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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1916

Page

2

Prices and Markets Report from New York Boston and Chicago

Grain and livestock markets show unsettled to firm tones across staples. Wheat futures drifted with Berlin tensions cited, while corn oats and butter held varied steadiness. beef and pork prices as well as eggs and sugar indices moved with regional market readings and receipts.

Duluth Manitoba New York Middle West Hennery Boston Western New York Twins Chicago Washington ASW

River side Cemetery holds annual meeting and officers elected

The River side Cemetery Association met February 26 at Woolwich. Officers elected include Charlotte L. Buck secretary Novella J. Trott treasurer and Maud H. Larrabee auditor with Alfred E. Trott and Cyrus Gilmore as three year directors and Alton B. Thwing as president. Treasurer Maud H. Larrabee submitted the year’s report detailing funds received and expenditures and noting outstanding notes with Augusta Bath and Kennebec savings interest. The issue notes and the annual church and local notices follow with community updates on property moves, school events, and town meetings.

Riverside Cemetery Association Charlotte L. Buck Woolwich Novella J. Trott Augusta Maud H. Larrabee Bath Alfred E. Trott Cyrus Gilmore Alton B. Thwing Francis M. Hawthorne

Local Bath News Roundup and Town Meeting Nears

West Bath notes show Mrs Rachel Trufant’s slight improvement and visitors including Mrs Frank Woodside of North Fryeburg. Town reports and plans for the annual town meeting discussed as Fred Bubier cuts ice for summer, schools reopen, and several residents host guests across Bath and nearby towns.

Local Residents Seem to Enjoy Weekend Visits and Moves

Mr and Mrs R H Dunton enjoyed a weekend with friends in Portland. Miss Josephine Oliver returned home after a visit in Portland. Marshall A Haraden moved into the Fiske residence opposite the Park on Linden St. Maurice Avery of this city Bowdoin College 1919 has been awarded a $75 scholarship. Fred H Pratt returned to Portland after visiting his brother A R Pratt Bedford St. Mrs Nellie Starrett of Thomaston has returned home after the winter. Mrs W E Purington returned to South Orange NJ after a visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Ernest Eaton Mrs George F Stacy and Mrs J F Stacy spent Saturday in Portland. Charles H Nocton went to Hartford CT where he has been offered a position in a large foundry. Richard Farlin manager Gibis Express in Waltham arrived to visit Mrs F S Oliver Popham. L Houghton Owen, long with Hyde Windlass Co painters, is critically ill at City Hospital after rupture operation. William A Gibson, a former Bath boy now in Boston, is recovering from an operation there. J Edward Wakefield, formerly of this city, recently operated on for appendicitis, resumes duties at American Trust Co building in Boston. Mrs Searles and daughter Miss C A Searles arrived from New York to set summer rent and return for the season in April.

Josephine Oliver Portland Marshall A. Haraden Fiske Park Linden St Maurice Avery Bowdoin College Fred H. Pratt A. R. Pratt Bedford St Nellie Starrett Thomaston W. E. Purington South Orange N. J Ernest Eaton George F. Stacy J. F. Stacy Charles H. Nocton Hartford Hyde Windlass Co City Hospital William A. Gibson Boston Boston City Hospital J. Edward Wakefield American Trust Co State St

Georgetown Notes from Walter Russell Visit and Local Happenings

Georgetown residents share visits and health updates. Plans are set for a March 18 supper at Riggsville and a Republican caucus on March 7 at Center Schoolhouse to choose delegates and nominate candidates. The town debates school location and mourns population shifts while Mrs. Oliver and family move back to Bay Point.

Winnegance Briefs Report Illnesses and Attacks

Miss Bernice Clifford remains out after several weeks of illness. Edward Conant suffered an acute indigestion attack Wednesday while riding a trolley. he became unconscious briefly, then recovered and continued home. Mrs. Warren Pushard has bronchitis. Dr. Byron F. Bar-

Bernice Clifford Edward Conant

Parmenter and Polsey Grain Company Ad

An old advertisement extols Schumacher stock feed and P. P. A-1 Purity flour. It promises superior value and quick bread rising, praising Parmenter and Polsey's Grain Company for quality feed and service. A Bundled promo targets farmers and homemakers with currency and image of abundant crops and poultry profits.

