Oxford Democrat., 1908-06-09
Green wood.

The first day of June gave us decided
ly wet rain, the second a strong, cold
wind, and the third quite frost on low
land and in some places where the land
wasn't SO very low. On Patch Mountain
it was 80 sharp as to kill some of the
brakes, but did no great damage any
where 30 far as known.
And now for one more snowstorm
story, which will be the last one for the
present. Fifteen years ago or more
| there came a snowstorm on Sunday, the
22d day of May, and 80 heavy as to
break down or injure several trees,
among the rest crab apple tree, which
looked for while to be totally ruined.
But such was not the case. In due time
it rallied, and for several years past 1t
has shown hardly any signs of ever hav-
| ing passed through such an ordeal.
And now for the second part of my
story. This spring 1t blossomed 80 pro-
fusely that but few leaves were visible,
and the flowers being white the tree at a
distance reminded us of huge snow
ball. When the petals were ready to fall
the children were there at play, and it so
happened that flaw of wind came and
caused for few moments what appear
ed to be miniature snow squall. One
of the children noticing the similarity
exclaimed in fun, "Why, how it snows!'
The remark was we'll calculated to re-
mind US of the time when it showed in
reality, and came so near running that
same tree forever.
About one year ago We called on the
/ Whitman M Dryapffc DnpI 4
were glad to find her aged mother there
on visit, and it was the last time we
saw either of them alive; were present
at Mrs. Whitman's funeral, and also
when her effects were sold at auction
one week ago. While on our way there
we heard that the aged mother had died,
and her funeral was to be that afternoon,
I thus having the privilege of seeing both
mother and daughter in death, as we
had seen them in life about a year pre-.
vious.
Report comes by telephone that Elmer
Cole was seriously injured Wednesday
while engaged in blasting rock near
Locke's Mills, and is now in the hospital
in Lewiston. The details will be given
from another source.
Mrs. Arthur Tracy, who has been very
poorly for some time, is so as to get be.
yond the limits of the house.
Elmer Cole, son of Ransom Cole, a
we'll to do farmer and millman of Green.
wood Centre, was the victim of very
serious accident Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Cole was one of the road crew re.
pairing the highway on the Bird Hill
road, near Locke's Mills village, and had
charge of the blasting, in which dynamite
was used. He had set off charge OF
dynamite, but it burned out without ex.
ploding and he then stepped forward to
put a new charge in the rock and was
about to attach the cap and fuse when
an explosion took place and he was
blown several feet away. He was picked
up and taken to neighboring house
where it was soon found that the serious
part of his injury was about the face and
eyes, though there were several bad cuts
about the body. Two doctors, Packard
and Tibbetts, were summoned, and after
an examination decided to move him to
the Sisters Hospital In Lewiston.
His condition Friday was reported
comfortable, with q fair chance for re-
covery, though doubt Is expressed by the
doctors as to the recovery of his eye
sight. Mr.. Cole is q man about 40 years
of age, and has no family, making his
home with his father, where he has had
charge of the latter's mill business fol
several years. He is young man well
liked and many expressions of sympathy
are heard among his associates.