Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-10-31
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

The new Portland home of the Bow
doin Medical school IL almost completed.
Some one has been poisoning much
used well Ia Brunswick, and there ID
much excitement In consequence.
The man who thinks that farm values
are depreciating In Maine has not been
out on the road trying TO buy farm.
A number of Maine mayors are bring.
Ing honor to their names by declaring
that their cities shall spend no more
money than is on hand to spend.
Mrs. jackson Reed, aged about 20
years, OF Richmond, was fatally injured
Tuesday night by jumping from an east
bound train rs II Was leaving the station
| 10 the pulp mill at Fairfield wednes.
day, Cecil Chadbourne, foreman Of one
Of the rooms, fell into vat Of boiling
hot soda ash liquor. He was terribly
burned.
| The Bangor pastor who entertained
the whole parish Ut church soctablt
with q venison and moose meat supper
the result Of his own trip to the woods
IL unanimously voted all right.
On one day recently there were ship
ped through Bangor, Of deer, all OF good
| size; eight moose, every one OF which
would tip the scales at over 500 pounds
a big bear and two sleek looking otter
Rex f. Burpee, son Of Fred +. Burpe,
of Orono, was accidentally shot and kill
ed on Saturday afternoon, the 2lst. III
had started out for his father In the
woods and was taking his gun from tn
wagon when II was exploded. He wa
killed almost instantly.
The Dshlgren, the torpedo boat bull
by the Bath Iron Works, had her ofilcia
trial the first of last week, and exceeded
all contract n quirements. In fact, she
made the fastest time over = measured
mile that was ever made by torpedo
boat OF her size In the world.
james Kelley was fatally injured, II u
thought, Monday, at the Mount Waldo
Granite Works at Frankfort, and Michae
Leonard had his leg broken In tw'
places ~ the result OF an accident b!
which car loaded with stone left tn
track, the men being caught between
and the following car.
| J. A. O'Neil, an employee OF the Ban
gor and Aroostook railroad, was kille,
Wednesday afternoon as the result OF
bsllasting train, upon which he was
being derAiled by some cattle which raj
upon the track ut point between
Blanchard and Monson Junction. 4
wrecking train soon cleared the track.
Everett Taylor, eleven years of age
was killed at South Monmouth Sunda,
by the accidental discharge OF a gun Il
lad few years older than he. Tn
affair caused considerable stir In tn
neighborhood, bat there Ia nothing h
indicate that Il was anything other tina
an accident. though terribly careles
accident. He "dldn't know II wa
loaded"
President r. 4. Bradstreet Of tn
Kennebec Log Driving Company SAYS
"The cut Of lumber along the Kennebe
River and It's tributaries for the comm
winter will be the largest in It's history
More men and horses are going into tn
woods at present than was ever know
.. before. The average cut Ia l00, 000, 00(
the cut Sor this winter will be l50. 000, 00t
There were no logs carried over this SEES
son."
Sunday afternoon Ralph Grier o
Round Pond In fun pointed loaded re
, volver at his companion, Charlie Jones
when II accidentally discharged, the bul
: let entering Jones' neck near al artery
} but hitting = muscle glanced and pssse
! to the back OF the neck. The bullet wa
located by physician. The boy Il n
} comfortable as could he expected an
! will doubtless recover II blood poison
Ing does not set In.