Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-08
Maine News Notes.

Herman has been 0llm1nae00 from ~
courses In the Seuth Portland big
school.
;. A we'll known Portland attorney 60
the laugh when he was registering, max
ing three attempts at spelling bis owl
middle name and laughed himself, Ate
being Obliged to consult book authority
He Ii blessed With the title OF Willia1
Aloysius Comedian.
| Judge Joseph W. Symonds OF Port
land, one OF the best known attorneys o
the state, and . former justice OF tn
Supreme judicial Court of the state
died quite suddenly on the 9th nit. .
Bethlehem, N. a., where be had gon
the day before intending to stay week
Lieut.. Albert D. Holbrook Of Camdel
10 dead In German prison camp, accord
ing TO official notice received BY bile faith
or from tho war department. Lieut.
Holbrook was 20 years of age, and VA
recently located In the prison camp aftel
having been reported missing In actor
on June 6.
The following are among che Maine
men reported dead Of the influenza o,
Camp Devens:
wilbur v. Colson, Harrington.
Walter Cochran, Woodland.
Edwar Z. Chahe. Biddeford.
Eugene Thomas. Milford.
Nathan O. Ward, Thorndiks.
Herbert w. Davis. Benton.
! Winfield W. Wilson. Springfield.
Claude J. Dunbar. Orland.
Walter p. Thompson. Westbrook.
James j. Gillen of Boston was found
guilty In the superior court at Portland
Thursday OF assault with intent to kill
Oscar Holman, conductor on the Saco
Division Of the Portland Railroad, who
was held up and shot while on car at
Old Orchard on the night of July 10.
Holman and two deputy sheriffs we're
the principal witnesses for the State and
the trial lasted only . few hours,
Herbert Brook way of Exeter drove q
fine lot Of beef cattle through Garland
last Thursday, numbering 6S snd con.
sistipg mostly Of Hereford steers and
oxen for use Of the Great Northern Paper
Co They were to be taken to Moose
head Lake, to be conveyed by water to
Lily Bay and then driven to the Grant
farm, where they will be dressed for
their consumers and distributed.
The Belt Line service Of the Portland
Railway Co. Was cut of, owing to the
necessity of curtailing expense and that
service not being particularly remuner.
alive one. The result: A tremendous
howl and kick from the patrons OF that
line. The company has decided to re-
store the service and the patrons prom
ise moro passengers and II they are not
forthcoming. the company promises to
cancel the service.
The official figures OF the Maine vote
on the 9th of September are: For Gov
ernor, Milliken, Republican, "a 900; Nc
Iutire, Democrat, 5S918; Milliken's
majority, 5,l51. United States Senator
Fernald's majority Is Is, 042, and that Of
State Auditor Wardwell 12,93S. The
majorities for the four Republican con-
gressmen are: Louis B Goodall, First
District, 2,178; Wallace b. White, Jr.,
Second District, 2,784; John A. Peters,
Third District, 5,383; Ira g. Hersey,
Fourth District, S,962.
Oakland Park, tho beautiful summer
playground four miles from Rockland,
conducted by the Rocklsnd, Thomaston
& Camden Street Railway, was visited
BY more people this summer than 10
any previous season OF Its history. Sta.
tistics compiled this week show, how
ever, that the number OF trolley fares
was 1000 less than two years ago. In
conseau epce OF this showing tolls will
be charged for automobiles in the future,
and q first class road will be built for
the convenience OF the motor cars.
William Kidney, aged so, his daughter
Gladys, aged 10, Of Bloomfield, N. B.,
were killed together with Mr.. Kidneys
two brothers, Stanley, aged 81, and Han
ford, aged 4S, prominent .WashburD
farmers, late Monday night when the
automobile in which they were riding
was struck by q backing freight train on
the Aroostook Valley Railroad at Par
sons Crossing. The three men and girl
we're killed instantly and Alfred Bull
wss painfully but not seriously injured.
William Kidney and daughter bad just
arrived from New Brunswick to visit Mr..
Kidneys aged mother, Mrs. Charlotte
Kidney, who 10 critically Ill.
Miss Florence L. Nye of Boston, for
merly of the Lewiston Journal, has been
granted leave of absence by The Play.
ers to take up work In new department
created by the federal government for
the duration of the war. This depart
ment is called the Department Of Social
Hygiene and Ia concerned with reforma'
ton work among girls. Miss Nye's
territory will be New England. Caroline
Colvin, professor of history at the o. OF
NJ, has been appointed by the govern.
ment to have charge of the work and
Miss Nye will act as her assistant. The
position entails the reaching OF all wom-
ems clubs and organizations throughout
the country. Miss Nye's friends are
much pleased that she has been called to
90 important war work.
Foul play Was apparent In connection
with the death of Arno Burr Cayting OF
Bangor, whose body was discovered on
the 18th ult. In the woods bordering the
river road In tho town Of Greenbush.
There were four bullet wounds In the
head, and the forehead was crushed In.
Cayting, who was 81 years Of age and
leaves q wife and two small children, had
been employed for some years by the
American Tobacco Co., and left several
days before bis body was found, for .
trip north. Nothing was heard from
him until the authorities were notified
that motor csr had been standing In
the edge OF the woods for some days.
Investigation resulted in the finding Ut
the body. There IL no clue. A bill fold
containing $l5 was found 10 the dead
mans pocket, but his family think he
carried larger sum.
Androscoggin County officers last
week searched the place run a. restau.
rant, in Mechanic Falls, by Harry Burke,
and found about $1,000 worth Of whis-
key, and large quantity OF goods
alleged to have been stolen from the
freight sheds, or about the premises OF
the Grand Trunk Railway ut that place.
Burke, who 10 about 40, and has . wife
and four children, has been employed
for about four years a. night operator at
the Grand Trunk station In Mechanic
Fails, and about three months ago open.
cd . restaurant In the place formerly
occupied by the Mechanic Falls post
Office. Four barrels OF sugar and part
of another, were among the captured
goods. There was also 10 addition to .
barrel of whiskey, . large amount OF
canned goods, fruit syrups and other
goods used in the restaurant. All OF the
goods are thought to have been taken
from the sheds OF tho Grand Trunk Co..
-hlch hss haen In Burk0se