Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-06-18
Maine News Notes.

Charles w. Morse, after short stay at
Bath, his former home, has gone to New
York, headed for Wall Street.
Dates for the annual meeting of the
State Board of Trade have been fixed as
Sept 10 and 20. Bangor is the place.
William A. E. Mercy of Burnham COM
mitted suicide at his home Wednesday
He was 70 and leaves widow and one
son.
The Maine Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton will make its annual excursion to
ST. Andrews. N. B., on the 26th, 9th
and 2Sth OF June.
Both Arthur w. Shaw, the Freeport
shoe manufacturer, and his friend Mrs.
Stuart, were found guilty of larceny in
the trial in Boston.
A party of about thirty five, delegates,
alternates and others, will go from Maine
to attend the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago.
In the merry automobile war at Bar
Hsrbor, an auto owner who was fined
for driving over a road there contrary to
the special statute, has got back by hav-
ing livery stable keeper hailed into
court for letting teams on Sunday.
A new industry that is being started
in Somerset County is mule raising. 1t
is believed by the farmers that this ami
NAL will be more valuable as a worker
on the farms than the horses. Several
men in the county are now breeding
them.
IL is supposed that William vi. Lowe
of Buxton jumped overheard from the
steamer Bay State Monday night. A
note was left saying that he had lived
long enough and was going to the bot
tom. He was about 70 years of age and
leaves q widow.
Edward White of Old Town, 10 years
of age, was electrocuted Tuesday, when
he climbed an electric light pole and &C.
cidentally came in contact with live
wire. He went up the pole with the
idea Of sitting on the cross trees and
playing ball with companions below.
George Edward. 8 year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lovely Norm of Old Town was
drowned off some lodges in that city,
where the current of the Penobscot
river is very swift Monday. This was
the only son, his brother having been
lost ak years ago of the same lodges
while fishing.
Two sisters, Lithuanisns of com
paratively tender years and described by
the newspapers as pretty, have been
bound over in the United States court
for using the mails in "black hand"
scheme to extort $1,000 from DIR. Joseph
w. Scsnnell of Lewiston. IL was an
amateurish job, and a detective readily
uncovered il.
Rev. Charles Emilius of New Sweden,
a Lutheran minister, is held charged
with the murder of August jacobson,
his father-in-law, who was found dead
about a year ago. IL was at first sup
posed to be a case of suicide, but later
this view was changed. Jacobson's son
has since been arrested charged with the
crime, but was discharged.
Governor Plaisted has appointed DIR.
Charles ID. Smith of Portland, DR..
Frederick c. Thayer of Waterville, DR..
William G. Mason of Bangor, DIR. John
l.. NJ. Willis of Eliot, and DR.. A. G..
Young of Augusta the Maine delegates
TO the 18th International Congress on
Hygiene and Demography to be held at
Washington, ID. c., Sept. % %.
A terrific gale swept over a part of
Maine last Monday. and one life was lost
in consequence. Fred K. Fields of Sid
ney, farmer 81 years of age. was in
stsntly killed at his home by the blowing
over of barn into which he drove just
as the terrific gale struck. A heavy
piece of timber struck him across the
eyes and pinned him beneath the debris
The horse and wagon were lifted up with
the barn and hurled some distance. His
skull was crushed and his jaw and nose
broken. He was single and had no i'm
mediate family.
At the annual encampmeut Of the
Department of Maine, G. A. R., held at
Bangor last week, w. II. Holston Of
Wsstbrook was elected department COM
msnder by majority of 20 over John +.
Lamb Of Livsrmore Falls. Rev. j. Fl.
Little of Bethel was re- elected chaplain.
In the auxiliary departments, Mrs. Mary
b. Tarbox Of Fryeburg was elected prssi-
dent of the Ladies of the g. A. R., Mrs.
Ida c. Rolfe Of Clinton of the National
Relief Corps, aud Mrs. Lydia Stevenson
Cahill of Hampden Highlands Of the
State Relief Corps. In the National
Relief Corps, Mrs. Rsbeccs /. Israelson
of Rumford was elected senior wee
nra,;lant a.I NJ. E,no. A