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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
2
Market reports show prices for eggs butter and produce with varying standings for corn oats and meat. Local notes mention ships, steamer movements, visits, illness and social events around Sebasco Estates Bath and Portland.
Thomas Percy from Brooklyn arrives for summer in Phippsburg with sister Mrs Cobb. Mrs Frederick Cobb joins, staying with brothers George and Thomas Percy. Everett Harrington ships twelve barrels of eels to Boston and New York. Various residents frequent Bath, Dromore, and Basin cottages. New daughter born to Mr and Mrs William Chidgey of San Antonio, formerly Beatrice Bowker. Additional updates on farming, horses, stage work, and local travel conclude the town update.
Sherman Tabor visits Portland sister while Mrs. Potter visits Portsmouth New Hampshire Miss Faithe MacCabe weekends in Portland Thomas Spicer sails as electri cian of the Winchester and joins as boatswain Harold D Haggett visits Bath Maine on leave Mrs Ruel Knight attends Annie Knight Bernard Webber wedding at Boothbay Center Bay Point cottage plans for Gordon family Boston with piano moves to seaside Ten days Navy men Leask Cummings Reno on Bath leave from Newport keel of first steamer soon Material for new yard arriving for shipbuilding local housing activity Woolwich reports few vacant houses and Texas yard workers seeking homes in area
Long column details social news from Georgetown Center Riggsville and Arrowsic. Mentions church sessions in Bath, whist club results, road improvements, new piano, ice business, hens moved, and community events including Children’s Day plans, church services, and summer visits by residents and visitors.
Mrs Harold F Hunt drove to Kennebec Point on Wednesday afternoon. She walked from the highway to the Lansing cottage once owned by Llewellyn Oliver, brother of Mrs Hinds and Mrs Oliver.
Mrs Edward Small and two children return from Auburn where she visited her mother. W S Harley family move from Sebasco to Cundy's Harbor. Christine Crosby keeps house for grandfather William Holbrook at Cundy's Harbor. A J Harris conducts meeting at Sebasco. Rev J House travels to Bath. William Alexander of Sebasco buys a seven horse power Myannas engine from A J Harris and plans lobstering with son Warren on Elm Island. Mr and Mrs E W Holbrook and Mr and Mrs Al Southard attend North Harpswell grange meeting. Mrs Rose Dutton works for Mrs E W Holbrook. Mabel Bartlett of Sebasco works for Mrs Robert Watson. John Stanton and wife move from Candys Harbor to Oakledge.
Mrs Eliza Cutting guests her sister Mrs Thomas Reed in Bath. Ellen Trott returns from Portland for her brother Alfred Trott who is improving. A tree shattered by a recent shower near Samuel Hathorne. Ninth Grade exams for Morse High School at Nequasset school-house. June 29 lawn party and church entertainment at Nequasset Congregational Church. Fishing trip highlights from Woolwich residents Carlton and Albee with a 2.5 pound trout.
The Maine Central places a ten foot stand with a gatehouse for tender J. W. Oliver at the Washington Street crossing to oversee when to lower gates as trains pass. Residents complain as freight cars on the siding block the view toward the box factory.
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