Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-12
Maine News Notes.

Hon. W. W. Stetson, formerly for
twelve wears state superintendent OF
schools. died at his home In Auburn
July 1st, after an illness OF more tnan .
year.
Work On the rebuilding OF the state
house at Augusta Is now suf1cientiy au'
yanced to make 1t assured that tne
building will be ready for use when the
legislature meets In January.
The Aroostook Valley Railroad, opened
July Let, Is the first of electric road
building in Aroostook County: Tne
road connects Presque Isle and Wasn-
burn, and has fourteen miles OF rail.
Harold Ross. 9year-old son of Richard
Ross of Falmouth, was drowned in the
Presumpscot River Friday. He was
pla, ing on the bank with another boy,
and it Is supposed he slipped into the
water.
Roscoe Brier, lineman in the employ
of the New England Telephone Co.,
dropped dead Friday at Winslow. The
cause was heart disease, aggravated by
the intense heat Of the day. He was Az
years of age and single.
Wendall Hollis, formerly candy
manufacturer, and at one time wealthy
man, who has been living in Saco. shot
himself fatally on the street In Portland
some time Wednesday night. He was
70 years old and leaves several adult
children.
While Mrs. j. II. Thorndike was clean
ing furniture with gasoline at her home
in Portland Wednesday, the gasoline In
some way became ignited, and Mrs.
Thorndike was so badly burned that she
died a few hours later. She was 81
years Of age.
| A Maine woman, Mrs. Charles o. Mar.
tin of Otisfed, originated the plan oi
reopening 10 Cumberland County the
old Sebago canal to open Northern Cum
berland to navigation from the lake to
the sea. State and government will be
asked for aid.
Laurie Herbert, the 10 months old
daughter of Maxine Herbert of East
Millinocket, died at Bangor hospital
Thursday from burns received by the
overturning of dipper of scalding wa
ter. The water was spilled on her head
chest and throat.
Portland has opened for its city. bound
boys three summer Fairgrounds. One
of these at the North school has been
maintained several years. Thousands o.
the children of Portland enjoy the play
grounds and vie for prizes for proficiency
In out door sports.
{ Indians with the Wild West Show en-
! loved the beautiful falls more than the.
, did Lewiston. The manager had Il
/ drag them away from West Pitch rocks
out on which they had crawled. The.
, remarked of the falls, rocks and river
"Ugb! Heap fine"'
Rene, aged 13, and Treffle, aged :
!. sons of Oscar Rogers, Lewiston grocer
were drowned in the AndroscoggiI
River Wednesday afternoon. The cloth
ing of both boys was found by the fall
. at A NJ. Thursday. The bodies wer
recovered at 2:30 p. NJ.
, Bradford O'Hearn, Portland linemar
], was killed on the 81 inst. He was a
I work hanging transformer, and grasp
( ed live wire, then instantly let go an.
? fell. His skull was crushed by the fal
and he died almost instantly. He leave
? q widow and three small children.
. While attempting to step on to NOV
!, ing train at Rumford Junction Friday
Ira A. Hilton, brakeman on freigh
from Portland to Rumford, slipped an
fell under the trucks, and was so badl
injured that be died few hours later
He was about 20 years of age and single
{ Out of twenty Sunday drownings Il
New England on the 10th, three were IL
. Maine: Eugene Boucher, %, Auburn
J. drowned in the Little Androscoggil
a River; Wilfred Portrois, 20, Brunswick
drowned in Water Works Pond; Georg
/ Casey, IL, Westbrook, Maine, drowned
2 in Stroudwater River.
J Carol Murray, aged IL years, lost hi
! life while bathing In the Kennebec Rive
at Fairfield late Wednesday afternoon
He could not swim and got beyond hi
8 depth, sinking before his companion
could reach him. The body was recov
cred short time later. The boys hom
was in Belfast and he had been visiting
: in Fairfield with his mother.
r There is an exodus from Sanford
Shiloh colony, large numbers Of men
/ women and children going from there b.
t night and embarking In small boats a
t South Freeport to 60 aboard the yach
Kingdom. 1t is supposed that SandforC
( is on the Kingdom, cruising outside tn
o three-mile limit to avoid service o
b papers in the hands OF the sheriff II
8 suits brought against him.
The Maine sardine packing season i
oue-third over and the pack is extreme
ly light. The sardine season ha
dwindled down from eight months t.
about four months. Still 1t Is possible
that a normal pack may be put up befor
y the season closes. The large schools o
herring are usually delayed until Au
: gust when they continue up to Decem
ber, or to the close Of the canning sea
son down East and several thousand resi-
. . dents are eagerly waiting for the rush
q The Skowhegan Town improvement
: Society offers the villagers the following
Q prizes for the summer of 1910: $50, frs
prize, for the most tasteful home ground
or home yard; 500 to be divided at tb
discretion of the judges for second and
8 third prizes; sl5, first prize for the bes
r vegetable garden; SIS to be divided a
q the discretion of the judges for the bes
t flower bed or border. Honorable m en-
r tions for same; SO, IS and 80 to boys ant
8 girls under Is for the best garden plo
Of vegetables; SO, IS and 80 to boys sno
8 girls under Is for the best flower bed o
: border. Work must be done by boy o.
0 girl. Awards will be made during tn
/. latter part of August or early part o
September.
Summer Cruises in Northern Seas