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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1919

Page

2

Rural Motor Express and Its Farm to Table Idea

Rural Motor Express advocates direct farm to market shipments to boost production in rural areas. The plan links to Farm To Table efforts from wartime food drives, stressing education, fresher produce, and economic benefits for farmers and merchants. It envisions civic value by limiting rail moves and keeping trade local.

Rural Motor Express Commission Food Administration Motor Express

Roland H. Smith Post Secures Quarters

The Roland H. Smith post A L will meet in its own four quarters for the first time on December 1. Through the kindness of H H Feero and ER C Plummer the post will use the big room over the New Method laundry for three months. The plan is to fit up the room into a top city hall and hire it as a club room with improvements approved by the clubhouse committee.

Vine Street Post Chamber of Commerce Albert I. Greenlaw Eastport Minneapolis America Roland H. Smith Bath

Annual Memorial Service for Departed Members

Genesta chapter O K 8 held its annual memorial service Friday night with Mrs. Bertha Dean leading and aides Grace Bishop Carrie Thompson Edith Savage Olive Corliss Kate Perkins Lois McKeiver and Mary Young filling roles. A list of deceased members was read. Joe Cloutier and Paul Libby removed a noisy rooster from Hook and Ladder building and a replacement ball from the Hanover ship mast will be installed.

Genesta Chapter O. KE Bertha Dean Grace Bishop Carrie Thompson Edith Savage Olive Corliss Kate Perkins Lois McKeiver Mary Young Joe Cloutier Paul Libby Louis Hart Hanover Henry L. Houghton The Cedars Bath Independent

Furniture wagons reach Boothbay from Quincy Point

Two large auto trucks from J H Ruggles & Co Quincy Point Mass arrive Friday afternoon with furniture for W E Welsh Boothbay. Drivers report good roads most of the way until Brunswick.

J. H. Ruggles & Co Quincy Point Mass

Two Men Rescued From Drowning After Float Capsize

L. C. Feero and Joseph Yates of Dike street were returning from a gunning trip when their float capsized in the Days Ferry narrows. They clung to the upside‑down craft for 45 minutes as cramps and near exhaustion set in before boats from Woolwich and nearby homes reached them. They were warmed, dry clothing sent, and Feero remained numb in the hands while Yates returned to work.

L. C. Feero Joseph Yates Dike Street Woolwich Woods Days Ferry Albert Trott Woolwich Mr. Trott Frank Parris Upper Washington Street Frank Beals John Howe George Fowles Bath Iron Works Feero

Optometrist F C Jackson Found Dead In Bath Office

Fred C Jackson aged 47 was found dead in his second floor Bath office at 100 Front Street by his wife around 1145 on Saturday. Officials believe heart weakness from a prior operation caused his death. He lived at 58 Winship Street and leaves a wife and sister Nellie E K Jackson of Portland.

Fred. Jackson Front Street Bath

Five Islands Grange Elects and Meetings Noted

At the Grange meeting Tuesday evening Miss Isabel Stevens was named librarian and Miss Lila MacMahan as assistant. Ladies aid met Wednesday to sew two quilts. Numerous local residents traveled to Bath for visits and shopping. The district held church services with Rev. J. P. Roberts delivering the sermon. A community supper featuring baked beans and brown bread is planned for Saturday at the Grange hall.

Grange Isabel Stevens Lila MacMahan Grange Hall M. B. MacMahan Waldo Lewis Bath Arthur Berry Woolwich Nora Marr Chester MacMahan Drummond Stevens Will Stevens Miss Marjorie L. G. Lewis Alton Berry The J. P. Roberts Alonzo MacMahan Albertina Phyllis Paul Stevens Sarah J.T. MacMahan George Kay John Hinkley A. L. Marr F. L. Ryder Walter Cunningham Charles Hanna Ellen Cromwell Julia Davis Brunswick Carolyn Stevens Carrie Stevens Cambridge Mass Ira Lewis Miss Benson Wood Marion Stevens Lulu Rowe Ira Alice Cromwell Josephine Lewis George Rowe Manfred Newdick Will Boucher Charles Boucher Ladies Aid G. Haskell Grange ‘Hall J. G. Stevens Portland Joe Muse Linwood Stevens Della Lewis Walter Rowe C. C. Davis Julia L. H. Rowe

Surprise Birthday Party for H B Allen in Cumberland Center

Friends of H. B. Allen hosted a surprise party Thursday evening celebrating his birthday. Edith Towle gave a humorous reading while Miss Margaret McIntyre accompanied on piano. About 380 guests attended. a buffet with sandwiches, cake, cocoa and coffee was served by Mrs. Allen. Miss Dorothy Knowlton and Miss Elizabeth Curtis returned to Gorham after visiting Bath with Almira Sturtevant and Gladys McGillicuddy.

