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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06
A Ride to Death.

/ a@ BRADFORD, Pa, July 2.
About three o'clock Sunday morning a
col train with a passenger car attached, on
I'll Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad, brokeiin
tD while going up steep grade near Ras-
ses, few miles south Of the Kinzua VIA
DIT. The severed section, consisting of
seen heavily loaded coal cars and the pas
seger coach, Immediately started down the
step grade and, while going at the frightful
/ sped of eighty miles an hour, collided with
til engine OF an approaching train. t5a
che passenger car was well filled. The
dGruction of life and limb was appalling.
Seen persons have already died from their
iInries, and others are fatally hurt. A re-
lii train with three surgeons and number
oil employees of the company was dispatched
tthe scene, and the killed and injured were
bDught to the city. So far as can be
Termed their names are: s, y
!. n Dolles aged thirty-four, conductor, re-
sling in Bradford, terribly mangled; died In
stntly. David Ford, brakeman, Bradford,
bSh legs broken, fatally Infused internally;
did Sunday evening. Mike Downs, brake
fsally Injured; died at four o'clock Sun.
ly afternoon. George Quinn, Bradford,
tlyeling man, died on the relief train. Ange.
lsOdone, an Italian laborer, instantly killed:
IL. Mckee. Bradford, leg broken and injured
aout the abdomen; died at noon while
bling carried into his house. Robert Clemens.
Fadford, neck broken and badly crushed;
Aed outright. James o. COnnell, Alton. dan.
grously injured. Joseph Ravella, Alton,
bdly hurt, probably not recover. Mrs. W. III,
lfCurdy and baby. bradford, slightly cut
alout the head and arms; child bruised. w,
Davis, Olean, ny, terrible cash on the head,
Supposed to be fatally hurt John collins,
limestone, N. Y, badly hurt on head. ]. Bos-
way, several ribs broken and severe cOntu-
sbns about head. J. Cosmiilo, an italian, leg
token in two places. r.. COsnillo, a brother,
lbs stove in, and condition critical.
Pop Downs, engineer OF the second
tain, was the only. one hurt in his crew. III
aw the severed section approaching, and
after reversing his engine, jumped, escaping
With slight bruises iai aa iii alisa0 2
Mrs. McCurdy, who was only slightly in
fred, has made a statement, in which sht
Nys that the conductor and both brakemen
Who were in the car with her, were asleep
il is not known to whom the blame is mos
h he attached. ft14t X = s5a8t82
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

eighteen inches Of water. She was sixty
five years old.
For the loss of both legs S. Marvin, of
Fargo, in the employ of the Northern Pa
cific Road, has been awarded damages of
$4,000.
A BAND of music frightened farmers
team in Milwaukee the other day, and they
dashed through procession of school chill
dren, trampling down the little ones. The
driver received fatal injuries, one girl was
killed, and ten others were more or less
hurt. H
BIERNE and Elam, the Richmond editors,
met near Waynesborough, Va, on the 30th
ult., and settled their difficulties with
Colts five-shooters at eight PAGES. Elam
was shot in the right thigh, but his injuries
were not considered dangerous. Bierne
was uniniured. M H8e e
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06
WHY She DroMned Herself.

ERIE, Pa. July ..
The body of Jennie Roberts, a young girl
from MeadvilIe, was discovered in the canal
Saturday. She hadbeen missing from home
sance Friday, at which time her father had
refused her permission to attend party.
The giFI thought over the refusal, apd went
ut md df1wIed herself, 1900
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

"A number of Syracuse ladies have
formed d syndicate for the manufacture
OF cake, marmalades, jellies, salads,
ETC., for sale to their neighbors who do
not desire to do this work in the warm
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. N. z. J .Iouraal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

There are native Mexicans who still
worship MonteMma as god, who pray
every night for his return to rule over
them aud look every morning for the
poming Of his golden chariot in the east.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

Two drunken men fought a duel
with no other weapons than their fists,
near Perth Amboy. The risk of the en-
gagement arose from their selection of
the railroad track as the arena on which
to settle their quarrel. A locomotive
came along and killed them both The
moral of the occurrence is found by re-
fiecting that the locomotive was loaded
with water, the combatants with whis.
XIV. Y. G7.1Dh5c.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06
A Brothers Horrible Deed.

