Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
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More Smallpox in Saco

More Smallpox in Saoo
Dr. Charles W. Pillsbury, secretary
of the Saco Health Board, announced
Tuesday that there are 10 cases of
smallpox in Saco. The board has is
sued an order that all the children of
the public schools shall be vaccinated.
Two rooms in the Boynthon school
have been closed, and Tuesday noon
all the rooms in the Locke building
were closed. The building will be thor
oughiy fumigated and the pupils all
vaccinated. The manual training
school has also been closed. 1t as dis
covered Tuesday noon that the little
daughter of John Bright of Fl Deering
avenue as sick with smallpox. She has
been afflicted with the disease 10 days
and has attended school all the time.
Her brother has also been attending
the Locke school. The family as quar-
antincd at noon Tuesday.
Twenty three Fined in Portland
In the Portland municipal court
Tuesday George E. Soule and Arthur
c. Leslie, who We're alleged to have
permitted gambling on premises con-
trolled by them, were fined $50 and
costs each, and q others who were
present at the time when the game
is said to have been going on were
fined 81 each.
New Maine Postmasters
Among the nominations for Maine
poStmasters sent to the Senate Tues
day by President Wilson are: Wallace
o. Estes, Brooks: Frank o. Welcome,
Yarmouth; Frank E. Decoster, Nor
way; D. NJ. Murphy, Rockland.
Androscoggin Women's Literary Union
The annual meeting of the Women's
Literary Union of AndOscoggin coun-
ty was held Tuesday in Odd Fellows
hall, Auburn. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. w. II. Newell. Lew
iston, president; Mrs. Walter E. Plum
mer. Lisbon Falls. first vice president;
Mrs. F. w. Quimby. Auburn, second
vice president; Miss Florence L. Nye,
Lewiston, recording secretary; Mrs.
Frank D. Tubbs. Lewiston, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs. H. c. Bassett, Au-
burn, treasurer; Mrs. H. r. Randall.
Auburn, assistant treasurer; Mrs. II.
l.. Wills, Turner, auditor A resolution
as passed in favor of Maine reform
atory for women. DIR. w. E. Weber of
Lewiston gave an address on .Malig-
nant Cancer"
Or. r. A. Burnham of Saco
DR.. F. A. Burnham, one of the old
est practicing dentists in York coun-
ty, no had been in Saco and Biddeford
for 81 years, died at the Weber hos
pital Tuesday morning at the age
of rs. Death a scaused by bloodpoison-
ing. He experienced a slight difficulty
with his foot two weeks ago, which de-
veloped into gangrene. He was taken
to the hospital Saturday afternoon,
where his left leg was amputated
above the knee DR.. Burnham was
born in Hollis, Me-, son of William and
Betsy (Edgecomb) Burnham. He was
one of IA children, the only surviving
one being James Burnham, who lives
in Hollis. In 1869 he married Martha
E. Barnes of Rochelle, a sister of the
inventors and manufacturers, w. F.
and John Barnes of Rockford, Ill. He
was a charter member Of the York
County Dental Society, member of
Sacco Lodge, i. o. o. F., and all the
Masonic bodies, including Bradford
Commandery, X. r., of BiddefOrd. A
widow and three daughters, Mrs.
James G.. Gray of Annapolis, Nd, and
Mrs. Charles L. Milliken and j. Harry
Shannon Of Saco, survive.
Ordered to Pay Wife $1,000
Judge J. E. F. Connolly of the SUI
perior court at Portland Tuesday or
dered Donald MACPHERSON of North
lands, Saskatchewan, Can. to pay his
wife, Louisa MACPHERSON, of Portland,
$4,000, instead of alimony. She was
granted divorce by Judge Connolly
in February on the ground OF cruel
and abusive treatment
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S