Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Sunday Schools at Brunswick

The 10Th annual convention Of the
Freeport and Yarmouth Sunday
Sc.oot Association vas held at the
Brunswick First Parish Congrega-
--orai church Tuesday afternoon and
evening. officers were elected Tues
day night as follows: e. B. Soule,
Ereeport. president: John (. Hall.
or., Yarmouth. vice president: Miss
Ella Woods. Yarmouth. secretarv
and treasurer; Miss Frances Barton.
tdrnouth. superintendent home de-
parTnent. Mrs. J. W. Ineson. Free
port. superintendent mission depart
!nenl Mrs. W. II. Rowe. Yarmouth.
superintendent teachers training:
Mrs. T. L. Ward. Yarmouth. super
intendent adult training; Mrs Arthur
g. Bowden. Freeport. superintendent
Elementary raining and Z. II. Davis.
treeporr. superintendent temperance
framing. The principle address was
delivered by Rev. Birner A. Hudson
Of Portland. who spoke on Christian
propaganda.
5idceford "Firebuo"
The Biddeford police have been
IunCnE Tuesday for some lew to
the !rcbug, who started 4 blaze Tues
iat' night III a small wooden building
II The rear Of The bakery If Reilly
e MacEdriane. AS Main street.
19iddeiord' FMS IS the second time
N!;Eln YEAR that an attempt mas
peen made 10 burn the baker,. The
IRE late -IondaT- night was discov-
erred Dy assistant engineer Albert
dIlleuX. who was on his way 10 his
nome on Springs Island. Chemical
eXt!nguIshed the flames An eNami-
nation disclosed "A large wad Of
waste. which! was found TO be sa,u
rated with oil. This was burning
near a pie Of Stockings. A pane Of
glass n the storeroom had been
broken. and il vas through this
opening that the blazing waste was
thrown
9ock;and Murder Clue,
What IS believed to be an imporrapt
INK n the history OF The Brown MIR
der case vas supplied Tuesday bv
Miss Helen Mack Of LIMERICK street.
RockIanC. whose home is within a sey
ieet OF where Mrs. Carolyn Welt
Browns body vas found on the morn
ing or Dec. 81. Accompanied bv IN
escort. VINO vas a member of the
Na"a! Reserve force, Miss Mack
reached her home on the night of the
murder ABOUT 10 o'clock. Botu no.
tlced couple standing at the corner
81 LIMERICK and Broad streets. Tho
man vas leaning against a mail box
ana Miss Mack's recollection is that
lie vas ABOUT The same heIght as the
Homdn and wore a dark overcoat
The woman wore 4 fur oyercoat. and
Miss Mack believed her 10 be Mrs.
Ero~n. an opinion which vas
strengthened when she noticed her
Walk as she started in the direction Of
Broadway with the man. Miss Mack
cha1ted with her escort 4 few mo-
inents and during that time the other
couple walked as far as the residence
OF James II. Hall and then retraced
their steps toward Broad street. Miss
Mack's escort meantime ran across
Broad street 70 catch the Thonas1on
car which passed that point about
1870. Miss Mack vas cIoseted with
the authorities Tuesday for several
hours. but the officials would neither
affirm nor deny the current reports
in regard 70 this new DEVELOPMENT
in the most mysterious murder case
Maine has known for many years.
Miss Mack explains her long silence
by the fact that she was too greatly
shocked and frightened TO give her
testimony. when the investigation be-
gan. She has been absent from the
city nearly all Of the Intervening pc
rod