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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1924

Page

8

Forty Years Ago in Bath November 19 1884

Bath column recalls Alameda polo league with Alamedas versus Granite Cities, and Dec 6 opening game at the Alameda. Notes on lantern thefts, Evie Reed bark purchase, team schedules, and local social events including concerts, clubs, dances, and residents in Bath Massachusetts.

Alameda Alamedas Granite Cities Halewell Wvill Alameds Lester Perry Frank Guthrie Holman Dunning All Alamedas Willie Leydon Mark Sewall Fred Cahill Bath

Local Notes and Market Prices from Bath Area 1884

A Bath paper notes coal freights to Bath from New York and Baltimore at 1.10, sightings of ice on Rope Walk pond, gunning at Ore Island, and the R J Bibber loading lumber for South America. It lists prices for eggs, butter, potatoes, citrus, and wood and coal, with local business, arrivals, theatre scenery by Fred Weld, and social notes from Augusta, Bath, and nearby towns.

New York Baltimore Bath Millard Dunton Westport R. J. Bibber Portland South America Fred Weld Boston Mr. Weld Weld Richmond Opera House Holyoke Mass Portsmouth Academy Tarwick

Saturday Markets See Little Change in City Trade

Markets show steady or slightly lower prices across meats and produce with Thanksgiving turkey expected to flood in next week. Poultry and lamb remain cheap while beef neck cuts and ham hold steady. wild game scarce. Social news includes a Leap Year party at Greenleaf, a polo match win for Augusta’s Alamedas, weather damage, and local visits.

Boston Bath

Price Of Gasoline Up One Cent A Gallon

The wholesale price of gasoline was advanced over the weekend, with big companies announcing a one cent per gallon rise. Bath residents saw the change Monday morning as motorists wonder about the reason. Officials attribute it to strong summer demand and favorable weather boosting vehicle use.

Modern Woodmen Camps Host Joint Benefit Whist Night

St Marys camp and St Jean Baptist camp of Modern Woodmen of America held a well attended benefit whist party and dance Friday night in Musicall. Whist winners included Mrs Louis Arsenault Miss Josephine Daigle Katherine Grindell Leon Lebel Ovida Thibeault Wilfred Arsenault. Music by Mildred Morse Clarence Reed and Lloyd Green received high praise. Mrs Mary E Tarbox Fryeburg, a guest of Mrs Chiles A Warriman, attended the special G A R meeting yesterday.

St. Mary's St. Jean de Baptiste Armerie Wilfred Roy Manuel Arsenault Pelix Gallant Gi Arsenault Gus Bernier Albert Lozier M. F. Arsenault Louis Arsenault Josephine Daigle Katherine Grindell Leon Lebel Ovida ‘Thibeault Wilfred Arsenault Mildred Morse Clarence Reed Lloyd Green

Probate Notices From Sagadahoc 1924 Bath Area

Numerous probate notices detail appointments of executors and administrators for estates in Bath and Sagadahoc County Maine. Entries name heirs, trustees, and witnesses, with court orders to publish notices in the Bath Independent for December 1924 and various dates in November 1924.

State OF Maine Saglyhoe Isabel B. Wiley Bath Levi S. Wiley Maynard G. Wiley Maine Wall Sagadahoc Walter S. Russell Bath Independent Jtamfs S. Lowell Emme MM Arthur Sewall Sagadaahoc Harold M. Sewall AL D Igie M. Hlunnewell Olivia EB. Tlunnewell Woolwich Sagadahor May Morse Marthe T. Poole Sagalas Seit Netiteen Mason M. Lemont Ka F. Lemont Late Sagadahoe Noavise F. Maxwell County of Sagadahoe Herbert D. Maxwell Late Sagadahoc. Ss Savadahee Caroline M. Newell Jane D. Menlion Bathir James S. Lowell William F. Dunham Register Sagadaher Asohel Georestown Sail James S. Lowfli William F. Dunram Ruth PL W. Tarbox Saeadahoe Savadahoe Tarbox Laura D Ansleton Frersid W. Ansleton Laura D. Appleton William F. Duniam William T. Hall R. S Alice M. Carr Gaa Florence C. Lake Annie Abbie T. Gage

Papers and Toys in the Old Days Continued

A reminiscence of childhood hobbies and crafts from a past era. The author recalls homemade toys, sleds, and simple games, and contrasts them with today’s abundant children’s literature and stores. He honors his father’s character, thrift, and family life, noting modest work and daily chores shaping early memories.

Dhteob Abbott Parmington Dtawneam Abbott Stumimer PT O Academy Calvin Coolidge Massachusetts

Home of My Fond Imper Is Halle Gneneries

The fragment describes a cozy house scene with elder watching by the hearth and a dog sleeping on a rug dreaming of woodchucks. It recalls a warm domestic setting and a fond, imperfect narrator tone.

Noamug Elder

Modest American fliers impress French at Le Bourget

French observers praised the modesty of the American round-the-world aviators after the European leg of the voyage. They noted the flyers did not exude pride, despite their achievement, and the delegation’s reception reflected understated admiration for the pilots.

le Bourget M. Laurent Byrne Airministry Lowell M. Smith Wade

SEEK BREAKS ON CRUST OF THIS CONTINENT

An international group including weather and geodetic officials, Canadian colleagues, universities, and volunteers study earthquakes. Creighton University’s seismological lab records gather data to locate crust breaks and crack patterns, aiming to forecast quakes and reduce danger, per experts in meteorology and geology.

