Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-06-07
Maine News Notes.

John Beal, a garage keeper of Lisbon
Falls, is dead as the result OF drinking
formaldehyde thinking it was we'll wa
ter. he lived three days, and every
effort was made to save him.
An earnest effort is being made to
have the Bangor Theological Seminary
moved to Brunswick to become part of
Bowdoin College, but 1t is understood
to be very doubtful II this is done.
Josephine, the 7.year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Forest N. Sanborn, Belfast,
was drowned Tuesday afternoon In
pond In Waldo. With several playmates
she was fishing from large rock, from
which she slipped into deep water. Her
body was soon recovered.
Payson Poverty, a brakeman employed
In the Auburn yard of the Maine Central,
lies in the Central Maine General Hos
pital at Lewiston In critical condition
as the result of an accident at the yard
Thursday forenoon. Surgeons have am
putated both feet, and he is also suffer-
ing from other severe injuries. Recovery
Is very doubtful.
Charles Benson, aged 81, of Cupdy's
Harbor, Me-, a student at the Pentacos-
tai Institute at North Scituate, R. l.,
died Tuesday at the Rhode Island Hos
pital in Providence az the result of fall
ing on an oar lock Monday. Benson was
att mpting to board a row boat at East
Saundersville, when he tripped and fell
on the rowlock, sustaining internal in
juries.
Ansel L. White, a retired New York
merchant, committed suicide by hang
ing at Great Works Thursday. He had
made bis home in Belfast for some time,
but for few days previous to bis death
had been the guest of friends In Bangor.
It Is believed that the serious illness of
his wife, who Is in the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital, unsettled his mind and
led to the deed.
News was received Wednesday at Ban
gor of the death by drowning near Nor
cross, Of Roy C. Getchell of Brewer.
Getchell was about IS years old, an ex-
pert hunter, trapper, fisherman and
naturalist and one of the finest taxider-
mists In Maine. he bad done much
special work for museums and scientific
collections. He had no near relatives.
his father, the late DR.. Getchell, came
to his death by accident several years
ago, falling from cliff on the river
bank below Bangor.
William Il. Melcher Of Bath, though
SO years OF age, is still regularly EN-.
ployed a. q joiner and is foreman OF q
crew. Mr.. Melcher was born 10 Bruins
wick, May 8, 1924. a son of Abner and
Nancy Melcher. His father lived to be
SS years old. His mother was "a when
she died. After learning the ship build
er's trade Mr.. Melcher worked 10 many
yards In Bath and also In Brunswick
and some of the cities along the Atlantic
coast. While employed by the New
England Company of Bath he completed
the work on tho steamer Portland which
went down while bound from Boston to
Portland.
Mrs. Mary Sawyer of Skowhegan, who
celebrated her one huudredth birthday
on the 9th of April, died Tuesday morn.
ing. Since her birthday she had failed
rapidly. Mrs. Sawyer's life was . 70
msrksble one. When she was 80 years
old she was stricken with paralysis.
She became deaf and dumb and fop 20
years remained In that condition. Dur
ing that time she learned the deaf and
dumb alphabet. At the end Of that
period she gradually regained her lost
senses and they we're as acute up until q
short time before her death a. they had
been any time In her life. She had very
little sickness after that time until
few weeks before her death.