Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-28
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tive OF Norway, Me-, and wife OF the
late Mayor Alfred NJ. Norton, died Fri.
day night at her home, IS Concord
street, Nashua, N. H., aged "a. She
had lived in Nashua since 1874, when
the family moved there from East Bos-
ton, her husband becoming superin-
tendent Of the gas works. She was the
mother Of eight children. Miss Mary
E. Norton, Mrs. Albeit ]. Mexican
Paul T. and Walter F. Of Nashua, Har.
ry A. Of Winchester and Arthur E. OF
Arlington and Mrs. Leone N. Ivers and
Fred W.. both dead.
The funeral service Of the late
Charles NJ. Staples. the Oldest man in
Bridgton. who died Thursday, was
held Saturday. He was born Feb. "a
1923, and during the Civil War served
in the 18th Maine Heavy Artillery. He
leaves one son, Hon. Winburn M. Sta.
pies OF Bridgton and a daughter, Mrs
Mary Stevens. He was a member OF
the Congregational church at South
Bridgton. Rev. S. T. Livingston
assisted by Rev. John Graham, con-
Quoted the service.
Albert M. Ingraham, GA, a cattle buy
er, who was well known throughout
Eastern Maine. died Saturday of heart
failure at his Ingraham Hill home,
Rockiand. A widow survives.
capt. j. s. Fox of the Medical Corns.
U. $. A., Fort Preble, Portland. is on
MS way to Fort Sam Houston. and Sat-
urday the following Hospital Corps at
tendants left for the Mexican border:
Pnvatcs w. II. Stewart, Glenn r.
bradley, c. w. Ackler and L. Teyer-
baugh OF Fort Williams; Fred varnev
OF Fort Preble, Leon Whalen of Fort
Leavitt, J. Bradley, G. ]. Hill w ~
Wardwell and I. H. Rouse of Fort Me.
Kinley.
Rockland Opinion: The scboorer
Edgar W. Murdoch, owned by Carleton
q norwood of Rockpcrt, is one of the
american vessels that is put on the
black list by the British admiralty as
oeing either owned in part by leu
tonic capital or having INDUCED in nm
neutral activity against the Allies. The
nrm states that the schooner is wholly
owned In this country. the shares be-
ing held by Rockport and Massachu-
sets parties, and they are not able to
state why the British should select the
Murdoch as an object for one Of their
absurd orders. The owners are not
permitted to insure at Lloyds, nor can
any British charterer give the schoon-
er cargo. She is at present enroute
from Pensacola to Buenos Ayres.
The Guilford Water CO has elected
officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, John S. Williams;
clerk, Henry A. Elliott; treasurer,
Chas. N. Taylor. The officers elected
by the Sangerville Water Supply Co.
are the same as above.
The program for the State conyen-
ton Of postal clerks, to be held in
Rockland April 10, includes a shore
dinner and a banquet at the Thorndike,
a trip to the Thomaston prison, a bust
ness session at the Odd Fellows hall
and a dance in the evening. The of.
ficers of the local association are John
H. Flanagan. president, and Leroy d.
Perry. secretary. E. S. May, F. M.
Tibbetts and George T. Stewart are to
serve as a banquet committee, while
the general arrangements are to be
made by Donald H. Karl and F. NJ
Tibbetts.
The managers of the Rockland Y. M.
C. A. have granted the use Of the as
ISOLATION lot at the orner Of LIMERICK
and Union streets for the use Of the
to be held there next
summer under the auspices Of the
Merchants Association.
Bridgton High school senior class
honor parts have been awarded as fol-
lows: Valedictory, Ruth Walker. salu-
tatory. Eleanor Livingstone; history,
Vera Gilman; prophecy, Norman Will
by.
Graduation parts for the class of
1915 at Lincoln Academy have been
by Principal Briggs as fol-
lows: Earl McGraw, valedictory;
Hilda Hodgdon, salrtatory; Marion
Mcfarland, history; Emily Wood
bury, prophecy for the boys; Mahlon
Adams, prophecy for the girls; Doris
Moody. gifts for the boys; Charles
Sherman, gifts for the girls; Marion
Chandler, class will: Hathorne Hus-
sey, gift to the academy; Prentiss
Jones, Grafton .
The two branches Of the Portland
city government Friday evening passed
an order increasing the pay of the
firement over the veto Of Mayor Chap
man, 80 to 6.
Bangor city hall was crowded Fri
Gay night at the annual Junior exhibit
ton of Bangor High school, the finals
in the speaking contest for the
Charles E. French prize medals. The
speakers were: James c. Mccain, CAL
lie M. Davis, A. Stanley Cayting.
Nellie NJ. Jones. Franklin Gould, Ruth
w. Hunt, Thomas Kane. Grace G.
Brennan. Harry Nelson and Pauline
Woodward. Numbers were given by
the High school orchestra and by the
class. The medal winners were Callie
NJ. Davis and James c. Mccain, with
honorable mention to Pauline Wood
ward and A. Stanley Cayting.
James P. King Of Peabody, Mass,
elected submaster Of Morse High school
one year ago, became principal OF the
same school Monday at salary
c;f S150O He succeeds ChapleS l..