Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-04-13

Maine has paid the first installmsnt of
her income and excess profits tax In
amount 81 ,495, ,006.
Gait Wharf, Portland, owned by the
Grand Trunk Railway, and franklin
Wharf, terminal for the Eastern Steam
ship lines, will probably be the site for
the proposed state pier. The commits
sion is considering the site and will make
an announcement soon.
Victor Kahill of Portland has been
awarded prize for csricsture by the
Pennsylvsnis Academy OF Fine Arts.
This particular piece of work was done
in clay and 10 entitled 1.-THE Passing Of
the Horse" II shows q Missouri mule
under the wheels of Ford.
The home of the late Ex-Governor
Frederic Robie, located on Main and Elm
Streets In Gorham village, WAS sold
March 80 to Charles 81. Allen, this being
the most important real estate transac-
ton in the town for yesrs. Since the
death of Governor Robbie and his wife
the house has been unoocupied.
George Brown, for 80 years an archi-
tect, and the designer of Sparhswk Hall,
large summer hotel ut Ogunquit, died
March 20 at his home In Dover, N. H.,
aged 10 years. During the World War
be was connected with the architectural
department of New Hampshire State
College training detachment at Durham.
Identification was made March 20 Of
the BODY found In the snow beside the
railroad tracks In Fort Fairfield % that
Of Mrs. Nettie G. Smith of Bridgewster,
wife of Orrin Smith, farmer 10 that
town. Mrs. Smith came to Fort Fairfield
March 20 to visit her mother, and It is
believed that she lost her way In the
snow and was frozen to death.
| Efforts of the alumni of the University
of Maine College of Law to bring about
the reinstatement OF Dean William Walk
have taken definite form in the filing OF
a petition by 100 Of the alumni, repre-
senting more than two-thirds OF the
graduates, requesting the trustees to re-
view the case of Dean Walx. The dean
was removed In 1918 on the ground OF
pro- German sympathies. he has lived
In Bangor since.
The Maine State Flag is to be hung In
Westminster Hall. London. It will be
taken there by Mrs. Althea G.. Quimby,
president of the Maine w. G. T. o., who
will next month attend the Worlds
W. G. T. U. Convention there, and the
banner will be personal gift by Govern
or Carl E. Milliken as q memorial to
General Neal Dow and Mrs. L. N. N.
Stevens, through whose efforts prohibi-
tion has been made reality.
The largest load ever hauled by one
log hauler was brought into Island Falls
on March II by one of the machines Of
the Northern Wooden Ware Co. The
load was hauled about seven miles from
camps Nos. Q and to the mill In the vii
lage. There were sixteen sets of sleds
attached to the machine, each sled hav-
ing about 20 hardwood logs, which would
average about $500 feet to sled making
a total of about 40, 900 feet In the load.
The memory of Rear Admiral Robert
Edwin Peary, U. s. N, and bis Arctic
achievements we're honored March so
with presentation OF the gold medal of
Kane Lodge, No. 454, r. and A. NJ, to
his son, Robert E. Peary, In the presence
of many prominent Mssons. II had been
planned originally to confer this honor
on the admiral, who was q member OF
the lodge, but because of his sudden
death the medal was presented to his
son.
Samuel Colman, one of the foremost
American landscape painters and noted
etcher, died at his home In New York
City, March 81, In bis S0th year. Death
was due to shock resulting from two &C.
cidents occurring during the last year.
Mr.. Colman, who was Q member of the
National Academy of Design, travelled
extensively and acquired reputation -
collector Of old Japanese and Chinese
prints and jades. he was born In Port.
land.
i Established in 1S43 the Portland So
oiety of Natural History is now n years
old. On its present board Of directors
are three men who, 1t may be said, have
grown up along with the society. These
men are Major John N. Gould, George
r. Morse and Prentiss G. Manning. Ar
thur 81. Norton has been the efficient on.
rator for the last 15 years. But the Port
land Natural History Society, like the
Maine Historical Society, Is handicapped
| BY lack OF income. An endowment fund
Of 5000 10 what the society needs and
ought to have.
In the home Of Capt. George b. Tap.
ley In West Brooksville 10 . veritab1e
curiosity. It isa representation of The
} "Santa Maria," one Of the Columbus
caravels, as she looked on her voyage oil
discovery to this country In 1492. The
hull and frame Of the oaravel are fash,
toned of chicken bones. The breaSi
bone Of the chicken forms the keel and
high stern Of the craft, while the wish
bone forms the PROV. The spsrs are oil
wood and the sails Of paper. Il 10 Z
unique piece OF handiwork and certainly
. credit to the skill Of Capt. Tspley.