Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-21

The West End Hotel IN foftiano VIII
be re. opened the first OF the year BY 3.
J. Harrigan Of Brunswick and Dover
Point, N. a.
Lendell Brooks Of saltwater has been
bound over on the charge OF careiessIy
and negligently shooting Charles d.
Haskell of that town while on hunting
trip.
Patrick Gorham was drowned at Port
land Thursday night by being knocked
into the water while ut work at . Gu.
usrd liner which was loading coal ct the
vhsrves. He leaves . wife and i've
children.
George B. Baarce, one Of the wealth
lest lumbermen of Lewiston, and man
widely known in Western Maine, died In
tho hospital at Portland on the lltb,
following q surgical operation performed
about ten days earlier. Mr.. Bearce was
II years Of age.
henry W. Sturtevant, aged 81, was
burned to death Tuesday when the farm
house, In which he lived alone, on
Msrston Avenue, between Waterville
and Oakland, was burned to the ground.
His charred body was found In the
cellar by neigbbors.
At South Etpa Thursday George Cove,
farm hand employed In that town,
crazsd by jealousy, killed his wife,
fatally injured Arthur Simonds, aud
shot Leslie Simonds, but not fatally, and
then shot himself, dying instantly. Cove
was 20 years of age, and his wife two
years younger.
The blowing ont Of . boiler tube on
the steamer Vinalhaven al Rockland
Friday caused the death of q deck hand,
Charles Dickey of Vinalhaven, and the
injury OF another member of the crew.
Dickey, who was asleep in the boiler
room, inhaled the escaping steam. The
other injured man will recover, though
severely Injured.
When the new electric lights were
turned on for the first time on Dec. 8 10
the Upiversalist church at North Jay
there stood on the pulpit pair of mas
sive colonial silver csndlesticks, WHICH
1874 years ago stood on the pulpit OF the
great. great.grandfather OF the present
pastor, Rev. Anna P. Bailey. Mrs. Bail
ey also showed the manuscript of ser.
mon preached by her ancestor on June
II, 1881. It Ia written on sermon paper
4x5 inches and 90 fine Is the writing tina,
It can be read only by the use OF
strong magnifying glass.
The will of Rev. Pierre E. Dupont, thu
beloved pastor of st. Joseph's parish
Biddeford, whose funeral took place
Monday, was found among his private
papers Monday and the Biddeford Jour
nal has 1t from the best of authority tina
the bulk of the estate is given to The
Carmelite Sisters of Montreal to be uset
lin building q home in Biddeford whel
they see fit, or somewhere else II the!
prefer. The estate 10 estimated afount
500, 900, and Edward Pelletier, who wa
a faithful valet to Father Dupont, Is ap
pointed executor. Relatives are remem
bered in the will, but as far as can b
learned Father Dupont made no be
quests to st. Joserh's parish.
A local contractor recent y came across
q home made fire bug continuance whict
bad been placed between the flooring Of
q building with the idea OF setting ths
building on fire, says the Bath Times. Il
consisted of bag Of lime In oiled pape
and In the center of the lime was
match. The bag was wrapped In excel
sior and newspapers. The match hat
partly burned but on account of tn
package being practically alright die
not set fire to the combustible. Th
man who did up the bundle forgot th'
necessity of oxygen for good fire. Al
the other ingredients were there. 1t Ri
scheme had succeeded 1t would hav
been another fire OF mysterious origin.