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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1917
Page
2
Woolwich community items recount visits by Cyrus Adams and others, weathered frost damage to crops, and the opening of schools with named teachers. Local events include Woolwich Town Fair planning, church and civic activities, and residents' comings and goings across Sagadahoc Ferry, Phippsburg, and Bath.
A dated testimonial style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous membrane remedy. It includes a statement of trust in I J Cheney and a 75 cent price per bottle with distributor notes and a related laxative product.
A Bath citizen alleged by family and neighbors to be insane prompted a petition to remove him to an insane hospital. The special aldermen meeting was called but canceled when petitioners withdrew the request. further actions remain uncertain as relatives may seek another session.
Maine evangelist Rev Harry Taylor will preach at Montsweag Baptist Church on Sunday September 16 with two services at 2 and 7 30 pm. He will be assisted by his daughter who will provide music. The church lies north of the grange hall on the State road between Woolwich ferry and Wiscasset. Taylor and his daughter will be guests of Mr and Mrs Butler at Montsweag Marin.
The fishing vessel Etta H captained by Darling was in the harbor Wednesday baiting for grounds. Harmon Thompson escorted five from West Point on a Rumford Falls joy ride. Misses Dorothy and Mary Getchell plan to live in Massachusetts this winter with their mother. Mrs Lottie Skolfield travels to Boston to meet Capt Thomas Skolfield of the Angie B Watson. Mr and Mrs I Fr Alexander visited at her mother's home. Ada York and Mrs Harley called on Sebasco friends. Mrs Will Barnes is ill with facial paralysis. Mrs Walrhe Lanes and family returned home after a summer here.
Mrs. Andrew J. Percy came back Tuesday after a visit to Bay Point.
Long list of social visits and arrivals in Winnegance and Sabino. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams and others at Bates Cottage, Louise Norwood welcomed, tenants move into the Trask house, and multiple trips to nearby towns like Rockport Bowdoinham and Bath. Local residents attend church, work crews repair homes, and extended family visits continue through the week.
In Bath and surrounding areas the suffrage question drew mixed results with women narrowly losing in most wards yet carrying Perkins Island and several towns. Sheriff powers were approved in Bath and county while representation and militia-appointment measures showed narrow wins and losses. Local notes include upcoming D A R activities and students heading to Kent's Hill Seminary.
Sunday service featured Rev. J. M. Frost on The Poor Man's Wealth. Fourth quarterly conference elected stewards and trustees and appointed church officers. Honored the late Mrs. W. S. Mitchell and noted Grace at Portland religious education conference. Episco pal discussions covered Bible teaching and church loyalty.
A period ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills as an economical remedy for scrofulous and anemic conditions. The regimen uses one pill before meals and one after to unite substances for blood and nerves. Walter Morse and daughter accompanied her briefly. Regular Bridge Hall dance attracted a large crowd with West Point guests, artistically decorated hall, and Stevens's Orchestra providing music.
Jack Lynch opened a lunch cart on Marion Street last week and stays open to 2 a m to catch trade. Funeral for Charles Knowlton was held Thursday at 2:30 from C Frank Knowlton’s residence. Mr and Mrs Fred A Starkey and Fred E Scott left for a two week automobile trip through the White Mountains Vermont Massachusetts and New York. Sagadahoc County Exemption Board cannot decide 13 men to send to Ayer until District Board No 1 reviews names. Florabella at Cumberland Theatre in Brunswick drew Bath parties. D A Merry displayed large red Astrachan apples on High Street Tuesday. West Bath road work on Sabine road progresses with culverts installed, widening between Prince's Corner and Bates farm.
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