Oxford Democrat., 1907-12-24
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
A Calais man was fined 500 last week
for having in bis possession parts OF
seven carcasses Of deer and one moose.
He appealed.
The Commercial announces that one
of Baugor's bright young lawyers OF
distinguished ancestry, Lewis A. Barker,
is to make his home In Nevada for the
future.
Mabel Pelkey, 12 years of age, was in
stantly killed at Waterville Friday by
the accidental discharge OF a revolver in
the hands of her uncle, Charles Moen,
boy OF 16.
Mrs. Mabel Blackwell Of Winslow,
aged 35, committed suicide by shooting
at her home In Wipslow Wednesday.
Dependency caused by Ill health is
given as the cause.
Frank v. Thibodeau of Old Town was
run over and instantly killed by Maine
Central shifting engine at Lewiston Sat
urday, the 14th. The ooroner's jury
found that death was accidental, but
did not say who If any one was to blame.
A lot of English walnuts have been
picked this season from a tree on B. n.
Patterns farm in Topsham. The tree
was grown from seed planted 33 years
ago by William Patten, father OF b. N.
Patten, and this is the first time that 1t
has produced walnuts.
Announcement has been made from
the Office of the adjutant general that
requisition for an entire new equipment
in the line of clothing for the Maine
National Guard has been forwarded to
the authorities at Washington. This in
cludes dress caps, including bands, dress
coats, dress trousers, breast cords,
chevrons and numerous other articles
which are necessary to complete the full
dress equipment.
The Maine newspaper world extends
its sympathy to Liston P. Evans, editor
of the Piscataquis Observer, who has
been having serious difficulty with a
small cancer near the eye. 1t became
necessary to remove the eye, the opera
ton being performed by DR.. Hall of
Dover and DR.. Clough of Bangor at
private hospital in Bangor. Mr.. Evans
Is recovering as rapidly as can be expect
ed considering the serious nature OF the
operation.
It is now considered certain that
Harry Peters, boy of IS years who has
not been seen since Saturday, the 18th,
when he started from his home at Round
Pond in the town of Bristol to 60 skat-
ing on Dicks Pond, was drowned.
There is hole in the ice near the mid.
die of the pond and 1t is believed he
broke through. The ice is so thin it has
not been possible to investigate or drag
for the body. He was the son OF Mrs.
Violet Peters.
William Il. Carver, the man who at
J tempted suicide at the Hotel Thomas at
Portland three weeks ago by cutting his
throat, died at the Maine General hos.
pital, and was buried at Brownfield
Thursday. The cause of death given in
!. the death certificate is bronchi-pneu.
monia. Carver was travelling salesman
and 40 years of age. Although native
of Brownfield he made Portland bis
. headquarters. Several months ago his
wife got divorce from him, and sirce
that time he had been despondent. The
attempt at suicide was made with
! small pen knife.
, Herbert s. Dyer, a we'll known bust
: ness man of Portland, was accidentally
killed Friday by the discharge of his
! rifle while hunting at Madrid. Before
, losing consciousness he stated that the
trigger of his rifle caught on the limb
, of a tree. At the time he was crawling
, through some bushes and dragging his
} rifle after him. The bullet entered
above his hip and passed through his
stomach. He lived only a short time
Mr.. Dyer was mining broker, and rep.
resented a number of New York firms
He was at one time president OF the
Portland city council.
During the past season party OF men
employed by the United States ant
Canada has been Jointly resurveying ant
remonumenting the North Eastern
boundary line between the United Statel
and Canada, reaching as far East as Yer
mont, and as soon as spring opens the
, work will be continued on the boundar!
between Maine and Canada. This worh
has been goilg or over the entire bound
ary from the Pacific to the Atlantic, ant
t while there are few if any changes
many of the monuments have disap
peared, and it is on this account thai
the joint survey is being made.
: Carleton's State of Maine Sportsmen''
y Journal gives to Hancock county
: township-No. 16-the credit of being
the banner township in the state for the
number of moose killed this season. Ne
less than 18 moose were killed on No. II
during open season, nearly all by Cher
, ryfleld men. Four were killed on No
, 10, five on No. 8, one in Otis, and the up
river towns contribute half dozen more
Thirty. five moose In one season for Han
cock County and this in a county il
which only II years ago, the Ellsworth
: American recorded the killing of ;
moose by U. S. Jordan, of Amherst, al
"the first moose killed in this sectior
for 35 years."
, The Maine State Grange held its an
! nual meeting in Lewiston last week. II
? was largely attended, and was one of the
' most profitable and enjoyable sessions
: ever held. The reports show member
ship of 54,4S6 in subordinate oranges
, gain of 1881 for the year, and very
: prosperous year in all respects. Much
interest was manifested in the election
of State Master on Wednesday. On tht
, first ballot C. s. Stetson of Greene haG
> 289, Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, who
has been Master for ten years, had 266
and there were scattering votes, max
, ing no choice. On the second ballo
, Mr.. Stetson was elected master by &
majority of one.