Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-10-31
Maine News Notes.

Maine News Notes.
The Congregational church at Dennys-
vile celebrated Its centennial last week.
Hotel Lancey, at Pittsfield, was
damaged $4,000 by fire Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Alice F. Cooper of Windsor Is
held for the grand jury, charged with
the murder of Charles L. Northy, Jr., on
the 18th.
In court at Ellsworth Tuesday Charles
A. Weaver was given sentence of $500
fine and eight months in jail for assault
upon Martin Davis.
Howard, the 12-year-old son Of B. w.
Sprague of South Pressure Isle, fell from
heavy cart Friday. He was run over
and died in few hours.
The Aroostook farmers are now get
ting $1.25 and $1.20 per barrel for their
potatoes, but expect them to 60 at least
a dollar higher before spring.
A South WATERFORD physician who
has been in practice q years figures out
that In that time he has driven team
fully IT'S, 900 miles over country roads.
Nathan NJ. Hazen of Bridgton attempt
ed suicide with revolver Sunday. He
is about Is years old, and veteran Of
the civil war. He may recover.
Thomas Grondin died at Livermore
Falls Monday from the effects of falling
down stairs at his home. He fractured
his skull and never regained conscious
ness.
James L. Shaw, q 10.year-old boy,
died in Portland from fractured skull,
the result of being struck in the head by
ball in the bowling alley where he was
employed to set up pins.
Harry Williams of Danforth has been
bound over for an assault upon his ia
ther-in-law, Carleton Gellerson. Geller-
son was terribly pounded with base
ball bat, but is improving somewhat.
A trolley car in Bangor Monday night
slid on frosty rail, went off at curve
and struck house. The only passen-
ger, John McKinnon, IS years of age,
was injured so that he died few hours
later.
Charles Philpot, 10 years old, of
Orneville, has been bound over on the
charge of negligently shooting and caus-
ing the death of Charles Denaco at Bar
nard Plantation. A case of Thoughtful
was-a-deer.
Chester Near, aged 80, who has been
working on farm at Freedom, attempt
ed suicide Monday by cutting his throat.
Although he cut five gashes, it is ex-
pected that he will recover. He was de-
lirious from typhoid fever.
Hon. F. Marion Simpson has resigned
as chairman of the Republican State
Committee, and at meeting of the COM
mittee at Hallowell Tuesday evening
Hon. Seth NJ. Carter of Auburn was
chosen chairman in his place.
Herman E. Popp of Boston was dis
charged when arraigned in the Skow.
hogan Municipal Court on warrant
charging him with the negligent and
fatal shooting of his guide, Daniel Dur
gin. The evidence indicated that the
shooting was entirely accidental.
The three-year-old son of Charles
Knox of Fayette met with singular
death. The little one picked up piece
of soap and put it in his mouth. In the
attempt to remove it he sucked it down
his windpipe and expired almost i'm
mediately.
In the Municipal Court at Bangor
Saturday Albert Ward was given a
hearing on the charge of attempting to
murder neighbour, Ernest Cyr of Ed.
dington. The respondent furnished
81, 900 bonds for appearance before the
February grand jury.
At Midway Thursday Celia Vance,
years old, was fatally shot at the home
of j. A. Thompson, her grandfather
While Mr.. and and Mrs. Thompson were
away four young children, one of whom
was the Vance child, found rifle in the
home, and while playing with it, it was
discharged and the Vance child was shot
in the shoulder. She died in three
hours. 1t is not clear which child dis.
charged the rifle and no official action
has been taken.
A verdict of guilty of manslaughter
was returned at Machias Thursday,
against George S. West, aged 81, of Mil:
bridge, after the Supreme Court jury had
been out nearly all night. The crime
| for which he was tried was committed
upon Harvey E. Foster, aged 10, in front
of the hotel at Milbridge, about 1880
o'clock on the night of Aug. 9th, the
wound being a stab in the heart which
caused blood poisoning to which death
was due three days later. West was
sentenced by Judge Spear to serve five
years in State prison.
Miss Annie Lyons of Brunswick was
killed at Lisbon Falls on the 21st, heI
body being badly mutilated by train
A carriage in which she was riding with
L. Varney was struck at crossing.
varney, although badly bruised, escap.
ed serious injury. The coroner's jury
reported that the accident occurred
owing to the utter lack of protection fol
travellers using the crossing, the same
being much used by the public and main
tanned by the Maine Central, though not
part of the highway maintained by the
town of Lisbon Falls.
John Veazie of Groveville, Buxton,
lost his life Sunday night by being burn-
ed to death in his home. Mr.. Veazie
was a man of about 8s years of age.
He lived in a one story house a short
distance from the village and was last
seen alive about 8 p. NJ, Sunday night.
At an early hour Monday morning his
house was discovered to be on fire. Mr.
Veazie's charred remains we're found In
the still smoking ruins. 1t is generally
supposed by those knowing his habits
that he was smoking in bed. Neverthe-
less there are suspicious of foul play,
and an investigation is being conducted
by the authorities.