Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Calais Board of Trade Active.


The members of the Calais Board
OF Trade have elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: W. L. Cobb.
president: Clarence Trimble. first vice
president; DR.. w. y. Miner. second
vice president; Thomas J. Doyle. sec
rotary: executive committee: \. 4.
OLSON, Harold Murchie, Max V. Doten.
l.. Todd, D. Driscoll, J. Trimble, E. Z.
Higgins and c. c. WhitlCck. The uues-
ton Of a lower rate for gas and cleo
trlclty for lighting purpose was dis
cussed and the following were ap-
pointed committee to investigate:
John X Trimble, r. Macdonald, F. II.
Lowell, George Downs and Harold
Murchie. Messrs Hartman and Buck
the proprietors of the new cotton glove
factory addressed the meeting. and
stated that they We're anxious to sell
$1,000 worth of stock at SO per share.
The executive committee were order
ed to investigate
Ray c. TapIey of Lewiston
Ray c. Tapley died at the Central
Maine General hospital in Lewiston
Friday after long illness with en-
largement Of the spleen. Tapley, who
was % years old, was a graduate of
Lewiston High, where he was a men,
Der of the baseball, football, basket
ball and track teams He was grad
uated from Lewiston High in 1913 and
that fall entered Horace Mann school
at Franklin, Mass, to fit for college.
He returned home this winter on &C
count of his health. He was a son of
To
iston.
Henry Free Of Lewiston
Henry Free, one of the oldest citizens
Of Lewiston. died Friday at his home on
College street, Lewiston. Mr.. Free was
born in St Gall, Switzerland, in 1890. He
attended the Swiss public schools and at
l6 drove a bakers cart. After year at
this he learned the dyers trade at Ma
ker. Switzerland. He was married there
and came to SaCo, where he had broth
er. and went to work for the York Ct
He remained in Saco three years and
then went to Lewiston. He conducted a
dye house there for IS years, tten sold
out on account of ill-health He later
conducted billiard hall, but retired %
years ago. He joined ASHER Lodge of
Masons in 1864 and was also a member
of King Hiram Royal Arch Chapter. Dun
lap Council, Lewiston Commandery, Mt
Olivet Chapter of the Eastern Star and
kora Temples Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine He was also a member of the
Calumet Club. A daughter. Mrs. Lucy
Clark, and a son. Henry A. Free of Lew
iston, survive.
Two Cumberland Divorces.
Two divorces were granted by
Judge Connolly in the Superior court
at Portland Saturday and hearings
were had in two other divorce libeis
which were dismissed without preju-
dice. Clifford c. Allen of Freeport
was allowed a divorce from Stella NJ
Allen Of Durham. The divorce was
decreed for adultery. On the same
ground, Montgomery r. Hurd Of Port
land was decreed a divorce from Eva
V. Hurd of Portland, the care and Gus
tody of minor child being given to
the libelant. After hearings the libels
of Elizabeth WEIGH against Thomas j.
WEIGH. and Arthur Fields against Jen-
ME Fields, all of Portland, were dis
missed by the court without preju-
dice.
Bankruptcy Proceedings.
The following petitions in voluntary
bankruptcy have been filed with the
clerk Of the United States District
court at Portland:
William H. Grant of Pittston: Liza
bilities s2605.53; assets sl45
William Bouchard of Washburn,
farmer. Liabilities $15.2Ss; assets,
s6622.
Almon F. Robinson Of Bridgewater.
farmer. Liabilities s15s4.s2; assets,
SIS.
Carroll H. Gleason of Standish, deal
er in ice. Liabilities s32s244; assets,
500.
Lowell F. Oldham Of Peru, laborer
and farmer. Liabilities, $S43; assets,
1898.
Hubert NJ. Percival Of Portland.
printer. Liabilities s37s50; assets,
500.
Bangor Unknown Dead Man Identified
The body Of Hugh H. Hopkins, who
died suddenly in the railroad station
ar Ranger Ne 1ast "Wednesday arr;y