Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-01-31
THE WEEK IN MAINE.


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rAs MOST lmpoarANr STATE NEW
Il BRIEFLY TOLD.
Il Rigby Park has been dropped out b.
the managers OF the grand trotting cir
cult, in making their schedule for till
year.
Henry r. simmons Of Friendship com
mitted suicide Monday night by shooting
with revolver. He was about 81 year.
old. He was highly respected.
The Portland and Yarmouth electric
road has come into the possession Of |
company Of Portland capitalists, who
propose TO equip Il thoroughly In every
way, open new pleasure ground, etc
The mild weather Il troubling the
kennebec Ice men. Cutting began late
J aud the ice IL not vet OF the desired
thickness. Some Of the companies have
had to suspend work after having begun
i Frank C. Kicker, aged 45, an employe
In pulp mill at Augusta, was struck by
train near the depot Tuesday morning.
He was terribly maneled, his remains
being scattered along the railroad for a
mile.
i Maurice II. Leonard OF Portland,
while walking on the Grand Trunk
track ut Fish Point. Thursday, was
struck bv train and fatally injured.
He was IS years Of age, and leaves no
relatives so far as known.
Owing to certain facts which have
been disclosed, prominent residents OF
Friendship have petitioued Coroner judi
kins OF Rocklsud to hold an inquest over
the body Of ii. T. Simmouds, who died
Monday, presumably from suicide.
4 Limerick had a ten thousand dollar
DIRE, Friday morning. The stores OF l..
:. Libby, Dana =. Bescham, Mrs. Beach
am, snd Pease & Roberts. and the mar
BILE shop of Freeman johnson were
DESTROYED. The hotel Was badly dam
aged, but was saved.
In the Supreme Court at Auburn
Herbert K. Merrill Of Portland was
arraigued on the charge Of emberzliug
O., 700 from Consnt, Patrick 4 Co., for
whom he was 4 travelling salesman. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20
months az labor 10 Auburn jail.
Edward Rowell Of Center Montviile,
who WAS committed to the insane asylum
recently after an assault on his wife and
daughter, died at the asylum soon after
his srrival from exhaustion. He bad
not eaten for several days before his
commitment and hsd TO be fed by
means OF instruments.
Mrs. Elvira Tsrltou Of kittery died
Tuesday from the effects Of an assault
made upon her BY burglar who entered
her house Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Tarlton was 50 years OF age. and lived
alone In a little house. Fred Parks OF
that town, % years OF age, has been
arrested charged with the murder.
The Washington county grand jury did
not indict Otis Page and Lewis Anthony
OF West Pembroke, who were suspected
Of having murdered Richard Robinson
Of Dennysville. Robinson went into
the woods hunting last November and
his body was found few days later,
death having been caused by shooting.
Frederick d. Nudd OF wstervilie re-
ceived telegram Monday from Quarter
msster-e;enersl Corbin, rendering him an
appointment AS government undertaken
10 go 10 Porto Rico and Santiago 10 re-
move the balance Of the bodies OF
soldiers who are buried there. Mr.. Nudd
has accepted the appointment and will
report for duty February /.
Fire in business block on Front
Street, Bath, Friday morning, did sew
ersl thousand dollars damage. A hot
air explosion threw Chief Morse, Frank
Sewage. Fred Iugbam ard Jerry Pink
ham down stairs. All were firemen and
Inghsm was the only one who escaped
unipjared, though their iojuries are not
| serious.
The severity OF the grippe epidemic Is
| illustrated by the number OF calls which
physicians make 10 a day. A Bangor
physician names 65, which looks large
until you see something larger. Walt
ill you hear from Madison. In that
town all the physicians have been sick
except one. sud that one made lis calls
In one day on grippe patients alone.
The team Of Edwin w. Anderson OF
St. George was struck by a train at
Clsrk's Crossing In Wsldoboro Monday
morning. Mr.. Anderson WAS instantly
killed. and the horse and wagon were
completely demolished. The horse was
apparently crszed with fright and ran
directly into the locomotive. Mr.. Ander-
sou WAS = merchant Ia st. George. Oh
years Of age.
IL is stated that Edward n. Dingley
OF Kalamazoo, Mich, will represent the
Representative Dingley, In the Lewiston
Journal. He will move from kalamazoo,
l, il said, before msny weeks, ss soon "a
his Affairs IA member OF the Michigan
Legislature and editor Of the Telegraph
can be closed out, and take up his resi-
dence 10 Lewiston.
A very bsd accident occurred TO the
Youngest child OF Alfred Morse OF West
ksnnebec Saturday afternoon. IL seems
that the parents had left two children
alone 10 the kitchen, the youngest being
tied In the high chair, which was scci-
IDENTIFY pushed over and the child fell
upon hot cooking stove. Considerable
time elapsed before 8 doctor arrived.
He found the child 80 badly burned that
recovery Is doubtful.
Isaac Dow, very eccentric and cranky
old man, was burned 10 death In his
cabin In the woods near that section OF
Benton known as Hardscrsbble, on Mon
day evening. II Is supposed that the
fire was set by the old man falling on
the floor with lighted lamp In his hand
and that he was so weak and exhausted
from want Of food that he was unable
to get out Of the flames which burned
him to crisp and destroyed the miser-
cradle little log hut in which he has
made his home for the past IL years.
Elmer Arnold, one Of the inmates Of
the insane hospital, Wednesday morn
/ ing, while in a violent fit OF insanity.
wrenched the end from a settee and hit
William George, another inmate, several
times. George, as a result Of the inju-
ries, died Thursday morning, at 1880.
| Arnold has been considered one OF the
harmless patients, and has frequently
been allowed to sleep with other pa
tients. He has never shown the least
sign OF violence and his act Is unex-
plsinable. He has been at the asylum
for the past four years and has been
model patient.
The cattle commissioners have made
their annual report to the governor.
During the past year they made 1853 In
spections, condemned 4S cattle and "a
| horsez the vslue of which was ~ Oil.