Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-11-10
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
Automobile plates In Maine for 1915
! will be In blue figures on white ground.
Bids will be asked on 19, $50 sets.
Paul Bonsant, 10 years Of age, was IA
tally shot by a 22-caliber rife In the
hands OF . playmate, Joseph Veilleux,
at Augusta Monday. The discharge OF
tho gun was accidental.
Speaking about tho yield OF potatoes
DER acre, n. e. Braun Of South Vsssal-
boro has just taken 1875 bushels out Of
three acres OF land and is making no 60.
pecial claim for big deeds about Il, 9TH
or.
The body of man identified as Ernest
L. Smith OF North Adams, was found
beside the railroad track near Richmond.
he had been struck by train and evi.
IDENTIFY instantly killed. Adams had
been looking for work in Richmond and
other towns.
Rev. Stephen LongfeIlow Bowler, who
died at his home in Bangor Sunday
night, was in his 95th year, and was the
oldest graduate of Colby College. Mr..
Bowler had held pastorates of several
Congregational churches 10 Maine, one
of which was at Bethel.
Recommendation made to the legisla-
ture BY the commissioners of inland fish.
cries and game will include FIVE years
close time on moose, the reduction of
the nonresident hunting license fee
from $25 to the former amount Of S15,
and small license fee for resident bnnt-
ers.
Harvard Clough OF Ellsworth Falls,
while digging we'll at depth of four
teen feet, came upon layer OF blue clay
which could be easily shoveled. I'm.
bedded In this clay were numerous and
perfectly formed clam shells and other
specimens usually found on the sea
shore.
James j. Sargent of Hiram, who was
recently acquitted of assault with intent
to kill on Deputy Sheriff E. E Black Of
Baldwin at q dance at West Baldwin
ON the night of July Sd, has been
made the defendant in a civil suit
for damages for assault brought by Mr..
| Black.
Bernadette Boutot, six-year-old girl
in Lewiston, was struck and killed Mon.
day on the street by an automobile own.
ed aad driven by NJ. N. Garnet of that
city. 1t is said that the child became
confused In crossing the street, and that
the car was being driven at moderate
speed.
The body of John Byron of Linneus, a
veteran hunter who had been missing
for some days, was found by searching
parties near Mattawamkeag Lake Thurs
day. Death had resulted from exposure
and had evidently come only few hours
before the finding Of the body. He was
IS years of age.
After being with his daughter, Mrs.
Alice Judd Of Pawtucket, r. l., for near
ly q year, John Quincy got restless for
bis old home and came back with the
intention Of spending the remainder OF
bis days in Waterville, says the Sentinel.
Mr.. Quincy 10 1902 years OF age and re-
markably smart for q man of bis years.
BE reads without glasses and is very &C.
tive physically.
Gilmore Bowman, who fatally stabbed
Hugh Clark In fight near dancing pa
vilion at East Jefferson on October 81,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of man
slaughter In the Supreme Court at Wis
casset after retracting his plea Of not
guilty to the murder charge on which he
was indicted. he was sentenced to moi
less than three nor more than six years
in state prison.
George O'Donnell OF Moscow was fat
ally shot by Scott mclaughlin of that
town by mistake for deer Tuesday night.
The two men unknown to each other
we're watching for deer to come into
an orchard, and O'Donnell was shot az
he was climbing . fence. He lived
twenty minutes. he was a farmer, 40
years of age, and leaves wife and five
children. mclaughlin, who did the
shooting, is brother of George Nc
Glaugblin, who was mistaken for deer
and killed five years ago, and OF Fred
Mclaughlin, for whose murder year
ago Harlan Topper is serving life sen.
tepce In state prison. 1t is said no ar
rest will be made at present.
The record acreage of potatoes In this
county this season has just been harvest
ed by George Hebert, the entire crop
covering 10 acres. The yield has been
about 81, 900 bushels. Mr.. Hebert is a
former ArOostook farmer and his sue
cess here has been even equal to what IL
was In that county, says the Skowhegan
correspondent of the Kennebec Journal.
He has each year In the past seven in
creased his acreage and though he has
had seventy acres this year he plans to
have still more next year and has begun
plans to that end. Potatoes are selling
at low price. but Mr.. Hebert believes
there ia good profit even at IS cents
per bushel II the farmer will but do the
thing on big scale.
Another town will probably be added
to the list In Maine this winter when
and plantation in Somerset county, will
be incorporated. No town In this sec
ton of Maine is having such building
boom as this one. During the past sum.
mer several stores and about q new
houses have been built. The Jackman
Lumber Co., owned by Prouty & Miller
of Vermont, has underway the biggest
sawmill In the county and will employ
nearly 200 men when completed. A
big concrete dam has been built on
Moose river and 1t Is expected that with.
in six months the mill will be in opera
ton. The valuation is nearly $1,000, 900
and Ia increasing every day.
Brooklin, although a small Hancock
county town, can make claim of being
up. to- date, says the Bangor Commercial.
The golf links situated on side hill al
most In the center of the village are
much more accessible and therefore sure
to become more popular than many golf
links at summer resorts that are a mile
or two away from the cottage colony,
which has been shown by the great sue
cess the first year in club members, al
though the course Is far from being in
frst.cl condition, as few courses are
In the first year. The links are perhaps
one of the most picturesque courses in
the country. They overlook Center
Harbor, Eggemoggin Reach, and many
islands that dot the ocean, nearly as far
as the eye can reach.
Just before the afternoon train from
Rockland started out Wednesday, Con-
ductor Anderson was approached by a
gentleman who anxiously inquired II the