Oxford Democrat., 1911-02-07
Maine News Notes.

The new Masonic Temple 10 Portland |
will cost about $400, 1000, exclusive OF
furniture.
Mrs. Frank Smith Of Madison, aged
about SO years, committed suicide st her |
home Thursday by taking oil OF cedar.
Domestic trouble 10 named % the cause. |
Governor Plaisted has appointed John
F. Connolly of Bangor labor commission- |
or, to succeed Thomas j. Lyons Of Vinal- |
haven, who has held the Office four
years.
Mrs. Allen T. Hodgkius of saltwater,
about 81 years OF age, attempted suicide
Friday by cutting her throat with .
razor, and may die. She had been sick |
many years.
Nobody can get into tho Cumberland
County jail now, no matter how much
he may long for It's comforts, because 1t
10 under quarantine for six weeks on
account of case Of diphtheria.
Misses Laura and Dora Carlton OF
Deering Center are the proud owners Of
double Gala lily. This specimen, due
to no special cultivation or training, 10
something which the wizard Burbank
has thus far been unable to develop.
william Gaipey Of Auburn Was struck
by shifting engine while walking on
the Maine Central track Wednesday, and
injured so that he died the next day:
He was IS years old, single, native OF
Ireland and had been In this country
only short time.
University Inn ct Orono, occupied
chiefly By members of the faculty and
students of the University Of Maine, was
damaged by fire Tuesday 80 1t will be
unfit for occupancy for some time. This
will cause much inconvenience ss 1t is
tho only hotel in town.
This year being the 150th anniversary
of the beginning of stated ministry ir
the town Of Buxton, 1t 10 proposed to
observe it by fitting upa parish house.
| The old station OF the Boston & Maine
at Bar Mills has been bought for this pur.
pose and placed on central site.
Governor Plaistsd has appointed
Parker l.. Hardison of Caribou state
highway commissioner, to succeed Paul
D. Sargent, resigned. Mr.. Hardison 10
about so years of age, and has been
civil engineer engaged constantly In his
profession for about twenty-five years.
A system OF inter.urban trolley roads
is planned for Aroostook County, to Con-
meet the larger towns Of the county. 1t
is said that sufficient water power Is
easily available to run them, and that
they would not interfere with the steam
roads, but would rather act as feeders
for them.
The new Grand Trunk station at Dan
vile Junction is very near completion.
The building Is of Maine granite and
face brick with q moss green tile roof
and is as pretty building as one could
find In many days journey, says the
Lewiston Sun: The entire inside work
is of quartered oak.
A small quantity of strychnine pills,
obtained from the upper half OF win
dow sash, where they had been left By q
member of the household for whom they
had been prescribed, and eaten by Eu-
gene Lowery, aged three years, at Bruins
wick Monday, quickly caused tho death
OF the child. He was the son OF Thomas
Lowery.
After hearing Belford Dube say that
he was commissioned of God to clean
out the churches of Biddeford, the mu-
nicipal officers OF the city concluded the
man was crazy and committed him to
the state insane asylum. DUDE is the
man who entered the Adams Street Bap.
tist church and smashed up the furnish
ings, including clock.
= An example of the possible experiences
of the far north country physician is
seen In the accomplish OF . North.
ern Maine doctor, who made ride OF IS
miles In trip to visit sick man In a
logging camp. The next morning, with
the mercury IA degrees below zero and
stiff wind blowing, he set of to visit an
other patient, ten miles away.
Forty-five vsndals of Brunswick and
Topsham have reason to be sorry. De.
tective "Dick" Leader Of Lewiston has
nailed them for the crime OF various de-
predations at Merrymeeting Park. One
charge against them 10 the breaking oil
l1S large plate glass windows in the
Casino. Five of the culprits were caught
red handed by the detective, while one
Of them was effectively using an axe, In
demolition OF property. The names OF
tho mischievous ones have not been
made public, and are not likely to be u
they settle handsomely for the damage
they have caused out OF pure deviltry.