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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1911
Page
7
Local Bath items report Peace Sunday plans and December events. Mentions Alice in Wonderland success, college football today, Christmas shopping, ship news, lobster prices, court term, turkey outlook, lodge meetings, sleighing, deer sightings, and Sagadahoc Pomona Grange activities with officers installed and a December gathering.
Sagadahoc county grangers held their annual Pomona Day with Merry meeting grange in Bowdoinham. About 125 attendees gathered near the railroad station as reports from officers and committees were heard including a treasurer’s summary and a census of members from Bodwell Dirigo Dromore Enterprise Merrymeeting Progressive Sagadahoc Topsham West Bath Woolwich and visitors.
Merchants in Bath plan a larger carnival in late winter or early spring likely March. The December 11 meeting will elect officers then feature a smoker and refreshments. A transit ferry issue and a county products exposition were proposed, to be held at the Alameda with an appealing entertainment program.
Local clergy met to prepare for the Men and Religion campaign set for mid January or after the Portland event. Next Monday evening church men will gather at the YMCA to organize permanently and form committees to carry on the work.
A Springfield Mass examination set from 1546 was used to compare arithmetic teaching methods. Bath Ninth Grade pupils averaged 66.71 percent, surpassing Springfield and Frankfort results, while Bath Eighth Grade averaged 57.84 percent with two more years of schooling remaining.
This week the city improves the Charles A. Hunt Hose company engine house at Winnegance with concrete posts and a new drying tower. Also noted are notices of sales, poultry delivery, and farm labor wages in the surrounding area.
The 1800 ton barge Fal River is launched this afternoon at 2 45 from the Kelley Spear yard. Staples Transportation Company officers, for whom she was built, will attend the ceremony. The Bath concern celebrates plans for two more vessels for the same company.
At a Court of Probate held at Bath Sagadahoc County on the second Tuesday of November 1911 Henry E Coolidge administrator on the estate of James W Ratley late of Bowdoin deceased presented his first and final account for allowance Ordered that the orator give notice by publication a week for three weeks in the Bath Independent that they may appear at a probate Court in Bath on the first Tuesday of December next at nine o clock in the forenoon and show cause why the same should not be allowed James S Lowell Judge Attest Cyrus W Longley Register True copy Adminis versona py of this
On the first Tuesday of December 1911 in Bath Maine the Probate Court requires Joseph E. Sewall executor to publish notice of his first account for allowance. The Bath Independent is directed to publish three weeks to invite interested parties to appear and show cause why the account should not be allowed. Judge James S. Lowell presides. Attest Longley Register.
Mattie Booker of Bowdoin petitions the Sagadahoc Probate Court to appoint administrator for the estate of Jacob Booker who died intestate September 25 1911 leaving at least twenty dollars in personal estate. Names and relations of heirs listed, notice ordered to be published in Bath Independent three weeks, hearing set December first 1911.
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