Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-02-11
MAINE NEWS NOTES.

MAINE NEWS NOTES.
To be up-to-date Belfast cigar manu-
facturer has named brand of cigars the
''R. +. D."
The rails are being delivered for thu
Brunswick, Yarmouth and Portland
Street Railway.
The Portland Railroad Co. has peti
toned for location of an extension oil
its line from Old Orchard to SacO.
In the urgent deficiency bill now be-
fore congress is an item of Sl31 ,515 to
reimburse the state of Maine for money
expended in raising volunteers in the
civil war.
Herbert Gillivan of Alberton, N. S.,
took his life in room in the American
House at Bangor by shooting himself
through the heart. Dependency from
ill-health is given as the cause.
A Lewiston man who was before the
court the other day charged with assault
and battery upon his wife recently
brought suit against another man for
alternating his wife's affections. So far
as the alienation goes the case appears
to be complete.
One of the largest transfers of proper
ty ever made in Piscataquis County was
recorded at the registry of deeds office
last week, it being the sale of the
Katahdin Iron Works Railroad to the
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Co. 1t
was a $4,000 transaction.
Mrs. Charles Buteau, aged 81, was
killed the LIST while cOasting on hill in
which is very steep and icy.
1t is supposed that in making the turn
at the bottom she lost control OF the
sled and was thrown, striking her head
on tree or rock She leaves husband
and three children.
A Franklin County man, who has had
experience in stock raising,
has colt that he is keeping this winter
on flour and hay. He vets the hay and
sprinkles it with flour. He says that at
the present prices of feed he has the
best and most economical plan. His
colt is kept in excellent condition.
The Bath Times thinks that Sagadahoc
County is getting quite a bit of unenvi-
able notoriety with West Bath being the
only town in the state that had not paid
its state taxes on the first of January
and with the town of Richmond not
feeling financially able to keep it's
schools open after Feb. /.
Attachments in the sum of $4,000 each
have been placed upon the property OF
DR.. G. NJ. Woodcock, DR.. Daniel McCann
and John Goldthwaite of the Bangor
board of health in suit for damages
brought by j. Foster Pickard, who
bases his claim on the action OF the
health officers in quarantining him in
hotel where small pox prevailed.
The men employed at the Holdings
worth & Whitney mills at Winslow GER
.ainly have every reason to be satisfied
with the management. The company
has just erected q fine new club house
or the men, and now comes the gift of
81 900 piano from Charles A. Dean,
president of the company, who, although
,bsent in Florida, has the interests OF
MS employees near to his heart.
The thunder shower of Sunday night,
he I'd, was general over Maine, and in
most sections was the severest ever
Known in the winter. The house of
Thomas Ward in Whitefield was struck
md burned. Near Lisbon Falls the
storm was particularly severe. One set
# farm buildings was burned, and con-
other damage was done. One
house was struck three times in the
course of few minutes.
The famous "Long A" sporting camp
It Ingalls, Siding on the Bangor and
roostook Railroad, was burned early
Friday morning. Of the occupants Chas.
Z. Gould of Bangor was burned to death
md two other men were so badly injured
hat it is feared they cannot recover.
George Gould and his wife escaped with
light burns. George and Charles Gould
lave been widely known through eastern
Maine as canoe manufacturers, having
actory in Brewer The other two men
Who were in the camp with Gould, and
Who narrowly escaped death, were NAM
ID Whitman and Fowler. Both are in a
dangerous condition.
George Powell of Phillips has
Unique lash whip which was made from
ace wood, which grows on the Bermuda
stands. The main stock of the whip is
bout two feet in length and looks very
much like any common stick. The head
# the stock is daintily fringed by tear
nc apart the fine layers of the wood,
orming a.rosette of lace-like substance.
from the stock the layers have been
orn apart and braided for about five
eet, this forming the lash. The entire
Whip is in one piece and is very strong
md durable. These whips are some
lines used by the natives of the Ber-
nudas for driving their oxen.
A verdict was returned at Auburn
Tuesday in a case brought by Mrs.
Maria Y. Ross, wife of Herbert l.. Ross,
against Robert j. and George A. Wise
nan of Lewiston, for selling liquor to
Ter husband, it being alleged that Rob
,rt j. sold the liquor and Geo. A. was
he owner of the building where the
liquor was dispensed. Damages were
claimed to the extent of $4,000. The
lefense claimed that Ross was COM
non drunkard, and it was shown that
lie had drank liquor since a boy, had
,een arrested about sixty times for
and had spent most of his
ime in the county Jail. After several
hours elaboration the jury brought in
verdict of S25 for the plaintiff.
There is both bitter and sweet in the
insurance totals as given by State In
,urance Commissioner S. w. Carr. The
ife companies have had wonderfully
rood year, but the fire and marine COM
oanies have been hard hit. The life
never did SO good business
n their history, and not since 1886 have
he fire companies had such heavy per-
,entage of losses paid to premiums re-
,eived. In that year the contiagrations
IN Pennington and EastpOrt sent this
up to l.02. For 1901 it was
7O35 per cent. But as an offset to this
The life companies show an increase Of
insurance written in Maine, over that of
1900 of 81, ZIG, 1884, and decrease in
losses and claims paid over 1900 of $751;
1881.