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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1926
Page
4
An unreadable OCR fragment outlines annual city official reports with sections on fire protection, city treasurer, wages, and miscellaneous expenditures. It mentions salaries and regular expenditures, referencing departments and positions but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
A Bath health officer reports on water quality testing by the district lab and state health department, school sanitation improvements, and ongoing dental and medical services for children. Milk farm inspections show satisfactory conditions, with one strong analysis in September. Contagious diseases, complaint handling, and public health efforts at the Bath Health Center are detailed, noting funding and community cooperation.
Mrs. Sarah Hawes marked her 93d birthday with a Sunday gathering attended by seven neighbors and family. Friends from Portland and Bath extended well wishes as she appeared lively and enjoyed cake and gifts. Local notices report visitors, school events, dances, and civic notes from Bath and surrounding towns.
The Britt family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during their sorrow and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. H. A. Britt and Miss Be. Britt extend thanks. Location Towdenham, Maine. Date March.
Advertisements under this heading cost five cents per line with seven words per line on average. Minimum charge is fifteen cents. Send ads to The Independent and file notices by Tuesday nights.
Fragmentary notice describes a local property sale and contact details for Mrs. Binks. It mentions a village address and a purchaser associated with a society. Readable parts point to a transfer action and location identifiers in a historical town context.
The farewell meeting of the present city government was a brief session on Wednesday night. Mayor Ca hill received a new enlarged oval portrait of David C. Magoun, a gift from his grandson Harry AL Magoun. Officials recognized services with usual orders. none of the current aldermen will return next year. two councilmen will advance to aldermanic posts.
Mero and Mrs Edwin Tharris celebrated their 48th anniversary at home on upper Washington street in Bath. They received messages of congratulations throughout the day and planned no formal celebration, being well known and widely connected in the city. They are in excellent health and will entertain a few friends tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. V Parris have three daughters and one son: Mrs. M KE Bennett of Buckfield, Mrs. Raymond Powers and Mrs. Leroy Lord of Bath, and Albion K Parris of Portland.
Bath fans discuss forming a local baseball league as a Bath team, in contrast with pro clubs, with possible ties to nearby towns like Wiscasset and Lisbon Falls. Proposals aim to start small, build interest, and possibly secure a field for schoolboys, with a meeting planned soon.
Lisbon Falls tops Bath Five Aces 17 to 12 on Monday night. Whitier and Dobranski led the Lisbon squad with steady scoring while Charlie Miller of Bath Aces stood out as high scorer and standout performer.
State road importance was argued by Senator IOW Carlton and Charles Henry Butler at Woolwich’s annual meeting. The Baptist society hosted dinner at the little trick school house and the day stayed lively thanks to excellent food. Over 500 doughnuts were disposed of.
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