Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-06

Naval orders received March IT an
nounced that three Submarines Of the
new large type would berbuilt Ut the Kit.
Itery Nsvy Yard. They are designated
% Nos. 1888, 1874 and 1876, and viii be the
Arst Of the feet submarines to be built.
II 10 expected that the first keel will be
laid in October.
The latest addition to the State House
collection of portraits of famous Maine
mon 10 q portrait of former Governor
William T. Haines OF Waterville. It ID
by the well:known artist, Joseph B.
Kahill Of Portland, and IL . fine likeness
of the late governor, whose service for
the state included: governor from 1912
to 1914; state senate, 1888; house OF
representatives, 1895; attorney general,
1895 to 1900.
United States Senator James Duval
Phelan Of California has introduced In
Congress bill for the incorporation oil
the American Women's Legion, . patri.
otto society of the wives, mothers, daugh.
ters, sisters and those officially named
next Of kin Of the men and women who
served in the military or naval service
of the United States during the World
War, 1917-1S. Mrs. Eugene Hale Of
Maine is identified with the society.
A decision has been rendered by the
Public Utilities Commission authorizing
the Portland Water District to issue
$500, 900, par value, of its 4 IL per cent
20-year coupon bonds, dated March /,
1920, due March 1, 1910, and that the
proceeds thereof retire an outstanding
temporary note to the Fidelity Trust
Company, amounting to $4,000, to pay
for land taken for protecting water shed
and to pay for such extensions and per-
manent additions TO the plant ss have
been made from Jan. l, 1915, to Dec. 81,
1919.
Mrs. Ivie Hardy has appealed to the
press to assist in finding her missing
husband, Merle r. Hardy, who dlsap.
peared from his home In Starks on Feb.
81, leaving her, as she states, with sick
baby and neither wood, food nor money.
he stated, according to Mrs. Hardy,
that he was going to neighbours to get
some wood hauled before storm. BE
has never been seen since, states our
informant. BE wore light brown cor
duroy coat when last seen With light
hat nearly matching, dark trousers, gray
shirt, blue sweater, white leggings and
low black rubbers. His wife fears he is
dead.
OF special interest to numismatics is
Q pocket-piece Of gold which is the prop.
erty of we'll known Stockton Springs
man, which be found together with an
other gold coin and handful of silver,
secreted in the casing about the toilet OF
. steamship, upon which he was EN-
ployed az one of gang of carpenters al
Jacksonville, Florida, In the year fol.
lowing the Spanish war. The steamship
was war prize, purchased and repaired
by the Flagler interests. The interest
ing coin is dated 1911, bearing the legend
OF King Ferdinand VII of France, some
what smaller and thinner than q silver
quarter.
Hon. James Phinney Baxter, many
times mayor of Portland, observed hit
seth birthday March %, but owing Il
the severe illness of son.in-law, Fentor
Tomlinsop, and the unavoidable abseDct
of others of his family from Portland
there was no formal family gathering
Mr.. Baxter was, however, at the hom,
of his son, James Phinney Baxter, Jr.
on Carroll Street for a birthday supper
The venerable Portlander, who has been
so prominently identified with the life
of the city for go many years, was the
recipient of congratulations upon bill
anniversary, and hosts Of friends and
former political associates wished hin
many happy occurrences.
Miss Jane-While Miss Founder wal
playing l noticed you had q farawsy
look in your eyes.
Her Partner-Yes.
"Were you 80 much affected?"
20, no. I was merely thinking oil
certain faraway places where I wished