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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
3
Residents and visitors fill the week with calls across Bath, Popham Beach, Cox Head, and surrounding towns. Notables include Dr J W Douhhy former local, Mrs Greorke, and several Johnsons, Yorks, and Wilsons visiting, returning, or hosting in Bath, West Bolton, and Popham area.
Read of residents returning from trips to Wiscasset the White Mountains and Portland. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles M Stinson and Mr and Mrs John F Schofield. others meet friends in Cap Island Nehte and Popham Beach. Local notes mention blackberries plenty and garden chatter and social calls at Ray Point cottage. Community events and weekly updates from The Independent detail visits, guests, and upcoming plans.
Market notes show steady prices for most produce with rains boosting crops. Potatoes about 1 a bushel, sweet potatoes abundant, corn ears around 15 cents a dozen, and apples scarce with strong but uneven demand. Lamb 16 cents a pound, veal 12 to 13 cents, eggs 34 cents a dozen. overall harvest prospects improve but some crops like green corn and cabbage remain plentiful or tight by region.
Miss Cora Roberts arrives back in Bowdoin with cousin Gladys Wiley. Fred Roberts ferries bay to Bronwich for J Albert moving from his farm. Carrie Gray hosts August 27 birthday gathering for friends. William Murdock from Strawvbridge Mass enjoying vacation at George Jones farm as football season looms.
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