Oxford Democrat., 1907-07-09
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
The Most Important State New.
Briefly Told.

Governor Cobb last week nominated
Hon. Charles F. johnson of Waterville
as member of the state board of legal
examiners.
Michael Welch fell 45 feet from run.
away at Randall & McAllister's coal
pockets In Portland, fracturing his
skull, from the effects of which he died
a few hours later. He was about ~
years of age, and leaves widow and
two children.
The trustees of the Portland Water
District offer the Portland Water Co.
and the Standish Water and COnstruc-
tion Co. a total of $4,000 for their
properties. The offer is declined, and 1t
will now be necessary to take the
property by the very slow process OF
condemnation proceedings.
1t is probable that there will be teams
from at least three companies of the
Maine National Guard in the annual rifle
shoot at Wakefield, Mass, this year,
July 22-27. The champion team from
Co. d of Norway will Of course be there,
and 1t is probable that there will also be
teams from Co. of Sanford and Co. b,
Second Regiment, of Lewiston.
Charlie, the 17-year.old son of Joseph
Cover, living in the east part of Canaan.
while bathing Saturday night at Lake
George was drowned. 1t is said the lad
was subject to fits. Two other boys
were bathing with him, but were unable
to reuder any aid. The body was re-
covered in eight feet of water Sunday
night.
As a result of Fourth of July fire.
works the village of Pembroke in Wash
ington County was almost entirely
wiped out by fire Thursday evening.
The buildings burned were Pennamaquo
Hotel and stables, the large general store
of Hobart Pettengall Co., the variety
store of E. R. Varney and several small
buildings, residences and store houses.
In all fourteen buildings were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $50, 10000.
Philip X. Green, professor of English
and mathematics, and Professor David
A. Durward, assistant in the agricul-
tural department at the Mount Hermon
school for boys, were drowned Tuesday
at East Northfield, Mass, by the up
setting of their canoe while on the
Connecticut River. Green belonged in
North Bridgton, Maine. was graduate
of Bowdoin in the class of 1905, and was
a member of the Delta Upsilon Fra
ternity. He was "a years OF age.
Capt. James w. Hawley of Bath be-
lieves that the outlook for coastwise
tonnage never was better than at pres
ent, and shows his faith in this opinion
by announcing that he will build four
masted schooner, work to begin at once.
Freights are high and vessels scarce, he
says II this is true there should be a
revival in the building of small coasters,
which fleet is almost daily being reduc-
ed. There is practically but one ship
yard in Maine now engaged in this busi-
ness, that of Sawyer Brothers at Mil
bridge, which in the past few years has
turned out some staunch and handsome
little three stickers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page OF
Washington will spend the summer at
York Harbor, where they have cot
tage. Another distinguished author
who will spend the summer at the same
resort will be Finley Peter Dunno, the
creator of Mr.. Dooley. Bar Harbor and
adjacent resorts will have quite galaxy
of literary lights. Among them will be
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia,
the noted author Of Hugh Wynne, and
many other novels; DR.. Henry Van Dyke
Princeton; Arthur Train of New York,
assistant district attorney, and well
known writer of current fiction; Pres
ident Charles w. Eliot of Harvard and
ex-Mayor Seth Low of New York, both
of whom are we'll known in the literary
world; Mrs. Burton Harrison, the well
known novelist, and James Ford Rhodes,
historian of national reputation.