Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-08-05
Maine News Notes.

Bernard Crom we'll, Of Topsham. aged
20, died few days since from blood
poisoning starting 10 an insect bite.
An unknown italian laborer was killed
|s(Dundee Falls, Windham, Thursday, .
heavy rock falling on him. The unfor-
tunate man has no relatives In thfs
country.
Baw.loin C lece will receive $50 600
by the will of Edward r. Drummond OF
Bristol who died recently. Ia addition,
SIS 900 was bequeathed to Lincoln Acad-
envy, SO 900 to the Bristol Congregation
al church, and 5000 to the Maine Mis-
sionary Society. The remainder OF the
estate, said to be valued at about $780,
600. will be divided among his nieces
and nephews.
By vote Of 1872 to s, the town OF Mt.
Desert, at special town meeting decided
to keep in force for another year, at
least, the restrictions prohibiting the use
of autom obiles in that town. The town
was given an opportunity OF choosing for
itself at the last session of the Legisla-
ture whether it would continue It's ex-
clusion policy or lift the ban, and during
the last week or two lively and at times
bitter campaign has been waged.
We had almost forgotten that there
was a strike on the Bangor and Aroos-
took Railroad last winter, until reminded
of 1t BY q news paragraph announcing
that an agreement for another year al
the same rate of wages had been signed
by the trainmen. The strike dropped
out of public attention, and few knew
what ever became of it. 1t seems that
The road is operated By non-union train
men, and the strikers have mostly gone
to other roads, though few have gone
back to work, and some are still drawing
strike benefits.
Results of the primary election in the
Third Congressional District last week,
to nominate candidates for election TO
succeed the late Hon. Forrest Goodwin
we're the choice of Hon. John A. Peters
OF Ellsworth as the Republican candidate,
over Roy c. Haines of Ellsworth, and
Hon. William R. Pattangall OF Water
Vile as the Democratic candidate, over
Samuel w. Gould of Skowhegan. The
three candidates will therefore be Messrs.
Peters, Pattangall and Edward NJ. Law
renee of Lubec, who has been nominated
by the Progressives in convention.
After long hearing the governor and
council last Tuesday night granted an
unconditional pardon to Samuel d.
Haynes, who has served thirty-four
years of life sentence for the murder of
James L. Robbins, Rocklaud police
man, in 1870. Haynes was attempting to
escape from the lookup, in which he had
been onfined for minor offence, and
struck the policeman over the head with
a poker, intending as he says only to
stun him, but the blow proved fatal.
This was the eighth hearing on a petition
for bis pardon. He was released We'd
nesday.
Paul D. Sargent has been elected by
the new Maine highway commission as
its chief engineer with salary of $4,000.
Mr.. Sargent was formerly state highway
com missioner of Maine, holding the po-
sition from the time the department was
tablished until about three years ago
when he resigned to accept the position
of assistant director of the Office of pub
lie roads OF the national government,
which he has since held. In making the
choice of chief engineer, the commits
sion considered the names Of number
of eligible men, but decided upon Mr..
Sargent.