Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Maine News Notes.

Islesboro Inn was burned Tuesday at a
loss of s75 900, just as preparations we're
being made to close for the season.
Francis O'Brion, "a years of age, a
printer, died Sunday night, in Portland,
from the effects of wound received by
the discharge of rifle In room at his
home, O'Brion was alone at the time.
In the will of the late Horace w. Der.
~, Boston piano manufacturer, be-
quests are made to two Maine education
al institutions. Bates College gets
S25, 900, and the Maine Central Institute
at Pltts6eld $4,000.
Arthur Lauigau, about rs years of age,
of Waterville, was killed in an automo'
bile accident few miles from that city
Tuesday night. There were six In the
car when 1t left the road and turned
over, but only one of the others was ma
ierially injured.
The overturning of the automobile in
which they we're riding caused the death
of John Lamby of Waldoboro and the
serious injury of Emil Memo of Friend
ship at the latter town Thursday night.
Memo, who was driving, lost control Of
the car on steep hill.
One year at hard labor was the sen
tence imposed upon Leroy +. Shaw,
former town treasurer of Milo, found
guilty of embezzling IS, 400 of the towns
funds. Justice Philbrook of the Su
preme Court, who pronounced sentence
ordered that 1t be served in the Piscata,
quis Jail.
At the Pennington fair Thursday,
Kenneth Luce, nine.year-old son of Mrs
Earl Kinds, in the excitement of watch
ing the balloon ascension ran on the
track and was knocked down and fatally
injured by horse which was being ex-
ercsed. No blame Is attached to the
driver of the horse.
The fall term of the Pennington State
Normal school has opened with the larg
est entering class in the history of the
school. This large class plumbers all
girls. Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Massachusetts, are Represented.
The entering class registered 12S, and
more are expected.
Frederick, nine.months-old son Of
Mrs. C. L. Austin of Thorne's Corner,
Auburn, died Sunday morning from
burns received Saturday evening, when
be pulled tableclOth off the table on
which was lighted lamp. The child
was covered with the burning oil, and SO
burned that he lived only few hours.
Herbert D. Philbrick of York was ia
tally injured when his light delivery
truck turned over because of the burst
ing of tire. He was alive when re.
leased, but died shortly afterward. MT
Philbrick was prominent citizen and
business man of the town. He was 4(
years of age, and leaves wife and eight
children.
John D. Couturier, 18 years old, sor
of Joseph Couturier of Old Town, wat
caught in a belt at the box mills Of the
Jordan Lumber Company in Old Town
Thursday. The boy bad gone into the
basement of the mill. Later fellow
workmen found his remains wound
about the shaft, horribly mutilated. He
was employed in another part Of the
mill.
An odd catch was made at Varnum
Pond recently by Ed Marble who, while
trolling, hooked and landed club
weighing more than three pounds. The
club fought as gamely and for as long g
time az most trout do. 1t was the
biggest fish OF the kind caught around
there for many years. The scales on the
fish were as large as silver dimes and
nearly as hard.
Lieut.. Daniel F. Christie OF Dover has
established what ia said to he new
worlds record at 800 yards, rapid fire, al
the National Guard State shoot on the
State Range at Auburn. He scored 8s
bulls eyes in succession. Range officers
In the pit said that the greater part OF
the shots could be covered with one
hand, and that all we're we'll within the
limits of the bulls eye.
Isaac SULLIVAN of Biddeford was sen.
fenced to life imprisonment at Thomas
ton for tho murder on Jan. 4 of Napo
leon Henry, baker, at Biddeford. He
was convicted at the January term Of
court. Henry was shot to death when
he attempted to take possession of Suli-
mans pool room which he had leased
for bis bakery business. SULLIVAN was
also known as Yousen Hassen.
Ray Braley lost his life, Irving Braley
may have sustained internal Injuries and
three others composing party of Hal.
lowell young men who were starting ont
on hunting trip up the state, wert
dragged some distance and shaken up
Thursday when their automobile was
struck by Lewiston bound electric car
on the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
railroad. The accident happened half
way between the Hallowell postoffice
and the State House at Augusta.
Capt a. G. Brown Of West Bath has
received word from Miami, Fla, that his
motorboat. the Lillian B. /, was among
the craft destroyed in the recent big fire
when forty-five boats were destroyed.
Capt. Brown estimates his loss at $500.
Capt. and Mrs. Brown are sorry to hear
of the loss of the Lillian B, as she is the
craft In which they made the trip from
New Meadows to Miami last fall. She
was % feet long and a speedy and sea-
worthy open motorboat. They made
the trip down the coast in SO days,
starting from their home on the New
Meadows in October.
The matter of the celebration next
year Of the S00th anniversary of the first
settlement of Biddeford by white resi-.
dents is being discussed, and It 10 prob
able that either the Business Mems As
ISOLATION or the city government will
arrange for an elaborate celebration of
tho event. It was in the summer OF 1916,
four years before the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock, that Sir Richard Vines,
exploring under the direction OF Sir Fer
nando Gorges, entered the harbor at
Biddeford Pool, at which he built
house 10 which be lived for two years:
With the building Of this house begins