Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-21

Max Card, aged ID, son of Mr.. and
and Mrs. Thaddeus Card Of Richmond,
skated into an air hole on the Kennebec,
on the 18th, and was drowned.
Thomas 8. Pine, Q veteran of the civil
war, about 68 years of age, committed
suicide at Portland Tuesday BY cutting
his throat with razor. he had been In
Door health for some time past.
II you were passenger on Maine rail-
roads last year, you travelled 2,O56, 49z
miles before you were killed, according
to the Official figures. Four passengers
were killed during the year.
Ellsworth American: There's grim
humor In an item sent this week by our
Center correspondent to the effect that
the drama, "My Mother-in-Law," will
be presented by local talent to raise
funds for the purchase Of hearse. The
professional writers of mother-in-law
jokes may sit down.
Information that Andrew Carnegie
will erect $4,000 building for Bates
College for the study of science, provid:
ing similar sum is raised to support
the science department, has been receiv-
ed by President Chase of Bates. Sub.
scriptions for the required amount will
be solicited at once.
Arthur Pendergast, aged 10, son of
Charles Pendergast, lost his life in the
Sebasticook River at Winslow on the
18th. A polo ball was knocked to the
middle of the river where the ice was
very thin, and young Pendergast at.
tempted to recover it. The ice gave
way and he sank before help could reach
him.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Colley of Old Or.
chard has made application to the state
board of bar examiners for examination
for admission to the bar at the next ses-
sion of the board to be held at Bangor on
the first Tuesday in February. Mrs.
Colley is the wife of Judge F. Il. Colley,
who now has law practice in Manches-
ter, N. a.
A former assessor of the First Parish
church of Brunswick reported that in
looking over some old parish papers re-
Gently, he came across a savings bank
book which now amounts to about $50,
the original deposit having been a
nucleus for a water motor fund for the
organ. The motor was put in some years
ago and has been paid for, this fund hav-
ing been unknown.
An apt remark was made by Judge
Savage in connection with recent d.
vorce case heard in Sagadahoc County.
"This court" said the judge, sis not a
clearing house for matrimonial troubles. "
When with eyes wide open people mar
ry-let them take their medicine. Be-
tween easy divorce and impossible d.
vorce there is no fixed line. At present
the job is too dead easy.
In what is supposed to have been a
sudden attack of insanity John K. Hamil-
ton, an aged resident of Sabattus, COM
mitted suicide Thursday by hanging
himself in the room he occupied in the
home of his daughter, Mrs. George Nc
Graw. he hung himself with large
rope after tying his hands behind his
back. Hamilton was a veteran of the
Civil War and had considerable property.
After waiting several months for It'd
ings of the Bath ship, Arthur Sewall,
everybody concerned with the crew and
craft have lost all hopes that she will
ever be heard from. The Sewall sailed
from Philadelphia April 8, '07, with a
cargo of coal for the use of the govern
ment at Seattle. Not word has been
heard from the craft since the pilot left
her at the Delaware Breakwater. Capt.
Gaffner, who commanded the Inflated
craft, was a master mariner of many
years experience. Besides the master
there were 81 picked seamen on board.
The noble red brothers of the Passam-
quoddy tribe are at least crafty in a
way. 1t will be remembered that GER
tain of the Passamaquoddy Indians of
the Pleasant Point settlement were re-
Gently arrested at the instance of Massa-
chusetts officers in connection with the
matter of seal bounties. 1t was sup
posed that they had been presenting for
the bounty in Massachusetts, the tails of
seals killed, not off the coast Of Massa-
chusetts, but off the coast Of Maine or
the provinces. 1t seems, however, that
they were in the business of manu-
featuring seal tails, one seal, properly
treated, yielding 1872. Joseph 4. Soca-
basin admitted in the court at Lynn last
week that he and his associates had
cleared up SIS 900 in a single season in
that way. He was bound over.