Wether Bureau Canadia Ietesielogical Phou( Soco Rather Tondorf Creargnetawn Ehversity William J. Hlamphreys Father Vonders

Mrs Gowen Celebrates 83rd Birthday at Woolwich Home

Mrs Mary A Gowen aged 83 celebrated her birthday at her Woolwich home last week. Friends sent many gifts and cards, and she received a bouquet of flowers at Sedgwick. Ladies of the Gold Circle hosted the gathering with light refreshments.

Mary A. Gowen Woolwich

Guarding Child Health With L. F. Medicine Co Promise

An old advertisement extols L. F. Atwood Medicine as a home cure for indigestion and constipation. It pitches a large bottle at 50 cents, claims effectiveness for family health, and notes directions and a one cent per dose guarantee from the L. F. Medicine Co based in Portland, Maine.

L.F Atwood L. F. Medicine Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Bath Times Jordan Chapman Messrs. Sewalee John M. Clark Middle Street Mr. Clark Evie Reed Awas Augustus Pahner Reed Franklin Reed Rairden Palmer J. O. Blaisdell Eyre Reed John H. Lowell Charles N. Delano J. R. Silsby Guy €. Goss Elijahf. Sawyer John P. Delano Alpheus TP. Boyd Swanton, Jameson & Co Nathaniel H. Macomber John D. Bibber Mary T. Rairden Abbie T. Rairden George W. Harrison Charles H. McLellan Samuel Anderson Charles A. Coombs Thomas W. Hyde Francis B. Torrey Timothy Wetherbee Edward C. Hyde J. T. Donnell Alfred Lemont West Bath John G. Morse Whippsburg Gilman P. Low Boothbay James L. Tarbox William R. Lincoln Brunswick Henry CC. Goodspeed Sarah H. Reed Emily P. Reed Beverly H. A. Johnson Cambridge Benjamin L T. W. Morse Maine Polo League Biddefords Walts Lewiston Biddeford Portlands Blanche Harrington Farmington Hattie Elwell Mrs. Sinckley Brown Nellie Coombs Emma Savage George Snell Bee Abner McFadden J. W. Kelley Mary Faxon Duncan William C. Duncan Schubert Club Church of Unity John M. Schofield J. TI. Jordan No. 3 Engine House Sagadahock House Cleveland Tendricks Unitarian Church George F. Duncan Cecelia Jennie R. Morse Miss Morse Margie Gilbert J. T. Howland Gilbert FE. R. Patten J. B. Drake Sagadahock Tlouse Taylor Albert Mr. Cutting Phinnsburg Bugley Amaranth Opera Club Misry Faxon Duncan’s the Alameda Se Anne City Hall W. I. Neally Kittie Patten Votter Bert Ford FE. W. Freeman W. P. Neally W. Mames Bowdoin T. W. Dike Indies Capt John Hyde W. DP. Neally J. M. Kimball Arthur Cosworth Herbert Oliver HL. 7. Chase's Annie Chapman Capt. Reed George C. Cressey J. I. Drake William Oliver South End James Purington Andrew Savage Ores Island Leroy Mitchell Gen. T. W. Hyde Fred Mitchell John Foote Blind Crossing A. Coombs Emma Humphreys Capt. Morrison San Francisco Horace, Marr Bath Iron Works Center Street Vermont Rio Java St. Cocoa Porto Rico New Orleans Lehigh Furnace Lehigh Stove Lehigh Wilkes J Wilkesharre Shamokin Prooklin Misha Mann Augusta Tie Te Wis W. J0. Mussenden Lou Mussenden John PT. Berry Knox Lincoln RR. 18 Gen. Hyde J. J. Longtey Dunning Charles Phathaway Monedin S. Thomas Woodward Cruth Angustus Pratt William Mianipel J Joseph Avery Henrianna Campbell Jefe Sanday Simmons Ties Justi Ros. Pann Waterville Maes Gertrude of Ned Hyde Hohnan Dunning Eddie Vaughn John Weeks Fred Shaw Fred Thill Charles Ridley James Stubbard George Hubbard Fred Nash Frank Freeman Mattie Foote Emma Dunning Young Lilies Miss Greenleaf Go CL Greenleaf Granite Citys Annieraves T. C. Dillon Parker M. Spear Ahmeda Hion. J. WE. Kimball St. Louis Mrs. Wathaway Cambridge, Mass T. W. Rogers Billerica, Mass Fred Morse Philadelphia Daniel Webber Bangor Bar Tarbor George Clough Tobher M. ‘Rf. Shaw & Son Craig Tortland Augustus Palmer Evie Reed Frank Palmer Brother Mary E. Tarbox Fryeburg Chiles A. Warriman North Street Isabel BR. Wiley Atteche Willeam Dunitam William E. Dunham William Ney William FO Wunant William F. Duntiam Tsband Ton Quad CopSside Phanvis Danek Washington Moe Hammer Tomer New York Weekly Tribune Atlantic Monthly Mrs. Gowen
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