Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-28
Maine Gossip
Ancient and Modern.

The oX-eyed maids of other days
Were beautiful. trow
But could they reach the peroxide
Beauties We have now?
The Lewiston Journals Wiscasset
correspondent writes: THE following
aged persons are now living in town.
namely: Philip Foye, 81; John Blair.
S.; Edward Blair. So; c. P. Knight.
81: Fred Lewis, Sc: Nath'l. Lincoln.
| 49-er, age 50; Mrs. Dickinson, ". Mrs.
Betsy Decker. who will celebrate her
101st birthday next August Two aged
persons have lately died, Mrs. Edward
Blair at the age of IS, and on the tol-
lowing day. Mrs. H. Blair at the age
| of 81 years. Their husbands are BROTH
eIS.
The following call has been issued
by the Republican committee of Aroos-
took county: The Republican voters of
Aroostook county. are hereby notified
| to meet by delegates in convention at
College hall. in Van Buren, on Wednes-
day. the sixth day of July, 1910, at
| o'clock standard time) in the after
| noon. to nominate candidates as fol-
| fows: Three Senators, Clerk of Courts.
County Attorney. Sheriff, one County
Commissioner. County Treasurer. two
Registers of Deeds, and all other nee
cssary candidates. and to transact any
other business properly before the con-
vention.
! Biddeford Record: Billy is dead,
The clever old animal which had for
q years been owned by D. F. Little
| field of Saco, died quite suddenly MonD
day night, at the age of 80 years.
Billy was sired by Emery Fearnaught,
the famous trotter. owned by Samuel
Berry of Biddeford, who had mark
of about 2.20. Billy was raised by
Daniel Cleaves of Buxton and was
bought by D. F. Littlefied from H. D.
Jefferds of Portland 81 years ago last
April. The animal had done better
| than three minutes on the track. Billy,
while he had not been driven much for
two years had been able to eat three
square meals day. The old horse be-
/ came i'll Monday and died quite sud-
denly that night. Billy was great
pet and was kind and intelligent.
| Pennington Chronicle: By the favor
of M. " E. Hardy. the d. A. r. of
Pennington, a part of whose work is
to locate and mark the graves of Rev.
olutionary soldiers, have been informed
of tire place where lies buried d man
whose record in the war of Independ-
| on,pyyhat ,,pirnp This
| was Maj Eliphalet Mace and he was
| the paternal grandfather OF the late
Miss Aurelia Gay Mace. the noted
Shakcress whose death at New Glou-
cester occurred only a few weeks ago.
| and of her sister, Mrs. Lydia Mace
| Holley of this village Mrs. Holley,
whose memory is very accurate and
reliable, is able to give many intere St
| ing incidents of her grandfather's mill
| itary and civil life. She has also d
| copy of the condensed statement of his
| service as found in the official Rec
| ords of Massachusetts Soldiers and
Sailors in the War for Independence.
| This is found in Vol 10. page 106, and
| says Maj. Mace was one of the men
raised in the town of Foxborough.
Mrs. Holley also has papers showing
| that at the battles of White Plains
and Monmouth Maj. Mace commanded
| the 21St regiment of Massachusetts
| infantry. Family tradition relates that
lie served as spy and that on one
| occasion when in the camp of the
| enemy to secure information for the
berefit of mis- superior officers. he fell
| under suspicion and narrowly escaped
arrest. Seeing that the purpose of his
visit had been discovered. he put spurs
| to his fieet-foOted horse and quickly
sped away: but a parting salute, in
the shape of a volley from the muskcts
| of the British was given him and he
| received bullet in one leg. He
reached the headquarters of the Am
| ericans somewhat weakened from the
loss of blood and his comrades helped
| him from his horse and were intending
| 10 dress his wounds at once. but Gen
| Washington fearing the wounded ma
| jor might live but short time told
the comrades to ascertain first what
| the man had learned from the enemy
and then attend to the treatment of his
| injuries, Mai. Mace settled after the
| Revolution in the town of Moul-
tonborough. n, H.. and there his son.
Rev. Lafayette Mace. the father of
Miss Mace and Mrs. Holley. was born.
| Rev Lafayette Mace settled at what
was then called East Strong. now
known as West New Vineyard Maj.
| Mace's last years were passed with his
sons family there. and his remains
| were buried in cemetery near Mr..
| Hardy's. Some years ago grand
| daughter of Maj Mace visited the lit
| tie cemetery and planted flag at his
! grave. Since that time Mr.. Hardy.
himself veteran of the Civil war. has
placed flag on the grave from year
| to year. AS the stone set at the grave
| nearly hundred years ago is defaced
or gone a government stone will be
L a rarlind ORC aht ainel