Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-09-13
THE WEEK IN MAINE.
rhI MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Peoples National Rank Of BEL
fast, capital sso,oco, has been organ
lied.
william Murphy Of Portland was Kill.
esi by freight train nj Eliot Thursday
morning. lie Was stealing ride.
The body of missing Patrick kcarns
has been found In the river NJ bangor.
Il is supposed he Was accidentally drown
ell.
Jerry Desbond of Bangor, aged my,
Was killed while working on the Aroos-
took railroad near Brownville, saturday,
by being run over by gravel cars.
A boat containing three ladies and
guide, Was capsised on Greeley Pond,
Ranseley, and one Of the ladies, Misc
Thomas Of baltimore, WAS drowned.
II Il reported that Charles II. fiske and
his wife Of Old Orchard, parties 10 the
famous Flake divorce case, have settled
their differences and are living happily
together.
Mr.. T.. r. Ward, q Portland plAsterer,
put sstJ In hls safe Saturday night.
Tuesday he found his safe unlocked aud
the money gone. A former workman
for Ward IL under arrest on suspicion.
A bath man, who recently returned
from the keeley Institute entirely cured
of the use Of liquor, IL enthusiastic over
the cure. lie sAy. Il Il the beet thing
ever Invented. and IL an earnest advocate
for the system.
Judge Nathan CleAves Of Portland
died Monday morning, 1t the age OF 10
years. lie VAS prominent Democrat,
and had held various Offices of trust and
responsibility. lie Was brother and Law
partner Of Hon. Henry II. Clcavcs.
The amount Of Ice In store In the hous-
e. along the kennebec River isthe small
eat for many years at this time Of the
.hlpping season, although price. contln-
ne al a comparatively low figure. The
quantity ON hand IL estimated at 10000
tons.
There were some great races at the
state fair last week, and . number OF
horses went Into the charmed circle.
The most striking event MAS the re-
duction Of the worlds hAlf-mlie track
record 20 2;is. This was done by
Bunco, Jr., q PAGER, In race against
Chesterfield.
Probably In no place In Maine will the
collapse % the Iron Hall be felt more
keeniy than In Bucksport. The charter
member. Of the local branch have paid
In nearly s2j0, and comparatively few
have applied for alex benefits. The
member.hip of both branch and sister,
hood Was large.
John n. McGraw, the Republican can.
didate for GoyeOor % Washington. isa
native 81 Maine and Was born la Dan
forth, Washington County, In ls,0. lie
vent West In is.6 and settled At Seattle,
where he served NJ chief Of police and
.herifi. va. admitted % the bar and be-
came bank president.
The twenty-.ixih annual convention
Of Young Mems Christian Associations
% Maine will b. held In the Second Con-
gregatIonal church, Augusta, opening
Thursday evening, Oct. u, and closing
sunday evening. Oct. .. Entertainment
will be provided for all delegates, cor
responding members and Invited guests.
Tuesday afternoon q man who had
been murdered Was found dead la the
woods about three miles from Island
Falls. Ills head was crushed. The man
Vas about thirty-hve years 81 asc and
we'll dressed. About a rod from him
VA. found = gold watch. No papers
were found to identify the man, who
Was q stranger. Evidence. that there
had been .truggl. were abundant. The
matter 1. shroudcd In deep mystery. j.
land Fall. Ia \ small place about ninety
miles north IL Bangor. IL !. near Is
land Falls that large c~w of men are
working on the Aroo.took Railroad. u
Ia conlectured that this man Was on his
way there aud In some Way connected
with railroad construction. The people
are greatly excited.
During the present fair season In
Maine, the "three she'll" fakir. viii un-
doubtedly infe.t the environ. Of every
fair ground aud race track la the state.
They carry on their work la sly man
ner In some out IL the way corner of
the grounds or outside the fence, keep
Ing an eye out for the approach ~ OH
Ger. 10 the law. aud II they see one APP
preaching, presto, the cross-leg. III their
little table drop. the cover u put under
his arm, the folded legs serve az walk
Ing stick, aud OF he goes taking With
him the money Of small boys aud big
fool. who think they are smart. IL 10
would do any good to warn these fellows
against these sharpers We would do 50;
bat generally II does not, and 40 We
warn the officers 81 the law 20 gai'ie on
to them aud break NJ their .~indling
operations.