Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-08-19
About the State.

The centennial Of Colby College will
be celebrated next June.
Portland is to be base for maueuvers
of the Atlantic feet this summer, along
with Provlncetown and GARDENERS Bay.
Bridgton is to be the shire town OF .
judicial district, and have . municipal
court with clearly defined limits In
which It may dispense justice.
There is said to be no doubt that Port
land will contribute its $4,000 to match
the same amount on the part of the state
for the celebration of the Maine centen-
nial next year.
DR.. Lafond, member of the Lewiston
school board, in plea for the appoint
ment of French speaking person as In
structor In French In the Lewiston High
School, said the number of French Cana
dams living In Lewiston was now 16,0OO
This is considerably more than half the
population of the city.
OF four COWS standing In row on
the farm of Herbert Starbird OF Litoh-
field during . recent thunder shower,
two were killed by lightning. The COWS
we're in the tie.up In the barn and the
two COWS on the end of the row were
killed while those between were nm
injured. A horse was stunned but re-
covered.
Taber D. Bailey of Bangor announces
that he will be Q candidate In the prima-
ries next June for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor. Mr.. Bailey is 40
years of age, graduate of Bowdoin Col
lege In 1895, was admitted to tho bar In
1898, has been member of the Bangor
city council. was elected state senator In
1912 and in 1915.
The wireless station at Dsmariscove
Island, Boothbay Harbor, which has
been receiving station only, 10 being
fitted with sending outfit. A gas en-
CINE will drive the generator. Six men
are now stationed there and several more
will be added. Two buildings have re-
Gently been erected, seven-room bun
galow for the mems living quarters and
building for the radio instruments.
Roy B. Smart of Dover died recently
at Bangor hospital from injuries re-
ceived last week In Dover when q pole
on which he was working as an cleo
trician for the Penobscot Bay Electric
Co., broke and he was thrown on to q
pile Of rocks. Mr.. Smart was 81 years,
6 months and 16 days Of age. His moth
or, Mrs. G. E. Smart, and brother, Ray
J. Smart Of Dover, survive.
The town of ThorndIke celebrated on
Wednesday, Aug. 8, the Tooth snniver'
sary of It's Incorporation - town, o.
though the exact date Of It's incorpora-
ltion was Feb. Is. The town was pamed
for Thomas Thorndike, one OF the orig.
ina, proprietors, it having been part oi
the Waldo patent, Previous to moor.
n porstion, IL had borne the name OF Lin.
coin Plantation. Joseph Shaw, Joseph
| Higgins and Stephen Jones signed the
petition for incorporation.
| A real estate transaction of interest Il
the purchase OF Q lot Of land In West
Ibrook by Right Rev. Louis g.. Walsh
bishop of Portland. The land Was thl
property of Conssil Montmorency and Il
located on North Street in the parish ol
St. Hyacinthe Church, Of which Rev. P
he. Desjardios 10 rector. The lot will b
\ used for the immediate erection OF
temporary school building for the 90
|, commodation Of the overflow OF .paro
chial school children in the Westbrooi
schools.
A petition for . permsnent injunction
against Arthur @. Jackson, seeking y
, prevent him from acting In behslt OF tn
international Longfellow Sooieey u
transferring any interest In the birth
plsce Of Henry W. LongfeIlow, has bee!
! brought by the Chapman National Ban!
] and Louis Waxman, both OF Portland
, The bank holds Q mortgage. assigned D.
/, Mr.. Waxman - collateral security tor
: Iloan. President Woodrow Wilson J
tpresident Of the socisty, which has beel
Involved in litigation heretofore on "a
? same mortgage. A data for . heerinI
before Judge Scott Wilson has not bee
sst.