Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-11
Maine News Notes.


The loss from forest fires in Maine
this season Is estimated BY Forest Com.
missioner Ring ct $20,919 on 1928
acres burned over, very small amount.
Edward Caron, aged 81, died at Lewis
ton Monday from injuries received oy
being caught between tho bumpers OF
two freight cars at Brunswick on Satur-
day.
Thaddeus j. Noble, civil war veteran
and until recently an inmate OF the
Togus home, was found dead In his
room in Portland Wednesday, with the
gas jets open.
Minot st. Clair Francis, who furnished
30 much entertainment for the newspa-
per readers during his recent vacation
from the Maine state prison, ID soon to be
transferred to the new federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga.
The receipts of the sardine and herring
season In eastern Maine are about one-half
those of the record season OF 1904. The
price of domestic sardines Is low, and
the wholesale slaughter OF the fish is said
to have reduced the supply.
The Maine schooner, Emma R. Harvey,
was wrecked on the Nova Scotia coast
Tuesday, and the captain, John W. Ber-
~ of Machias, and one seaman, lost their
lives. Capt. Berry was b years old,
and leaves widow and seven children.
Andrew Russell, French farm labor
or, was frozen to death and his body
found beside the road at West Kenne-
bunk Tuesday. He had fallen when a
half mile away from the farm on which
he was employed. He was about 40 years
old.
After telling his wife that be would
kill himself rather than 90 to jail again
for liquor selling Charles e. Miller, aged
SO, of Togus. took quantity OF aconite
some time Monday night and died. He
had served several times In the county
Jail for selling liquor and had two cases
pending in the Superior Court, besides
which he feared indictment by the
United States Court.
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farming
ton narrow gauge railroad, which is 43
miles in length and extends between
Wiscasset and Winslow and from Weeks
Mills to Albion was sold at auction Tues
day to Carson c. Peck of New York, the
highest bidder, for 1000. The sale was
held by Receiver VIM. D. Patterson OF
Wiscasset by order of decree of the
court. The road has cost over million
dollars, the largest investor in 1t being
Gideon P. Farley of Wiscasset. The
purchaser holds large quantity of the
bonds of the road, and made the purchase
to protect his holdings. He will re-
organize the company and endeavor to
run tho road.
The people of Maine were shocked on
Tuesday to hear of the sudden death in
Boston that morning of Hon. Andrew +.
Wiswell of Ellsworth, chief justice of the
Maine Supreme Court. Judge Wiswell
was only 81 years of age, and had
brilliant career. He served in the Maine
legislature several terms and was speaker
of the house ir 1901. In 1893 he was ap-
pointed to the bench, and was made chief
Justice In 1900. As trial lawyer he had
great success, and as Judge he was able
and impartial, combining with his other
qualifications q clear headedness and
sound common sense which made him
an especially valuable man on the bench.
He leaves q widow but no other family.
The worst freight wreck in the history
of the Maine Central Railroad occurred
about two miles from Monmouth about
midnight Thursday night, when regu-
lar freight going west and a special 60
ing east met head on. Four men were
killed: Forrest Fletcher of South Port
land, engineer on the regular train; A.
R. Hartman, Portland, engineer OF the
extra train; S. n. Hodges, Portland.
fireman OF the extra train; /. E. Lowe,
Lewiston, brakeman on the regular
train. Three others were more or less
injured, none fatally. The accident was
due to the conductor of the special train
making a mistake of an hour In reading
his train schedule, as to the time the
regular train was due.
Ex-Governor Alonzo Garcelon Of Lew
iston was found dead In his bed Satur.
day morning, at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith Garcelon Denis, In Med
ford, Mass. He had retired the night be-
fore apparently in his usual health, alert
and vigorous. DR.. Garcelon was 81
years of age, and was very active and
sound in mind and body up to tho very
last. In recent years, Notwithstanding
his advanced age, he has made some
long journeys by rail to attend medical
associations and deliver addresses. DR..
Garcelon was the Democratic candidate
for governor of Maine in the election OF
1878. There was no choice by popular
vote in the three-cornered contest of
that year, and. DR.. Garcelon was chosen
by the legislature and served as governor
in 1870 He was the only living Demo
cratic 81. governor Of the state.