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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1916
Page
6
In Phippsburg and Dromore, residents attend to church work, road repairs, and personal visits. The piece mentions Rev. Chester Oliver’s growing church attendance, community social events, and local trades from wagon teams to garages, with several residents traveling, relocating, or repairing homes and properties.
The Maine Central transfer steam er Ferdinando Gorges made two special river crossings Tuesday with the Williams Carnival Co bound for Rockland. Ten cars carried the organization for a week’s engagement in Rockland after weather-hit business in Westbrook led to a sudden cancellation of a second week and departure for Rockland. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT A Sure Winner in the Primaries
The narrative follows Elizabeth and Lawson over years of separation, accusations of neglect, and repeated reconciliations. Lawson pleads under church and civil law, seeks divorce, and retrieves property as Elizabeth flees to England. Despite his persistence, courts balk at formal divorce while she resists reunion.
The article describes J leaving, fleeing to England, and refusing contact, with a plea for divorce as an unbearable burden. It notes limited knowledge of the court grant and contrasts present divorce theories with former ones, mentioning Mr. Lawson as a homeless figure tied to Sagadahoc history and the Whiskeag property.
Justin Perkins of Chelsea and Harry Perkins of Burlington visit relatives in South Dresden as heavy rain brings minor leaks. Fire damages near Hatch and Lilly properties are narrowly contained. The torpedo boat destroyer Sampson returns to Rockland after tests, achieving 31.30 knots max speed.
Fifty to sixty residents gathered at North School last Friday evening for a lively program organized by Miss Pearl E Hall. Readings recitations songs and a candy table fundraiser drew praise and a good sum for school purposes. Local notes mention visitors from Woolwich Bath Boothbay and Lisbon Falls with plans for an upcoming game and practice sessions.
A boy by the road whistles and convinces a passerby he can mimic a bird. He explains he learned the trick at a bird lecture he attended the night before, enjoying the idea he fooled the songbird.
Ned Rich of Saco visits his mother Mrs. Alice Rich as local social notes recount a Evening Workers gathering at Mrs. Eugene Spinney house led by Capt. Harold Snowden of the Salvation Army. Mrs. Mary Seigers returns from Malden Mass to stay with daughter Mrs. Charlotte Perkins in Winnegance.
Sailors work on the schooner John W. Dana loaded with asphalt sunk last December in twenty feet of water. The Dana will be moved to a drydock after cargo loading on barges as Avenger also undergoes salvage. A schoolyard birch bark activity engages local lads with manual training instructor Corthell praising the project and prizes at O. M. Redson store.
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