Midas Polsey

Bath Grain Store Promises Good Feeds for Farm Animals

A verse style sales pitch extols Bath Grain Store in Bath for Town Talk Flour and a range of feeds. It claims light biscuits, fluffy dumplings, increased laying from Scratch feed, effective milk mash for chicks, and pork, horse, and cow feeds. The author touts a "good square deal" and long trading history with the store.

Bath

Bath area life notes mix of visits and events

Local residents attend visits and illnesses while planning trips and social gatherings. Cars electrics show a mouse scare on a passenger trip. Notable items include shipyard work at Frank Bowker, a large tool contract, and visiting guests Heliodore Gay and Lorenzo Gay from Quebec and Saskatchewan.

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Winship R. Lilly Gardiner Huff F. W. Carlton Augusta Savings Francis M. Thorne E. H. Carlton Augusta Savings Bank J. Trott Congregational Church Calder Gladden Hyman Jessie Mains Charles D. McDonald Deering Nat Trott Mains Frances Willard Nequasset Congregational Church McKay Lines’s Island Board of Selectmen Asa Hathorne Lemuel Stinson Eben Dana Sumner Bailey Frank Head Wilson Bailey Harvey T. Bailey D. J. Hathorne George Marston Minnie Carlton North Woolwich Smith Pastor Smith Methodist Church Ferry Murphy’s Corner Daisy Hunnewell Elizabeth Small Janet Small Stewart H. Day Robert N. Day John MacDonough Ellery Southard Dannie Hart Alfreda Gowen Daisy Hun Capt. Ames John Thwing Mary Carlton Dresden Charles Siegers James Allen Horace Williams Mill Myrick Heath Mrs Kate Blair Bowdoinham D. W. Blair West Bath Rachel Trufant Frank Woodside North Fryeburg J. Everett Mayo William Heskett Hardings Clarence A. Peaslee Courson Brunswick I. B. Neiley North Bath Charles R. Foote Massachusetts Rhode Island Cora Wright William Brown M. S. Barry Annie Wylie Lewis H. Curtis New Meadows Robert S. Dennis Melbourne Victoria Australia Harry S. Hanson Fred Bubier Foster’s Point Fred P. Ring Higgins Clarence N Flood Grange United States E. J. Rich Corunna Ivan Small Harold Freeman George M. Rogers John H. Rogers, Ltd Dorchester Mass Florence Neiley Lewiston Charles Doten Miss Baker Starrett Berry’s Mills Lowell Campbell's Pond Jennie Mountfort Leila Berry R. H. Dunton Georgetown Walter Russell B. H. Woodside Harold Hunt Thomas Williams West Georgetown D. H. Todd Riggsville Robert Jordan Ida Williams Elwell Todd Wilson Virginia Marrtown Working League Charles Marr Clarence Oliver Berlin N. H William Davis Grace Scott Everett Jewett George F. Oliver Bay Point Republican County Committee Ernest Spinney Cox’s Head Admiral Albert Ross Cocoanut Grove Florida Lillian EB. Oliver Jennie Dearborn Five Islands William Holland Stearns Scott Winnegance News Schumacher P. T. Barnum Bath Grain Co Ker Albert Lakin Symonr Hayden Fred Oliver Frank Bowker Phippsburg Center Morse High School Winneyance Charles Williams Topsham Frank Rogers Harry Oliver East Deering Stanley Wallace Eva Small Eugene Spinney William Willis Albert Morse Parker Head Richard Mann Fred Coombs First Baptist Church Ladies’ Aid Walter Marco David A. Merry Alice Benner James Perry Edwin Hunt Eugene Knight T. N. Kewley Beacon Street W. ©. Perry George Stevens John Rogers Dromore Walter Perry Columbia Alice Colson A. H. Goodwin Phippsburg Machine Company Heliodore Gay Quebec Lorenzo Saskatchewan Edmond Albert M. Gay Gay
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