Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-11-04
Maine News Notes.

More than 100000 bushels OF seed
Irish potatoes will be shipped into Texas
from Maine during the next three
months.
The "hospital muss" will be investi
gated by the governor and council or
Nov. 25th, according to an order passed
by the council last week.
Rev. George C. DeMott, who has fol-
ten years been pastor OF the Central
Congregational church in Bath, is about
to enter the Episcopal ministry.
Leo Babine. aged 4S, of Milo, was kill
cd Monday afternoon by the accidental
discharge Of bis rifle. He pulled the
rife out of canoe by the muzzle. His
wife and adopted daughter survive him.
A big crop of potatoes weighing out
602 1.2 bushels on . measured acre OF
ground has just been dug out by A. b.
Cobb of Lee, who has entered It for the
prize offered by Boston fertilizer com.
pany.
Hunters In Medford brought down
William Meals cow with charge OF
buckshot through her neck-a case OF
mistaken identity. The COW was 10 the
pasture. They dressed her and 1t ia un.
derstood settled with Mr.. Neal for $50
George E. Faulkner, a machinist, aged
So years, resident Of Augusta, was
electrocuted at Augusta by coming In
contact with high tension wire while
in the act of attempting to rescue dove
which had become entangled In some
wires. He left widow, two sons and
four daughters.
Fireman Faye Arbor of Bridgewater
was fatally injured when the tender and
four cars of southbound freight train
on the Bangor & Aroostook railroad
crashed through the bridge over Fish
Stream. The fireman was, fearfully
maugled. he was unmarried and about
25 years of age.
Petitions asking for the removal of
Sheriff Tolman and County Attorney
Howard of Knox County and Judge
Hurley of the Rockland Police Court for
failure to enforce the prohibitory law
have been signed by several hundred
men, women and children of that county
and forwarded to the governor and
council.
Arrested In Lawrence, Mass, and
brought to Bath by the Ssgadahoc Coun-
ty officers, Baho Hiro has made comics.
sion tha, he was implicated in the MUIR
der of Kassem Souleyman. For this
murder Raseoul Kassam Laclioli was re-
Gently sentenced to the Maine state pris-
on for life. On Friday Hiro was also
sentenced for life.
The weights and measures department
is trying to arrange for meeting OF the
local sealers throughout the state, to DO
held at the State house some time In
January. Lewis A. Fisher, Of the STAN
dard weights and measures department
at Washington, has been secured 10
speak providing enough sealers agree
to attend to make the trip worth while.
Circulars are being sent out by the
State department, giving notice OF the
meeting.
Tbs first thought case
for the season was reported from Abbott,
and occurred on Sunday, Oct. 20 Her
bert Foster, aged 25, of Guilford, was
shot by Morris Crockett, aged IA, OF Alb
bott and died four hours later. Foster
and Joseph Smith were watching for
deer in a field beside the main road
when the Crockett boy came along. In
the growing dusk he mistook Foster for
deer, he said, and fred charge of
buckshot into his body.
A partnership has been formed be-
tween II. G. SWEET of Weld and George
Kneeland of Carthage and the old Aus.
tin & Sanboru spool mill has been leased
for a term of years. Messrs. SWEET and
Kneeland will engage in the manufacture
of bowels and later machinery will be
added for making spools. A 100 horse
power engine will be installed and the
machinery will be placed In position in
time to saw birch the coming winter.
This will be boom for Weld.
Sheriff Everett G. Scully of Cumber-
land County died very suddenly from
heart trouble on Monday, the 9th,
while watching for liquor smugglers at
Scarboro. Sheriff Scully was appointed
by Governor Haines to succeed Sheriff
Moulton. who was removed by the legis-
la,ure. The governor has nominated
for his successor King F. Graham Of
Yves, brook, who is one of Scully's depu-
ties, has twice or more been the Prohi.
bition candidate for sheriff, and actively
engaged in the enforcement of the pro-
bibitory law.
Everett NJ. Dore, Moason trapp"r,
lost his life in an unusual manner. he
was driving to the north Of the town to
visit line of traps he bad set. Seeing a
squirrel which he desired to kill and use
az bait for his traps, he cooked his gun.
just then his horse started to run and he
laid the weapon on the seat A few Sec
onds later It was discharged and Dore
received injuries from which he died an
hour later at the village where he was
taken by men who saw the accident. He
was So years of age and leaves widow,
a daughter and four sons.
The lumber cut in Maine the coming
season will be very large according to
reports received from different sections
of the state. The cut in Aroostook
county will be heavy and many new
camps will be established. The amonnt
needed for the many pulp and lumber
mills will be millions of feet. In addition
to that received from Canada and the
Provinces. During the summer not a
few of the contractors have built camps,
and in the sections where operations
will be continued from last winter, ex-
teusive repairs have been made. One OF
the most perplexing problems with
which the contractors have to deal ia
the securing of necessary help. Already
many of the contractors are advertising
for help but the responses thus far have
been few. While conditions in the
woods as far as maintenance and keep
are concerned, are better than ever be-
fore, and the wages are higher there are