Oxford Democrat., 1921-11-22
About the State.

The Aroostook Daily News says there
were thousands Of dollars worth OF au.
tomobiles stuck In the snow drifts on
the Aroostook road last week, and ut
Oxbow Plantation alone, IL machines
were hung up.
The Portland High School library 10
credited with being the best in New Eng.
land, according to Mrs. Belle J. Fish OF
New York, who 10 making . survey Of
the Libraries of the state for Charles
Scribner's Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 81. Fogg Of Houl-
ton arrived Nov. 8 in San Frapcisco from
Honolulu. where Mr.. Fogg went as
Maine delegate to the Worlds Press
Congress. They plan to visit Southern
Californis, Oregon and Washington be-
fore returning home, where they expect
to arrive early in December.
The announcement was made Tuesday
in Portland BY Charles 81. White, secre-
tary of the State Chamber Of Commerce
and Agricultural League, that the 30
calves, allotted to the children OF Maine
for tho raising OF baby beet on COM
petitlve basis, are nearly ell spoken for
and delivery will be made within . few
weeks.
Shiloh, in the town of Durham, head.
quarters OF 1.-THE Kingdom, Q religious
scot founded by Frank W. Sandford, will
be sold on December 10 unless q judg.
ment of $2700 against II is paid before
that time. A verdict for thar amount!
was awarded Mrs. Hugh O'Connor oil
Lewiston In the supreme court. Justice
Morrill, ordered the sale.
Rev. Charles 8. Cummings, former
sheriff OF Androscoggip County, has con.
sented to be the Charter candidate for
the city OF Auburn's may0ralty, running
against John 8. p. q. Wilson on tbi
Democratic ticket. The battle-ories will
sound something like "The Little Minis
ter" against "aonest john. The Issue
will be the retention or rejection Of the
present form Of governing the city.
Hon. Harold NJ. Sewsll of>Bath OF the
firm of Arthur Sewall & Company, ship.
builders and ship owners, has presented
to the state an oil painting of the ship
civilian P. Frye" This ship was the
first American ship to be destroyed dur.
ing the war with Germany. She was In
the Pacific Ocean and was sunk by the
German raider Prinz Eitel Frederic. The
picture shows the "Frye" with all sails
set and Governor Baxter has hung 1t In
the state reception room of the Blaine
house go that all the visitors may see It.
Elbridge G. Short, aged Al, married,
of Calais, former cashier Of the Calais
National Bank, was committed to jail 10
Bangor last week In default OF $4,000
bonds to await the action Of the Federal
grand jury on charge OF embezzlement
of 5000 of the banks funds. When
arraigned before United States Commis-
sioner Reid be admitted official respon-
sibility for deficit of $2500 In the saw.
ings department Of the bank, but denied
criminal intent. An examination is be.
ing made to ascertain the full amount OF
he shortage.
Miss Emeline Mitchell, 94, was res
cued by fremen one day last week when
the home of Henry Mitchell at North
Kennebunkport caught FIRE from burn
ing automobile on the state road. The
house and ell were destroyed with 9 loss
| Of IS, 900, but . chemical from Kenne.
bunkport saved the barn. The autOmo.
bile belonged to Maurice Duckerk ol
Portland and he did not know 1t was
ablszs until informed by passing auto.
mobilist. Abandoning the car, he ran to
house to telephone for help, and while
gone the Mitchell house was set en- fire
John A. Jacquith of Portland, an en-
ploye OF the 8. 8. Rich & Son uudertak
| ing establishment in that city, has q col
lection of very rare coins, particularly
interesting as It sppertains to those OF
the United States, because he has every
coin but two ever issued BY the United
States treasury. These missing coins are
pennies of the issue of 1893 and Of 1799
It has been the work Of 1s years for Mr.
Jacquith to accumulate these coins, snd
the coins Of many foreign countries are
included. One coin In Mr.. Jacquith'i
collection dates from the time of Julius
Cesar.