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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1915
Page
2
The Maine festival features Mme Eames whose performance mesmerized a Wednesday crowd as Sagadahoc County glowed with Topsham fair success. Articles discuss air raid cautions, national defense plans, and the impact of autos on public transit.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for backache caused by weak kidneys. It claims the tonic strengthens kidneys and the whole system with a unique herbal formula and urges readers to use Hood's Sarsaparilla today.
The autumn housing activity in Bath is described as exceptionally brisk, signaling a strong buyer interest and favorable conditions for sellers this season.
The first evening session of the term yielded a $200.50 damages verdict for Mitchell over a horse injured by a dog. Hobson Geary was found guilty of breaking and entering the Sewall machine shop. Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Berry testified bravely as tramps Brown Barry and Williams were sentenced to six months in Augusta jail. Additional sessions covered divorce actions and a sewer and bridge payment suit in Farmington with regional legal figures present.
Farmington High overwhelmed Morse High of Bath 71 to 0 at Farmington as Morse was short-handed and outmatched. Archie Dostie sparked the win with a 50 yard scoring rush on the opening play, and Dostie along with R Dostie Emery and Fortier led Farmington with multiple touchdowns and five goals after touchdowns. Wardens issue deer shipment identifications at Union Station and nearby game inspection stations across Bangor Northern Maine Junction Newport Portland Halland and Farmington.
The Ninth Grade football team visited Lewiston and battled Frye Grammar, noted as the heaviest grammar squad in the state, to a 12-12 tie. Key players included York and Holbrook with two touchdowns apiece, and Captain Curran directing the offense. The game featured 10 minute periods and an umpire named Haskell. Ninth Grade heads to Brunswick Grammar in Brunswick next.
A special Y M C A board meeting approved gymnasium classes starting next Monday October 25 with Miriam Kimball directing girls and young ladies classes on Tuesdays. Bowdoin junior Roland Cobb will lead the business men and seniors classes while the general secretary oversees boys classes. The facility improvements were nearly finished and membership stood at 92 with seven applications, including 35 sustaining, 47 juniors, and 10 seniors.
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoc County October 1995 docket lists George F E Hughes executor of SAIN M Hughes estate filing final accounting. Order directs publication in Bath Independent for three weeks and notifying interested persons to appear November first at nine AM to show cause. James S Lowell judge. Cyrus W Longley register. Flora F Maxwell executrix Bowdoin deceased filing final accounting. Court orders five notice publication in Bath Independent. James S Lowell true copy Cyrus W Longley attest.
Bangor Maine dispatch reports Chief Game Warden Perkins at Union Station warns hunters to identify game at the nearest inspection station during shipment. Non residents are exempt because their license tag identifies their game, but resident hunters must comply.
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