Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-12
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF

News has been received in Minot
Of the death by accident Of Miss
Evelyn Hackett, the daughter Of Sum
ner Hackett Of Tuna, Arizona. broth
err of Mrs. Elmer Haskell of Minot.
| The accident happened in California
near the university Miss Hackctt was
attending The party consisting OF
two ladies and Miss Hackett and the
chauffeur were driving along slowly
when the side Of the road seemed
to crumble under the car throwing
them over an embankment of 10 feet
feet pinning Miss Hackett and the
chauffeur under the car and killing
them and throwing the others clear
Of the car and hurting them badly.
Mr.. Hackett has the sympathy of
many friends.
! Rocco la Fortuna. who was sentenc-
ed Monday to State Prison for from
five to ten years. became frantic in
Jail at Auburn Wednesday morning
when an attempt was made to take his
photograph and hurled a heavy stone
ware cup at Deputy Sheriff Frank
Johnson at short range. 1t missed
him and was shattered against the
wall 1t took several Of the deputies
taken and on his return to his cell
he ripped his bed to pieces tore the
heavy iron spring into bits and threat
ened to kill any one who come near
him. La Fortuna held up a young
Austrian at the point of a revolver at
Leeds Junction a few weeks ago.
The, Mattawamkeag Lumber Co. at
Island Falls has finished it's seasons
cut Of lumber after 16 months contin-
uous run. The mill will be closed until
about Jan. IS. or as early as log haul
ers can get stock In to supply It
again. Meanwhile the Northern Wood
enware Co. composed of the present
Mattawamkeag Lumber Co. owners.
Governor Carl f. Milliken and Del
mont Emerson. Ora Fitzpatrick Of Dav-
idson. George A. Gorham Of Houlton
and Howard Smith of Wilmington. VT.
will take over the Mattawamkeag
Lumber Co.'S property and will erect
at once. adjoining the steam mill a
hardwood mill about 69x69 it, and
storehouse and dry house about 42xs0
#. The new company will employ
about 100 additional operatives and
hope to have both mills in operation
by next spring.
Two pieces Of construction in addi-
ton to its plant are under way at the
factory Of the Paris Manufacturing Co.
One is an addition to the varnish room.
36x40 feet which will just double the
size Of the room. This is built OF
brick. like the original building, and
extends into the discontinued part Of
Western avenue. The other, situated
In the yard west OF the lumber shed. 1,
dry house. 30xs5 feet This IL built
OF concrete. from ground to roof. and
VIII have nothing about 1t that can
hurn.-Oxford Democrat. South Pari.
Elk Mayor Carlos Heard, who died
at his summer home at Biddeford
Pool. July 80, left an estate Of s,o1
o4os6 according to the inventory
which as fiied In probate court A. Al.
fred Wednesday. The inventory show.
real estate to the value Of 31s.1s6.
goods and chattels, $21,575: right. ana
credits. s1s1.3oo.s5. Au
ar. and Mrs. Joseph F.. Norton
ana daughter Rachel Of Colunnhu.
new Mexico. arrived in Maine las.
week and after visit with Mrs. Nor-
TONS parents In Gardiner. are NOW ~.
guests Of Mrs. Ella r. Norton g.
other relatives In Pennington NJ
Norton has found the so,,.,.:
neathful and is looking forward g.
DIS return the last Of November. ca
.u!nous SINCE the Mexican raid ~
iSio' mas seen many st:rr!n. scenes
ana mas large soldier population Int
well behaved and orderly. the s,r ats
a. az 'imes being perfectly safe fer