Oxford Democrat., 1906-11-13
Mains News Notes.

Mains News Notes.
By transferring the hailing port OF bis
several steamship lines to Bath, Charles
w. Morse has aided his native city In tho
way OF taxes to the extent OF some w.
600.
A man giving the name of c. Seaberg,
aged so, Of Harrington, committed sui
eide at Bangor Sunday, at the house OF
friend, by cutting bis throat. He was
unbalanced. He leaves o vile
In Harrington, and his mother and SIS
ter reside In Brockton, Mass.
Michael MoDonough of Portland fell
into the hold of the schooner William g.
Carnegie Monday morning, striking on
the soft coal In the hold, and was killed.
At the time he was employed as
shoveler. He was about 80 years OF age
and leaves q widow and six children.
William H. Daggett, aged IS years,
died Thursday at Rockland from injuries
received while riding on q LIMERICK
Railroad train. While standing on
platform car, Mr.. Dsggett was struck 6y
the arm of an elevator close to the track
and was knocked of the car and over q
trestle. He leaves family.
The state assessors say that the re-
ports of the local assessors show the
largest increase In valuation throughout
the state for one year since the board
was organized. Increased values OF
real estate are especially noticeable.
The advance is eloquently indicative OF
the general prosperity of the people.
Music Hall at Lewiston has been leas-
ed to tho B. F. Keith Co. for ten years.
It Is understood that the theatre will not
be devoted entirely to vaudeville, but
that repertoire companies will be given
time occasionally, and that combination
shows outside the trust will also De
brought here. The theatre will open
Nov. II.
As a result of conference between
Governor Cobb and County Attorney
Ralph Crockett of Androscoggin County
a hearing will be given at the monthly
meeting of the Governor and Council
Thursday forenoon, Nov. 10, on the com
plants against the Holy Ghost and Us
Society at Shiloh. All parties interested
will be heard at that time.
The Penobscot Bay Railroad Co. has
been granted charter to build steam
railroad between Rockland and Belfast,
a distance of 80 miles. connecting the
Maine Central and Northern Maine Sea-
port railroads. The road must be con-
structed or the charter extended within
two years. No opposition was made to
the new road at q hearing held by the
state railroad commissioners.
Prof. F. C. Robinson of Bowdoin will
leave in about two weeks for the City oil
Mexico, as the representative OF the
Maine State Board of Health at the an
nual meeting of the American Public
Health Association. Prof. Robinson Ii
president of this association, which en-.
braces the national and state health
workers of the Dominion of Canada
the United States, Cuba and Mexico.
Alvin Wiggin, IA years old, son Of
Charles wiggin of Hodgdon, town si1
miles from Houlton, was shot and killed
| in that place Monday. Young Wiggir
and Roy Taylor, companion, were play
ing "Wild West," and were shooting a
bottles and tin cans thrown in the air
As Taylor aimed at can the other lac
ran in front of him and was struck by
the bullet. He died shortly afterwards
The annual report of the state register
of vital statistics shows that during thu
past year 107 persons committed suicide
an increase of 80 over the previous year
OF this number 91 were males. Thirty
nine committed suicide by shooting, q
| by hanging, IS by poisoning, IL b!
drowning, nine by cutting throat ant
one by jumping in front of moving
train. The youngest suicide was boy
of 13 years, and the oldest man of 8
years.
Some time between Z O'Clock Tuesda.
night and o'clock Wednesday morning
Hugh Mccall, aged 40, years of Charles
town, Mass, received injuries whicl
caused death, near Simpsons Crossing
| in Etna. He was found lying beside tn
track, and soon after being removed t
near BY house died. Coroner GeOrg
NJ. Barrows of Newport decided, after
full investigation, that death was due II
his being struck on the head by train
and that no inquest was necessary.
The announcement is made that Ol
the occasion of the annual meeting o
the Maine Library Association, whicl
will be held in Waterville, Wednesday
Nov. IA, Hon. Melville Dewey, stat
librarian of New York, will be present
and also Prof. Mary E. Robbins, who
the head of the library work at Simmons
College at Boston, and who will be tn
lecturer of the afternoon. Mr.. Dewe.
will lecture in the evening, and 1t II
probable that q supplementary pro
gramme may be provided in the way o
musical and literary numbers. 1t is als'
probable that meeting of the Easter
Mainc Library Association will be hell
on the same date as the meeting of tn
State Association. The programmes
will soon be ready for distribution, ant
notices for the meeting have been sen
out. A great deal of interest Is mani
tested In the coming meeting and it i
expected that there will be large at
tendance.
Bar Harbor's new temple of music
which is nearing completion, bears
close resemblance to the old Greel
temples with their many pillars. 1t i
finished in white stucco, with red
tiled roof, and all the lighting will
come from the top, after the manner o
the ancient Greek shrines. The wall
and ceiling of the stage will be con
structed on the same principles .
the sounding boards of the stages Il
German music halls. The tile roof will
be made of special tiling Of Venetian
red made especially for this building
The outside of the edifice will be o
roughest plaster, while the interior
finish will be of Michigan pine. Th,
pillars will be the largest wooden col
umus ever turned in Maine. There is
large loggia on the front Of the build
ing, and on either side of this will b,
two large panels in which will be placet
plaster casts from the Parthenon frieze
which will be specially imported from
Paris. The building is located nea
Kebo golf links, IN q beautiful grove o
trees. The hall will have seating
capacity of $50.
Oklahoma, admitted as a state by
Republican congress, went Democratic