Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE Wires.
Fsrminaton Democrats.

harrington Democrats.
A county conference of Democrats
was held in Pennington Saturday at
rand Army hall. Thomas d. Austin
of Pennington presided and among
the speakers were Fred r. Young of
Wilton and Frank L. jackson OF
North Jay. The Progressives have an
nounced that they will put ticket in
the field in Franklin county. Lo-
cal Democrats predict that the Pro-
gressives will draw more from Re-
publican ranks than from theirs.
Ellsworth Officials Change.
The political upset by the election of
a majority Of Democratic aldermen
has completely changed the complex
ion of Ellsworth officials. j. a. Gun
ningbam succeeds T. L. Hale as city
clerk and Charles J. Brown will col
lect the taxes in place of j. H. Bres
naaar. Orren NJ. Clement, who ha.
been second assistant chief engineer
disp;aces Royal ]. Goodwin as chief.
With Firbert A. Ash and Eermon j.
ScaMmon as assistants. Frank j.
Dunleavy is the new city treasurer in
place of Charles w. Joy. John w.
Moore succeeds William J. Brown as
Inspector of buildings. and P. II
Shea was elected chairman of the
overseers of the poor in place of
Walter ]. Clark. There is an entirely
new board of assessors-James A
McGown, Frank S. Lord and Arthur
B. Mitchell. Mayor Hagerthy has
named J. H, Bresnahan to succeed
Schuyler F. Higgins as city marshal.
Alderman H. Fremont Maddocks was
~ l,a
Bath Progressive Committee.
Bath Progressive leaders announced
Saturday the election of the following
committee to conduct party work
throughout Sagadahoc county: Albert
T. Small of Bowdoin, H. D. Cornish
OF Bowdoinham, James Jones of
Bath, william C. Todd of Georgetown,
j. Arthur Stevens of Phippsburg, j,
+. CLANCY of Topsham, Frank w.
Carlton of Woolwich and Alvah Don
nell Of West Bath. The committee
viii not organize, however, until aft
er the State convention at Bangor,
March "a. The city committee has or
ganized with Clarence A Peaslee,
chairman; Hiram T. Stevens, secre-
tary and John F. Clary, treasurer.
Daniel Adams Falls Dead Driving.
Daniel Adams, aged 65, while re-
turning from the horse races at Rich
mcnd Saturday, fell dead in his car
rage as he drove along Main street.
Bowdoinham. He was born in Bow
dom. For many years he lived in
Bath, but of late had been a farmer
in Bowdoinham. Two daughters, Mrs
Me!vina Rex and Miss Lydia Adams
of Roxbury, Mass, and a son, George
Adams of Bowdoinham, survive.
Old Falmouth Farmhouse Burns.
The old Cobb house, l. and barn,
built over century ago. one of the
Oldest farm buildings in Falmouth,
were burned Saturday afternoon. The
three children of the tenant escaped
with some difficulty. The loss of
$4,000 will be covered by insurance
SiIas B. Edwards, South Windham.
Silas B. Edwards, veteran of the
Civil War and leader in the South Po-
land praying band, died early Satur-
day morning at his home in South
Windham. Mr.. Edwards, a widower,
leaves three sons, Granville H. Ed
wards of Westbrook, Ernest C.. Ed
wards of Boston and Silas B. Ed
wards, Jr., of this town; three daugh-
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| tiers, Mrs. Ida Smith of this town, Mrs.
| Eulita Newcomb of Westbrook and
Miss Myrtle Edwards, a teacher in
! the Sebago Lake school. He also
| leaves three brothers. Wyett F. Ed
wards of Otisfield, Robinson G. Ed
wards of Topsham and Oliver Ed
wards OF Gloucester. The funeral will
| be Tuesday at 2.S0 P. M
Leave Ellsworth Matter to Justice.
A supreme court justice must de-
eide who has been elected street COM
missioner Of Ellsworth, that office be-
Ing filed by popular vote this year for
the first time. At the municipal cleo
ton March the returns showed Fred
B. Marden, Republican. to have lead
to four votes. left in dispute 16 ballots
held as defective by the election Off
GERS. Each side claims these disputed
ballots may legally indicate the in
tention Of the voter. On Tuesday JUS
'tice Cornish viii decide.