Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-25
About tho State.

1t took the Sanford town meeting
humber Of adjourned sessions to cleo
the list of town officers, with over 1OOC
votes cast on some OF the ballots.
With membership of 31s and condi'
tions which indicate great prosperity
Houlton Baptist church rounded out its
semi. utennial Monday. 1t 10 planning
it's celebration of the event for next sum
mer.
Elmer Grant, about 80 years Of age,
committed suicide by hanging at bis
home in Springvale. No cause Is az.
sigued. He had been indisposed with
the grippe for few days. He leaves
wife and relatives.
Ernest Ward was killed ct Sebago
Lake Wednesday by being drawn be-
tween two cakes Of ice and a planer
while repairing q hoisting chain at the
plant of an ice company. Ward was
about 40 and single.
The disappearance on March 4th OF
Charles johnson of Calais, aged AZ. was
explained Wednesday by the finding OF
his body on the bank Of the st. Croi1
River. 1t is supposed that he walked
off the public landing.
Triplet black lambs was the unusual
addition to the flock OF l. S. Candage, OF
Sedgwick, last week. Black lambs are
not rare. and triplets are not uncommon
among sheep. but the combination OF the
two is decidedly unusual.
The Bath Independent says that Har-
old Robinson of Wiscasset and Jonas
Knight of Westport were in Woolwich at
Wolf Pond, Thursday and captured
three coons. This made As coous that
these two hunters have secured this
winter.
Frank L. Parady, aged %, lineman
employed by power company, fell from
a 81 foot ladder at Waterville Tuesday
and was fatally injured. He was born
in East Lynn, Mass, the son of Venant
Parady, aud had been married only since
December.
Edward Hardy and his wife Cora Har-
DIV who lived in a camp on the south
shore of Togus Stream, seven miles from
Augusta, were probably fatally shot
there Thursday night. Frank Vannah.
as wears of age, an inmate of the national
soldiers home, is under arrest. Hardy
was Spanish war veteran.
It would seem that journalists, like
poets, are born, not made. Take Ed
ward Page Mitchell, for instance, who
passed his 81st milestone Wednesday.
For 3S years he has been q member of
the editorial staff OF the New York Sun
and is now the editor az we'll a. vice.
president of the Sun Printing and Pub
fishing association. He was born 10
Bath.
Mrs. Sarah Huston, aged SO, died at
Bristol Wednesday, from the effects OF
burns received when she removed a COW
or from the kitchen stove and her apron
caught fire. Her son, George Huston,
and his wife rushed to her assistance and
extinguisbed the fire with blankets, but
the burns were so extensive she could
not recover. Mrs. Huston was q native
of Bristol.
In the second city election at Augusta
Wednesday, Elmer E. Newbert, the
Democratic candidate for mayor, receiv-
ed majority Of the votes and was elect.
ed. Newbert received 1898 votes, lO0
more than at the first election; Willis 4.
Swift, the Republican candidate, receiv-
ed 104O votes, 40 more than at the first;
and 4. NJ. Thompson, the Progressive
candidate, received 21S votes, IS less
than at the first election.
James Daggett of Troy, arrested on
the charge of manslaughter In causing
the death of his wife on the l1th inst,
was discharged after hearing In the Bel
fast Municipal Court. The county at
torney examined ten witnesses, and then
deciding that the evidence was not sufh
cient, moved the prisoners discharge.
The charge was that Mrs. Daggetts
death from pneumonia was brought on
by cruel treatment and neglect.
Fort Fairfield is to have it's public
building, the work of locating it and be-
ginning the construction probably TAX
ing place early this summer. The pub
lie building bill that was signed by the
President March 4 contained an amend
ment for public building at Fort Fair.
field to cost $4,000. The building will
contain the postoffice and an immi-
grafton Office and apartments for the
customs officers, including the deputies
and inspectors.
Machias will celebrate the 150th ami
versary of the town during the summer,
probably in August. Definite plans
have not been made but an Historical
Pageant has been suggested. This meth
cd of celebration has been most success
full in several towns in Vermont the past
few years. The pageant Is the most ap-
propriate, the most artistic and the least
expensive form Of celebration and the
history of Machias is such as would
readily lend itself for an historical pa.
geant, comments the Republican.
John A. Staples of Newburgh. n. Y,
has bought the Alex P. Sweet and Leon
ard Hackett properties in New Vine.
yard. The two farms are adjacent and
include about 1-2 miles Of the shore
line of Porter Lake. 1t is the intention
of Mr.. Staples to establish a fish and
game preserve says the franklin Jour-
nal. He is planning to stock the covers
and waters with game birds and fish,
erect commodious camp and to pass
several months of each year upon the
property. His land holdings amount to
about 500 acres and he will control
lar0a ~ of tho ehora NJ Portar Lake.