The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-08
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Death of Major William r. FRYE.

! Hon. William r. Frye died at his residence
in this city at o'clock Sunday morning, aged
81 years. He has been sick with consumption
about two years, and fora large part of the
time confined to the house. He leaves wild
ow and six children 10 mourn his loss. ana
{ Major Frye was born in Westbrook, in this
Stale, in 1905, aud came 10 Lewiston with his
father in 1S19 and has lived here ever since,
always taking leading part in everything
in which his adopted residence was concerned
He early became interested in wooden manu- .
featuring in this vicinity, and continued more
or less in the business from 1885 to the time
of his death. In 1881 and 1910 he was one of
the State Senators from Lincoln county, and
| took an active part in the proceedings OF the
! Senate. He was also prominent and ,nfuen-
tial ma. in the Democratic party, and was a
delegate to at least two National Democratic
Conventions-the last time at Charleston in
l860,-and was postmaster of Lewiston under
The administrations of Van Buren,, Pierce and
Buchanan. ssss 4ha ie crosses
For thirty years Maj Or Frye has been identi-
fled with the interests of Notwithstanding
frequently as chairman of the board of Select
men, always prominent in town affairs, and
ever ready TO lend bis energetic assistance to
any measure calculated to increase the pros
perity of our town. Hezlabored assduously
I in the preliminary movements which resulted
in the Inauguration ofeour manufacturing en-
terprises. He.took leading part in the work
of constructing the fine Free Baptist church
ediice on Maine ST., and in securing the To-
cation here of the Maine State Seminary now
Bates College, ard was at the time of his
death Trustee of that institution.
Aside from his political relations few men in
our community have been more highly es-
teerned as man, citizen and friend than
Major Frye Lewiston journal.
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Corn EXCHANGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
The attention Of those who contemplate in
vesting in the oil business, is invited to the
advertisement of the Corn Exchange Petro-
leum Co., which appears in this paper. The
Argus says: 49, $50
ave have examined the merits of the Corn
Exchange Petroleum Co., with much care and
from the Information obtained we do net hest
tate to commend it, as in our opinion Offering
as good, and even better advantages than any
company heretofore organized. 1t is under
the management of business men, who mean
business, several of whom have had experience
10 it and who have selected their lands in the
heart of the best oil producing localities with
the view OF making success a certainty
We do not see how they can fail. A single
well producing $50 barrels of oil a day would
sell in the market at once for an amount equal
to the whole capital stock of the company
$4,000 per barrel Of daily, production being the
usual market price of wells. The company is
now sinking sixteen wells, in the most promis-
ing localities, with producing wells near. and
on every side Of them, and to human view the
certainty to get oil in several of these would
seem to be beyond doubt or question; and
they have locations for several hundred wells
beside those now boring. But every one
should examine carefully for themselves be-
fore investing." AEzlaosaa faaF
Maps Of the Company lands and copies
Of its prospectus may be found at the store Of
Messrs. Dyer, lis Middle Street, where sub
scriptions for stock will be received by Mr..
Dyer, one of the Directors of the Company.