Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-12-26
Maine News Notes.

Sarah Bernhard will play in Portland,
in City Hall, one night, Jan. %.
The number of shooting accidents In
Maine during the hunting season Is re-
ported as twenty-five, of which ten re-
suited fatally.
A bill in equity has been filed by the
Maine Water Company against the st.
Croix Paper Company and others OF
Calais, asking that the paper company
be enjoined from throwing refuse into
the st. Croix river, the petition alleging
that the water In the river Is thereby
made impure.
At Brunswick, Wednesday, Andrew
Thomas, who Is 70 years of age, was
thrown out of his carriage while bis
horse was running away. Mr.. Thomas
struck on his head and sustained Sc
we're fracture Of the skull. It Is feared
the injury will result fatally owing to
Mr.. Thomas advanced age.
Willard E. Daniels of Montville died
Thursday from injuries received in the
woods. Tuesday afternoon he went
down into his woods to chop fire wood
and returned in about one half hour in
terrible condition. No one has clear
understanding of just how the accident
happened. Mr.. Daniels said he lodged
tree, and in getting it down it sprung
back and hit him. His injuries seemed
to be wholly in his bowels. He lived
about SO hours. He is survived by a
widow and son.
"The task of taking down, removing
and putting together three story brick
building is something that has not been
done before in Portland" stated Charles
Bartlett, the foreman in charge of the
work that transplanted, so to speak, the
Kennard house from Federal to West
Street. The house was purchased by
Ammi Whitney at the auction sale of
the new properties on the site of the
new County Court House. Enoch W.
Hunt, the contractor, was given the
work to remove the structure from it's
resting place of 20 years to it's new home
on the land owned by Mr.. Whitney and
there to be put together. The windows
and doors were numbered and taken out;
the finish in each room was removed and
tied in separate bundles; the roof re.
moved and marked, and likewise with
all the timbers; and in fact everything
connected with the wood work was
properly numbered and put back accord
ing to the original plans of the house
The bricks and masonry were, also, cart
ed to the present place. The work Of
tearing down was completed in three
weeks. The present house on West
Street looks exactly like the former
Kennard home on Federal Street and the
former plans were followed, even to the
setting of the steam radiators, but be-
sides replacing, Mr.. Whitney has added
new ell. The bricks in the former
structure were used with new face
bricks; the timbers were found to be In
perfect condition, and not a piece OF
wood work had to be discarded, all be
ing in the best possible state of preserva.
ton. And today the owner has struc-
ture which could not have been built fol
several thousands of dollars more than
it has cost him. This fact is principally
due to the increase in the cost of lum.
Der, which is nearly double the price
that it was when Charles A. Kennard
had constructed the house some 20
years ago. In the tearing down, carting
and rebuilding not thing was damaged
which reflects considerable credit on Mr.
Hunt. The house was put together in
less than 20 weeks with small crew Of
men, sometimes there were three mer
at work: other times four to five men.