Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-03-26
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

Liquor selling In Rockland had be
come go open that the city marshal ha
adopted the plan of the temperance tow
OF Bsngor-that is, he has notified tn
saloons that they must keep closed Of
Sundays.
As usual, the crew for the cup de
fender will come from the Maine coast
The best sailors are none too good 70
this purpose, and the great yachting
contests of recent years have shown tina
Deer Isle produces the best.
The tramp who made the statement
that Edward Graffam, the Gorham sus
pect, confessed the murder of Byron
Coburn to him, was discharged after al
examination. The officers regard hi
story as of very little consequence.
The body of Ashton Greeley, an OLE
resident of Palermo, was found partially
buried 10 snow near Sheepscot Grea
Pond Monday. On Sunday, March 10
the old gentleman started to attend
meeting and has not been seen since
His eyesight was poor and doubtless be
lost his way.
The body of man found in the West
brook woods on March 19 Is believed tC
be that of Charles A. Wright Of Lynn,
who disappeared Jan. Is. The descrip'
ton tallies in many respects. Wright
left Lynn to visit relatives In Camden
He did not reach there. 1t is said be
had had business troubles.
Myra Rhoades, aged % years, daugh-
o. M
tempted suicide with poison at her home
on Trinity Street Monday. She gave as
the reason for wishing to die that she
was tired of life. The attending physi-
clan thinks she will recover.
The lumbermen are beginning to wind
up their operations for the winter, and
several of the operators have sent their
men to Bangor. Timber land owners
are now making permits for next winter,
and there is every indication that the cut
of 190l-1902 will be larger than this
year.
There is beginning, it is said, to be
strong sentiment for city government
for Brunswick, although the town has
up to this time strongly opposed such a
move. Many Of the business men think
it is much better to have the town affairs
fully discussed once a month than rush.
ed through at q town meeting once a
year.
Albert Daggett of Washington, who
lived alone, was burned to death in his
house Sunday morning. Mr.. Daggett,
who was Ga years old and pensioner OF
the civil war, is supposed to have gone
to sleep on couch while smoking. The
house was entirely consumed, and but a
remnant of the old mans body was
found In the ruins.
The notorious Carson house at Togus
was the scene of another shooting scrape
Sunday night, the 18th. The wounded
are Cora Carson Witham, who had just
been discharged from state prison after
serving a sentence Of two years and six
months for assault nearly resulting In
murder, and an unknown man. They
were both intoxicated and attempted to
break into the Carson house. The occu-
pant Of the house, an old soldier named
Cunningham, fired shotgun at them.
Neither of them is fatally injured.
Mrs. Stanyles Poirier, who, with her
husband, sister and two children, occu-
pied the Ring tenement in Farmingdale,
was burned to death Tuesday. While
pouring kerosene oil on smouldering
kitchen fire an explosion occurred,
blowing the windows out of the house
and setting fire to the clothing Of Mrs.
Poirier, who frantically tried to reach
her sleeping child in cradle near by,
but was prevented by her sister. She
finally rushed out of the back door fall
ing in the snow, where she expired be-
fore assistance could be rendered by the
neighbors. Mrs. Poirier was "a years OF