Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-11-24
THE WEEK IN MAINE.

| The WEEk LIN MAINE.
The Most Important State New.
Briefly Told.
By the provisions of the will of the
late Anna A. Burnet of Hilton, N. j..
s25, 900 is bequeathed to Bangor Theo'
logical Seminary.
Dexter R. Berry hung himself at New
Gloucester Sunday night, following q
family row, which resulted from his
being in liquor.
Almar P. Babbidge, blacksmith, 45
years of age, committed suicide by TAX
ing carbolic acid at his home in Portland
Tuesday. He leaves wife and child.
John N. Brookings, whose home'is In
0afdiner, mate of sthe coal steamer
Kanawha, was swept from the deck OF
the steamer by giant wave on Sunday
off the Jersey coast. His body was re-
covered.
The timber cut of the Kennebec river
and it's tributaries for the present sea-
son will be from one-quarter to one-third
less than the cut of last year according
to lumbermen. This is because of large
stocks left over.
Isaac Tibbetts, one of the proprietors
of Spencer Lake Camps, was drowned a
few days since by the overturning of his
canoe while padding to another camp.
He was 81 years old and leaves widow
and two children.
Ebert NJ. Bates, who has dental
Office at Richmond, and carries on some
other lines of work, is bound over, charg-
ed with performing criminal operation
upon Miss Winnie Kincaid of Richmond,
who died on the 14th.
A. j. Munson, flsgman at a railroad
crossing in Presque Isle, was run over
and fatally injured by an engine used in
the yard in making up trains Tuesday.
He was about IS years of age, and leaves
several adult children.
Joseph Doane, aged 81, employed in
the mills of the Eastern Manufacturing
Company in South Brewer, was caught
in a gang edger saw Friday and instant
ly killed, the head being terribly man
gled. Doane was unmarried.
George Foss of WATERFORD, while fell
ing tree at Limerick Monday, was hit
on the head by a large limb, crushing
his skull. Death resulted in short
time. He was 80 years OF age, and
leaves widow and two children.
The body of Fred MacDougal, a
prominent resident of South Lincoln,
who disappeared on the 18th, was found
q few days later in the woods about
three miles from his house. 1t was de-
cided that death was due to apoplexy.
Edward o. Cox OF Lewiston, Maine
Central fireman, was shot in the abdomen
Sunday evening at house in Portland
by the accidental discharge of an auto
matte revolver which no and others were
examining. He died about twenty-four
hours later.
Miss Maud Dolloff, aged %, of Mon
roe, q teacher at Bradley, and Edwin NJ.
Gray, aged about 81, of Bradley, we're
drowned in Great Works Stream on the
10Th by the overturning of their canoe.
No one saw the accident, but the bodies
were recovered.
James Hutchins, So years of age, who
lived alone in small house about five
miles from York village, was burned to
death Saturday night in his home. 1t is
supposed that in lighting his pipe he
accidentally set fire to the building
which was entirely consumed.
Col. Lucius II. Kendall of Biddeford
died at his home Thursday night OF
Bright's disease, from which he had suf-
fered for year past. Col. Kendall was
for thirty ope years a member OF the
Maine National Guard, and for eighteen
years colonel of the First Regiment, re-
firing last year.
Wallace Carter of Ashland, a youth of
II years, started out several days since
to spend the day at camp q number of
miles distant, and was not seen again.
A large force of men formed searching
parties, and on Wednesday his body was
found in the woods. Apparently he lost
his way and died from cold and ex-
posure.
In North Orland house the other day
q lamp was overturned, and some of the
burning oil was spattered on a cat, The
blazing cat ran to the barn and into the
hay, setting it afire. The fire started in
the house by the lamp was put ont, but
the fire started by the cat in the hay
burned the whole set of buildings, house
and all.
At Dexter on the 14th Thomas Clou-
tier. who was driving up Main Street,
was thrown from his carriage and struck
on his head on the curb of the sidewalk.
He died from the injury in three hours.
In turning out for another vehicle Clou-
tiers carriage hit hydrant. He was 55
years of age and is survived by q widow
and several children.
The Biddeford Journal man explains
that any fall of snow in sufficient guam
tity to "track a cat" is "stOrm."
This information ia given for the bene-
fit of those who propose to keep tab on
the number of snow storms this winter.
In preparing for this work it will be
noticed that cat is necessary, but ii
you do not own such an animal it will be
easy to borrow one.
Lynwood Edes, the ten-year-old son
of Edward Edes of Burlington, who was
visiting his father, who is foreman OF
Morrison's lumber camp, ten miles from
town, disappeared from the camp on
Wednesday. 1t was supposed that he
was lost and big crew secured the
woods for the rest of the day and all day
Thursday. Friday the boys body was
found In a small brook almost in sight
of the camp. 1t is supposed that he fell
in while at play.
According to the biennial report of
Forest Commissioner Ring, an abstract
of which is given out in advance of pub
LEGATION, the losses by forest fires during
the past season are as follows: "There
were burned over in the incorporated
towns 43, 439 acres at damage of $751;
O20 and in the unincorporated townships
the estimated acreage burned was
9S, SOL at damage of 1851, 798. The
area burned is less than one per cent of
the wooded area OF the state" This
loss he says is less than in other states
in proportion to the wooded area. AS
protection for the forests, he recon-
mends law similar to that in Vermont,
authorizing the governor to prohibit
hunters entering the woods during an
extremely dry season, also the extension
of close time on game to the first OF
October, at leas. in the wild lands.
Commissioner Ring says that better
methods of cutting lumber now prevail,
and the danger of lumber famine, un-
less the lumber is destroyed by fire, is
very remote.
The Devil.