Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-02
The following highway surveyors have
been appointed for the ensuing year:
TALK OF THE STATE.

Warren Basland OF Bath, aged 40,
shot himself fatally. Dependency and
poor health caused the act.
The Colbys seniors have voted to wear
caps and gowns ut Commencement, and
to employ the Germania band to furnish
tbs music.
Brocktou. Mass, parties have been
looking the village Of Bucksport over
with view of establishing q shoe fac
tory there.
About the first Of May work on the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad will be
begun and pushed with great vigor all
along the line.
There are only two cases Of dlphtheria
ut the insane hospital and II IL thought
that there will be no epidemic OF this
dreaded disease.
Joseph Lemay Of Biddeford, aged IL
years, who stabbed another boy, Napo-
leon Turcotte, has been bound over. The
victim Is still In critical condition.
Ii was q former Winthrop lady who
proved TO have the smallest woman's
foot In Boston. She put on the Post
Cinderella slipper and won the prize.
In the trial Of Donald McEacharn at
Ellsworth Indicted for msnslaughter In
connection with the death Of DIR. McLel-
Ian, the jury returned a verdict OF not
guilty.
Considerable work Is to be done this
season toward Misunderstanding the
Maine Central Railroad. They are now
at work on the portion between Bruns-
wick and Cumberland Junction.
Mrs. Samuel Seavey Of Efst BoOthbay
left home early Monday morning.
search was made aud her body was
found In Damariscotta River, a short
distance from home. The cause OF the
suicide was insanity.
The semi-annnal session OF the Grand
Division, Sons OF Temperance, was held
Mt Lewiston Wednesday. The reports
of the officers show the order to be In
good condition. Three hundred addi-
tons were made In the last six months.
Asa G. Clark Of Saco, an engineer at
the York mills during an attack OF de-
spon,lency, brought about by sickness,
hung himself In his woodshed, aged 80
years. lie Was prominent member OF
the Blddeford Advent church. lie
leaves family.
The Millbridge parties who bought the
wreck aud cargo OF the "l.ucy l.. NIL
ler," expect tn clear nearly $4,000 out
Of their venture. They paid only $500.
They had favorable weather and saved
everything, except what was on the
saloon deck, which washed ashore at
Petit Menan Point. Much Of the cargo,
valued at $4,000, was but little injured.
A prisoner who was under arrest for
an aggravated case Of assault walked
out Of the Cumberland Superior Court
room Monday morning, and has not
since been heard from. The deputy
sheriff who arrested him was called
away from the court room for a few
minutes, and went supp0sing that the
officers who brought him from the jail
were looking out for him. They hap
pened not to be watching him, aud
when the prisoner WAS wanted he had
disappeared.
A family In Kennebunk Il possessed
Of a household pet-a cat-and when
pussy appeared few evenings since
minus portion Of her tall, there WAS
general mourning snd an Immediate
search was Instituted along the railroad
track to recover the missing appendage.
The head Of the house, who Il deaf
mute, took q lantern and swinging Il
from aide to side OF the track, failed to
see an approaching train which proved
TO be the down pullman. The engineer
saw the swinging light, blew the whistle
repeatedly while the fireman devoted his
attention TO ringing the bell. But the
man with the lantern gave no heed.
Finally the train came Tn q stop and the
tralnmeu descended In full expectation
Of finding few rails torn up or 1t least
. pile Of slespcrs on the track. When
they found the old man there was
happy expression on his features and
the dim light Of the lantern showed him
holding up triumphantly the discovered
tall. There WAS curslng loud and deep
from the tralnmen when the true inward
uess Of the situation burst upon them,
bat the old man WAS utterly oblivious TO
lt Ill and departed for homs with his |
troaauro.