Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-04-17
fryeburg Items.

ATTENrTrD SUICIDE. Our quiet COM
muuiiy was thrown into considerabl e excite
ment by the rcpor, that Mr.. A.a MeIn,ire
had made determined effort TO drosn him.
sell. AT Toll Bridge. Fryeburg The faces
IN regard TO tho melancholy affair arc n.
follows; McIntiFc came 10 Mr.. Hiram X
Hobbs. Sunday forenoon. informing him
'ba, he WAS going 10 XIII himself. lie he
irg iOvial fellow and given TO considerable
talk mot much notice was taken oftbc threat.
His manner however upon tha, occasion.
created considr, able alarm. IN Mr. Hohb'.
mind, Who ,okl McIutirus brother Thomas.
Sho happened 20 be there. that lac had fears
tina, be might pa; hr, ,hrcs, into execution.
Meluiire lcii the house telling them that b.
vas going up TO Mr. T. G. Harrington ..
who lives close hy the sAcs river. nud should
;hcn drown himself
Hobbs and Thomis McInt;rc came IN
With him, cnl.avornc 10 get the idea IRON
his mind. No sooner. ho~erer than hr
reached Mr.. fsiripe,on's he ran into the
house. threw of his hat. coat and vr-,. bid
ding Mrs Harrington COOL bye. started Tor
the bridge. Thomas seired him a. he pass
Cd, hat was no, able TO hold him. lie ran
directly 10 the middle ~ The bridge and
made the fearful leap, down into the cold.
dark swim water below. Before Le reached
the bridge. a. good fortune would have il,
Mr.. + {. Harrington appeared upon the
scene, coming from a nei.bbot'. and .ta-,-
"a tor his boat. which Law lev rods below
The bridge Il WAS bat the work D. an in
staHi TO launch IL. and With The assistance OF
III h Hobbs. ti va, swiftly paSard to the
rescue. MClntirv had in ibc mean sine float
"a some dozen rods DOM The stream, Part
OF the time a, The surface. aud part Of the
time beneath, When they reached hina h.,
vas fos;ing under The water r. but 30 near lhr
top thA, be was seizcl 6y the BAR and tax.
En- ashore. where strong and wiling hand,
were waiting u restore and car. for HIN.
IL will bc remembered that MrIntiro ~.
badly Injured last winter. by The falling 81
tree. breaking hi- Jaw. shoulder. AMI IN.
J"r'oc his head. S,ncr then. once IN
With. Le labor, under h,s Of INSANITY. I,
was daring ono OF these. ihsi tho attempt
al lie was taken. To d.y. Monday. he ap-
pear, IS well 4, usual
II, is yolnc man and single
Mr.. Benz EASTMAN. % North F,yebu-r.
hA' purchased the '-Ed Pray" farm. and
with 10; ct interval he la, buarb.. IN.
iend' &c give his attention 10 iariniug lie
las for many years been faithful salesman
10 ihe dry goods bu.iues,
Mc,T, Caleb and Nathaniel FRYE have
made four bhls Il maple sugar.
Mr.. William Gordon aud Wrn. Walker.
have made ~ eleven t1y, from POO buckets
two bdls. 81 .ugar Mr. Walker hasa bow
sIT years OF age. that has been 30 maoh IN
ic'r>tcd IA this Interesting business. that
f'om carly morn nn;il the shades ofc,cuine
lie gives hi. devoted attention and strength
10 toe gathering OF zap and the Manufacture
Of sugar lie can properly bs termed the
knight OF ias goatJ,J,es - for hc uiii.
('norrdiblc a. 4; may src,a) take charge q
one and even two pairs % oxen. and drive
them an manly 'iy iron, tree TO tree while
the men collect the sap lii, name - Al.
grnon Walker. Uuas,j,icd be would. la,
fall. drive Tor plowing 10 tho field all dA,.
a. regular a. ANY man. w cha llrner OK.
lord County. TO produce a more promising
yonns farmer. than thu. little iy,lo~.
Eel :.