Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-09-12


me- MOST IMPORTANT srArI NGWs
oRiEFly TOLD.
Ths great Maine state fair q Lewis
ton last week was . success throughout
Ths laying OF the rails for tho slectrie
railroad has LEFT the streets Of Bath Ia
bad condition, and the citisens An
troubled.
Some interesting races at the wheel
mems meet at Saco on Labor Day. Au-
brey J. Dyer Of Lewiston won tho state
championship mile.
Fred L. Kent, the defsulting Ells.
worth cashier, was sentenced Thursday
In the United States court at Bath TO ten
years In state prison.
James Mcdonald Of New Brunswick,
q coal HEAVIER on the Maine Central, wss
run over and killed by . train neal
vanceboro Thursday.
Llewcllyn Ray, a young brakeman on
the Knox and Lincoln branch OF the
Maine Central, slipped and fell, and the
wheels passed over him. He died 10 q
few hours.
The safe In the freight depot OF the
Maine Central ut Bath, was blown open
Tuesday night and about go were taken.
A $500 check from the Bath Irou Works
was trampled on the door.
The coroper's Inquest In the Portland
reservoir disaster case cost $40, and
Portland people are asking themselves
how much better or they are for the
expenditure Of that money.
The gunboat Castine on q four hours
trial at Bath averaged 1870 knots, thus
beating the Machlas's record. The of
ficlal trial will take place over the Long
Island course next Tuesday.
John McSwinn, q quarryman employ
ed ut the vinalhaven Granite Works,
committed suicide Tuesday. III health
and dependency are the reasons assign
ed. He was about 30 years of age.
John +. Dewitt, the president Of the
Union Mutual Life Insurance Co., who
was killed In the railroad accident at
Chester, carried the heaviest Insurance
on his life Of any man 10 Maine-el30,-
600.
The Kennebec framing mill, two load
ed cars, and some coal and lumber were
burned ut Fairfield Saturday night, the
ID. Loss not far from $4,000. 1t Il
supposed to be the work Of an incendi-
airy.
The mill of w. X. Dana & Co. at
westbrook, used for the manufacture OF
cotton bagglng and warp, was burned
Monday night. The loss was about
SlOO, 600, nearly covered by insurance.
Surrounding buildings were saved With
difficulty.
The engine house of the Bridgton and
Saco Railroad nj Bridgton was Destroy
ed by fire at 7 O'Clock Wednesday even
Ing. Two engines were destroyed. The
property was fully Insured. Engineer
Caswell had a narrow escape In trying
to get out an engine.
The Bar Harbor express ran into
hand car at Readheld Thursday. The
four men on the hand car jumped 10 time
to save themselves. The COW catcher OF
the engine was smashed, but no further
damage done. The foreman Of the crew
had forgotten that train.
Thomas Sands OF Bar Mills committed
suicide Friday morning by drowning
himself In small reservoir back OF his
house. He had been under medical care
for some weeks, and his physician Is
sure that he committed the act during q
1T Of temporary insanity.
A Maine paper WAKES eloquent as fol-
lows: "when We build across one coun-
ty q railroad longer than any other ever
In New England, the real
size OF this old Pine Tree State begins to
dawn upon the mind. Great Il Ar0os-
took, but much greater Is good old
Maine"
Representatives Of electric railroads
have been before the state railroad COM
during the week, protesting
against these roads being taxed ~ rail-.
roads, according to the assessment levied
by the state board. They say the cleo
trio roads should be taxed the same as
horse roads, which pay lower rate.
A Pennsylvania man who was at work
upon bridge at Brownville, fell from
the bridge to the ground, q distance OF
about sixty feet, Friday. Two doctors
examined him, and say that no bones
are broken, though one shoulder and
arm are wreuched badly, and unless he
Is hurt badly internally, he will be about
In n few weeks.
Most people when they 60 fishing
prefer the certainty Of u wet foot and
the uncertainty of catching any fish to
this sort Of fishing INDUCED In by q
Lewiston man last week. lie was climb
Ing over the rocks on the falls when he
found six plckerel q foo: long In one OF
the holes, where the water had gone
down and left them.
A cowboy Romeo, who escaped from
Pawnee Bits show Mt Houlton with
property belonging to the show to
pay q visit to dark-eyed Wood.
stock maiden, was captured In q novel
manner. A Mexican aud an Indian
were sent on his trail and the runaway
and his sweetheart were lassOed while
walking In the public street at Wood.
stock.
A party of Boothbay navlgators have
decided hereafter not to box their COM
pass with the aid OF umbrellas. They
were running from Monegan recently
when the fog shut down on them. They
were carried out to sea by the perverse
behavior Of their compass only finding
themselves when they heard the Seguin
whistle. They found out afterwards
that the mischief was csused by some
umbrellas, the steel frames Of which lay
TOO near the compass boz.
James II. Beatty Of Saco, aged 10,
was killed on the track 10 the forenoon
of Labor Day, while training for the
races In the afternoon, on his wheel.
lie Was leading the crowd and was rid.
Ing with his head down, 90 that he did
not see what was ahead Of him. While
In that position he struck the roller
which was In use upon the track. The
boys behind shouted to him, but he
thought they were urging him on, and
rode the faster. His Injuries were 80
severe that he died that night.
Il has been season Of great scarcity
Ia currency with banks, bills command
Ing q premium Of several dollars on
thousand. A Bar Harbor cashier had