Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-10-11
Maine News Notes.

Clinton Gross, 10, was drowned Friday
near Waldoboro by the swapping OF bis
dory. /.
James q. Black, aged SO years, was
drowned in Fore River, near Portland,
on Sunday, the I'd, by the upsetting OF
punt. He was an unmarried man.
Fred A. jackson of Temple was fatally
injured few days since by being caught
in belt and whirled around shaft, In
the saw mill in which he was working.
BY the accidental discharge of re-
volver In the hands Of playmate, the
eleven year old son of George WOrster,
farmer of East Bangor, is 10 critical
condition, the shot taking effect In his
lung.
VIM. Hutchins, young man of about
II years, was drowned, Sept. 81, near
Milbridge. The lad was pulling his
lobster traps off Flint Island, when he
fell overheard. As he was an excellent
swimmer. it was thought that he must
have injured his head in some manner
so that he was rendered unconscious.
The fourth death resulting from the
railroad accident in front of the state
fair grounds at Lewiston was that of
John R. Chase, the baggage master on
the train, who died Monday at the
hospital in Lewiston. Mr.. Chase was 83
years of age, resident of Portland, and
is survived by widow and three children.
J.F. Hall, aged 20, was instantly killed
by William B. Palmer Jr., aged II, while
shooting ducks from cunning float in
Merrymeeting Bay Tuesday. Hall, who
was supposed to remain fiat in the bot
tom of the float, rose suddenly as Palmer
fired and received the charge through the
back of his head. Coroner Ballou DEEM
ed an inquest unnecessary.
The three immense smokestacks for
the battleship Georgia are in position.
With masts and stacks in place the
craft will present picture the day of
the launching never before offered at
the launching of battleship in this
country. The work on the boilers is
we'll advanced and several boilers will be
in operation on launching day. The
hour set for the craft to 90 overheard is
at one o'clock Tuesday, October II.
Bath will be the centre of attraction in
the shipbuilding world on that day.
The Bath Cadet Band has been engaged
by the Iron Works to furnish music for
the occasion.
Friday night at Auburn Harris Tobin,
aged l6 years, shot and probably fatally
wounded his stepfather, James Hiltz,
aged about 40. Hiltz and Mrs. TObin
were married Thursday and their union
followed Immediately after divorce
had been granted Mrs. Hiltz. Hiltz and
Mrs. TObin are under indictment by the
grand jury for adultery and the case was
to have been tried at this term. Friday
evening the boy went to call on the
couple and the shooting occurred after
he had been there an hour or 80. The
weapon used was 20 calibre revolver
and the shot took effect in the. breast of
Hiltz. Young Tobin Immediately left
the house, but later gave himself up to
the police. He gave no explanation OF
the shooting.
There are now in operation in Maine
331 rural free delivery mail routes, and
the salaries of carriers for the month OF
September amounted to $4,000. The
state of Maine is now one of the best
supplied with rural routes of all the
states in the Union. There are but few
sections in it's borders that are not reach
ed BY carriers. Kennebec County is
perfectly supplied and Cumberland and
York Counties have nearly all the routes
to which they can attend. Of course
there are portions of AroostOok, Wash
ington, and some of the other counties
which cannot be reached by carrier as
yet. How long it will be before there
are rural free delivery routes in these
sections cannot be told, but it is thought
it will not be long. 1t is said the ulti-
mate plans of the post Office department
will bring about 400 and perhaps more
rural routes into the state.
The establishment of public baths in
Portland long since passed out OF the
experimental stage and has become
settled policy. At a slight annual ex-
pense accommodations are provided for
those who may not find them elsewhere,
and that they are appreciated is seen
from the fact that 100000 persons have
made use of them in the past year.
The attendance has steadily grown from
the first, and no doubt it would grow
faster If the accommodations were more
ample. 1t was three years ago, in 1901,
when on the recommendation of Mayor
Boothby the city government decided to
try the experiment. An initial appro-
priation of $4,000 was made, and the
total expenditure for fitting up the
baths was s2,53S. As no better place
could be found, the basement of the
auditorium was fitted up for the pur-
pose, and the baths were opened Oct.
10, 1901. At first they were not largely
patronized, but Mayor Boothby was
able to report the following year an
attendance of over $4,000. eve were per-
haps wise in recognizing the movement"
he had said in his address in the pre-
vious year. sit is an incentive to clean
illness of speech and action, which is
next to godliness, and tends to the up.
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