Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-23
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
Blddeford has been added to the list
Of postal savings repositories.
The Shiloh barkentine Kingdom has
been stranded of the west coast OF
Africa, and will probably be total loss.
The crew OF sixteen men are safe.
without apparent cause, Charles Dun
ham committed suicide by shooting In
Portland Wednesday. He was % years
OF age, lived alone, and was supposed 20
be In comfortable circumstances.
Tho Bangor Ere will probably result
In tho consolidation Of the two Congre.
gstional churches In that city, ono OF
which has been holding services In oity
hall since the church was burned.
The little daughter of Forest Gates OF
Moscow, four years old, was burned 10
death on the 18th. She attempted to
light the fire In the cooking stove, and
set her dress on FIRE. She lived about
an hour.
AtClinton Friday night, Orrin hayes,
while trying to enter the house OF q
neighbor, Horace Clifford, was fatally
shot by Clifford. Hayes had been sub
ject to mildly insane attacks, and was 10
one OF Thorn at the time OF the affair.
He was about IS years OF age.
Charles C. Roderick, aged AZ, commit
ted suicide at his home In Waterville
Tuesday by cutting bis throat with .
razor. He is survived by widow and
five children. Dependency caused BY
business reverses and the recent death
OF bis mother IL given as the reason.
The second drowning accident at Kit
terry within "a hours occurred when Al
bert T. WEIGH and Thomas Staples lost
their lives In the waters Of the Piscata-
qua River by the capsizing Of their boat.
WEIGH was 81 years old while Staples
was 80. Both men lived In South Eliot,
Ne.
Charles W. Mansur of Mount Vernon,
proprietor of the Mount Vernon House,
a we'll known summer hotel, and of
other large business interests, committed
suicide BY hanging Thursday. Cause
supposed to be dependency due to fall
ing health. He was about 40 years OF
age.
The price OF full set of Maine re-
ports has jumped $50 since the Bangor
Gre, according to State Librarian Prince.
Previous to the fire full set could De
obtained for 1915, and now the price
quoted Is 1925 or better. At least II
complete sets were destroyed In the con-
flagrstion.
1t is announced that the Temperance
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, through its board of managers,
meeting in Chicago, has voted to con.
tribute $4,000 to be used in the ap.
preaching campaign in Maine In behalf
| of the retention of the amendment to
the Constitution forbidding the sale oil
liquor.
CDR" Fred E. Snow and wife pleaded
guilty on number of charges In court
at Alfred, including breaking and enter.
ing, ohstructing officer, and assault with
intent to kill upon an officer when arrest,
ed. The cases were continued until
September for sentence, and Mrs. Snow
who is III, was allowed to 60 on her owl
recognizance.
The Fort Fairfield Review Is authority
for the statement that the Aroostook pc
tato acreage this season will be fully W
to the highest Of the past, notwithstand
ing any contrary reports. Potatoes al
Fort Fairfield last week brought 81 to
81 Is and even to s120 per barrel fol
Mountains and 81 for Cobblers, but
Mountains are now down to 81 again and
Cobblers less.
Frank Spinney, Portsmouth fisher
man, was drowned Monday night when 9
22-foot fishing sloop in which he and {
companion, Robert Slsney, were beating
out of the harbor against strong south
erly breeze, capsized. Slaney hung or
to the overturned boat and was rescued
In an exhausted condition by crew
from the Wood Island life saving station
Spinney was so years of age and single
The city of Portland got another blow
from fire Wednesday morning. Tit
high school building was practically de
stroyed by q fire which started from
some unknown cause. The money LOST
is something like $4,000 but 1t wal
pretty we'll insured, the insurance hav
ing been increased after the Portland
city ball fire. For some time many have
wanted new high school building, th'
old house being In the heart OF the city
without grounds, and It Is probable tha
new house will now be built at som,
other point.
Chief Engineer Burpee OF the Bangor
& Aroostook r. R. has just filed will
the Railroad Commissioners his com
pleted survey of the proposed Allegast
Extension. The survey shows the new
road to be one In general Of easy grades
and we'll adapted to the handling OF {
maximum of freight with . minimum
Expenditure Of power. 1t Is expected
that the present season will be occupied
with details Of preparation for the biz
development job, which 1t Is now prob
able will be taken up and pushed will
energy next year.
Six members OF Roman Catholic
churches of Biddeford and Lewiston, all
prominent, were interdicted by Bishop
Louis 8. Walsh of the Diocese of Port
land In q general letter to the clerg!
read at churches In the diocese on tn
7th. The action, which Is withou
precedent In the annals OF the church II
this state. follows the Introduction iutt
the last Legislature OF . bill providing
for the abolition of the corporation soil
of the Portland Diocese, which Is vestet
In Bishop Walsh. The interdicted par
ties have appealed to the pope.
Walter Byron Ellis.
Walter Byron Ellis, of 20 winthrop
Street, Melrose. Mass, died at the Mel
rose Hospital, 75 Myrtle Street, that city
Monday evening, May Is, his death beipl
the result Of general break down OK
tending over quite . period, though
what might be termed his last illness