Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-12

AIlSS AIoiu LIS ulS1Ily ATlcIluS.
Jeremy Porter Holley, the inventor Of
the Holley steel pillow. recently-on
March 3-celebrated the 80th anniver-
sary Of his birth. on the farm where
he was born in Pennington, the farm
which was cleared from the wild forest
by his grandfather and on which
which with him his two children now
live.
Daniel W. Scribner Of Topsham has
been reappointed trustee Of the Bruins
wick & Topsham Water District for a
term Of three years.
Mrs. Betsey Haley Fletcher, wife Of
Capt. George Fletcher, of Biddeford,
and who died Tuesday night at her
home on the Pool road after a brief
Illness with pneumonia, aged 10 years.
passed away in the Haley house. which
is 200 years old and which has been
in the same familly's possession all Of
that time. Her great grandfather was
scalped by the Indians.
The honor parts Of the Brunswick
High school have been won this year
by Wilfred Racine, who attained an av-
erage rank of 95.1, and Herbert
Drawn, average 94.89. The announce
ment was made Wednesday by Princi-
pal Gardner.
The Portland Board Of Trade has
ceased to exist, its affairs being wound
up at meeting held Wednesday eve
ming for that purpose. The new Cham
Der Of Commerce members also met
and a committee was appointed to
nominate officers and report at the
next meeting. By laws were adopted.
Drinking and falling into bad COM
pany will be no excuse for an offender
in the Portland municipal court. &C
cording to the notice served Wednes-
day by Judge Bates, when counsel for
a chap charged with assault pleaded
that. cause. Rum and bad company
cost the man 80 days in Jail and the
judge warned all who might be in
clined to drink liquor that they must be
prepared to take the full consequences
Of whatever might follow.
A Whist party was given the other
evening over in Unity at which WEIGH
rarebit, chicken wiggle and lobster
newburg were served and the report Of
the affair wound up by saying that "a
most enjoyable evening was passed" but
neglected to say anything about the re-
mainder of the night.
The effect of the mild weather and the
warm sun on the ice is told in the nu-
merous cases of men and horses break
ing through the ice when crossing or
at work on ponds streams or rivers.
cablesram was received late We'd
nesday night from London by DR.. Owen
Smith of Portland announcing the death
of Harry Brown. aged S., formerly of
Portland, a famous marine painter. His
best-known pictures We're studies of
points of interest in Casco Bay. espec-
tally White Head. He has lived for
several years in London with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Severance. NJ. Brown was
born in Portland and in early life he
painted signs and political banners for a
living Then he began painting por-
traits, but was not very successful at
this. John Neal happened to drop into
his shop one day and found one Of his
portraits which he criticised severely.
Then, picking up a landscape which
Brown had dashed off in a moment OF
inspiration, he accorded 1t high praise.
He advised the artist to turn to land
scape painting and this Brown did. His
first great success was his painting OF
White Head and another notable pict-
ure from his brush was Diamond Cove,
where Fort Mckinley is now located.
Many of his pictures were sold at high
prices. Brown went to Europe where
he met and received help from some Of
the masters, among them Triton. an
other Portland artist. On his return
to this country he was engaged for a
long time in painting marine views and
occasionally did some portrait work.
Later he went to Europe again with
Mrs Brown. after the marriage Of their
daughter.