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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
5
Bath residents face drought and heat as Fourth festivities unfold. Firework dealers report strong business while residents urge rain. Steamer traffic grows busy with Penobscot and Corinna voyages to Augusta and the coast. Officials address odor from Ropewalk Pond and lobstering notes.
The OS class ended its social season with a large reception and ball at the Alameda. Crimson and gold decor brightened the hall as guests enjoyed Gaudreau's orchestra, a circular receiving line, and dancing led by George Stewart and Annie Cutting. The event, lasting until 1 a.m., featured ices and cake and honored the class and teachers Miss Annie Torrey and others.
William M. Barnes of the Philadelphia Yacht Club launched the 53 by 16 foot motor boat Senrab at Camden and plans to cruise the coast then Florida waters for the winter. The vessel features electric lighting, a galley with an electric oven, an array of cabins and a 225 gallon fuel and water capacity enabling a 500 mile range. Barnes, an inventor with 71 patents, also owns a 25 foot cabin cruiser Overbrook at Miami and a 16 foot tender with a Buffalo engine.
The Bath market shows rising activity as farmers bring greens despite drought harming garden and hay crops. Butter sells at 22 cents a pound and peas fetch 1.25 a bushel, with Fred Pond selling a large Wiscasset batch quickly. Strawberries will be the smallest crop in years due to dry June and hay prices may rise to 20 dollars a ton.
Harold E. Thompson, a fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs George E Thompson, risked his life Thursday afternoon to save Alfred Ross from drowning off Houston's wharf. He swam to Ross, grabbed him with one arm, and to shore where both were safe.
Tomorrow the Boston Boys' Brigade and the Bath Boys' Brigade will attend services at Peonies Church at 10:30 AM. General Bridgham, W A Guild, N Gratz Jackson, and Rev F W O'Brien will speak on the American boy in various venues.
W E Tibbetts of Augusta says a twenty five cent ad in the Independent sold his farm after two issues. He visited the paper’s office to praise the paper as an effective advertising medium that reaches the people.
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