Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-11
MAINE NEWS NOTES.


The Portland naval reserves are spend
ing week at sea practice on the Prairie.
Col. Boothby says the summers travel
has been the greatest in the history Of
Maine.
A hustling Bath arm, Kelley, Spear
& Co., which has been In business four
teen years, has just launched its Tooth
vessel.
Almon Corson Of woburn, Mass, fell
from the roof Of house 10 wiuterport
Thursday and was instantly killed. His
neck was broken and he sustained other
injuries. He was 60 years old.
Mr.. James A. Mclaughlin, . respect
ed citizen OF Carroll, accidentally shot
himself Saturday afternoon, while TAX
Ing his gun from his wagon, and instant
IL expired In the presence Of his family,
friends and neiehbors. He was shot
through the heart. He leaves widow
and six children.
A. l.. B. & b. conductor would not
stop the car TO allow . passenger TO
rescue his hat which the conductor him
self had accidentally knocked Off In max
Ing his rounds. He took different
view OF the situation when the victim
seized his gilt-braided hat and sent 1t
spinning into the bushes.
One guide has already had narrow
escape from being shot In the Maine
woods this fall. But the shooting seems
TO have been done with malice afore-
thought, and missed It's mark. II the
shooter had Thought Ii was q deer" or
Q "white-faced bear" the nrst shot
would probably have been fatal.
Marshall Bishop, Aroostook's oldest
man, who will round out full century
OF life next December, has Just taken q
trip on foot across the country to Fort
Kent. SO miles and return. He refused
all offers to ride, saying he preferred to
walk for the exercise. At least, this Is
the story told by the Bangor News.
Two young men who are spending the
summer at Cushing's Island made a
record for themselves by swimming
across the ship channel between that
island and the Cape shore, . distance of
mile and a half, through cold water
and swift current. The second part OF
the story IL that the sister of one of
them, Miss winuifred Darling, proceed
ed at once 70 swim across the channel
herself-and the young mems feat Is out
OF sight.
A boiler In the plant Of the electric
light company at Biddeford exploded
Monday afternoon from some unknown
cause, killing william Heffran, 10 years
OF age, and Charles Meserve, So years,
the former dying Instantly and the lat
ter some time later at the hospital. The
building In which the engines were
situated was entirely demolished. IL
was frame structure, three stories 10
height. Five men were employed st the
plant, but at the time OF the accident no
one with the exception Of the two men
killed was present. The boiler was so
far demolished that no possible way re-
mains to dnd the cause Of the explosion.
Heffran Is survived by . widow and eight
children, and Meserve leaves . widow
and one child.
Ray Rice Of woolwich, young man
about 70 years Of age, accidentally shot
himself Wednesday morning while on
his way to Nequassett Pond duck hunt
Ing. Rice left home about 9 80 O'Clock
and half an hour later his mother heard
. sho&. No attention was paid to this
and no fears were entertained for him
until late In the afternoon. Then a
party went out TO look for him. He was
found lying beside wire fence, the gun
being partly pulled through. It looked
as though young Rice had crawled
through the fence and pulling the gun
after him Il Was discharged. He was
shot through the head. Mr.. Rice lived
with his widowed mother. He was soon
to be married and was one Of the most
exemplary young men In town.
A bright young woman, lover Of
horses, told this story TO the Kennebec
journal reporter at Dexter: She was
out driving with Q new horse, when the
animal stopped suddenly and refused to
bulge an inch. II was willing to turn
about and 70 back, but to get It ahead
was impossible, though she tried every.
thing but whipping. She is not be-
lever In the whip as remedy for horse
contrariness. She reluctantly turned
about and went back to the stable. On
inquiry she found the animal was q con.
firmed baker. She believes there is .
remedy for almost every freak that horse
nature Ii subject To-; 90 she studied the
situation seriously for the next few
hours. This decided her course. She
started out the next morning In d.
rection where . hitchlng post stood
about as far of - the horse had gone
before. AZ she expected, the horse
baked again and was as perverse as an
animal could be. She made gentle ef-
forts to get him along, and then turned
him up 70 the hitcbinR post and securely
fastened him. And then she let him
stand all the rest Of the long day without
food or water. About ten O'Clock at
night she went and took him to the
stable. The next day she had him har-
messed and started out for drive In the
same direction ~ the previous day.
"And, will you believe II, she said, sit
did seem % II that horse was afraid he
would stop uuawares. He went by that
hitching post ~ II be wanted 70 make
sure Of not getting caught in such .
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