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

| Maine News Notes.
Maine Music Festival tickets are hav
ing . record sale.
: A large maple tree In Richmond which
: has served a. landmark for many year
was cut down recently to make room
for electric light poles.
An indictment has been found by tht
Somerset County grand jury against DR.
In. 8. Brown of Brighton, charging bin
With causing the death Of Mrs. Ren'
lSpiller by q criminal operation.
The State Sunday school convention !,
to be held In Pressure Isle, OCT. IL, II
and 20. Among the speakers will be
lDr Smith Baker, Hugh Cook, Mrs. Mary
Maxim Armstrong and E. W. Brown.
The city of Waterville at special
election Monday rejected the new char
ter, which provided for q commission
form of government, by vote OF 765 to
919. Mayor Pattangall led the opposi-
ton to the new charter. By the terms
of the act there is an opportunity for
second election next year, and the friends
of tho charter are already making plans
for the campaign.
For the first time in eight years, a fall
ing off in numbers was shown by the re-
ports made at the Baptist state conven-
ton at Skowhegan last week. 1t Is un-
derstood, however, that the loss may be
more apparent than real, as consider
able reduction in numbers 10 due to q
more thorough revision of their rolls by
some of the churches than for some
years previous.
Captain Silas Adams has nearly COM
pleted the history Of the town of Bow.
doinham which has engaged bis atten-
ton much of the time aimee 1884, and
the book will probably be published be-
fore spring. Captain Adams In compil-
ing this work, had the use of the town
records of Bowdoinham, dated back to
1852, which were later destroyed by fire
when the town hall was burned. This
history will be a very welcome addition
to the rapidly increasing collection OF
historical data of this state.
Another gift to Islesboro 10 proposed
through the kind efforts OF Mrs. 6. d.
futile and friends says the Ellsworth
American. The gift is to be a public
library building, and room for socials for
the benefit and uplifting Of the young
people who have no chance for amuse-
ments of any kind. 1t is proposed that
in the building q room be made for the
ladies to hold their weekly Thimble Club
meetings. This is along the line of the
Thimble Clubs work, and is greatly ap.
preciated by it. as we'll as by the rest OF
the island people.
The death of John Wickham, the
woodsman, who was taken to the East
ern Maine General Hospital ct Bangor
from Stratton with fractured spine.
occurred there shortly before midnight
Tuesday. His injuries were caused by .
tree trunk falling across his back and
pinning him to the ground. He was
carried through the woods to the rail-
road station by his fellow lumbermen on
litter. Wickhsm was operated upon
Saturday in the vain hope of saving bis
life. His injuries were 80 severe, how
ever, that he failed to rally and, shortly
before midnight, he died. He was un-
conscious during the last few hours.
Washington county's blueberry crop
has netted. this year, a revenue of more
than $1,000, 900, according to State
horticultural Albert K. Gardner OF
Rockland. This industry was started
but few year, ago, In that county, and
the yield this year Is the largest yet OBJ
tanned there. One grower realized S75
from few bushes which he set out In
his orchard as "side. ISSUE" A man
near Cherryfield is said to have raked
blueberries from the vines just as cram
berries are gathered. 1t Is stated that
fabulous prices are paid for rental OF
blueberry lands and blueberry factories.
State Horticulturist Albert Z. Gard
per of Rockland, while at Winterport a
few days ago, visited the orchard of A.
L. Blaisdeil, which contains 5000 apple
trees. OF this number $500 are now
bearing, consisting mostly of Ben Davis,
Baldwins and Mcintosh. Mr.. Blaisdell
had only medium crop In 1910 yet he
estimated that he took from the orchard
the equal of Eve per cent investment on
100000. This year he estimates that his
whole crop will bring him $500 or the
equal of five per cent investment on
sl5O,OOO. These trees are not fully
matured yet and Mr.. Blsisdell expects
still larger returns In the next few years.
His partner in the business has set out
5000 trees in the same locality. Land
suitable for orchsrding In that section
can be obtained for not over 500 an
acre which Is just as good, says Mr..
Gardner, as that which can be obtained
in the West for ten times that amount.
Four murder trials, q remarkable num-
Der for that section, were scheduled for
the present term of court In Franklin
County, but the number Of actual trials
was reduced when 1t came to the point.
Marshall Taylor of Freeman pleaded
guilty Of the murder of his wife, one of
the most deliberately planned crimes
ever committed In the state. Audubon
S. Wilson, after his trial was begun for
the murder of Gideon Chase, a Wilton
farmer, was allowed to plead guilty to
msnslaughter. The court then proceed.
ed with the trial of Giovanni MOTTO and
Giuseppe CastigIp for the murder OF a
fellow Italian, Dominica Ventrelli, at
Chisholm in the town Of Jay. After