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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1918

Page

2

Dow family visit and travel plans noted in Wiscasset

Harry Dow of Standard Cloak and Dry Goods visits his sister Miss Charlotte Dow in Maine. Dow, a 15 year Alberta wheat grower, plans to visit Skowhegan then New York for the National Motor Boat show. A four o'clock vesper service was held and parish heating limits affect events.

Harry Dow Wiscasset Charlotte Dow Tyde Windlass Co Dow Claresholme Alberta Canada Canadian Northwest Maine Miss Dow Skowhegan New York

Grace Church Notes: Henry v i B Nash in Wis­casset

Grace Church notes Henry v i B Nash of Wis­casset conducted Sunday services at the Parish House and exchanged pulpits with Mr. McGay. The service was held in the Parish House as will probably be.

Grace Church Henry vi B. Nash of Wiscasset Mr. McGay Will

Initia tion Committee Named by Phi Rho Society

At a Wednesday recess meeting the Phi Rho Society appointed an initiation committee headed by William Daley Leroy Stearns Arthur Colby Horatio Mikelsky and James Dunton. The article notes many boys gained wealth from Tuesday’s storm and that a heavy snowstorm is welcomed by children.

Phi Rho Society William Daley Leroy Stearns Arthur Colby Horatio Mikelsky James Dunton

Mrs Chauncey Paul Heads East to Visit Relatives

Mrs Chauncey Paul of Squantum Mass travels eastbound on Monday’s train to visit her parents Mr and Mrs B E Blagdon in Wiscasset. She stayed Sunday with her aunt Mrs Arthur Durgin on North Street.

Chauncey Paul Squantum Mass Wis Wiscasset Arthur Durgin North St

Surgery and local life notes from Woolwich week

Across the Blue River Woolwich items report Dr. Stott ranking sixth in Bath Medical Club officers with naval reserve status. Notes on residents visiting, illness and recoveries, school fund drive for encyclopedias, a house to house canvass by Sagadahoc Ferry school children, and local movements of timber crews and portable mills.

A. A. Stott Naval Reserve Dr. Stott Bath Medical Club U. S Evelyn Hodgdon

Local Social Notes From Arrowsic and Nearby

Carrie Hodgman visits in Boston while Ruth Lewis stays with Jack Whiting. Hattie Snipe visits Nequasset friends. Alexander the north school teacher boards with the Coles. Harold Snipe stays at home over weekend. James McFarland buys a Jersey cow. Marie Costello visits Mildred Snipe. Emma Walker on sick list. Alice Elliot of Woodwich visits town. Mildred Snipe entertains a Boston guest. Terbert Crosby of Bath surveys wood lots. Walter Hagan spends winter with his brother. Mildred Snipe trips with Costello Bath. Ethelyn Baker of Nequasset visits Muriel Shea. Mrs. Porter has a new telephone. Mildred Snipe hosts a late evening party with games music and refreshments.

Francis Gass Robert David Henderson Bowdoinham Harold Troope Bath C. P. Hall Asbury Bailey Harlan Higgins Damariscotta Mills Leslie Soule Evelyn George Helen Hodgdon H. E. Wright Ernest Getchell C. W. Freeman Wiscasset Frank Hodgdon Lewiston James Reed Winfield Wright Henry Cunningham Charles Henderson Maxine Walker Marion Carlton Frank J. Walker Boston South America Walker Philadelphia Day's Ferry Rogers Lot Phippsburg Charles Alexander Richmond Westport Montsweag Bay Woolwich Edwards Dunton Ernest Purington West Wilson Bailey Reed Mains John McKenney Thomas Reed Clinton Bailey Edgar Bailey Frank Bailey Nequasset Fred ‘Hathorne George Lakin Tigh 'St Milan J. Smith Lillian Blair William T. Wright Whicasset W. Wright Ralph John Savage Judson Hathorne Carrie ‘Wing Carrie Hodgman M. ©. Drummond Ruth Lewis Jack Whiting Hattie Snipe Alexander Cole Harold Snipe James McFarland New Jersey Marie Costello Costello Ethelyn Baker Muriel Shea

Retiring Pastor Given Farewell Gift by Winter Street Church

Rev. Maurice J. Duncklee of Winter Street Congregational Church leaves for San Antonio Texas to join the Red Triangle Y M C A work in the Southern area. Members present him a purse of over 100 dollars and provide knitted items and a first aid kit as keepsakes marking five years of service.

