Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-23
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Wills Filed in York County.

Wills Filed in York County.
The will of Samuel B. Emery of San
ford was presented for probate Tues
day at the York county registry. The
personal and real estate, estimated to
be worth s146,702, is given to his wife,
Elizabeth +. Emery, to be held in
trust. If the testator's daughter, Faith
e. Emery, is married during the life
time OF Mrs. Emery she is to receive
$1,000 on the day of her wedding. The
will of Mrs. Sarah j. Parsons of Ken
nebunk was also offered for probate
The estate is valued at 100000. To her
sons, Robert P. and Clarence Parsons,
she gives each $4,000. To her grand
daughter, Sarah w. Parsons, she gives
$4,000 and to Annie S. Parsons $1,000. The
balance of the estate is given to her
daughter, Luella Swayne Parsons.
Home Mission Day, Old Orchard.
Tuesday was Home Missionary Day
at the camp-meetings of the Portland
Methodist District churches at Old
Orchard The terrific thunderstorm this
afternoon interfered with the attend
ance. Rev w. H. Mclean led the
singing, assisted by Miss Ethel Holt
of Waterville as pianist. Rev. w. f.
Holmes gave a lecture at the morning
service and the sermon was preached
by Rev. A. j. Hayes of Kittery. This
afternoon Rev. DR.. F. H. Wright of
New York gave an address on Italian
work The children's hour was in
charge of Mrs. w. H. Varney of Port
land
Bangor Highs New Sub Master.
Lee T. Gray for the past eight years
principal of the High School Of Palm
er, Mass, has been elected sub master
of the Bangor High School. He is
native of Lubec and was graduated
from Washington Academy and Bow
doin College, taking his degree when
10 years old. He taught school in Maine
towns and was teacher in the Quincy.
Mass, High School before going to
Palmer. His duties in Bangor will be
assistant principal, in charge of about
1000 students, and he will assist in the
department of mathematics.
William II. Pitcher of Hampden.
William H. Pitcher died Tuesday at
his home in Hampden Highlands, aged
a. He was a veteran of the Civil War
and past commander of F. H. Flagg
Post, G.. A. r. A widow survives.
Mrs. Levi r. Hodsdon, North Auburn.
Mrs. Levi r. Hodgdon of North Au-
burn died at a Lewiston hospital Tues
day morning after an illness of two
years, aged 81. She was the daughter of
Moses and Laura Swain Merrill She
was a member of Excelsior branch of
the international Sunshine Society,
the Turner Methodist church and the
East Hebron Grange. The husband and
five children, Lawrence of Auburn,
Stanley of Lewiston, Charles Hodsdon
and Mrs. Jennie Newton of Waterville
and Frank Hodsdon of Sabbattus, sur
vive.
South Portland Real Estate Deal.
One of the largest real estate deals
7 of recent date in South Portland was
closed when John j. Linsky of Manga
tuck, Conn.,, purchased from Walter
G. Davis Of Portland, the Cedars one
of the we'll known houses on Cottage
road opposite Vincent street and nine
and one-half acres of land, the latter
to be cut up into house lots.
New Boat for Camden Bucksport
Route
Francis Cobb Co.'S shipbuilding de-
partment at Rockland has closed
contract with the Penobscot Bay &
River Steamboat Co. for the construc-
ton of a steamer which will be about
the size of the Nav Archer. The gen.
r ,orfI Nf
IS feet; breadth of beam, IS feet;
depth of hold, eight feet. The ton
mage will be approximately 100.
Daniel 3. Stevens Of Auburn.
Daniel B. Stevens of Auburn died at
his home at 10 Drummond street, at
about 315 P. M. Tuesday, following an
illness of two weeks Mr.. Stevens
was the founder of the Stevens Tank
e. Tower Co. which was organized 20
years ago as d. b. Stevens & Co.
Several years ago the firm name was
changed to the Stevens Tank & Tower
Co. Daniel b. Stevens was born at
Bow, N. H., the son of David and Har-
riet Morgan Stevens. He was 10
years and II months old and had lived
in Auburn go years. d. B. Stevens
was twice married, his first wife being
Laura E. Hamilton Of Lewiston who
was the mother of six children. His
first wife died in 1898 and in 1900 he
married Miss Abbie Pulsifer of Au-
burn who with six children survives.
Mr.. Stevens was member of Tran
gull Lodge Of Masons and of Andros-
coggin Lodge of Odd Fellows.