Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-02-22


A train at Augusta Wednesday ran
over and killed William Day, 80 years
of age, a laborer on the post office e1-
tension.
Banpor's first cold storage plant has
zone into operation. Its egg room mas
storage capacity of $1,000 dozen and It's
butter room Of 10 tons.
Strychnine has been found by chem
list In the stomach OF Frank Cyr OF Sher-
man. who died on the 9Th, and the coun-
ty attorney will investigate the matter.
A Guilford resident while engaged In
removing the covering from an old chair
recently, found gold collar button ND
den in the folds of the covering and on
further investigation found SOU IN oiIis
of small denominations.
John Bachelor, aged about 40, died at
Phillips Thursday from injuries received
by falling between the cars of Sandy
River & Raugeley Lake freight train
while standing at the side of the track
waiting for the train to pass.
Sturgis Deputy Melvin L. Emerson OF
Old Town, tried on the charge OF accept
ing a bride of ten dollars from q liquor
seller, was acquitted, and the verdict
was generally approved, even by the
worst haters Of the Sturgis law.
A woman is bound over for recent
burglary of dry goods store in Bidde-
ford. 1t is said that she got into the
store by breaking window, and carried
off about 1925 worth of goods. some OF
which she was wearing when arrested.
Auburn isn't growing up to bushes by
auy means, but nevertheless deer con-
tinue to make brief visits to the residen-
tial sections. Only the other day full
grown deer appeared on Vining Street
and passed In full view of the occupants
OF the Harry Bumpus residence.
It is reported that the men who are
to build the electric railroad from Au-
burn aud Lewiston, through Gray and
New Gloucester to Portland are buying
equipment for the construction work.
The opening of the road is set for the
season of 1911.
John ]. byrnes, Lewiston fireman,
died Tuesday night as the result OF In
iuries received in a fall from a ladder
when building collapsed at a fire In
that city a week earlier. He was 80
years of age, and is survived by widow
and four children.
A remarkable thing happened in the
paper mill at Yarmouth the other day,
when a workman was caught by the
head between the rollers of paper ma
chine, but by the instant shutting down
OF the machine, escaped with no in
iuries more serious than bad bruises.
Edward r. Newbegin, employed as a
laborer in the pulp mill at South Brewer
of the Eastern Manufacturing Company,
was struck on the head and almost in
stantly killed Tuesday, by falling shaft
ing. He only lived about Is minutes
after being struck. He leaves widow
and one child.
Mrs. Mary A. Wheelwright of Bangor,
aged 70, widow of Hon. Joseph s. Wheel
wright, former mayor OF the city. was
killed Tuesday in a collision between a
street car and the cab in which she
was riding. She sustained fracture OF
the skull. Mrs. Wheelwright was prom
inent in social, church and charitable
affairs.
Miss Della Varrell, who recently pass
ed the Massachusetts Bar examinations,
is but % years of age and wrote ex.
tensively for the Old York Transcript
when but Is years of age. She was
graduated ffom Berwick Academy at IL
years of age and at 16 wrote "Petel
Laudsay's WILL" comedy which was
later produced.
The potato raising business OF last
year in Maine has got rather black eye
from the continued low and decreasing
price of the product. This added to the
lunfavorable weather conditions of the
past season has made potato raisers a
little blue, not only in Aroostook, the
special home OF the potato, but in Other
parts of the state where an increased
acreage was put in last year.
The room set aside as an abbott Me.
moriar' in the tower of Hubbard Hall
Bowdoin College, is now ready to bf
shown to the many visitors who come Il
the college, especially in the summer
months. 1t is furnished in accordance
with the plan and CO. cooperation of the
late DR.. Edward Abbott of Cambridge
with pictures, books and interesting and
valuable souvenirs of the five Abbot,
writers who graduated from Bowdoin
Jacob Abbott, all of whose "Rollo'
manuscripts are here, John S. G. Abbott
Charles E and Samuel P. Abbott. A
llife-size oil portrait of DR.. Edward
Abbott has recently been added by Mrs
Abbott.
A fir tree that was felled last Thurs
day on the wood lot owned by Hadle!
Clark, who resides about two miles from
the village, contained an interesting
sight. The tree when sounded before
being cut proved to be hollow to within
about three feet from the ground, ant
when felled it was noticed that larg'
quantities of oats were falling from tht
inside, and later large family of mice
made their exit and for while let thos'
, around know that they didn't appreciate
being disturbed from their nesting place
which had been we'll supplied for th'
winter. The supply of oats was stored
, in an upper portion of the tree and wat
gathered last fall from Mr.. Clark's fielt
, nearby. The nesting quarters were a
the butt of the tree which was we'll GOV
cred with some kind of fuzz.-Pitts
field Advertiser.