Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-07-30
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

George C. Sanborn, a farmer living /
!. Waldo, was almost instantly kille
;. Tuesday by falling from load OF hay
. He was 70 years of age.
Candidates for the Office of adjutan,
general, to succeed Gen. Richards, ar
. numerous. One of the latest announce
is Gen. j. P. Cilley of Rockland, VIII
filed the position from 1915 to 1879 in
. elusive.
Nathan Bachelor, 90 years old, wa
killed at a railroad crossing near Fox
croft the Goth. Gardner Stowe, who wa
also in the carriage when it was strucl
by the train, was badly shaken up bu
not seriously hurt.
The body of Richard Wentworth Of
West Rockport, the son of A. Went
worth, was found floating in the harbol
Friday. The young man is supposed tt
have accidentally fallen into the water
while sitting on one of the wharves.
Thomas Ward lost his life by drown
ing at Dark Harbor, Islesboro, Tuesday
He was engaged in swimming contest
with companion and became exhaust
ed. Ward, who was young man, was
employed as butler at the Islesboro Inn.
He belonged at Boston.
Because of the large amount of bust
ness on the criminal docket of the Sep
TENDER term of the Supreme Court of
Somerset County, special term has
been decided upon for the hearing of the
Theriault murder case. The date of the
special session is set for Nov. 4.
The past three weeks has been the
dullest time oh record in any shipping
season at the port of Bangor, and hun
dreds of men and many vessels are idle.
The spruce mills are all shut down ex-
cept one, the old log supply having been
exhausted and the new logs not having
arrived on account of delay to the drives.
The lightning struck Harrison barn
recently, and wrecked one end of it,
while the fire spread rapidly through the
structure. When the owner with no
little difficulty and danger reached the
stall to take out his horse he found the
animal calmly eating hay. That animal
can be warranted safe for a lady to
drive.
The Lawrence Free Public Library,
presented to the town of Fairfield by
Edward F. Lawrence, was dedicated
Wednesday afternoon. The Fairfield
Opera House was crowded to the doors.
All places of business were closed, and
the stores and residences in the centre
of the village were handsomely deco
rated.
After period of rest of several weeks
following the arrest of the Andover post
Office burglars, the gang who are work
ing Maine began operations again Satur-
day night, the 10Th, at Machias. The
safe was blown in the station of the
Washington County Railroad. 1t being
the custom of the agent to leave but
small amount of money in the safe over
night, less than 800 was secured by the
burglars.
Robert ]. Murphy of Augusta, who
was learning electrical work, came in
contact with a live wire Monday after
noon. Another workman attempted to
rescue him, but was unable to do so,
and could only shake young Murphy oil
from where he hung, when he dropped
to the ground. Murphy was picked up
and did not regain con-
seriousness up to the time of his death
on Friday.
A we'll deserved compliment to the
skill of Maine canoe builders is the Sc
lection of boat built by Stevens of
Bath, for the use of Herman d. Murphy |
Of Winchester, Mass, in the coming |
races of the Royal Sailing |
Canoe Association in England. The Bath
built boat is typical sailing canoe, and
from what she has shown seems to be
one of the very fastest. The Uncle Sam
is expected to give good account OF
herself in England.
An obedient husband up in Franklin
County was Directing to do certain work
about the house, and he quoted Scripture
texts to his wife, showing that the
household duties should properly be as
signed to the woman. The good wife
replied by reading to her astonished
iege II Kings, xxi, Is: ~ will wipe out
Jerusalem as a man wipeth dish, wip-
ng it and turning it upside down."
That husband, without a murmur, has
wiped the dishes ever since.
Moses Carr, president of the Sanger
vile Wooden Co., and one of the aged
and respected citizens of the town, met
with a serious accident Thursday, the
results of which are not yet known. Mr..
Carr, who is about 90 years of age, went
10 Abbott, as is his custom, two or three
times a week, to look after his interest
there. On his return his carriage was
struck by train at crossing and de-
Mr.. Carr was badly shaken
up, but he may not have received fatal
injuries.
Mrs. George Van Horn of Boothbay
early Sunday afternoon, ran out of her
house and jumped into barrel of
water. Her screams brought help and
she was taken into her house and put to
bed. Monday morning she escaped from
the house, dressed, picked an apron full
of chips, and having saturated them and
her clothing thoroughly with kerosene,
set the mass on fire. Her shrieks
brought her husband and some of the
near neighbors. Mr.. Van Horn seized a
rug, and wrapping his blazing wife in it
rolled her nearly to the street, extin-
gushing the flames, but burning his
hands severely. Mrs. Van Horn was ter
ribly burned and died Tuesday. She was
about 40 years of age, without children,
and had at times heretofore shown signs
of insanity.