Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-29
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

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MAINE NEWS NOTES.
The Hancock grand jury did not re-
port an indictment on the Sarah Ware
murder case. 1t was stated, however,
that the matter was not finally disposed
of and would be taken up again next
April.
Dana Leavitt, 20 years old, while gun.
ming in the Bridgton woods Tuesday,
was accidentally shot by George Robin
son, heavy charge of bird shot enter
ing the abdomen. He is in critical
condition.
Charles s. Grace, respected citizen
of Kittery Point, committed suicide
Sunday by shooting through the heart.
He was member of the Golden Cross,
Masons and Odd Fellows. He leaves a
wife and five children.
Willie Stearns, the eight-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace A. Stearns of
Cornville, was drowned while attempt
ing to cross the Wesserrunset stream on
log Monday afternoon. The body was
recovered within few minutes.
Aroostook citizens have been much
surprised and interested to learn that
quite number of beautiful pearls have
been taken recently from Madawaska
stream. Richard Green, the fortunate
pearl hunter, in one-half hours time,
found quite a number, the largest of
which was purchased by a New York
firm for $25.
The Bath Independent relates the fol-
lowing pathetic little incident, the moral
of which is obvious: The head of the
family, out of sorts, had been abusing
his wife and making the family gener-
ally uncomfortable, and had finally gone
out to the lodge, slamming the door be-
hind him. His 7-year-old son then came
across the room to his pale-faced, fearful
mother, and taking her by the hand said
consolingly: "What a pity it is, mamma,
that we ever married papap'
The remains of Frank Richardson of
Greenbush, who was lost in the woods
near Edinburg in March, 1900, were
found in the woods last Sunday by a
man who was exploring in the vicinity
of the Elbridge farm above Edinburg.
There was nothing but the bones left
and the only way that they knew that
they were those of young Richardson
was the finding of his snow shoes beside
him. The remains were found within
half mile of the road, and If he had
but kept on for that distance he would
have escaped death from exposure.
A few days since a sportsman named
j. Walter Donnell of Berlin, N. H., was
brought, out from Dead River dam
wounded in the elbow, the joint of
which was 80 badly shattered that the
arm will have to be amputated. D0nnell
had received no surgical assistance since
the accident occurred early Friday
morning. Donnell let his rife hang
over the edge of the dam while he was
observing the work Of crew of blasters
in the bed of the stream, and when he
attempted to draw the rifle back the
hammer caught and the weapon was
discharged.
The body Of Miss Nellie NJ. Prescott,
the Bangor public library attendant,
who disappeared Thursday evening,
Oct. 10, was found in Kenduskeag
stream Monday by crowd of river men
who were polling raft of logs to Morse
& Co.'s mill. The opinion Is that Miss
Prescott committed suicide by drowning
on the night of her disappearance, she
having left note in which she stated
that she planned to end her life because
of her fear of going insane. 1t is sup
posed that she jumped off one of the
wharves bordering on the stream. She
was about IS years of age.
Hon. F. E. Timberlake, state bank
examiner, feels confident that the con-
dition of the savings banks of the state
will show very gratifying increase this
year over the year 1900. Last year the
total assets of the 81 institutions
amounted to $71,078, 211.87. This year
the indications are that the combined
assets will reach the sum of $75, 900, 900.
While the figures for the last half of the
year 1901 will not be available before the
latter part of November, an estimate,
based upon the returns of the first six
months of the year, clearly demonstrates
tiUS WHO oPAOhaio ihSAOnoO VIII bO
shown.
At Falmouth Wednesday Joseph P.
81 years Of age, was killed by
being gored by one of his COWS. Mr.. |
Richards drove his two cows in from a
pasture to the barn. One of them went
10 without any trouble at all, but the |
other was unruly and disposed to dis
pute with Mr.. Richards as to what she
should do. Mr.. Richards took the ami
NAL by the horns to assist in driving
her into the barn. Mrs. Ordway, his
cousin, who was in the barn, came to
the door just in time to see him strug-
Cling with the cow. Then he threw up
both hands, staggered about six feet
md fell to the ground stone dead. She
an to help him, but found he was be-
7ond the reach Of human assistance. It
was found later on examination that the
'harp horn of the cow had penetrated
his left breast between two ribs punctur-
ng the heart 80 that death was instan-
aneous. Mr.. Richards was widower.