Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Maine News Notes.

In Cornish the schools had to be closed
so the pupils could fight forest fires.
Reports of grass aud woods fires, fire.
quently endangeriug buildings, nave
been a leading feature in the Maine news
for the past week.
Wesley Hammond, 20 years Of age,
was killed at Strickland Tuesday by
shot from his own rifle, in the kitchen OF
his home. He was alone, and il is not
known whether the discharge of the gun
was an accident or suicide.
Another singer OF international note
has become charmed with Maine to the
extent that Nine. Olive Fremstad, the
prima donna, has purchased quantity
of land ON the shore of Highland lake,
Bridgtou, where it is understood she
will build a summer home.
Colby College and the University of
Maine had a double intercollegiate de
bats.at Watervlle and Orono Wednes-
day night, and Colby won at each place.
The question debated was the single tax,
and Colby had the affirmative in one de-
bate and the negative in the other.
Phorris Cole, II years of age, son of
Walter E Cole, was killed at Eliot FRI
day by an electric car, while riding a
bicycle in company with Malcolm Davis.
As they approached the car Davis lost
control of the bicycle, and the Cole boy
was thrown off under the car wheels.
Howard Fl. Maybury, who died OF
heart failure at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Z. l.. Weymouth in Benton Satur-
day, had gained reputation as a mute
minister, preaching to mutes nearly
every Sunday as long as his health per
mitted. He was aged 81 years and was
a native Of 0tisfield.
Captain Horace Smith of Seal Harbor,
Me-, master of the schooner Mineola,
while boarding his vessel at Stern's
Mills, East Hampden, Friday, fell be-
tween the vessel and the wharf and was
drowned. A bruise on the head indicates
that Captain Smith struck the schooner
or the wharf 10 his fall and was thus
rendered unconscious.
The triangular debate between Tufts
College, Clark University and Bates Col
lege ended in a tie Friday night. The
home team, arguing the affirmative OF
the question Resolved, that the Federal
government should own and operate
telephone and telegraph lines" won in
each case. Bates undergraduates de-
feated Tufts at Lewiston; TUFTS won
from Clark representatives at Medford,
and Clark was awarded the decision over
Bates at Worcester.
The body of Henry NJ. Shaw, treasurer
Chan Mapnfaptnr RING IN
and prominent lumberman, was found
in his garage at Greenville Friday.
Whether death was due to accident or
suicide was to be determined, probably
by coroner's inquest. He was killed
BY bullet from revolver while sitting
10 chair near an automobile which be
had been repairing. The weapon was
found beside the chair. He was about
AZ years of age and the son of Charles d.
Shaw.
Fillmore NJ. Faulkingham of West
Jonesport, a freshman at Colby College,
was drowned in Messalonskee Stream al
Waterville Monday after he had saved
the life of George r Skillings of West
Somerville, Mass, his companion. The
two were capsized while canoeing.
Fauikingnam got SSliIiDgs in'o Posi'
ton so he could support himself with
the canoe, then he started of to secure
help. He became exhausted and sank
before he was able to reach the shore
Both young men have enjoyed large
measure of popularity in college and
they have been chums from the begin
ming of their student life.
Two sentences aggregating not less
than fifteen nor more than thirty years
with a recommendation that the maxi.
mum time be served, were imposed up
on Julian Kittredge of Augusta in the
Kennebec Superior Court Wednesday
Kittriedge had pleaded guilty to assault
with intent to ravish on one young girl
and assault with intent to kill upon an
other The occurrence called out the
members of the Augusta company OF the
National Guard who made an allnigh,
search before the man MAS found. Rec
cord time was made in disposing of the
ass. The grand jury was called in spe
cial session, and within a week after the
occurrence the sentence had been i'm
posed as stated. Kittredge Is young
man who has already served time, and il
q moral degenerate.