NEW YORK, July3 8. Il
About two o'clock Monday afternoon DIR.
Seaman, of Throgg's Neck, L. T., went to
the room of his invalid sister, and saw her sit
ting up dead with bullet wound in her
head. BY the side Of the bed lay the body
of young William, Seaman, Chief Engineer
OF the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Com
pany's Works, Scranton, Pa. His head was
pierced from temple to temple by bullet
from a revolver which lay partly concealed
by his right arm.
The young, suicide and murderer had re-
Gently been at work on machine for
Strengthening steel rails after milling, and
had brought it to success on Saturday This
hard work and oyertaXing of his mind is
supposed to have craZed hirI. About two
months ago he became engaged to a
young lady of Newark, and had
arranged to spend July 4 at his
fathers home, where this Young
lady was also to come, accompanied by her
mother. They arrived Monday morning,
and since then the young lady has been com
pletely Frustrated by grief at the loss of her
iiance. 1sa8
Dr. Seaman said that the young man had
been completely Frustrated once before He
must have made up his mind beforehand to
commit the murder, as everything showed
generalization.
Young Seaman had always shown the
greatest affection for his sister, and he had
promised to take her to live with them when
he was married. He left Scranton on Sat
urday evening, and must have arrived at
New York on Sunday morning. It can not
II -. l. u :.
station in Westchester County, and he prob
ably walked from the station to the house
He entered quietly and went at once to his
sisters room. No one else knew he was
there until his body was found. He shot
her so suddenly that she had no time to
scream, and then he turned the pistol on
himself A
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

"A novel sight in New York the other
day, was that of mother boxing the ears
of her son as he was being led to prison
from the court where he had been con-
victed of assaulting a policeman.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

At place called Glaufort Brigg. in
England, it is the practice to insure the
lives of children directly they are born,
and the health Inspector of the district
draws attention to the exceptionally
high death rate prevalent there in the
past year. N z. Sun.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06

The Albany On. Y. Journal has an
article "How to treat sunstrokes. "
Should say the best way would be to
treat them coolly.-Detro1 Free Press
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-07-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Till-Tappers Arrested.

Many cases of ti1l-tapping have of late
been reported in milwaukee,, the thieves
generally securing small amounts without
detection. A case occurred few days ago
which with the others was at once report
ed to the police, and an officer was detailed
to work it up. He succeeded in fastening
the guilt upon three boys, two Poles and
one German. The young culprits were ar.
rested and part of the stolen money recoE,
cred. The boys acknowledged having
robbed all of the tills mentioned, and ID
was ascertained that four revolyers had
been purchased with part of the stolen
money, two of which were recovered.
When the officer repaired to the house Of
one of the boys, named Pliszka, to make
the arrest, he heard the rattling of chains
in the back part of the house. Entering
the kitchen, he was Mortified at beholding
the lad chained to the floor like a wild
beast The inhuman parents, with SUI
preme indifference, Informed the officer
that the boy was in the habit of running
away, and they had taken this method Of
keeping him at home. The Humane So
ciety would take up the case. l,f.,s,4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

OUR Supplement, this week. is all we
have promised. 1t is composed entirely
OF original articles; and contains ten col
umns Of reading matter. First, there is
DR.. Laphams article on Rev Ransom
Durham; after this, article number three
on the Ten Great Religions; then an inter
estins letter by Buckfeld girl, describing
her Journey from Maine TO the Mississippi /;
then two articles on the early history OF
South Paris; then two communications
nom Fryeburg, concerning old papers.
On the second page is report OF
the awards made on farm crops by OK
ford County Agricultural Society, not be-
fore given TO the public. In the regular
edition will be found a large number of ar
ticle apropos to Court and little poetical
gem. by Rev. VIM. Brunton, on the nrs'
page: on the fourth are " Law Briefs, the
Puzzle Department, an article against
dancing, Temperance Notes, &c. On the
inside are abstracts from town reports, full
report OF Court dOings, the usual amount
OF town news, SC, &C.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
A $4,000 BIBLE REWARD.

