Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-30
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
rrs MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRtFlN TOLD.

The Eastern Argus has a complete
new drc.s q typ.
state Ilhrarian Hobh. has sent his
resignation 10 GoV. Burlelgh.
bangor man ~as stabbed. not fatal
IL. by a negro Who works Ga the Boston
boAt.
IN. freshman class AZ Colby numbers
fory.tour Young men and tf'ocn young
women.
The Phillip. rhonograph Of sept. sith
print. pictur- aud sketches 81 the two
oldest twins In Maine.
The next meeting % the Maine feds-
gogical society viii D. held Ia Water
VILE, January I, aud ,.
Jane. Courtney % Auburn. Si, un-
married. VAS drowned In Little Andrvs-
coggin River while bathing.
Burglars entered the railroad station
al south Norriigvwock aud secured -.
Attempts werv made In two other places
bat nothing wAs secured.
Horace Turner. % East LlNermorr,
Ag-d ~, accidentally shot himself With
revolver. the ballet entering his fore
bead. causing Instant death.
The York grand Jury indict~i VIM.
Ninnehsn 20 Biddsiord for manslaugh-
ter, aud Frank l.. Darling 20 sanford
for assault With intent to Lii.
say. the Piscataquis Observer Ac-
cordlng o. al reports thsrv i an "illicit
still. 90 small disiillery. Ia thu neigh
borhood % Bucks Cove, >ebcc Lake.
4 brisk contest .. under way between
Hon. J. ~. smith and ilou. :. W. carr %
BoWdolnham for the Office 81 Insurance
commissioner. Mr.. smiths term en-
pirrs January 10Th.
Frank BRYANT. boy Ia Biidcford,
while trying o. climb Into heavily
loaded wagon fell under the wheels and
revived injuries from which a. died
shortly Afterwards.
\ Washington dispatch announces
that SECRETARY Tracy will nam. ons 81
thu nv gunhoats a. D. built 40 Roth the
Machlas. Ia honor II the flrst naval hat
lie ~ the Revolution.
An sitem.t vas mode Wednesday
night 90 Wr-Ck . Maine Central train a
Riverside. An iron plate was boli''i on
top u tlBs rail. i.ackily IN tr,ip Was
moving slowly ani Nas stoppcl hriore
reaching the obstruction.
The ml.mana gvu,sut II IA. New
brunswick Railway under It, present
osnsr.hip. ami the consequent Ioor
railroad accommodations 20 Aruostook
County. are Increasing the demaui Tor
tbs direct line. aud al-o Increasing the
pro.pcct that such q line Nill D. built.
Monday a Young man at shaNmui. la
the employ ~ y. J. Lawrence a 90,
while engaged In piling log, Sas knock
ed from the pile In ZONE manner by the
slipping II ha~ssr. aud struck the
rocks below In such a way AZ "a break
hi. neck. killing him Instantly. llis
name Was Thomas ThibcSieau, aud he
came from Canada only short time ago.
A novel breach % promise ease,
wherein the plaintiff viii use her mar
rage certificate a. testimony against the
defendant. l. Ca b. opened al Alfred
next term. This anomaly u brought
about by the fact that the defendant was
married Ia one woman when h. married
plaintiff. therefore. though h. promised
10 do ~, could not legally marry the
latter.
The official return. from the entire
state show the following result % the
State election;
Bar<txh. es.9lt
Asron CARA. gss1
l-sAr a. Clark. "a
BurFixh's plarsnty. ls--0
rSr osasrv..@s1.rr.. D,:,r,.,. Essi. s.Ss
psS s, S ns'- i , wssI a.. ,ssa
~. rhiri ba-trist Niihlsn, ilts; hAler.
la.srs. Rsiensn, 90 fouth District. hcatsile.
is.<s. Crosby. 4. -. cs.AiSs. Va,
springysle has had sensation, In the
arrest and subsequent suicide % >ylyes-
ter Cummings, prominent citizen.
Cummings wife Jeff him some years ago,
on account. II Il saii. 10 cruel treatment.
There hs. been living With Cummings a.
hoasekeepsr young lady % pleasing
manners. and Cummings besoaght her
"a marry him, bar she refused. Recent
ly young man In the neighborhcod. by
the name 81 Pray, has paid her some
attention. and thus incurred the dis
pleasure Of Cummings, who made
threats against him. One night Prsy's
buildings we're burned. Cummings Was
indicted for the act, and VAS az home
under es0o bonds, when he Vas disco,-
cred QUE morning lying on the ncor Of
his sittlng room. dead. With q bottle
labeled lzudanum by his side.