Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-01-12
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
The Most Important State News
Briefly Told.

As a result of the Chicago horror,
LewiSton's city hall is to have the fire
escapes which should have been put on
in the first place.
Philbrick Gile, aged Is years, died at
Phillips Wednesday from the effects of a
bullet wound in the abdomen caused by
the accidental discharge of revolver.
In the matter of fires Maine starts the
new year badly. For the first seven
DAYS of the year the fire loss is not less
than 1888, 700 on conservative estimate,
which breaks all records for like period.
1t is thought that the 15-year-old son
of Edgar Allan of Columbia persisted in
the blizzard on the Sd inst. During the
day he left logging camp for his home
several miles distant, and has not since
been seen.
The l5-months-old daughter of Michel
Mahoney died at Phillips Wednesday
| from most unusual accident. She was
drowned in a wash boiler containing
three inches of water. The child's face
was badly discolored by washing fluid in
the water.
Mrs. Amanda Damon lost her life in a
fire at Pennington early Tuesday morn
ing. Mrs. Damon was employed as
domestic in n house used as dormitory
| by women students of the State Normal
School. The other occupants fled from
the building scantily clad and were not
injured.
The balance in the state treasury at the
first of the year shows a gain over last
year. On the lst of January the cash on
hand was S637, CTS, the warrants drawn
and unpaid amounting to about $23O, 900,
leaving cash balance of S407,67S. On
January |, 1908, the amount of cash on
hand was S43S, 500, the warrants drawn
and unpaid SAL, PSI, leaving a cash bal
ance of 1897, 15S.
Two lives were lost and several people
severely injured as the result of gas
explosion and subsequent fire at Monta-
que Thursday. The building was the
store and residence of James and Thomas
Cleary. The explosion occurred about
p. NJ, while James Cleary was in the
basement arranging the gas machine for
the night He lost his wife, as did Net
tie Platt. clerk. who was caught in the
ruins and burned TO death.
The Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association held it's annual meeting at
Bangor Tuesday evening. c. A. Judkins
of Kneo was reelected president and
Col. f. &. Harrington secretary. Com
missioner Carleton addressed the meet
ing at some length on the work of the
commission and the nonresident Ii
L. hi of ha M
law and the great benefit it has been to
the state, it having put more than 1000
into the treasury from the sale of licenses,
and also dwelling on the good feeling
which exists between the farmers and
the game commission.
The Tontine Hotel, Brunswick's
famous hostelry, was burned early Tues
day morning, and Scion Bramhall of
Camden lost his life. Bramhall was en-
ployed as a painter in the hotel, and
lodged on the fourth floor. He and Car
rie Grafton, a waitress, went to a dormer
window together, and Bramhall then
decided to try escape by the stairs. He
was not seen again, and his remains were
found in the ruins on the third floor.
Miss Grafton got out on the roof and was
rescued by the fremen with ladders.
Several other persons were got out with
great difficulty The Tontine was built
in 1929.
Augusta suffered a destructive fire
early Thursday morning. Two brick
blocks, Meonian Hall Block and Union
Hall Block, were Quilted. The First
National Bank, several large stores, a
hall and numerous offices were burned
out. The fire started at 2 A. NJ, and was
not under control until 6 O'Clock and
only then after heroic efforts by the
firemeu, who had many narrow escapes
from injury. Chief Engineer Kicker
was overcome by smoke during the prog
ress of the fire and was carried out of
one of the burning structures and three
firemen barely escaped injury by the fall
ing of floor. At one time quite sec
ton of Water Street appeared to be in
danger. The total loss is not less than
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