Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-06
Alalne News Notes.

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Prof. Glen B. Ramsey, plant path.
pertinent station ct tho University OF
Maine, has received Federal appoint
ment In the United States Bureau OF
Marketing, with headquarters In Chicago.
He will 60 there In about two weeks.
A complete liquor distilling outfit and
six quarts OF whiskey Was recently seised
BY the Auburn police ct SS Sixth Street.
and Thimas Dubeau, Is, placed under
arrest. Dubeau 10 said to admit owning
and operating the still plant but claims
he intended to make only enough liquor
for his own use.
Fred r. johnson, 20 years of age, of
Bailey's Island, was drowned Wednesday
near Chebeague Island by the capsizing
OF his boat, overloaded with herring
which had struck In In that section OF
Cssco Bay. Scott Leemsn, bis com.
panion, was rescued after being In the
water or clinging to the bottom of the
boat for two hours.
Fire which started In . blacksmith
shop burned big hole In the village of
North New Portland last Monday.
Eighteen buildings were burned, includ.
ing dwellings, stores, school buildings
and hall, and the loss 10 reckoned at
$50, 900 or more. Help was sent from Q
number of neighboring towns to fight
the blaze, which was famed by high
wind.
Governor Milliken on Wednesday nom-
mated Col. Albert Greenlaw Of PASSPORT
as q member of the public utilities COM
mission to succeed Col. VIM. B. Shelton
of Lewiston, resigned. Col. Greenlaw 10
a former mayor and postmaster OF East
port, q former adjutant general OF Maine,
and lieutenant-colonel of the 103d Infan-
try, which has just been discharged from
service.
An invitation has been extended to
Henry Ford to locate one of bis chain Of
automobile factories In Ssco. The fac
tory alongside the Eastern Division OF
the Boston & Maine Railroad has been
vacant since Chicago concern moved to
Springfield. The factory, 1t is believed,
with some changes, could be adapted to
the manufacture of the $3.50 automo-
biles. There Is plenty OF land available
for charging the plant.
The once famous Glen Cove hotel at
Seal Harbor has been sold with all the
contents, to be torn down at once. The
site and grounds, about six acres In oil,
have been purchased by John D. Rookie.
Teller, Jr., . summer resident, who will
convert it into public park for perma-
uent and summer residents. 1t has q
sand beach shore frontage and runs back
to the grounds of the Seaside Inn. The
hotel Was for many years one of the
most famous on Mt. Desert and had .
large patronage of notable society people
in the days when the summer residents
lived in hotels before the building Of
summer residences became general.
The annex and several outbuildings will
also be RACED or moved of the site.
The late General John j. Lynch, who
passed away recently at his home in
Portland, had . long and honorable
career with the Maine militia, serving
from q private to inspector general.
He began as charter member and pro-
moter of the original Portland High
School Cadets in the early '70's. 10 1878
he was elected osptsfb of the old Mont.
gomery Guards and later was colonel OF
the 1st Maine Infantry. Governor Har-
ris N. Plaisted selected him as his In
spector general and when Governor
Frederick W. Plaisted took Office he
offered the position of judge advocate
general to Col. Lynch, but the latter
declined, saying that staff officer with
q white head and q white moustache
would be out Of place. he also declined
to allow bis name used as candidate
for adjutsnt general under Gov. F. W..
Plaisted, as we'll a. under Gov. Curtis.
He had previously rendered bis services
during the war with Spain, but the
briefness of hostilities prevented his
being called.