Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-08-06
Maine News Notes.

Commander Peary will again set sail
on another attempt to reach the north
pole, as soon as the boilers are installed
in his steamer, the Roosevelt, and he
expects to be in winter quarters by the
5th of September.
George q. Fahey OF Biddeford, line
man employed by the Kennebec Light
ing and Heating Co., was instantly killed
at Hallowell Saturday by coming In con.
tact with live wire. Fahey was 20
years of age and unmarried.
Joseph Vaccaro, an Italian employed
on the building of the new electric road
between Gardiner and Lewiston, was
instantly killed Monday by q tree falling
upon him, crushing his skull. He was
rs years old and had been in this country
a year.
Bert G. Taylor and bis son Harry, aged
II years, were drowned In Bond Brook
at Augusta Thursday. The boy was
in swimming and sank on getting
beyond his depth and the father was
drowned in trying to save him. Mr..
Taylor was about 3S years of age and a
wife and small children survive.
Azor Simpson, prominent farmer
living about three miles from Patten,
was killed by lightning Tuesday while
riding from his bayfield, on horseback.
The horse also was killed. Mr.. Stimp-
son was about 80 years old. He leaves q
widow and five children. The lightning
was accompanied by heavy shower.
The estimate of the acreage of pota-
toes is $1,000 acres for Aroostook
County. Last season the estimate was
70, 900 acres with yield of 1900, 900
bushels. That estimate was quite Sc
verely criticised, but the facts prove that
1900, 900 bushels was considerably
under the actual yield. Good judges
place the yield of last season above
Is, 900, 900 bushels. The estimate yield
for this years crop, provided the balance
of the season brings favorable weather
conditions, is 16, 900, 600 bushels. If the
season proves wet one this must be
cut to 100000.
While driving a man from Rochester,
N. H., to Sanford Thursday, man man,
ed Mcdonald was robbed of roll of bills
containing Ss15 by the stranger. The pas
senger passed out $40 bill to pay for
his ride, and Mcdonald pulled out bis
roll to make the change, and the stranger
seized the roll. Mcdonald pulled re-
volver and fred, but did not hit the rob-
Der, who escaped into the woods. In the
scrimmage McDonald's revolver was
again discharged, and the bullet went
through his own foot. The stranger
also used knife, with which Nc
Donald's coat was slashed.
A decidedly "lucky" train accident
occurred on the Maine Central at Gin.
ton Monday night. From some cause
not yet explained, west-bound Pullman
train struck a freight which was back
ing on to siding, and in half minute
more would have been out of the way.
The engine of the passenger train "side-
swiped" the freight about in the middle,
piling up a dozen or more freight cars
and damaging the engine somewhat.
Strange to say, no passenger was serious.
ly injured, and the worst injury to any
one was to the Pullman engineer, whose
face was cut by flying glass.
A Maine fisherman believing that there
are just as many Holsters as ever set bis
pots away out on Cash's banks in the
path of ocean steamships and when he
hauled them found $500 splendid speci-
mems, none less than 10 inches and most
of them nearer Is and 20. 1t is his
theory that various causes may have
driven the crustaceans away from the
shore, but that there are still plenty OF
them il one can ascertain their where
abouts. His views will undoubtedly
prompt other fishermen to act along
similar lines in setting their pots and it
is to be hoped that the pessimistic views
so frequently expressed of late will be
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