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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
8
The news roundup notes the Maine Central timetable change in Bath and Bath Opera House opening October 11. It reports gatherings by Masons, Red Men, and clubs, plus Morse High football and Edward Little game plans. It mentions the Topsham Fair, local fisheries, ship arrivals, and a city bowling league push.
On a dark Wednesday evening at the West Bath chapel near Berry's Mill, a lecture on Africa faced disruption as lanterns on church grounds were smashed and pranks carried out. Reports say a boy tossed a cat through an open window, landing on a well known citizen, and a notice in Coombs grocery store at Winnegance warned of trouble if damages aren’t settled by tonight.
Woolwich Grange held its regular meeting on September 20 with readings by Worthy Ceres Stoneytro and Worthy Pomona. The first and second degrees are to be conferred September 27. A missionary event featuring Mrs. Robinson is planned with addresses on the Vision and the Task at the Nequasset church.
A reflective essay traces the evolution of matches from perishable parlor and snap types to penny box boxes. It notes revenue stamps, evolving consumer habits, lighter devices, and the enduring pull of the humble penny match amid urban life and changing technology.
Farmers in Maine turn to skunk hunting for revenue as pelts gain value and are shipped to furriers for coats and fur sets. The season offers earnings for boys who trap the animals near hen roosts while dogs aid capture and odor alerts persist. Mani from Bath attended a Portland game where Chicago Americans defeated an All New England team two to one.
The Colonel Dummer Sewall Chapter WP A Ro outlines its fall meetings with Miss Mars EK Barry of Grove Street as hostess. The program spans October to June, listing business sessions, prize essays, hostesses, and papers on topics from What Patentry Does for History to Wives of the Revolutionary Presidents.
Damaged text depicts a dancer with a basket of flaming objects in a apartment scene. It suggests a potential fire risk but notes no real damage occurred. The passage references poets and earlessness in a fragmentary, ambiguous context.
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