The publishers Of Rutledge's Monthlo
offer twelve valuable rewards In their
Monthly for April, among which Is the
following:
We will give $4,000 in gold to the per.
son telling US how many verses there are
In the Old Testament Scriptures by April
10th, 1888. Should two or more correct
answers be received, the reward will be
divided. The money will be forwarded to
the winner April 10th, 1888. Persons try.
ing for the reward must send 20 cents in
silver Ono postage stamps taken) with
their answer, for which they will receive
the May Monthly, in which the name and
address Of the winner of the reward and
the correct answer will be published. This
may be worth $4,000 to you; cut 1t out.
Address, RUTLEDGE PUBLISHING CoMPA.
NY, Easton, Penna.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Saturday: A lodging house in the Black
Hills burned, and eleven men persisted.
Virgins storm proved to be only a
smart gale.-Soclalists in Paris made
considerable trouble.
Sunday Waterville suffered from ST.
600 fire.
Monday A doctor residing at Rockport,
while skating, fell down, discharging a
pistol which quite seriously injured by
stander.
Wednesday: Senator David Davis was
married at Fayetteville, n. c.. the bride is
So, handsome and wealthy, while he is
about 20, distinguished and also wealthy
Thomas j. Brady, one of the principal
Star Route defendants, was on the witness
stand.
Thursday A terrific explosion occurred
near the English Parliament buildings; no
loss of life; supposed to be the work Of
Irish dynamite fiends.-The Maine Leg
islature took q recess until Aug. 90.
Friday Owing to lack of appropriations
several signal service stations in this State
have been spended.-Edward Malley,
of New Haven, Conn.,, commenced suits
against 80 insurance companies which have
refused payment Of $4,000 on bis store,
burned year ago.-The r. r. companies
interested decided to build 100000
bridge at st. John, N. B.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

SroNEHANf, March l2th.-On Thursday
last DR. w. +. Lee performed difficult
surgical operation upon the face of Mrs.
Isaiah McAlIister, removing an outgrowth
Of bone (exostosis) from her upper jaw.
Notwithstanding the operation was tedi-
Gus and severe, 1t was a perfect success,
and the patient is rapidly recovering.
On Wednesday last DR.. Lee, assisted by
DR.. Clark, performed the capital operation
of lithotomy upon the person Of Mr. Sum-
ner Durgin. The calculus or stony FORM
alton in the bladder proved to be unusual
ly large, and adhere mt TO the walls OF the
bladder, which facts rendered the opera
ton very difficult and severe. The pa
tient has been and is doing well at present
time of writing. lNoMINATUM.
Moderator, G. ID. Spears /;
Clerk, Sumner Evans; Selectmen, iona
than Bartlett, Hilton McAllister, WIN. l.
Goodwin; Treasurer, WIN. Cannon; Su-
pervisor, Geo. w. Spears; Collector and
Constable, Levi McAllister.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
CARD.

The readers Of this paper should not
fail to visit the store of Chandler & Estes,
opposite Music Hall, Lewiston, aud exam.
inc their large stock of new Room Papers
and Borders, Window Shades, Fixtures,
etc. They also carry full line Of Miscel.
laneous and Blank Books, Photograph, Au.
tograph, and Card Albums, Pictures,
Frames and Statuary, stereoscopes and
Views, Writing Desks, Ink-stands, Gold
Pens and Pencils, Jewelry, Pocket-knives,
Shears and Scissors, Bill Books, Wallets
Shopping Bags and Purses, Hand Mirrors,
Brushes and Combs, Croquet, Base Balls
and Bats, ETC., etc., all at low prices.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
PARIs.-Jos. B. Cole sold mis- fine col

PARIs.-Jos. B. Cole sold mis- fine colt,
last week. Price said to be about $3.50. 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mason, who carried
on the Paris Town Farm, for several
years, have returned to their home farm.
Mrs. Mason has taken too much work and
care upon herself, and is considerably out
Of health, in consequence. Mr.. Mason has
demonstrated the fact that farming does
pay. During the past year, the farm has
supported seven persons, five Of them the
towns poor, and non producers, has paid
the Overseer and wife salary Of s350.00,
and shows only 81 cents deficit. In other
words, the farm has come within 50 cents
of paying $3.50, above the expense of sup
porting seven persons. II the cash value
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS W. Willis o.
West Paris. offers for sale large lot OF
property, including his farm, a house, and
also a grist and shiugle mill at North
Woodstock.
Lord 4 Thomas, Chicago, Advertising
Agents, send Us A Man, he is starting
for the Great Rock Island Route through
the Western States.
DR.. Kline, 9Sl Arch St, Philadelphia,
offers 10 cure fits.
Health is Wealth" DR.. Vests Brain
Treatment.
Capt II. y. Bolster, SO. Paris, adver-
tises Bradley's SuperphOsphate, well
known fertilizer. Book free, and extra
good terms 20 reliable farmers.
Nd. Bolster, SO. Paris, has Just put in
full line of Wall Papers, Borders, Shades
and other goods for spring cleaning. He
has purchased a trimming machine, and
trims all papers free.
Mason Bros, Norway, want TO send ev-
cry lady in oxford County a receipt book
free. Write for one.
G. W Bartlett Of West Paris, has lost 8
note signed by Gibbs Z. Benson, so he
cautions al persons against purchasing
same.
Alyan B. Goodwin and Gideon A. Hast
ings give notice of their meetings as Com
missioners in the insolyent estate Of John
II. Douglass, late Of Upton.
Annual Meeting of South Paris Savings
Bank Corporation.
Geo. A. Gay & Co., 400 Congress Street,
Portland, well known Dry Goods and Car
pet house, offer 10 send to every reader OF
this paper, by mail, postage paid, $50
rubber circular for 81 and l5c. in stamps.
We recommend the firm to our readers and
think they cannot invest adollsr to no bet
ter advantage. as these stormy spring days
come on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

