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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1915

Page

2

Bowdoinham Celebrates Quiet Fourth With Old Home Feeling

Bowdoinham observed a calm Fourth of July with late night bells and daytime cracker noise. A heavy rainstorm disrupted roads and crops, while Kennebec Lodge No. 42 K of P held officers’ elections and reported good finances. The town hosted baseball fundraisers, auto rides, and neighborhood gatherings as residents returned for the holiday.

Kennebec Lodge No. 42 K. of P Lodge Charles Wy Engallo Ugta Tyme C A. G. Hulse George T. Getchell M. W Albert Henderson C. F. Staples R. and Lees SunMinsSters Siah M. Fulton Edward Graves I. G William E. Meller M.C.R.R. Co J. H. Ames Bowdeinham LoUise Miss May Averill New Jersey Augz Nach Aes Fedeitaewl Teshseh Ridge Charles M. White Nat Williams Lawset Springer Lisbon Addie P. McFadden Sagadahor Fertilizer Co

Advertised Letters at the Post Office

A list of women and men with names such as Amazeen Alice Brown Sadie Hawley Alice Dickson Mrs. Lafoy Mrs McGregor Francis Miss VanHorne Miss Wilvaches Miss Wright Helen Miss and men including Geo B Allory Geo W iroom Burnham W Franklin Curtis Ervin Master Cox W Davis O N Emerson Gilbert Handren J W Howard James Hunt Albert P Jedrey Thomas Jones Thomas P Kennedy Dan Lowell Cherie Meinnis Art Merry Charlie McGrath John ONeill F A Vannah Joseph A Wilson PAs.

Amazeen C. W Brown Alice Dickson Sadie Hawley Daniel Lafoy McGregor Francis VanHorne Wilvaches Miss Wright Helen W. Davis O. N Emerson Gilbert Handren J. W Howard James Hunt Albert P Jedrey Thomas Jones Thomas P Kennedy Dan Lowell Cherie Meinnis Art Merry Charlie McGrath John O'Neill F. A Vannah Joseph A Wilson Pas

Late Arrivals at Seguinland Hotel Highlight 1911 Bath Heat

The Seguinland Hotel lists arrivals including Edward Durell of Cleveland and Miss S Brown of Jacksonville. In 1911 Bath saw a record July Fourth heat of 103 degrees, with Bath Iron Works suspending work on July 10 due to temperatures, marking a notable July comparison.

Seguinland Hotel Edward Durell Cleveland Ohio S. §. Brown Jacksonville Ill Ruth M. Henry Winchenden Mass BE. H. Reid Waterville J. E. Boultenhouse New York City Dorothy Abbot Washington, Conn E. Wilson Mt. Vernon N. Y G. Lowy London Eng Bath Maine Y.M.C. A

Local driver advises route changes after washouts

A Bath citizen who travels to Portland recommends using the Durham road to reach Portland instead of the Bunganue road. He notes the adjustment is about one third better due to recent rains washing out sections.

Portland Durham Road Bath

Oliver Farr wed in Oxford ceremony at July dusk

Miss Agnes Sprague Oliver of Phippsburg and William Warren Farr of West Poland married in Oxford by Rev. J. L. Woodman. The couple left by auto from West Poland and plan a belated honeymoon after the season, with families and friends attending the private ceremony.

Agnes Sprague Oliver Phippsburg William Warren Farr West Poland Oxford J. L. Woodman C. E. Storer S P.m Alvena Oliver Arr Bessie Blair Mascott Oliver Farr Kent’s Hill Basin F. S. Bowker Grace Percy Cox's Head West Pownal State School Katherine Berry Horace Holton Charles Gordon Camp Wynburg John Berry Holton George Jewell Cambridge Victoria Butler Co. V. Minott, Jr New York Basin Road Camp Merimachi John Williams Raymond Wyman Raymond J. F. Leeach Frank Chicopee Mass Chicopee High School

Summer guests fill Gardiner cottages for Fourth

Fred Frisbee returns to Gardiner as guests stay with his brother Frank for Independence Day. Lenora Knight and Edward of Westport visit grandmother Mrs. Stevens while many cottages are now occupied. Eureka owned by W H Gay of Norwood opens. other visitors include Arthur and Augusta Brown and families from Augusta and Bath.

Fred Frisbee Gardiner Frank Lenora Knight Edward Westport Sarah Stevens W. H. Holland Charles E. Boucher Malden Island Leona Pinkham Carolyn Stevens Eureka W. H. Gay Norwood Mass Arthur Brown Augusta Ellen E. Hagan Lakeville Warren Spencer Daniel Sexton J. A. Folsom Mr. Jackson Edward Lewis Ride-a-wie Walter Newdick Bath C. Nocton Allen Dodge Portland Otter Cliff House Proctor Hagan Hayward Everett, Mass

Gettysburg visit recalls Silas Trafton First Maine Cavalry service

Mrs. Frederick J. Libbie of Dorchester toured Gettysburg and remembered Silas C. Trafton of Georgetown who died in his home after the Civil War. Trafton, first to enlist from Georgetown, served in Co A First Maine Cavalry, never wounded and earned praise for the regiment’s colors. Libbie sent a cavalry pennant to her father for the soldier’s grave on the fifty second anniversary of the battle.

