Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-16
Maine News Notes.

Somerset Pomona Grange passed .
strong resolution favorIng the retention
Of the prohibitory amendment to the
constitution.
Bird students of Fairfield report seeing
the northern raven, rare visitor In this
State. 1t was seen by Amos Knight and
Roy Smith, who at once saw the distin-
gushing points between 1t and our
American crow.
"Dr" Snow and bis wife seem not to
have been the whole thing In those
wholesale burglaries around Dayton,
although they ran the plumber deposit
tory. A number Of other men said to be
implicated have been arrested.
Next month will witness the G. A. R.
bodies In convention at Augusta. The
local veterans and the board OF trade are
making great preparations for the enter
tainment of the gatherings Of the patri.
otto organizations at which 1t Is expected
that 1000 people will be present.
Donenico Ventfelli, an Italian, was
murdered at Chisholm, Sunday night.
Three fellow.Italians charged with the
murder were arrested few miles from
RumfOrd by Deputy Sheriffs Niles and
Small and taken to Franklin County.
One of them was discharged, the other
two were held.
Lincoln Chronicle: Mrs. Robert Stur.
geon, whose age IL 81 years, has made
three lamp mats, one crazy guilt, ana
part of another one and has done all
the knitting for her herself and husband,
taken care of her room besides washing
the dishes and occasionally takes q walk
down to the main part Of the town.
George Richards OF Livermore Falls
has invented an ingenious and simple
device for protecting the roof OF his
house from flying cinders. He has bad
the ridgepole Of his residence so piped
and connected with bis sill faucet that
by simply opening valve tho roof Is
completely sprayed with water. Sow.
ersl Other residents of the town are also
having spray pipes attached to the roofs
of their residences. Pipe from three
qnsrters to one inch is used for the spray
pipe and holes one.sixteenth Of an inch
In diameter and ak inches apart are
drilled 80 that the jets of water fall on
either side OF the ride-pole, thus keeping
the roof thoroughly wet down.
Some OF the fireproof vaults In Bangor
proved to DO actually fireproof, coming
through all right and preserving their
contents. In others, so great was the
heat, valuable records and other things
were destroyed. Among the vaults which
proved defective was that In the post
Office, which, built under government
was found to be grossly I'm
perfect 10 construction, and everything
In It was lost. Its contents included
$4,000 in stamps, about 81 600 In cur
rency, and the registered mail, the
amount Of which Is not yet known.
Among the records which were lost
though in vaults were those Of the Great
Northern paper Co. and the Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad.
Bath Times: While clearing bis pas.
ure of dead branches and brush last
June, William Il. Gould, farmer living
on tho old post road, Q mile and half
from Bowdoinham, lost q gold case watch.
He afterwards made very careful search
of the field, but failed to find the lost
timepiece. While crossing the pasture
one day last week 1t occurred to Mr..
Gould to make another search for the
watch. he dropped down on his knees
and began tn pick away the leaves. he
crept along only foot or two, when bis
hand and his eyes lighted on the watch
at the same instant. he could scarcely
believe the revelation. Thinking that
tho works were probably ruined, Mr..
Gould started turning the stem'win OF
the watch, and was surprised to notice
that the spring was firm. The watch
has since run quite evenly, apparently
none the worse for Its II months out OF
doors.
Hon. James W. Bracket Of Phillips,
chairman OF the Inland Fisheries and
Game Commission, 10 at work upon .
plan for dividing the State into six or
more districts for the purposes Of bring
ing about moro efficient warden service
and doing away with faults OF admins
tration. The districts will not follow
lines, but will rather be fixed BY
water sheds and other natural bound
aries. He proposes to place each district
under the direct supervision of chief
warden, who will have charge Of all the
wardens on duty there. Only rarely will
wardeus from one district be sent into
another. Tho chief wardens will be
selected from among the older wsrdens
of proven efficiency and worth. They
will probably receive slightly moro pay
than the regular wardens, but 1t Ia OK
pected that they will effect certain econo.