Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Bucksport Man Drops Dead.

William Eldr1dge, Well-knoWn resi-
dent of Winterport, 50 years old, dropped
dead on the street Buekspert, Wednes-
DAY. from an attack of heart disease. He
was for many years a dredge engineer
for a Boston concern and lost his arm
in an accident, two years ago. Since
that time he had been a travelling sales
man.
Auburn Pastor Called to Portland.
Rev. Arba John Marsh. pastor of the
burn, who was extended call to the
First Free Baptist church of Portland.
on Tuesday evening, has been pastor of
the Court street church FOR month and
IA half more than IS years. He went to
Auburn Sept. l. 1860, after pastorate
of four years of a Free Baptist church
at Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Marsh was born in
New York in 1870 He was graduated
from Bates College in 1894. studied at
the Union Theological Seminary in New
York, and at Chicago University. re-
ceiving the degree B. d. from the latter
institution in 1897.
Held for Robbery.
George Clemens of Lynn, Melvina Tenn
pie of Marlboro. Mass. Frank Murphy
of Philadelphia and W. NJ. Giivin of
Elkhorn. Wis. were arraigned in the
municipal court at Newport. Wednesday,
charged with robbery Their alleged vic
tim was s w Field of Detroit, who says
he was beaten and robbed at the rail
road station at Northern Maine June
ton, Monday evening. Judge Halliday
found probable cause for holding Glenn
ems and Murphy for the grand jury a
the February criminal term of the su
preme court. Bail was fixed at $1,000 ant
both went to the county Jail in Bange
| in default of il. The case of Temple
and Gilyin was continued for "a hour
and they were placed in the custody o
Deputy Sheriff Allie A. Powers of Orone
| Woman Would Oversee Poor.
| The following were. "Wednesday, choseI
| officers of the Woman's Council. Port
| land organization representing 2eo0 wo
| men. at a meeting held at the Columbia
, hotel: Mrs, A. A. Kendall. president
| Mrs. Susan j. Fernald. recording secre
| tary; Mrs. E. W. Knight, corresponding
| secretary; Mrs. :. B. Kelsey. treasurer
and Mrs. Whitman Sawyer, auditor Re
| ports were received from affiliated so
| cieties and clubs and it was voted to asl
| the city government to again place wo
| men on the board of overseers of TIN
poor.
Oldest Milk Man Dead.
Ephraim Henry Wood died at his
home on East avenue, Lewiston
Wednesday He was born at Dracut
Mass. April -, 1890. When he was on-
ly Il years old his parents came to
Maine and he lived at Wellington
Wayne and Auburn during his boy
hood. He was educated in the old Lew
iston Falls Academy. In his youth Mr.
Wocd acted as a schoolteacher in
West Bath. Phtppsburg. the Jackson
district in Lewiston and the Woodman
district i'm Auburn. At the time of the
Civil War he could not enlist because
of poor health, but he was employed as
a carpenter at Fortress Monroe, Va.
After the war he married Elizabeth S.
Haley, daughter of Samuel Haley
of Lewiston. and purchased a farm in
East avenue, where he had since lived
In Lewiston Mr.. Wood started a milk
business. which he and his son have
continued for As years. His son. H.
Osmond Wood. and daughter, Miss
Mabel V. Wood. teacher in the Quin-