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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
2
Prices shown for flour and corn move lower amid spot weakness and steady fats. Wheat and corn futures drift with slight declines as buyers absorb scattered liquidation. Local harvest and vessel activity accompany market chatter, while a maritime obituary and community notes close the page.
Memorial Day weather brought mixed feelings as crowds were small and uniforms faced heat yet nature blossomed with apple trees in bloom and beds of dandelions. Miss Mary P. Hill of Bath tended the Hill tomb lot while Capt. Marcellus D. Sprague died at home after weeks of illness.
In Bath Maine June 2 1916 Sheriff Winpur C Oliver runs for Republican nomination basing appeal solely on his record. He cites enforcing prohibition prosecuting crimes and maintaining order while denying graft and urging voters to back him at the June 16 primary.
The school will host a program inviting parents and friends with Mrs. E. C. Patten of Topsham among participants. If bad weather delays, the event moves to the following Tuesday. Several local and family updates follow, including illness, travel, and property news.
The Calico Ball yielded 6.02 dollars for the Grange piano fund after refreshments of clam stew crackers and pickles. Miss Corinne McMahan won the soup tureen prize with 206 votes in the May voting contest. Three ladies were chosen for June social duties, and Memorial Day activities included church services and cemetery visits amid rainy skies.
Marion Drew daughter of Mr and Mrs George F Drew of Brunswick and Reginald C Conant son of Mr and Mrs Frederick O Conant were quietly married at the bride’s parents home on High Street at ten o’clock Thursday the ceremony was performed by President William DeWitt Hyde of Bowdoin College.
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