Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-03-23
maine News Notes.

]: Maine News Notes.
Mayor Charles p. Lemaife Was inaug
Iurated for his fourth consecutive yeal
as mayor OF Lewiston, Monday, the 18th
Mrs. Elizabeth Patrick, widow of 10
seph Patrick Of Lewiston, who claimed
under the compensatiou act, damages fol
the death Of her husband while he wa
st work for the ]. B. Ham Co., was yes
terday awarded the full amount OF hel
claim, 4, 500, payable In weekly install.
ments.
Colonel George A. Taylor, q. s. A.,
who IL now engaged In making the Fed
eral inspection Of the National Guard ol
Maine, seems to be favorably impressed
a. whole with the Maine boys, although
Of course he can say nothing officially
until he has made bis report to the war
departments.
Prof. j. q. Lindsey of Houlton has
been appointed director OF music In the
School for the Blind at Halifax, N. g.,
and will assume bis new duties with the
opening Of the school term next Septem-
ber. He has taught music In Houlton
for several years and also played at con-
certs there and ir that section OF the
state.
Hon. Frank J. Ham, chairman Of the
Republican State committee, has receiv-
ed telegram from United States Sen.
ator Frederick Hale of Portland, stating
that be would be unable to act as tempo
rary chairman of the Republican State
convention, which will be held at Ban.
gor Thursday. March 25, because of his
duties In Washington.
The use of sweet older instead Of wine
was an innovation established last week
when the torpedo boat destroyer Preble
was christened by Miss Sallie N. Tucker
OF New York - II was launched by the
Bath Iron Works. The destroyer 10
named for Commodore Edward Preble Of
Portland, an early naval commander and
great-grandfathe of the sponsor.
Last week friends OF James Lewis Of
Sherman sent him 100 oarnatlon pinks
10 remembrance OF his Tooth birthday.
Mr.. Lewis settled In Ripley when Q
young man and cleared farm, where
he lived until his family grew up and be
and Mrs. Lewis were too feeble to carry
on the farm, when they sold out and set.
tied In Sherman near their son, Daniel
Lewis, who is lawyer.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts,
sent Governor Milliken OF Maine q tele-
gram the 18th, congratulating the State
OF Maine on It's Tooth birthday. The tel
egram said: "The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts offers Its sincere coDgrat
ulations to the State of Maine on the
Tooth anniversary Of its establishments.
I wish you more than continued pros
perity, I wish for you the realization of
every aspiration that characterizes an
American state"
A half dozen sturgeon were recently
caught In cod nets of the Cape Eliz-
abeth Lightship and have been landed at
q market on Portland Pier and while
this species of fish is scarce of this
coast, fishermen say that recently they
have caught about 200 In the vicinity Of
the lightship. It is claimed that the
one consumer says that the taste OF
sturgeon meat is similar to that OF lob
ster,
News of the death of Mrs. Sarah Brad
bury Libby, q former Maine woman,
aged 102, In New York where she has
lived for about 80 years, was received In
Brewer, March 10, by her niece, Mrs.
Mslvlna Crockett. Mrs. Libby was the
widow of Benjamin Libby and was born
in Buxton. She has been widow for
many years and her children and grand
children are now dead. She had q
brother, John Libby, who died in Fair
field some years ago at the age OF 90.
Making flight by seroplane from
Palm Beach, Florida, to the Bahama
Islands 10 the remarkable time Of 88
minutes was the experience OF Harold I.
Libby, of the j. r. Libby & Company
Department. Store, and John P. Aver OF
the firm OF Talbot, Brooks q Aver In
Portland, March 16, according to cable
gram received here. Shortly after COM
pleting the flight from the Florida coast
to the Bahama Islands the two Portland
business men sent q cable stating that
they had landed safely after the overseas
flight.
The Theological Seminary ct Bangor
announces that 1t must increase its en-
dowment or It cannot continue much
longer. The marked increase In the run.
ming expenses has created deficit for
the past several years. It will make an
appeal for $3.50. 900 In permanent funds,
especially from Bangor. It is intimated
that advantageous offers have been made
to move the school elsewhere. The
value OF the present plant is estimated at
$500, 900, and In all 80 people are directly
or Indirectly connected with It. Plans
are being made for campaign to obtain
the needed funds.
CONSTANCE Grlmaldi, recently brought
to Pennington from Boston, whore he
was arrested charged with manslaughter
By selling Thomas Dufresne Of Chisholm
liquor, tho basis of which is alleged to
have been wood alcohol, which resulted
In the death OF Dufresne, has been re-
leased under bonds furnished by Pas.
uusle Nemi of Chisholm and Mrs. Lura
Alvipo of Livermore Falls. Monday,
Stanton Small, son of Sheriff W. B.
Small, took q sample Of the liquor re-
naming In the bottle after Dufresne's
death to Bowdoin College for scen-
tifio analysis by DR.. Frank Whittier.
Boston and Maine newspapers paid
over $1,000 for sending through the local
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company ct Skowhegsn press matter re-
lating to the Burke trial, which lasted
from Feb. II to March 8. This expense
was borne by four Boston papers and two
Maine dailies. Considerable planning
was required to get OF all the stuff as
there 10 only ono telegraph wire out OF
Skowhegan. Two extra operators were
sent there to work with Miss Grace
Thomson, regular operator, to Increase
working hours. The telephone lines
from Skowhegan we're busy too, serving
Ave Maine dailles and the Associated
Press.
William Pomeroy and ]. G. Scott have
been arrested for the murder of Robert
@. Moore, 9 restaurant keeper In Green
Vile, and for murderous assault upon
Mrs. Moore. According to Mrs. Moore
the men forced their way into the house
and up stairs to room whore NJ. Moore
was taking . bath. They opened FIRE
upon bim with revolvers, Ave bullets
t.kino affart ona antarInp his abdomen