Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-07-18
Maine News Notes.

Several large forest fires have done
serious damage, and are still raging, ir
the Moosehead Lake region.
William Mccarthy, 10 years of age,
was drowned at Madison Tuesday while
bathing in the Kennebec River.
Mrs. Clara Day Hoyt of West Baldwin
was overcome by the heat while wash
ing Monday, and died few hours later
Everett Dyke is the first victim of the
heat in Pennington, dying while at work
In the hay field. He leaves wife and
six children.
Luther L. Cushing of Durham, 9
farmer, 63 years of age, committed sui
eide by hanging Wednesday. 1t il
thought the excessive heat unbalanced
bis mind.
Lawrence Barrett, q corporal In the
Maine National Guard, died In Portland
Friday. He was affected by the heat on
the 4th, and grew worse to the time OF
bis death.
Three victims of heat have died
at South Berwick, Frank Reux, aged 81,
who leaves wife and six children, Mrs.
James Wentworth, 65, and Charles s,
Huntress, IS.
While attempting to swim across q
mill pond and back, Edwin E. Wilson, II
years of age, was drowned at Bath Mon.
day, going down when about half way
on the return.
One effect of the hot weather never
before felt 10 that the brooks at some OF
the fish hatcheries are getting low and
tue water warm, and the lives Of the fish
are threatened.
Louise. the S-year.old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Pooler of Fairfield,
died Thursday from burns received
while she and some companions were
playing with . can filled with kerosene.
Dospondent and unhappy from do.
mestic troubles, Mrs. Helen, wife OF
Ernest Hutchins of Orlsnd, 20 years old,
shot herself through the heart Thurs.
day. She leaves q husband and son Q
years old.
Two children lost their lives at Stand.
ish Wednesday In fire started by them
selves while playing with matches in a
barn. They we're Stanley, aged 2, and
Ralph, 4, children of George Talbot of
Sebago Lake.
Fire famed by brisk breeze destroy
ed more than half the village of South
WATERFORD Wednesday. The loss ia
more than 500, 900, and thirty families
are homeless, many Of them losing all
their possessions.
Losing bis balance as he was riding q
log In the Kennebec river at Skowhegau
Monday. Rudolph Vigue fell overheard.
was drawn down by the current and
drowned. He could not swim. The
boy was IL years of age.
Wading out beyond his depth In the
Mousam river In bathing at Sanford
Tuesday MILFORD Roux, aged 10 years,
was drowned. He could not swim. His
companions recovered the body and
worked over It without success.
Miss Nellie Dow, As years Of age. was
fatally burned at Lewiston while retir-
ing Monday evening. It 10 supposed
that the cause was the explosion of q
lamp. Miss Dow's chief anxiety seemed
to be for the safety Of her little niece.
whom she attempted to carry out of the
house, but left because the little one
was being endangered. Tho child was
rescued without injury.
Three died from tho effects of the
heat In Maine Tuesday. At South Der.
wick Charles S. Huntress, . hack driver,
collapsed and died half an hour later.
he leaves . widow and children. At
Lewiston John Hanley, night watchmsn
In the Lewiston Journal building, was
found dead. he was 80 years Of age,
and leaves q widow and children. Mrs.
Fannie, wife OF Raymond 8. Oakes, died
In Lewiston, leaving q son four days old.
Professor Lyman Dudley Smith Of
Hartford, Conn.,, committed suicide ct
Bucksport Monday by cutting his throat
with bis pocket knife. He was at the
summer cottage Of his brother, Freeman
w. Smith, where Mrs. Smith and he
arrived from Hartford Saturday, to
spend his vacation. Professor Smiths
health Was impaired by = recent attack
Of the grippe and 1t 10 thought that no
was affected BY the heat on his way to
Maine. The funeral and burial were In
where Professor Smith was
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