Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-24
Maine News Notes.

The John S. Hyde mansion at Bath is
to have swimming pool. Four thou
sand feet Of rock have been blasted out,
much Of IL 10 be utilized in the walls for
the foundation. A cut Of IS feet deep
was required for the swimming pool.
At least two deaths were indirectly
due to the heavy shower of last Monday
night, which seemed to be general over
quite q part Of Maine, and numerous
fires were set and buildings damaged by
the lightning.
Frank Maddocks of North Ellsworth
committed suicide Saturday afternoon
by hanging. Mr.. Maddocks had been in
III health for some time and that is be-
lieved to have been the cause for his act.
Mr.. Maddocks was 80 years Of age. A
widow and daughter survive.
John Cavellsro, q, a Grand Trunk
coal handler, was fatally injured some
time after midnight, Monday, by falling
from the top of tender at the Port
land coal sheds. He was found under
the trestle, unconscious, and died soon
after. Coroner Fred W. b. Martin did
not deem an inquest necessary.
After two or three attempts at suicide
had been frustrated by others, Thomas
z. Fisher Of Portland, who bad for forty
years conducted shoe store in that city,
succeeded in ending his life with razor.
Worry and physical troubles had weak
ened his mind. He was II years of age,
and leaves a widow and three sons.
Wandering back into the town farm
buildings at Pressure Isle, which were set
on FIRE by lightning and burned Monday
night, Robert Davis, an aged man, who
had been rescued with thirteen other in
mates, persisted in the flames. The con-
tents of the building were destroyed and
two horses, two cows and other live
stock were burned. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Capt. Andrew Doggett, bis son, John
L. Doggett, both of Portland, and four
other members of the crew of the Glou-
cestsr fishing schooner Olympia went
down with their craft when she was
rammed off Sable Island early Wednes-
day morning in dense fog by the War
rem Line steamer Sycamore. Eight
members Of the Olympia's crew climb
ed the chains TO the deck Of the Saga
more and were saved.
During the shower Of last Monday
evening, which was quite severe, the
lightning struck one of the chimneys at
the drug store of Guy o. Gardner at
Dixfield, scattering bricks in various d.
rections, and playing pranks on its way
through the building. Mr.. Gardner and
Kenneth Hawkes., . boy employed rs
clerk in the store, were slightly affected
BY the bolt, and another man who was
looking over the postcards in the rack
was not affected, but had his occupation
abruptly changed.
Many Maine towns are taking advsn-
tage Of the law passed by the 10th Legis-
lature, that towns deeming IL hardship
to purchas individual standards and
having to appoint sealer OF weights ard
measure, may combine with other towns
In maintaining the same. Fryeburg,
Brownfield, Denmark, Stooeham, Lowell
and Stow have combined In the pur.
chasing OF set Of standards and ap-
pointing a ssaler. Cornish, Hiram, Por-
TEL. Parsonsfield, Limington and Limerick
are six other towns taking advantage OF
this law.
John r. Lamb OF Livermore Falls was
elected department commander OF the
Department of Maine, g. A. r., at the
annual encampment IN Portland last
week, receiving ITS votes to $50 for Rev.
j. IA. Little of Bethel. Tho reports
Ihow loss OF membership for the year
II 322. Mrs. Florence MSWallace OF
Haterville was elected prssidert OF the
ladies of the G.. A. R, Mrs. Rebecee Is
aslson of Rumford president Of the M
ional womsn's Relief Corps, and ElsisS
Alexander OF Brunswick president of the
tate Relief Corps.