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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1916

Page

9

Infant Burnham Hart Dies of Pneumonia in Bath

Burnham R infant son of William and Jessie Hart of 102 Academy St died Saturday from pneumonia. Funeral Monday with interment in Brunswick. Bath reports lighter snowfall than inland Maine. Drifts nine feet in Canton, three carloads of mules stalled at South Paris bound for Europe via Portland. John H Pero funeral held Saturday from Mary Muse's Water St home. Rev D L Wilson officiated. pallbearers listed. interment Oak Grove. Judge Keegan sentences Percy Jordan to six months in Augusta Jail for false pretenses. Jordan on bond for next S J Court term. prior sentence included a year imprisonment. Jordan previously jailed on similar charges. Real estate transfers recorded at Registry of Deeds include numerous property trades in Bath, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Topsham, and Richmond.

Burnham R William Jessie Hart Academy St Brunswick Bath Maine Canton Paris Europe Portland John H. Pero Mary Muse Water St D. L. Wilson Central Congregational Church Peter Robinson Alfred St. Clair John Coffill Herbert Anderson Oak Grove Cemetery Keegan Percy B. Jordan Gardiner Joseph H. Mansir Richmond Augusta Jordan S. J. Court Harry B. Passmore Johnson Bros

Port land notices mix contracts, ferry plans and social events

Local items report Chas W Clifford’s State business with electric power interests and a Home for Feeble Minded contract at Pownal. Westport votes 300 for a ferry and 25 to lay a road near Clarence Morse’s property. Knights of the Golden Eagle plan in Abou Ben Adhem hall April 13. A Bath man’s attempt to pawn clothes ends in a drink. A stray dog kills three pullets and a rooster after wandering from a hen coop. Auburn hosts Knights gathering April 13. Maine nurses plan a March 30 meeting with Red Cross nursing exhibit. Irving Cox and Bruno Tornroth visit Bath Iron Works ahead of April yacht launches.

Chas. W. Clifford Portland Electric Light Pownal Westport Harriman Clarence W. Morse Fannie Brooks Henry Greenleaf Conelowe Castle Abou Ben Adhem Hall Main Street C. E. Rideout E. B. Gilman J. E. Bragdon Joseph Sewall Knights of the Golden Eagle Maine Auburn Conesowe Castle Maine State Nurses’ Association Eastern Maine General Hospital Bangor Red Cross Irving Cox Cox & Stevens Bruno Tornroth New York Bath Iron Works P. W. Rouss Reuss

Women report cures with Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound

Three reader letters recount strong recoveries after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Minnesota and Pennsylvania women describe relief from back pain weakness irregularities and renewed ability to work and care for children. The sample letters invite other women to write for confidential advice.

Lydia E. Pinkham Harrisburg Penn Frank Knost Fulton St Pittsburg Clementina Ering Gardner St Troy Hill Medi- Co Lynn Mass

Bath community notes show varied local events and civic updates

Local items report a Shoeworking revival push, sleigh rides, and new store openings. Wood cutting at Hagan farm, engagements of Caroline Belle Plant and Fred Cary, shipyard boiler delivery, and political caucus delegates named. Page also notes a Purim party, a lecture by W. Burke Cockran, and a vivid aurora borealis display.

Dorcas Guild Beacon Street Leslie Hall Oak St David Pero Hagan Farm Charles G. Plant Brunswick Bath Caroline Belle Fred Herbert Cary West Bath Texas Co Portland York St

March Ends With Snowy Suburban Ski Tracks

Local notes report a late March snow spell with ski tracks seen in suburbs. The Sagadahoc County Democratic Committee met at City Hall and various community events took place including a Beacon Street Sunday School officer election and a Bath market scare due to farm product shortages. The Bangor High School beat Portland High 35 to 14 to win the state basketball title, while social events and church services filled the week.

Sagadahoc George Jacobs York St Mercury Bangor High School Portland High Bangor Society Hall Popham A. C. Varney Bay L’oint Ethel Oliver Bath Iron Works Frazier John Miller Morse High Sagadahoe Bath Wesley Church Fred W. Ames Otis Card Sagadahoe Council Knights of Columbus St. Patrick's Day K. of C. Hall W. H. O'Brien Dorchester Telephone and Telegraph Department Massachusetts Public Service Commission Ireland E. C. Plummer Washington Maine Fall New Mexico Mexico Villa U. S Miles Geronimo Plummer United States Germany

First robin sighting on Oak Street and local events

James McDougald spotted the first robin of spring on Oak Street last week. Thomas plans to build a schooner this season and a new Knox House hotel is nearing opening. A fire at the Dewey restaurant caused about 100 dollars in damage and a large church conference is set for March 29 at Wesley Church. The torpedo destroyer Tucker set a 30.85 knot speed in tests off Rockland, with high horsepower and fast propeller speeds. The Portland fleet reports profitable trips, and the schooner Harwood Palmer is poised to set a new record after a Norfolk to Lisbon voyage and back.

Robin Bath James McDougald Oak St Thomas Knox House Rouse Postoffice Square Combination Four Dewey Wesley Church Frost Tucker Rockland Portland Harwood Palmer New York Norfolk Lisbon Palmer Virginia River Plate Waldoboro

Local Notes from Bath and Vicinity

A bath weekly column describes band rehearsal Monday night and United Guild meeting with Mrs. Huse. Rockland Opinion notes lobster prices at 52 cents per pound. Lent services at Grace Church include a special choir and extra sessions on Mon Wed Fri 7 15, Wed 10 AM, Fri 4 45 PM. Philip W Day marks seventeenth birthday with sixteen guests. Bath Co receives a visit by Brig Gen C K Campbell and Col Putman from Lewiston. Pop ham Steamboat Co debuts two Brothers gasol ine yacht carrying 100 passengers 9 or 10 knots. Engine 24 hp.

United Guild Harry M. Huse North St Rockland Grace Church Philip W. Day Union St S. A. Evans People’s Church Day C. K. Campbell Livermore Falls Col. Putman Rumford Falls Bath Co Music Hall Lewiston Popham Steamboat Co Popham Beach Portland Lew Oliver Popham Portland Shop Looking Out For the Engine. the New Boat Is the Two Brothers Bath and Popham

Catarrh Cure Promises Full Cure And Rewards

Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh through constitutional treatment. The advertisement promises $100 for any case it fails to cure and notes the product works on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.

Hall F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo Dprugeists

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Registry of M. G. Shaw Lumber Co Annie M.—Powling Frank Wormwood William W. Hosmer Abbie L. Denham Catherine E. Cornish Charles J. Pratt Abbie Denham Bowdeinham Lincoln Williams, Jr Lincoln Williams, Sr Bowdoinham Henry W. Howard Charles A. Johnson Mary H. Johnson Fred H. Stilphen Irven Stilphen Georgetown Mary L. Ring Victor J. Ring Fred G. Cox Anna C. Franklin Arthur H. Ward Mary L. Ward Topsham Minnie I. Hunter Fred B. Reed Fred H. Ward Marion L. Jones Lewis B. Swett Elton H. Phinney Edgar E. Phinney Arrowsic Albert Lea Minn Aes F. F. Yost Phippsburg Frank S. Bowker C. V. Minott W. H. Daley F. B. Williams Beacon Street Church Joshiua M. Frost W. Burke Cockran City Hall Cochran Clothey Advent Church Bath Hebrew Congregation Naomi Club Gay C. White S. S. Association Secretary of State Castor Fea Bears Fidelity Trust Company Monument Portland, Maine Ags
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