Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-30
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
The body Of Pole who committed
suicide by jumping from the Maine
Central bridge into the Androscoggin
River ut Lewiston, was recovered about
week later.
Senator William P. Frye has left Wash.
iugton for his homo In Maine, and will
not return during the present session OF
congress, but left word that he would be
back in December.
Holman Day, the we'll known author,
and j. Putnam Stevens, who have been
on q tour OF Europe, have returned to
Portland. Mrs. Day and Mrs. Stevens
will remain in England for the CORONA
.tion.
A party from the Portland Board OF
Trade, numbering about eighty, made .
whirlwiud tour of Maine the last three
days of last week. covering the state
from Rumford to Fort Kent, and inspect
ing the industrial establishments OF
numerous towns In the state.
Last Monday was very near the record
for hot May day In Maine. Indeed, In
some parts of the state 1t went beyond
that. At Lewiston the official weather
bureau thermometer reached .l01 In the
shade, showing it to be the hottest day
since 1885 when the records we're first
kept.
A coroner's jury fully exonerated from
blame Horace Clifford of Clinton, who
fatally shot a neighbor, Orrip Hayes.
While suffering from an intermittent in
sanity to which he was subject, Hayes
was entering Clifford's house under such
circumstances as made him menace to
the family.
President Taft has denied the petition
for pardon of Charles W. Morse, former
" OF Bath, In which many Maine people
are interested. Morse is serving fifteen
wears sentence In the federal prison at
Atlanta for violation of the national
banking laws. Permission 10 given
Morse to renew his application after Jan.
l, 1918.
Last fall Royal Pettengill Of Rowland
disappeared from his home, and on the
21st inst. his decomposed body was
found about half mile from bis home.
One of bis sons during the winter was
chopping wood within short distance
of the place. The body was too much
decomposed to reveal anything as to the
cause of death.
A coroner has been called to investl-
gate the death OF James A. Jose, which
occurred Thursday at Sandy Brook, four
miles out of Saco. There had been
drinking bout In the house OF ueighbor,
where Jose was found. He had ap-
parently fallen out of chair on to bis
knees. with bis hands and head doubled
under his body, and choked to death.
The warm wave of Monday was re-
sponsible in part for the death of two
Standish boys who late in the afternoon
removed their shoes and stockings and
waded into Jose's Brook. They walked
into o deep hole and were drowned.
The victims were James B., 13, son OF
Franklin Norton, and Walter E., IL, son
of Edgar s. Norton. The fathers are
cousins.
John Riddell, q 1O-year.old lad, was
carried over the Bradbury dam on the
Saco River at Saco, and drowned, Sum
day. With two friends, John Brown 10
and John Connolly Is, young Riddell
was fishing near the shore. The fish did
not bite very we'll so the boys rowed out
into deeper water. The current caught
the boat and carried 1t over the dam but
Just before it went over Brown and Con-
molly jumped out, the former swimming
ashore, and the latter being assisted by
another boat.
State Bank Commissioner William b.
Shelton of Lewiston on Wednesday
rendered his resignation to take effect
June 80, and Governor Plaisted appoint.
ed as his successor Robert F. Dunton OF
Belfast. Mr.. Shelton has held the posi-
ton since 1905, and bis term would have
expired July 20, 1912. Mr.. Dunton Is
a lawyer 81 years of age, has been presi-
dent of the Belfast Savings Bank and is q
director of the City National Bank Of
Belfast, and was member of the house
of representatives In 1907. He Is
Democrat.
Although lines and preservers were
thrown within easy reach OF Cecil Lime
kin, when he fell overheard from a
launch at Rockland, Sunday, be made
no attempt to grasp them and was
drowned. 1t is supposed he was dazed
by the fall. Linnekin, who was 20 years
of age and employed as a bookkeeper.
lost his balance when the boat rolled
Unexpectedly. he attempted to save
himself by clinging to the bell rope but
the bell was pulled from the socket and
he went over backwards, and sank with
out an outcry.
A reunion Is planned for this summer
of people in the town of Webster and
vicinity, who are interested in the pres-
ervation of the historic old church at
Webster Corner. This church was built
In 1927 by the Universalists and Calvinist
Baptists united. The two denomina-
tions met at the first on alternate Sun
days and the frst!thIng Baptist would
say when he was first to enter the church
on the baptist" Sunday was, "There
goes the Universalist devil ont of the
window" The church building Is now
sadly In need OF repair but so heavy are
the timbers and the church was so we'll
built that 1t has stood the tumult OF the
elements during all these years.
Over 80 magnificent elm trees were
sacrificed In the recent Bangor fire.
Only such trees as we're entirely eirdled
by the fire, and of which there can be no
possible hope Of saving are being taken
down. Others, where the trees have
budded, or there is enough bark left to
allow the circulation of the sap are to
remain until 1t is definitely known
whether or not they will survive the
damages of the flames. The loss to the
city in its splendid shade trees cannot
be estimated in money, and 1t will be
years and years before some of them are
replaced. The park commissioners plan
to set out trees to replace the loss, when
ever an appropriation is available for
such purpose.
Annouucemen Ia made that on Satur-
day, June 10, Ringing Brothers Worlds
Graatest Shows will give two perform.