Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-16
About the State.

ABOUT inc SIoIc'
An American destroyer has been named
"Peary" in honor of the late Rear Ad-
mirsl Robert Z. Pssry. The vessel Is
being built at Philadelphia and will be
launched soon.
As result Of heavy snow slide from
the roof of Kane's stable on Union
Street, Bangor, q small house adjacent
was moved from its foundations and one
end of the house was thrown against
another near by house. Two Firms were
sleeping in the house nearest to the sta
BILE at the time and were rudely awsk-
ened, but escaped without injury. The
weight of the snow aud ice from the roof
of the barn crashed against the house
with q roar, and persons near by thought
an explosion had occurred.
The site of the old tennis court south
west of the Capitol in Augusta has for
many months been the resting place OF
the remainder of the cordwood bought
during the coal shortage Of two years
ago and many have been the jesting re-
marks concerning the states engaging
In the wood business. The dealers be-
ing unable to supply coal for the State
House, Superintendent Browns employees
were Thursday engaged in shovsling
road to and shoveling out the woodpile
so that IL might be hauled to the IRE
room and steam for heating the immense
building with Its $50 occupants be kept
up.
1t was announced in Augusta Friday
that the hearing in the action brought by
Representative Winfield Scott Reed OF
Bangor against Governor Carl z. Milliken
to restrain the governor from using the
name of the State Of Maine and employ
ing counsel to contest the case OF the
State Of Rhode Island to test the validity
of the prohibitory amendment has been
continued until Tuesday, March %. 1t
was originally planned to have the hear
ing before Chief Justice Leslie G. Cor
nish, March Is, In Augusta. James d.
Rice and Myer W. Epstein Of Bangor are
attorneys for the petitioner, who asks
for an injunction.
The will of Hear Admiral Robert E.
Peary, u. 8. N, retired, filed March 8 for
probate, directs that all medals, trophies
and books and Eagle Island, near South
Hsrpswsll, Me-, be given to bis sixteen
year old son, Robert Z. Pesry, Jr. The
island, which the will asserts was pur-
chased by the discoverer of the North
Pole with money earned while high
school student, is to remain permanently
In the Peary family. Mrs. Peary, by
terms of the will, receives for herself
and division among the children the res
idue OF the estate, including securities
estimated in value at 500, 900 and group
OF islands in Casco Bay, Me.
Miss Isabelle G. Eaton, newspaper pen
artist, writer, author and portrait artist,
died at her home in Bangor recently, after
an illness of less than an hour. She was
born In Bangor 10 years ago. the elder
daughter of Rev. Joshua and Isabelle
Dutton Eaton. Her father was a mis-
sionary to Penobscot Bay Islands with
headquarters at Isle an Haut. She was
an artist of well known ability and had
studied with the best teachers In this
country. She was the author Of The
Royal Way, written in 1890 and On the
Shores of Already, written in 1908, books |
which won favorable comment from pub |
lie, publishers and critics. Her work In |
pen drawings and In oils was remarka- |
BILE. She also did chalk plate illustra- |
tons for newspapers until the coming of |
the half-tone process.
The Abbott School at Pennington,
which was opened in 1874, but which |
has been closed the past two years be- |
cause of the burning Of the dormitory and |
war conditions forbiddlng its rebuilding, /
will be reopened next September, under |
the management of Moses Brsdstreet /
Perkins, q native of Salem, Mass, and
the present headmaster Of the Lawrence
School at Lawrence, L. l., as headmas-
ter. Mr.. Perkins lie SO years OF age,
of family which has long stood
high In educational matters, his father
having been q we'll known educator In
Salem for more than forty years. Mr..
Perkins is q graduate Of Dartmouth,
class of 1902, and has since been an in
structor in some famous schools. He 10
married and has two children, Mrs. Per-
kins being daughter of Samuel Colcord
many years president Of Dart
mouth College.
The United States Department Of JUS
toe has appointed the week beginning
March 20 as "Save Money on Meat" Week
In Maine. ION each day OF Save Money
on Meat Week some particular cut or
cuts of the inexpensive variety will be
featured and will be sold at low price.
Retailers who hitherto have not carried
in stock some OF the less costly cuts be-
cause their customers did not ask for
'hem intend to lay In adequate quanti-
lies OF such portions OF meat. II the
consumers will take advantage OF the
highly nutritious and palatsble pieces Of
neat which are relatively inexpensive,
he saving effected will be tremendous,
md the slackeped demand for the cuts {
low popular will result In lower prices {
hereon. Under present conditions the
,rice of the choicest cuts is In extreme {
instances fifty or sixty cents higher per I
,ound than the price of other good,
wholesome meat from the same animal"
On Wednesday, Customs Officer Emile
!. Vsnier of Van Buren, shot and killed
,andide DUMAS, who, with Albert Nor
sault, was smuggling alcohol across the
order between Frenchville and NADIA
raska. While on duty. Vanier saw q
leigh coming from the Canadian aide
nth two men in it. He called to the
river to stop 90 he could inspect the .
,ad, but instead of doing 90 they :
'hipped mp the horse and attempted to
m the customs officer down. Vanier
lmped to one side, but ~ the sleigh
Assed him caught hold Of II and pulled =
lmself aboard. As he was crawling Z
ong the side ono Of the men struck him1 :
ith cant dog infiicting severe wound u
, the head. Vauier then drew bis re- =,
liver and shot bis sssailant. The other :.
,cupsnt Of the sleigh jumped and made ~
3 escape into the woods. Thirty gal n
NJ of alcohol was found In the slsigh. ~
umais was veteran Of the world war -.
ID won . distinguished service cross. ~