Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-20
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Mrs. Charles Haley died Saturday
morning, March 10. She Was buried
Saturday In Pine Grove Cemetery. The
funeral was ut the New Church.
Mr.. Fred Fife has returned from six
months trip on the seed team.
Mr.. Charles Mansfield OF East Conway
was buried Sunday afternoon; the
funeral was In charge of the g. A. X.
Miss Bertha Hartman has returned to
the Emerson School OF Orstory at Bos-
ton.
Mrs. N. B. Barker will spend the next
four weeks In Boston.
Mr.. Walter Kelley's oldest daughter,
Cora, died suddenly Of Bright's disease,
Sunday morning.
Mrs. James Ella Il caring for Mrs.
Charles Haley's baby until warm
weather, when the grandmother will
take Il IN her home In Durham, Me.
Mrs. Frank Locke Ia on the sick list.
Alice Haley is staying with Mrs. John
Eastman.
Nine sunny days for which we are all
glad.
Mr.. Robinson has moved into Mrs.
Perkins rent.
Miss Nelson's remains OF Haverhill,
were brought to her uncle's, Mr.. James
Sutliffe's, for burial.
Miss Alice Hubbard Of Hiram Is visit
Ing her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Harris.
Our Conway neighbors are to have =
magnificent library building as result,
OF the muuficence OF the late DR.. Thomas
l.. jerks OF 10 Allen Street, Boston, who
died on October 81 Of last year. DR.
jerks was q native ri Conway, and was
born on June 20, 1929. The site Of the
house (not now stsndiug) 10 which HI
first saw the light Is on the outskirts Of
the village Of Conway Corner, being or
the left side OF the road (now called Al
lard Hill STREET. leading from that vii
lsge towards Tasker Hill, and being
lust beyond the bridge which that road
crosses at the edge OF the village. In
1884 the family removed To Dover
where the parents, Daniel David jerks
and Deborah (Leighton) jerks, resided
for the most Of their days. From lSit
to lsi9 the son served ss hospital stew.
ard on board the frigate ~ nited States.
He subsequently learned the spothecary
business 10 Boston, and embarked In
that business there on his own account
10 the year lS49, when he was but twenty
years Of age. About this time he enter.
ed the Harvard Medical School, from
which he was graduated 10 1854. DR.
jerks always took an active part In pub.
lie affairs, aud In the course OF his life
tilled many public stations Of trust and
responsibility, including those OF mem
Der OF the Boston Common Council
Representative 10 the Legislature, Trus.
tee Of the City Hospital, Ferry Director
Police Commissioner, and Commissioner
OF Public Institutions. He was at one
time President Of the College Of Phar.
macy, and at the time Of bic death had
for many years been President OF the
North End Savings Bank. Shrewd In
business, bat strictly honest, by his In
dustry he accumulated . fortune, leav'
Ing at his death an estate sggregating
some $500, 900. In his prosperity he
never forgot that he was born In Con-
way, but often expressed his Intention
to provide In bis will for the erection
there Of hrst-clsss library building as
q gift to his native town. He died very
suddenly, however, without having
made will, but his surviving wife and
daughter, regarding his oft-expressed
purpose as sacred, are taking steps to
carry Il Into execution. A plan OF the
proposed library building has been pre-
pared by prominent Boston architect
aud the lot upon which the structure is
to stand has been selected, being on the
south side Of East Main Street, near its
junction With Pleasant Street, Conway
Corner. The lot consists OF land owned
by Christopher w. Wilder, and the
structure will stand next to and about .
hundred feet east OF the block Of build
ings constituting Mr.. wilder's residence
and the Savings Bank. The lot will
have a frontage Of one hundred and
eighty-five feet and depth OF one hun
dred and sixty feet, and will be purchased
and put in finished condition by some
of the public-spirited people Of Conway,
The building will be Of the most APP
proved modern construction, and will
probably cost about $4,000. IL Is ex-
pected that II will be ready for occu-
pancy by the first Of October. It will
be known as the jerks Memorial Ii
hrary