Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-01-12
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

A little girl weighing 10 IL lbs. ar
rived Monday evening OF last week at
the home Of Governor Powers. Mother
and child are doing well.
One of the wandering Willie" preach
ers who has been hoodwiuking the good
people OF the 81. Croix valley is spending
thirty days in Machias Jail.
There Is a strong possibility that the
Neeley Rifles OF Lewiston may be dis
banded soon. The company has no,
held drill since the last muster.
Frank Bogard of Berwick, aged %,
WAS skating on the Salmon Falls River
underneath Eddy bridge, Sunday after
noon. when he broke through the ice and
was drowned.
Richard Cspel OF Walthsm. Mass,
whose back was broken and skull fract
ured at the Lewiston bleachery and dye
works two months ago died AT the Cen
trail Maine Hospital Thursday.
George simmons was drowned al
Damariscotta Monday afternoon. While
setting lobster traps, the boat capsized.
He was a resident of Muscongus Island
near Round Pond, aged -, and married
Orrin ). Dockham. an inmate Of the
soldiers home at Togus, visiting at Lew
iston. was found dead in his room Thurs
dsy with his throst cut. He was Is
wears old, and had been respondent for
several days.
The record OF Maine fires in 1896
ought not 10 discourage the insurance
companies. Ii is estimated 10 be less
than for any year since 1890, and there
are good many more buildings to burn
than six years ago.
Horace b. Parker Of Oldtown went TO
the river for water Thursday morning,
broke through the ice and WAS drowned.
He MAS about IS years OF age and fore
man OF the blacksmith shop Of the Ban
cor and Aroostook Railroad Company,
Walter 5. Martin, the principal wit
ness in the Batchelaer assault case at
Sebago. drove home from the inquest
and hung himself in his barn. The sui
eide has set tongues wsgging. Martin
was AZ times.a heavy drinker, and since
the death OF Batchelder from exposure
had worried much. Whether the Batch
elder affair furnished reason for the
suicide, Is only conjecture.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
south windham Saturday, when Dan
ME. the l3-year-old son OF Daniel r.
WEIGH. met his death by skating into sn
omen place in the Presumpseot River 10
fun view of his fathers residence. His
mother heard The cries Of distress and
from the house saw him struggling In
the water, but before any assistance
could reach him he was drawn under
the ice by the current.
George Goodwin of Portland, brake
man on freight train No. 25l, OF the
Eastern Division Of the Boston and
Maine, was struck by switch and thrown
under a train at Conway junction. Both
feet were badly crushed. He was re
moved to Portsmouth and taken TO Cot
tsge Hospital where an smputation tool
place. He died shortly after from tht
effects of the operation. A wife and tSo
children survive him.
The report of the Maine insane hospi
tai shows that l49 men and 81 womer
were admitted during the year, making
the whole number under treatment fol
| 1896. 9le; (522 men, IA women.) %
these a37 have been discharged, leaving
3s2 men and 317 women at the close o.
the year. Superintendent Ssnoor'
recommends separate buildings Tor IN
criminal insane. and some system Tor IN
employ ment Of the insane and sommel
home at the seashore nor eonvaseeeenss