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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1925
Page
4
A survey of 48,227 Maine farms finds only 4,625 households, about 9.6 percent, use electricity and gas, with 5,676 receiving central station service. High delivery costs limit adoption, while independent rural systems gain popularity. Electric power mainly lights homes but also fuels milking, poultry, and farm equipment tasks.
Associate Justice Guy H. Sturgis delivers a rescript in Legi C Small et al v Wallace et al. The decision holds the free right of fishery extends to tidal rivers and the sea, with fish in tidal waters owned by the first taker regardless of soil ownership. It requires exercising this right without unnecessary interference with others.
As season begins, parents and others should urge boys to swim only in safe places and ensure non-swimmers learn to swim. Teaching the skill can provide pleasure and help prevent drownings since many boys will be drawn to local swimming opportunities this season.
Governors travel by car yacht airship to inspect Maine landmarks from coast to lakes and mountains. The conference hosts Brewster and state officials highlight pleasure and business opportunities, inviting all to attend the meeting.
A new submarine telephone cable ordered by New England Tel. and Tel. Co. arrived in Bath from Hawthorne Illinois and will be laid this week connecting Bath city landing to Woolwich. The 3800 foot, 60,460 pound, 140 pair lead sheet will enable faster service, with splicing and hookup running into several days. The project, long discussed, will notably improve Woolwich and surrounding subscribers and marks another step in Kennebec river cable history begun in 1897.
State patrolman Harry I. Thompson of Bath arrested Harry Powers of Freeport on charges of insulting several women in the Montsweag to Wiscasset district earlier in the week. Powers was brought to Wiscasset jail after being identified by the four women. he admitted being in the area but denied the charges.
At People's church a unanimous call extended Rev. George B. Wolstenhelme for another year of pastoral work. The church lauded his sermons as spiritually and socially successful, bringing many souls to Christ and fostering strong community ties under his leadership.
Mrs. Arthur B. Scott travels to Waldeboro Jone to attend the sister’s illness and death. The deceased left her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Levensaler and siblings Marion Gardiner Tazel Waldeboro Harold Alten Arnold and Divine OT Wank.
Basin Inn in the Basin district at Phippsburg opened for the season Saturday night as a Bath private party visited. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Wallace run an attractive home where dinners are served and hosted.
A list of Morse high school graduates who will pursue further education includes Lloyd Hooker P G Course M H 8 Harry Pinson Everett Pinkham and many others across the University of Maine Bay Path Institute Simmons College Bowdoin College and local normal schools The article notes several graduates training for nursing and other programs and mentions family visits and seasonal relocations as ancillary details.
Rodney FE. Ross owns a new sea sled tested on the river Thursday afternoon attracting attention. It is expected to average about 30 miles per hour though not run to top speed. The boat creates a large wave yet remains exceptionally dry and is touted as one of the safest motor boats in use. Also noted is J. B. Horton’s Avalon ST speed cruiser, averaging around 26 miles an hour, with a 100 horsepower engine to be reinstalled after overhaul at Blaisdell Leeman Co. next week.
Mrs. Eugene Knight visits her former home in Gloucester Massachusetts. Ray Oliver, employed in Quincey Massachusetts, stays at Bay Point at his cottage for his vacation. His sister Miss Lelia Oliver will accompany him. Willard Cromwell returns to Portland after a brief home stay. Captain Charles M. Perkins left recently.
The Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial in Portsmouth N H will open this season before June 25 to serve visitors attending two big conventions this month The memorial dedicated in 1908 has seen increasing visitor numbers eager to explore the Nutter House and The Story of a Bad Boy and its fireMoof annex showcasing literary treasures in New England Visitors are urged to visit the Nutter House as part of their vacation days in the region.
The buffalo, once nearly exterminated, is slowly increasing due to partial domestication and protection. Thirty years ago fewer than 1,000 roamed North America. now 10,000 or more exist, not counting the Canadian wood bison. Most are in Canada, with about one-fifth in U.S. government herds, some state owned, and the rest privately held.
Turkey imports old second hand clothing valued at $90 000 to $100 000 each year. The United States supplies the largest share. The market focuses on men s garments with dark colored jackets in greatest demand.
A detailed list describes the Bath Twilight League organizations and teams. It names St Marys YMCA team heads and captains, certified players, and staff across St Marys Times and American Legion squads with officials, managers, and umpires cited.
At Bowdoin College the 50th reunion of the class of 1825 drew 11 living members and noted survivors. Longfellow read a poem Morituri Salutarius in Congregational Church, with tributes to Abbott, Sawtelle, Cheever, Bridge, Dunn, and others. Bradbury died in 1901 at age 99. others died earlier, including Longfellow in 1882.
