Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-21

Westbrook also went Republican last
week, eleeting Otis S. Trafton, the Re-
publican candidate for mayor, by plu-
rality of l20. Nine of the thirteen al
dermen are Republicans.
Hon. Arthur Chaplin Of Bangor an
nounces his withdrawal from the con
test for the Republican nomination for
governor. Mr.. Chaplin says that he is
not willing to make the long, hard per-
sonal contest necessary.
Estimates of the deer shot in the
state during the open season are from
5000 to 10000, or about an ordinary sea
son. There were twelve fatal accidents
to hunters, one By drowning aud eleven
by guushot wounds, the causes being
about equally divided between accident
al discharge of guns and Thought II
Was a deer"
Rockland Courier Gazette Thomas
toms new gasoline fire engine has been
formally christened sc. l.. Crockett In
honor Of that towns head selectman.
The matter was put squarely up to the
fire department which selected the name
without dissenting voice. II the new
engines lungs are as good as its name
sake's, there'll be no more confiagra-
tious in the town of Thomaston.
Portland hears from the Grand Trunk
management, 10 response to inquiry as
to the probable amount OF shipping the
company will do the coming winter sea
son from that city, that the company ap-
preciates the fact that il is to its interest
to increase the export business out OF
Portland and the present prospects are
that the Grand Trunk facilities there
will be used this winter to their full
capacity.
Two men were killed in fight be-
tween officers and yeggs near Aliens
Corner in the Deeripg district OF Port
land Thursday afternoon. The dead men
are Charles 4. Mcintosh, Portland spe
cial police officer, 40 years of age, and
Edward z. Wiuslow, station agent for
the Maine Central Railroad at Vest Fall
mouth. The two men who did the kill
ing were captured after fight with 9th
or officers. They are Greeks, one being
Peter Petropolous, aged %, OF Augusta,
and the other Louis Poulos, aged 20, OF
Lowell. Both were bit by bullets, but
not seriously injured. McIntosh's re-
yolyer missed fire when he attempted to
use II, or the outcome might have been
different. The West Falmouth station
was broken into early in the morning,
and Mcintosh and Winslow were search
ing for the burglars when they came
across the two Greeks.
The value Of the school fire drill was
proven twice Wednesday in Maine
schools. A plumber at work In the
grammar school building at Belfast
punched the wrong button, giving fire
alarm, instead Of sounding the princi-
pals call. His eyes opened some, when
he saw the pupils and teachers fling out
and all hands laughed when the cause OF
the alarm was learned. Smoke began
showing through a register In Miss
Hackett's room In the new Hamlin
School building at Springvale about
1:20 A. NJ. Wednesday. Sending boy
to investigate, he reported the basement
sblaze. Miss Hackett simply pushed
the button giving the fire alarm and the
325 children and eight teachers quietly
marched to the open air. the last leaving
the building a. the smoke completely
filled all parts. None of the pupils out
side Miss Hackett's room knew . IRE
was raging, until they were out. The
iremen had stubborn half-hour's fight,
holding the fire to q $1,000 loss In the
basemens and Grade " floor.