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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1917

Page

4

For Sale High Hoek Furnished Gemed Devor

Fragmentary ad reads for sale a furnished item labeled High Hoek with potential dealer or contact Hilliard Massachusetts. Readability limits full details and pricing are unclear.

J Franklin Harris Delivers First-Class Work at Reasonable Prices

J Franklin Harris provides reliable service on Front Street near Johnson across from Sros, offering first-class work at reasonable prices. Local patrons report steady quality and fair charges for repairs and tuning services.

Johnson Sros

Local Jottings and War Time Toxins Amid Shipping Notes

Fragmentary local notes describe wartime concerns and cargo movements with mentions of coal shipments and river traffic. References to scientists and military planning hint at industrial and defensive efforts, alongside community chatter about theaters and public spaces.

Laundry business for sale in Bowdoinzan Vuilate area

Advertises a domestic laundry facility in Bowdoinzan Vuilate with a suitable building offered for sale or lease. Terms described as reasonable and open to negotiations.

Bowdoinzan Vuilate

Bowdoinham Notes: Strawberries Farm Work and Visitors

Bowdoinham bouts detail village farming activity with strawberry crops and turnips, local visits from Kendall and Minett families, and neighborhood news. Community updates include church events, road work plans near Richmond line, and residents traveling to Old Orchard Beach and Boston for visits.

Social Notes On Local Travelers And Visits

Professor Johnson and wife of Bronswiel along with Professor Roberson and wife from Treston visited Branswick last Monday and lunched at Restabit. Mrs Mitchell and daughter Helen of Wellsley College plus Mrs WooF Senter and children visited Restabit. Mire Mitchell stayed overnight. Rae Graves at home for settlement. Will Ptchan and a Vie rie Gaae party visited Watherop last Sunday. they attended the Quaker church. W Predspear and a party were in town returning home Monday. George Duck at home assisting his father with hay. A Massachusetts lady guest, Mrs Sarah Elliott. Milas Walte Purington’s sister from Watersole has stayed several weeks. When life’s cares weigh heavy, pack your bag and go with your wife.

CC. F. Stapies Monmouth Lorettus Metcalf H. E. Cornish Brunswick C. E. Townsend J. W. Webber Universalist Church J. W. Warren Ernest Lancaster Shirley Orr's Island Kenneth Wilson Marshfield Mass E. E. Wilson Eleanor Wilon Kennebunk Lastriday J. H. Wilson Merton Imberking Augusta Jeftacusta Mastport Eanning J. Wilson Ignes Mary Portland Clifford Butterfield Kingman Rose Shirl Framingham Maso Geooe Ferguson Walter G Norman Little Dawson Richmond H‘liday K. Jack Vincent Smith Middlehorn Mars Juran Mir T. Is. Thiran Alton Small Smith Brenowielks Thureday Sweren Ple Dr. Round Middleboro Mare Donnell Bay Maria Woodworth Lavehter Carrie Ile Kathaniss Hads Main St Pail Hatch Clarene Millard Amesbury M. Fowle Charles Hatch Alice Devel Whursday C. Purin Calternia Johnson Bronswiel Roberson Treston Branswick Ohestabit WL Mitchell Helen Wellsley College Woof. Senter Restabit Mitchell Rae Graves Will Ptchan W. Predspear Miidsay George Duck Hay Massachusetts Sarah Elliott Milas Walte Purington Watersole Lester T. Davis Thurman Grover Wa. T. Boyd Church I. P. Quimby Bessie Malden Frank Brown Waterville J. A. Folsom Dorothy Leon Patterson Folsom Edward Lewis Viola ‘Hinckley Frank Biggins Somerville Sedgemere Road W. H. Holland Frank Reid Georgetown Malden Island Canning Club Lila McMahan Wiliam E. Rowe J. W. Blaisdell Bangor Rockland Caimden Brewer Oldtown Thomaston Mr. Rowe Black Brook Dead River State Prison State Road Camden Hill

Local Notes From East Bowdoinham and Nearby Areas

Miss Kate Williams of Augusta passes London at her Bowdoinham home. Clara Alien returns to Bath after a week with Mrs. A. G. Cunningham. Joseph Haley visits Brunswick for a day. Mary Sward goes to Harpswell for the summer. Fireflies swarm along Sabine wooded paths. Alderman McGrath walks to Bates farm nightly with a small swarm accompanying him for milk.

