Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
No Freak Dancing in Bangor.

After making personal obSerVances
in City hall and other public dance
halls at Bangor, Mayor ]. g. Utter
back has expressed himself as much
dissatisfied with the prevalence or 1.-THE
tango and other ''rag" dances, or, rath-
er, the way they are danced. He has
ordered Chief of Police O'Donahue to
exercise strict supervision and take
drastic measures, if necessary. to
eradicate Objectionable features
Portland Water District Election.
Richard f. O'Brien was elected
trustee of the Portland Water District
Monday to succeed the late Willard F.
Hicks, receiving 662 votes out of the
little more than 5000 that were cast.
The nearest to this vote received by
any of the other seven candidates was
e52 for william II. Mcdonald. The
six who ran for the office in addition
to these two were Hiram T. Water
house. Howard Winslow, Frank B. w.
WEIGH, Frank H. Verrill, Frank d.
Cummings and Charles H. Bickford
w. L. Anderson of Rockland.
William L. Anderson, junior mem
Der of the bakery firm of Rising e. An
derson, Rockland, died Monday. He
was born in Wick, Scotland, in 1874,
but most OF his life had been passed
in Somerville Mass. While a resi-
dent of that city he was employed in
Cambridge He went to Rockland
four years ago and soon afterward
entered partnership with c. f. Rising.
He belonged to a Masonic lodge and
Scottish Clan in Somerville, and the
Baptist Mems League and Order of
Moose in Rockland. A widow and
one son survive.
HadIey p. Burrill of Dedham.
Hadley p Burrill, postmaster, store
keeper mill owner and the leading
business man of the town, died Sun
day night at his home in Dedham at
the age of IS. He had held nearly all
the town offices. He was first select
man for many years, deacon and
chorister of the Congregational church
for 25 years, q charter member of New
Century Grange and belonged to num-
eIous organizations. He conducted a
general store and operated a short
lumber mill, the principal Industry of
the village. A widow, three sons and
one daughter survive.
Brunswick Police Appointments.
The Brunswick selectmen Monday
appointed Lincoln II. Colby chief of
police, Irving W. Stetson and Joseph
Ouellette, night watchmen; Philip
Denoville and Noel Vandall, Sunday
police; Herbert L. Robertson, janitor
of the town building and agent of the
Town hall, and Milton II. Strout,
superintendent of the Town farm.
Mrs. Anne SewaII Swazey.
Funeral services were held Monday
at Bucksport, for Mrs. Anne SewaE
Swazey, wife of the late DR.. Frederick
Swazey. She was native of Bath,
sister of Col. Frederick Sewall of that
city. In her active years she was
prominent in social circles, a member
of the October Club and of the Elm
Street Congregational church. She
lived in the Swazey homestead on
Franklin street with her niece, Miss
Ida Swazey, passing her winters in
Washington or abroad. The burial
will be in Bath.
Eight EnIistments at Portland.
According to the figures of Corp.
Paul l.. Coble in charge of the Port
land recruiting Office for the U. S. A.
there were 43 applications Tuesday
by men seeking to join the army. OF
that number eight passed the physical
examination and were sent to the cav.