Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-04-29
Maine News Notes.

In some way Harry Trask of Weld
fell against saw in his mill last Mon
day, and had both legs cut off. He
lived for few hours, but died that
evening.
Mrs. Hattie Rideout, wife OF George
Rideout, of Bowdoinbsm, died Monday
from the effects OF self-inhicted wounds
sustained few days earlier in an at
tempt at suicide.
Forest Commissioner Forrest q. Colby
has appointed Silas F. Peaslee of Upton
and Clarence G. Murphy of Rangeley as
chief forest fire wardens for the counties
OF franklin and Oxford.
Louis Paradis, who was arrested on
the 9th of March charged with fatally
injuring Arthur Chamberlain at Conner,
Aroostook County, has been indicted for
murder by the grand jury.
A bogus half.dollar coin was taken in
at a restaurant In Portland the other day
which looked 80 real that two bank
cashiers at first pronounced 1t good when
asked to decide between 1t and genuine
coin.
While trying to jump on the running
board of big truck at Winthrop Center
Thursday, Elmer Franklin Kahed, the
six-yesr.old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Kahed, slipped and went under the
wheel, and was instantly killed.
The strike of textile operatives In
Biddeford and Saco. which started Feb.
8 with walk-out Of part of the oper.
stives in the York and Pepperell mills
In an effort to enforce 4S hour week
on the corporations, ended Thursday,
when the local union voted to call the
strike off.
At least two.thirds of q quantity of
oak piling which was to have been used
in rebuilding the bridge Of the Grand
Trunk Railway over Back Cove at Port
land was destroyed Tuesday afternoon
10 fire set by boys. The loss is about
100000, Reconstruction of the bridge
will be much delayed, as the material Is
not readily obtainsble.
Hon. Obadiah Gardner turned down
an attractive proposition this week, says
the. Rookland Courier. Gazette of April
10, when he was obliged, on account of
bis official duties, to decline an invita-
ton from the assistant secretary OF agri.
culture to represent the agricultural
interests of the United States at an i'm.
portant meeting in France during the
month Of July. The problem Is to de-
wise means for rehabilitating the war
devastated territory. The international
joint boundary commission of which Mr..
Gardner 10 American chairman Is too
busy just now to permit of Mr.. Gardner's
absence.
Professor George T. Files, head Of the
department of German Of Bowdoin Col.
lege, died Wednesday In hospital in
Bostop, after three months illness with
heart trouble. He returned from France
broken in health after serving ten
months In 2. NJ. c. A. work as educs.
tional director of the French Tenth
Army. Professor Files was one of the
original promoters Of good roads In
Maine, and laid out the state highway
system. he had been president OF the
Maine Automobile Association for the
past three years. he was born in Port.
land In 1865 and graduated from Bow
dom In 1889, becoming . member of the
faculty two years later.
I. 10 fumored that the Great Northern |
Paper Co. 10 to build fine highway this |
summer from Greenville to Lily bay,
along the east side of Moosehead lake. |
II 30 this will make one of tho most |
beautiful rides In the whole eastern part |
NJ init
srn has already built new highway
from Lily bay to the Grant farm and
the famous Ripogenus dam, over 30
miles toward Mt. Kstahdin. This will
open large stretch of country to seekers
of beautiful natural scenery and means
much to the development OF that part
II the state. No doubt 1t means that
within few years the autoist can 20 to
Mt. Kineo over this route and perhaps
70 Milllnocket and Northern Maine.
Miss Puma sDeane, an army nurse
vho recently gave Q most Interesting
coount of her life overseas, ct the homo
Il her sister, Ars. B. L. Small, OF Gull
ord, has returned from France with
wo decorations, the Lorraine Cross for
peoial advanced service given BY the
french, and Q special gold star az q
ymbol OF citation BY General Pershing
or special bravery while An evacuation
ospital was being bombed by German
lane. Miss Deane was In service IA
oonths, during which time she lived :
nder the same conditions 10 the men In ..
eht and dugout without roof overhead ,
,ost of tho time. She was one of o :
roup of nurses who were but FIVE miles |.
ehlnd the lines ut the casualty clearing ,
cations and treated the boys wheh first :
lken wounded from the 6eld. She was ..
18th the boys Of the Goth and 42d ,
divisions during the worst fighting ut ,
hateau-T hierry, Seickeprey, st. Mihiel,
{. Bebastopool and Verdun. Il was :
bile in evacuation No. 4 that Mics !
eane showed unusual bravery when
,ose around her were killed or wound1 ,
J, for which she WAS awarded the Z
,eclal decoration BY General Pershing. u
LES Deane 10 graduate Of the Rock :
ell General Hospital, class Of 1918.
be arrived homo few weeks ago and
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