Kate Williams Augusta London Bowdoinham Clara Alien Bath A. G. Cunningham Joseph Haley Brunswick Mary Sward Harpswell Sumer Sabine Alderman McGrath Bates Farm

Five Islands Ladies Aid plans sale at Grange Hall

The Ladies Aid Society entertained at Five Islands with plans for a sale on Thursday July 26 at the Grange Hall from 6 to 7 30 p m. A supper will be served. Funds aid church support. Members finished aprons and tacked puff for the sale. Grange meeting drew 35 attendees with a filled program and remarks by Made son Berry.

Ladies’ Aid Society J. G. Stevens Grange Hall Grange Hell Sisters of the Grange W. L. Berry

Milliken Regiment Draft Encampment Planned in Brunswick

Brunswick set to host the Milliken regiment of heavy artillery with 1340 officers and men, 945 draft horses, 100 mules, 397 riding horses, and 180 tents for enlisted men. College buildings offered for hospital and barracks, with Bowdoin Union for recreation and water supplied from local sources. Permission from state and town anticipated for land use.

Gen T. W. Hyde Brunswick Plains Great Island Road Memorial Hall Adams Trail Psi Upsilon Fraternity Bowdoin Union Delta Brunswick George Mel. Presson Arthur T. Balentine Harold KE. Marr Great Plains Bowdoin College Presson War Department

Fires and losses plague Phippsburg community update

Morse Bros purchased logs from the recent freshet and collected them along the river. J Bradford Sprague and George Sprague mourn the loss of five animals in a barn fire on the Small Point road, with attributed minimal insurance. Other notes include guests in Bath, shore dinners, a Dearborn car sighting, and a chapel sociable.

Morse Bros Misses Crocker Bath Eleanor Harrington J. Bradford Sprague George Sprague Small Point F. S. Bowker Walter Bowker W. V. Percy Wayland Charles Oliver Irene K. O. Weston Dromore

Maine Draft Quota Refined as Guard Enlistments Count

National Guard enlistments in Sagadahoc County lower the local draft need to 33 men under the Selective Draft act. Adjutant General George Mel Presson reported to Gen. Crowder that Maine’s total draft quota is 7064 with 5249 already enlisted in regular and guard forces, leaving 1821 to be drafted.

Sagadahoc George Mel. Presson E.H. Crowder United States Maine Guard National Guard Army

Nut Hunt and Potato Race Delight Crowds

The event featured a nut hunt and potato race with Ina Pease and Raymond Wyman as final prize winners. John Williams won the peanut hunt for the most nuts, followed by lively songs and ukulele music enjoyed by attendees and passing auto horns.

Ina Pease Raymond Wyman John Williams Thomas McCormick West Bath Bath Kennett and Patten Conway George Harris Dayton Wallach East Boston Thomas Bartlett Ray Richardson Dorchester Basin Angie Watson Brunswick Ruth Morrison Charles Morrison Frank Thompson Portland Doris Davis Mildred Davis Blind Crossing Arthur MacDonald Walter McCourt Virginia Rockland Fiddler Lisbon Falls Allequippa H. W. Hosmer Hattie Hutchins Ruth Stanley Eliza Morrison John Scrivens Milton Mass G. Morrison Gordon Berry Worcester Wynburg New Meadows Stephen Small

Bath Doctor Nominated for Draft Exemption Board

Augusta July 19 Gary Milliken nominated Dr E Motley Fuller of Bath as an additional physician for the Sagadahoc County Examination board. The appointment will be confirmed and any person rejected by the board under the selective draft law may undergo another examination by Dr Fuller.

Augusta Gary. Milliken E. Motley Fuler Bath Sagadahoc Fuller

Warren A. Parrig Entertains Portland Week

Warren A. Parrig is spending a week in Portland visiting friends and exploring local sites. He plans to attend neighborhood gatherings and meet residents during his stay.

Chester Greenleaf Southport Portland Warren A. Parrig

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