Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
$4,000 Gift to Church


A subscription of Successes. includ-
ing gift of $4,000 from DR.. Alfred W..
Anthony of New York and his sister.
Miss Kate j. Anthony marked the
successful opening of the drive being
conducted this week by the United
Baptist church of Lewiston. The OBJ
ject is to raise $4,000 for a rev
church edifice. The congregation gave
a rising vote of thanks to the two
largest donors. Another gift: of So
600 was received from Helen Libbey,
as a memorial 10 Ter huS )lnd, he
late Harold s. i.ibbey, TO 1nc' agcni
of a wooden mill here. The parish is
using a large thermometer. and DR..
\. n. Leonard of Bates College is
welding the red paint, which marks
the rise of the mercury Indicative
to day.
Sues City Treasurer
Hermidas Nolan of Lewiston
brought suit in the superior court
in Auburn. Monday. against Benja-
min Keegan. city treasurer of Lew
iston. claiming that commission
was due him for the sale of the de-
PENDANTS. house at 215 Webster
street. The plaintiff says that he
found customer, a. Gagne, showed
him the premises and that he subse-
quently bought the place. Mr.. Kee-
gan claims in defense that Mr.. Nolan
found a possible purchaser living in
Lynn. Mass. and agreed If the deal
were made to pay reasonable sum
for the plaintiffs services, but made
no contract for commissions in any
the sale at that time. as he had eX-
pected. and in the meantime. Mr.. Kee-
gan sold the place to Mr.. Gagne.
Well Known Auburn Man
Arthur G. Sprague, almost a life
long resident of Auburn and one of
the best known, passed away early
Monday morning at his home on
Carnage avenue. About three years
ago he suffered critical illness, and
he never fully regained his health.
Three weeks ago he was taken ill
again, but still went to his place of
business every day until last Thurs
day. when his condition became criti-
cdl and he failed rapidly until the
end.
Bath Veteran Fireman
The funeral of Edwin c. Knight. a
former active member of the Bath
fire department, was at 2 Monday
afternoon at his home. 70 Russell
street. Bath. Rev. Samuel A. Evans
officiating. There was a large at
tendance including many of his for
mer shopmates at the Bath Iron
Works. Ltd, and Hyde Windlass Co.,
and members of Bath Veteran Fire
cluded eX-Mayor John A. Small and
Albert II. Pollard. shopmates at the
Iron Works, Stanley Burgess and
John Gillespie. shopmates at the
Hyde Windlass Co., Chief Engineer
Charles E. Parks of the fire depart
ment and Christopher Cushing of the
Bath Veteran 'Firemen's Association.
Burial was in Oak Grove.
Sad News Awaits Her
When Mrs. John Gilmour and two
small children arrived in Portland
Tuesday noon on the steamship Sat-
urnia from Glasgow, Scotland, they
learned that her husband, John Gill
mour of $50 Western avenue, Lynn,
Mass. is dead. Mr.. Gilmour, a Scotch
man. 80 years old, came to this coun-
try six months ago and secured en-
ployment with the General Electric
Company in Lynn. Mass. and he had
built little home for his family.
He had planned on coming to Port
land to meet Mrs. Gilmour and the
two children. Jean. three years old,
and Alexander. five years old, and had
intended to be the first to greet them
when they came down the gang
plank of the Saturnia. He died Fri
day in Lynn hospital of tubercular
meningitis.
Knox Divorces Granted
Adelyn Bushnell Boyden of Thorn
aston, who has been playing in
stock company in Maiden, Mass, was
divorced in Knox County Superior