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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1917

Page

2

Winnega nce News Social Roundup at Bridge Hall

Mrs Coombs fulfilled duties at the postal station and closed the office for the season. Miss Margaret Butterfield stayed with Mrs I A Hayden while her parents visited Farmington Balls. A large crowd enjoyed the Bridge Hall dance with Stevens Orchestra. Frances Bates returned home after summer work at the Alonzo Fisher bungalow. Mrs Abram Oliver and Mrs Leon Pennell shopped in Brunswick. Mrs Leon Pennell visited with sister Mrs George Dennison after returning home.

Margaret Butterfield I. A. Hayden Mis Joyce Butterfield Farmington Balls Bridge Hall Stevens Frances Bates Suimmer Alonzo Fisher Abram Oliver Leon Pennell Brunswick

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Hundred Dollar Cure Claim

Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by acting on the blood through the mucous surfaces. The advert promises a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials from users, with sales by druggists at 10 cents.

Fall Hall F. J. Cheney Toledo Ohio

Fire alarms answer at Marr's market and Maine Central wharf

Two still alarms reacted Monday at 2 p.m. for a small fire at Marr's market on Commercial Street and at 9 p.m. for a brisk blaze on the Maine Central wharf east of the freight house. Firemen knocked down the flames with 300 feet of hose after tanks were emptied, extinguishing the blaze beneath a platform. Andrew St Verrill's crew, drilling an artesian well at Wolf's Neck for Stanley Wood of California, completed a 114 foot well yielding about 20 gallons per minute of spring water for a planned fine stock farm residence and modern farm system. John Calvin Stevens of Portland is the architect. ay-Lambert, formerly Hyde Windlass Co., returned Monday after stints in Worcester and with the Barnum and Bailey circus.

Marr's Market Commercial St Maine Central Andrew St. Verrills Wolf's Neck Freeport Stanley Wood California Wood Maine John Calvin Stevens Portland

Five Islands Grange Initiates Six Members at Meeting

The Five Islands Grange held a Tuesday evening meeting conferring third and fourth degrees on six candidates. One membership application was presented and a social committee was chosen for next Friday. A cottage near the church owned by C. A. McMahan burned down Monday morning, destroying valuables despite efforts to save them.

EF. S. Blen South Portland George Bluen Grange C. A. McMahan Five Islands Robinhood Lester Davis Dexter Edward Hodgdon Thompson Hall Co

Colonial Club to Host Talk on Telephones Next Meeting

October gathering of the Colonial Club approved new members Cydric Reynolds and George Drake and invited Arthur E. Bishop of New England Telephone to speak on telephone history and usage at the November session. Plans were made for a Thanksgiving entertainment committee and sympathy extended to Secretary Harold Thompson. Mrs. Fred S. Coombs returned from Squirrel Island after serving as postmaster.

Colonial Club Rodney E. Ross K. D. True Walter A. Murtaugh Harold Thompson Fessenden N. Chase Arthur E. Bishop New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Bishop Prosest Club Fred S. Coombs Winnegance Squirrel Island

Reverend So. W. Brown to Speak at Montsweag and Center

Rev. So. W. Brown of Richmond will preach at Montsweag Church Sunday at 10 15 a m and again at the Center at 2 p m. He attracts Woolwich residents and is expected to draw two large congregations.

So. W. Brown Richmond Montsweag Center

Draft Board Lists Exemptions and Rejections in Sagadahoc

Sagadahoc exemption board reviewed Saturday examinations with 39 men. 26 passed, 12 rejected, one pending. Names of accepted and rejected include Bath, Topsham, Phippsburg residents. Tuesday added 50 more draft list notices for Friday examinations at Dr. Barker’s office.

