Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-08-24
Maine News Notes.

Mrs. Ann White Lord of Windham
reached the age of 100 recently. Seven
SONS and daughters assembled at her
home, the house in which she was born.
She married Samuel Lord of Ef1ngham,
N. a., in 1912. They lived many years
in Boston, returning to Windham 80
years ago. Mr.. Lord passed away a few
years later. OF II children, seven are
alive. Mrs. Lord Joined Gorham Con-
gregational church in 1880. Her grand
parents were the first settlers in the
vicinity of Windham.
There are rumors that the old tin
mine in Winslow is to be reopened. A
vein of tin ore runs through several
farms in Winslow and into the Kennebec
River. Some forty years ago General
Charles Hamlin, Samuel R. Prentiss OF
Bangor, and some other men interested
themselves in this vein and sunk shaft
some ninety feet, but the mine did not
pay and it was abandoned. Now the
stock has been sold TO G. Vey Holman,
and 1t is understood that in the light of
recent science and improved processes
paying deposits may be found.
Salem Edmunds of Canaan recently
celebrated the 94th anniversary OF his
birth. He enjoys good health, has a
fine garden and has already harvested
potatoes of bis own raising. He has
lour grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. he is native of Burn
ham. After extensive travelling through
several western states, he returned to
Burnham, where he engaged in farming.
BE operated a store foF year, but trad
ed for a farm in Cofnville, where he
lived for II years. Fifty years ago he
bought the farm In Canaan where he
now resides.
DR.. William Roberts, who died re-
Gently in Los Angeles, CAL, aged S5
years, was a son of Maine and one of the
first physicians of this country to make
specially of tubercular diseases, and
was one Of the very fret physicians In
| America to advocate scientific diet
treatment and pure air as a cure for
such diseases. he was one OF the
founders of the American Health Resort
Association OF Chicago and was special
commissioner to Investigate the climatic
conditions in the United States. In the
middle West for the last 20 years or
more he has been known far and wide
as "The Lunger's Friend" DR.. Roberts
belonged to one of Names pioneer fam
lilies. He was born in Brooks. His
grandfather, Joseph Roberts, soldier
OF the Revolutionary war, was the first
white man to settle In the town OF
| Brooks. he was the father OF "a chill
dren.
The Aurusts Lumber Company 10 at
work on three large orders for Ringling
Bros. and Barnum and Bailey, Hagen
beck and Wallace, and Robinson's cir.
cuses and the lumber 10 shipped to these
points. Several years ago when Ring
ling Bros. played In Augusta, they
noticed the saw mill on the east shore
OF the river and went over to see II the
Augusta Lumber Company could manu-
facture seats for their arena. The lum-
Der had to be all Of one width, perfectly
sawed and planed, and free from knots.
They found by experimenting that the
spruce which grew In the State of Maine
is lighter In proportion to It's tensile
strength than.any wood In the United
States. So In the past few years all of
the large circuses have ordered oil OF
their lumber from Augusta as the mill
here is the only one In the state which
makes q speciality Of this variety Of lum-
ber. During the war the government
requisitioned all that was available for
aeroplane work, but now 1t 10 being
| shipped to the big shows again,