J. c. MARBLE, ESQ, County Treasurer
recently brought into this office Dot tie
containing between 60 and 81 ounces OF
gold. taken from s Canada mine, in which
he is interested. Two weeks previous ly
like amount was forwarded to the |. ).
Mint. This Is free gold, in flakes, and
produces over SO per ounce at the mint.
So the bottle which appeared somewhat
insignificant. contained $1,000 in value.
This sum was taken from the mine by five
men, in two weeks OF this cold weather
The mine is near the L. 5. line, and the
gold is obtained from alluvisl washings.
Il promises 20 be q valuable find.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

FRYEBURG. Mar. 1.-THE winter term
OF the Academy closed Tuesday, Mar. IS.
Notwithstanding the severe winter a num-
Der OF scholars have come by train, daily,
from Conway and Bartlett. The spring
term begins Mar. 81, after two weeks
vacation. There is prospect OF good
attendance.
One article in the warrant for town
meeting was resolve 70 introduce tenn
perauce textbook in the schools which
was adopted
Mrs Harmon has gone to Gorham to
attend the golden wedding of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Rounds.
Emery { Fellows expect to have their
new mill ready for use soon. The roof is
to he protected with corrugated iron as a
safeguard against another fire.
Mr. John Wentworth formerly OF this
town, died last week al Bethel. His death
resulted from 4 wound received In the
war.
On Thursday evening Mar. 10, there was
sociable at the yestry.
The Whittier evening appointed for the
previous week was postponed on account
OF a storm.
There was another dance at Court Hall
Friday eve, Mar. 10.
Mr. w. II. Tarbox has returned from
New York, where he has had charge OF
the building of block of stores on Broad
way. lSo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who tskes paper regularly
nom the ofice-whether directed 70 nus name OF
snotherss. or whether he has subscribed or not Is
responsible for the payment.
p Haperson orders his paper discontinued he
must paw all arrearages, or the puohsner may
continue 20 send IL until pay ment IL made, and
collect the whole amount, whether the paper -
taken from the Office or not.
3 The COarts have decid ed that refusing TO
take newspapers and period icals rom me Pos,
ofsce or removing and leaviogs them unoaneu 'or
is prina 6acie evidence OF fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

WILSON'S MLLs-Died at Wilson's Mills,
Me-, February 81, (of catarrh of the blad-
der,) Avian Wilson, aged seventy-fve
years. He had been great sufferer for
the last six years, two summers of which
mad been spent in the Maine General Hos
pital. He had been Town Treasurer for a
number of years, and was the last survivor
OF the first settlers at Wilson's Mills. 5.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

eff YOU proceed on a scientific basis
AZ have in this case, says Virgins, " II
Is lust as easy 20 predict storm hun
dred wears in advance aS 20 toretell one
only twenty-four hours away. Won't
Virgins tell u next what the weather
vii! De on Resurrection Day:-AHd->o-
Forth.
We can foretel that, a. well as Virgins.
II will be hot for such fellows as And-So-
Forth. who try 20 be funny.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20
WEATHER REPORT.