Sagadahoc John F. Mahoney Vine St Michael Joseph Front St Belo Hott Frank Trembly Frank E. Nos- Hott Frank E. Noyes Gianomoon Seymour Topsham Chaney Robbins Portsmouth W. L. Lane Newport R. I Harold A. McKinney Phippsburg Peter P. Allen Bath Hollis S. Small Arthur H. Turner Richmond Harold E. Ward Gorem H. Getehell Walter M. Rogers Tony Mottote Forrest L. Mitchell Willard Ss. Thurston Horace A. McMahan Georgetown Camille Arsenault Charles H. McbFadden Frank K. Hawke Arlington I. Lewis Edward S. Adams Bowdeinham Rayment H Frott William I. Mc John F. Murphy Henry M. Wallace Forrest Mitchell Roy E. Johnson Edward J. Morey Mansour John Hegory Kockovetz B. F. Barker Angelo Polsco William M. Adams Walter L. Shaughnessy Lawrence Lt. Ganthier Gus A.nichols Sumner F. Bragdon Hath George E. Sedgley Bowdoinhanl Harold N. Libby Robert McIntire Herbert R. Fuller Leonard P. Miller Bernard W. Pratt Wallace Rittall Marl Ff. Bartlett Forrest E. Cunningham Otho E. Hooper James S. Knight Ellen F. York Randall A. Nichols Irald S. Barter Charles B. Stevens Joseph A. R. Michaud Andrus K. Coleman Earl H. Co Ernest W. Oliver Ernest Bk. Rowe Norman . Stewart Raymond&. Campbell West Bath Adam J. “Nichols Daniel Madden Loring H. Wallace Whippsburg Clarence H. Hazelton Wallace P Morse Elmer C. Prince Vearl KB. Percy Raymond EK. Brown

Two Medicines Join To Aid Blood Nerves And Digestion

The text advertises Blood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron as a combined remedy for blood, nerves and digestive health. It claims benefits for scrofula rheumatism anemia and nervous conditions with impure pale blood and iron deficiency. Hood's Pills are recommended as a laxative to complement the regimen.

Hood

Milliken Gunc Participate Honors Maine Notables

The Milliken Regiment of Field Artillery names guns for historic Maine figures. George Evans Minot of Belgrade wins $199 prize as Bowdoin junior. other honorees include Sir William Phips, Governor William King, and Gen. H. G. Berry. Prize money of $10 funded by James Hamlen. Judges ensure fairness by masking papers. A later item notes a Sunday school sick committee for October November.

Milliken Regiment of Field Artillery George Evans Minot Belgrade Bowdoin College Maine Sir William Phipps Pemaquid Massachusetts Great Britain William King Bath H. G. Berry Rockland Delta Kappa ‘Epsilon Watertown Mass John Clair Minot Petersburg James (. Hamlen Portland Nathan Hifford Charles Sumner Cook Emma Eames Anna Louise Carey Lillian Nordica Maxine Elliott Henry W. Lengfellow

Beacon Lights Week At Beacon Street Rally Promised

The Dorcas Guild met at the parsonage and Ladies Aid held an all day session as plans for a Sunday school rally next Sunday were finalized. Dorchester speaker F H Gilboy to headline with Miss Lizzie Rice directing decorations and Mrs M H Douglas in charge of music.

Beacon ‘Street Esers Dorcas Guild T. N. Kerley Ladies Aid T. M. Baker Upper High Ot Kewlesy Mary Shaw Rosa Rosers Sunda Ser Lizzie Rice M_ H_ Douglas F_ H. Gilboy Dorchester Mass

Maine Governor Proclaims Constitution Amendments

Governor Milliken issued proclamations declaring that the proposed constitutional amendments were accepted by Maine voters in a special election held September 10 1917 and that the amendments are part of the Constitution and in effect immediately.

Milliken Maine

Daughter Arrives at Mitchell Home on Washington Street

A daughter arrived at the residence of Mr and Mrs Hans Mitchell on Washington Street. The event was noted by local residents and recorded in the family notices.

Tuezday Hans Mitchell Washington St

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