Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-11-18
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Bath is going to lose its shirt factory
for the reason that there are not enough
girls in the city who want to work.
Mrs. George Peaslee of South Jeffer-
son was fatally burned few days since,
by her clothing catching fire with a
spark from her pipe.
Hon. Bird S. Coler, late Democratic
candidate for governor of New York,
has accepted an invitation to speak at
the annual dinner OF the Maine Demo-
cratic Club, some time in January.
A large number of deer are being shot
| in Kennebec county this fall. OF late
years the deer have seemed to develop a
strong liking for that part of the state in
preference to the big woods districts.
James McHugh, of Bangor, aged GO
years, while sitting sand at the bank at
High Head Thursday morning, was in
stantly killed by being buried by great
mass of sand and clay. 1t required
several hours to dig him out.
David Savage, Jr., was killed at Apple
ton Tuesday by the accidental explosion
of dynamite while blasting. The victim
was "a years old. He left Augusta to
reside in Appleton IA years ago. A
widow, a son, three daughters and a
brother survive him.
Miss Mollie Nelligan, a domestic in
the familyIof Walter l.. Head of Bangor,
died Monday from burns received
bv the breaking and igniting of bottle
of wood alcohol. The deceased was &c
years of age and was the daughter OF
Maurice Michigan of Bangor.
John F. Walker of Bangor, member
of the Y. NJ. G. A., dropped dead on the
gymnasium floor Thursday night, dur,
ing game of basket ball. Heart failure
from over-exertion is supposed tC
be the cause. Walker was promi
nent athlete and the strongest player or
the basketball team.
While on hunting trip, on Sunday
the 9th, William Donnelly of North Vas
salboro, aged Is years, was seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. In getting
through barbed wire fence he showed
his rifle ahead of him with the muzzle
toward him, when it was discharged, the
bullet going into his left lung just above
the heart.
Hon. P. o. Vickery, one of the lead
ing and most influential citizens OF
Augusta, died at his home Sunday
night, at the age of sc. He was at the
head of the publishing house of Vickery
& Hill, Governor Hill being his partner
and Governor Hills first wife was Mr.
vickery's daughter. Mr.. Vickery hat
been prominent in business and politica
circles.
A. o. Lambard and wife of Augusta
were the victims of serious automobile
accident on Tuesday. They were on
for a morning spin, and while passing
through the village of Shawmut the ma
chine was thrown into the ditch by ;
big st. Bernard dog which ran under thu
wheels. Mrs. Lombard had her collar
bone broken, besides other injuries. The
machine was badly wrecked.
Work on the exterior of the new
Pennington library and on the Little
Blue school buildings is now finished
the stagings are all down, and thu
grounds in both cases are PARTIAL.
graded. On the interior the plasterin!
is nearly completed and the building.
are all wired for electric lights. Boil
of these buildings are very pretty, ant
are credit to the pretty village.
While cunning in the woods Saturday
the Sth, Walter King, IA years old, wa
accidentally but not fatally shot by
friend, William Olys. The bullet enter
ed his left cheek and, going through tn
base of the nose, lodged in the RICH
cheek. 1t is expected that young Kin!
will recover. The boys were fooling a
the time and became careless. KIM
says his companion is not to blame.