Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-05-03
Maine News Notes.

Herbert Randall, IS years of age and
native of Milford, was accidentally Kill
ed in camp on Sourdnahunk Stream os
the discharge of an automatic revolver
which another man was handling. DE
was unmarried.
A new through train, running by day
light direct between Portland and New
York. Is to be put on this summer.
This is additional to the through night
train which has for some years been .
feature of the summer train schedule.
The West Hartland correspondent OF
the Pittsfield Advertiser says: We learn
from an old resident that Al years ago on
the 14th Of April there was horse trot
ON the Ice at Morrill, Pond. Qnite
number OF fast horses took part and a
large crowd OF people were in attend.
auce and there was quite burden OF
snow on the ground.
DR.. Henry W. Miller, clinical director
of the government hospital at Washing
ton, D. c., has been chosen by the
trustees as superintendent of the Maine
insane hospital at Augusta, to take the
place of the late DR.. B. T. SaDbOrn.- The
appointment is subject to confirmation
by the governor and council. Dr
Miller has accepted the position, and
will assume the duties of the office early
In June.
Hearings on several petitions for
pardon were heard by the governor and
council Friday. Hilaire Mercier OF
Rumford, who has served little more
than half a sentence of one year in jail at
Augusta for perjury, was granted
pardon. A pardon was refused to George
w. Pierce of Lewiston, who in 1899 was
sentenced to thirty-eight years in state
prison on two cases for attempt to
murder by poisoning.
Sumner has never been noted for
tropic al fruits, yet Luville Buck, the
mail carrier, shows huge lemon grown
by him that weighs about Ia lbs. The
little tree on which it grew Is only about
two feet high, is six years old and began
bearing last year producing two good
specimens. 1t now has upon it 70 from
the blossom t. those the size OF a hens
egg. The limbs have to be supported to
prevent breaking. In the summer sea.
son the tree is out of doors, but of course
is kept inside during cold weather. In
color and flavor it il like the lemon in
the country markets.
Stephen Purinton of Harpswell, who
is 90 years old, is the oldest citizen in
his town. On his place is the oldest
building in town, a cooper shop bull
$50 years ago. 1t is constructed OF hewI
lumber and wrought nails. The original
shingles are still in use and still good
Each shingle measures about 5 IL ( IL
inches. The part exposed shows thai
nearly half the original thickness has
been wasted away, but some of the shin
giles are still perfectly sound. The nails
too, are we'll preserved, and each mai
shows the roughness and irregularity
that is common to the old handmade
article.
The building of Caribou's first mill II
described by that Parkhurst man as fol
lows: Cochran was a mill-wright by
trade and a good one. He constructed
the mill entirely out of material at hand
Every wheel was made of wood, TIT
| O6ltlnR WAS Luduo VI iuoooo u'uo sonoSe
by the Indians and the mill stones he
made from two boulders lying on the
shore. The linen for boiling was wover
BY an Acadian woman at Viclette Brook
the nails used in covering the structure
we're made from discarded horseshoes
and scraps of old iron found around TIT
timber camps. The boards were Gu
out with a whip saw, and the timber
was hewn with broad Ak. Cochran
never got his land from the Canadian
government but at the close of tht
Aroostook war the State of Maine deed
ed him block OF land mile square q
the mouth of the Caribou stream. HI
died and was buried on the banks of thu
Caribou, and lies in neglected grave
Many OF his descendants still live II
Aroostook."