Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-17
Maine News Notes.

Lieut.. Herman X. Whitmore OF Haver-
hill, Mass, and q native Of Brunswick,
Ne, has been q prisoner in q German
prison camp. A letter received from
him tells of the receipt Of letters and
packages of food from home and In one
of the latter a can OF corn canned In bis
native town OF Brunswick. 1t certainly
looked and tasted good. he had up to
the receipt Of these packages been living
on food sent to the British aviators
prisoners In the same camp.
Richard Otis, aged 70 years, e Wis
casset recluse, has for years been with
blank mind, following the death OF his
parents. A neighbor, Mrs. Ella Preble,
carried food to him the other day and
was astonished to bear the old gentleman
speak nationally and ask connected and
Intelligent questions. He had fallen
from chair and the sharp blow received
on bis head bad restored bis memory.
he was greatly surprised at local hap
penings and especially at the war.
Lebanon, c., is Dragging over the
shooting by two hunters of 33 pound
bob cat, the biggest seen In that section
10 years. We would respectfully call
Lebsuon's attention to the fact that
Walter 8. Capewell and q. B. Flewelling
of Bridgeport, Ct., knew where to hunt,
for they came to Maine, visited the Dead.
water regions and carried home 81
pound bob cat, perched on the hood OF
their automobile. We are also sorry to
say that Maine has more OF the same
breed and size, much to the discomfort
of our wild game.
One woman who lives In Sagadahoc
county town keeps busy. She gets up
In the morning; gets breakfast for her
husband and three children; puts up her
husbands noon lunch; drives him to
Bath to his work; returns to her homo
and drives her children to school; then
milks Two COWS and cares for TWO horses,
flock of hens and pig; then gets her
own dinner; goes after her children,
drives to Bath again after her husband
aud getting home gets supper while he
does the barn work and the rest Of the
time does knitting for the Red Cross
and sleeps.
Sheriff A. L. Thayer OF Penobscot
County has lost bis near.beer cases, tho
beverages seized by him, analysing less
than three per cent alcohol, being ad-
| Judged not Intoxicating liquors and
ordered returned. Attempts were made
to introduce evidence that the kinds OF
beer sold In Bangor were excluded from
service canteens by the United States
government, also IL was attempted to
Introduce court records to show the de-
crease of into xication since the closing
of the beer saloons, but neither class OF
evidence was allowed. Sheriff Thayer
announced that he should continue
operations against the beer saloons, and
should apply for iujunctious II the
business continued.
With billion feet Of lumber to cut,
and Its army of floggers scattered all over
the world. the State Of Maine Is wonder.
ing how 1t is going to accomplish the
important task to which 1t has been az
signed, says the Christian Science
Monitor. For 25 years the lumber from
Names vast forests has been cut and
handled by polyglot host. Foremost
among them were the skilled loggers
from Canada, but q dozen languages
we're beard on the streets of Bangor.
Danes and Firms touched elbows with
Lithuanians and Poles. Germans,
Swedes, and Russians were represented.
Language meant nothing. Only power
| full arms and Unlimited courage counted.
Now all 10 changed. The logging bar
racks are empty. The streets are quiet
The woodsmen are gone. Yet the trees
must be cut, and the lumber hauled.
Time was when all the logging Was done
by the men of Maine. Apparently the
fmen of Maine must once more shoulder
the axe.
Game Warden Howard Wood of Pat.
ten tells Of the death Of q moose by un-
usual means, related to him by the boss
of Camp No. ~, at the foot Of Center
mountain. The crew saw large bull
moose coming toward the camp, some
thing trailing behind, which proved to
be about 500 feet Of their telephone wire.
The clerk grabbed the wire and made
turn around tree but the moose was
frightened and soon broke away, carry.
ing with him about third OF the wire.
The crew thought he would free him.
| self from the rest OF II, so didn't follow
him. He Was once again seen in the
camp yard and several weeks afterward
the carcass WAS found near stump on
an unused drag road, the wire entwined
around the stump and also wound three
times around bis horns, close to the
head and once between the blades. Tho
boss thought that his two visits to the
camp showed that be wanted human
help in removing the wire, but was too
frightened to remain quiet and allow IL,
so finally perished from hunger.