Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-08-28
Maine News Notes.

Forest fires have done some damage In
the northern Maine woods.
The town of Montville celebrated the
centennial of its incorporation on Wed
nesday.
Who wants to buy q railroad? Tho
Wiscasset, Waterville & Pennington Is
In the market and will be sold Sep
TENDER IA.
Few knew Rebecca Clark of Nor
ridgewock, who died few days ago, but
for 40 years the young people OF the land
loved "Sophie May"
The apple crop of the country In gen
eral is said to be large. In Maine It ID
reported as rather small, but 1t is yet TOO
early for accurate estimates.
Frederick F. Jordan, aged Is, . saw
mill employe, was drowned In the Peno6-
scot River at East Hampden while bath
ing, going beyond his depth.
John Peter Rance, an Old Town In
dian, was convicted of manslanghter at
Bangor Saturday, for killing Peter j..
Loring, fellow tribesman, in drunken
row.
A man known as "Roxie'' MCGUIRE,
aged so, said to belong in Portland, was
run over by street car in Bangor Thurs.
day and badly mangled. He died in half
an hour.
The body of Abelard Parquette, %
years of age, IVES recovered from the
river at Livermore Falls on the 10Th.
He went to battle the day before, and was
not seen again.
Thomas Pelkey, aged 35, of NADIA
waska, Aroostook County, was struck at
Milo Junction by the B. & A. train leav-
ing Greenville early Tuesday morning
and almost instantly killed.
While taking shelter from thunder
shower under o tree Tuesday afternoon,
Warren Tufts of North New Portland
was killed by lightning. A companion
was injured somewhat. Mr.. Tufts was
Is years of age, and leaves a widow and
one son.
During a severe shower Thursday,
William Hutchins, q farmer living on the
Goose Rocks road in Kennebunkport, was
struck by lightning and killed. He was
32 years old. Hutchins was sitting in
the hallway of his house when the bolt
struck. The house was not set on fire,
but was damaged greatly by the light
ming.
Two Massachusetts, young men, mem
bers of q summer colony at Cooks
Corner were drowned Thursday, while
bathing with five others in Androscoggin
River. They were Isadore Mayed, 30,
single, of Roxbury, engaged in the jewel
nv business in Boston, and James b.
Jacobsin, 90, single, of Maiden, hat
dealer on Hanover Street, Boston.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
post office at West Pennington early
Thursday morning and escaped with $50
in stamps and $25 in money. The noise
was deadened with horse blankets and
coats stolen from houses near by. The
work is believed to have been that of the
burglars who entered the North Anson
post office Tuesday night and took few
stamps.
David R. Porter of Bangor, the Bow
doin student who won the first Cecil
Rhodes scholarship, has received word
from Oxford University that as the re-
suit of the June examinations he has
been awarded scholarship in the Final
Honor school of modern history. AL
though by doing two years work in one
Mr.. Porter has already qualified for the
degree of bachelor of arts, he will re-
turn to England next year for post
graduate work.
The through New York train known
as the Knickerbocker Limited, on the
Maine Central, was wrecked Saturday
about mile from Pittsfield station by
striking two freight cars which were
standing on the main line. Louis A.
Gilbert of Bangor, travelling engineer
was killed; Lewis Bailey of Bangor,
engineer, badly injured; George Arm
strong Of Portland, fireman, probably
can not live; and others more or less in
jured, but none seriously. No e1plana-
ton Is made as to how the freight cars
came where they were.