The Washington herald., 1912-08-04
6. F. PLAISTED, OF MAINE,
WHO SMILES BACK ON FATE
He First Stepped Into Fame Chasser of Dewey but He Has
Some Solid Little Achievement to His Record
Down in York County.

dent. however unwilling. Of the new
village.
Through series of political. social.
| financial. and legal battles that tore the
little town of York asunder Mr.. Piaisted
led the faction that opposed the bridge.
He likewise led the faction that opposed
the division Of the town. People who had
been friends all their lives don't speak
| to each other to-day because Of that en-
| counter three or four years ago. The
Legislature declared York should be d.
vided- The Plaisted party declared it
should not. and appealed to the people
through the referendum. After many
months of warfare the referendum vote
decided that York should remain whole.
and the town repudiated the bridge with
the greatest enthusiasm. Once more fate
had looked indulgently in Mr.. Plaisted's
direction.
Yet. after all. Mr.. Plaisted has done
no more signal service for the world
at large than that which he fnaugurated
when fate beamed on him the time before
last. After Providence. r. l.. and Nashua.
n. H, were barred by law from the
Gretna Green class, the Maine Legisla-
ture established refuge for Cupid. Any
town in Maine was empowered to furnish
first aid to the lovelorn. But what town
more Ideally situated than York-near the
New Hampshire line, just a short trolley
ride from Dover. only a brief train ride
from Boston. and just a few minutes.
walk from fashionable York Beach? And
what person more ideally suited to unite
people in matrimony than George F.
Plaisted. who as town clerk, could issue
a marriage license and either as town
clerk or as notary public was empowered
to perform the ceremony?
ONCE Is sunny Corner.
When the new deputy sheriff Is not at
the town hall his Office is a sunny corner
Of the big. comfortable white house on
the edge of the Portsmouth-Portland car
riage road This house contains also the
general store. and both store and house
are at York Corner. Which is different
from York Village. Which again is not
the same as York Harbor. Which in turn
Is distinct from York Beach. All of which
are comprised in York.
George F. Plaisted.' the sheriff's shin
gle reads: Notary Public. Registered
Pharmacist. Pension Attorney. opened
for trade in this store October II. 1861
Dealer in General Merchandise, Flour.
Cereals. Groceries, Canned Goods. Dry
Goods. Boots and Shoes, Rubbers and
Rubber Goods, Hardware, Bolts, Tin,
Wooden. Crockery. Stone, Glass China
and Earthen Ware: Oil Stoves. Lawn
Mowers, Cutlery. Paints, Oils. Putty. Var
nfshes. Pumps, Barbed Wire. Nails, Sew
ing Machines, Washing Machines, Drugs
and Medicines. Candy, Cigars, Tobacco,
Bread, Cookies. Jewelry, Wall Papers,
Antique Goods. If there Is anything you
want that 1 have not got I will cheer
fully use my best endeavors to secure It
for you without excessive cost i collect
bills. make wills. deeds, bonds and other
legal instruments. Public Telephone Ap-
pointments Made"
Imagine how a store in which such
diversified activities are carried on ought
to look-and that Is Mr.. Plaisted's store.
As for Mr.. Plaisted himself. he Is a
tall, brisk, rather stout Yankee who
might be taken for q man fifty instead
of seventy-two years old. His hair and
beard are brown. His eyes are eNtraor-
dinarily blue. HiS speech is a delight to
hear and his sense of humor a thing to
be marveled at and chortled over. ANY
one intending to be arrested will find an
added zest in the experience If the Of
fense Is committed within range of war
rant from the young-old Deputy Sheriff
of York.