Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-02-20
Maine News : Notes.

Maine News Notes.
Capt. e. E. Philbrook, who IL investi
eating the brown-tail moth plague, re-
Iports many thousands OF nests In the
coast towns of Lincoln County.
Sydney Smith of Phillips, formerly Of
Gardiner, who was injured while al
work for the Berlin Mills Company al
Phillips, died later. Smith was caught
In the shafting and badly crushed.
In the logging woods near Machias,
Percy Willard Of Great Pond cut his In.
step with an axe and died the next day
from loss of blood soon after bis arrival
in East Machias, where he was taken for
treatment.
Mary's lamb has q dangerous rival.
Over In York, the other day, q full
grown buck walked into the schoolyard,
to the delight of the boys and girls, but
q dog happened round in time to give
the deer race for life. The deer won.
Portland has formed a power boat club
and secured quarters for club house.
The members expect to have long dis
tance race next summer from Boston to
some point on the Maine coast and will
probably make 1t at the same time that
the Boston yacht club has its annual
cruise to Five Islands.
At Bangor Tuesday Frank Gallato,
who had once been tried for the murder
of Frank Trugelio at Millinocket, with
the result Of disagreement of the jury,
pleaded guilty to granddaughter, and his
plea was accepted. He was sentenced to
ten years in state prison, which 1t is
thought will amount to life sentence,
as he is apparently in consumption. He
is an Italian, as was his victim.
Flashe Laimaillette of Riley was al.
most instantly killed, and Alphonso
Legere of the same town was seriously
injured az a result of the carriage In
which they were riding being struck by
a passenger train on grade crossing be-
tween Chisholm and Jay Bridge Tues
day. Legere's injuries, while considered
serious, may not necessarily prove fatal.
The horse was killed and the carriage
demolished.
In the United States court for concealing
part of their estate in bankruptcy, and
the unique defence was made that the
goods. were not a part of the estate in
bankruptcy, but that they had been sold
some time before the bankruptcy, for
delivery in Canada, and had been stored
where they were found for the purpose
Of smuggling them across the border.
The men we're convicted.
For the break in the Red Beach post
Office, and the assault on the Waterman
who was shot, Ashton and Phelps were
sentenced in the United States court on
the 10th. Ashton, the Negro, whose real
name is Mint st. Clair Francis, and
who shot the Waterman, got total of
sixteen years in state prison, and Phelps |
got a total of five years. The prompt |
capture, trial and sentencing of these |
men was very satisfactory piece Of
work.
Hon. c. A. Milliken of Augusta last
week completed the purchase of the Van
Buren, Lumber Co.'s plant, which in
cludes the mills at Van Buren, and all |
their timber lands, $4,000 acres in the |
provinces and 1900 acres in this state. |
Mr.. Milliken will operate the business
and says there is now on hand at this |
mill about 10, 000, 900 of spruce, and cedar |
enough for about 100000 shingles.
The single mill is big one, 16-ma-
chine mill.
Kennebec Journal: Charles NJ. Cum
ston, who has just died in Boston at the |
age of so, was one of many Maine men
who have won success and fortune in |
the Bay State. Though native of Scar
boro he spent his boyhood In Monmouth
and the beautiful Cumston hall which |
he gave Monmouth few years ago Is
his enduring monument there. He |
graduated from Bowdoin in 1s43 and in
1S47 the college gave him the degree of
LII. D. For a third of century he wac
a teacher in Massachusetts,, being for 20
years teacher in the famous English
High School of Boston and for five years
its headmaster. Fortunate investments
in real estate brought him a fortune.
Since his retirement he has spent much |
of his time at his old home in Mon
mouth.
Jduoo Rouuuy, oSou ~, u rohhCi
was shot in the back Monday night,
while attempting to gain an entrance to
the home of Elmer j. Hallett in the town
of Sidney. he is expected to recover al
though blood poisoning is feared. Hal
lett admitted he fired the shot from a re-
volver of 80 calibre, but did so in self
defence, and the officers who investigat-
ed decided not to arrest him. Itappears
that Roundy, accompanied by man
named Ames, also q resident Of Fairfield,
drove to the Hallett house. Hallett's
wife has been divorced from both Roundy
and Ames, so they assert, and it Is alleg-
ed Ames attempted to gain possession
of his l4-year-old son, the mother of
whom is Mrs. Hallett. 1t Is alleged that
both Roundy and Ames fired revolver
shots into the air, and one or more
the window, and that they broke
in the door. Hallett has applied to
trial justice at Oakland to issue war
rant for the arrest of Roundy and Ames
FOR assault with intent to kill with