Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-10
Maine News Notes.

Two New Brunswick men, Bert Gar.
vey of Fredericton and man named
Shirley OF Harcourt, employed by the
Great Northern Paper Company as lum-
bermen, were drowned in stream in
the Moosehead region by the capsizng
of boat.
A car on the Atlantic Shore Line, by
the dropping of the trolley pole, which
hit the funnel of the heating stove, was
set on fire and burned to the trucks.
There was only one man with the car at
the time, and he was unable to do any
thing toward checking the flames.
A lease for FIVE years of the shoe fac
tory recently vacated by W. L. Douglas
at Springvale has been taken by Sears &
Roebuck of Chicago, who are expected
to come here soon and operate the fac
tory to it's capacity of 400 or 500 hands.
The lease includes an option of 10, 20 or
80 additional years.
After trial lasting five days in court
at Belfast, Ira S. Grady OF Unity was &C.
quilted OF the charge OF numbering Mrs.
Hattie French Thomas of Belfast In
February last. The jury was out about
three hours and half on Friday of last
week. Sidney Bennett of Belfast was
also indicted for the same murder, and
it is expected that his trial will follow.
Rockland Courier. Gazette: Frank l.
Weed of Willow Street, Rockland, claims
to have invented device for preventing
recoil in ordnance and has already taken
out his first papers from the patent office.
The young man has been interested in
firearms all his life, and while serving in
the coast artillery at Fort Mckinley, had
a chance to study the big guns. He has
tried similar device on smaller gun
: and is satisfied that his invention is a
winner.
|, i The Masonic grand bodies held their
annual meeting in Portland last week.
In the address of Grand Master Mallet
it was stated that there are In Maine
2s, 1928 members, a gain of 464. During
| the year the initiates numbered 1,206
and there have been 545 deaths. Rev.
Ashley A. Smith of Belfast was elected
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge,
Thomas Fl. Dodge of Augusta Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter, James
H. Witherell of Oakland Grand Master
r of the Grand Council, and Warren G.
Philbrook of Waterville Grand Com
mander of the Grand Commandery.
In the 10 miles along the river between
! Bangor and Old Town there is drop OF
100 feet and with the volume of water
which flows during the greater part of
the year these conditions are capable,
with proper development, of producing
thousands of horse power to turn the
wheels of industry, in view of the fact that
!, New York real estate concerns have re-
Gently had agents in the territory buying
up plots of land it is anticipated that it
is a sign that they are considering the
!. development of much of this power,
which in many cases is already owned by
New York capital. No definite move
has been made as yet in this direction
but it is the general opinion that the be-
lginning of an era Of a new industrial
movement is at hand and will be the
means of rapid increase In the wealth
and population of the cities in this par.
ticular section, with Bangor as center.
William Penn Hussey, who died at his
, home in ,Dsnvers, Mass, a few days
since, leaving many millions, was born
In Maine and ran away from his homo at
North Berwick when be was Is years
old because he tired Of getting thrashed
I for youthful pranks. He wandered
!, about the East until he was 10 years old,
when he went to California. There he
knocked about the mines, but had no
money. After time he got place as
keeper In penitentiary, but tired OF
that, he roughed 1t on the plains of Kan.
sas for a time. About 25 years ago he
went to Danversville to work In grist
mill, and later opened small coal yard
at Danvers. In 1895 he learned of finan-
cial opportunities in Cape Breton coal,
and with $4,000 as borrowed capital
went to Nova Scotia and bought coal
land. This he sold in London, clearing
81, 100000. He then retired. Since &C.
quiring his wealth Mr.. Hussey has al
ways had deep interest 10 public
affairs, and he was extremely liberal in
contributing to meet the expenses of
public celebration. His widow was the
daughter of w. q. Munroe, millionaire
Of Martha's Vineyard.