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"PRIVATE ORVILLE C. DAVIS | "PRIVATE ORVILLE C. DAVIS | ||
KILLED IN ACTIVE SERVICE | KILLED IN ACTIVE SERVICE | ||
ON APRIL 8," READS DISPATCH [Bolded] | ON APRIL 8," READS DISPATCH [Bolded] | ||
________________________ | ________________________ | ||
| − | Well-Known Poland Young Man Who En- | + | Well-Known Poland Young Man Who En- Lewiston |
| − | listed in Canada, Three Years Ago, | + | listed in Canada, Three Years Ago, Journal |
| − | Gives His Life For Cause of Allies [Bolded} | + | Gives His Life For Cause of Allies [Bolded} |
| − | + | April 26, | |
| − | POLAND, Me., April 26 (Special). – | + | POLAND, Me., April 26 (Special). – 1917 |
A telegram has just been received by | A telegram has just been received by | ||
| − | relatives in Poland from headquart- | + | relatives in Poland from headquart- Page 1 |
ers in Ottawa, bearing these words: | ers in Ottawa, bearing these words: | ||
Private Orville C. Davis, infan- | Private Orville C. Davis, infan- | ||
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in various towns. | in various towns. | ||
When only 16 years old, Orville | When only 16 years old, Orville | ||
| − | Davis came to Poland Station, as baggage master, where he served with credit in that capacity, and also as telegraph operator. Later he | + | Davis came to Poland Station, as |
| − | + | baggage master, where he served | |
| − | Orville Davis was an ardent lover of music and played several | + | with credit in that capacity, and also |
| − | + | as telegraph operator. Later he serv- | |
| − | He leaves a wife, Mrs. Clarissa Davis, and three little children; a widowed mother, Mrs. Ana Davis of East Poland; three brothers, Guy, supt. of the National Fiber Board Co.; Harry, station agent at the | + | ed up and down the Maine Central |
| + | line as station agent from Vance- | ||
| + | bor to Rumford, and two years ago | ||
| + | last summer he was stationed at | ||
| + | Rangeley, as the regular station | ||
| + | agent. From there he went to Can- | ||
| + | ada to enlist. | ||
| + | Orville Davis was an ardent lover | ||
| + | of music and played several instru- | ||
| + | ments well. He made warm friends | ||
| + | wherever he went. | ||
| + | He leaves a wife, Mrs. Clarissa | ||
| + | Davis, and three little children; a | ||
| + | widowed mother, Mrs. Ana Davis of | ||
| + | East Poland; three brothers, Guy, | ||
| + | supt. of the National Fiber Board | ||
| + | Co.; Harry, station agent at the Em- | ||
| + | pire station on the Grand Trunk; | ||
| + | and Wheeler, a wireless telegraph | ||
| + | operator on the U. S. S. Henley; and | ||
| + | two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Pulsifer | ||
| + | of this town, and Miss Louise Davis, | ||
| + | a telephone operator, in the Mansion | ||
| + | House at Poland Spring. | ||
____________________________________ | ____________________________________ | ||
| − | [ | + | [Down the right side, a full length photograph of Mr. Davis in uniform that reads: ORVILLE C. DAVIS, Of Poland, "Killed in Action."] |
Latest revision as of 14:55, 1 July 2020
"PRIVATE ORVILLE C. DAVIS KILLED IN ACTIVE SERVICE ON APRIL 8," READS DISPATCH [Bolded] ________________________ Well-Known Poland Young Man Who En- Lewiston listed in Canada, Three Years Ago, Journal Gives His Life For Cause of Allies [Bolded}
April 26,
POLAND, Me., April 26 (Special). – 1917 A telegram has just been received by relatives in Poland from headquart- Page 1 ers in Ottawa, bearing these words:
Private Orville C. Davis, infan-
try, officially reported killed, in active service, April 8, 1917.
Young Davis enlisted at Montreal
in the Canadian expeditionary forces, three years ago last August, and from there went to Salisbury, En- gland, where he was trained with the other soldiers. Many interesting letters have been received from him, bearing the heading, "Somewhere in France," and the last letter was dated from Belgium.
Some of these have appeared in
the Lewiston Journal, and have been read with great interest in the granges, and by teachers in schools in various towns.
When only 16 years old, Orville
Davis came to Poland Station, as baggage master, where he served with credit in that capacity, and also as telegraph operator. Later he serv- ed up and down the Maine Central line as station agent from Vance- bor to Rumford, and two years ago last summer he was stationed at Rangeley, as the regular station agent. From there he went to Can- ada to enlist.
Orville Davis was an ardent lover
of music and played several instru- ments well. He made warm friends wherever he went.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Clarissa
Davis, and three little children; a widowed mother, Mrs. Ana Davis of East Poland; three brothers, Guy, supt. of the National Fiber Board Co.; Harry, station agent at the Em- pire station on the Grand Trunk; and Wheeler, a wireless telegraph operator on the U. S. S. Henley; and two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Pulsifer of this town, and Miss Louise Davis, a telephone operator, in the Mansion House at Poland Spring. ____________________________________
[Down the right side, a full length photograph of Mr. Davis in uniform that reads: ORVILLE C. DAVIS, Of Poland, "Killed in Action."]