Bath market prices and Grange meeting report
Bath dealers buy potatoes at 2.75 a bushel with retail 80 per peck. Cabbage 12 cents a pound, onions 10 to 12 cents, beets 2.25 a bushel, carrots 2, squash 4.5 cents, beans 7.50 per bushel. Chicken and fowl prices shown. eggs 30 cents, butter 38 cents wholesale, 42 retail. A Dromore Grange event covers speeches, songs, a fish chowder dinner, and plans for future meetings with West Bath and a National Service League speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Boston
Brighton
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Meets in Phippsburg
The Sagadahoc Pomona Grange held its regular monthly meeting at Dromore Grange hall in Phippsburg with 56 in attendance including 1 visitor. Officers presided in the master’s absence as Mrs Joanna Hodgkins led a program featuring Mrs Rebecca Bowker’s California trip and talks on reclaiming old apple orchards with pruning and lime sulfur spray recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Phippsburg
Sagadahoc County
Pomona Grange
EB. C. Patten
C. O. Purinton
Joseph White
Viola White
Abner C. Johnson
Ethel Cushman
Pomona
Ella Douglas Flora
Janie Simpson
J. K. Estabrook
Bodwell Grange
Dirigo
Merrymeeting
Sagadahoc
Topsham
West Bath
Visitors
Joanna Hodgkins
J. F. Upton
Abbie Minott
Grange
Rebecca Bowker
California
National Grange
Golden State
BE. C. Patten
Bro. Purinton
Bro. White
Bro. Patten
Topsham Grange Holds Regular Session With Members Present
Topsham Grange convened Saturday night with about eighty members and guests from West Bath Solid Rock Riverview Woolwich and Dirigo Granges. One membership application appeared and two names were voted on. Eleven candidates worked the third and fourth degrees in a creditable display. George Wright led the harvest march, with the couple noted for high standards. The lecturer's program included singing The Star Spangled Banner two patriotic tableaus and a reading by Winnefred Rackley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Winnefred Rackley
Household pests and the diseases they carry discussed
Community members discussed common household pests and the diseases they may spread. The meeting covered prevention, cleaning, and safe control measures to reduce health risks in homes.
FLAG NIGHT AT WEST BATH GRANGE NEXT MONDAY EVENING
West Bath Grange hosts Flag Night with a full program including patriotic medleys readings and flag salutes. Notable items include Sister Annie Wylie on History of the Flag Brother H A Owen Stand at Attention and a performance of Old Glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Joanna Hougkins
Long
of Maine
Grange
Annie Wylie
May Pratt
H. A. Owen
O. E. Rogers
Rebecca Bowker
The
Simpson
Lemont
Footer
Armstrong
Henderson
Freeman
Fields
Mitchell
Hope Ward
Columbia
Gem of the Ocean
Brothers
Valor of Plymouth Rocks Bantam Fights Noted
In Robinhood Maine Nathaniel Howe killed a bantam Plymouth Rock after it quavered and conquered his full blooded Rhode Island rooster. Ellsworth Lovett's barred Plymouth Rock bantam also sparked a clash with others while Mrs. Loveitt reported separating her pet bantam to prevent harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinhood
the Independent
Nathaniel Howe
Plymouth Rock
Ellworth Lovettt
E. B. Loveitt
Brunswick Grange deputy reappointed in Sagada hoc Pomona
Charles Sadler of Brunswick has been reappointed Grange deputy for the district within Sagada hoc Pomona. He serves as lecturer for Dirigo Grange of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sadler
Brunswick
Sagadahoc Pomona
Dirigo Grange
Five Islands Notes On Local Happenings And Repairs
Ten men have finished sawing J. G. Stevens’ wood for 15 percent cords and now cut eight cords for Miss Isabel Stevens. J. G. Rowe is renovating Charles E. Boucher’s smoky house. No steamship service soon due to ice on the Kennebec and boat readiness. Birds return at dawn, no robins yet. James M. Stevens to lead Bath orchestra here Saturday. Edward Horton, burned in Boston, returns to New York in improving health, plans to chase U boats with the Skunk, keeping his humor intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Stevens
Isabel Stevens
J. G. Rowe
Charles E. Boucher
Kennebec
James M. Stevens
Bath
Clinton Hanna
Edward M. Horton
Lenox
Boston
New York
Racine Wins Election Decision In Town Hall Row
Justice Haley of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Israel Racine Republican and ordered Henry C. Hunt Democrat to vacate the position of third selectman after an election dispute. An error in ballot counting credited Hunt with 27 extra votes and a recount prompted a hearing in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Haley
Supreme Court
Israel Racine
Henry C. Hunt
Rae. Hunt
Racine
Hunt
Third Selectman
Mr. Hunt
Haley
Portland
West Bath notes at Pomona Grange meeting and town events
West Bath sent a large delegation to the Pomona Grange session in Dromore. Pupils rode a hay rack and walked portions to the hall after trolleying to Winnegance. The column records deaths, weddings, church meetings, and local visits, including Channing Bickford’s death in Hartford and the Hunt Brown Bath wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse Brothers