Frederick J. Libbie Dorchester Pennsylvania Gettysburg Silas C. Trafton Cavalry A. B. Rowe Mr. Traffton Georgetown First Maine Cavalry Sargent First Maine Cavalry Tratton Libbie Henrietta Rowe Massachusetts Daughters of the Revolution Tent 1 Daughters of Veterans Maine A. W. Walker Elbridge Mains Malden Portland Bath Here Malden Island

West Bath Notes and Fourth of July Socials

H. T. Wing bought the Cahill field standing grass. Harry S. Hanson returned to Boston after the Fourth. Louis Briggs joined Mr. and Mrs. Hanson for the holiday. Miss Frostina Marston of Bath visited Mrs. Arthur Baum. Lilie Cahill and Blanche Houston weekended at New Meadows with the Lemonts and Haggetts of Waldoboro. E W Haggett sells fine local strawberries. Browns open a New Meadows cottage. Larrabee and party took a trip to Portland on the 4th aboard the Maxi milla.

Lorenzo Minot W. W. Denham Charles Jordan Wellesley Mass Viola Coombs Charles Meserve F. K. Jack Orin Small Bowdoinham Ridge Sarah Baker Edith Wood Hattie O. Andros New Meadows Inn G. H. McKay Augusta R. L. McKay Methodist Ladies’ Aid E. P. Duran J. Carrol Ames Main St Jessie Cromwell Ernest Lancaster Robert Temple James Carr William Miller J. E. Cornish Bath John Blake Somerville Nii Genes A Batessen Crouch Lester Williams Boston James Giseon C. E. Page Ethel Lord Wells Beach Rideout Josiah Fulton Edith F. P. Huntley John White Road George T. Getchell Auction Bridge Bertha Moulton Orono William W. Wharf Lynn Postmaster Brown Wharf Brown Paul Foster Lena Donnell West Newton Arthur Netleton Gardiner Netleton H. L. Clark Gretchen Hulse Moore Guy Webber Worcester William Hatch Richmond Walton Adams Milo Brownfield Parker House Willard Blake Viola Coom Palmer Brunswick William T. Hardie New York Mary W. BE. Rideout W. L. Bonney C. I. Mosher C. F. Staples H. E. Cornish T. K. Jack Margaret Chapman Ann Fisher Green McKay George Cutler C. B. Randall W. H .MccNulty Pasadena Cal Bangor Raymond Garage Mr. McNulty Dixmont H. T. Wing Cahill Harry S. Hanson Louis Briggs H. S. Hanson Frostina Marston Arthur Baum Lilie Cahill Blanche Houston New Meadows C. S. Lemont Waldoboro J. M. Lemont E. W. Haggett Oakledge Fred Brown F. W. Larrabee Mona Wyse

Agnes Cote and Edmund Robinson Tie The Knot

Agnes Cote and Edmund C Robinson of this city married on Saturday evening July 3 at the Corliss Street parsonage by Rev. B. P. Browne. Robinson works on the tug Ariel and the couple will live at 43 Springs. Well wishes pour in from friends.

Agnes Cote Edmund C. Robinson Corliss St. Parsonal B. P. Browne Robinson Ariel Springs

For Sale Two Horse Mowing Machine and One Horse Newa a chine

Classified ad listing two horse mowing machine for 15 dollars and a one horse machine for five dollars. Contact J. F. Upton at telephone 801 R Winnegance Me. Publication date June 26.

J. F. Upton Tel Winnegance

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Bowdoinham Cathance Brunswick Potato Exchange Selectmen’s W. B. Kendall Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co Sanford Farm John Beals Bay Road Mr. Beals Ava Cornish Old Orchard Hazel Cornish Roy Williams Southwest Harbor Williams Everett Williams Jennie Langdon Mildred Small Harold Cheney 5. W. Carr Lake Cobbesseecontee Mary T. Purington Charles Berry the Weirs N. H Ralph Denham John Damon Bertha Martie Clarke Freeport E. P. Kendall Ethel Snell O.M.C Cuthance Herbert Stewart Charles Rumrill William Damon C.P. Bates Bowdoinham, Maine Seguinland Oliver-Farr Turner McCarty Chelsea Parker Head Galen Hinckley Florence Payson Bay Point Fred Harrington Miss Allen Ralph Wenney Dora Frisbee Timothy Small Walter Small Under-the-Lee Miss Ingalls North-Bath George Ingalls Edgewood Farm W. V. Percy W. H. Bowker Henry Heald Poland Agnes Appleton Silk Fabrics Copenhagen Marjorie Boynton Parson’s Paradise Mabel Massey Frank W. Chapin Waltham Idlewild M. Spencer Lelas Moshier South Gardiner Harbor View House O. Larrabee South West Bath Cote-Robinson
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