Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-11-22
Maine News Notes.

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The Winterport post Office was broker
into Monday night and the safe wa
blown. Before closing for the night tn
postmaster had removed everything o
value, and the burglars got nothing tina
was worth cent.
| Mrs. John McWhorter, "a years of age
was burned to death at her home II
IDamariscotta Tuesday. She was alon,
at the time, but 1t is supposed that sh
poured kerosene into the cooking stove
The house was saved.
i The dates have been fixed for tn
Methodist conferences in this state mex
year. The East Maine conference is t
be held at Old Town for the week be
ginning April 10 and the Maine Con
ference at Biddeford at the same time.
Another brakeman was killed in tht
railroad yard at Waterville Wednesday
While coupling cars Edward Doupois
26 years of age, was caught In such
way as to break the spinal column ant
crush his side. He lived only few min
utes.
Lewiston Journal: We saw recently
samples of fine domestic ginghams equal
ling il not surprising those remarkable
products of the Scottish looms known
for years as the Anderson ginghams'
famous throughout the world as the
standard of excellence. And they were
made at the York mills, Saco.
Charles Lunt of Greeley, Colo, ha,
been in Skowhegan the last few day,
negotiating for large farm to start a
sheep ranch. He plans to return here
this fall, buy his farm and get ready to
start his ranch in the early spring. He
thinks sheep can be raised there to q
greater profit per sheep than in the
West.
During an ARRAY between two woods.
men in a Bangor saloon Tuesday
Thomas Guiteaud, 25 years of age, struck
at the other man with his fist, missed
and went down. His head struck par
tition and then the floor, and he died
instantly. The other man was held by
the police pending an investigation of
| the matter.
The receipts of grain at Portland over
the Grand Trunk for shipment from that
port average about 100 cars daily and
tie over $50, 900 bushels. All indications
point to heavy shipments from that port
during the winter. 1t is expected that
. the cattle shipments will at least equal
those of last year, and at the East Deer
ing stock yards everything is ready for
the opening of the steamship service.
Washington County people are in
terested in the report that a link of
railroad will soon be built from Prince
ton up through Waite, Topsfield and
Talmage, tapping the Maine Central at
point near Danforth. Railroad men
have had an eye on this little undevelOp-
ed strip of country for several years.
The section contains thousands of acres
of splendid hard wood, much good farm
ing country and several prosperous vii
lagos.
In court at Auburn last week Judge
Savage dealt out large number of Jail
sentences to liquor sellers. Some of them
have never been in Jail before, and others
not for years. County Attorney Morey
suggested to the court that the county
was in need of money, and that fines
rather than Jail sentences would be &C.
ceptable. Judge Savage replied that that
is not the spirit of the law, and that he
would consider each case on its merits.
The result is serious congestion in
Androscoggin County Jail.
W. A. Bailey of Brunswick few days
ago shot a beautiful snowy owl near the
schoolhouse ON the River road. The
bird had caught one of Mrs. Bailey's
chickens and was making off with it.
Mrs. Bailey succeeded in frightening the
owl and rescuing her chicken and Mr..
Bailey meanwhile started on the war
path with gun. He shot the owl and
followed it fully half mile before it
dropped. Snowy owls are not frequent
" seen in this vicinity and on account of
their beauty are priced for mounting.
At the meeting of the Maine Breeders
Association at Waterville Wednesday
stallion license law was discussed, also
laws for the better protection of sheep.
These matters will doubtless be brought
to the attention of the Legislature at the
next session. Benjamin Tucker of Nor
way is the Oxford County vice-president,
and the general officers are:
President-L. E. McIntire, East Waterford.
Secretary-R. w. Redman, Augusta.
Treasurer-A. II. Ellis, Fairfield.
Executive Committee-Above named officers
and Prof P. A. Campbell Of Orono, DIR. B. A.
Bailey of wiscasset, DR.. H. NJ. Moulton Of
Cumberland Center, Fred Hilton Of Arson.
The total number of automobiles
which have been registered from the
time that the law went into effect in
June, 1905, to October 81, 1910, is 1887;
the total number of licenses issued to
operators is 5000; the total number of
motor cycles registered is 623 and the
fatal number of licenses issued to deal
ers is 1854. The total amount received
in fees from these sources is S33 53S,
which is divided as follows: From
registration of automobiles, S14 ia;
from licenses issued to operator, SIC, IT'S;
from registration of motor cycles, STAG,
and from licenses issued to dealers,
Sl640.
An East Sullivan correspondent of the
Ellsworth American, who seems to be OF
deeply pessimistic temperament, Ia re-
sponsible for the following paragraph:
"Men are in town gathering trees for the
Christmas trade. We can live few
years longer on scrub growth. In time,
however, knees, pulpwood, and hoop
poles will have cleaned the land. Seiners
are evading the law by making their
nets into pounds; mackerel have disap-
peared; Holsters are disappearing;
factories are exhausting the clans, and
dogfish are swallowing the deep sea fish.
Talk about conservation of our natural
resources"
A peculiar case came to light few
days ago in the Bangor municipal court.
Henry Edwards of Boston was arraigned
before Judge Harding upon the charge
of breaking and entering because
It was his wish. The police did
not know that Edwards had broken the
law until he himself announced it. In
vestigation by the officers after bis
voluntary confession showed that the
house of Angus Murphy on Spruce
Street had been broken into and at q
pawnshop designated by Edwards were
found bed sheet, wooden blanket, coat
and boa, which he said that he had
taken. Edwards pleaded guilty in
court and was held in $500 bonds for his
appearance at the February term OF the
Penobscot Supreme Court.
The George A. Fuller Co. OF Boston,
which holds the contract for and is COM
pleting the work of remodeling the state
house, has been awarded the contract
for large amount of work to be done
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