Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-23
RuMFoRp fALLa

More rain! VIII u ever st0py VA
the remark prevalent tho past week.
| We mentioned the falls ~ being
grand sight two weeks ago. IL has bee
moro than that tho past week, for full!
double the volume Of water wss run
ming. Il reached it, Highest poln
Wednesday during the night, and cans
Cd ~ almost to shake In our boots q
the thought OF what n the dam shoul'
break! But that 10 an impossibilit!
they say. Il IL % constructed that Their
Il no weak spot to give out.
james Gillespie, who broke through
the Ice Into the canal two weeks ago
died Of Pneumonia brought ON By thu
acrldeut.
Mr.. Albert Virgin and Mr.. Chss
Wheeler are treating their Residences tf
. coat OF paint.
Mrs. r. A. Knight has been very slck
but IL gaining slowly.
weare pained to chronicle the death OF
Mr.. Gilbert of the firm Of Chase 4 OH
bert, which occurred mt Mechanic Falls
last Tuesday. He started to 20 to bis
home In South Portland, Saturday, May
Q, but got no farther than Mechanic
Falls. We have lost one OF our best
citizens.
Who IL going to get the post office
here! There are several aspirants. Al
though but yearllng It Il worth trying
for. Let we'll enough alone IL the pre-
vailing sentiment.
Morris Brown, who keeps restaurant
on Congress Street, Informs us that he
has leased building and Will open q
store mt North Jay, Maine. A large
force Of men are to be employed In the
granite quarry there.
Chas. Ryerson Of Milton has moved
his goods Into the tenement over II. 4.
Ramsdell's harness store, and will take
boarders.
Harry l.. Elliott has been at his home
sick for the past ten days. Last reports
he was much better.
Albert Abbott Of East Rumford 10
building q tenement NJ the head OF the
falls. John Swan Of Bethel has the
contract.
Hotel Rumford addition exterior is
ready for the painters. When complete
Il will be an ornament to the place, as
will also Thomas Doyle's on opposite
side of the street. The balcony front IL
something different from others on the
street as yet.
We notice several bicycles on our
streets. Little did we think last year
that there would DO miles OF graded
streets here to accommodate them as soon
as this. G. A. Clifford has sold several
and has samples Of some OF the best
makes on hand.
The Paper Co. extended their railroad
track seventy-fve rods to Canal Street
the past week.
Bartlett the jeweler has been at South
Paris few days the past week on busi-
ness.
Guy Buck, the popular barber here, IL
Mt his home In South Paris sick. Il IL
hoped that he will be with US again
soon.
John c. Swasey paid a bill at Israeli
son & Marx last Thursday. Mr.. Israeli
sou wrote receipt and turned to take
the five dollars and forty cents which
Mr.. Swasey had laid on the coun-
ter. II was gone. An unknown party
near WAS gone too. Somehow
they got track of him ut the depot and
had Deputy Sheriff Porter 90 down and
they went 10 Identify him, but he was
not to be found. Conductor Moore
held the train up a few minutes to ac-
them In their search. Just
As the train was moving away Mr..
Israelsou discovered him slowed away |
in closet aud Invited him to follow.
The fellow apparently accepted the In
but In traverslng through the
,ar, he again mysteriously disappeared,
I'D through one Of the car ventilators
Mr.. Israelsou believes.
Farming up the river as far as Rum
lord Centre Il almost at standstill on
account Of the high water. The dam
xill prove quite damage to the farm
RS.
A. j. Knight Was offered $4,000 for
lis farm last season, and II Il almost
wholly under water now.
The milkmen have had to ferry their
ans over In boats, and swim their teams
he past week.
Electric lights fall to materiallze as
yet. i
Work Il progressing fast on the canal
fridge. II L. Intended to have II COM
,leted when the first train comes Into
ma new station,