Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
About the State.

Leon Westcott of Lynn, Mass, 20|
years Of age, was drowned At York
Beach Sunday, wading beyond bis depth
while bathing.
A white woodchuck was killed by A.
W. Pettigrove OF Oakland, Saturday,
which was forwarded by him to the
State fish and game commission at An.
gusta.
William W. Perley of New Gloucester
committed suicide by shooting some
time Saturday night, after careful prep
aration. It Is believed his mind was
unbalanced By domestic troubles. He
was "a years Of age.
Proposed changes In class and commod.
ity freight rates from points In Maine
on the Maine Central railroad to points
in Central Freight Association territory
have been found not justified by the In.
terstate Commerce Commission and can
celled.
Charles 1. Collamore Of Bangor, who
died on Monday at the age of 10 years,
was the oldest past grand master of the
Masonic Grand Lodge OF Maine. He
nld been identified with Telegraph and
telephone interests in Bangor for nearly
sixty years.
In the stable of the Huse Spool & Bob
bin company at Kingfisld there are II
horses whose combined weight is 10 485
pounds, an average weight of 1922
bounds each. They are nearly all young
animals and unquestionably constitute
one of the best stables In the state.
Daniel Denny, a Milton, Mass, boy
stopping at boys camp In Bridgton,
was drowned Saturday afternoon while
diving from fl)at. his body was soon
recovered and pulmotor which was
available was used without success. 1t
is thought his heart failed when he
dove.
Up to the first of the week over 2,400
automobiles had been registered at the
Office of the Secretary Of State. Appli-
cations for automobile registrations are
coming steadily into the Office at the
rate OF about so day, and the applica.
tions for operators licenses slightly ever
so daily.
The dea b of Benjamin W. Jellison of
Bangor at the age of So marks almost
the first break in remarkable family.
He had II grownup children and nearly
all were at the funeral. There are 10
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren
and one great-great. grandchild. Mr..
Jellison rode with the famous 1st Maine
Calvary in number of engagements,
and was one of the best known farmers
of the East Bangor district.
Ellsworth American: Mrs. Lucy E.
Dodge of Machias, and John A. Colson
of Oak Point, brother and sister, met
last week at the home of a piece. Mrs.
Fred j. Maddocks, in North Ellsworth,
for the first time in forty.nine years.
Though living only eighty-tbree miles
apart, each supposed the other dead, and
not until last March did Mra. Dodge learn
of her brothers whereabouts. Then this
trip and meeting after 80 long sepa-
ration was planned.
The famous Merrymesting Park is
again changing ownership, negotiations
for its sale by the Cumberland County
Power & Light Co. to Rupert q. Baxter
of Bath and Charles S. Etswell Of Bruins
wick having been practically completed.
The property will be converted into a
country club for Bath and Brunswick
people, the present plans calling for a
new club house, golf links, tennis courts,
etc., the old hotel hardly being suitable
for the clubs needs. The property in
cludes between 40 and $50 acres, is a
beautiful spot and will make an Ideal
place for country club.
Some Of the Maine sportsmen are up
10 arms against the new federal law
which makes the open time for wood
cock begin on Oct. l, instead OF Sept. 10,
az the Maine law permitted. This new
law affects the whole state and shuts of
the sportsmen from bunting their own
native birds in their own haunts. The
change In time il Just enough to allow
| woodcock to start off on their annual
pilgrimage and by the time they are
outside the borders of Maine and New
Hampshire, their summer home, they
are then the victims of hunters IN states
farther south. The fact that the birds
are protected when they have travelled
hey ond the confines of Maine does not
lend less enthusiasm to the denunciation
of the new law. 1t is understood that
some definite action will be instituted
looking toward change in this time
limit. New Hampshire sportsmen are
likely tn join in the fight for they are at
fected as Maine hunters are by this law.