Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-25
Maine News Notes.

During June, July and August Of thl
,, year not death was recorded In New
castle, an unusual record.
| A rather remarkable fact is, that NOR
deer have been killed within radius Q
I FIVE miles of Calais than In any othe
part Of the county.
Harold D. Murphy, 81 years of ag'
was run over and instantly killed by
. shifting engine and cars while walkin
on the track in the yard of the Portlan
, Terminal Co. Sunday morning.
> Leroy Chesley, 10 years old, was II
stantly killed In hunting accident a
, Chester on the 10th. While In boat b
drew his shotgun toward him by th
, muzzle, and received the charge Of bucl
shot in his throat.
Mount Katahdin, In Piscataquis CouI
ty, has an elevation Of 5000 feet, and !
the highest mountain in the state, a.
cording to the United States Geologica
Survey. The average or mean elevatio
Of the entire State Of Maine is 900 fee
above sea level.
. On Tuesday of this week the governo
and council will investigate the insan
, hospital muss. Charges against Dr
Henry W. Miller, the superintendent o
the institution, have been filed by Ere
W. Smith of Pittsfield, q member of tb
board of trustees.
There will be no show of the Main
State Poultry Association this year, a
the Auditorium, the only building il
Portland suitable, Is now in control o
the state, and the National Guard viii
not cancel their drills for q week t,
make way for the show.
At the annual meeting IF the Main
State Pathological Society In Lewiston
last week, Wilson q. Consnt of Buck
field was chosen president, Thomas e
Chase of Buckfield treasurer and e. l.
White of Bowdoinham secretary. Reso
lutions urging the further strengthening
of the Maine laws In reference to tn,
packing of apples were adopted.
Samuel D. Ames, aged 76, of Bangor
was killed and his wife seriously injured
Sunday afternoon when the carriage II
which they were riding was struck by
some freight cars that were being SHIFTED
at Northern Maine Junction. Mr.. Ames
skull was fractured and he expired in
stantly. Mrs. Ames is in hospital, suf
feripg from fractures Of ribs and collar
bone and other injuries. She will re
cover.
The Calais free library has received
from Hon. Brono Kalish, valuable col
lection of coins, representing the silver
issues of the United States mint at va
rious times. There are included also
some copper coins with a few of foreign
countries. The several pieces came
into the hands of Mr.. Kalish in the
course of business aud were laid aside
until this large and interesting collec.
ton has been made.
Still one more accident is reported
This time it comes from HOdgdOn. Ii
this case a boy while passing through
the woods trailing his gun, stopped and
leaned upon the muzzle in order to get a
bearing for further movements. The CUR
was discharged in some unknown man
ner and the boys whole shoulder wat
torn away. he will probably recover
although the wound is very serious one
and blood poisoning is feared.
Edgar, the eight.year- old son Of Yves
ley Berry of Kennebunk, was killed
Tuesday night by an automobile. Ac
cording to the press reports, the auto
mobile, owned and driven by R. L. Web
Der of Kennebunk Beach, was proceed
ing at moderate pace when the boy rar
from the rear of the barn, close beside
the road, and was struck down before
Mr.. Weber knew he was near. The
boy lived only few minutes after the
accident.
Announcement is made OF the sale, BY
the Maine Farmer Publishing Co., of the
Maine Farmer, which includes the week
" paper of that name, and the printing
business, to Charles W. Carson Co. oil
Augusta. Charles w. Carson, who hat
for the past three years been foreman oil
the printing department, and before tha
was for some time employed In the book
department of the Kennebec JOurna
Office, stated that the Farmer would be
conducted along the same lines as be-
fore.
Many Bath people will be surprised to
hear that the city 10 In any way connect
ed with the dynamite industry, says the
Times. All the sawdust Of the BATH
Box Co., which is very fine on account o.
the character of the work, is shipped &c
dynamite manufacturers and used In the
production of the explosive. The plan
uses it's own shavings for fuel in Its pow
or plant, and these furnish more power
than It is able to use. Thus the entire
refuse is taken care of and put to a pro
fitable employment, where formerly the
State was obliged to enact laws to pre-
vent the dumping of such material into
the river.
The proprietor of Bath fish marke
likes oysters and eats 'em raw. Tues
day he was pursuing this avocation ant
had large, luscious oyster in hi
mouth. He is not in the habit OF swal
lowing them whole, as most people do
but dug his teeth into the oyster. For s
second he thought he had struck grav
ell bed and beganto pick out the grave
and behold, each piece picked from hi
mouth was a pearl and when be was
through picking he had accumulated 2.
pearls of various sizes which he now hat
in small bottle. He is to have them
tested and valued.
Probably the bay mare, Mercer c.,
owned by Henry NJ. Springer of Angus
ia, can claim distinction that Is be
yond the reach of the average fast step
per In Maine horse flesh, says the Ken
nebec Journal. During the winter
months, when other trotters and PAGERS
Of her class are covered with blanket
and swathed In bandages and enjoyini
luxury of box stalls. and incidentally
eating their heads of, she is earning he
living every day by hauling a deliver!
wagon from Mr.. Springer's grain store
At the close of the racing season eacl
year since Mr.. Springer has had tn
mare he has hitched her into the grain
wagon. and the pung when the sno'
comes, and kept her at work until tn
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