Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-08
Maine News Notes.


Joseph Desormiers, II years OF age
d was drowned in the canal at Lewiston
), Wednesday while bathing.
Mrs. Smith of Gushing. "a years old
4 was seen out picking blueberries one da!
I. last week, writes correspondent.
Investigation of the recent bad railroad
t wreck at Grindstone on the Bangor and
: Aroostook Railroad seems to DIX the re-
. sponsibility on the conductor OF the ex
Icursion train, who was attempting &c
. make a station with insufficient time.
A unique sight was seen q few morn
ings ago by passengers on the morning
J train from Rockland, shortly after leav'
ling Wiscasset. 1t was nothing less than
woke of oxen hitched to moving ma
chine. They were taking the mower
around the big hay field at a steady pace,
and seemed to be doing the work al
we'll as horses.
| NJ. Noble Preble of Richmond, while
getting into his carriage Monday, was
drawn between the wheels by the start.
ing of his horse which took fright. and
though Mr.. Preble received no serious
bodily injury, he died almost imme-
diateiy, either from heart failure or
from apoplexy induced by the shock.
He was nearly so years OF age.
Albert G. Kingsbury, young man
belonging in Portsmouth, N. b., was
fatally shot in the head in the Maine
Central Railroad yard at Portland Thurs
dav night. He was with gang OF
hoboes whom an officer was trying to
clean out. and it is supposed that the
shot was fired by one of his companions
and was intended for the officer
The admirable behavior of the boys
who met in Augusta last week, from the
various boys camps of the state, has re-
ceived much favorable comment from
the residents of the capital city. ~
never saw boys who were out for good
time so quiet, or SO we'll behaved" was
the comment of one lady, as she looked
down upon the camps at the Driving
Park.
Lawrence Paradis, aged s, son of Paul
Paradis, Jr., of Old Town, was crushed
to death under the wheels of his fathers
lumber wagon Tuesday. Paradis and
his son were driving through Orono
bridge on load of lumber when the
horse SHE'D at an automobile and the
boy was thrown from his seat, falling
under the wheels of the wagon and be-
ing instantly killed.
Old Orchard is coming back every
day, says the Biddeford Record and
quotes an Old Orchard real estate dealer,
as saying that first class building lots are
getting to be scarce article. But few
lots are for sale, and those that are avail
able command price that will astonish
many. More people we're at the beach
than ever before, the last Of July. The
hotels are almost full and cottages are
being taken rapidly.
The Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes
Railroad marrow GAUGE, comprising
several branches in Franklin County, has
been purchased by the Maine Central, or
properly the New York, New Haven aud
Hartford. The narrow guage connects
with the Maine Central at Pennington.
1t is said that this means the ultimate
broadening of the gauge of the road and
its extension to Megantic to connect
with the Canadian Pacific.
The Eastern Maine Railroad, which
was chartered by the last legislature,
has filed articles of incorporation. The
corporation is loca ted at Bangor, and it's
directors include George W. Maxfield
and Flavius o. Beal of Bangor, William
Fl. Taylor of New York, Harlan P.
Sargent of South Brewer, and Alfred G.
Chambers of Haynesville. They are en-
powered to build railroad from Brewer
to Houlton on the east side of the Penob-
scot River.
Portland and Bangor have an auto
mobile mystery, which is really an af-
fair of two cities. An abandoned auto
mobile was found few days ago In one
of the streets of Portland bearing a
registration number, which investigation
disclosed was that of Thomas Birming-
ham of Bangor. The Bangor officials
found Mr.. Birmingham's car In the
garage of the Bangor Motor Co., but the
number had been stolen. Neither the
garage employees nor Mr.. Birmingham,
could offer any explanation. Meanwhile
the Portland officers are wondering who
owns the abandoned automobile found
in that city.
One of the best known guides in
Maine is Clifton McKenney of RaDgeley
village. He is known as canoe guide,
from his skill in handling that frail craft,
and has padded on all of the principal
waters of the state. He frequently
takes parties to the West Branch and
Moosehead region and has guided on
Rangeley waters for many years. He
recently took Boston party on 200
mile canoe trip 10 Eastern Maine and can
handle canoe in almost any waters and
has never met with serious accident.
He has the true woodman's ability to
make his campers comfortable and can
strike into the deep woods without COM
pass and tramp for days without losing
his direction.
A travelling salesman was in Foxcroft
a few days ago, and seeing the bridge
gone, asked how people crossed the
river. He was told there was foot
bridge, and without further inquiry went
where the new bridge was being built,
down the ladder to float used by the
workmen, crossed that, and climbed an
other ladder to the earth. All this was
no small task, as he carried some sample
cases, and the approaches to the bridge
are covered with building material.
Consequently he was In high state OF
indignation for few moments, and en-
phaticallg denounced the town for Its
lack of enterprise, emphasizing his re-
marks with swear words. How he felt
when told of the foot bridge, a short
distance away, built for public use is
not stated.
Clothing, identified as that of Alexan.
der j. Cameron, now of New York but
formerly of Augusta, was found on tho
bank OF the Kennebec River at Augusta
Tuesday, and on Wednesday the body Of
Mr.. Cameron was discovered floating
near by, clad in underclothing and shoes.
1t was at first supposed to be case OF
accidental drowning or suicide, but there
are evidences of foul play. Mr.. Cameron
was known to have quite an amount OF
money with him, but only few cents
were found in bis clothing, and bis
watch and cuff links were gone. On the
head were bruises In number OF
places. Cameron was about 60 years Of
age. He was state binder under the
Democratic state administration about
thirty years ago, and much interested in
the fortunes OF the Democratic party OF
the state, with which he kept In touch
though for some years he has made his
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