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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1913

Page

8

Summer town notes and events fill Bath area

A roundup of Bath area happenings includes class reunions and Fourth of July plans in Wiscasset and Bath, new roof on Columbia Theatre, Elks officers installed, streetcar work, and summer schedules. Maine Civil War Veterans head to Gettysburg, a yacht club benefit set for July 9, and local development from a new blacksmith shop to oil tanks near High Street bridge. The Menawarmet Hotel fire, Mackerel conditions off Small Point, and launches from Deering shipyard are noted along with parade planning and Bowdoin College donations.

Cassin Maine Gettysburg

potato king of Maine showcases modern Woolwich farm

Woolwich notes a farmer, SN Carlton Sid Varlton, as a leading Maine potato grower with 500 acres, a 16,000-bushel concrete potato house, and rapid shipping to markets. The piece also covers Woolwich Grange events, visits, illnesses, and local civic notices including Memorial Sunday plans and Bodwell Grange’s field meeting preparations.

Woolwich SN Carlton Sid Varlton Carlton New England Maine Woolwich Grange Bro C. M. White Bro. White Edgecomb Grange Sagadahoc Grange Merrymeeting Seaside Grange Bristol Wilson Bailey Chas. M. Leavitt

New Sewer Project Unveiled After Special Board Meeting

The Board of Hishwass and Sewers approved a plan to build a 22 inch sewer from Washington through Center, extending about 600 feet to the river. The contract and specifications will be bid promptly to start as soon as possible, spurred by recent civic improvement push.

Board of Hishwass and Sewers Washington Throuwsh Center Ng Rheto

Miss Lean L. Frank to Teach 6th Grade at West Paris

Miss Lean L. Frank of Round Pond, a Gorham Normal School graduate, has been elected to teach the 6th grade in West Paris Maine. She will begin work early in September. Matinees at the New Columbia theatre now start at two o'clock aiding summer visitors who wish to attend a show before leaving by boat.

Lean L. Frank Round Pond Gorham Normal School West Paris Maine New Columbia Theatre

Cassin torpedo boat destroyer meets trials at Bath Iron Works

The Cassin built at Bath Iron Works completed official trials this week and achieved a top speed near 1.0 knots per hour on the measured mile. Endurance trials show compliance with contract requirements and naval officials predicted acceptance after additional tests.

Cassin Othe Bath Tren Works Ivis Nineritan Navy

Maine Department Publishes Quarterly Farming Laws Bulletin

The Maine Department of Agriculture issues a quarterly bulletin from Commissioner J A Roberts. It compiles old and new laws, including Chapter ten of the Public Laws of 1913 regulating packing shipping and sale of apples.

Department Issues Laws of Maine Agriculture Department of Agriculture Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Roberts NO. Ee

Public notice of estate settlement and publication order

Legal notice issued by James Lowell directing publication of the order to probate the estate of an unnamed decedent. The notice requires publication for three weeks in The Path Independent and schedules a hearing at Bath Inwald to confirm the estate disposition.

Abbas Bath Inwald James Lowell Judie Cyrus W. Longley

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