Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-09-12
Maine News Notes.

The forest fire damage In Aroostook
County is estimated at $4,000.
The state prison at Thomaston, at the
present time, has 1885 convicts, ten OF
whom are in the insane ward.
Joshua Policy, whose home was In
st. Stephen, committed suicide by shoot
ing at Fort Fairfield Tuesday.
The forest fires which were so threat
ening are out, and there will be no more
danger for some weeks at least.
Burton Brackley, a Portland carpenter,
was fatally injured Tuesday by falling
from the staging while at work on
building. he was 80 years Of age and
leaves wife.
At Boothbay Harbor Wednesday Theo
81, 900 bonds for the October term of
intent to kill J. Franklin Rich on Aug.
20.
The mystery of the murder of Matte
Hackett of Readfield is so far from clear
ed up that the evidence in possession of
the county attorney wilfnot be presented
to the grand jury at the term now in
session.
Mr.. Robert Mason of Madison was
drowned in Fahi Pond while out fishing
with a companion. In attempting to
throw out the anchor the boat capsized.
Mason was q years of age and unmar-
ried.
| The regular ''season" is now over at
most of the Maine summer resorts,
though many visitors will remain until
the first of October or even later. 1t
has been good season everywhere, and
In many places record breaker.
By the explosion of the boiler on the
New York express near Alfred Monday
night, the engineer and fireman were
blown into the ditch and badly though
not fatally scalded. The engine was
wrecked, but no one else was injured.
The Sturgis deputies created some
thing of sensation last week by jump
ing from Androscoggin County into
Kennebec, and making lively lot of
raids on the liquor sellers in Augusta,
Waterville and Gardiner. They are still
keeping at it.
In the case of Elmer E. Keyes of Ban
gor, tried for the murder of his wife
June 23d last, the jury Saturday night
returned verdict of not guilty. The
defence was insanity, and number of
experts in insanity testified, their testi-
mony being widely at variance.
Frank L. Fox of Bath, marine
steward, 81 years of age, mistook a
bottle of laudanum for Jamaica ginger,
and took so large dose that he died
from the effects. He leaves mother,
and is her fourth son to die within two
years, three of them by accident.
i At Warren Wednesday night the safe
J of the post Office, which was in grocery
store, was blown by burglars. The
marauders got good haul. They
secured about $500 in cash and stamps
belonging to the government, and two
United States bonds of $500 each belong.
ing to the postmaster, W. L. Lawry.
Frank futile of Skowhegan commit
ted suicide at Waterville Monday OF
last week. His first attempt was by
stabbing himself in the neck with a
, pocket knife. He did not succeed in
inflicting fatal injuries, and was taken
, to the police station and locked in,
where he hung himself to the door with
, his suspenders, and was dead when dis
covered. He is said to have attempted
suicide several times before.
The remains of Francis T. Faulkner
who persisted in the building when hi:
l wooden mill at Turner was burned, were
found on Tuesday, two days after the
fire. A large party had been searching
in the meantime. Mr.. Faulkner was q
prominent Mason, and his funeral, which
was held on Sunday, was attended by a
large number of Masons from Lewiston
: and Auburn, as we'll as other places
The property loss by the burning of thu
8 mill was about $4,000, and the loss tC
} Turner village is great, as the mill wa:
its only industry and there is no prospec
! that it will be rebuilt.
= While shooting the falls in Ossipet
River at Kezar Falls, Thursday, Robert
Jacobs, aged 81, of Detroit, Mich, was
|. drowned. Jacobs was spending his
vacation in Freedom, N. H., and with a
companion, was making a canoe triI
from Freedom to Cornish. The two
canoeists were shooting some of the falls
on their way down the river, but did moi
, intend to take the dam where they met
with the accident. The swift current Of
q the river, however, took up their frai
craft and they went over the falls
Jacobs went down and did not appea]
again. His companion was saved.