Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-05-19
Maine News Notes.

Robert T. Rooney of Portland died as
the result of injuries received IN q faii
down stairs Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King and their ten
year-old son Orrin lost their lives by
suffocation when their tenement at Bath
was damaged by fire on the 10th.
Samuel Durham, So years of age and
unmarried, formerly a police officer in
Old Town but lately OF Greenbush, CON-
mitted suicide by shooting at Bangor
Thursday.
Recent Maine suicides: George b.
Lord, mill man, "a years of age, unmar-
ried, at Orrington, by shooting. Cause,
"despondeucy." James w. Kerr OF
Portland, clothing dealer, Al years OF
age. unmarried, by hanging. Cause, Ill
health.
The selectmen Of Caribou have decid-
ed to prohibit the sale of firecrackers in
that town during the Fourth of July
period, owing to the great crowd OF
people expected at the celebration and
the liability of accidents to pedestrians
and teams.
Albert l.. Barker on Friday in Port
land fred four shots from a revolver at a
colored woman known as Helen Brown,
three of which took effect, the woman
diving instantly. Barker then sent for
the police, who took him into custody.
Both parties have police records, and
had been warned TO leave town.
Pitt p. Pulsifer of Auburn last Satur-
day opened another fine pocket of crys-
tails at his mine on Mt. Apatite, beau
tiful pocket of royal purple spstite crys-
tails being uncovered. These crystals
are not cut for gems. but are very valu-
able for museum specimens on account
of their great rarity. Mr. Pulsifer thinks
IL the greatest find in the history OF the
mining operations on the mountain.
The Prohibition state convention will
be held in Gospel Mission Hall, Port
land, Tuesday, May 20, at 10 o'clock, to
nominate candidates for governor and
state auditor. As the ProhibitiOnists at
the present time have no legal standing
As a party, the names will be placed on
the ballot for the state election by petit
ton. This will make il certain that the
official ballot will have at least five col
umns.
Madame Lillian Nordica, n singer of
world wide fame, died in Java on the
10th. While she was on tour Of the
world the steamer on which she was
passenger went ashore, and nervous
prostration resulting from her expe-
riences was followed by pneumonia,
which proved fatal. She was native OF
Pennington, her maiden name being
Lillian Norton, and she was born in
1859. Her first public appearance as a
singer was about forty years ago.
The District OF Maine has new dis
trict attorney, Stephen G. Perry OF Port,
land having Tuesday taken the oath OF
office before Judge Hale at Portland.
All the court officers were present, in
Guiding United States Marshal Mayo and
j. S. P. Il. Wilson, who has been APP
pointed to succeed him. The retiring
district attorney, Robert Treat White
house, made his farewell to the court and
its officials and then presented Mr.. Perry
and Judge Hale administered the oath
Of office.
The attemp. OF Walter j. Gordon OF
Saco, foreman OF construction for the
York County Power Co., to save the life
of one of his linemen, caused his own
death Thursday. The lineman had come
In contact with wire carrying high
tension current and was unable to free
himself. Gordon grasped him by the
heels and the current passed through
both When the current was shut of
both men dropped. The lineman was
resuscitated but all efforts to revive
Gordon were futile.
Albert Stewart, II years OF age, and
his wife, Mrs. Sara Stewart, of Lewiston,
are dead as the result of asphyiation by
illuminating gas. The house where they
lived became filled with gas during the
nigh. Of May 9th, through the breaking
of pipe in the cellar, due it is thought
to the settling Of the ground. In the
morning Mrs. Stewart Was found dead,
and Mr.. Stewart in an unconscious con-
dition, from which he did not arouse to
the time of his death few daye later.
Their son, who was also in the house,
was overcome but recovered.
A record of having deserted three
times from the United States service
during the Civil War without losing a
single days service was carried by Mar
tin ". Singhi of Rockland, who died
Wednesday In the state hospital in Au-
gusta, where he had been an inmate
since 1881. he was barber by trade.
A widow survives. He enlisted In the
navy when IA and was serving on the
Congress when that craft was sunk by
the Merrimac. He swan TO safety and
later served on other ships. Ii is thought
his mind was affected by his experience
or the Congress. He deserted Sept. 90,
1852, and the next day enlisted in the
23d Connecticut. Aug. 81, 1858, he de-
serted from that regiment and Joined
the I'd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, be-
ing finally discharged Aug. Is, 1865.
He then sailed to California in a small
schooner he was at the Black Hills
during the gold excitement and finally
reached home after having walked near
ly half way across the continent.
The last Lewiston school report gives
q table which indicates the parentage of
children In the schools at the 1918 GEN.
sus, from which some interesting data
are afforded. Children of French parent
age predominant strongly. 10 fact there
are 5753, against 1855 of American,
Irish, English and Scotch parentage,
which constitute an English speaking
group. In other words there are almost
precisely twice as many children OF
French parentage as there are of English
group referred to. There are IA other
nationalities represented, among which
the children Of Greek parentage lead,
with 1872 pupils. Next come the jews.
III; then the Lithuanians with l04; and
after that the Germans, 90; Poles, "a;
Italians, 81; Syrians, %; colored, ~;
Russians and Albsnians, eight Of each |;
Dutch, three; Swedes, two; and Portu-
guese and Belgians. one each. In private
religious preferences these children rep
resent the various Protestant faiths,
the Roman and Greek Catholic churches,
the Hebrew church and the Mohamms-
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