Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-14
Maine News Notes.
The postmaster at tho Freedom Office,
which pays 5000 year, has resigned.


The postmaster at tho Freedom Office
which pays $500 year, has resigned.
Calais elected the Republican candi
date for mayor last week, by 61S votel
to 39S for the Democratic candidate.
The best sleighing of the year Is re
ported between Dexter aud 6uilford ant
Dover. Not sign OF bare ground exists
on these two roads, and there 10 two
feet or more of snow on level.
While walking on the track nf th.
electric railroad near that city Thurs
day, Benjamin r. Brown Of Bath wai
struck by car and 80 injured that hi
died before the hospital was reached
He was 80 years of age, and leaves a
wife and several adult children.
South Brooksville lays claim to thu
largest egg on record. Henry Condor,
SON of Postmaster Ralph q. Condor
found one in his hen house last Monday
measuring ten inches in circumference
the large way and eight the small way
and weighing over seven ounces.
George a. Hill, Is years OF age, Of
Biddeford, saved the lives OF several
small children from burning tenement
owned by him In Saco Tuesday. He
was badly burned, but the children es'
capped serious injury. The children
were alone in the house at the time Of
the FIRE.
Baths Civic Improvement Society has
secured the promise of the Maine Cen.
trail to plant a lot of trees and shrubs In
Railroad Square the coming summer,
which will greatly improve that section.
They are now trying to get the govern.
ment to lay cut it's grounds around the
postoffice. ~5-E
John W. Roberts, aged "a years, and
Baths oldest citizen, employs himself
much of the time in making dainty
paperweights of inlaid wood. Bis re:
tention of his eyesight is remarkable and
this is shown by the manner in which
the small bits of different kinds OF wood
are inlaid.
Thomas s. BRIGHAM of Buckfield has
been appointed member of the board
of managers of the National Homes for
Volunteer Soldiers, in place of Gen:
Joseph S. Smith of Bangor. The board
is composed of seven members, and the
Maine member has an important position
in the government Of the home at Togus.
The controlling interest in the Rock
land. Thomaston and Camden Street
Railway has been sold by George Z Ma
comber and Percy v. Hill of Augusta to
a syndicate headed by Hugh J.Chrisholm
of New York. The company operates 20
miles of track between Camden and War
rem and electric lighting systems in
Rockland and towns along its line.
A group of Couy High School students
plan to 60 into the Maine woods this
summer, to join the fire patrol service.
Some of the boys will enter the employ
of large lumber companies, while others
will be engaged by the State forest CON-
missioner. Several Of the students who
followed this work last year are enthusi-
astic over the life and experiences gained
in the Maine forests and consider 1t q
delightful way Of earning money for fur
Their educational pursuits.
How many of you have at some time
as done did the South Bristol man, who
tucked away a bill of considerable size in
an abandoned vest, to keep 1t from his
better half? And later discovered that
WHEY, In looking over the old clothing to
see what might be repaired and what
sold to the Junk man, had found the
aforesaid bill Of considerable size and
had forgotten to return it to you, though
not neglecting to tell you about her
find-eh? asks the Kennebec Journal.
Howard Owen, the veteran Maine
journalist, who long since retired from
active work, is now unable to read news
papers or magazines, owing to an i'm
pairment OF bis vision. This is q great
hardship to him, as he has been &C.
customed to keep closely 10 touch with
current events and Is regarded as one OF
the best informed men In the commu-
nifty. For a generation be was In the
strenuous grind Of newspaper work. Mr..
Owen is nearly so years of age.
More than 500 Maine school pupils en-
joyed their spring vacation in Washing
ton. They are said to form the largest
number of Maine people there since the
days of the Civil War, when Maine
troops were stationed in that city.
Among the schools represented are
Westbrook, Augusta, Saco, Biddeford,
Sanford, Bath, Fairfield, Mexico, Perm
and Dixfeld The pupils bad splendid
week of Sightseeing, and through the
courtesy of Senator Burleigh, we're taken
to the White House and presented TO the
President.
Two inmates of the state hospital at
Augusta succeeded in committing suicide
Friday. Henry Bracket OF Biddeford
escaped from an attendant and started
down the Kennebec River on plank.
About a mile down the river he slid off
the plank. He was SO years Of age and
was committed TO the hospital last
October. Mrs. Georgia Lord of Frye
burg hung herself BY means of strips
torn from pillow case while the Dursos
were attending other cases. Mrs. Lord
had been in the hospital about two
weeks. She was the wife of Henry w.
Lord of Fryeburg, who with two chill
dren survives.