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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
2
Arthur G. Staples of the Lewiston Journal recalls early Bath games in a program of common themes. He argues baseball should be in schools and recounts scoring by notch marks and the social stakes of local games. He reflects on his own limits as a player but love for the sport remains strong.
A narrator recalls paying to see baseball games, noting childhood fields, no fences, long games with high scores, and players with peculiar superstitions. He praises Henry W. Oakes as the era’s greatest pitcher, likening him to Christy Mathewson and recounts personal reporting experiences and colorful town rivalries.
Andrew Perry of Meadowbrook sent the Independent Monday green peas from his vines picked Sunday. The pods were small but the peas were well developed and edible. The Perry family will have their first dinner of green peas this week. A Colby graduate, now a girl, visited her parents in Brunswick and will visit her sister in Bath this summer.
At a joint Georgetown Woolwich Phippsburg Westport school meeting in Woolwich, Clara Reed was reelected superintendent of schools. The report lists numerous residents visiting, traveling, and staying at family homes across Bath and adjoining towns, with community events and Grange activities noted.
An advertisement urges readers to beware thinning blood and bodily weakness. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla increases red blood cell strength and delivers nourishment to organs, while Hood's Pills provide a satisfying cathartic option.
Vermont resident Mrs William Marston of St Albans recounts relief from headaches stomach trouble and nervousness after using Dr Williams Pink Wills. She credits the treatment with restored sleep strength and facial color and recommends the remedy. Orders and a free booklet are offered by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
Negative notes from J. G. Stevens and Manfred New discuss a grange contest meeting. Lila McMahan original poem, Mrs Sadie Drake recitation, and Rev Wim Boyd closing thought accompany reports of the event. The grange has been active and members strive to support the effort.
Robert Carter, a former police officer once relieved of duty, was arrested by United States Deputy Marshal Eugene T. Hirman on an old smuggling charge. He faces indictments for common selling of intoxicating liquor and maintaining a liquor nuisance in Lubec, and possibly crossing the Canadian border with illicit liquor. He was taken to Portland on the 10.38 train amid reports of past assaults and seizures at his Lubec establishment.
The Texaco 146 power tank steamer launched at Bath by The Texas Steamship Co. arrived in Portland Wednesday night and stayed all day to readjust machinery before continuing to Bayonne. A sister ship Texaco 117 was launched recently as part of a Bath built fleet. Texaco 146 is a steel craft of 484 gross tons with 850 horsepower Deisel engines, commanded by Capt. Harry A. Bates with a crew of 14.
The body of Rev Joshua M Frost D D of Porthind was found Thursday in Lipper Richardson Lake. He perished when a boat with his guide and the guide's wife and child capsized during a fall camp trip. ice prevented any earlier recovery. Frost was a Maine Methodist preacher and superintendent of the Portland district Maine conference.
West Georgetown Road is being prepared for car use by John Williams Everett Higgins Earle Pottle and Leon Williams. The work widens the road and adds gravel to rough spots. A large number of automobile parties visited Indian Point and Mile Beach over the weekend.
Pottie of Perry arrived Friday to visit his daughter Mrs. Fred Oliver. Robinhood school will present the operetta The Quest of the Wink Vara sol Friday evening with ice cream on sale after the show.
Danny Lorraine, praised as Bath’s rising lightweight, overpowers Kid Francis of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in four rounds at Pine Tree A. C. in Portland. Francis fades after a strong start, while Lorraine advances toward the top ranks with promoter Roy H. Day guiding tough matchups. Also notes Arthur Sullivan’s win over Sailor Giley, Bath spectators pleased, and local residents Mr. and Mrs. Cooke of Chester, Virginia, visiting Portland for summer.
Eighty Colonial club members attended the mid summer banquet at Garnet house. Forrest Jackson oversaw shore dinner service while Fred H. Thompson flexed as expert belter on the famous belt. An orchestra provided music and John Thompson read. A foggy return caused navigation mix ups near East Brunswick and Hardings.
At his Walker Street home Sunday, City Clerk Albert J. Grassy, a justice of the peace, officiated twice. First, at 10:30 a.m., Horace Pottle married Mrs Mildred Murphy of Bath. The second ceremony at 6:30 p.m. united Isaac W Dickinson of Bath and Maud H Cotton of Richmond.
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