Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-17
Maine News Notes.

A Canadian Pacific train struck . bull
moose near Mattawamkeag Tuesday,
cutting of two of it, legs and otherwise
iniurinp It, The meat OF the animal was
given to the Eastern Maine General Hos
pital.
On complaint Of timber land owners
that beavers were doing damage, the fish
and qame commissioners have declared
an open time on beaver In certain town-
ships In Franklin and Somerset Countess
from Oct. 20, 1911, to April !, 1912.
"Dr." Fred B. Snow Of Day ton. whose
premises were . Wholesale plumber de-
pository, and who tried to shoot the
officers when arrested, broke down and
cried when he was given the 'stif' SEN
tence of three years and half In state
prison for two burglaries and assault
with intent to kill.
In taking bis first shot ct target,
Herbert Libby, aged 7, killed bis broth
er Frank, aged 8, with 22,oalibre rine
ct West Newfield, on the 7th. Their
father, Hubert Libby, . carpenter, had
been practicing with the rife and allow
cd Herbert to try . shot. As the boy
raised the weapon and pulled the trig-
ger, bis little brother ran within range
and was pierced by bullet through the
lungs.
Leroy B. Mason, Maine guide Of
North Windhsm, has just planted In the
lily ponds of Windham pint of seeds oil
"the lotus OF the Nile" sent him by j.
Hampton Boyd, q professor in the
Chicago University. Prof. Boyd secur-
cd them from the Maumee river, In
diana. The variety is nymphae coeruloa
blue Powered. This lily for ages ha'
been famous for its size and beauty
often producing flower eight inches IN
diameter.
In attempting to light lantern with
slip of paper at Augusta Sunday night
Mrs. Everett E. w. Frost, mother of foul
small children, ignited her dress and IN
stantly became human torch. DAME
R. Mclean and Herbert Weber, neigh
bors, heard the woman's screams, ant
extinpuished the flames, but not until
her whole body, with the exception o
her feet, was severely burned. Attend
ing physicians state that her chances
for recovery are slight.
The mill stream at Damariscotta i
reported to be q sad sight. The Leath
erboard Co., through no fault or inten
of its own, Is turning out, as by.prod
uct, thousands of gallons OF uncooket
fish chowdcr. Alewives coming dowr
the stream pass through the Leather
board Co.'S wheel, the shredded fish, II
four to six inch lengths, cover the bot
tom of the stream to the depth of severa
inches, and the shores are dotted will
the Fragments. It 10 estimated that ten
of thousands of fish have been destroy
ed In this manner, and tho extinction o
the alewives In that stream 10 looke'
upon az certain result.
C,E. Bliss OF West Bath must be In
blissful frame of mind, II he fully real
ICES the importance of the sugar bee
industry development planned for tina
vicinity. It is reported that he carrie
into the Office of the Bath Times gate
post beet which tipped the scales at 2
pounds. To quote It's description: II
looks like the root of tree and is tn
largest beet ever seen in this vicinity
Beets of this variety weigh about fiv
pounds" We have not figured out hoy
many beets of smaller size this immens
one would displace in the acreage, no
the probable ratio of sugar contained i
large and small bests, but Mr.. Bliss ap
parently has an immense advantage i
beet raising.
That Maine common school teacher
are becoming more professional as
class ID shown by the statistics for tn
past year compiled In the state schoo
department. A splendid increase
shown In the number Of teachers VIII
are graduates OF normal schools. Nor
teachers are holders OF state teachers
certificates than ever before. The gal
in this number of holders OF state Ger
tif1cates over the number last year !
about % per cent. The increase owe
last year In the normal trained teacher
is 236. The proportion OF teachers wit
normal training 10 increasing year b
year. In the past ten years the proper
ton of teachers so trained to the who'll
number employed has increased from /
per cent to % per cent.
Charged with negligently and careless
ly shooting q human being while on
hunting trip, when he shot and kille
bis guide, Harold Hight, Saturday, d.
Charles Brooks of Rutherford, N. j.
was arraigned In the municipal court O
lSkowhsgan Monday. Judge Lawrence
who presided, found probable cause ant
held the man for the December term o
the grand jury under $1,000 bonds
Surety was furnished and DR.. Brook
was released. In court the physical
said that be and Hight started aroun'
Mosquito Mountain in search Of deer
The guide had given the doctor whist
to blow II he got lost and about 20 mir
utes after they parted he saw q white oh
jeot moving through the bushes som
distance away. After blowing bis wbis
tie he fred, but instead Of killing dee
he shot his guide. DR.. Brooks arres
resulted from Q complaint made b
Robert Hilton, father.in.lsw OF th
guide.