Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-05
Maine News Notes.

few weeks.
Maine News Notes.
Work has begun on bungalow Chris
tian Science church at Calais.
The Brunswick and Topsham Water
District has begun the work Of putting
all water consumers on meters.
Rudolph NJ. Allen, 20 years Of age, Of
Bridgton, was killed Sunday near South
Windham by the accidental discharge of
bis shotgun while hunting. He was un-
married.
Besides the South Paris Congregation
alists, there were two other centennial
church anniversaries In the state last
week, one by the Universalists OF Bruins.
wick, and the other by the Free Baptist
church at Marston's Corner, Auburn.
The seth annual session OF the Maine
State Grange will be held in the new
City Hall, Portland, December II, IS, 10,
1912. The indications are that more
people will be In attendance than at any
meeting in the history of the state
grange.
Joseph West, so years old, a fisherman,
was shot to death In quarrel at Manset
Sunday, by John Crowell, an engineer.
Crowell, who Is 81 years Of age, was ar
rested. He asserts that he shot in self
defence after West had attacked him
with big knife.
A balloon which landed in Pittston
Wednesday had completed the longest
trip ever made from one point to another
In New England. The balloon assembled
at Pitts6eld, Mass, at midnight. The
air line distance from Pittsfield to Pitts
ton 10 about 250 miles.
| One of the first men to register at the
the Maine Medical school In the entering
class was N. S. Kupelah of Tarsus, Asia
Minor, Turkey. he has been studying
at the Bangor Theological School, and
intends after foishing his medical
course, to 20 back to his country as q
medical missionary.
A flagstaff soon to be erected at Bidde-
ford Pool is to commemorate the winter
spent by the followers OF Fernando
Gorges at Winter Harbor, for the pur-
pose of testing the climate. Above the
golden ball, surrounding the whole, is
the weather vane, ship, after the model
of those of Christopher Columbus.
Ed McKelvery again comes to the front
with ripe field strawberries which he
sent the View Oct. 18th. Those who
think Aroostook is half brother to
Peary have another guess coming, for
when We can turn out in the field and
pick strawberries Oct. 18th, we are far
from being frozsa up, says the Mars Hill
View.
An important addition to the state
library is the latest edition Of the United
States Catalog, which contains COM
plete alphabetical index Of all publica.
lions In print, indexed by subjects and
authors. The book contains about 8, 1000
pages of Webster's dictionary size and
will be found OF great value to patrons
of the library.
It now develops that Mrs. Ida Leach
who died In the Lewiston hospital recent
ly at the age of 80, was not the last pen
sioner In Maine of the war of 1912. Mrs.
Roxanna Goose, formerly of Stockton,
now of Camden, 81 years OF age, Is q
pensioner OF that war on account OF her
husband, Robert Goose, who served in
the war. She was third wife and much
younger than her husband.
Lewiston Journal: The old saw mill
which has been landmark at Minot
| Corner for more than hundred years
toppled into the river with mighty
crash Saturday night. 1t stood on the
end of the bridge In the center OF the
village. To some, with the New Eng.
lander'a inherent love of thrift, the old
mill was an eyesore. Yet they could
not bring themselves to consent to its
being torn down, 80 many old asso-
Citations we're connected with 1t. Even
in its dilapidation the old ruin was
picturesque.
Ed West, an engineer on the Rangeley
branch of the narrow gauge railroad,
caught bobcat In trap near RangeleY,
one morning recently, and then attempt
ed to put rope around the cats neck In
order that he might lead It to Phillips.
The cat, WIFI : was giant In size, was
caught IN IAN ordinary No. 2 trap and
4 when Mr.. West approached the animal
In tho trap and attempted to place a rope
about Its neck, instantly the feline OBJ
jected, splitting Justify and turning
back somersault like professional cir
Gus performer. Mr.. West made several
attempts to lssso the cat, but was
obliged at last to give 1t up.
The dead body of Captain Harry G.
Young Of Surry was found on the edge
Of stream In that village Wednesday,
and there seems little doubt that he was
murdered. The skull was fractured,
and the days cash from bis store, which
he had when he left the store In the
evening, was missing. Captain Young
was q retired sea captain, SO years Of
age. Suspicious conduct OF Edwin
Goodwin, q boy of II, led to his arrest,
and he admitted the killing. He said
that be was In the store and saw Captain
| Young put the money In his pocket, and
followed him and struck him with
piece of iron pipe. He did not intend to
XIII the man, he only wanted the money.
After his term as vice-president had
expired Hon. Hannibal Hamlin was ap-
pointed minister to Spain. He and Mrs.
Hamlin took up their residence In the
Spanish capital. On one of her shop.
ping excursions she found an ancient
cabinet, certified to be four hundred
years old, that she was able to secure.
The cabinet Is OF solid wood, the doors
hung with iron hinges, much like those
on barn doors. On her return to Bangor
she had tho cabinet polished up, the
hinges gilded, making q handsome piece
of furniture. Mr.. Hamlin made some
investigation of the condition of labor
when that cabinet was made. he said
be waa satisfied that the skilled work.
men who worked on It received eight