Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-04

OXFORD Il y. Edwards met with q
pNnfal accident. a lev days ago. lie was
oli agunnior, haying no sioPper - the
powder fask In hi. P'tket A. h. ,ioop,d
over 10 light bis pipe, some fths powder
ran oui aoi f,ii ou tae gruand. Noi 10.
ucIng thl.. De- thfew doNn the hurnlng
match riglt Into the plsicf. which fisho'i
ap ani ctusci ihc powder in bis f,sk o.
explode NJ EiSafis was blown ~ biz
feet. Bis hani ani f1rc. arm severely haraei
and hls face. heal side sol slightly burned,
~hlls biz clothes were ruined IT, l. not
seriously lrjar,d. bat % vas auarrpN e.
cape
Saturday. daughter % Joseph Gerr.sh
o. Ousneld. was accidentally shot. Lew
ellyn Smith. young man who wofss FOR
NJ. Gcfrlsh. was In The house fooliug With
g2.r,yolycr he hal recently traded for.
A. the Young lady came laio ibc room, be
laid the revolver down on The table. or
bar,aa TIE hammer % the revolver wts
down. hui from some uni Kp'alnsd reason,
the wtsp,n went % when 10 struck the
table. The bullet bio the young laiy about
half an inch from thc light baud corner of
her mouth. cnt,r,d the cheek. glanced
from her ltw bone into her u,ck, lodglrg
.oast - actually touch IN large lngular
vein. Dr COBB. being hastily summoned
removed The ball She will recover
james Judge. a brak,m,n on The Grand
Trunk, wls badly isilrcd near tn depot
lAst week H. was coupling cars, When
he slipped AMI the long shickle bolt on
the engine struck HIN so 70 i reported.
There q. young man 10 this place Who
has severely criticised my style ~ rrPor,-
lng. Sol gave him ,hlngle ani a lead
pencil ami sent him over 20 make report
of the above accident. which should serve
a. model Tor me 70 20 by. lie svrt@d
OF full OF courage. bui he has never COM
back. learned several days amer TIA, he
got 80 discouraged ani dlsgusted trying -
reconcile the contradictory aud confused
statements Of alleged eyewlinesses that In
q moment OF utter despair he went out In
70 the wood. aud tried to blow himself
up into heaven with gunpowier.
A Miss Merrill from Hebron came here
last week TO consult DR.. IIersey for very
singular complaint She was taken with
the hlccoughs. Al frst she thought moth
ing OF 10. bot a. they did no, stop she tried
May rural remedle. 10 vaia, aud At las,.
becoming alarmed, came over 70 see Dr.
Jersey. She has now hsd the hlccoughs
for several days, AMI her case Il gctiing
sroas. IIleeooghs u.u ally prove fatal In
from seven % nine days.
AsMrs. Carries Darrell. very old and
feeble lady, went n slt down In a chair,
last week. the chair slipped, causing her
- fall 10 the door, striking on her ihigh
No bones were broke. bat she IL 80 oil
that II gave her very bad shock. She
cannot use the limb a. yet II l. hoped
no permanent injary will ensue.
wEsr SUMNER People 10 this vicinity
are nearly through harvesting.
Pretty still before election as yet
II. Chandler has added two new presses
10 his printing ofii;e, enibllng him to do =
good run OF work
l.. W. Chandler has purchased new
gear for his mill. We understand that he
Is going to pain, bis house the coming
winter.
Palslfcr a Abbott are doing a good busl-
ness, buying and selling cattle.
sociables are to be held 10 the yestry
every two weeks, beginning next Monday.
TAsso.