Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-24
Maine News Notes.

Louis Graham, a man well known to
the local officers, was captured by
policeman while breaking into South
Portland store Tuesday night. The
officer was obliged to handle him quite
roughly in making the capture.
The tramp who was at the Hackett
farm in Readfield at the time of the
Matte Hackett murder, and who has
since been held as a witness, was last
week released. 1t is practically ad-
mitted that in this most mysterious OF
Maine murders, there is not evidence
enough to warrant an arrest.
Daniel Durgin, well known guide in
the region about Bingham, was fatally
shot By Herman Popp of Boston, a
sportsman whom he was guiding in the
woods about ten miles north of The
Forks, Tuesday. Durgin was brought
out a number of miles over rough
road, and an operation was begun i'm
mediately, but he was so exhausted that
he died during the operation. A war
rant for negligent shooting has been
issued against Popp.
The body of John A. Starrett, Maine
Central Railroad conductor, was found
in the Penobscot river, near Hampton,
on the 14th. Starrett left the road, two
months ago, because of i'll health and,
on the 9th went for walk. No trace of
him was found until his body was re-
covered. 1t is supposed that while
walking on the river bank he was
stricken with heart disease, to which he
was subject, and fell into the water.
He was So years old. A widow survives.
Harry E. Andrews, formerly Maine
newspaper man, has been appointed
managing editor of the Los Angeles
Times BY General II. G.. Otis, general
manager and editor of the paper. Mr..
Andrews has been connected with the
Times in various capacities for the past
seven wears in both the business and
editorial departments, having recently
been city editor. He went to Los Ange-
les from Lewiston, and acquired an
interest in the Times, with which he has
since been connected.
An attempt was made on the life OF
Ernest Cyr of Eddington, one night re-
Gently. Cyr was attracted by the bark
ing of dog and when ne raised the
kitchen window a rifle bullet came
crashing through, missing his head but
a few inches. 1t was afterward found
that a man had been secreted in wood
pile near the house. There is no clue
as vet. Mr.. Cyr knows of no enemy
who would make such an attempt on his
life and the only theory is of robbery, as
he frequently had considerable sum Of
money in his house.
The season at the old Wadsworth'
Longfellow house, Portland, closed the
14th, with a total paid attendance Of
1888, the largest yet. Last year it wa:
but $500, the largest up to that time
The sale of souvenirs shows the same
increase. About 29,S00 have paid adj
mission to the house since it was first
opened in 1901. The fame of this house
and its contents is fast extending ovel
the w orld and it will be known as one OF
the most noted of the old-time houses o.
America on exhibition. 1t has no equal
of its character now in the world. Port
land is fortunate in having this early
home of Longfellow and his notable con
nections, as an addition to its beauty anC
places of entertainment for the Interest
OF ltS many NlSltOrS.
DIR. George Harris is one of the grea
scholars whom Maine has given to the
educational and religious world. He il
native of East Machias where he was
born in 1874. He is graduate of Am
herst and of Andover Seminary and has
received degrees from Amherst, Har
ward, Yale and Dartmouth. After dis
tinguished pastorates at Auburn ano
Providence he was elected president Of
Amherst College in 1899 which position
he now holds. He has occupied the pc
sition of preacher to Dartmouth Col
lege and to Harvard University and his
occasional sermons and addresses have
been notable for great learning, depth OF
thought, brilliant language and elOquen
delivery. 1t is now said that DIR. Harris
is likely to be called to Philadelphia as
the president of the University of Penn
sylvania-one of the great institutions o.
learning in this country. Amhers
will not willingly give him up.