Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-05-14
Maine News Notes.

Benjamin r. Roberts, ~ years OF age,
was fatally injured Tuesday at West
brook when pair of horses which he
was driving ran away, and he was thrown
to the ground, the. rear wheels OF the
cart passing over him.
Charles W. Morse, the former banker,
Is expected to arrive In Bath, his native
city, In three weeks to pass the summer
and possibly make his residence here for
longer period. Word has been receiv-
ed by relatives that he is considerably
improved In health.
Several hundred factory hands stood
helplessly by at Augusta Wednesday and
watched Mono Kiosa. 20, q fellow em-
ploye, swept over the dam in the Ken
nebec River to his death In the boiling
waters below. The young Greek had
been to dinner at his home and was re-
turning In boat, when he got too near
the dam and was drawn into the cur
rent.
Chief Justice Wbitehouss has filed q
decree reinstating Philip ]. Larrabee OF
Portland as q member OF the bar. Lar
rabee was disbsrred in 1904 because of
charges of misappropriation of a large
amount OF trust funds In his hands. he
has always maintained that the loss was
due to unfortunate investments, and not
to any fraudulent intent Reinstatement
to the bar Ia rather unusual.
Hon. F. A. Morey, counsel for Mrs.
Elsie Hobbs Raymond. indicted for the
Matte Hackett murder, is making a
strenuous effort to have Mrs. Raymond
admitted to bail, as she cannot have
trial until October, but bail has not yet
been granted. 1t is permissible under
some conditions to admit to bail person
charged with murder In this state, but II
has only two or three times been done.
An estimate report from the Office OF
the Kennebec Log Driving Co. shows
that there are 1875, $50, 900 feet to be
driven; 12,700,0 900 of this was left over
from last years drive. The largest indi'
vidual cut during the season was by the
HOlliugsworth and Whitney Co., there
being 10000, 900 which will 20 to Madi.
son and Winslow for use in the com.
panys pulp mills. There were 20,70O,-
600 that were loaded on cars over the
Somerset railway.
Miss Julia Harris May, an author and
one OF tho best known women Of Maine,
died suddenly May 6, in Auburn. She
was born at Strong In 1888, but had lived
in Auburn many years, teaching in
various schools. She graduated from
Mt. Holyoke College and was 10 later
years teacher of classes in art and liter.
ature, and prominent In club work.
Among the books of poetry she wrote
were Songs from the Woods Of Maine and
Looking for the Stars.
Plans for pensioning employees, be-
sides the payment Of sick and death
benefits, have been announced by the
Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street
Railway. In addition to this, when the
two hundred or more men draw their
next pay envelopes they will find their
wages have been increased one cent an
hour or 10 cents q week for ten hour
day. This raise will increase the pay
roll about $1,000 month. The death
benefit amounts to $500.
The two-masted schooner Hiram,
which was tied up for the winter near
Calais, was built in 1919, and has been
sailing up and down the coast continu.
ously for nearly century. She bias been
repaired many times, but still has the
original keel and bottom. With one e.
ception she Is the oldest schooner In the
United States, only the Polly being older.
The keel of tho Polly was laid In 1907.
The Hiram 10 SO feet long and has .
gross tonnage of 81 tons.
Elmer p. Spofford of Deer Isle va.
elected Grand Master Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge at it, meeting In Portland
last week. The membership Of the
Masonic lodges Of tho state, % shown by
the reports, Is now between $4,000 and
80, 1000. In tho other bodies, CharleS B
Davis OF Waterville was elected Grand
High Priest of the, Grand Chapter, Harry
E. Larrabee Of Gardiner Grand Master Of
the Grand Council, Alfred 8. Kimball
of Norway President of the Order Of
High Priesthood, and James P. Hutchin-
SON Of Auburn Grand Commander Of the
Grand Commaudsry.
A pardon Was granted by the governor
and council Friday to Richmond q.
Ingersoll, former treasurer Of the York
County Savings Bank at Biddeford, who
was serving two year term In tho coun.
ty Jail at Alfred. Ingersoll, 1t will be
recalled, was arrested when shortage
of over $500, 900 in the funds Of the bank
was discovered. It 10 understood that
Ingersoll did not profit by the shortage.
but that Il WAS oocasioned BY bis cover
Ing mp bad investments OF the bank and
continuing to pay dividends. Ingersoll
was the treasurer Of the bank for ovsr
half century.
Henry Gazette Of East Douglas, Mass,
and Fred W. Levere, of Augusta, are
named ~ principals and Mrs. Ella Y.
Levere OF Augusta named - accessory
In causing tho death of Alexander j.
Turner "by felony" at Augusta, April
%, 10 the report Of the ooroner's jury.
The three respondents are oil under ar-
rest. Turner was found dead 1t the
home of the Leveres under circumstances
that led to an investigation to ascer:
tain II the man had been drugged and
robbed, - he did not appear to have
died from natural causes and bis money