Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-01-07
Maine News Notes.

tempt OF court at Skowhegan THURSDAY,
for listening at the keyhole Of the grand
Jury room door when the jury was con-
sidering tho case Of his brother.
DR.. j. B. Twaddelle of North Arson
was indicted for attempt to kill his
brother-in-law. On motion OF his at
torney he was ordered committed to the
insane hospital for observation as to his
sanity.
John r. Hatfield, flve-year-old boy at
Millinocket, knocked lamp of brack-
ct with his head Tuesday evening. The
lamp broke and the oil went over him
and was ignited. he suffered intensely
for few hours and then died.
Ernest A. Davis of South Montville
recently lost one of fine pair of steers.
Death was caused by the animal having
swallowed spiral spring which was
once part of curtain fixture. The
wire had worked through the stomach
and pierced the heart.
1t cost the State of Maine just $14,-
1886. 81 for the Sturgis liquor enforcement
law the past year, according to the an
nual statement of the commissioners,
Waldo Pettengill of Rumford Falls,
Henry W. Cakes of Auburn and Alfred
q. Lang of Skowhegan. The total cost
of the Sturgis deputies was $40, 382.46,
while 81, O25.69 was received in fines and
fees.
Liquor to the amount of $110,877. 40
worth was legally dispensed in Maine
last year, at sixteen liquor agencies, &C.
cording to the report of the State Liquor
Commissioner. Lewiston leads off with
over $4,000 worth, only four cities hav-
ing sales above $4,000. Bethel, the only
agency in Oxford County, dispensed
$1SO3. 10 worth. Whiskey is the favorite
medicine, its sales being much larger
than those of any other kind of liquor.
Herbert l. Mason of Canaan was ar
rested Wednesday charged with assault
with intent to kill upon Grover Mason, a
neighbor. He had been drinking for
several days, and is said to have threat
ened Grover Mason with loaded rifle.
He had been before court twice on a
similar charge and has been bound over
to the grand jury, but succeeded in con-
vincing the prosecuting officers that he
would keep the peace in the future 80
the charges were not pressed.
Technically the property of the Port
land Water Company and the Standish
Water and Construction Co. passed into
the possession of the Portland Water
District on the 1st of January. In fact
the company ia still as before managing
the plant, which has not yet been APP
praised, but the profits are supposed to
be accruing to the district, while interest
on the award is accruing to the company.
The hearing on the appraisal is to be
held In March-that Is, it will open in
March.
According to the Maine Woods, which
ia published by Game Commissioner
James W. Bracket, the railroad records
show 438 more deer shipped in 1907 than
in 1906. There were also u more moose
and 81 more bears than in 1906. Con-
sidering the fact that the number of
hunters licenses issued was less than
usual-due probably to the financial
stringency-and that the hunting con-
ditions in the woods have been bad, Mr..
Bracket takes the ground that there is
no justification for the reports that
Names big game supply is decreasing.
A cablegram has been received at
Shiloh from st. Thomas, D. w. l., stat
ing that the yacht Coronet from the
Mediterranean with Rev. Frank Sanford
on board, and the yacht Kingdom, which
sailed from Freeport, have both arrived
there safely. The Kingdom sailed from
Freeport last fall, taking supplies and
money to Rev. Mr.. Sanford who had
agreed to meet her at st. Thomas on the
Coronet. As neither had been heard
from some anxiety had been felt for the
two boats. The reason given for the ex.
petition to the West Indies has been that
Rev. Mr.. Sandford does not dare to re-
turn to this country for fear that an at.
tempt will be made to commit him to
the state insane asylum.
BY request of the Sturgis Commission
County Attorney Thomas j. Young Of
Somerset County was summoned to ap-
pear before the governor and council last
| Tuesday, or on some other date which he
might name, to show cause why specia
prosecutor should not be sent into
Somerset County to enforce the liquor
law as is provided in the Sturgis law.
Mr.. Young did not appear, neither did
he make any response, and he says he
shall resist any attempt to send special
prosecutor there. This is the frs
action that has been taken under that
part of the Sturgis law, and much inter.
est is manifested in the outcome. Or
Saturday Governor Cobb appointed A
K. Butler of Skowhegan special prose
cutor for Somerset County under the
Sturgis law.
Its debating victories in the past few
years over Cornell, Syracuse, Amherst
and Clark have given bowdoin reputa
ton second to none il this branch o.
intercollegiate competition and bott
Wesleyan and the University of Yer
mont are now trying to arrange debates
with the Brunswick boys for the comiue
spring. They have one debate already
arranged, however, 1t being the return
debate with Syracuse at Brunswick
Last years trip of the Bowdoin debater!
to Syracuse was the first time Maine
college ever sent debating team out Of
New England, and the visit of the Cor
nell debaters to Brunswick was the first
time college outside of New England
ever sent a debating team to Maine
Both of the debates were given to Bow
dom by unanimous decisions of the
judges.