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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1915
Page
4
Under the Harrison narcotics act druggists, physicians, dentists and veterinarians must register with internal revenue collectors and pay a $1 annual fee. Effective March 1, the act requires use of official order blanks, preserves two years of orders, and imposes severe penalties of up to $2000 fine or five years imprisonment for violations.
Morse High girls defeated Portland High 19 to eight at the PAC Saturday afternoon. Cavanaugh and Rowe led scoring with multiple goals as Portland pressed with full squad rotations. Referees Miss Corey and OConnell officiated as Morse rallied against the Portland depth. Eight Bath lodgers checked in at the police station Tuesday night.
Local items report a freshet on the river and a 48 degree midnight reading. Bath ferries, visits, and a card party with 25 tables. hunting, church plans, and a large silver fox catch. The Bath schooner Alice May Davenport docked with 51,290 bushels of salt after a long voyage from Turks Island ending in a heavy gale and repairs in Bath.
A chaotic mix of town notes notes storms and events. Seemingly local items mention a big fox on the river an ice eater, sewer faults uncovered after a weekend storm, school concerts rehearsals and dances, a Portland real estate broker selling 40 farms, and two boys crossing Whiskeay Creek in thick fog with risky ice.
The Bath area reports thaw effects with ice breaking from Smellville and fishermen facing foggy risks while train travel declines. Local events include a Baptist Church sewing group meeting, the Bath Churchmews Club program featuring Katherine Ridgeway, and a Universalist parish reunion. Fire and police notes cover a 12 year old boy stealing from a farmer and a seven year old’s safe keeping. The steamer Lisman arrives for boiler tube work at Bath Iron Works with a 30 crew and 600 tubes needed.
A social gathering described as the Odd Ladies' Sewing Circle at Weeks Street Thursday afternoon includes Mrs. Millie Mitchell and other local women. The note mentions a Thursday event with refreshments and entertainment.
Shrubs are budding and society events mark a busy week with Society Hall dances at Popham Beach and Colonia Club at Kennebec Yacht Club. Miss Tessie Curtis and Elmer Osgood announce an February wedding in Lewiston. George Frothingham, famed Friar Tuck of Old Bostonians, dies at 75 in Burlington after a sudden heart failure.
The Judiciary Committee schedules Feb 2 1915 hearing in Augusta on an osteopathy practice act with a new board and penalties. The Legal Affairs Committee sets Feb 1 1915 hearing on repealing the 1913 primary election nominating act and amendments, plus a constitutional amendment proposal for biennial elections after the first Monday in November. Also an advertising notice seeks a sales agent for The Harvey Oil Co SAGADAHOC area.
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