Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Claim schoolhouse Unsanitary.

The people of the town of Bradford
are wrought up about the old red
schoolhouse in District s and are go
ing to law about it. Some have pc
titioned the supreme court for writ
of mandamus to oblige the town Board
of Health to adjust matters before
there is any more school there. The
petitioners say the schoolhouse was
built 100 years ago and never has
been repaired since. Others claim the
building has not been thoroughly
cleaned since it was built The Pc
titioners say that the building was
condemned. a. years ago, and has
been growing worse ever since.
Member of Maine Delegation.
Hon. George d. Bisbee of Rumford.
who has just been named as a mem
Der of the delegation which will go
from Maine to the fifth conservation
congress at Washington, D.. c.. Nov.
lis and 10, has been d member of the
Governors Council for several years
Holman Day POSTMASTER.
The November meeting, Wednesday
evening, of the Portland Yacht Club
was well attended and was devoted
to routine business and to a discus
sion of the opening of the season, Sat
lprday evening, when the first regular
dinner will be served. Maj. Holman
f. Day, rear commodore of the fleet,
will be the POSTMASTER.
Auburn Veteran Dead.
i James l.. Collins died. Wednesday
morning, after short illness, at the
lhome of his daughter, Mrs. T. A. Scan
nell of Auburn, of heart trouble. Mr..
Collins was born in New Sharon, Me-,
III years ago In early life he went
to !Rangesexsa where he purchased a
ifaian. Which he carried on most of
'lhis. life Durinayfhe hunting season
he also did considerable work as a
lguide in the Maine woods He mar
fried Eleanor Booary in 1862, sShe died,
IseYen years ago. Mr.. Collins went
Ito Auburn five Years ago, and had
made bis home with his daughter, Mrs
lsrannellss ipost ofsfhe fine since. Mrs.
iscanntlE another, Saaghters Mrs Wal
ter Ia Twombly d Rangeley. and two
IfsoIIs. f. VS. Collins pf Rangeley and
fFsea y. of auburn snrvive.
isnsolh c6dhfy Divsfces.
III Twelve divorces were tiecreed by AS
[sociate Justice Albert NJ. Spear in the
tIdnc5ln county supreme court, at Wis.
casset, Wednesday, as follows Sarah
II 4. g. Clifford of. Newcastle from
H Henry w CLIFFORD cruel streatment
H Augusta Hearn of Westport from
II Frederick w. Hearn, desertion; Nelson
ii kaler Of Waldebero from Della Kaler
II cruel treatment: Sarah A. Bowie o1
II Wiscasset from Ausbond L. Bowie, de-
sertion; Olive b. Wheeler of Boothbay
Harbor. from George Horace Wheeler
cruel treatment; Frederick B. King OF
IWhitefeld from Violet May King. ex-
IRENE cruelty; Alice NJ. Jones of Wis
Ieasset from Horace H. Jones, cruel
i treatment Grace f. Benson of White
1 field from Frederick r. Benson, eS-
IRENE cruelty; Donald T. BlacSman
LOT WIscasset from Lillian B. Black
man, cruel treatment; Helen a.
lThoraas Of Boothbay Harder from
Samuel II. Thomas, desertien; Hattie
Nv. Hatchof jefferson from Francis X.
Hatch, desertion; Hattie NJ. orff OF
| Waldoboro from Elmer E. Orff, ex-
treme cruelty.
Cumberland County Divorces.
In the Cumberland superior court,
| Wednesday, divorces were granted by
Judge Connolly to Meyer Needleman
against Lillian dongley) NeedIeman
Of Boston, for statutory cause; Alice
X. Fogg ef Portland from Frederick
A. Fagg of Eliot for desertion.
Baseball Player Nearly Drowned.
| AT Emcoiens lake, Sunday, Edward
Kennedy, 80 years old, of Moro was
| drowned and "Biddo'' lott, formerly
captain of the Bangor baseball team
in the Maine League, all but lost his
| life. Their canoe was capsiZed in the
rough water. He managed to swim
ashore after a desperate struggle with
| the waves up which he several times
gave himself up for lost. Both we're
experienced canoemen and guides.
Descendant of John Alden.
The funeral of Miss Helen Louise Al
den was held from her late residence on
Orchard street, Pennington, Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. Richard II. Clapp OF
the Congregational church officiating
Miss Alden was direct lneal descend
ant from John and Priscilla Alden, and
was Il years Of age She was the daugn-
ter of Lyman and Sarah e. Allen and
was born in Union, but had lived in
Pennington for many years. A brother
Henry Alden of California, and niece
Mrs. Priscilla Alden Pike, of Colerain,