Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-28
THR WEEK IN MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

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| BRIEFLY TOLD.
The First Maine Heavy Artillery viii
be mustered out at Savannsh March 81
| Willie Haulon, 5-year-oid boy, 90
Into the pit of the turutable near tn,
Thursday, and two employees turned the
table without discovering him. Hi
neck was broken.
The National Wooden Company, ,
combine, has been organized, including
the worumbo Manufacturing Co. OF
Lisbon Falls, and the Webster Wooler
Co. Of Sabsttus, with options on Other
Maine wooden mills.
John McCaslin, Of Bangor, formerly
OF Brewer, is suffering from injuries
which 1t is thought viii cause his death
He was In the employ of Calvin Gotchell
OF Brewer, and while chopping wood 81
East Holden WAS struck by falling
limb.
A small building owned by the town
OF Monmouth and> situated opposite the
town farm house, burned Monday night,
Isaac Clark, an aged inmate Of the farm,
being burned to death. Nothing was
known of the fire until Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Clark occupied this small building
alone. No one knows how the sad scci-
dent occurred.
The Bucksport murder case has taken
two or three additional twists. Fogg,
on whose testimony Treworgy was held,
and who later retrscted and pleaded
guilty to perjury, now declares that his
original statement Is true, and Ii Is back
ed up by affidavits from his father and
mother that he told them about helping
Treworgy move the BODY long before the
detectives got the story out OF him. Now
nobody knows what 10 believe. Ii IL
evident that some parties are using Fogg
~ tool, and there is a strong suspicion
that there Is something besides the Ware
murder that some people are anxious TO
keep covered up.
Daniel Horton Of East Bowdolnham
met with a peculiar accident Tuesday,
which resulted In his death. After par
taking Of his noon time meal he started
out with an axe under his arm for the
purpose OF chopping some wood short
distance from his residence. When
about sn eighth Of mile from home he
slipped and fell. his neck coming across
the sharp edge Of the axe, cutting q cash
three inches long and two inches deep.
He crawled the entire distance TO his
home, making trail Of blood In the
snow. He reached the house with great
difficulty, and died shortly after his ar
rival. He was 40 years Of age, aud Is
survived by widow.
Crestus Y. Chase, q young man aged
- years, who has been living with his
mother 10 Minot, died Tuesday afternoon
from the effects OF dose OF laudsnum
taken, II Is claimed, with suicidal intent.
Chase formerly worked at Riley's, but
has been stopping with his mother this
winter. He had been out of health, and
has frequently expressed desire 10 die.
Monday he purchased 81 ounce OF
lsudsnum at drug store, for a tooth
ache, he said. and Il Is supposed he took
II during the night. His condition was
discovered by his mother In the morning
was too late TO do anything for him. He
never recovered consciousness. He was
unmarried.
Cora 4. Withsm was brought tn the
kennebec County jail at Augusta Tues
dsy from Chelses charged with assault
with intent 10 Kill upon Alexander Leigh
ton. She Il the elder sister of the cele-
brsted Rose Carson White, convicted nj
the September term OF court OF killing
her husband. The alleged assault Is said
10 have been committed In the same
room where the murder occurred. Mrs.
William had but recently been released
from jail, having served fifteen months
sentence for liquor selling. Several men
and woman are said To have been on a
drunk at the famous Carson home and
Monday night Cora assaulted the man
Leighton with an axe or knife. Wed
nesdav she was given bearing, waived
examination, pleaded not guilty aud Was
bound over In the SUN OF $1,000. She
was committed to Jail.
The most interesting case marked for
trial St this term OF court In Somerset
County Is the suit OF wsllsce c. Good
win Of ~ Adams 10 recover from A. w.
Miller, the leading merchant In Hart
fsnd. Mr.. Goodwin claims that by the
doctors orders he went TO Mr.. Miller's
drug store and asked for sugar of milk
for his infant boy. He took the substance
that Mr.. Miller put up for him in pa
per bag and took IL home. Some WAS
placed In the infants bottle and the lit
tie fellow commenced TO nurse. After
short time it WAS discovered that there
was something wrong with the milk,
aud soon the child grew livid and
died la agony. Analysis showed that
the substance that had been placed In
the milk was sugar OF lead, a deadly
poison. Therefore Mr.. Goodwin after
an interview with the druggist brought
suit 10 recover damages for the loss Of
his child, claiming that Mr.. Miller dis
played criminal negligence. The defence
OF Mr.. Miller Is that Goodwin asked for
just what he gave him, sugar Of lead.
The boy WAS an only child OF parents
well along In years.
Gen. Charles p. Mattocks Of Portland
has jus. been awarded, By direction OF
the president, congressional medal
of honor for gsllsntry at the battle Of
Sailors Greek In the closing days OF
the rebellion. IL was in this action
that during the advance OF the Union
forces General Mattocks' regiment, the
famous l7th Maine, reached the top Of
a hill and stopped at fence. 1t was
then Major Mattocks and the regiment
halted, the lieutenant colonel In CON-
msnd fell, wounded by a bullet from
Confederate rifle pit some distance
away. From the pit came well-direct-
ed volley. and number Of others, men,
bers OF the command, fell wounded or
dead. IL was a case Of advance or
retreat. The Confederates, relying on
the strength Of their position, evidently
thought il would be retreat, but
Msjor Mattocks ordered an advance in
stead. He was only boy, just out Of
Bowdoin College. The regiment re-
sponded as one man, and rushed across
the open space before the COnfederates
had = chance to fire again or to get
out of the way. They were caught,
for although they outnumbered the
men who made that charge, their rifles
were mpty while the invsdsders carried
loaded arms. 1t WAS for leading this
charge that the medal was conferred