Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-10
Maine News Notes.

The most elaborate and costly county
building in the State is the Penobscot
court house which is now being cOmplet-
ed.
Somebody at the Capitol who has
looked up the matter, says that there are
1870 Maine towns free from debt. That
is very large proportion and the num-
Der is growing every year.
BY a vote of 1873 in favor and 81
against the citizens of Camden at
special meeting refused to accept the
city charter granted by the Legislature,
present.
C. A. Jewell of South Monmouth, who
disappeared while in Lewiston Jan. y,
is now believed to have committed sui
eide. 1t has been learned that he was
worried over financial matters, and the
thought of some time coming to want, it
is feared, so worked upon his mind that
he ended his life.
Along in the last hours of its session
congress appropriated 100000 for the
the benefit of Maine. OF this sum 5000,
600 is for q new revenue cutter for the
Maine coast and $4,000 for quarantine
station in Portland harbor. The remain
ing $50, 900 is for the purchase of site
for a new federal court house in Port
land.
Monday night. VIM. J. Kemp, night
yard master of the Grand Trunk IN
Portland, was run over by an engine in
the yard and killed. 1t is supposed that
he slipped and fell as he was crossing
the track, but no one saw the accident.
Mr.. Kemp was about 40 years old and
leaves a family which includes several
children.
The saw mill of the Berlin Mills Co.,
formerly at Redington, is being taken
down and moved to Madrid station
where it will be set up just as it stood at
Redington, containing the same ma
chinery with some additions. Before
the plant is completed at Madrid, it is
said, an expenditure of S35, 900 will have
been made.
The oldest marked grave in New
England is that of George POpham,
president of the settlement made at the
mouth of the Kennebec in 1907. In
February of that year he died and the
ledge stone on which the date of his
death was made has just been sent to
Boston to have a fac-simile taken for
historical purposes.
Rev. Charles S. Cummings, sheriff of
Androscoggin County, was married Mon
day, March I'd, to Miss Mildred Davis of
i Auburn. Miss Davis has been a teacher
in the Auburn public schools until she
resigned few weeks since. Sheriff
Cummings has four children, two OF
whom are in the high school and one in
Bates College. His wife died Feb. 18th,
1902.
The Piscataquis County grand jury
has returned an indictment charging
Edward Ballard with the murder of Mar.
tin Stanton in township I, last October
1t is expected that the trial will begin
March II. Stanton's body was found or
Eagle Lake road, about 80 miles from
Patten in that county, October 10, last
There was bullet wound in the heat
and his pockets had been turned inside
out.
/ By the will of James NJ. Leavitt, re
tired millionaire of Brooklyn, who dice
, on Feb. 10, $4,000 goes to Westbrool
, Seminary at Deering, Me-, and $4,000
, to Leavitt Institute at Turner, Me. After
providing requests for relatives thu
residue of the estate is to be divided int
one hundred shares of which ten shares
90 to Brooklyn charities and eight shares
to the Leavitt Institute in addition to TIN
specific sum mentioned.
John F. Lynch, the well known Ma
chias lawyer, has remarkable ancien
table which has come down to him as al
heirloom from his great-grand-parents
Jabez and Mary Godfrey D0rman, wh'
came from Kennebunkport in 1857, ant
were the first white settlers of Harring
ton. They used this table for their din
ing table during their entire married
life. We need not say that Mr.. Lyncl
highly prizes this piece of furniture.
Isaac S. Jacobs, a carrier on the rura
free delivery in Pennington, was thrown
out of his vehicle Tuesday afternoon ant
killed. He had been to the post otfic,
: and reported after his trip out on No.
: route and had started homeward wher
t his horse took fright and ran away. Mr.
Jacobs was IS years old and considered
= himself to be one of the oldest rural fire.,
delivery carriers in service in the coun
3 try. He leaves widow, one son ant
: two daughters.
,, William Sides, commercial travele
of Waldoboro, who has been missin!
since Feb. 8. has about been given up a
dead by his relatives and friends. Mr.
Sides has been for number of years TIT
representative in this section of TIN
.. Portland shoe firm of Brunel-Higgin
i, Co. and was reputable citizen. Or
the date mentioned he went to Rocklant
from Waldoboro and from there went b,
steamer to Stonngton on the same day
Since then no trace of him has beer
found, nor has the firm been able to 10
cate his sample trunks. AS Mr.. Sides
business called him to islands in the
bay, it is thought very likely that h
was caught in a storm when making thu
trip in a small boat and persisted.
In eight of the twelve Maine cities tina
5 held their municipal elections on Mon
day the Republicans were successful. Ii
, Waterville there was Il complete Demo
cratic victory, while in Saco and East
5 port Citizens tickets were elected and il
Auburn there was no choice for mayo
but the Republicans carried four of til,
: five wards for ward officers. In Lewis
ton the vote was very close, William b
, SHELTON, Republican, being elected owe
NJ. T. O'Brien, Democrat, by majorit.
/ of only nine votes. The Socialist vot
increased sufficiently to become a facto
of some Importance in several cities. Thu
cities electing Republican mayors oil
, Monday were Lewiston. Bath, Rockland
Ellsworth, Gardiner. Hallowell, Soutl
Portland and Westbrook. Ellsworth
now returns to the Republican column
after having elected Democratic mayo
for four consecutive terms.
Rescript from the Law Court.
The following rescript has been re
ceivcd from the law court in the case o
the town of Andover VS.. the town of Ok
ford, for the support of pauper in tn,
insane hospital. The case was non
suited in the lower court:
Inhabitants of Andover VS.. Inhabitant
of Oxford. Rescript by Strout, j
Action to recover money paid for the
support of Sarah Averill in the insan,
hospital. She was committed to that in
stitution from the town of Oxford, upor
the certificate of the selectmen and two
physicians in I'LL respects like those il
Kittery VS.. Dixon, 96 Me. 36S. We hello
in that case that the certificates did moi
comply with the statute, and that the