Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-02-23
Maine News Notes.

1t is reported that the Maine Contra
is to buy a large number Of gasoline
hand cars to take the place of the old hand
power machines. They have been well
tested out elsewhere aud the Maine Cen.
trail will now adopt them.
Whiskeag, on tho Kennebec above
Bath, for the first time In many years
has this winter had no thoroughfare on
the Ice. The ice failed to form to safe
thickness in many places above the point
and 10 some places open water has been
seen all winter.
Suffering from a temporary mental
strain induced by long illness, Alice g.,
wife of Fred j. Stubba, shot herself at
her home In Woodfords Wednesday
morning. Death was instantaneous, the
bullet passing through the heart. She
leaves her husband and one daughter.
William Norm, aged %, was instantly
killed at Griswold Monday, when he was
caught between two freight cars, while
a Bangor & Aroostook train was bein
shifted at the station. Morrin was moi
employed by the road, but 1t was be.
lieved that he stepped between the Cal 6
to assist the train crew In their work.
George Kosh, IS, laborer, was found
dead In lane near his home 10 South
Brewer Wednesday Eight. He was
carrying a stick of timber which was
found lying across his head. 1t is sup.
posed that be slipped and fell upon the
ice, but whether the fall or the blow
from the timber caused bis death is un-
certain. He leaves wife and six chill
dren.
Governor Curtis on Wednesday nomi.
mated Rev. Henry E. Dunnack OF Angus.
ia as state librarian. Mr.. Dunnack Ia
pastor OF the Green Street Methods,
church at Augusta, and was prominent
Progressive during the state campaign.
Other candidates for the position were
Rev. George s. Robinson OF Lewiston
and Francis L. Littlefield OF Portland
The appointment automatically removes
Henry c. Prince of Madison, the present
librarian.
Gen. John T. Richards of Gardiner,
who for several years has occupied the
position of governor of the eastern
branch for disabled volunteer soldiers at
Togus, has been removed by Frederick
j. Close, the president of the board OF
managers OF national homes. Gen. Rich.
ards will be succeeded by Capt. William
P. Hurley of Rockland. Mr.. Hurley
served In the navy during the civil war
and is at present the Judge of the police
court of the city of Rockland.
The total lumber cut for the present
season on the St. John, Penobscot, and
Kenuebec river waters will approximate
a little more than 400, 000, 900 feet, &C.
cording to figures which have been com.
piled by the Bangor Commercial from
various authoritative sources. With the
exception of the St. John river cut,
which includes logs on both sides of the
river, in Maine and New Brunswick, the
cut shows considerable falling off from
last season. 1t is, however, larger than
was anticipated at the first Of the season.
Note how neatly the Bangor News
sizes up one situation over 10 that city:
"The hospitals have given up their
sick, doctors have suddenly lost pa.
tients, the fishing grounds have been de.
serted, trains arriving have been packed
to the doors, many persons whose health
required trips out of the state week be-
fore last have found the salubrious eli.
mate of Boston strangely beneficial, or
sufficiently so to allow of their return to
Bangor. All this on account OF the ad.
journment of the February criminal term
of the supreme court on Saturday. The
close connection between cause and ef-
feet would furnish fruitful topic of dis
cussion and argument on the part Of the
leading medical and psychological au-
thorities. Familiar faces are again seen
In the old familiar haunts and It is b.
iieved that there will not be another cpl
demic Of sudden illnesses of serious
nature and urgent calls out Of the state
until next SeDtembern