Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28
MAINE news MOTIFS.

Liberty has a INSTRUMENTATION case,
the victim being l5-pOund yellow dog
shot by the owner while they were on
joint hunting trip.
An Androscoggin farmer who stood
out for 5000 for 100 cords of wood, after
being offered S700. few weeks ago, has
now sold it for $3.50.
The New England Homestead esti.
mates the 1902 apple crop of the United
States at 100000 barrels. If this is
true, then Maine orchards cut pretty
small figure in the total production.
Edward c. Allen of Portland COM
mitted suicide at the residence of his
father-in-law in North Berwick. Ill.
health was the cause. Mr.. Allen was
formerly a member of the King & Dex-
ter corporation, and well-known in Port.
land.
They have figured up that the receipts
of the Topsham fair lacked but So OF
being an even $4,000, of which over hall
was taken on the second day. How is
that for a "small' fair? This total is
$500 more than any years receipts in the
history of the society.
A six.year-old son of Frank Young OF
Bridgton Centre was drowned Tuesday
afternoon in the river just below Pom
dicherry Mills. The boy being missed,
the anxious father made long search
and at last found his dead child lying in
/ Al. h. -, hon1r
The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union closed its annual
meeting at Portland last week. A very
interesting and profitable series of we'll
attended sessions was held. The old
officers were reelected, including the
national president, Mrs. l.. NJ. N, Ste-
vens of this state.
Barton Paine, a resident of Madison,
living on a farm about five miles from
the village, was instantly killed Monday
forenoon by falling from the top of his
barn to the floor distance of about &c
feet No one was with him at the time
and the full details of the accident will
never be known. Death must have been
instantaneous. Mr.. Paine was man OF
middle life and unmarried.
A syndicate of western men has
bought $50 acres of land on French's
Mountain, Lincolnville, and is negotiat.
ing for one thousand acres at Lincoln
vile Beach for the purpose of opening a
game reservation. Assistant United
States Attorney General James NJ. Beck
and S. &. Untermayer of New York were
at Lincolnville recently looking over
land and it is believed that they are
interested in the project.
The woman who received the most
spontaneous applause and the most of it
ut the Federation meeting at Lewiston
recently, was the president of the Moth
ers' Club of Readfield, who stated she
was chosen not for literary attainments,
but because she was the mother of nine
children whom the neighbors thought
did her credit. She thought more
mothers clubs are what the Federation
needs, and the public agrees with her.
Rev. S. L. Hanscom of Bar Harbor has
filed an application with the Governor
and Council asking that corrections be
made in the vote of Hancock county for
sheriff at the recent election and that a
certificate of election be issued to him.
A hearing will be had on the petition
Wednesday. The returns show Whit.
comb to have u plurality. If Hanscom's
contention is recognized by the Governor
and Council he will be elected by 3S1
plurality.
Hon. Josiah II. DrummOnd of Port
land died very suddenly Saturday after.
noon, falling on the street and living but
few minutes. He was Is years of age.
Besides his eminence as a lawyer and
business man, Mr.. Drummond was we'll
known over the state and the whole
country for his connection with Free
masonry. He was thirty-third degree
Mason, and one of the best authorities
in the land on Masonry in all its
branches.
w. E. Spear of Pittsfield has curiosity
displayed in his window which is at.
tracing considerable notice. 1t is a
chain, complete with hooks and swivel,
the whole being about nine feet long 1t
was made from solid piece of walnut,
being whitfield out with common peck
ct knife and was made by Mr.. Spears
father during the Rebellion while he was
confined to the hospital from injuries re-
ceived in battle. 1t is remarkable
piece of workmanship in itself to say
nothing of the many weary hours passed
in fashioning the same.
An attorney representing the Maine
| Central railroad has been in Rockland
several days securing right of way over
different properties for the proposed ex,
tension of the steam railroad from Rock
land to Belfast via Rockport and Camden,
distance of rs miles. This route was
laid out rs years ago and ten years ago
the towns of Rockport and Camden were
asked to raise $4,000 as subscription
for the road building. Camden voted in
favor and Rockport against 30 the road
was postponed. Now it is stated on re-
liable authority that the road is to be
constructed. Such through train service
would improve this rapidly growing
section of the coast. The road will com.
plete circle from Bath to the main line
at Belfast.
For several years the people living
near the heavily wooded section OF
country at East Benton have told of see.
ing loupcervier in the vicinity. There
have been some doubts of this story, but
that it was true is shown by the actual
bagging of the animal by Leon Buzzell,
a 15-year-old hunter, last week. The
cat was vicious looking animal and its
weight, 81 pounds, would have made 1t a
tough customer to meet in the dark
woods. Young Buzzell shot it In tree.
And now an Augusta man has found a
panther in the woods lying little to the
east of the city. This animal was sup
posed to be exterminated In this section
of Maine years ago. The chances are
that the re appearance Of such creatures
as the loupcervier and the panther in
this part Of the state is due to the pres
ence here of deer in large numbers.