Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-08-06
About the State.

After surviving Hvc weeks with .
broken back. Frederick NcClain died
Sunday ut Calais. He was railroad
track man on tho Maine Central and was
run over BY string of hand oars. he
was q.
Taking her five-weeks.old child with
her. Mrs. Walter White, aged 80, COM
mitted suicide ut Ellsworth Monday by
drowning in q brook near her homo.
Both were dead whom found. She had
been i'll since the birth Of the child.
Fred D. Sherman OF Hampden High
lands, yard brakeman for the Bangor
and Aroostook Railroad at Northern
Maine junction, was fatally in
jured Thursday BY being crushed be-
tween two cars. He lived but q short
time after reaching . hospital. he was
SO years old, and leaves wife and son.
For the first time In the history of
that port, the Grand Banks fishing feet
of Bucksport has been tied up much Of
the season because of the lack OF crews.
In previous years there has been no
trouble In getting Province men, natives
and Portuguese fishermen but hardly
enough to man one or two vessels could
be secured this year.
Aroostook farmers are not enjoying
the summer, to judge from the following
report from Caribou: Aroostook has
never seen any worse hay weather
spread over suoh long period Of time.
Rust has made it's appearance in potato
fields In several sections and will still
further reduce crop that did not prom.
ise any too we'll at best.
The 200 Ohio men who have been In
technical training at the University OF
Maine for the past two months have left
and another contingent, mostly of New
England men, will take their places. 1t
is understood that barracks may be
erected on the campus, and that training
will continue after the opening OF the
college term, when the dormitory rooms
now occupied by the soldiers will be re-
quired for students.
Malcolm Peterson Of Jemtland on 60
ing to the pasture to milk his COWS one
night recently saw large moose with
them. He ran to the house for bis cam.
era and got two snapshots. He tried to
get nearer for third when the moose
saw him and charged sngrily. She bad
almost reached him when he threw his
cap at her and gave yell which, fortu-
nately for him, frightened the animal 90
that she disappeared.
Rents are rents just now In Bath, that
IL, most of them are, says the Times.
A seven room upstairs fiat brings $50 the
month, good room most anywhere In
town brings IS week and one
room 10 which are four beds
turns its landlord % q week or $50 q
month. Many workers are living 10
housebosts on the riverside and In shacki
and tents. One smart young couple
have q really handsome home OF two
rooms which they themselves have CON.
verted from former tool house In q
citizens yard. And still the people are
flocking in to obtain the good wages
here paid.
F.E. Stanley of Newton, Mass. presi
dent OF the Stanley Co., automobile
manufacturers, was killed In Ipswich,
Mass, on Wednesday. While he was re-
turning alone from trip to Maine biz
car struck an embankment and over.
turned, pinning him beneath. Mr.. Stan
ley was native of Kingfield, where be
was born In 1S49. He was we'll known
a. an inventor, having first invented the
Stanley dry plate, which was manufac
tured for some years In Lewiston. Later
he went into the manufacture Of tht
Stanley steam automobile, In which hs
was associated with his brother, Free
land o. Stanley.
Governor Miiliken on Thursday nomi
mated Scott Wilson of Portland as ssso
ciate justice of the Maine Suprem,
Court, to fill the vacancy caused by thu
death of Justice Arno W. King of Ellis
worth. When the new justice enters
upon bis duties, six Of the eight justices
of the court will hold their positions b!
appointment of Governor Milliken dur
ing the past nineteen months. SCOT
Wilson is 4s years of age, graduate Of
Bates College, Was admitted to the bal
In 1895, and has since been in active ant
successful practice In Portland. he wa
attorney general during the administrs
ton of Governor William T. Haines, ant
has held various other public positions