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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1917
Page
1
An unclear OCR item mentions time spans and advertising references with scattered terms like Tomtom. The readable elements suggest a brief public notice or classified line describing durations such as six months and four months.
Reports feature Theodore Hylan politics in New York amid war policy support from Wilson and Roosevelt era figures, plus international war updates on Germany, France, and Austria. The piece notes election vibes, suffrage debates, and German military shifts as America eyes a broader home front.
A fragmentary item notes a local procession or event at Podunk Limited with names of attendees and onlookers. It then covers road work across Wiscasset to Damariscotta, detailing Bangor contractors building two miles of new highway, culverts, bridges, and impacts on future straight alignment. It mentions Sagadahoc County crews near Bowdoinham and Goo diner and progress on Muddy River bridge and Boothbay Harbor access.
Fragmentary report notes a Flatlades grocer and price discussions with customers. It mentions a leading town grocer, efforts to set prices, and customers plus out-of-town visitors, but details are garbled and names and specifics are missing.
A fragment from a Mendelscoha meeting notes rehearsals of "isan" and "The Tale 6:ine Mell" with conductor Frederick S. Drake and Mrs. J. MO Ghentes of Topsham listed among attendees. Mentions temporary appointments and two pieces prepared for performances.
Mrs Adeline Shepard died on Tuesday on Corliss Street aged 23. Funeral from residence Thursday at 2 30 PM. She attended Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and left 146 children. Charlie Shepard janitor at the County House and Florence Shepard survive with several grandchildren. A Bath trip of Capt Harver J Perry en route to Popham Station is noted with duck hunting. South Street grammar school teachers form an orchestra with pupils sharing keen interest.
Johnson Bros Co, a busy Front Street store, ships ship chandlery from Bath to Portland, Boothbay Harbor, Rockland, Camden and Stockton. Orders come by wire from Oregon and Savannah, with superintendents and foremen from Bath driving demand. The firm has over thirty two years of steady operation, tracing back to George W. Fisher and partner Ex Mayor Samuel V. Bailey.
Mrs Edith Mae MacVitie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert MacVitie, to wed Charles William Avery on Monday November 5 in Quincy Massachusetts. Avery son of Mr and Mrs William Avery, a former city resident, formerly with Charles tone niv yard. Bride once a bookkeeper for Jordan Marsh Co Boston. Phi Rho members voted at Tuesday meeting with initiations planned soon. Edwin Lowell named dance committee chair. Harold Stearns, from the Stearns family, one of ten chosen for service in France. Mr and Mrs Harry Cressey receive congratulations on the birth of a son at Augusta General Hospital Sunday night.
The Five Islands Grange hosted a fine program with Sister Bertha Avery Scott and Rev. W. T. Boyd directing. Highlights included readings by Sister Elizabeth Horton gifting $1.76 for library freight, a Saturday serenade for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Steerns Scott, and an upcoming stage fundraiser by the grammar and primary school.
The society discusses a supper on Thanksgiving night at the grange hall. Bath visitors include Mrs. E F Lew and Mrs Eva Twombley. Local residents mark homecomings and travels, with W C Todd whitewashing a chimney and Langdon Field horses moved to Will E Rowe’s lot. North Carolina bans hunting game from flying machines.
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