Oxford Democrat., 1914-10-06
About the State.

Charles q. Giggey, . painter in the
employ Of the Maine Central Railroad,
WAS killed at Bangor Monday by coming
In contact with An electric feed wire,
while at work in the union station In
that city.
It took q jury two hours to find ver-
dict of guilty In the case Of Michael j.
Mulkerrin Of Portland, indicted for the
murder of his brother Patrick Mulkerrin
by shooting in q stable in Portland on
the 9th of July.
Samuel Easier was burned to death
aud his cousins, Elijah Easier and wife,
barely escaped with their lives when
their home was burned at SkOwhegau
Friday. The fire was thought to have
been of incendiary origin.
While fishing at the dam at Augusta
Thursday, William Kapsalis, q member
of the Augusta Greek colony, slipped
from the apron of the dam and was
drowned. he dragged q companion
with him, but the latter succeeded 10
getting out.
Interest is felt in the announced de.
cision of the law court that the Cumber
land Club of Portland must stand trial
on the indictment for nuisance growing
out of seizure last year at the rooms OF
the club, which 10 the most prominent
of the clubs of the city.
Half an hour was required by the
Jury to reach verdict of not guilty In
he trial at Portland of James ]. Sar-
gent OF East Hiram, charged with as.
sault ubon Deputy Sheriff Eugene E
Black of Baldwin at dance at West
Baldwin on the night of July Sd.
Hon. Cyrus w. Davis of Waterville,
one of the most prominent Democrats of
the state, has been nominated by the
president as surveyor OF the port OF Port
land, position held BY Gen. Joshua L
Cham mberlain for number OF years up
70 his death, and which carries a salary
OF $4500.
Harry Williams, II, was shot and kill
ed by an unknown hunter on Gerrish Is.
land, near Kittery, Sunday. Williams,
roaming through the woods with Virgil
Lynch, had climbed boulder to eat his
lunch. A shot was heard and Williams
fell to the ground. When Lynch reach.
ed his side he was dead.
In . little stream near her home the
body OF Mrs. Noah Phillips of East Viii.
ton was found Thursday morning. 1t
was evidently 9 case of suicide, though
no reason except mental trouble can be
ASST gued. Mrs. Phillips was about SO
years of age, and leaves husband, a
daughter aud an aged mother.
Id. Mathews, an inn keeper, was
shot and killed at Hartland on Sunday,
the 9th, and George Hubbard Of Oak.
land is under arrest. The shooting il
said to have been done after Hubbard
had vaiply tried to induce bis wife, who
was at the inn, to return home with him
Mathews was "a years of age, and Hub
bard is so.
Charles Hudson, principal of the high
school at Gardiner, was drowned ir
Pleasant Pond Sunday by the overturn
ing of canoe. His wife and baby and 9
friend, Miss Brooks Of Randolph, who
we're also in the canoe were saved. Mr..
Hudson was native of New York state
and had just been appointed to the
school principalship. He studied re-
Gently at summer school in Cambridge
Mass.
Benz. e. Kelley, former Boothbay
Harbor boy, has purchased the Boothbay
Register, owned and edited for many
years by Charles E Ksndrick. Mr.. Kel-
ley is q graduate Of Bowdoin and fol
several years has been connected with
the Greenwich News, Greenwich, Conn,
Mr. Kendrick, the former proprietor
died last spring, and the paper has since
been conducted BY his son.