Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-09
Maine News Notes.


Friday.
Three men charged with setting re-
cent fires have been arrested by the
police at Bath.
John, the nine year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibbon, fell in pond at Gardiner
on the 30th ult. and was drowned.
Thomas ]. Murphy of Eastport was
drowned Sunday from q small sail boat.
He leaves widow and daughter.
The Portland city government, with
an appropriation of $1,000 makes good
beginning toward Reed Memorial.
After filling his pockets with stones,
Charles Lewis of Kittery jumped from
Marshall's wharf at York Harbor and
was drowned. Lewis was about 33 years
old and unmarried.
Sarah Denico, an inmate of the Ellis.
worth city farm, was burned to death
Wednesday night. The fire started from
lamp, but just how is not known, as
she was alone in her room.
The body of John Green of Holden,
who had been missing, was found Sum-
day in pasture with the top of the
head blown off. 1t is supposed that his
gun accidentally discharged.
Early in the morning of April 30th the
safe in the Maine Central station at
Waldoboro was blown open by burglars
and about $40 stolen. The tools that
the job was done with were secured at a
section house.
While working at an edging machine
in Hallowell mill Paul Bushion was
struck in the head by piece of wood
thrown from the machine and he died of
the injuries. Mr.. Bushion is survived
by widow and two children.
At an adjourned meeting of the Lewis
ton city government Thursday evening,
to elect city liquor agent, 142 ballots
were taken without choice, and an ad
journment was made to Monday evening.
Meanwhile the agency is closed.
At a special town meeting April 3Oth
the citizens of Mechanic Falls voted to
acquire the shoe shop in the town. 1t
will cost the town about s1,7OO to take
up the mortgage, and II a company
leases the building it will be necessary
to make repairs.
Nathan Weston was terribly kicked
by horse in his barn at Madison Sun
day. A neighbor found him uncon-
scious in the stall with the horse tramp
ling on him. Mr.. Weston lies in criti-
cal condition with broken rib, cash
in the neck, bruises about the head, and
possibly internal injuries.
Arthur Erskine of South Newcastle,
while attempting to get on to load of
hay in q barn at Edgecomb Thursday,
was thrown to the ground by the sud-
den starting Of the horses. The wheel
passed over his head and shoulders and
he was killed instantly. He was q and
wife and two children survive.
Edmund T. Garland. formerly secre-
tary of the Portland branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association. and
one OF the best-known religious workers
in Maine, has been elected superin-
tendent OF the. Maine Bible Society, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Rev. Gowan T.. Wilson of Portland.
Thursday night Herbert |. Mason, a
farmer OF Canaan, was committed to
the Somerset County jail on the charge
of assault with intent 10 kill on George
Pottle, a neighbor. Pottle alleges that
Mason fired three shots at him, none of
which took effect. Mason denies the
shooting. A year ago, Mason was ar
rested on Politics. complaint and bound
over to keep the peace.
Governor Cobb on Monday nominated
Paul ID. Sargent Of East Machias as state
highway commissioner, under the act
passed by the last legislature. w. S.
Lord of Portland, A. Jolly of Waterville
and r. Z. Freeman Of Rockland were
nominated as members of the State
Board of Veterinary Examiners. The
Office was created by act of the recent
legislature, and the appointees were
recommended by the state association Of
veterinary surgeons.
The seizure cases at Rockland in
which there was SO much interest, after
several postponements were finally dis
posed of, not on their merits, but on
technicality. The court declared that
the warrants were improperly served,
and the cases were dismissed. The
cases thus disposed of included the one |
against the city liquor agency, and the |
one against Cobb, Wight Il Co., the firm
in which Governor Cobb is interested, |
where it was q patent medicine which |
was seized. The questions which special |
ly interested the people are thus still |
left unadjudicated.
The Pressure Isle Star-Herald gives
the following timely advice: Would it
not be we'll to exercise more care about
throwing waste matter such as paper,
etc., into the streets, which not only
looks badly but in many instances
frightens horses, thus endangering life
and property. A little forethought and
care exercised on the part of the resi-
dents, would greatly aid in keeping our
streets in more clearly and tidy con-
dition with less work by the street COM
missioner and corresponding less ex-
pense all around. No town presents an
appearance, especially to
strangers, the sidewalks of which are
untidy and Uttered with boxes and un-
uhhich |