H. B. Allen Cumberland Center Mr. Allen Edith Towle Margaret McIntyre Mrs. Allen Dorothy Knowlton Elizabeth Curtis Gorham Bath Almira Sturtevant Gladys McGillicuddy

Special Thanksgiving Service Planned at First Baptist Church

Georgetown notes report a special Thanksgiving Eve service at First Baptist Church led by Mr and Mrs Frank Heald. Robinhood Ladies Aid met with Mrs BE Williams. many local residents visited, hunted deer, and traveled to nearby towns including Bath Newburyport and Woolwich.

First Baptist Church— Ladies’ Aid of Robinhood Has First Baptist Church Frank Heald Ladies Aid of Robinhood BE. A. Williams Delia Erma Clark Arrowsic Junior Williams West Georgetown Natt Howe William Noble Lester Powers Georgetown Wendall Baker Thomas Hagan Earle Hagan Bath Woolwich B.A. Williams Carrie Newburyport Mass Working League George Oliver John Thibodeau Ferdinand Brilmayer Ellen Brilmayer Eugene Raynolds James Nixon Henry Alvah Reynolds Samuel Mereen Marrigan Madison Marion Ward Brunswick A. A. Stott Eleanor Cunningham Melvin Cunningham Charles Oliver Horace Jordan Bowker Phippsburg Ellery’ Harford Stephen Trafton A. I. Buzzo Cathance Joseph F. Higgins Everett Higgins Raphael Rowe Thomas Sedgeburg Marrtown Portland Lester ,Oliver Popham Mabel Sarah Pinkham Z. Pinkham George Smith Ralph Spinney Bay Point Eugene Reynolds Nat Howe Mildred Howe Morse High School Old Mill Ethel HB Todd Walter Cummings W. C. Todd Boston Palmer O. Spinney Seguin Mere Point Mr. Spinney K.T. Spinney North Berwick

Nelson L Jackson Travels From Portland To City

Nelson L Jackson motored to Portland on Monday to pick up friends arriving by train and bring them to the city.

Nelson L. Jackson Portland

Sea and Shipyard Reverie at Maine Ports

A vivid poemic snapshot of Popham Beach and the Kennebec area with shipyards, ships, bells, and sea imagery. It evokes Neptune, ballast, and labor at the docks, weaving coastal life with mermaids, winds, and sailors in a nostalgic maritime scene.

Popham Beach Kennebec

Bath Man Defendaint in Damage Suit

Lawrence Mass paper reports a $25 000 suit with Fred A Sylvester of New Bedford as plaintiff and Harry E Moore of Methuen and Wellington A Moore of Bath Maine as defendants to be tried in Superior Civil court next week. Sylvester alleges breach of contract over an agreement tied to a Rochester business sale made in 1912. He says the Bradleys later violated the pact by starting a similar business in Rochester in 1913, harming his patronage and forcing a loss of the business. Legal representation includes Coulson and Donovan for the plaintiff and Sweeney Sargent and Sweeney for the defendants.

Lawrence Mass Fred A. Sylvester New Bedford Harry E. Moore Methuen Wellington A. Moore Bath Sylvester Eeeba Chained AV Alice F. Bradley Moores Bradleys Rochester Coulson and

Boston man Edward Jameson visits Bath at Brother's Farm network

Edward Jameson formerly a Bath businessman now residing in Boston arrived in Bath Monday to visit his brother John Jameson, a prosperous farmer in Union. He stayed with John J. Desmond during his Bath visit.

Edward Jameson Bath Boston John Jameson Union John J. Desmond

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Thompson Brothers Motor Correa L. F.” Atwood L. F."’ Medicine Co Ortland Maine F. C. Jackson Grangers Lila N. J. Horan St. Mary’s John O'Dowd J.e.davis Co Are J. E. Davis Company Brunswick, Maine Azo Bolivia Oxford Silvertone Navy Weomee Wees James F. Will Co Sagingstides Neptune Seventh Sea Deep Seas Ward Arbor Light Bath Man
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