Oxford Democrat., 1915-08-03
Maine News Notes.

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Maine News Notes.
The proposed electric car line from
Skowhegan to Athens village Ia again
under consideration.
Frank Hanson, . widower 65 years OF
age, committed suicide by shooting at
Fort Fairfield Monday. BE had been
despondent on account of long illness.
Arthur ]. Jones, professor Of educa.
tion 1t University Of Maine, has resigned
to accept similar position at University
of Pennsylvania, 1t was annou need
Thursday.
DR.. Edgar L Jones, we'll known as
having been for some time chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee, died at
his homo In Wsterville on the oath, at
the age Of 81 years.
As the result of an overturn when An
automobile in which be was riding left
The road at South Windham Saturday
night, John Fitzgerald, 10 years OF age,
died with q fractured skull while on the
way to the hospital. he bad been EN-.
ployed as farm hand.
Elmer Sawyer, aged 20, while at work
loading Ice into vessel ut boothoay
Harbor Wednesday, was struck In the
temple by the crank OF the derrick and
almost instantly killed. he was the son
OF William Sawyer, proprietor of the
Southport Ice Company.
Figures compiled In the Office of the
State superintendent Of schools compris-
ing the returns from the school census
for April l, 1915, show on that date to-
tai of 225, ,013 persons between the ages
of 8 and 21 years living In this state.
This is a gain of 3,742 over last year.
II ia announced that the Gowell farm
in Orono, which was purchased two
years ago by Bishop Walsh of Portland,
is intended as the site of q college for
Catholic young men, and that such an
institution will be established there as
soon as financial arrangements can be
made, probably within two or three
years.
A new belt, 1873 feet long and weighing
22O0 pounds, was installed last week at
the Pepperell mills In Biddeford, re-.
placing one that had been In almost daily
use for the past rs years. The old Que
might have lasted several years more but
the management was willing to give 1t an
extended vacation with pay.
Lawrence Alden Crosby, Bowdoin col.
leee, 1918, who Is Rhodes scholar to
Oxford University, has just been award.
ed bis degree In the Honour School OF
Jurisprudence at Oxford with "First
Glass;" This is the first time that q
Bowdoin man has received "frst." "
Twenty FIVE men tried for the honor,
and only 10 were awarded the degree.
Mr.. Crosby Is to remain at Oxford, where
he will try for the B. G. L. degree.
One of the interesting characters oi
the Fairfield night school is a young
man whose name is given as Teddy
David. Young David is exceptionally
keen and learns rapidly. He attended q
Gymnasium 10 Russia where he learned
to speak Russian, Polish, French anc
German. He also tells Interestingly o
experiences as soldier In the Russian
army for three years, having many en-
tertaining stories to relate in connection
with tnat nte.
Mrs. Ida Talbot of Bath, who ha'
the reputation of being the champion
blueberry picker OF the state, has com
, menced her picking crusade. Last su m
mer she picked over 1900 quarts In thu
two months that the blueberry season
lasted. She left Bath bright and earl!
. the first morning of her present season
lit ,;.kou Nra AI;oa Inhnoon opf
returned five hours later from the berr.
. field in Hardings with 80 quarts of th
berries that she was able to dispose o
at IL cents quart.
Three pardons were granted by tn
, governor and council Wednesday. Al
unconditional pardon was granted Melvin
Bessey of Fairfield, life convict Ii
, State prison who murdered his wife a
Bowdoinham In 1894 Luigi Cardinelli
who was committed from Penobsco
county on Aug. 20, 1907, for life for tn
crime Of murder, was pardoned on con
, dition that he return to Italy. He ha
, expressed desire to return to bis nativ
, land AID enlist in the army. Semblanc
D'Andrea, serving a term of ten year
for manslaughler In Portland four year
: ago, was given q pardon on condition
, that he return to Rochester, N. Y.
At the urgent request of the somerse
Central officials, ex-Gov. William L
Haines OF Waterville has consented II
act as Judge In the neat stock depart
ment at the fair, which is to occu
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Sept. 8, II
and II, at Fairview park. In 1887, Gov
Haines bought farm 10 Waterville, and
. made 1t his home for two years. H.
also owned and operated large farm IL
Greenville and at present is carrying OF
farm in Mt. Vernon. He has severa
orchards aggregatlng 1000 apple trees
He was at one time breeder Of Holster
cattle but is now especially interested IL
purebred Guernseys. He is also breed
ing purebred Berkshire swine. At bis
i. Mt. Vernon farm be is milking 20 cows
and making a special effort to develop
q parcel post business in butter direct tc
the consumer. Failure of eyesight ha.
compelled him to withdraw almost ex
clusively from the practice of bis profes
sion and gives hin the opportunity tC