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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
10
West Bath will resume classes Monday after weather and travel closures lasting over two weeks. The town notes small current enrollment, reports on residents, local work on the Rosedale property, boat activity as ice breaks, and community updates from the school committee led by Mrs. J Everett Mayo.
Market in Bath sees slow throughput as farmers finish winter tasks. Egg prices hold around 30 cents a dozen while Boston strawberry boxes fetch 35 to 40 cents. Potatoes, onions, cabbage, beets and turnips are scarce with prices low or rising. Maine seed potatoes favored for disease resistance. Hay and butter supply limited as farmers market to regular customers.
A March Westport column reports Center Church repairs including carpet and a blown down driving shed to be rebuilt. It notes ferrying concerns, hotel hopes, town hall auction, and preparations for summer tourism while detailing local illnesses, elections, school plans, and market prices for meat and fish.
A long list of residents and visitors includes Miss Loach, M. A. Haraden, Miss Kearns in Boston, Altekamp, Mr. and Mrs. Deerins, Fred Farris of Foxcroft, Judge Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Washburn, C. Moses and Oliver Moses to New York, Judge Atkins and Postmaster Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Carleton and Fred Alben in Poston, Ernest Davis at Nash house, Dr. and Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Ingalls visiting Boston, Hon. John S. Hyde at Maine Central directors meeting, Miss Ethel Webster in Worcester, John Evans from Bangor, Capt. Fessenden Chase, Mrs. Mason and Mrs. Crosby in Waterville, June Rideout home from Portland hospital, Dr. Arthur Harris and Mrs Gustana Harris, Mrs. Mason to Lewis ton for Maine Horse Shoers meeting, and Miss Margaret Goodman visiting Lincoln Street.
Government exhibits will present a comprehensive record of the last decade of U S activities. Visitors will see coin minting, fish hatcheries, coastal defense drills, post office operations, life saving stations, navy ship work, standard weights and measures, and a unified educational exhibit. The Panama Canal model and canal hygiene will receive special focus.
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. Claims local applications fail. offers $100 for any deafness case due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promotes circulars and Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Toledo based F J Cheney & Co.
Major and Mrs Holman Day have returned to Portland after a ten day visit in New York. Day assisted in opening productions of his new play Along Came Ruth which premiered at the Gaiety Theatre. The show has drawn capacity crowds, with about 300 turned away last Saturday. Col Savage plans a second company to tour Chicago and other large cities as rehearsals finish. A long run at the Gaiety is now anticipated.
C T R Leland of Minot calls Maine seed laws inadequate and urges a thorough study in the coming year to improve seed quality grown outside the state and sold within Maine. He backs strengthening the Maine State Seed Improvement Association and notes vast potential for farmer service.
A Farmers Institute will be held at Auburn Grange Hall Auburn on Friday March 20 at 1 30 p m Rev W H Davenport of Colerain Mass will speak on Poultry raising and H M Howard of West Newton on market gardening All are cordially invited to attend.
Steamer Virginia brought up Tuesday from the Kennebec clam flats 60 barrels of clams for shipment. It is now open season for clam shipments out of the state, but from May 1 to Sept 1 it is illegal to ship clams to other states.
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