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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1918

Page

8

Local Society Notes and Community News

The Bath area community gathers for church group meetings and social visits. Louise Child of 30 Russell St., and St Marys Guild members host and attend services, while families share travel updates, illnesses, and wartime duties with neighbors and relatives across Maine and beyond.

Five Islands Grange Social Funds and Town Meeting Notes

Five Islands Grange held a millinery social and reader program raising 11.40 for the hall fund bringing total to 1216.15. The Grange and church affairs, lectures, and a marching parish calendar dominated town life with meetings, visits, and wartime home front sentiments throughout the period.

Grange L. H. Rowe J. G. Stevens the Grange Sisiter Ivana Higgins Chester McMahan George Delano Amanda Blaisdell Lizzie Cromwell Cromwell W. P. Cromwell C. A. McMahan W. T. Boyd Hagan and Rowe Augusta Five Islands L.H. Rowe Bertha Scott Everett Higgins James McMahan Simi Rees Minnie McMahan William M. Oliver Georgetown Earle Hagan Alton Berry

Look Yourself Over for Health and Vitality with Hood's Trio

A vintage health ad urges careful self inspection and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla, Hood's Pepticon and Hood's Pills as a valued trio. It claims the medicines cure tired feeling paleness anemia weakness backache kidney trouble constipation and rheumatism with relief for many but not all readers.

Hood

Fuel Scarcity in Penn A Musings by Jno Youngfellisll

In a reflective piece the author laments fuel shortages in Pennsylvania and mocks coal barons. He likens wash days to magic, turning dirt into gold and ink into fuel, foreseeing a future when even soap byproducts might be used as fuel.

JNO. Youngflesill

Permanent fund receipts and expenditures report

A community report shows the permanent fund activity through Feb 1 and Jan 31, detailing receipts from individuals and interest, and expenditures for cemetery work and stationery. Names include Mrs. William G. Trott, Mrs. Liliam Wood, Mrs. Harry Magoun, Mrs. Amy McPhee, Leroy Reed, Edward E. Reed, Capt. Geo. B. Sawyer, Rhoda B. Sawyer, John R. Savage, and Bath Savings Institution as payee.

Bath Trust Co Ethwold Carter William G. Trott Liliam Wood Harry Magoun Amy McPhee Permanent Fund Leroy Reed Edward E. Reed Geo. B. Sawyer Rhoda B. Sawyer John R. Savage Bath Savings Institution

Balance Ledger Note From Bath Savings Institution

Deposited in Bath Savings Institution cash in Bath Trust Co to balance siesta 127.61 4.58 Alice G Stinson Treasurer. I have examined the above account and found it correct. Mrs Maria E Savage Auditor.

Bath Savings Institution Bath Trust Co Siesta Alice G. Stinson Treas Maria E, Savage

Rose of Plymouth senior play set for April 11 at Columbia Theatre

The M H class held a 3 30 meeting to approve proceeds for Red Cross and plan graduation events. They discussed graduation location and a school single-session petition was signed for submission to the School Board. Reports of theft include freight car taps, 800 cigarettes and candy, gloves, suits and coats. Mr and Mrs True Adams leave Bath for a new pattern maker job at Bath Iron Works.

Richard Matthews Hallet Bath France Boothbay Harbor Mr. Hallet Lewiston Maine Mystic Shrine Charles EK. Ovenshire Zahran_ temple Minneapolis Inn Edward Sewall Des Moines M. W. Sewall Brooklyn Navy Yard Azores United States Food Administration H. M. Jacobégon New Carlisle Quebec Grace le Brocq Leota Waterville M. H Plymouth Columbia Theatre Red Cross Trpe Adams Adams Bath Iron Works

Genesta Chapter OES Holds Meeting and Fundraiser

Genesta Chapter OES met Friday afternoon for Red Cross sewing and a dish supper. An evening white elephant entertainment followed with Stackpole of Farmington and Misses Katherine and Edi Thompson singing. A peanut hunt awarded Mrs Olive Corliss a pound of sugar for largest number collected. Bath residents celebrate news of William Hill, a Bowdoin student and former Central Church soloist, being released to the Reserve Corps and allowed to finish his call and rejoin the choir.

Central Church John Wishart Granite Street Winter Street Galen Moses Washington St Red Cross Grange Hall Genesta Chapter O.E.S Ladies of T Chapter Farmington Bath William Hill Bowdoin

Lieutenant Kimball Assigned to Fort Oma for Artillery Training

Lieut Milton S Kimball left Ca Deveens last week for Fort Oma Neb to observe and conduct training of the big artillery guns similar to those used for water works. From there he will proceed to Fort Sills Oklahoma for further training as one of nine officers, three per regiment, selected for the program.

Milton S. Kimball Ca Deveens Fort Oma Neb Fort Sills Oklahoma Kim

Service flag in Episcopal Church draws attention

The service flag used within the Episcopal Church attracts notice and features eleven stars, highlighting the presence of eleven service members.

Episcopal Church Alro

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