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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1915

Page

9

Phippsburg Roads Struck By Record Rain Flood Damage

Town wide discussion centers on the heavy rainfall that wrecked roads and disrupted mail service. Sections like Parker Head, Long Hill, Saw Mill Hill and Meadowbrook Road suffered washouts. dams at Minott Lake and Sebasco Estates showned damage. Residents report vehicles and haying delayed while repairs proceed.

N. W. Eaton Stony Brook Road Stonybrook Basin Walter Small Long Hill Basin Toad Saw Mill Hill Ashdale Sam Day Road Meadowbrook Road Minott Lake Sebasco Estates William Oliver Popham Mail John Morse George Sprague Meadowbrook Frye’s Basin F.R.D M. J. Frye Doughty Place J. E. Perry Morrison Farm William Butler Roderick D. Weston S. C. Campll W. R. Dickinson B. ‘Williams Williams Me Charles Cutting Ellisgers Joe Crocker Raymond Wyan Winneganee

The Lady Art by Hallet a Bold American Discovery

A glowing critique compares Richard Matthews Hallet to Conrad, praising The Lady Art for its stark sea life and vivid crew portraits. It highlights the shipboard love plot, tense tension, and Hallet’s potent sea imagery and individual voice in revealing life in the fo cal sleet.

Joseph Conrad Richard Matthews Hallet Andrew Hallet Stiff Art Small Maynard New York Kelly Finn Jim Delaney Norway Pete Scotty Leith Kaiser Old Tom Patty Greenhorn Mr. Hallet

State Grange field meet dates announced for 1915

State Master C S Stetson lists 1915 Grange field meetings across Maine from Aug 10 to Sept 2. Counties include York Cumberland Oxford Knox Lincoln Sagadahoc Androscoggin Franklin Kennebec Piscataquis Somerset Waldo N Waldo Penobscot Aroostook with venues such as York Courthouse Warren League grounds Nor way Fair Grounds Winslow New Meadows Inn Fish Hatchery Robbins Grove Libby Farm Lakewood Centennial Park Monroe Fair Grounds Orono and Presque Isle Fair Grounds. Some locations undetermined.

C. S. Stetson Grange York County Court House Alfred Cumberland County Warren League Grounds Cumberland Mills Sagadahoc New Meadows Inn Androscoggin County Fish Hatchery Auburn Franklin County Phillips E. Kennebec County Robbins Grove Vassalboro Piscataquis County Central Grange Hall Foxcroft E. Somerset Pomona Libby Farm St. Albans Somerset County Lakewood

Weather and community notes from Bowdoin region

The storm last Thursday and Friday blocked roads for days and a Fourth of July quiet due to rain. Everett Mitchell and wife plus Archie Watts visited neighbors. Clifford McNally returned to Richmond after the holiday. Frank Small reported a horse injury. Maurice Jasper aids E T Baker with a fair crop. Mecham back to work after an injury. Mrs. R White of Auburn visiting Eugene Baker. Gladys Small visiting Readfield. Norman Curtis shingles his barn. Eugene Small assists. A S Mitchell called on town friends. Ed Sheen’s home welcomed a new boy on July 7. No 9 youths resume Sunday night meetings. blackberry crop looks promising.

Parker Head Woolwich Joe Stott Christine Cutting Dromore Portland L. W. Berry Bowker George Jewell Victoria Butler Cambridge William Roderick C. A. Haskell Deer Isle F. S. Bowker & Son Haskell Thomas Oliver Etta Morrison Bath Lizzie Brown J. E. Perry Fred Perry Clifford Aicken Beechmont Mass Perry Place M. J. Frye Crown Point Meadowbrook Inn William Furber Winnegance John Mains George Oliver Harry Plummer Charles Mason Harold Weston Hillcrest Farm Alva John Holbrook G. D. Weston F. S. Bowker G. C. Beals George C Nettie Beals Farm Edith Bolton New Hampshire Alice Benner Rose Carpenter W. R. Bowker Hezekiah Harrington Cranberry Point Capt C. W. Locke J. F. Upton Beachwood Arthur Wilson Kelley Spear Yard Frank Allegrin Ashdale Hyde's Old Black Farm John Williams Doris Pease N. W. Eaton Nut Hinger Evans Jewett Charles Moulton James Oliver Marilla Williams Popham Arthur Stevens C. V. Minott, Jr Ruth Marshall West Point Summer Colony A. C. Johnson Bath City John Holland Baptist Church Eaton District Hollow Hill Jennie Sweeney Sebasco Estates Archibald Candy’s Harbor Nellie Allen Fred Harrington Parker Head Dam Everett Mitchell Archie Watts Eugene Small Clifford McNally Richmond Frank Small Maurice Jasper E. T. Baker Mr. Mecham R. White Auburn Eugene Baker Gladys Small Readfield Norman Curtis A. S. Mitchell Ed Sheen No. 9

Sargent and Gardner to Speak at Hebron Academy Meetings

Prof W E Sargent of Hebron academy will be principal speaker from Aug 19 to 20. High Priest Charles M Gardner of Massachusetts will speak from Aug 25 to Sept 2. State master and lecturer attend all meetings. Postmaster Hyde returns with his desk and typewriter due to commission delay for Hartnett to assume duties.

W. E. Sargent Hebron Academy Demeter Charles M. Gardner Massachusetts Hyde Postoffice Mr. Hartnett Mr. Hyde Wilson

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