Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-20
Maine News Notes.

Albert C. Libby of Bridgton, aged
about 25 years, was drowned in Long
Lake on the 10th by skating into open
,, water.
Mrs. Frederick w. Thompson OF Port
land drowned herself Thursday while
/ deranged. She is survived by her hus-
band and an adult son.
William Powers of Midway, while on
the way out of the woods to visit bis
sick wife, was drowned in North Twin
Lake by falling into what is called q
"twinkle" In the ice, on Thursday.
Powers was 81 years old and leaves a
wife and two children. he was the last
whom met death By drowning.
Melvin R. Trim, Democrat, of Isles
boro, was elected representative to the
legislature at q special election Monday,
BY vote Of 800 to 250 for Lincoln r,
Gilkey, Republican, of the same town.
The representative district which re-
turned tie vote for the same candidates
last September, includes the towns OF
Islesboro, Waldo, SearspOrt, Stockton
Springs, Prospect and Swanville.
The governor and council on Friday
commuted the sentence of Mrs. Clara
Emma Getchell of Sidney, serving life
sentence for murder of her husband, to
IS years. This will expire Dec. 20, 1914.
At the same time they granted a pardon
to Stephen j. Flaherty OF Portland, who
has served one year of five years. SEN
tence for manslaughter. Flaherty's
pardon is conditional upon his good be-
bavior.
The adjourned town meeting of Me-
chanic Falls which was held to consider
rebuilding the bridge over the Little
Androscoggin river, heard the report OF
q special commission and postponed
building until spring. The commission
recommended the building of bridge
with q 20.foot roadway, six-foot side
walks and a capacity of rs tons. The
commission also recommended enforcing
regulations on the present bridge regard
ing driving faster than walk.
That the desire for securing liquor is
not confined to residents of the State Of
Maine was demonstrated the other day
when a Bath woman found inside of q
turkey imported from out of the State,
which her husband had purchased, q
note which read az follows: "If the
finder of this note will send me quart
of whiskey will send him collection
| of handsome stones picked up along the
shores of Lake Champlain. My address
it. and this is very dry country"
Surprise was occasioned Friday by the
Saco Savings Bank closing its doors,
after a conference between the trustees
of tho bank and State Bank Commits.
sioner SHELTON. The bank has been
doing business for Al years. No irregu
larities are charged, the closing of the
bank being due to sbrinkage of assets
because investments have not brought
sufficient return. II Is thought that the
banks affairs will be closed out, and
that the depositors will lose very little.
The hunting season in Maine which
came to an end at midnight Thursday,
Dec. Is, was accompanied by the usual
list of hunting accidents on account Of
hunters being mistaken for deer" as
we'll as from several other forms OF
carelessness, a number of which ter
minated fatally, while In the others tho
victims will be manned or perhaps dis
figured for life. According to the rec
ords thus far received the number of
fatalities which occurred In Maine dur
lug the hunting season just closed was
thirteen. OF these, two were shot by
mistake for deer, and In one of these
the man who did the shooting Is bound
over for granddaughter.