Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-05
About the State.

Dame Nature is dealing kindly and
generously these times with one of
Cherryfeld's octogenarians, Mrs. Daniel
Sullivan. For years the sound of the
grinding has been low around the family
board because Mrs. Sullivan has been de-
prived of her grinders. Now at the age
of eighty she is being blest with new
set of teeth, several having put in an
appearance and others are on the way.
A recent addition to the draughting
corps of the Bath Iron Works is young
man named Davis of Alabama, nephew
of Jefferson Davis, president of the late
confederacy, and son of the colonel of
the 55th infantry of Alabama during the
Civil War. AS young Davis is but "a
years of age he was born union man in
spite of his relations. He left the south
when seven years old and has been edu-
Gated North and abroad.
The sight of man So years old shin,
Cling his house, putting up the stagings,
ETC., without aid is something unusual,
but such was seen last week at Bath.
Richard Gibbs who is four score and
three years is shingling his double house
alone. Mr.. Gibbs, although well adj
vanced in years. is blessed with wonder
full vitality and has been doing the work
of a much younger man for the past five
years. He is well known among the
shipping men of the city, he having been
master builder in the old Houghton
yard He built the last ship built by the
Houghtons. Three years ago, at the age
of eighty, he built sailboat which did
not lack in workmanship and strength.
Bangor News: This is growing to be a
big state filled with many important
interests. No sooner does our garden
become dry enough for us to SOW onion
seeds, than the lumbermen and mill
owners begin to call for more rain to help
the logs along. OF course, we are in
clined to be accommodating in all things.
but we dislike to have men spoil our
garden just for the sake of making lit
tie money. When a man has waited a
whole year just for the privilege of max
ing garden, he is disinclined to give
way to anybody. Give us few dry
days next week and plenty of warm, dry
weather next month June rains will do
as well as any for the drives, while they
will help the hay crop amazingly.
Portland had big fire among the
lumber yards on the wharves on the
afternoon of Sunday. April Goth. The
Holyoke and Sturdivant wharves were
partially destroyed. At one stage of
the fire there was sudden explosion or
something of that kind, no one knows
exactly what, accompanied by burst
of flame which caught not only a number
of the firemen but some spectators. AS
the result of his injuries one of the fire.
men, Thomas w. Burnham, died at the
hospital Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Burn
ham was SO years of age, and of long SER
vice in the fire department. He leaves
widow and two sons, both of adult age.
If was at first supposed that no other
fatalities had resulted, though number
were badly burned. Later investigation,
however, seems to indicate that one
Fred Martin was forced into the water
from the wharf, and was drowned.
Singularly enough, there were apparent
ly three Fred Martins in the vicinity,
two of whom were forced to jump into
the dock. One of them was rescued,
but the other is not accounted for. He
was young man without family, pro-
fessional pool player, in the city only
temporarily.