The following table has been received
by hand of. L. Frink, esq, of Brownteld.
1t was prepared by Thomas Moulton, esq,
and is warranted TO be correct.
Average atmospheric temperature at
sunrise for the year 1874, at Porter, Me-,
and at Xenia, Clay Co, Illinois, also at
Brownfeld in the valley of Shepherds
river, for 1881, 1882, and for January and
February, 1888.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

SWEDEN, March 1.-THE choice OF town
officers at our annual March meeting is
generally commended as wisely made. All
Republicans, except third Selectman. The
article 70 see IL the town would have q
Free High school was passed. The prop
ositiou 70 sell a portion Of the State bonds
held by tue town, was negatived.
Three deaths have occurred in our small
town, in hardly more than a weeks time,
Mr.. Frank c. Holden, Mrs. Benjamin w.
Neycrs and Mrs Goddard. The two for
mer were cut down IN middle life; the last
nearly eighty years old. Mr.. Holden will
he greatly missed. Though quiet and I'M
assuming, he was an honest, industrious
and thrifty citizen, and kind and accom-
modating neighbor. A wife, three small
children, and an aged and invalid mother
mourn his loss. Mrs. Nevers has been
an invalid for years. She went TO the
Maine General Hospital last fall, remaining
several weeks, where she was treated for
valvular heart disease, but she received no
permanent benefit. For long time she
has been 4 great sufferer.
The winter has been unusually favor
able for numbering operations, and most
OF the teams have finished their work. The
long, cold winter has interfered with farm
ers' calculations in regard 10 their hay
mows; and hay will now command higher
price in Sweden than | have seen quoted
in any OF the markets of Maine.
We are all anxiously waiting the APP
proach of spring. To-day heard the
crows monotonous cav, cav, cav, and
the sound was music in my ears.
VI. VI. II.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

GRAFTON, March l3th.-Old March is
determined that we shall have "six weeks
shedding" during her reign, rs we have had
very bad storms ever since the first OF the
month. There is very deep snow-more
than for many years.
Mrs. Anna Bean celebrated her ninetieth
birthday the second day of March. She
Is very smart, keeping busy at her sewing
nearly all the time. During the last year
she has pieced five quilts. She retains her
faculties 10 a remarkable degree. Her
memory is still good She will relate
many amusing incidents OF her youth.
Mr.. Jonathan Bennett OF Newry, has, 10
about seventy days, cut and piled one hun
bred cords of poplar. 1t was cut four feet
long. Mr. b. is seventy years OF age and
il seems quite winters work for so old q
person.
Logging is still brisk, and If nothing
takes place to prevent. there will be snow
enough to log all summer.
Mr.. Lane, our gentlemanly stage driver,
left his horses standing at the post-ot'ice
one cold morning recently, and they left
rather suddenly, and were not overtaken
till they had gone about mile and half
towards Bethel.
J. T. Chapman has lost good cow this
winter-quite loss.
F. Brooks has finished up his logging
job.
Scarcity of water is being felt very bad
ly; some having TO haul water long dis
tances.
Mr.. Witham held meeting in c. o.
logging camp, lately; also one at Walter
Eyans's DOIIIF DART
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

REUNIoN.-The young men Of Cam
bridge who spent their summer vacations
in lS7S-79-SO az the house Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs. Z. Stearns AZ SHOWS Falls, on the
shores Of the Little Androscosgiu, held
reunion at Cambridge. Feb. oath. They
had a supper. speeches. music, etc, ani
enjoyed themselves hugely. recalling the
pleasures OF these vacation trips 10 oxford
County
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

We have tried four different styles OF
stylosraphic pens, and find tina. made by
the Cross Pen Co, - Franklin St, BoS-
ton. 10 be the best. II makes fine, clear
line, and i easy to keep in order.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

TEMPERATURES LAST WEEK AT A. NJ
Sunday, 26o, clear; Monday, 0, clear (;
Tuesday, $50, cloudy; Wednesday, -,
clear; Thursday, 500, cloudy; Friday,
2o, clear; SATURDAY., 90, clear.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

ROBERT MOVES, OF Norway, though an
old man, keeps up with his business. We
sent him six town reports, asgregatins
1855 copies, and ll2 pages, and he bound
them up in ten days or less, as they were
printed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-03-20

+. SUMNER, March l0th.-Friday morn
ing was the coolest yet. The mercury In
dicated SO > below zero.
The oxford Baptist Quarterly Meeting
was held at this place on Tuesday p. ",
and Wednesday. Interesting sermons were
delivered by Revs. Smith, Scott and Rich
ardson. The attendance was not large
from abroad As the weather was very I'M
favorable, yet the services were interest
ing To those who were present.
4 final reception will be given Rev. A.
4. Smith at the Baptist church, on Mon
day evening, the 10th inst. Bro Smith
will soon remove his family to Yarmouth,
Ne, where he Is now laboriug.
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