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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1913
Page
1
Manchester hosts the National Grange convention as 20 000 delegates and members converge from across the country. Oliver Wilson of Illinois urges rural credit reform while stressing highway and road improvement needs and criticizes European models.
Constantine Benos writes from Lewiston Maine November 12 1912 praising Sagadahoc County officials for their role in capturing Kasem Lachioli and Braho Hiro the murderers of Kasem Souleyman He credits County Attorney E W Bridgham for directing the prosecution and for sharing credit with Benos and others in the successful investigation
Word arrived in the city of Bath of the death of William Hawes in Mobile Alabama. He died at midnight Tuesday after years of poor health and a lung illness. Once a successful Chicago businessman he moved south for his health and later lived with his wife Maude Emery in Bath. He leaves two sons Kenneth and Norman and his wife survives.
Roscoe P Ham known as Ross to friends becomes local manager of the Abrams Amusement Company’s new Center Street theatre. He will be assisted by F E Howe of Portland and will continue his Bath Times duties. Ham’s prior theatre experience includes Colonial Hall and the old Alameda. Opening night features Julia Sanderson in The Sunshine Girl with a likely full house.
Engineers inspect the old bridge near Mill Pond and find severe decay in ties and piling. The street railway plans a new, more substantial bridge as the road grade rises, with work starting promptly after the inspection.
The Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter of the D A R hosted a card party at Mrs. John A Morse’s Summer Street home. A large crowd attended and raised a substantial sum for cemetery improvements connected to Revolutionary War burial grounds. The organizing committee included Mrs. Thomas S. Gibbons and several other local women.
Maine State Grange executive committee circulates details for December Bangor session. Chamber of Commerce assists with accommodations. masters or delegates urged to attend. credentials committee to meet at City Hall. receptions planned. fifth and sixth degrees to be conferred on Wednesday.
Sheriff Oliver announces new policy to hold all liquor packages entering Bath until delivery destination is verified. He says liquor to individuals with police records or likely improper use will not be delivered and may face libel actions.
Heavy rains have caused freshet conditions on the Androscoggin and its river, reaching levels higher than any since the spring freshet of 1896. Pulpwood drift and the Merrymeeting Bay bridge were swept away by ice, while submerged rocks last seen dry since 1896 reemerge. Cabot mill in Brunswick curtailed operations as water volume surged.
The city awarded Charles Ross of Waterville a $1.66 contract to remove brown-tail moth nests this week. A crew will start next week with completion required before February 1, reflecting a proactive city policy. Roller polo season opens in Massachusetts and Connecticut with optimism, and Bath's Alameda departure ends that era.
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