Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-19
Maine News Notes.

Oliver NJ. Perkins, farmer 81 years
old, fell from load Of hay at South
Penobscot Friday, and was instantly
killed by breaking his neck.
President Taft is spending the present
week cruising along the Maine coast in
the yacht Mayfowef. He will make
stops at Bar Harbor and other points.
Willard F. Murphy OF Biddeford cele-
brated the Fourth by liberating three
carrier pigeons which had been given
him in Cornish. They returned home
respectively in IS, 40 and 80 minutes.
The extreme heat claimed Maine vic
tim Monday, when Charles q. Symonds,
q section foreman for the Maine Central,
living in Portland, was overcome while
at work in the yard, and died in a short
time. He was So years of age.
James M. King, II years of age, living
in Portland, died Tuesday night of lock-
jaw as the result of toy pistol accident
of the Fourth of July. Everything
possible was done to save his life, but 1t
was impossible. This is the first death
in this state this year from the after
math of Fourth of July celebrating.
1t is announced that the new wing for
male patients at the Eastern Maine In
sane Hospital, Bangor, will be ready TOT
occupancy about October first. 1t will
have accommodation for $50. A major
portion of its furniture will be manu-
featured in the State Prison at Thomas
ton. The experiment of using furniture
made at the prison was tried successfully
in fitting up the wing for the use OF
female patients.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Portland Friday, Miss Eva E. Bean OF
Old Orchard was admitted to practice.
She has the distinction of being the first
woman to be 80 honored in this state.
She has been reading law for some years
In the Office of Hon. j. o. Bradbury,
Saco. Somewhat over year ago she
was admitted to the bar and practice
after passing successful examination.
Others have been granted such honors,
but up to the present she is the only
woman in the state granted the privilege
of appearing in the federal courts.
Alphonse Demers of Sanford, who was
arrested on a complaint sworn out by
Fred johnson, charging assault with
revolver with intent to kill his little four
year-old daughter Mabel, in the Sanford
police court on Wednesday was found
guilty of simple assault and was fined
$40 and costs, which he paid and was re-
leased. Demers, who Is Is years of age
was firing off q revolver which be
thought contained blanks, but one sho'
struck a rock, the bullet entering the
room where the child was sitting, infiict
ing a wound three.quarters of an inch In
the forehead The child is now consid
cred out of danger.
!, A couple who started out from Batt
the other evening for spin in motor
boat had an experience which they
would not care to repeat. They were
Edward S. Platt of Clftondale, Mass.
and Miss Edith L. McTeer OF Bath.
, While they were on their return there
, was an explosion of gasoline and the
] boat took fire. They had to abandon i
and attempted to get into the tender
, but that overturned. They had put or
life preservers, and kept af1oat by then
and clinging to the overturned tender, In
. the darkness of the night they driftec
four miles down the river, until, oppo
: site Phippsburg their cries were hearc
, and man put out in boat and rescued
them. They were numbed with cold
one OF the life preservers had come I'm
, tied and had to be held on, and the!
: probably could have held out but little
longer.