Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-01-29

Maine News Notes.
Charles Lisbon of North Arson, 20
years Of age, was fatally injured 10 the
paper mill ct Scion Wednesday while
adjusting belt.
Henry L. Moor of Ellsworth says that
the famous sCold Friday" was 81 years
ago on January %, 1857. The Their.
mometer registered 40 below zero In
Ellsworth.
Michael Higgins Of Lewiston was
killed by falling tree at Misery Stream,
whore be was engaged In numbering
operations. He was A years OF age,
and leaves q widow and two children.
Hon. John A. Roberts, State Commits.
sioner of Agriculture, has appointed
Vernon G. Bowman Of Detroit a. state
milk inspector, to succeed Brooks Brown
of Dover, who has Joined the colors. Mr..
Bowman is Q member OF the present
legislature.
Automobile registration fees for the
first nineteen days OF January amounted
to $43, 317, against $57, 100 for the same
period last year. And considering the
prospect of being able to burn gasoline,
it is remarkable that the falling Oh was
not much larger.
Two silver foxes have recently been
shot near Pembroke. One was secured
by Carroll Fisher of Perry and the other
by John Gleason of West Pembroke.
They were In fine condition and said TO
have been the first silver foxes seen In
that vicinity for over 80 years.
A nervous breakdown caused by the
coal situation is said to have brought
about the final illness Of Augustus b.
Babcock of Bangor. He was president
of the Stickney & Babcock Coal Co., q
son of Charles A. Babc0ck, pioneer
coal dealer in Bangor, and grew up 10
the business.
The Knox County jail also has
shortage of labor, the number OF inmates
recently reported being six as against
usual number of fifteen or twenty al
this season. The county authorities are
seriously considering installing an
electric motor to do the wood saving
usually done by man power.
Some of the largest and most beauti'
full ice formations ever seen on the
Maine coast have appeared during the
prolonged cold spell, wherever beach
is to be found and they are many. Some
OF them tower "mountains high" and
caves and fantastic shapes afford q con
stsntly changing view. from whatever
angle seen.
Five life term prisoners In, the state
prison at Thomaston filed petitions FOL
pardon with the governor and council
last week. They are Sadie New0ert
convicted from Thomaston, Alden +
Boulier from Houlton, Peter Wallis ant
Louis T. Pullos, Greeks, and John Z
Roberts from HOulton.
LewisC. Honaker, 81 years of age
was instantly killed Monday night q
Richmond by being run over by freight
train. Honaker was cripple, and slip
ped and fell on the icy track directly II
front of the engine. About twelve year,
ago be lost his right leg by being rur
over at point about FIVE hundred feel
from where he was killed.
Justice John B. Madigan of the Maine
Supreme Court, who died on the 10th
was the youngest In point OF service OF
the justices of the court, having beer
appointed by Governor Curtis In March
1915. he was born in Houlton, and wa
resident OF that town all bis life. 81
had large law practice, and was helt
in high esteem. In politics he was {
Democrat, and bad several times beer
the candidate of the party for importan
offices, but the party being in the minor
ity, he had held comparatively few pub
lie positions.
II ]. B. Mason, the Mechanic Falls
honey man, has received numberles
orders for honey and tons have beer
handled by him within the past few
months. Owing to the large orders b.
has received he has been obliged to Blu!
quantities of 1t. Reports state tina
large quantities of It have been shipped
out of the country, some of 1t going t
England and Italy. The storekeeper
are receiving calls for 1t as no sugar hal
arrived in town for some time. Thirt,
cents pound seems to be the genera
price. Many are eating molasses anc
some are drinking their coffee and to,
without any sweetening whatever.
William II. Msrston, who was serious
~ injured about three weeks ago by be
ing caught and crushed by the elevate
in the Fitz Last factory in Lewiston, ha
recovered sufficiently 10 be removed t,
his home from the hospital and has
wonderful tale of his experiences to tell
declaring that he experienced all tb
sensations credited to the dying. Whel
the elevator frat caught him and TIT
bones of his jaw began to crush he OF
erted all bis strength to free himself ant
in this succeeded. He then fell to th,
floor, and for time that seemed to hin
like an eternity all the incidents anc
events of his life passed before him lik
q swift moving panorama. It was
wonderful vision, and then the light fad
ed away and all was dark. The mex
thing be knew or realized was that b,
was being carried by several men into
the Office. The light gradually return
ed and In few moments he was agsiI
fully conscious. This lie said to be th,
experience of person when drowning
At any rate, Mr.. Marston says that b.
knows how 1t feels to die. How he eve
escaped actual death Is almost q mys
terry.