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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
2
F B Nichols serves as President and Treasurer for Bath Independent, located at 83 Front Street, Bath Maine, according to the circulated notice. The document lists Nichols as the contact for financial and administrative matters and identifies the Bath Maine address for the organization.
A US Department of Agriculture study finds 88.6 percent of farm operators are tenants while absentee landlords are minimal. Most rented farms are owned by local residents though some landlords live out of state. The report notes a shift toward ownership by tenants over time and a net rise of tenant-operated farms by about 1,724 from 1920 to 1925, with owner-operated farms declining by 56,750, reflecting farm consolidation.
Crowd at the Maine New England sheep gathering applauded Col Lindbergh amid praise for his modesty. Speakers, including Commissioner Frank Po Washburn and J G Watson, outlined sheep industry potential in Maine and New England and urged local marketing improvements and improved wool processing to stabilize prices. Governor Ralph O. Tufts praised regional development and urged broader adoption of sheep farming.
The crowd gave wild acclaim while Lindbergh thanked supporters and urged peace and friendship from Europe. Governor Brewster spoke at Topsham Grange about repealing the primary law to return to the old convention system with a state referendum due in October. Both sides marshal strong campaigns, aiming for a large voter turnout.
Steel girders and floor beams for the Kennebec Bridge trestle were swung into place Friday by a heavy locomotive crane. The operation went smoothly with workers marking and guiding each piece into position. The next span, No. 1, is expected to be floated into position around the date of the Voth.
The Montsweag Free Baptist church hosts a Community Sing next Sunday evening featuring violin, cornet, mandolin and ukulele. Entertainers include Miss Tinidi Maeston and Miss Elva Whitmore of Boston. Portland residents Mr. and Mrs. Langdon Hill were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Hill.
Members of the Grange in this section are invited to contribute items for the department at any time. Letters should be addressed to Grange Department The Bath Independent and should reach the Independent by Tuesday nights.
Gov. Brewster in a weekend address argued Maine should not return to the pre TI2 campus and convention system. He criticized a fall referendum that would abolish direct primaries and party caucus rules, reviving 1908 style nominations and conventions amid past abuses.
Woolwich grange held a well attended meeting with two members traveling from Winthrop. Four candidates received first and second degrees and Vernon Ayer sang two solos. The group plans a youth led program on June 22 and to fill offices. The West Bath grange play shown last week was a notable success with strong performances.
Topsham Grange held a Saturday meeting with 200 plus attendees. Governor and Mrs Ralph O Brewster attended and spoke. A minstrel show followed with acts by Doris Edgecomb Dorothy Hayward Lydia Pinkham Crystal Naugle Perris and others plus a chorus soloists and a flag bearing duo. Jokes entertained the crowd and Rep Edlis Aldrich was noted in attendance.
Eleven candidates received the third and fourth degrees at West Bath Grange with a 41 member degree team. Illness kept Mrs J Edward Drake and Senator Drake from receiving. Visitors came from multiple communities and 153 attended, including 200 visitors. A harvest supper was served by a committee and future events include a supper for West Bath members and a regnar meeting with Charles Gardiner present.
The Progressive Grange at Richmond Corner postponed its meeting due to Richmond High School graduation exercises. Next Friday evening the third and fourth degrees will be conferred on no class of candidates, and refreshments will be served as usual.
Local grange units promote electric current introduction to communities and farms. They advocate ongoing improvements of indoor and outdoor conveniences as part of their program to modernize farm life nationwide.
Sagadahoc grange hosted a regular Bowdoin Center gathering with River View grange of Lisbon Falls attending. The program drew 29 new visitors and 55 Sagadahoc members, the largest turnout in months, followed by a bountiful supper and evening games. First and second degrees will be conferred next Saturday.
Sagadahoc Grange at Dowdoin Center voted on eight names at its June 4 meeting and received three more applications to be voted on. Memorial services are set for Sunday June 26 at 2 30 pm with no speaker and special music. In Michigan the Grange joins other farm groups to form a Federated Farm Committee safeguarding farmers interests especially in education.
Connecticut underlines conservation education to cut forest fire losses as state fire wardens speak at grange meetings. Massachusetts notes 106 grange members in college funded by Educations Aid Fund now surpassing 40 000 with loans aiding over 850 youths. Delaware mutual grange fire insurance nears 5 million coverage and profits rise. New York hosts wide grange conferences as Lenawee Michigan marks Juvenile Grange Day. Rhode Island mourns long time leader Frank F Marchant master of the state grange for a decade.
The Maine Press Association invites Vice-President Dawes to speak at its August meeting at Lakewood near Skowhegan. Cyrus H. K. Curtis of Philadelphia will join as a leading speaker. Events run Aug 18–20 with elections, round tables, a banquet, and cultural activities. Senator Clyde H. Smith to preside at the banquet toast.
Morse High School class of about 70 graduates attended a Baccalaureate at Central Congregational Church Sunday at 10 30 am. Rev. David S. Wilson delivered his ninth Morse sermon on Ideals for Successful Living, urging truth morality and religion as paths to character. Lawrence Specht led the class as president, with a full choir and quartet performing sacred selections.
Holmes Brewster of Bath were married Saturday evening in Grace church rectory by Rev. C Myron Tubbs. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Francis Holmes and the bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brewster.
Children's Sunday school at People's Baptist presented an enjoyable concert with a long program of recitations songs and class performances led by Mrs. Roy Colby Mrs. A J Coleman and Miss Mary MacDougall. Pastor addressed the gathering with fitting remarks.
The Bath couple, long married, enjoy outdoor life on their Durham farm and later Bath home. Mr. Crosman, born 1844, quit coffee at 20 and drinks only milk and water. Mrs. Crosman favors tea. They attend Friends church and support religious affairs. They live with son Harry W. Crosman, ex Alderman, and have a daughter, three granddaughters, one grandson in the Navy, and a great grandson.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah W. Fisher wife of Charles W. Fisher was held Thursday afternoon at the Fisher Summer home in Pine Bluff. Rev Edwin D Hardin of Winter Street Church officiated. Bearers included William Smith a New York nephew Sewall Watson Verey of Portland nephew and Charles Perry and Roger D Skillings. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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Miss Marguerite Sylvester of Whippsburg and A Blair of Brunswick united at Central church parsonage last Wednesday. Parents attended. Bride wore grey crepe trimmed with blue and carried white carnations and ferns. They left amid rice and confetti. destination unknown.
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