherings as youths plan new socials for the village. Captain and Mrs J L Eastman visit from Sebasco. Elbridge Thompson recovers from a painful hand ailment. Mr Barnes remains ill under Dr Foss care.
Westport reports Mrs. Robert Greenleaf traveling to Southport after the death of her grandfather Alden Moore. Allen Gove and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gove, and Mrs. Rufus Greenleaf called on Mrs. A. E. Gove. Fred Greenleaf moved houseboats owned by Grant Whitten and Manford Knights to Smellville. The infant son of C. M. Cromwell died, and the bereaved family has community sympathy.
Laura Prescott visited friend Mrs Vesta Siegars. Fred Foster returned from Bath to see his brother Eugene. Mrs Fred Carlton and daughter Addie are ill with grip and slowly improving. Helen Whiting of Wiscasset visits sister Mrs George Carlton. Mabel Heath visited Mabel Carlton. Alice Greenleaf visited Aunt Mrs Walter Cunningham. Ralph Siegars of Bath visits grandmother Mrs Myra Siegars.
Miss Hattie Moody of Portland visited Wiscasset over Sunday joining Miss Lilian Smith. Mrs. Jasper Rines of the town died after a long illness on Churchill street. Abial Greenleaf sold his High street house to Mrs. Erskine who sold her residence there. Rev. E W Moore is away for a few days rest. George Henry, longtime resident in the Patterson family, died Monday from heart trouble. funeral Tuesday. Clarence Dickinson from Roy Reed’s grocery went to Boston for an indefinite stay. Mrs. F B Albee of Manchester visited the Albee home Monday.
The next Dromore Grange meeting features music and readings by K O Weston and Mrs S C Campbell, instrumental pieces by Althea Cutting, and a review of the week. Conundrums by W A C Rogers and Geo D Weston are planned with readings by Mrs S Campbell and Christine Cutting.
Fred Baker has gone to Norridge wock to work for awhile. Mrs. Beals of Leeds is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. F. E. Baker. Mrs. Fred Libby is on the sick list, but is improving now. Her sister, Mrs. W. W. Douglass, passed Saturday and Sunday with her. F. N. Adams attended the Fourth Class Postmasters' meeting in Augusta Wednesday.
Free Will Baptist services draw record midweek attendance led by Rev. Charles Orr from Portland. Bodwell Grange initiates two candidates and hosts a New Year masquerade under A. C. Johnson. Lobstermen along Casco Bay face rough seas but Casco Bay lobster harvests rise yearly. A. C. Johnson attends court in Portland over 652 shorts caught last October.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the Toledo firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, sworn December 6, 1886, describes internal use and blood and mucous surface action. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs Russell Sage stands as the citys largest taxpayer with an assessed personal and real estate value totaling 7258000 dollars. The figure reflects her combined holdings across personal property and real estate within New York City tax rolls.
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