Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-17

squash! That 10 this seasons pack ol
the North Sedgwick Canning Co., and
now the factory IL canning apples, with
. big pack In sight.
Search is still being made for that al
legged wireless station 10 the Maine
woods which 10 supposed to be giving
information 10 Germany. 1t 10 suspect.
ed to be In the region OF Parlin Pond.
George Turner of Haynesville, 81
years of age, died Tuesday on bis way tc
q hospital In Houlton a. the result OF
falling from his runaway team. The
wheels Of the cart, loaded with brick
passed over his head.
Seven million salmon eggs OF the pink
and humpbacked varieties have been
shipped from Seattle In . special car oil
the national bureau of fisheries, to gov
eminent hatcheries In Maine to be dis
tsibuted In New England waters.
Bangor has contributed literally to
the relief Of the Belgian sufferers, one
family sending check Of $1,000, The
Syrian colony, which is neither large DOL
wealthy :. contributed three large cases OIL
good clothing and considerable money
Parts OF southern and western Maine
were visited by a severe mid November
electrical storm Friday night In towns
near Portland the shower is called the
worst In some years. At Augusta sci
of farm buildings we're struck by light
ming and burned.
Thousands OF bushels of potatoes have
been raised within Bangor limits during
the past season, and are now harvester
for winter use. says the Commercial
There are several Bangor men who have
raised 5000 bushels of potatoes, or more
which are reported to be of excellent
quality.
As the result Of the swapping of q
small boat in Fore River Tuesday even
ing William q. Kelley of South Portland
was drowned and Stanley Selfridge of the
same city had narrow escape. The two
men had been picking up driftwood and
had apparently overloaded their small
craft. which overturned. Kelley leaves
a family.
Paul, 3.year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Carleton P. Dudley of Waterville, was
drowned on the 7th while playing with a
com panion at Messalonskee stream on
the outskirts of this city. The child's
mother nearly lost her life In an attempt
to save her boy. She was saved by the
heroism Of Mrs. Verualo Wilbur, aged
90, who rushed into the water and help
ed her to the shore.
City Marshal William j. Wilson OF
Eastport committed suicide by shooting
10 the police station in that city on Mon.
day, in the presence of two subordinates.
The action was taken without any form
of warning, and the two men bad no op'
portuuity to stop him. No cause is
known except illness. he had been con.
fined to the house for few days with
tonsilitis. he was AZ years of age, aud
leaves wife but NO children.
PiscataQuis County game wardens and
guides report that many deer are being
slaughtered this year by wildcats. Hunt
ers who have returned from some of the
more remote sections confirm this.
Many skeletons of deer have been dis.
covered, the bones picked clean of meat
and the work was plainly that Of the
bob or wildcats. These animals for sew.
eral years have been rapidly increasing
10 numbers in the woods Of that county.
The body OF John j. Timony of An
dover, Mass, who had been employed in
digging potatoes, was found in the
bushes beside road in Eastop, ARGOS
took County, on Wednesday. The man
had apparently been dead about two
weeks. Death was evidently due to
blows on the head with an axe or other
heavy instrument. Timony bad been
been paid SIT by his employer on the
9th of October, OF which he bad been
robbed.
Edward NJ. Chadbourne Of Saco, while
on bis way home from Limington in his
auto one night recently, bagged one fat
coon, with his machine, and just missed
another. The headlight revealed two
big coons travelling along the highway.
When the rays of the light struck the
animals they stopped, and stared at the
approaching machine. Mr.. Chadbourne
drove bis car straight for them. The
unlnjured coon scampered into the
bushes.
A large number OF cannon balls aud
shells OF various shapes and sizes fred
by the Copfederates at Petersburg, Va,
have been presented to the Bangor
Historical Society by Gen. Joseph S.
Smith of that city, also three hundre d
pound she'll taken from the rebel ram
Stonewall, and Confederate naval tor.
pedo. This unique collection will be
kept together and properly displayed in
the History and Fine Arts room In the
second story OF the library.
Hallowell claims as a resident a wo.
man said to be 107 years old, who has
stuck with such insistence to her aver
sion to publicity that she has escaped
fame. This lie Mrs. Mary A. Curtin,
whose home Is up on the hill where she
lives with her daughter, Mrs. Mary A.
Anderson. Mrs. Curtin is the widow Of
Michael Curtin, who died As years ago.
To all newspaper interviewers Mrs. An.
derson takes the same courteous but
firm stand, that her mothers wishes
must be respected.
Samuel Downing Of Millinocket was
mistaken for deer by 13-year. old boy
at Portage Wednesday and killed. He
was 90 years old and had wife and
four children. Nr. Downing went to
Portage on hunting trip and started
out early in the morning in search Of big
game. he was In the back field of N.
B. Sutherland in which the latter's son,
Homer, and boy companion were hunt.
ing deer. Homer saw something move
at the edge OF the woods and. taking 1t
for deer. fred and, according to the
town officials, shot Downing through
the right lung. He lived only long
enough to ask where he had been shot
and tell the boys to inform his wife Of
the accident.
Alexander C. Kennedy of Durham,
man so years of age, on the night OF the
Sth set fire to his buildings, and then Is
supposed to have ended bis life by jump.
log into the Androscoggin River. Ken
needy has OF late been showing signs of
arrangement. Sunday night he had
violent quarrel with bis wife, following
which the children In fear locked him
out of the house.. In attempting to get
in he broke window aud cut himself
on the glass. He then disappeared, and
q little later the barn was discovered to
be on fire. The buildings were consum.
cd, a portion OF the contents being saved.
A blood stained hat, coat and vest were
found on the bridge across the Andres.