Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-28

Should the STATE buy the cumbse.
land county farm, - provided Tor By
act Of the Legislatu1e At the jaseses.
sion, the hAbitual offenders sentsnced
in that county will be sent to jail a.
in former days. according TO the in
depreciation Of tie law by cumber-
land officials.
Seven Maine young men gradual ted
Wedneeday from Holy Cross College n
Worcester, receiving the degres Of
Bachelor Of Arts. They are: John L.
HArr1gan. Russell L. Aannetti. Joseph
q. Mcdonnell and Edward J. Reidy Of
this city, Jean r. Forth Of Westbrook.
Francis A. Murphy Of Bangor and Ed
ward p. Walsh OF Lewiston.
The city council Of Oid Town has de-
cided tina. the schooIhouse to be built
to replace the Mckinley school build.
ins. burned some months ago. shall Be
erected On the old size. Of brick and one
story high. thus settling question that
has perpisxed the entire community IL
we'll al the city fathers.
The claim Of George q. Merrill. a civil
engineer. who drafted plans for the pro-
posed new bridge at Martins Point, has
been settled for $500. Pelcy II. Rich.
ardson. jointly authorized TO make
plans. refuses to settle for like amount
and . suit against Cumberland county
10 probable. Their original bill was
3N.MO. The county commissioners
thought the estimates for replacing the
bridge 11yno.0o6) were excessive. and
applied 10 the Legislature for relief.
that body authorizing the spending Of
b0Gf0 in repairs. The money will be
available by July s and work will Be
started in August.
soldiers and sailors In the World War
and bronze tablet 70 being considered
Melvin Thomas Copeland. Ph. o.. whe
for the past four years has been assis-
tant professor In the School Of Business
Administration at Harvard. University,
has been advanced to . full professor.
ship In the Same department. He 10 .
ron Of Mr. and Mrs.. Salem d. Copeland
Of Brewer. He yas born In Brewer on
July II. 1sA. graduated from the Nigh
school in 100. from Bowdoin In 1875 and
Harvard Graduate school in 1910.
Torraaf n r,ap<4n, ~ha AlAA r,,>sAA q.
IN Camden At the age Of 81. was 4 life
long resident Of that town and we'll
known and innuestial. He was for
many years engaged In the trucking
business. retiring recently. He was a
Democrat ana had served a. deputy
sheFin. selectman. assessor. was elected
IN lob ana 1915 TO the Legislature. and
was president Of the Business Mems
Club. He was Mason. joining Amity
Lodge. in 1851 and belonging TO Keystone
Chapter. Camden commandery, Seaside
Chapter. o. 4. g.. Of Camden, King
Hiram Council. r. and 8. NJ, and Scot.
fish Rite bodies at Rockland and kora
| Temple At Lewiston. A widow. two
brothers. Cecil and Hubert of Camden.
and , sister. Myra Muldoon OF Eastport.
survive.
An Ashland couple having sought
an arrangement to be married IN an
airplane. one being used for exhibit
ton purposes at Maine summer re-
sort. Pressure Isle comes forward
with bid for the event. to take place
| at the coming celebration.
Harry B. Austin Of the adjutant
generals Office. had occasion the
other day to refer to Me Of the
Kennebec Journal Of 1850 IN the
State Library. He opened the big
volume At random and az he
smoothed down . page. remembered
that an uncle had died In 1860 in Bel
grade. Stranger still. his eyes
caught some death notices on that
page ana. running down the
column. there was the notice Of hts
uncis's death.