Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-05-11
Maine News Notes.

A Dexter man, who is nearly 90 years
of age, and has for years lived within a
quarter of mile of the railroad, took
bis first ride on train this spring.
A longshoreman named John Gould
was killed at Portland by falling between
the ship and the dock and striking his
head. He leaves widow and four chill
dren.
Frank A. Munsey, who had offered to
take over and operate big hotel project.
ed at Lewiston, has withdrawn his Offer
by reason of lack of local support of the
enterprise.
The longest single bridge span in
Maine will be on the new bridge across
the SheepScot River to be built by the
Maine Central on the Rockland branch,
Ii will be over 400 feet in length.
In connection with the death of Chas
Obszewski at Lincoln recently Charles
Carey is held charged with murder, and
Julius Glascoski is held as a materia
witness. All the men are Poles, whether
their name indicates it or not.
Frank 5. Trufant, a Topsham farmer
committed suicide with a shot gun Mon
day morning. He had been i'll with the
grippe for two weeks and was in high
ly nervous condition. He was 81 years
of age wife and a number of adult
children survive him.
Two veterans of the European wal
have returned to Sanford. They are
Irishmen who left Sanford and enlisted
in IL Canadian regiment, and saw fight
ing in Belgium. Both are at home or
sick leave, one having shell wound and
the other having frozen his feet in the
trenches.
In court at wiscasset Thursday, Mrs
Eugenia A. Hisler pleaded guilty to thu
charge of manslsughter after retractinG
her plea on the murder charge for kill
ing her husband, Fred T. Hisler, a
Somerville on Feb I, and was sentenced
to serve not less than five nor more thar
ten years in State prison.
Frank A. Peabody of Houltou ha:
been appointed a member of the State
Highway Commission by Governor Cur
tbs to succeed Chairman Lyman II. Mel
son Of Portland, whose resignation be
comes effective on June l. The APP
poiutment is subject To confirmation by
the executive council on May 20. Mr.
Peabody is in the insurance business
He was a member of Former Governor
PlaisteG's Council He was not a candi
date for the position.
Reports made at the meeting Of thu
Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine last
week show a gain of 500 members during
the year, the present membership being
30,SS4. Three past grand masters have
died during the year, Charles l. Cola
more of Bangor, Elmer p. SpoffOrd Of
Deer Isle and Alfred S. Kimball of Nor
way. The officers at the head Of the two
largest Masonic grand bodies were re
elected, Thomas FL. Dodge of Augusta,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, and
Wallace II. Price Of Richmond, Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter.
Judge Gorham Powers, who died on
the 10th of April at Granite Falls, MINI
was member of well known Maine
family. One brother, Llewellyn, was
governor of Maine for four years and a
member of congress at the time OF his
death. Another brother, Frederick A q.
was attorney general of the state for -four
years and Judge on the bench Of the
Supreme Court for seven years. An.
other brother, Don A. II. Powers, has
been speaker of the Maine house o!
representatives, and been otherwise
prominent. Judge Gorham Powers was
born in Maine and educated iu the East
was veteran of the civil war, and had
lived in Minnesota for nearly fifty years