Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
Maine News Notes.

Thomas Leonard, laborer, 81 years
old. q deaf mute and unmarried, was
struck and instantly killed by train
Tuesday while walking on tho track
near Basin Mills.
At FIRE in a new restaurant In Bruins
wick Tuesday evening exit by the stair
way was cut off, and three women who
were in the second story had to jump
from the window. Miss Blanche Sher-
man struck on her back and was badly
hurt, but will probably come out all
right. The others were not injured.
John T. Ohmsen, IS years OF age, en-
ployed in harvesting ice from pond
near Portland, was killed Monday by a
fall from q Boston and Maine railroad
brilge. He was walking across the
bridge on his way home from his work
when shifting engine came along, and
in his hurry to get of the bridge he
missed his footing and fell into the
water. he was soon rescued, but had
evidently been killed by the fall before
striking the water.
Tito Domenico, the Italian arrested In
Boston on the charge of the murder Of
fellow-countryman, Raffaelo Conforto, at
Rockland, was brought back to Rock
land last week. On his statement, an
other Italian, Victor Florentino, who
had once been arrested and then dis
charged, was again arrested for compiled
ty in the affair. A third italian, named
Gasparis, who was the first one arrested
in connection with the affair, has been
released from custody. Domenico was
bound over, and Florentino was also
bound over as a witness, In so large
sum that he was unable to secure bonds.
The report of State Bank Examiner
SHELTON for the year ending Dec. 1st,
shows that there are under the super
vision of his department 119 institu-
lions, with total assets of 1925, 85s, 0SS. IL,
gain over the preceding year of So, $780,
900 99-the largest gain ever recorded.
The number OF depositors In savings
banks has increased 1866, and the aver
age deposit from $S67.77 to $S76.28.
The examiner recommends some extern.
sion of the class of securities In which
savings banks may invest. He also
recommends putting more restrictions
upon trust companies, similar to some
Of those imposed upon savings banks.
A series of accidents on the Boston
and Maine Railroad on Wednesday are
supposed to have resulted, directly and
indirectly, from the splitting Of rail by
the intense cold. A west bound express
train struck this rail near Newmarket,
N. H., the first part Of the train going
over 1t all right, but the three rear cars
left the rails. Before an accommodation
train which was following could be flag.
ged it ran into the broken rail, and the
engine and baggage car were derailed.
An east bound express train held up by
the accident was standing at the station
at Newfields when q local passenger
train ran into the rear of it, telesc0ping
an empty car. Singularly enough, in all
these accidents no passenger or train
man was badly injured.
As the result of work by the Portland
police department, number OF arrests
have been made Ia connection with some
hotel jewel robberies, and very pretty
gang of thieves has apparently been
trapped. The affair which led to the
exposure was the larceny of about $1,000
worth Of jewels belonging to Mrs. H.
NJ. Cashier, wife of the proprietor Of the
West End Hotel, though the affair re-
suited also in recovering some $500
worth of jewels stolen some weeks
earlier from the Jefferson Hotel. The
parties under arrest are Earl Dunbar,
youth who has served term in Andres
coggin County for larceny; man named
Vaughan; "Dr." Paul Castor, already
under indictment and defaulted bonds
in an unsavory case in Androscoggin
County; and Mrs. Castor. The stolen
jewelry has been recovered.