Sabine Road
Bates Place
Morses
Campbell's Pond
Tole
Lily Pond
Channing Bickford
Hartford
Conn
Bickford
Shirley
Stanley
Margaret
Bates
Beechmont
Mass
Silas Bates
Ethel Freeman
Bath
Margaret Bates
West Bath
Pomona
Dromore
Winnegance
Joseph White
Joseph Lemont
James Lemont
Fred Larrabee
Jennie Tarr
Topsham
J. C. Rideout
Charles S. Lemont
Waldoboro
J. M. Lemont
Nannie Brown
Lewiston Journal
Hunt-Brown
Miss Brown
Trembly
Boston
New Meadows
Jessie Tarr
Lowell School
Grange Hall
Herbert Hodgkins
Frank Higgins
Bath Iron Works
Herbert Brown
Texas Company
Walter True Brown
Eugene Brown
Berry’s Mills
Co. Wilson Harrison
Wesley Church
Samuel Brown
William Mitchell
J. Everett Mayo
Merton Wright
Clarence Pease
Hardings
Winneganee
Pease
Trufant’s Crossing
Divided House Reports on Maine Water Power Bill
The judiciary committee filed two reports on the Baxter bill to create the Maine Water Power Commission. A majority says ought not to pass while a minority urges passage. The panel also split on power transmission beyond the state and other related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Committee On Judiciary
Maine Water Power Commission
Baxter
Davies
Gillin
Deering
Dearth
Cole
Barnes
Farrington
Gurney
Hutchins
Judiciary Committee
Davis
Lewston
Bangor
Bath W C T U Discusses League Affiliation and Suffrage Plan
The Bath W C T U met at the Y M C A with Mrs Lelia Knight presiding. A letter urged affiliate with the National League for Women's Service and plans for Maine W C T U suffrage campaigning were approved, including local meetings, literature distribution, and soliciting committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Lelia Knight
National League For Woman’s Service
Stinson
League
Maine
North Turner
W.C.T.U
Minnie K. House
House
Watts
Stickney
Leavitt
Quimby
Card of Thanks for Bereavement
Card of thanks from D. G. Trott and family for sympathy and floral tributes after the death of Mrs. Jenny Williams wife of A. Williams of Georgetown. Funeral held at the home of her son George A. Dickinson Pearl Street with Rev. E. Evans of Peoples Baptist Church officiating. Out of town attendees included James A. Vahey Earl Whitten J B Wells Mrs J Hill and others. Remains placed in tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Williams
A. Williams
Georgetown
George A. Dickinson
Pearl St
A. Evans
Peoples Baptist Church
James A. Vahey
Boston
Earl
Ralph Whitten
J. B. Wells
Cambridge
Mass
John Hill
Augusta
Harry Whittier
Lewiston Bowls Over Portland Player in 20 String Match
Hodgkins of Lewiston defeated Tony Naples of Portland 1039 to 963 in the first lap of a 20 string match in Portland Wednesday night. The final lap will be bowled in Lewiston next Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Hodgkins
Lewiston
Tony Naples
Plans Circulated for Suffrage Campaign and Easter Concert
Arthur G. Quimby sends orders to state county and local workers to foster suffrage efforts and keep loyalty within the White Ribboners of Maine. Bath Co U R E P committee completes Easter Monday concert plans with Damon Co drill team, Noyes orchestra, and visiting dignitaries from the Uniform Bank and Knights of Pythias. Ladies' Aid of Central Church met Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Hall of Bath Co
Music Hall
Damon Co
Lewiston
Noyes’ Orchestra
Portland
Col. Riker
Major Frye
Augusta
Richards
Damariscotta
Uniform Bank and
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Bath Co
Ladies’ Aid of
Central Church
Advice for Women Only Health Hint by Dr Cook
Dr. Cook advises young girls to breathe fresh air daily and exercise outdoors. He recommends a tepid bath nightly and a cold shower to keep skin and lungs breathing as seasons change. He promotes Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription, a blend of herbs, available at drugstores or by mail from Buffalo New York, with mail order and free medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Cook
Weir ‘Mitchell
Oregon
Dr. Pierce
United States
Doctor Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bath Market
Scott Rogers
Varney Farm
David Standish
Woolwich
M. C. Oliver
Trott
Savage
Albert Henderson
A. C. Johnson
E. C. Patten
Scott C. Campbell
Annie Purington
Bessie Dickinson
Ole Virginny
Kimball Bros
Messrs. Henderson
Plant
Bowker
Grace Dickinson
Lizzie Hagegett
Chicago
C .O Purinton
Order
Thhe Farmers Union
New England Milk Producers Association
Georgie Leeach
Dromore Grange
Susan Campbell
Winona Tilton Stinson
National Service League
Topsham Grange
Valor OF
Plymouth Rocks
Bath Grange
Water Power Commission
Armories
Bath W. C. T. U
D. G. Trott and Family
Everybody's Column
Id Adams
Winthrop
Swift & Company
Commercial St
W. P. DeCoster
Springfield
Express
James H. Ames & Son
Bowdoinham
Steamboat Landing
Cable Nelson
C-O Times Office
G. G. Judkins
R.F.D
Wiscasset
J.S. McFarland
IB. F
Sedgley
Richmond
Arthur G. Quimby
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