Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-29
Maine News Notes.

Maine exceeded It's quota In the Fourth
Liberty Loan by several million, exact
figures not yet available.
Max Epstein, a six-year- old newsboy,
son OF Harry Epstein, died at Bangor
Sunday from injuries received while try
ing to board q street car, an arm and leg
having been severed.
A very unusual accident which result
cd in the death Of Woodland farmer
named Soderberg occurred Monday.
While Soderberg was driving tractor the
machine struck rock and he was thrown
backwards, bis clothes catching in the
reverse gear and sending the tractor
back over him. His death was instanta-
neous.
A Lewiston man, who Is fond OF
problems to solve, found In the Fighting
Fourth an interesting proposition. He
figured il out, with this result: For
one person to count in onedollar bills
the six billion dollars of the Fourth
Liberty Loan, would take $50 years,
working at the rate of ten hours q day.
Want to try 1t?
Temporary insanity is believed by the
authorities to have led Miss Sabra BEEN
to kill herself by shooting with q shot
gun at Presque Isle Sunday. Acquaint-
ances said she had recently told them
she feared officers were searching for
German. She was 40 years old and q
native of Mars Hill.
Archie Gray and Wilfred Howes Of
Jay while digging potatoes not far from
the house recently heard the dog bark
ing loudly and on looking up were sur
prised TO see, but few feet from them,
large bull moose. he seemed not at
all disconnected by the presence Of the
young men and remained several seconds
In the position where first seen. These
visitors are not frequent so near the vii
lsge.
1t is believed that the 81, 0OO, 900
bridge between Portland and South
Portland, closed since one OF the piers
slid down into the harbor bottom last
summer, can shortly be made safe for
traffic. Three plans for its permanent
repair have been submitted TO the COM
missioners. One provides for an entire
new pier, second plan calls for rein
forcing the present pier about the base
and the third for building up the pier
which has not settled even a fraction of
an inch since last summer.
The new dean of the Woman's Divi-
sion at Colby College is Miss Anna Ray
mond of Newton, Mass, . graduate Of
Mt. Holyoke. Miss Raymond received
her degree as Master of Arts In Boston
university in 1913; studied In North
western college, Evanston, ILL.,, in 1917,
and later became acting professoress OF
Latin in Cornell college, Mt. Vernon,
Iowa. Miss Raymond is q member Of
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, also the
Classical association of New England.
This year she will have charge Of the
freshman Latin class.
The Cumberland county commission
ers bad Q happy surprise when q letter
from the State Highway Commission
contained the information that Q rebate
to the county Was due after all bills for
construction of new bridge over New
Meadows river had been paid 1t was Q
small sum, to be sure, $685. but q
deficit is more frequent than surplus In
enterprises Of this sort. A fund of
$613,000 was raised under the State
Bridge law, and an unexpended balance
of nearly $1,000 was left at completion Of
the contract. Each county, Cumber-
land and Sagdahoc, the towns of Bath
and Brunswick, and the state contribut-
ed comparatively small amounts with
out the burden being excessive In any
instance, showing that the law Ii full
filling Its mission.