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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
The West Bath column covers the last grange meeting with good attendance and a plan for August 28 supper by the men after a women’s win in a recent contest. It notes local visits, cottage stays, camp openings at Foster’s Point, Cross Country social events, Red Cross sessions, and family travel among Bath area residents and visitors.
Landlord Cahill, once Bath's mayor, was serenely surprised at New Meadows Inn when staff arranged a private birthday supper in his honor. A flowered table, fruit salad, rolls, coffee, ice cream, nuts, two birthday cakes and a speech followed. Cahill accepted a valued gift, recalling his two years in office.
Weekend guests include Miss Maria Leonard of Divs Ferry visiting Mrs Herman Crocker on High Street. Mrs Ada Wilson of Jackson Michigan, formerly of Bath, visits Mrs Warren MelIntire. Mrs Willis Brown formerly Miss Mary Perry relapsed and is bedbound on Park Street. Harry Knight of Waterville Sentinel office arrives for a family visit. Eugene Kingsbury of M iddichester New Hampshire returns after a week with his parents. Paul G Hontsver returns to Portland after missing days at home. wife to join him Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Harles D D True of Norway return after visiting Mrs Proe’s parents. S Park Street.
Tax assessors finished books awaiting collector Page Wyman to qualify and take over tax collection. Local society details include visits, guests at hotels, arriving visitors, and town road damage from heavy rains hindering summer travel. drivers repair roads at their own expense as annual meeting funds are expected to ensure road upkeep.
President Kenneth M Lille states reports are wrong and tuition will not be raised at Bewsdorm College. He clarifies published papers circulated the opposite claim and urges students to rely on official notices.
Bart Murray and Daniel O’Hare testified in Washington on April 1919 investigations into the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation and related U S Steamship Co holdings. Murray described company finances, book losses, and sums paid to Morse, with cross examination on missing ledgers and questioned entries.
The Pejepscot Paper Co. team from Lisbon Falls shut out the Colonials 4 to 0 at Kelley Field. Be langer allowed four hits while Bachmann gave up three. no earned runs were recorded. Hersom led the visitors with a first inning run as errors sparked the scoring and the Colonials failed to mount a serious threat beyond the opening frame.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a baseball game box score and umpire, then shifts to a tax note about vessel tonnage classes and lengths for a special tax. It mentions Belanger, Morse, Stritch, and Bachmann, plus figures for pitches and innings, then focuses on Internal Revenue rules for ships over five net tons and length thresholds.
Frank J. Ham Augusta collector says tax return forms under revenue act are now available at Augusta district office and branch offices for renters and operators of hired automobiles. Details note charges for vehicle use with indicators on seating capacity and engine standards.
Bath Methodists know Miss Harriet Louise Perry of DPortland as superintendent of deaconess work in the Maine conference. She announced she will sail in September to Japan to engage in evangelistic social civilization and language teaching in Tokyo as part of international missionary work.
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