Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Maine News Notes.

Alexander Harvey, 81 years old, de-
spondent over the death of an adopted
son, took Paris green with fatal effect ct
bis home In Biddeford.
The body Of . man run over by
freight train 10 Lewiston on the 23d was
finally buried without Identification,
several days Of effort yielding not the
slightest clue.
Ruuel Stenard, 20 years old, drug
clerk employed in the store of Wallace
T. Peroival, Main Street, Biddeford, was
drowned at Hills Beach by the over
turning of skiff.
Charles Aunce, q travelling cigar max
or who came to Bangor from Boston,
where be has been receiving treatment
kin . hospital for asthma, cut bis throat
In tho hallway of bis boarding house.
He died In An ambulance as he was being
taken to the hospital.
Mistaking q gallon bottle Of freshly
mixed arsenic solution for spring water,
DR.. F. E. Freeman, Bangor veterl.
marian, took two swallows OF 1t Thurs
day afternoon. Physicians were hastily
summoned and bis stomach, was thor
oughly cleaned. There was no food In
1t at the time, however, and enough OF
the poison was absorbed by the system
to cause his death Friday forenoon.
A canvass of tho principal potato
shipping points and producing regions
In Aroostook County indicates that
l17,0O0, 900 bushels will be the amount
of this years yield there, of which, 1t is
estimated, 100000 bushels will be
shipped from the county and 100000
retained for home consumption. Large
crops arc reported from Washington,
Oxford and Penobscot counties, and II 10
expected that Maine will ship %, 900. 900
bushels between now and July LIST Of
next year.
A two-year-old bull moose was captur-
ed alive in Benton few days since. o.
W. Hansen of that town discovered the
moose on his farm, and with the help Of
some neighbors, drove him into his barn
cellar and shut him up. The state flsh
and game department was notified, and
Curator Thomas A. James OF the state
museum was sent after him. The ami
NAL Was put In q crate and taken to
Monmouth, where be has been released
in the deer park connected with the
state hatchery.
The Portland and Brunswick street
railway property was sold by auction
Monday to Harry b. Ivers of Lewiston,
the only bidder, for S225,O0 The sale
was due to . suit brought by the Angus.
ia Trust Company. holders Of bonds to
the amount received. The system is
operated between Brunswick and Var
mouth and will continue under the same
officials now serving. Mr.. Ivers repre-
sents syndicate OF capitalists who are
large owners of the Lewiston, Augusta
and Wsterville road.
A new community house has just been
dedicated at Buxton Lower Corner by
the parish In the picturesque orthodox
church on Tory Hill, after 100 thriving
years. A free library and reading room
will be conducted and suppers and enter
ltainmeuts will be held from time to
time. The house was formerly Boston
and Maine Railroad station, sold at
auction at Bar Mills when increasing
traffic made imperative q larger struc
ture. The Buxton church pastor, Rev.
Robert w. Hsrbutt, was the highest
bidder, and, carried away by bis On,
help In the hauling of the building to Its
site In . field given BY Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Berry. Material assistance was
furnished by the Dorcas society, Kate
Douglas Wiggin and Miss Nora A. Smith.
The total expenses amounted to $1,000.
In driving across the Maine Central
Railroad tracks near the station at Gray
Monday with her son, Robert Sykes, and
wagon, Mrs. Phoebe Sykes, widow OF r.
clothing business In Lewiston, WAS In
stsntly killed. Mrs. Sykes had come
from Lewiston on the local train which
reaches Gray few minutes before the
Bangor and Portland express goes
through at 11:l5. Her son and Mr..
Lord had met her at the station with .
beach wagon, and they were In the track
when tho express struck 1t, throwing
Nra. Sykes about 80 feet, killing her
instantly. Mr.. Sykes received some
severe bruises. Mr.. Lord escaped with
slight injury. Mrs. Sykes was the
daughter of the late Thomas Carey Of
Gray. Since the death Of her husband
ton years ago she had bsen living with >
friend IN Staten Island, New York, and
Was at Gray, her native place, on . visit.
She had gone to Lewiston for few
days, and was on her way back to Gray
whom tho accident occurred. Mrs. Sykes
was about 10 years of age and is surviv-
cd by a son and one brother, Albert
Carey, . farmer Of South Gray. Mr..
Lord, who was In the carriage when It
was struck, was formerly resident Of
Norway.