Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-02
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
Work has been resumed on tho con-
struction of the Portland, Gray and Low
iston electric railroad, which Il 10 expect
cd to have In operation this season.
Twenty-one lots of goods have been
identified In that plumber depository OF
CDR" Fred e. Snow In Dayton, and
much more still awaits Identification.
John Barlow Of Lewiston, II years Of
age, died Thursday evening as the result
of injuries received in q runaway acci-
dent that afternoon. He was thrown
from his team and his skull was fractur-
ed.
The annual outing Of the Maine
Sportsman's Fish and Game Association
Ia to be held this year ct Kineo, as usual,
the dates being July "a. Good at
fractions have been secured for the
event.
On Tuesday the committee in charge
of raising the fund for the Children's
Hospital In Portland announced that
not only had the desired $25, 600 been
raised, but It had already been exceeded
by about $1,000.
At Millinocket Friday Clarence lib
belts fell across a circular saw In wood
saving machine, and his body was cut
from the left arm to tho right side, the
saw barely missing bis heart. he has .
fair prospect for recovery.
George W. Mckinney, q farmer about
70 years of age, living at North Lining
ton, was badly burned Saturday while
trying to remove q tool chest from his
barn which had ignited from rubbish
fire, and is reported to be In a serious
condition.
Organization papers have been filed
for telephone company to embrace q
large territory In the great Maine woods
north from Bingham. The present cap
ital of tho company Is $4,000, which
would build several miles Of the several
hundred miles of line proposed.
Many grass and brush fires have got
away from those who purpOsely or acct.
dsntally started them, and few sets OF
buildings have been burned In different
places 10 Maine by them, during the
past week or two. The rainless weather
since the snow went off has made con-
ditlons dangerous.
The First National Bank of Dexter
has been merged in the new Dexter
Trust and Banking Co. The trust COM
pany has also taken over the securities OF
the Dexter Savings Bank which closed
it's doors January II, following run
It Is announced that depostors OF the
closed bank will be paid in full.
1t is understood that the Edwards Co.
has under consideration the project OIL
raising the height of the Kennebec dam
at Augusta and that while it Is not Ger.
tain that the work will be done during
the. coming summer there Is . pr0babili
ty that 1t will be. It is expected that
the amount to be expended in the con.
tenn plated improvement to the dam will
be in the neighborbood Of s24 600.
There is much speculation as to
whether Governor Plaisted will reap
point Judge Albert r. Savage of The
Supreme Judicial Court, whose term
expires on the 10th Of May. Several
other appointments are to be made by
the governor at an early date, among
them that of q live stock sanitary In
spector, who takes the place OF the
former cattle commissioners. This office
pays $500 q year and expenses, ano
there are about dozen candidates for 1t
There was much interest in the tria
at Auburn last week of suit for Islander
brought by Frank A. Millett of Mechanic
Falls, treasurer of Androscoggin County
against George S. McCarty, Lewiston
lawyer. The action was based upon
statements made In campaign speech
last summer by Mr.. McCarty, who was a
Republican candidate for Office, with re-
gard to certain entries on the treasurer't
books. The trial was short, and The
Jury, after being out forty.flve minutes
returned verdict of one dollar for Mr.
Millett.
A prominent Bath citizen few morn
ings ago started out for his summer
camp srrayed In his comfortable outing
regalia. Thus attired he attracted the
attention of an out-of-town visitor who
was looking for snapshots for his collec.
ton. The Bath man was rather pleased
at the strangers request for bis picture
until the man with tho camera Informed
him that be had been looking for long
time for typical Maine farmer and thai
the Bath man filled the bill to perfection
1t is needless to say that the man with
the camera did not get the much desir'
ed snapshot.
Dover and Foxcroft are looking for q
new source of water supply, and senti
meut seems to favor Salmon Pond in the
town OF Guilford. This pond lies about
six miles from the pumping station oil
the Dover and Foxcroft water district
1t is located In the hills and is far remov.
ed from contaminatipg drainage OF any
nature. The pond lies In q position
which would give powerful gravity
system and allow high pressure In any
part of either Dover or Foxcroft. Other
possible supplies have been carefully
considered, but the pond named above
seems to look best to investigators at the
present time. The Board of Trade ia
pushing the matter.
A sensational turn was given to the
trial OF George II. Bangs, . citizen OF
prominence 10 Augusta, on the charge
OF deiscing ballots cast 10 the recent city
election. Suspicion was directed tU
Charles A. Wadsworth, who has been a
clerk in that ward for ten years, aud
under pressure he confessed to defacing
the ballots for which Mr.. Bangs had
been Indicted. Mr.. Bangs was dis
charged, fully exonerated. According
to Wadsworth's statement, It Is not the
first time that the same trick has been