Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-15
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,
Serious Fire at North Auburn


ed by Myron Robinson and occupied
by George S. Stoddard as a general
store and a large barn owned by O.
E. Johnson and filled with hay were
burned early Monday morning, and
the new North Auburn Grange hall
somewhat scorehed The Stoddard
store was one of the landmarks of the
village, being one of the first build
ings erected there. 1t was for many
years occupied as an inn. Mr.. Stod-
dard had just opened his store with
a new stock of goods. His loss is prac-
tieally complete, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Johnson's loss is about $1,000, COW
cred by insurance.
Was Native of Monson, Me.
Thomas NJ. Towns, aged SO. died
Monday at his home in Tilton, n. H.
He had been i'll for 10 days with grip
and erysipelas. He was born in Mon
son, Me-. and went to Tilton 81 years
ago. For the past % years he had
been engaged in the coal business. He
was an old-time musician and had
played in the bands in that vicinity.
His services as a fiddler We're in de-
mand at the old-time dances. wild
ow, one son, Charles A. Towns of Til
ton. and two daughters, Mrs. A. G.
Arnold of Boston and Mrs. Caroline
Blanchard of Grand Rapids, Mich,
survive Mr.. and Mrs. Towns observ-
ed their Goth wedding anniversary last
January.
Big Land Deal Is Recorded
A cumberland deal involving many
thousands of acres of wild land was
recorded Monday at Pennington at the
office of George D. Clark, register of
deeds for Franklin county, the extern
sive holdings of the Shawmut Tim
berland Co. of Fairfield being trans
ferred by Pres. r. Pagenstecher to
Frank J. D. Barnjum Of Lynfield,
Mass. The deal comprises several
whole townships, besides number of
other large tracts, situated in Frank
lin and Somerset counties. In Frank
lin county the deal includes a large
part of Lang Plantation, kennebago.
Township 2, Range 3, w. B. K. P, and
the Shawmut holdings on the south
branch of the Dead river. In Somer-
set county, Flagstaff and Hobbstown
change hands, as do Townships and
3, Range 4, Township ., Range 8, and
Townships 2, 8 and 4, Range 3, w. Fl.
X. P The price paid for the Shaw
NUT holdings is said to have been
$780, 900
Mrs. Frances J. c. Thompson of Bath
Miss Frances j. G. Thompson, aged
II, died Sunday night at the Old La
dies Home from heart trouble. She
was a native of Bath, daughter of
Francis and Sarah R. Thompson, and
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gational church. Funeral services were
held at 2 p. NJ. Tuesday from the home
on High street.
Mrs. Levi M. Webber, Bar Harbor
Funeral services were held Monday
at Bar Harbor for Mrs. Levi NJ. Web
Der, So years old, whose death occur
red Saturday. Two daughters and a
son survive, Mrs. w. II. Grindle, with
whom she lived; Mrs. r. w. Arey of
Searsport and Irving Weber of Fair
field The burial will be in Ellsworth
Falls.
Bucksport Seminary Honor Parts
Graduation parts of the East Maine
Conference Seminary, assigned by vote
of the class and by appointment. will
be as follows: Lewis C. Pendelton,
Camden, salutatory and grafton; Ad-
nil Barnard of Bucksport and E. G.
Smith of Dixmont, orations; Stella
Bradeen of Alton and Evelyn Nichols
of Searsport, essays; Leonard Hodg-
don of Orland, valedictory; Ivan Per-
kins of Penobseot, presidents address;
Elmer Rideout of Bucksport, history;
Stanley Sawyer of Sebois, prophecy;
Josephine Mann of Bucksport, odist;
John Lewis of Brockton, Mass, mar
shall; Muriel Gould of Bucksport. class
will.
Brunswick Village Corporation
The annual meeting of the Bruns-
wick Village Corporation Monday eve
ming voted to issue bonds to the ex-
tent of $4,000 for the extension of the
sewerage system in the southern sec
ton of the town. At the present time
So, 900 in sewer bonds are outstanding.
The officers elected are Samuel
Knight, Jr., Henry c. Upton, Pierre A.
NORM, assessors; John w. Riley,
clerk, James W. Fisher. treasurer;
John r. Stanwood, collector: Harry
F. Thompson, Franklin c. Webb. au-