Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-18
Maine News Notes.

The Republican state convention will
be held in Portland, on the 23d OF March.
Hon. William T. Cobb Of Rockland will
be chairman.
Albert Anderson, aged about 40, and
a native of Sweden, was killed by the
falling Of rock which slipped out of a
chain at Monson slate quarry.
The Maine Daily Publishers Associa-
ton met at the Augusta House Wednes-
day. The officers were reelected, Col.
G. H. Prescott OF the Biddeford Journal
being president.
William G. Mason, aged IS, farmeS
at WATERFORD Centre, fell from the scat
fold in his barn and soon died OF the in
juries. Mr.. Mason Is survived by
widow, three sons and three daughters.
Ephraim Tasker, an aged farmer, and
his wife, lost their lives in q fire which
DESTROYED their house and other farm
buildings In the town Of Jackson. Miss
Lowell, q nurse who had been attending
Mr.. and Mrs. Tasker, escaped from q
second story window and was found ~
ing unconscious in the snow near by when
help came, in q serious condition.
It is announced that the purchasers of
the New England ship building yard at
Bath are Harold NJ. Sewall and two other
Bath men whose names are not given.
The New England yard joins the Sewall
yard. and II is reported that negotiations
are under way for the sale OF the CON-
bined properties to concern in Mary
land. II the negotiations should fall,
the yards will be used in the spring for
the building Of wooden vessels.
Lewis j. Marshall Of Lisbon Falls,
who was recently convicted of using the
mails to defraud, has brought suit for
conspiracy, naming damages in the SUN
of one billion dollars, against the British
ambassador and other British officials,
alleging that they have failed to protect
him as q British subject against the seiz-
ure of his mail in this country. In his
sscent trial, Marshall conducted bis own
case, and made picturesque even II not
highly logical or forceful argument.
From his cell in the United States
prison at Atlanta, Rev. Frank w. Sand
ford is said to have issued orders putting
his son John, Is years OF age, in supreme
command Of the colony at Shiloh, and
the boy has appointed his sister as his
chief assistant. Although Mr.. Sanford
promised the colony $4,000 at Thanks
giving time to liquidate the debts, no
money has appeared, and the taxes OF
nearly $1,000 are yet unpaid. No meat
or fish has been afforded at the colony In
weeks, and it is said that corn meal
mush Is the chief article OF diet.
DIR. Merritt C. Fsrnsld, the first men,
Der of the faculty Of University of
Maine, q former president of that insti-
tuition and emeritus professor of philos-
ophy, died on the Sth from compiled
tions following an attack Of the grippe.
DR.. Fernald was acting president of the
university four years, beginning in 1865,
and was president from 1879 TO 1898. He
retired in 1908 with special pension
from the Carnegie Foundation for con-
spicuous educational services. He was
born at South Levsnt in 1888 and was
graduated from Bowdoin College in 1851.
He was married to Mary ID. Haywood OF
Bethel and they observed their golden
wedding anniversary last summer, all OF
their seven children being present. DR..
Fernald had just completed the manu-
script of history of the University of
Maine.