Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-23
David II. Colby Of Lewiston.


after an illness of several years. He
was born and educated in TopshaEl.
He came TO Lewiston 80 or 40 years
ago and for short time was en-
gagged in the clothing business under
the name of Hubbard & Colby. For
| a5 years following he was a traHelin :
| salesman a widow survives.
Bartholomew leshey Of Lewiston.
Bartholomew Leahey died Thursda J
at the home of his sister, Mrs George
Libby. Wellman street, Lewiston. He
was born in that city A. years age,
| the son of James and Catherine
Leahey. He was a plumber. For
! many years he was q member Of the
Lewiston Fire Department. He was
also a member Of the Order Of Owls,
| the Ancient Order Of United Work
men and Of St Joseph's church Be
sides Mrs. Libby another sister, Mrs
Fred Allen Of Limerick and two
| brothers, Michael Leahey of Water
| vile and James Leahey of San Fran
| cisco. survive.
Maine Genealogical Society Election.
The annual meeting of the Maine
| Genealogical Society was held Wednes
day night in Portland, the following
] officers being elected: F. o. Conant Of
! Portland. president. George T. Little
of Brunswick, Samuel c. Manley Of
| Augusta, Waldo Pettengin of Rumford
John Wilson Of Bangor and Charles T.
Libby of Portland, vice presidents;
Leroy r. Tobie Of Portland, secretary:
Earle c. Esundlet, Of Portland, treas
| urer; Francis l. Littleheld Of Portland,
| librarian.
Mrs. J. P. Walker Of Bangor.
Mrs. Sarah Bush Walker wife Of ]
Putnam Walker, q prominent Bangor
| lumberman, died ii q Bangor hospital
Tuesday night Of appendicitis, after a
| brief illness. She was the daughter Of
Capt. William G. Bush Of New Lon
don, Conn, and was married to Mr..
| Walker IN 1857. A daughter, Miss
Alice Putnam Walker of Bangor also
! survives. Mrs. Walker was prominent
IN charity and an active member Of
the Unitarian church.
Fire in Freight Cars a. Portland.
Fire in three box freight cars
Wednesday in the Portland Maine Cen
trhl yard gave the dremen a hard
hours job. One car was destroyed
| AND the others badly damaged. They
were NJ. c. r. r. 4544: c. s. & +,
z107; and G. T. & l. 1880
Lisbon Board Of Trade Elects.
| The annual meeting Of the Lisbon
| Board Of Trade was held Tuesday even
ing and THE following officers were elect
&c Hon ". T Plumner president
| Fred X. Small, first vice president: z a
Squirting, second wee president; Arthur
| &. Lord, secretary treasurer; Charles "
| Whitehouse, George D. Frost. Albert II
Packard, Charles G. kirschner, Louis A.
Jack and Lewis Z. Williams directors
Mrs. Laura c. Dearborn OF Biddeford
Mrs. Laura c. Dearborn. wife Of Jere
l. Dearborn, died Tuesday while sitting
| IN her chair az her home on the Hollis
road, Biddeford. She had been afflicted
with heart trouble for a long time. Be.
| side her husband she leaves three sons
| Ralph. Carl and J. W. Dearborn all OF
| Biddeford
Yarmouth Board OF Trade Meeting.
! The Yarmouth Board Of Trade held
its annual banquet in X. of P hall
Inesday evening, the usual large number
being present. Clarence L. Buchanan
David H. Bennett and Wilmer SAWYER
were the banquet committee. Rev. Rob
ert R. Mo-son was POSTMASTER and the
speakers were DR.. Gardiner l. Sturdi-
want. retiring president: David H. Ben
| nett, new president; Mrs George z.
Bird. president Of the Village Improve
rnent Society; John 0. Hall Jr, and
Rev. 1llsley Boone In the upner hall 2
fine entertainment was carried out in
charge Of Dr.. Sturdivant. Leon S. Mer-
rill. Director OF Agricultural Extension
Service, University Of Maine, spoke on
Farm Demonstration Work in Maine =
Other numbers were selections by a
quartet composed OF Miss Amy Part
ridge, Miss Elsie Welcome Dr. sturdi-
want and F. 4. Taylor: vocal solos bv
Miss Partridge and Clifton Wass. and
readings by Miss Ellen H. Libby Of Ke-
Ear Falls.
Portland Bankers Brokers Banquet.
The semi-annual dinner and entertain
ment of the bankers, brokers and bond
men Of Portland was held THURSDAY night
at Riverton Casino. a large number be-
ing present. Popular songs were sung
while the party was gathering and the
dinner was followed by pleasing en-
tertainment, consisting of vocal and in
strumeutal selections and a legerdensin
act by Ernest Carter
F. o. 6eaI Willing to Run Again.
Hon. Flavius o. Beal, nine times Mayor
OF Bangor, announced Thursday night
that he would accept the Republican
nomination for the mayoralty If the
party wanted him, but would not make
an active canvass. Mr.. Beal is in his
18th year, but is in good health and act
i've The only other Republican candi-
date announced is Bernhard N. KRIS
tein, a young business man
Two Deaths At South Berwick, Ne.
Mrs Amanda NJ McIntire, aged 6, one
OF South Berwick's most prominent resi-
dents, died Thursday at her home on
Butler street She was born at Dover
Point, N. H, and went TO South Ber-