Harry T. Andros of Portland seeks a divorce from Edith Everett Andros of Brunswick in Cumberland County Supreme Court. The hearing June 10 cites gross intoxication and drug addiction, noting marriage on June 8 1908 in Bath and residence there nine years. Friends testify Mrs Andros' long standing drinking and drug habits, with prior marriage and divorce. Attorney Howard Davies represents the libellant.
Steiner, famed Lyceum star and author of The Trail of the Immigrant, prominent in southern Ohio Congregational circles, is noted as a pastor. The Lyceum call led Evans to leave church work and focus solely on lecturing and literary pursuits.
Welch Junior High Ames undertakes a campaign to combat the common cold with two ramps campaigns. Biology class leaders crafted themes gave health talks posted notices and supplied newspaper articles for younger grades. A prize awaits the room with the lowest illness rate.
Impressive memorial service for departed Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters followed the regular meeting on June 10. Emily Williams supervised the program with Alice Bowie calling deceased members, Susie Daley placing pinks, and readings by Lottie Proctor and Abbie Morris. Seventeen deaths were recorded, reducing charter members to ten.
Chief W B Edwards of the Isnghiek police rebukes biased policing and calls for citizen duty. He says enforcement rests with church members, bank presidents, W C T U, pastors, and every citizen, urging youth education, better parental guidance, and fewer scandals to curb crime.
Lightning struck the Fisher farmhouse in Arrowsie during a heavy storm last week. The fire, fed by tindered timbers, destroyed the dwelling, an old Arrgwsie landmark, as nearby residents and observers watched helplessly. The farm is sometimes used by Charles W. Fisher of Bath. A nearby pine tree also shattered by lightning corroborated the event observed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Harriman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Shaw during their return from Kennebec Point.
A new seasled arrived Thursday morning by motor truck from West Mystic for Rodney F.E. Ross, president of the Tryde Windlass Co., and was unloaded on the Bath wharf near the Arc tic schooner Rowdoin. The 25 by 6.5 foot craft with a 200 hp engine and Tivdle windless propeller will draw 20 inches and is decked in mahogany. It may travel about 20 miles an hour and will attract motor boat enthusiasts on the river this season.
The first Path High School graduating class appeared in cap and gown. Ushers were from the Tounier class: Sidney Crilen, Mark Jackson, Dean Tronner, Alice Whalen, Adelaide Campbell, and Helen Furber. The sermon urged virtue and gentleness, praising humanity.
A bright wedding united Mildred Frances daurvehter of Bowdenham and Walter Gregory Slanetz of Hazardelle in Parthind on Tune 6. Dr Henry Bradley attended the ceremony as guests watched a gate departure for a trip through northern Maine Canada and the Adirondacks before settling in their Home on Enfield Street Thompsonville Connecticut.
A mosaic of crossword clues spans biblical figures directions progress and weather terms. The puzzle lists numerous entries across horizontal and vertical lines including Biblical character who sold his birthright and clues for compass words notes and various objects.
The Postoffice department announced that starting Aug 1 mailers must guarantee return postage for undelivered parcels or forfeit their claim. The rule aims to cut dead letter handling by about one third, saving an estimated 50,000 in salaries and reducing waste. New labeling facilitates redelivery via local agents, and foreign parcel post now carries a 2 cent per pound terminal charge with some country exceptions.
The note lists payments for Belgium France the Netherlands Sweden and appoints Milton H Douglass Bath clerk as local secretary of the Civil Service Examining Board succeeding the late Frederick W Freeman summary notes the new post office secretary and where to find him at the delivery window
Funeral of Sarah Alberta McLellan wife of Edward A McLellan was Friday at 3 PM at the residence 243 Front Street Tep. George Wilson Scndder of the Universalist church officiated. Floral tributes included pieces from Lowell Temple Pythian Sisters Acadia lodge K of P Bath Co U R K P Ladies' aid and neighbors. Bearers were Edward H Hartwell Seth Stewart Harry Watson Charles Blaisdell John W Small Edward Jaquith. Zurial laid to rest in Oak Grove.
Mrs. Margaret S. Whitten 86 widow of Elbridge E. Whitten died June 10 at her Hallowell home. She had lived there since 1902 with daughter Ruth A. Whitten, and also leaves two daughters Mrs Lillian Clark Augusta and Mrs Cora Southard Bath, plus two sons James E. of California and Edwin L. of Dorchester Mass.
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