Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-12
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Thursday vas record breaking
day for the closing of the Oxford
county fair at South Paris. while
Wednesday saw the biggest crowd that
was ever drawn together on those
grounds in "A single day.
Howard f. Names, prominent
farmer and poultry dealer of oxford,
died. Wednesday night. suddenly. He
had been in poor health for several
years. but dressed a large amount OF
poultry and took it To market and was
apparently as we'll as usual After
eating supper he complained of feel
ing badly. As he grew worse ply
stefan was called. but he sank rapidly
\ two-days campaign to raise funds
for 4 new Y. NJ. c. A. building at
Camden, to cost $4,000 was prefaced
Wednesday, with a banquet in the y.
NJ. c. A. rooms, at which much en-
thusiasm was manifested. Editor J.
IL. Ogier was POSTMASTER, the prin-
eipal speakers being State Sec. Jeffer
son c. Smith, Gen. Sec John Taylor,
.. +. Frost of Belfast, DR.. w +. Hart
and G.. A. Batb.
All the closing session of the Ma
tional Grand Lodge. Danes of Malta,
which was held in Buffalo, n. Y.
Wednesday, Thomas ID. Sale of Port
land. Me. was elected sovereign herald
of Zenodacia. J. II. Larson of Will
iamspert, Pa, was elected sovereign
master the highest station of the or
der. 1t was unanimously voted to hold
next years convention at Pittsburg.
Rev. Alfredo Brewster Wallace was
elected president of the Maine Wom
ans Missionary Society of the Advent
church, Wednesday, at Portland, the
meeting having been called to ratify
action taken at the recent meeting
held at Alton Bay. Miss Stella Jones,
"a returned missionary from India
gave a talk in costume. The general
secretary of the Womans Missionary
Society, Mrs. Chadsey of Boston was
present On.
The ANNUAL reunion of the 9th
Maine Regiment was held at Dexter,
Wednesday, at the farm of Charles p.
|Tewksbnry, 100 attending. The fore
noon was passed in a social manner
and. at noon, the veterans and their
friends had an oldfashoned New
England dinner At the business
meeting, Wednesday afternoon. J. Fl.
MGnter of Foxcroft was chosen presi-
dent and Daniel McCrillis of Newport,
secretary treasurer. Nine members
have died, during the past year. 1t
was practically agreed to hold IA re-
union, next year, at Foxcroft.
a joyful wedding party was very
nearly turned into a gathering OF
mourners at Ste Hyaneinth's chureh
in Westbrook, Thursday morning,
when the veil of the bride caught tire.
Miss Mary Alice Sullivan, the bride,
was walking down the aisle, when
gust of wind threw her veil against
one of the candles used in the eere-
mony. The filmy fabric flashed into
flames, cnveloping the brides head IN
fire The large gathering present rose
to it's feet in terror, but George Sui
| Ivan. a brother of the bride, who was
assisting in the ceremony, unhesltat-
| ingly eXtinGuished the fire before the
Young woman Was burned. The veil
and part of her handsome wedding
| gown were destroyed.
a brother of Noe Daniels, who took
| his own life in the padded cell at the
| Lewiston police station, sometime in
the night. Tuesday, says that Mr..
Daniels widow and other relatives are
much srieved because the report has
gone out that the knife, which he used
to slash his throat, was carried to
him in suit of clothes which his
wife took to the station, Tuesday eve
ming. The brother says that she did
not take a suit of clothes to the sta
ton. He continues to say that when
his brother was placed in the cell.
Monday night, an old coat was rolled
up on the bunk. and that Tuesday
night, one of the officers got a wo-
mans gray coat and threw over the
man. The brother and other relatives
feel sure that the knife must have
been in one of these garments.