Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-12
Maine News Notes.

A board of trade IL soon to be organ
lied In Dover and Foxcroft.
Parks earle, 18 years old, of West
Princeton, was drowned on the I'd by
breaking through the Ice when skating.
Horace Flye, 16 years of age, was
drowned on the Sd by breaking through
the Ice while skating on Lily Pond in
Hope.
Miss Helen Keller, In some respects
the most remarkable young woman In
the world, will speak in Bangor in
February.
insurance Commissioner Stephen W.
Carr of Bowdoinham was last week
nominated by Governor Cobb for an
other term.
Edward Cyr, IS years old, was caught
In the shafting of mill at Old Town
Friday and instantly killed, his body
being mangled and crushed beyond
recognition. He was unmarried.
The body of James A. Bailey, the
young man who disappeared from Pride's
was found Sunday by two men who were
dragging the Presumpscot River near
RivertOn.
Mrs. Charles s. Jones, aged %, OF
Bangor, committed suicide at her home
on the I'd by asphy xiation. She had for
some time been suffering from nervous
disorder. She is survived by husband
and a daughter.
After very warm campaign In Port
land, Nathan Clifford, Democrat, was
elected mayor last Monday by plurality
of PIP over James P. Baxter, the present
mayor and candidate for reelection.
The total vote of the city was over 5000.
Mr.. Clifford is the first Democrat elect
ed mayor in Portland since 1893. The
board of aldermen and council are Re.
publican as usual.
Sylvanus P. Hussey, prominent citi.
zen of Patten, was Instantly killed while
hunting Wednesday, with his brother-in.
law Frank Leavitt of Sherman, his son
Philip and his brother Percy Hussey
All four were watching for the same
deer in the woods surrounding Jerry
pond. The victim was on his knees a
| few feet in front of Leavitt and jumped
to his feet just as the latter fred, bull
let entering the back of his head.
The rumors that wolves have returned
to Maine, which have been current from
time to time, have been more persistent
than usual this fall. The latest report
comes from Aurora, to the effect that 6
wolf was seen near Morrison ponds. The
story goes that an Aurora man saw thu
wolf chasing several deer. The animal
did not make any attempt to attack the
deer, but was in plain view, and was un
mistakably wolf. The man who saw
him tried to get shot but could not.
Over 1000, 000, 900 herring were packed
| in tin cans as domestic sardines during
1905, the first time In the history OF th'
Maine sardine industry that the figures
have reached that proportion. That es
innate is based on count of six herring
sardines to box or can; in majorit.
of cases the packers give full count ant
allow seven. Last year the total of al
kinds exceeded 995, 900, 900 fish and tn
increased pack of this year added ont
more to the long row of figures. TIL
value of the little fish in cans this yea
will exceed S., 100, 900, making the indus
try one of the most important OF tn
Pine Tree State.
Jeffrey Parsons, owner of grist mi
at West Minot, got caught in the shaft
ing in the mill on Monday of last week
and was killed. He went to the base
ment to adjust the machinery, and be
ling gone longer than was expected, h
was looked for by the other men in tn
mill, and found dead in the basement
Mr. Parsons had been caught in tn
shafting, wound around it, and was the
thrown over back of the shafting, nea
! the side of the building. 1t is though
by some that the fall probably killet
! him, while the theory is also advanced
that he might have bled to death from
deep wound received in the neck. n
. was about 65 years of age, and leaves
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