Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-05-30

Maine News notes.
Mrs. Lucretia Long, aged So, died at
her home at Thomaston on the Goth as a
result of burns received while filling a
lighted oil stove.
There is another reassuring case down
In Biddeford where the family OF
Deputy Sheriff L. ]. Renouf welcomed
the 18th child, few days since.
Sheriff Ham of Kennebec county has
refused the request of Mayor Purinton
of Waterville for extra deputies for the
enforcement of the prohibitory law.
An attempt was made Tuesday morn
ing to rob the post Office at Harrison,
but the robbers were discovered at their
work and took to their heels. They had
only broken open the outer door OF the
building.
Mrs. Johanna Toner, aged 10, while
alone on the lower floor of her home in
Calais, was burned to death, early Fri
day. In some unknown manner her
clothing was ignited and she was fatally
burned before assistance reached her.
Harold NJ. Demons of Machias fell
from a freight train and was run over
near Washington Junction. His in
juries soon proved fatal. Demons,
who was thirty years old, was stealing
ride to Gardiner, where he had secur-
ed work.
While temporarily insane from sew
eral days of suffering from felon on his
hand, James Savois, 45, married, en-
ployed in the Eastern Manufacturing
Co.'s pulp mill, threw himself before an
electric car near his home at South
Brewer and was instantly killed on
Monday.
The trial of Carmine Nevarro for the
murder of Alphonso Rummo on the
evening of Feb. 21st began in Portland
last Monday. On the second day of the
trial Nevarro decided to retract and
plead guilty to manslaughter, and
Judge Bonney imposed a sentence OF
five years in state prison.
Burglars operated in the town OF
Casco Tuesday night, the post office
being entered and the safe blown
Thirty dollars in stamps and five dollars
in money was the extent of the plumber.
Several residents recall having seen two
suspicious characters about the town,
but the descriptions given are very in
definite.
The entire plant of the North Wayne
Tool Co. was destroyed by fire Wednes
day, the loss being about 49,, 900, which
is nearly covered by insurance. About
IS men were employed. The wors,
feature of the fire for North Wayne il
the probability that the industry viii
be located at some other point where
the railroad facilities are more con
venient.
Clerk of Courts Clifford B. Butler has
received request from the secretary Of
the Sturgis commission for copies OF the
Knox criminal docket as it stood at the
close of the last term of court. 1t il
understood that the clerks of courts o.
other counties have received similar
requests. Some interpret this as mean
ing that the Sturgis commission woulc
file some statistics in regard to thu
treatment of liquor cases in the various
counties.
A runaway accident caused by a
horses fright at an automobile resulted
in the death of David B. Wheeler o.
Pownal Wednesday. The horse was
hitched when the auto ran by, but did
not recover from his fright and ran away
after being unhitched. Mr.. Wheeler
who was alone in the wagon, attempted
to guide the horse into barn, but
struck the corner of the building instead
of the door. Mr.. Wheeler was thrown
out and his skull crushed.
Kennebec Journal: Brunswick peo
pie set up vigorous kick when men en-
gagged in moving house started to cu
down some of the beautiful shade trees
which lined the street in front OF the
house and as a result the work has
stopped and piazza and bow window
were taken from the house so that i,
could pass between the trees which was
much the wiser course. A piazza car
be built in few hours but it takes
generation for shade trees to affair
beauty and no doubt some of those trees
we're planted there as far back as the
memory of some of the Oldest citizens
can reach. Save the trees; they are one
of the greatest charms of our Maine
villages and cities.
Rev. Frank w. Sanford will not bt
tried again in Franklin County. A
change of venue to Androscoggin Coun.
ty has been granted. The case was first
tried in Androscoggin, and the jury dis
agreed. On the petition of Sandford's
counsel, who represented that it was i'm
possible to secure an unprejudiced jury
in Androscoggin County, it was trans
ferred to Franklin County. The Frank
lin County trial resulted in verdict OF
guilty, but new trial was ordered on a
question of law. The county attorney
of Franklin County objects to that coun
ty having the expense of another trial,
and the case is transferred back to An
droscoggin without objection. 1t will
be in order at the September term.
Considerable interest was excited in
Brunswick Wednesday by the attempt
of a contractor to move house, pur
chased for a chapter house by one OF
the Bowdoin College fraternities, across
the Maine Central tracks at the Maine
Street crossing. The railroad objected
to this being done during the day, and
the contractor would not undertake it in
the night. The contractor INSTRUCTED
the tracks with bookings, and the rail
road obstructed the crossing with shift
ing engines. The war continued for
several hours, and was watched by
crowd of 500 people. At night truce
was arranged, and the next morning the
house was moved across the rails in an
hour and ten minutes, without inter,
ference with traffic.