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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1917
Page
12
Bath Market reports wholesale and retail prices for produce and feed. Cabbage onions and turnips are cheap, while eggs, butter and meats hold steady. The piece notes high farm costs, hay movement from Woolwich, and urged Maine farmers to increase wool production amid European war impacts.
Dromore Grange in Phippsburg will entertain Sagadahoc County Pomona Grange next Wednesday March 28 for the regular monthly meeting. The program includes greetings, music by Abbie Minott and Rebecca Bowker, readings by Edith Hildreth, song by Bolo Belle Rackley, a census music piece, and remarks for the good of the order.
The West Bath Grange hosted a patriotic program led by Mrs. William Armstrong followed by a social. Several candidates are ready for degrees and will be conferred once Elmer Rich, degree staff leader, recovers. He is improving and attending lightly. Next Monday will be a volunteer program and the next week a flag night is planned.
Dairy branches across Maine and New England organize to join the New England Milk Producers Association. The move aims to uplift cattle owners, develop the trade, and enable fair pricing through unified action. Local Bath milkmen show general dissatisfaction with prices but join for broader strength and mutual benefit.
A farmer faces high costs as wool markets surge and apparel prices rise. The note warns that even basic goods like pants can cost double the value, reflecting broader economic pressures on farming households.
In the Maine Farmer Sewall argues all citizens should share the state's burdens equally during war. He contends sons should not bear the heavy sacrifice alone while others sell supplies at home, urging equal duty for all as with voting rights.
Western apples from distant orchards fill Rochester New York stands as box shipments attract eastern buyers. The article notes West Coast boxes sold locally and to Maine in Aroostook County, praising the value of uniform, perfect fruit and the impact of Italian sellers on the market.
Past Master Stetson of the Maine Late Grange urges speeding up road improvements to cost effectively develop over 215000 miles of market roads. He argues that farmers and the general public share in transportation costs and that Maine’s productive land and nearby markets create opportunities if market roads are upgraded as the initial step in moving crops to consumers.
The act before the Legislature, introduced by Mr. Brewster of Portland, would raise the state license fee for itinerant vendors from 25 to 500 for one year if passed. The proposal appears to target outside vendors while excluding state residents.
A small amount of alfalfa mixed with clover and grass seed is advised to start. One pound per acre or a bit more is recommended when overseeding with grass. Maine farmers may experiment on a small scale and inoculation of ground is seen as possibly essential. Henry Rose of West Bath grows alfalfa among a few others in the state.
The federal farm loan act will enable the farmer to borrow capital in sufficient amount for his legitimate needs on long terms of payment and at low rate of interest. E. W. Hyde of Bath is ready with information for all interested in this matter.
Llewellyn Rogers reports a well advanced litter of Yorkshire pigs at Elmhurst Farm Bath but all are sold. More stock expected later as the breed remains the bacon hog though not plentiful yet.
Local church activities include Rev. Clarence Pease conducting special services. Numerous residents and visitors are mentioned for illnesses recoveries travel and social events.
Miss Margaret Bates returned home from Bowdoinham after a visit with her sister Mrs Foster. Mrs Alfred Oliver came back from Bath City Hospital. The sociable committee at Mrs Harry Oliver’s included Mrs Oliver Miss Grace Trask Mrs Eugene Spinney and Miss Sadie Oliver. St Patrick Day decorations featured green caps aprons and a huge shamrock centerpiece. Miss Ruby Purington and Ralph Trask were visitors at Quaker Point on Tuesday. Walter Perry had a new chimney installed at his store by George Cutting. Mrs A J Williams of Phippsburg passed through on Tuesday en route to Bath.
After 51 years in Bath's boot and shoe trade Frank Brown sold his Front Street stand and stock to Otis S. Trafton of Westbrook. Brown will settle up his affairs while staying on briefly. Trafton will move his family to Bath soon and run the business, with Brown largely absent from the shop only to wind down.
Several Italians arrived in town Wednesday for spring work at the quarries. Many local residents are active in church and town events with sermons planned at morning and evening services, a monthly conference, and community visits. The week features school board actions, a Working League meeting, bowling matches, and a funeral for Hon. J. S. Hyde with officials R. H. Baxter and F. B. Nichols in attendance.
Friday paid day for local teachers marks a somber Bath note as the town observed a holiday for General Hyde's death. Schools closed for a one week spring vacation while New Meadows River thaws and clam digging resumes. Virginia ships shingles and hardwood to Charles Minott in Center. Central Church Ladies’ Aid hosted by Miss Manson at 944 Middle St. Naval Reserve tugs recruit coastwise crews under a general preparedness plan with junior lieutenants earning 2250 dollars yearly. Charles W. Mountz of Carlisle set a minute penmanship record writing 20402 letters on a postcard without magnification, also reproducing the Lord’s Prayer and signature with a silver dime.
The article cites Weir Mitchell and Dr. Pierce on blood health. It notes men have about five million red blood cells per square millimeter, women about four and a half million. It describes using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify blood, improve digestion, and normalize blood cells.
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