Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
MAINE NEWS Norea

MAINE NEWS NOteSs
The Waterville and Fairfield Railwa,
and Light Company has been reorganised
and b 10 the possesslon Of The BON
holders.
The Franklin and Mcgantic Railroa'
has been cold on execution, and viii b
operated BY company composed OF tn
bondholders.
There are now elghty-nine prisoner
In Bangor jail, and Of these sixty-sevel
are employed In breaking stone for us
on the city streets. They mansge b
pulverize ten TO fifteen tons = day.
Deacon David r. Loring Of Auburl
celebrated his one hundrcdth birthda,
Monday OF last week. Mr.. Loring !
able to walk out on pleasant days sn'
can Gee to read and write without spec
tacles.
The railroad commissioners hav,
granted the petition Of the Sico Rive
Electric Railroad Company for a roa,
from Bonny Eagle to Saco, but do no
approve so much Of the location a. en-
tends to Biddeford.
This Is the way An Indian guide ex
pressed himself over the dead body o
one OF the men accidentally" shot Il
the Maine woods this fall: "SportsmaI
kill white man, call It accident; Kill
moose. he 60 to j,il."
Ernest Churchill Of Weld accidentally
shot and killed himself Monday. 1t 1
presumed that while carrying n losde'
shotgun he stepped on the Ice and IL
falling the weapon was discharged. Tn,
shot lodged iu his neck.
Do~n on the western shore OF George,
Pond lives Moses Abbott In his 96ti
year. lie WAS 60 years old before b,
msrried aud he now has grandchildren
Old as he L. he looks able to thrash any.
one Who should have the temtrity to tel
him marriage Il a failure.
Charles Morehouse was drowned II
Nelhedus Stream, near Spencer Camp
Saturday. He aud Erwin Spencer wer'
on their way to the camp In n canoe, snc
Morehouse stood up To Ore Mt - duck
and losing his balance fell into the river
Spencer could not reach him 10 re.cu'
him before he WAS overcome by the Icy
cold OF the water aud ssnk.
Some one 10 Salem has been klat
enough 10 forward 10 Postmaster Harden
Of Ellsworth, list OF depositors In the
Salem savings bank whose accounts are
over twenty years old, aud whose where
xbouts are unknown. In this list sp
pears the name Of Julia A. Bradford, ol
Ellsworth, Me, and the sum TO thu
credit OF her account Is 81 1891 90.
Mr.. Asshel Savage, a highly respected
msn OF 20 years Of age living in Strong
met q sudden death By the falling OF I
tree Wednesday, November 10. He hat
left his home In the forenoon and mo-
returning for dinner his son went II
search and found him crushed beneath ,
large limb Of the tree he had felled. Hi
position sho wed that he must have beer
killed Instantly.
John Sears, Charles w. Tillmsn ant
william Richie broke out Of Auburn al
Saturday night, the 10Th. They sawed
or 4 inch iron bar and climbed thu
fence by the aid Of oil barrels. Tn,
instrument used WAS common silver
plated table knife, Of which they m ,de q
saw. Sears and Richie were later
captured 10 Portland. Tillman, who 1,
n negro, Is still at large.
February l, 1898, sn expedition viii
leave Lewiston for Alaska. In Seattle
the party will meet Joseph Lixotte, who
has been there some time and has made
all arrangements for the party TO get an
early start into the klondike region
The party will be under the direction OF
Thomas Souci and Fred ChAgnon, who
are now making all preparations to push
across the country and reach Seattle
early In the spring.
william II. whitney committed suicide
Friday night at the Knox County jail
where he was serving q term OF sixty
days for selling liquor. Whitney was
Of the Warren hotel at War.
rem and had pleaded guilty and received
his sentence the day OF the suicide. The
weapon with which he committed the
deed WAS small pen knife, but he sue
ceeded. after three slashes In cutting the
windpipe and jugular vein. He leaves q
wife who lives at Warren.
Thanksgiving evening there was q
concert and dance 1t Bangor City Hall
The concert Was given by q troupe OF
colored people, and the colored people
OF the city were out In force, and Joined
10 the dance. After two or three dances
the colored people were publicly request
ed TO procure their money at the office
and retire from the hall. They did -
but they were indignant
Such affairs when they occur Ia the
South are apt TO be criticised In Maine
The deer hunting stories have not ",
lost their interest. One from New Vine
yard tells Of u young man, cripple, stand
ing up In q wagon, the horse being or
the run, and shooting buck that weigh
ed 265 pounds. From Chesterville Is the
report that while the men OF one neigh.
borhood were away 10 the woods hunt.
ing, little fAwn came out OF the woods
aud became entspgled 10 . wire fence
about q door yard. After dragging the
fence into an adjoining field he managed
to escape.
In one Brewer family IL q simpletor
and whenever person calls at the house
he seems 10 think the duties Of court
fool deyolve upon him aud proceeds &c
scut up" His family apologize for hin
and explain how when a baby horse
kicked him In the head. The Other
night he Was unusually numerous and
sister went into unusually long explsna
tions. A wearied look stole over tn,
simpleton's face as he exclaimed: "keeT
still, Susie. she'll think the horse kicket
the whole family In the head"
Last Monday night during the heavy
storm a wild duck few against the glass
in the lighthouse on Half Way Rock
The glass Is three-eighths OF an Incl
thick, but the duck went clean through
II and struck against the glass reaectori
of the big light, knocking dozen Of
more Of them out OF place. The keeper
had hard work to keep the light goint
with the glass broken, but succeeded II
doinS so. The duck was somewha
shaken up when he was secured by tn
lighthouse keeper, but was not badi!
hurt.
is announced that a contract Ia
been M de By the Old Orchard Pier Com
y nv With the Berlin Iron bridge Com
pany for pier for Old Orchard, to b
In position next year. The pier will b