Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-08-21

Rev. A. A. Simpsons missionary col
lection ct Old Orchard this year reached
the mark Of $64. 900.
Richard Butler of Belleville, ILL.,, IL
the employ of the Great Northern
Paper Co., was drowned when the canoe
In which he and two other men were wal
capsized In Moosehead Lake.
Henry Hunter of New York, 81 years
OF age, An employe Of the Great North
ern Paper Co., was drowned In Moose
head Lake Wednesday by the capsizing
OF canoe while he was fishing.
Among the Maine men selected for the
second training camp at Plattsburg, to
open Aug. ~, IL Edward G. Duffioy Of
Rumford. Mr.. Dufi1cy has recently
passed the state examination for admis.
sion TO the bar.
Last spring, with its cold weather and
backward season in the leaving out OF
the trees, was bad one for the newly
hatched birds and Is said to have been
the most disastrous for song birds for
many years In Maine.
Seized with cramps probably because
OF eating supper and going Immediately
into the cold water, Sumner Gordon OF
Lubec was drowned Thursday. He was
Is years of age, and graduate of Lubec
High School in this years class.
Leon G. Weston of Freeport, who
was burned severely on the I'd inst,
when his clothes caught FIRE while filling
the gasoline tank of bis truck, has been
taken to the Maine General Hospital.
He has suffered greatly, and is In q
serious condition.
On account of the bone dry law, 1t Is
said that the curb price of "booze'' 10
Portland has gone up to dollar for
half pint. As this figures four dollars
quart, it shows there IL quite fat profit
in few gallons, for those lwho are will
ing to take the risk.
, A passenger train on the narrow
gauge track of the Sandy River and
Rapgeley Lakes Railroad was recently
wrecked by the locomotive leaving the
rails and tipping over. The front wheels
of the baggage car also left the rails,
but the rest of the train stayed on the
track and ran by the locomotive before
stopping. No passengers were injured,
but the engineer was badly scalded and
otherwise injured.
George Moody, 80 years of age, COM
mitted suicide in Portland Wednesday.
A few days before Moody had been
arrested on the charge of living with
girl of tender years. The case was con.
tinued, and Moody was admitted to bail
in the sum of $1,000, the girls mother
being one of the bondsmen. He left
note to his son in which he declared
that the case against him was frame
up.
Lester Vinal, son of Will Vinal, car
penter, who saved Harry Morrill, from
drowning June rs, 1915, received the
Carnegie Medal few weeks ago for his
brave act. This beautifully engraved
medal is from the Carnegie Hero Fund
and with it comes $1,000 to be used for
educational purposes. Mr.. Vinal will
enter the University of Maine this fall
and it gives his friends much pleasure
that be is able to do this. he is fine
boy and worthy. The accident occurred
while the village school of Jefferson was
holding q picnic on the shore at the
lake in July 1915. The Morrill, boy while
swimming lost control of himself and
went to the bottom. Young Vinal, aged
about Is years, after terrible struggle
brought him to the surface and kept
him there until q boat could reach him
and when they reached the shore the
Morrill, boy was unconscious, and the
Vinal boy bruised and bleeding and
nearly exhausted.