Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-12-03
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

| W. NJ. Cookson, government inspecto
of the rural mail routes, has completes
his tour in Maine. He says the servio
in this state is model.
| Asa K. Staples Of Auburn committee
suicide by hanging at the Auburn Cit
Farm on Friday afternoon. He ha'
been mentally unbalanced for years.
While skating on the Androscoggil
River at Lisbon Falls Friday afternoon
Philip, the 12-year-old son Of JOSEPH
Laundry, broke through the Ice ant
drowned.
Joseph Dearborn, q Biddeford farmer
90 years Of age, was killed in runawa!
accident Friday. His horse took frigh
at train and threw him out, fracturinf
his skull.
James, the 10-year-old son Of Maynard
Murch of Ellsworth, was playing with
powder Monday, when quantity Of II
exploded in his face. He may lose the
sight of one or both eyes.
There arrived at Bath q few days
since seventy five men and women who
said they were disciples Of Rev. Mr.
Sandford, the originator Of the Holy
Ghost and Us theology. They claim to
be mostly new converts made at the re.
cent meetings held in New York and
vicinity.
Coroner Adams of Pennington has de-
cided that an inquest on the death OF
George Grace will be unnecessary. In.
vestigation shows that Grace, who had
been drinking, fell downstairs in Spiller's
boarding house in Rangeley Sunday.
Monday he was found dead in bed. He
was As years old.
The seasons thin ice accidents have
begun. Two boys are reported drowned
on Thanksgiving day. At Waterville,
Willie, the 12-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Vaughan, was drowned. At
Brunswick Emile Caouette, about 10
years old, was drowned, but two COM
panions were rescued.
Walter D. Stinson, postmaster of Au-
gusta, died Monday evening after an ILL
ness of five weeks from typhoid fever.
He was little less than A years of age,
and leaves wife and two little daugh-
tiers. Mr.. Stinson was man of good
business ability, and had held several
important positions, both public and
private.
Willis Sears, aged 10 years, whose par
ents reside in Caribou, was shot and
killed while hunting deer in the Moose
head region with party OF three
The party had only one
gun between them and had fired at a
deer which ran towards them. They all
started to run, the Sears boy being
ahead of the man with the gun who fell,
the gun being accidentally discharged,
the bullet entering Sears body through
the hips. He died at 8 O'Clock that
night.
Aroostook County alone is larger than
the state of Connecticut, and Piscataquis
County is 500 square miles larger than
the states of Rhode Island and Della
ware combined. The moose and deer of
Maine have an area of $1,000 square
miles and forest to roam about in. At
the average of 800 apiece, 10000
,portsmen would leave s1,O00,000 here
IN Maine every season, and good au-
thority has placed the amount at
81, 100000. About 10000 deer are killed
zach year by sportsmen in Maine but yet
hey come.
1t was thrilling experience that two
Auburn men had on, or rather in, Lake
Auburn, on Sunday, Nov. 25th. Alfred
lyons and Dana Litchfield started hunt
ng, and took canoe to row across the
axe. In the middle of the lake they
attempted to change seats, and capsized
he canoe. Loaded down with heavy
clothing and cartridges, they were able
,nly to grasp the overturned canoe and
shout for help. Their shouts were heard,
md a number of men came with two
boats, but not until after they had been
n the water at least half an hour. When
help arrived one of the men was entirely
and the other practically
10, though they still held to the canoe.
By vigorous work they were resusci-
ated.