Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-04-19
About the State.

Munroe Pike. "a years old, of Turner
has sawed eleven cords OF wood this
winter.
The st. Lawrence River is open from
Montreal to the sea. This Is important
to the state OF Maine because 1t means
no more English steamships will arrive
In Portland until another autumn.
Maine entertained over 100000 sum.
mer guests In 1919, receiving an income
of approximately $50, 000,0 900 from this
source. IL 1t not reasonable to assume
that ns Q state she is doing everything
possible to promote and to conserve one
Of her chief sources OF income?
Capt. Osmyn Berry, at present local
inspector at Boston, has been ordered
to Portland to assume the position of
United States steamboat inspector, made
vacant by the death of Capt. Henry b.
Thompson. The district here embraces
practically all of the State of Maine.
John Koskinen, charged with the
murder of bis crippled father who was
found banging from the limb of a tree In
East Warren April 4, was discharged in
municipal court In Rockland, after be
bad established an slibi accounting for
virtually every moment on the day OF
the elder mans death.
The controlling interest In the Knowl.
ton & McLeary Company, printers and
publishers, with one exception the old
eat business house In Pennington, which
will observe its 50th anniversary this
year, has passed into the hands of b. l..
Goodwin, who has been president OF the
company since the death of the founder
of the company, David q. Knowlton, q
little more than six years ago. Frank
e. McLeary, who has been treasurer OF
the company since Its incorporation in
1901, has retired from the business alto.
gether.
Holman Day occupies . prominent
place In the state. of Maine. In bis ear
lier days as Q newspaper man, he FUR.
nished some pretty bright stuff, and
later as verse writer and novelist came
near the hearts of all. Now he is turn
ing his attention to moving pictures.
Recently there was formed In Augusta
the Holman Day Productions Inc. This
corporation will have studio In the
capital city. For this company Mr..
Day will furnish fifteen two-reel produc-
tons each year, all smacking OF the
N aine woods and life therein.
George A. Ellinwood OF Augusta does
not blush very often but he did the other
day when be read the contents OF let
ter from q small town near Augusta. 1t
was an order for records for the Colum-
bia grsfonola, but this Is the way the
letter read:
G. A. Elhnwood Co..
Augusta, Me.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me records No. A 1888 Till We
Meet Again, No. 1908 Then Ill Stop Loving
You. And oblige, ,,
81 sent the records" said Mr.. Ellin-
wood.
"Cocky," the talking crow of Sherman
Ramsdell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Ramsdell of Pennington, who was taken
from the nest while chick is one of the
familiar characters OF the neighborhood.1
Every body knows him and be knows ev-
erybody. "Cocky" is two years old this
spring, and since he has learned to fly
has always been up to some mischief, q
favorite trick being stealing bright col
ored articles and carrying them of to de-
posit them in impossible hiding places.
he lie to be seen every day tagging along
with his youthful master. "Hello,"
"mamma," "what," and ''come out
here" are among the words which be has
learned to say, and which he accents az
distinctly as q person. Every morning
he follows the team that carries the chill
dren to school for about mile, and In
the afternoon goes to meet 1t and escorts
his young friends home.
Fritz Herman Jordan, son of the late
W. 8. Jordan, and head OF the we'll
known grocery and ship stores firm OF
that name, died recently at Port.
land hospital after an illness which had
afflicted him for the past four weeks.
Mr.. Jordan had not been In good health
for some time past. In fact, . little over
q year ago he was Frustrated by q very
serious illness and bis life was for time
despaired Of. He recovered to certain
extent, however, and seemed to be max
ing good progress toward complete re.
covery. he was born In Portland, and
had always lived there. he was educated
In the public schools, and entered bis
fathers employ when . young man and
had always remained In that business.
Mr.. Jordan was possessed of ample
means and was thus able to devote much
of bis time and attention to interests not
closely connected with his business. He
was treasurer Of the Maine Historical
Society and for some years past had
given great deal Of bis time and atten-
ton to the details of that institution.
He was particularly fond of the Long
fellow house, and during the time this
house was open he rarely missed q
day. He was q member of the city gov
ernm en-, for three years, aud was identi-
fled with the Athletic Club, the Country
Club, the Maine Historical Society,
American Historical Association, Maine
Society, Sons OF the Ameri-
can Revolution, Mayflower Descendants,
the Chamber OF Commerce, Society OF
Art and Natural History Society. He
was vice president OF the Portland Saw
ings Bank and was connected with nu.
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