Maurice J. Duncklee Winter Street John Sh. Evans Duncklee Winter Street Church Ss. J. Willis C. R. Chappell

Bowdoin Baseball Schedule Set for 1918 Season

Bowdoin Interscholastic Baseball League met in Brunswick to draft the 1918 schedule. Morse High will play 10 games, five at home and five away, with contests set at Auburn Bath Lisbon Falls Portland and Lewiston between April 19 and June 1.

Bowdoin Morse Portland Lewiston Brunswick Bath

West Bath Notes on Ice Work and Evening Travel

West Bath faces limited morning rail service for workers and a snowbound week. Local events include Tag Your Shovel Day on January 30, a Birchwood Farm ice harvest, and repairs to transport lines after Tuesday's blizzard. Residents await the Bath Brunswick state road opening and prepare for upcoming town elections.

Bath West Bath J. Everett Mayo State Superintendent of Schools Uncle Sam J. Edward Drake Birchwood Farm Birchwood Rufus Lombard Charles Stevens Herman Lunt George W. Jewett Jewett Samuel Morse Carroll Edwin Bath City Hospital Reed Ralph Maine Central New Meadows Joseph W. Larrabee H. E. Babb Topsham Herbert Grinnell Houghton Samuel R. Percy Sabine Gifford Littlefield Miss Durfee North Scituate Fred Wright Llewellyn Rogers Lowell

Texas ship returns after gale damages Shode Island

The steamer Shode Island built by the Texas Steamship Co. put to sea from an Atlantic port bound for Europe with hay ammunition and cars for the allies but turned back after a violent gale caused damage. Repairs will be swift and no long detention is expected.

Texas Steamship Co Europe

Milk price drop sparks Bangor debate in Maine

Bangor milk dealers sell milk at 10 cents a quart with an announced 11 cent raise set for January 15. Pints cost six cents more as residents pay higher prices than any Maine city of similar size.

Bangor Maine

Buy U S Treasury Thrift Stamps for War Savings

Promote the purchase of U S Treasury Thrift Stamps at 25c each as part-payment toward a $5 Government bond bearing 4 percent interest compounded quarterly. The stamps contribute toward a War Savings Bond program.

U. S. Treasury

Corsets and Knitwear Deep Discount Lot

An odd lot offers popular corset makes such as R. and G., C. B., American Lady, Flexo Form, Kabo, and Warner priced from 1.25 to 2.00. A limited run of knit underwear and sweaters at reduced prices, children’s Winter Hats at 1% off, lace curtains on sale, a sheet lot 81x90 at 75c, and long 36 inch cloth at 16c a yard.

C. B Kabo Warner

Public teamwork and price clarity in wartime dining

An editorial urges frank public cooperation to ensure business savings reach consumers. It cites New York hotel price reductions and suggests itemizing menus with reduced prices or footnotes to reassure customers. It calls for clear public education, broader conservation measures, and transparent pricing during war. It also notes local teachers Miss Zoa Day and Miss Carrie Trott recovering from surgery.

New York

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Thompson Bros Hershberg Deermont Clothing Go Front Street Morsio Blue River Gorham Normal School Ethelind ‘Baker Maurice Shay Arrowsic Rodney Tarbox George Blake G. M. Stinson Alfred Beals Ella Gibson Bennet Center William Plumstead Central Maine Hospital W. FF. Porter Mildred Snipe Bowdoin Baseball M.H.S New Meadows Inn Thompson's Brook Joseph Footer Will Harding Jake Conant John Rideout Mairfe Texas Lack James F. Will Co Exemption Board Zoa Day Wells Carrie Trott Mitchell School Bath Department Store Conrad Center ST
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