Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-02-20
Maine News Notes.

Frank Overlook, civil war veteran,
about 10 years of age, formerly ship
carpenter at Stockton, was burned to
death in his home at Belfast Tuesday.
Portland, which some years since voted
to establish municipal fuel yard, is now
through its city government investigat-
ing and considering the matter of doing
so.
A number of potato houses in Aroos
took were burned from overbeated stoves
during the severe cold spell, with loss
of some thousands of barrels of valuable
potatoes.
Capt. Francis G. French, retired
master mariner, II years of age, died at
Rocklsnd Wednesday as the result OF
shooting himself accidentally the day
previous.
Armillo Torrendo, boy of II years,
shot his mother on the 10th at a house
where they were calling in Portland.
The boy picked up 22caliber rifle
which was in corner of the room, and
while he was examining il the gun was
discharged, the bullet going through bis
mothers heart and causing instant
death. There is no feeling that the
shooting was otherwise than accidental
Governor Mlliken has appointed the
following delegates to represent Maine
at the convention of the National Farm
ers' Association TO be held at Kansas
City, Missouri, Feb. 21, % and %. Unit
ed States Senator Bert NJ. Fernsid, Hon,
William T. Haines and Harvey D. Eaton
of Waterville, Silss B. Adams of Port
land, Leslie z. McIntire of East Water
ford, E. B. Sanderson of Greene, W. j.
Thomps of South China, Prof. William
S. Merrill of Orono, w. b. Kendall OF
Bowdoinham and Guy C. Porter of Houl
ton.
Governor Milliken has resppointed
Brig. Gen. George Mel. Presson OF
Pennington to the position Of Adjutant
General, and Lieut.. Commander Leroy
d. Mouiton of Portland, naval aide OF
his staff. Both were appointed by Gov
Curtis two years ago. Captain Spauld
ing Bisbee of Rumford, Second Infantry
Captain Arthur Ashworth of Bangor
Second Infantry and Captain George E.
Fogg of Portlsud, Maine Coast Artillery
officers of the National Guard, are ep
pointed aides de camp. Major John g.
Towne of Waterville, medical corps, il
designated as chief surgeon, Major Bia
r. Bradbury of Norway resigned.
Pleading guilty to an indictment charg
ing them with abandoning a female
child, Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Northefier oil
Boston recently appeared in the supe
rior court in Portland and stated thai
they were anxious now TO settle dowr
and take back the little waif which they
deserted on the Boston boat, Governor
Cobb, on the morning of Nov. last
before they were married. 1t was q
bleak morning in November that one Of
the employees on the Governor Cobb
which was locked at Portland, found a
six months old baby girl in one of the
staterooms. Only in vague sort of 8
way did some of the people on the boat
remember a woman dressed in a Ions
coat and a man in q gray suit who had
occupied that room and who had disap
peared when the boat touched the dock
A little detective work gave Mrs. Mary
l.. Burnham, state agent for the protec
ton of children, the information thai
brought her to the father and mother Of
the child at Boston. Now the youpe
couple want to get their baby back, but
to do this they will have to carry theil
case to the probate court.